The CMRCA Life

22 February, 201o
In 2005 I came to Chaing Mai and I did not know what I was going to study or what I would do, but eventually I found it: journalism at Rajabhat Chiang Mai University.I love writing, and I wanted to make a career out of it. My hope, at that time, was to become a sports writer for a major newspaper or magazine, and to have my own column. That was a time in my life when I had to make many decisions, as if I was stopped at an intersection trying to decide which way to go. In the end, journalism was not for me, but nothing else seemed to fit either. I didn’t know which direction to choose.

In 2007 After three years of University and the college life, I was thinking about what my life was like and realized I wanted something more. I wanted to create something new in my life, something I had never done before. Around the same time my brother Add aka The Rabbit,, asked me to go climbing with him at the bouldering wall. The first time he asked me I said no, because honestly I didn’t know what he was talking about or what climbing was all about. But one day I decided to take him up on his offer and figure out what he was talking about. He invited me to go with him to theThe Crazy Horse Buttress.to climb on the beautiful limestone rock. When I got there I felt like a child. I looked at all the professional climbers on the rock, and they looked like monkeys, it was so cool to watch. But when I tried to climb it was so awful, I couldn’t even make it to the top of the easiest route. After I got back from the crag, I was so tired but I felt a connection with climbing and wanted to stick with it. I felt like this could be the new thing in my life, I felt like I found what I was looking for.
Soon after that day I got a part-time job at CMRCA and would work there after class. Going to work was not a problem and I was always excited to go. I was so happy being outside, learning so many new things about climbing, other cultures and languages and the environment. This was a huge change in my life. I was working to become and assistant instructor and was also able to travel south to Krabi for a climbing competition. It was an awesome experience to be able to go outside of Chiang Mai and getting to know the Thailand climbing world.

Nowit is 2010 and I am a full-time climbing instructor for CMRCA and every day I continue to learn new things. I am thankful for the way I came to be a climber because it allows me to understand my clients who are just beginning to climb as well. When someone struggles with an easy route it reminds me of my first time climbing and I get excited for them, I never run out of patience or encouragement for them. Each day when I wake up I, I think about what I want to create and look forward to the new things I will learn. Now I realize that my passion for writing has not gone away, climbing has given me something to write about and this blog is my way of staying connected to both of my passions.
Thank you CMRCA Family for giving me good opportunities and helping me meeting my goals, and I am excited about what we will to together in the future.
Cheers!
RoCkSt✬R

Working,Running,Climbing and Thailand Championship

17 February 2010
I've been climbing and also working atCMRCA for almost three years now. and I just signed my new contract for three more years. I have many goals set for myself, which I hope to accomplish during my time with CMRCA. I want to travel around the world. So, my first goal is to go to China for and take part in the exchange instructor program, with China climb. So that means I have to work harder and become the best instructor at the CMRCA and eventually the best in Thailand.
My twins brother Add Surachet Kongsingh, who is one of my best friends, just got back from serving in the Thai-military, and he also just signed his new contract with CMRCA for three years. Since coming home he has been training with the professional climber, Jonathan Siegrist or as we call him JStar.He came to Chiang Mai to train and was here for about two months. It was so good to see one the best climbers in the world training and to see what it takes to be a professional climber. After new year 2010, I've been thinking a lot about my own life. I want to drink less and quit smoking and I try to push myself harder, The reason why i want to stop smoking is because three weeks ago, I had a very bad cough, I felt so awful and I just wanted to get better.So as of three weeks ago I have not smoked a cigarette! Also, after talking with my best friend about the benefits of running and how it makes your heart strong and if your heart is strong it will bring you happiness in many ways. So, I decided to start running every other day, and it has been two weeks already! I hope to keep it up, strong heart, strong mind, strong life.

Next month, at the end of March is the Thailand Climbing Championship Competition in Bangkok. It is a big competition for Thai climbers, and I want to be there to compete. So that leads me to my second goal, competitions. This is an exciting time for me, when I go climbing, it is like a mind game and I always fight with myself. And my one and only reason for wanting to be there next month is: I ♥ Rock Climbing


ooan was send on his project

I will be there in Bangkok on next month
Thailand Climbing Championship 2010

Cheers!
RoCkSt✬R

Chinese New Year,Valentine Day 2010 and Bully Bowl

Sunday 14 Febuary,10
Happy Chinese new year 2010 everyone, wish you guys have a good life,good health and good love.This year i had a great opportunities.We went to visitin' the nice Thai-Chinese community at the China town in Chiang Mai.They're did such a great celebrate, and also there are a lot of foods along on the street.It was so nice to been there, i ate a lot of food, yum yummy!.Chinese new year, this year is the year of the tiger....rawrrrrrr! and the day for Chinese people meet up their family member, so they can take the week of holiday.
Valentine day 2010, this year as same day with Chinese new year, every where We've seen it all red color, and everyone did celebrate with their boy and girl.Valentine day for my opinion is the day for share your love with your girlfriend, or boyfriend, and also don't forget to share your love to other people around you.My Valentine day this year i did celebrate with my lovely girl Jayne Mercer, we went to China town Chiang Mai at Warorot Market, we bought to many food and ate everythin' we want to.After we finished eating, we didn't know what we want to do, eventually we decided to go bowling for practicing before the real match, so we went to the Disco Bowling at Kad Suan Kaew Shoppin' mall.

It was so ridiculous.We were playing about three game and i was beating her up every games, unfortunately she was getting worst, i won't vote her for my team!.I'm not kidding you.But eventually, we had such a great time together and thank you much for took me to the such a nice place.I had very good time with you.Let's make the best month ever for us
Happy Valentine Day 2010
Don't forget to share your love with anyone around you
Cheers!
RoCkSt✬R

Inspiration

Saturday 17,Dec o9
On 11 April 1987 two tiny twins boys were born two months premature, they were so small and looked like little mice, their skin red and one of them was given the name Ooan or RoCkSt✬R. But time passes so quickly, 22 years later a lot has changed and so much is going on in my life. One of the best things is that I just finished my classes, 8 months ago but unfortunately some time ago my dad and my mom got divorced, a bit sad for me. But one thing in my life that is very incredible is job with CMRCA. I've been working with them for 2 years and it has been such a good thing for me. The other day I was thinking about CMRCA and all the opportunities they have given me to learn and allow myself to grow up and become the best person I can be, opening my mind to new things and the possibilities of the world around me.

Every day is a challenge for me. When I wake up my heart tells me what kind of day I want to create. I've been learning from my boss Josh Morris and has 3 principles for every one. The first one is the concept of a Prisoner; for him this means you're a person who can not control any thing in their life, very difficult to be around, they don't care about anything, totally selfish and never respect other people. The type of person is Vocationer; someone who wants everything around them, someone who wants everything to be comfortable at all times, nothing is out of reach and material things can be all they think about. And the last one is Leader; hat this kind of person thinks about what they want to create for their own life, today and in the future, they set goals and work towards them, following through with the simple things, looking around their world and making an impact, influencing those around them for the better.
Thanks to my dad for being my inspiration, he is like my best friend, he has very strong heart and is very kind. I hope everything is well with him. My mom, who is like an Angel in my heart. I can tell her anything but it is hard because I haven't seen her for long time because she lives in the south of Thailand but we still talk on phone as much as possible. And lastly my boss, the guy who has given me a amazing opportunities. What you create is up to you, your goals will not fulfill themselves, it is up to you, you do or do not do... what will it be?
Cheers!
RoCkSt✬R

Pacific Discovery 2010, Tyrolean traverse, Caving, Rock climbing

01-02 Febuary 2010
Pacific Discovery is a volunteer adventure group summer program.This travel-study abroad summer or gap year program is suitable for students, graduates and non-students, ideally 18-25 years.I was camping out side with a bunch of people from pacific discovery and CMRCA crew! at the beautiful local home stay near the crag and Sankampeang hot spring.It was so nice to be out side of the town and escape all the messy people and stuff for a while, just concentrating on working and having fun with The Pacific Discovery Crew!
First day we went rock climbing and Rappelling at Crazy Horse Buttress. we were split out in to two group and spent all day long at the crag,until four o'clock evening, than we went back to our nice home stay everyone felt very happy after full day.Although we were very tired it was a totally awesome day!
After everyone ate a very nice dinner, cooking by the owner of the home stay,we sat down to do the night activities. Josh Morris and P'Kat (his lovely wife) both of my bosses, came to the home stay in the evening to help lead the activities. P'Josh tried to teach Thai language and culture to the crew, he taught them basic Thai greeting and customs.We had a very good time together during this informal Thai class.

Then we all moved out side to the campfire to make sticky rice.The simple ingredient of coconut milk,butter,sugar and rice were added together for everyone to make grilled sticky rice or as we say in Thai Kao-niao ping. As the same time we were playing a game called birdie on a perch.Everyone was dancing around fire and when you heard the drummer say: "birdie on a perch!" you had to find the closest person to you,in front or behind you and then jump on their back.If you missed or couldn't find someone,you were out of the game.The time went by quickly late at night and we all went back to get some sleep for another day long tomorrow.

The second Day we woke up around 6 o'clock in the morning and the temperature was very cold, must colder than in town but it was nice to breath in the fresh air.We went down to shop at local market in the morning.At 8.45 a.m. we stared the activities and we split in to two group agian. My group went up to the anxieties state crisis cave exploring the natural cave down 40 Meters deep. We saw some animal living in side the cave, it was like a cricket with no eyes, a bat and also stalactite,stalagmite, it was so incredible to see what lives in the cave.We had lunch in the cave and after we went up to sailing Tyrolean traverse and to check out the tourism cave at the same mountain to see how different the same cave are.

Thank you Pacific Discovery for an incredible program! Have an outstanding tour of Southeast Asia and to make everyday "Suit Yod"

Cheers!
RoCkSt✬R

RoCkSt✬R

07 Jan, 2010
Happy New Year 2010 or as we say in Thai, Sawas Dee bhi Mai! Time goes by so quick. I was thinkin' about what I did last year and what was goin' on in my life, I've had a lot of good times and bad times and laughter. I finished my classes, stared working full-time and other met other goals. Life goes by so fast when you do something you enjoy but when something bad happens with you the time goes so slowly. This New Year’s Eve was the first time I hung out with my brother and we celebrated at Tha Pae Gate it was really fun, there were a lot of the fireworks and lanterns lighting up the night sky and I got very drunk later…
01 Jan 10 we drove our motorbike up to Mae On, we decided to climb at the Crazy Horse Buttress! This year wanted to do something challenging for myself and not just get drunk, doing the same as every year, so we got there about 4 O'Clock and ran up to the crag to climb couper route at the ant hill. It's very so quiet for city people like us because there is nothing to do we just drank a Chang beer each and went to bed so early because each day we would wake up early to climb. On Jan 2nd we woke up so early we ran down to local market buy some food and stuff, and then hiked up to the Gate Keeper. Add was very excited because he really wanted to work on this project. We were at gate keeper for the whole day. We were working really hard on this project and it was amazing. I have never seen my brother climb as hard as he did and he met all of his goals but it was not a good day for me. I kept trying to finish my project but it did not happen for me that day. Eventually it became a mental game for me, I kept questioning myself and why I could not finish the project. I kept trying, but in the end, it was not a good day for me. I eventually had to call it a day and try it again tomorrow. But the project was stuck in my mind and continued to haunt me all night long. So after climbing we just went to get food at the market near by the hot spring it was so nice being outside of the town because you don't think to much about everything that’s going on in your life. You just feel very relaxed and don’t have to worry about anything else. 03 Jan we woke up even earlier because we wanted to have a photo shoot and I wanted to finish my project. I felt a bit nervous that morning as we were hiking up to gate keeper again. I did a quick warm up route, and got my heart and body pumping hard in preparation for my big challenge. Finally I did. I was so happy after that, it felt amazing to finally finish it! After that we went down to the main crag do a bit more climbing but we were there just half day and then headed back to town.

What kind of year are you going to create? I always ask my students this question when I am working with them. Although it is sometimes hard to be successful, you have to keep trying. Every time I do something I remind myself the things you love are always worth doing… Happy New Year everyone 2010… CHEERS!

Rock climbing Instructor Testing

October 29, 09
2 year ago before as same time when i was start climbing i was like a young person who want to find something new for life and i found one sport that i never know before it's that rock climbing.First time i thought what going on right there why any people climb up on the rock its looked very scared but everyone still climb up to the top even some time you'll falling down with the damned screaming but the super best thing from rock climbing is being your self that mean every time when you do climb it doesn't mean you need big muscle for myself i think your brian must more important than anything it like a mind game but anyways if you wound like to be the best strong climber you should be have big muscle and very concentration.Right now two year later a lot of thing going on in my life i've been climbing and working with CMRCA i used to competition couple time in Bangkok it was so fun and i had a very great time.So i've just got sign up my contract for next three years and my goals i'd like to be the one person who is best rock climbing instructor its that my time starting.The weather today is very nice a bit foggy and windy in the morning totally is gonna be very nice day today.we got at Crazy Horse buttress seven o'clock and we ran up to start climbing at heart wall first and when we got there i feel a bit nervous even i know i can do it but this is different normally when i go climbing i just feel very relax and do my best.so this time it doesn't like you just climb but bigger thing you need to learned how to manage the time,rope and other elas.Both of us we took are meal just a bunch of banana each three liter water during climbing we talk to each other where we gonna go and spend the time one hour less but one thing happened we never thought before is during the tested we're climb like a on half way so far left i've got hurt my foots and P'Phi has got cramp we both like a so weak now! because we loosing a lot water and we ate just banana not enough nutrient we need more calcium and kind like a sport drink. we're learned a lot this time,so we started climbing too slowly in afternoon but we still on the time for are schedule.we keep climbing till those three last route left at Crazy Horse area and thirty minute passed five o'clock now! almost time up! and also winter season sunset very fast the end of time we still keep climbing till we done!! six thirty we have to used headlight because everything so darkness and we done done done!! today it gonna be the day i won't forget it because i've been climbing for two years and i never done like this before it took us for more than eleven hours to be success! but the time never stop to learning.This is the first challenging for me to become an instructor rock climbing.
Keep it up!!