Chef-Thuleewan Boonyarattana, on Sept 11, 2023.
'This made me something valuable to the Red Cross and other leading organizations during that time. After the Tsunami, the restaurant was destroyed and the real estate was poisoned by politics. The project failed, leading to a long-term depression. One day, after King Rama 9 passed away, I had a dream where he instructed me to write a letter urging the French to address global warming. I woke up in the middle of the night, crying due to the sadness of death, and decided to write a book. Seven years ago, a farmer’s heart stopped due to depression.
It's not long, but for Thuleewan, I used to have memory loss after the Tsunami. The memory fades for seven years because the head was accidentally hit by the rocks, in the forehead got nine stitches… One day, I went to visit my younger sister in Australia and saw a very beautiful sunset, cold, the snow was falling, so I asked my sister to go out to sit outside, and watch the moon alone ... The moon floats so close to us, so I pray to God that the memory is back ... It's hard to remember everything. Because of the memory deterioration period, the former states can't remember the present ... When I went back to Thailand, I found the ancient Volsvegen car, and after came back from shopping, I drove back home and about to bring all my stuff from shopping, will be taken out of the car .., there is a strong wind, the car’s skirt came down hit the back of my neck vigorously, passed out for hours, I woke up, forced to carry things into the house to sit and hold my back neck, looked not swollen, so I shook my head, blinked, felt all the memory gradually came back until I remembered everything, like a former nation that was lost in the dimension, entering the memory, and the present and the past. There was another younger boy same case as me and still hopping, so soon, God did a miracle.
Upated on Oct 28, 2023) When I was a child, I lived in the northeast, Thung Kula, and along the Mekong River, Amper Phon Phisai (when I was a child, named Dtim, when she went to study abroad, friends told me it sounded like the name of the man, a girl who was in England, so she changed her name to Pim. She really said that you are beautiful, and kind, and should be called Tim, sounded like a man. As for foreign friends like to call Kimmy (I can take it all).
I like to go anywhere with my father because my father has 4 daughters, so we have to be like a friend of my father's son up the hill and down the creek. I followed him everywhere when I was a child. My dad wanted to teach us to be like a man, to be strong as a man. (I don't have a son and I’m without a friend, he’s the most courageous, so he took us anywhere as a friend).
Finally, my father got a son. So we had to leave the father to study and travel the world. Grandma will come to visit. Grandma is Mrs. Thongdee Boonyarat moved from Laos.
At time of King Rama 5, she had to leave Lao to the French to settle in Thung Kula, Roi Et, Mahasarakham (the best jasmine rice field in the world), then I had to go to Koh Samui, Surat Thani, 15 years old, went to school when I was a good student in science-math, I didn't finish Year 9 because I went to scold Teacher Chomyong, remember your name to this day that you didn't teach students. You went to the classroom to tell students to copy homework and then you sat in and did your knitting. I didn't study, resigned, and didn't like the school system. This teacher doesn't have qualifications. But if you are still alive, read on this, I apologize.
But I like Teacher Kachin, a volunteer teacher, who is Canadian.
I remembered every day to recite 10 words a day. The teacher always listens before entering the classroom. I resigned from the school. Go down south to my father’s Kafee’s plantation at Chumphon. The first time I took the train to see my father alone. when I was only 13 years old and 14. Father told me not to talk to any strangers. I brought up the book. If the strangers came to invite her to talk. She will be deceived to be sold as a prostitute. So I kept busy reading my book on the train, I looked to the left nor to the right.
As for the mother, she cuts all our hair so short so that we can look like a man. Would not be beautiful when I traveled to see him, my father was not like me on the farm. Kaffee plantation at Chumphon because of fear of danger close to the Burmese border. So Father went to Uncle, and Uncle took me to Koh Samui. When I went to Samui there was no school. Late because in other provinces, there were no schools. In the end helped the uncle work, at restaurants and resorts. At Lamai Beach, Koh Samui, the guests are European, American, Canadian, and most backpackers.
Welcome to Thailand in 1987, Thailand opened the country, and many tourists came to Thailand. Add Carabao, sings Welcome to Thailand. I used to serve the trophy from the Swedish customers. They said that you are the Best Service Attendant, at only 15 years old. I never have to register the order. All customers receive food according to the queue. And all the right on time. There is no computer. Customers say that she is very good. They gave her the champion position. The child that the customer was awarded was so proud. But just never lost. When I was a child, I liked the most, when the customer would go back to their country and send the chocolate. (But thank you for making me rotten tooth to this day haha). I like to receive the English books sent from abroad. There was a rich man from Canada, two husbands, and a wife who had rented a resort next to the beach of the uncle’s resort for a long time. They love us like a child. They volunteered to be an English teacher. Personally, until the husband and wife are very in love with us because we are good children, smart, cute. They think we are orphans, have no parents, and have to work, but I was a naughty child (I got sent there to work for probation ha.)
In Koh Samui, I didn’t go to school anywhere, basically homeschooled. When I go to study, I scold the teacher. I have to study by myself. There are no books. There is no library. In the past, I would travel to Surat every week by boat. By taking a ferry to buy things to sell and buy foreign newspapers for foreign customers. I would always be the first to read the newspaper. That was the only book that I read at the age of 14-15. Read foreign newspapers because there are no other books to read on Koh Samui. Another neighbor’s uncle, Naib would go up from the island to buy books and pencils. Because he saw that I was good, liked to read, and liked to write. When he passed away, I lost a friend. I continued to work to help the uncle’s resort.
As for the foreign couple, they asked the uncle to ask us to be adopted. He told him that he was a millionaire, had a hotel next to the lake, had a private plane, no children, and they wanted to take us to be their children. When my father came to visit, he said he would not let his children go live with others. Again, there was a good lawyer from America, and he said that I was a good kid, smart, and he would like me a daughter, to study as a lawyer like him, the attorney general, my father did not agree with them to adopt me and I didn't go.
As for the mother, she would cut my hair like a boy, forbid me to have long hair, so she would not be beautiful, so boys, be hard to afraid of love, and come to flirt. But my dream when I was a child was to travel, travel, and work around the world (and now I can do it by myself) at the age of 16, friends, seniors, and interns from Surat Thani College, looked down on us because they were jealous. We speak English, work well, and customers like us. when the father and mother came from Chumphon to pick up me, my big sister Tam Pusadee, and my little sister, Marie Sumalee from Koh Samui.
We took a long train ride from Surat Thani to Khon Kaen. It was really fun and then took the car to Sarakham, Thung Kula, Ban Yai Thuat, and Grandma Thongdee Boonyaratana.
At that time, I was 17 years old. I started to have long hair. When we got to Grandma Thuat's house, she had a tradition. Noppamas contest at home. The villagers sent us to enter the contest. We got 1st place.
Everyone told us to be beautiful, but I think not. We are never lucky to win because there are a lot of relatives. They help each other to buy a lot of balloons on the stage lol. (I like balloons. Wherever the event If decorated with balloons, I will go.) When I went to the red carpet event in the Austrian Palace, Vienna, in 2000, I took the balloons that he tied to the chair to play. Take it out to the sky. In the middle of the snow and then prayed to look at the moon)
After getting off the stage, the morning later, the children of the Jiggo, the car repair boys were a big bullie. We don't like it. In Koh Samui, no one dares to tease us like this. We point out the face to scold it. Bug Kenjitod (Mom said now dead because he drinks too much alcohol.) At that time, it was challenging for me. Make an appointment in front of our house. No one from his gang came with him. He came alone. The dog is drunk. Bring a knife to fight with us girls. According to the challenge, the villagers, the elderly, and the old man come out to rescue. Don’t, because you are a girl and you don't have a knife they said. But I will fight it with my bare hands, but we only wear converse on our feet. It's just hard to teach his bad mouth a lesson. Bang may come to tease beautiful people ha. I haven't fought yet. The villagers forbid it. Call the village headman to take him away.
Back to Samui, it was rascal, I sneaked out to travel to a nightclub with my friends. It's hard to know. How is Flamingo, Lamai Beach? How is it? Uncle took a jeep to find us. "Five girls go home immediately!!"" Uncle called to lap in the morning. Fighting with the uncle banged my fist on the table, I felt bad, but it was hard to see. The uncle told me not to go out to walk because of that bar. There are only foreigners and prostitutes. Do you do you do it? And what will uncle tell your father? If you are taken away we are not difficult, so I don’t want to be a burden anymore.
One day I didn’t want to listen to the insults, so I made a decision to go to Bangkok to continue studying. At that time, there were not many high school institutions. Collage girls are still jealous, insulting again, beautiful face, be careful to be hit. Go sell yourself as a prostitute, go to Bangkok) Oh! I was so angry at her, a student of Surat Thani College. Insult that we are not educated. Thanks to that, I was strong, and I pushed myself through, so I studied for a Master’s from the University of England.
When I lived in Bangkok, I lived in a female dormitory, with Three sisters, I have never been to the movies, walked in the mall, spoon a motorcycle, or studied like a prayer, most of the time on Saturday and Sunday, my younger sister and I went to do activities with Missionary, help the poor people, and sick people in the hospital, we don't go to the disco night club, and hardly to go the cinema.
Got married. Graduated from Ramkhamhang University. Before going to study in England, I worked as a secretary for the foreign affairs department of Dr.Amnuay W. Noble Holding Group, Soi Thonglor, Mr.Mummary, is a person who took me job, goes up the elevator to meet him. He said he has never met Thai people, speaks English clearly, tells Noble Holding Company, lacks a foreign secretary, 22 years old, the salary is more than the secretary of other departments, 25000, the first-month salary, Ericsson, price is 37,000.
After that, he was approached and moved into the palace because of the university. A consultant who just graduated from America came to train when finished the project. His Royal Higness C invited me to be a personal secretary, the Chao family thought of Her Royal Highness D, the mother of His Royal Higness C, love and worry about me. Taught me how to write letters to the palace and teach English, and French. I think of you. In the afternoon, you will be invited to drink tea. Aunt M peels rambutan to eat and your favorite cheesecake. You stay at the Dinsor Palace and move to Wang Plai Noen in Khlong Toei. The j ob is that there is a project to build a real estate company, but we have opened the first pub in Thailand. At the entrance of Soi Thonglor, we are one of the 7 partners. The last name of the shareholders is famous. Chumphon, Isranggoon Ayudhya, Boonnak, Ophanont, but we are inferior, Boonyarat, a rural child.
Life moved on. Goodbye boys. Broke up and divorced. Unfaithful. Saw a handsome man, but the rich man was a joke, hahaha.
At that time, I was in the position of Director, 23 years old, open, less than a year, encountered a crisis. Before there was a villain, could you open the door to the office to scold us? Khun Ying and son love us, don’t they? Everyone loves us. She is very jealous of us. Slam the door in my face.
When it fell in the evening, around five o'clock in the evening, we were in Sukhumvit 38. I walked home after going to collect money at the pub. Being hit by a motorcycle. Bring the villain to the head, they told me to get out of the palace. Otherwise, I will not live again.
And pulled the necklace that the son of Khun Ying, who is our boss. They only took the necklace and pendant, which was a gift from whom I love and respect like a brother. Someone hired people to punch the necklace and threatened me, I was frightened.
I decided to escape to England for my Master's degree at the prestigious Surrey University. During our time in England, I enjoyed world-class food and drinks and had a wonderful experience. After completing my degree, I returned to Thailand at the age of 27, feeling like a seasoned veteran. With my capital of 2 million baht, I opened three food shops in front of Patong Beach and another shop in Kamala. I am dedicated to my work and applying all that I learned during my studies.
I used to be carefree and focused on building my own business and brand, Treekala Cafe, in front of Patong Beach. I was making between 300,000 to 500,000 baht per day without borrowing from a bank. I was respected by the main people, adults, and men in Phuket. They called me 'brother' because of my hard work, determination, and confidence. I was proud of what I had achieved at such a young age of 27, even though I had only been in business for two years. However, I realized that I was becoming narcissistic and arrogant due to my financial success. God wanted me to be humble, so I learned to accept and make peace with myself. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and my business suffered greatly. My income dropped from 300,000 to 500,000 baht per day to only 8,000 baht per day. But I have let go of all the negativity and continue to work hard to rebuild my business.
We have decided to sell a shop located in front of Patong Beach for only two million baht. This shop has enchanted a foreign oil well millionaire who was captivated by the stunning view of Patong Beach. With the money from the sale, we bought a piece of land on Sea View Hill, where we built an Ayothaya 20 years ago. Unfortunately, our business was hit by a Tsunami, and the beachfront collapsed. I became a hero good Samaritan to help people. But did not accept that it was a miracle that God helped us, but go on to blame God for doing it? Let the devil come to hurt our business? A tsunami? Confused, life is depressed, PTSD. Later, trying to build a house project, a villa on the hill to sell to foreigners, many million baht per unit, then came to poison, politics, and the military seized power. After the King passed, I was depressed and very discouraged.
Despite being inspired to write the book "The Farmer Chefs, Volume 1" in 2017, I was discouraged and felt depressed when I had to stop making books and print only two hundred copies, as per the order. Consequently, I started working as a chef on a yacht, traveling around the world, and cooking for the wealthy. I don't drink, travel, or date anyone. I'm introverted, but my culinary knowledge and skills have helped me survive. Foreigners appreciate my abilities, and I believe God has been my guide through all of these experiences.
The Farmer Chef’s project is a project created to help chefs. In order to create a school to teach chefs prepare to work abroad with quality and teach poor children who are disadvantaged.'
Chef Thuleewan Boonyarattana - Montreal, Canada
