Sunday, August 23, 2009

On-Site Learning Trip (Sop-Moei Field Investigation)

CIMG0156 Morning Market, in the Central of Mae Sariang

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Shopping for local products; food and cosmetics

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Access road to Mae Samlaep after rian

CIMG0162Slope protection using stems of bamboo tree

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Land slide can be seen all the way to Mae Samlaep

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Beautiful valley in the vicinity of Mae Samlaep

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Machines prepared for road rehabilitation

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Wire mazes to build rock gabions are also provided.

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Mae Samlaep Health Center (MSL-HC)

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Car park of MSL-HC in rainy season

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List of its Officers in August 2009, the date shown on every photos are incorrect ;-)

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Bare foot please, also written in foreign language at MSL-HC

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Salawin River, flows from right to left, is seen from MSL-HC.

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A long tailed boat is waiting for its passengers.

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Passengers on board are ready to go.

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Salawin Swirling Flow

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Sand dune on the river bank, one of three highlights of Sop Moei (SM) Sub-district.

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Karen Nation Union (KNU) check point is the place that all of passing vehicles must be registered by their drivers.

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Salawin River terminates its duty as an international border by flowing into Myanmar at this place, SM district.

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Time to walk

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Rice field in SM

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This sign says no power line, but solar power in SM.

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How beautiful it is, mountain, river and green field.

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Slogan of SM is shown in front of its primary school.

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The school is at just the toe of mountain.

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Continue walking with a navigator, a white and brown dog

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Arrive at the destination, Sop Moei Health Center SM-HC

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Inside SM-HC

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Who is in charge?

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Who are being treated, patients?

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Simplified map; easy to read, hard to use

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Communication equipments

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Solar cell on top

CIMG0328 Shopping for lunch

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Time to cook

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Time to eat

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Best food, Good meal

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Wait for feeding

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Evaluation

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On the back with a new comer

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New kids in SM

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Plantation, an out of class activity, of the school

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The sign says “End of Salawin”

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BM of EGAT at the SM

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KNU village on the right bank of Salawin

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River beach

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River side

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Amazing views of Salawin

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MSL from Saawin

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Salawin’s durian

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Mae Sariang’s city gate

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River House is on the bank of Mae Sariang river

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After trip discussion

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Dinner in the rice field