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Wild Kat Strikes
Andrew Watson
Kataleya Rosier is wild. No question. Sixteen years old,
fiery and independent, she is also utterly captivating, bright and beautiful
and a great example of an ‘internationally mobile child’, having been on
the move as long as she can remember. Daughter of a Cornishman and a Thai,
with a brother (in the UK) and a sister with her here in Thailand, finally
it appears she has found a place to call home, in Rayong, which is where I
caught up with her.
 Kat
Rosier: “I’m wild and I have no schedule to live to.”
AW: Kat! How are you?
KR: I’m fine, tired.
AW: Another hard day at school?
KR: Unfortunately!
AW: What is someone like you doing in a place like Ban Chang?
KR: To tell you the truth?
AW: Absolutely. Truth is always best.
KR: I have no idea. My Dad (Craig – a lovely man – works in the
Oil industry) passed the school (GIS) one day a few years back
whilst I was still studying in the Middle East and had a look, because my
Dad was moving to Asia and there were no boarding schools in Balikpapan in
Indonesia where he was going. So I’m stuck here I guess!
AW: Where else have you lived?
KR: Pakistan, the Middle East (UAE), Cornwall, Nottinghamshire and
Oxfordshire in the UK and the North of Thailand when I was little.
AW: How do think living in all these different places has helped you to
develop as a person?
KR: It’s made me broaden my view on life and how everybody lives.
It’s taught me not to pre-judge people and I guess it might have pushed me
away from religion a little bit. It’s also made me realize that some
people are really boring. (I laugh). NO, seriously.
AW: Is that because you have had more experience of life already than
probably a lot of the people in your immediate environment?
KR: No, I think a few people here are narrow minded.
AW: In Thailand or the international community?
KR: Mostly in the international community, because Thai people listen,
they like to listen and they like to understand what’s out there. They
want to broaden their view of what the world is like. I think some people in
the international community think that they’re better than other people. I
don’t think they’re getting the big picture.
AW: So you came to GIS about a year ago, right? What are the differences
between your last school in Oxfordshire in the UK and the school you’re at
now?
KR: Well, when I first saw the school here I was actually really
surprised that it was called a ‘boarding school’. My old boarding school
was great. It had lots of people, it was a very, very social place, it had
internet access, pool tables, common rooms, TVs, AC, everything you could
think of – we even had our own Play Station in each of the common rooms.
AW: But you don’t board in school now, do you?
KR: No, I don’t. I live with my sister who’s twelve and we live in a
four-storey town house. I do the shopping, buy food, go to the bank and pay
the bills, everything. I even pay my own school bills.
AW: But you have a couple of Thai guardians who look after you at night?
KR: Just to make sure I don’t run away and party!
AW: Which brings me to my next question. What do you do in your spare
time?
KR: Well, I’m doing IB so I don’t have a lot of spare time but when
I have any, I go boating, go skiing, and wake boarding. (She’s a great
wake boarder!) It’s part of CAS, as you know, so I keep a record of it
all in the CAS diary you designed. I’m going to start working for free in
a few places like cafes as well – I really like helping people.
AW: Who’s your best teacher?
KR: My best teacher has to be Mr. Watson. (laughs)
AW: Sorry, you can’t have me.
KR: In that case, first on my list I have to say, is Miss Prendiville.
AW: What makes a good teacher?
KR: Somebody who cares, somebody who understands the student, who’s
kind and somebody who wants to help students to achieve whatever they can.
You have to listen to another person’s point of view and if you can’t,
you’re just arrogant.
AW: What’s your favourite subject?
KR: It used to be Art. I can really express myself. When I see something
I can do it and it makes me feel good. I love expressing myself in a lot of
different ways.
AW: What abut the future? What do you want to do with your life?
KR: I have a lot of goals. To go to university. Maybe in the UK, maybe
Australia. I’ve been moving my whole life and to settle down in one place
is rather odd. Everything is scheduled and planned and it’s not like me.
I’m wild and I have no schedule to live to.
AW: The world today kind of fits the person you are doesn’t it? People
who are more rigid and inflexible have more difficulty adapting, so you need
to have lot of different kinds of skills in order to succeed? I thought you
wanted to be a movie star?
KR: Well, I love Drama. Maybe. We’ll see.
And with that, she was off into the sunset.
Burapha University holds MBA induction ceremony at Horseshoe Point
Suchada Tupchai
Dr. Suchat Upatham, professor and a director at Burapha
University, and president of administrators at the Commercial Education
College, held an induction ceremony on December 4 for 65 MBA students from
Course 1 and International Course 3 at the Horseshoe Point Resort &
Country Club. The ceremony was attended by qualified public speakers.
 Professor
Prayoon Jindapradit spoke about studying efficiency.
Assistant Professor Suda Suwannapirom, director of the
Commercial Education College and Burapha University, said at this induction
ceremony that the Commercial Education College and Burapha University had
opened the MBA Course in 1996 and so far the schools have had 1,976
students graduate. At present the Commercial Education Collage has 4
education centers in Bangsaen, Bangkok, Rayong and Suraburi.
On the day, 65 new MBA graduates from Course 1 for 2004
were inducted. There were 18 MBA Bangsaen students from Course 1, 23 MBA
Bangkok students from Course 1 and 24 Bangsaen MBA students from
International Course 3.
Dr. Suchat said, “The students in this course came from different
backgrounds, but one thing they should realize during their studies is to
gain as much knowledge as they can. This graduating group will be the main
force to promote Burapha University’s name and reputation as a quality
university in Thailand.”
Dr.
Suchat Upatham gave a lecture and an opening speech to the students.
Assistant
Professor Suda Suwannapirom spoke about the induction ceremony activities.
Recreational
activities were held to loosen people up before the official opening.
Orphans and handicapped kids fill up at McDonalds for special Christmas feast
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
On December 14 at McDonalds in the Royal Garden Center in
Pattaya, David Marriott, Richard Hill, Camilla Gibbs, William Gibbs, and
Seamus Guyton provided a Christmas feast for 60 children and their aids from
the Pattaya Orphanage and School for the Deaf. Forty-four of the children
have hearing problems or are deaf, and the rest are orphans.
The children’s hearty appetites and smiling faces made
the trip a real joy for everyone who participated. Special games were
arranged for the children and this outing proved a real treat and a new
experience.
David Marriott and his group said that last year they had a big teddy
bear that was given to the children from the Pratmahatai Orphanage. The gift
was a sensation to the youngsters and their joy inspired Marriott and his
team to hold an annual event which would allow the kids to experience
different fun activities. The MacDonald’s Christmas Feast will now become
an annual event.
Ummm,
finger lickin good.
The
children enjoy their meal
(L to R)
William Gibbs, David Marriott and Richard Hill enjoyed taking the children
from the Pattaya Orphanage out for a meal at MacDonald’s.
PSC pays a visit to Little Duck
Tuesday December 21, PSC charity chairman Bernie Tuppin
travelled down to visit Rev Stephen Brusini at his nursery in Rayong.
Rev
Stephen, staff and children at Little Duck say thank you to Bernie Tuppin,
Don McAllister and the Pattaya Sports Club.
The Rev Stephen currently has over 40 local children in
day care at his premises; these are preschool children of poorer working
families who without the benefit of this establishment would be unable to
earn a living as they would have to stay at home to care for the little
ones.
Caring fore 40 small children on a daily basis is a big
job and part of that job is bathing and keeping their clothes clean. To ease
the burden on the staff, PSC donated a new automatic washing machine, a
large drying rack, washing powder and 100 large bath towels.
Rev. Stephen was thankful for the gifts but was not nearly as happy as
the lady who had previously had to do all the laundry by hand.
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