Surrounding the house are those of Pian and Somjit's relatives. They come and go freely during the day and evening. In the morning, Laem, one of Pian's relatives, comes to have breakfast-boiled bamboo shoots combined with a very spicy but tasty dip made of chillies, garlic, fish sauce and sugar, a tasty tom yam kai, chicken curry with pumpkin. Sago in scented coconut milk comes as a dessert. Almost all the ingredients can be found close to hand without having to go to the market.
Residents go to the forest nearby to find bamboo shoots and mushrooms in season.
They grow rice and raise chickens. The next morning we go out for a morning walk to Phu Pha Wua Forest Park near the village. The walk is easy and the Tad Yai waterfalls are worth a visit. By late morning families and guests gather at the entrance of the village, beaming with smiles. The farewell is intensified with the fondness we have developed for each other.