"Anan"

Born in the year 2595 (1952 by our Western calendar), Anan Malavilas has been a Chiang Rai resident his entire life. As a child Anan grew up with three sisters, a stay-at-home dad, and a market owner mother. Once he was old enough to leave home, Anan went to the Chiang Rai Head College to learn to be an electrician. And finally after studying for a few years, he was able to sign a five year contract to be an electrician, working of the Thai government. After his contract was up, though, he was forced to find work elsewhere. Eventually he was hired as a driver for a college, and he worked there for seven years. When Ban Natoe opened three years ago, Anan switched colleges and became a Ban Natoe employee. His time at this school is scheduled to end in two years, at which time he hopes to retire.
Apart from this local driver’s work life, he and his wife live a quiet life at the Chiang Rai Head College. With their two children grown up and out of the house, Anan and his wife just enjoy each other’s company. His daughter is currently a primary school teacher in a local village just five kilometres from Ban Natoe. His son works in a jean factory in the heart of Bangkok, and they rarely get to see one another.
Even though Anan plans to retire in two years, his plans don’t extend much beyond that. Because of his lack of money he is forced to live locally instead of exploring his desires to travel. Despite his inability to travel, though, Anan enjoys spending his free time at home with his wife and working on his passion for building fireworks.

Robert