Aloha Pattaya Mail

Aloha Pattaya Mail

The Pollution Solution Group is asking your great paper, The Pattaya Mail Serving The Eastern Seaboard Of Thailand, to acknowledge the "Surf Kitchen" Restaurant, on Jomtien Beach Rd. at Soi 6, for there caring and wonderful donation of 10 waste baskets, garbage cans, bins what ever is understandable, to be used on our Jomtien Beach, for the holiday people to use, rather then leaving things behind on the beach, like plastic, toxic cigarette butts, camera batteries and bottle caps.

These baskets also have signs in Thai, English and Russian, saying
(ENJOY THE BEACH AND PLEASE HELP TO KEEP IT CLEAN!) (THANK YOU) also with pictures for all, to understand, they have been making a difference on how clean our beaches are, and much safer for young children to play.

The Surf Kitchen also donated 2 large bags of dog food, 20 kilos, not for the dogs that run in packs and bite people, as we have been reading in your paper, this food is for dogs that have been abandoned due to people losing their jobs and can no longer feed or take care of them, many are on the beach, we find they never bite the hand that feeds and waters them, we are also using a mix of sulfur and vegetable oil 1/3 sulfur, 2/3 vegetable oil, to rub on the dogs that have mange, (losing hair) and not contagious to humans.

Also an endless effort on how to catch, spay or neuter the homeless, some wild, scared and hungry dogs, we have been up and down the beach and Soi's of course we bring food and water, not golf clubs, sticks, rocks or sling-shots, we have been doing this for the past 10 years, never once bit, barked and growled at, never bit.

Dogs, horses all animals can sense fear and react accordingly, if you have a fear or not of dogs, stay away from areas that they live in, don't be walking around areas at night, it's the same in big cities, sensible people don't go out after dark, because of maybe being robbed, raped, beat-up or killed, if your on holiday go where there are other people, if you live here, it doesn't hurt to make friends with the strays in your area, like a bit of left overs and maybe some water, or dog food, make a friend, after all they are mans best friend, the least we can do is reach out, there will be more homeless dogs and people, due to situations everywhere, no jobs no baht, no food, hand outs of water and food to some of the good people and dogs affected by this would be an act of kindness and will look good on your resume to the powers above, share the Aloha, show that you care with one random act of kindness at a time.

The Surf Kitchen Restaurant stood up to the plate, who will be next.
We take our hats off, for caring people like the "Surf's Kitchen"
Mahalo Nui Loa (Thank You Very Much)

The Pollution Solution Group along with Pattaya City Hall, wishes all
Inner-wealth, Health, Happiness and Peace.

Need Information, See A Problem, Call 1337, Pattaya City Hall

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Aloha Editor

This has been converted to Thai and The Pollution Solution Group will be approaching Pattaya City Hall this month to discuss some of the problems we are having with our beaches and storm drains.We can also send you the Thai version if you like.

MahaloThe Pollution Solution GroupKOTO

Aloha

Without the support and friendship of Deputy Chief Administrator Khun Apichart, Department Of Environmental Quality Promotion Khun Umnat, Mayor Itthiphol and many others at Pattaya City Hall, The Pollution Solution Group, Gerry T. Rasmus aka KOTO, would have never been able to continue doing their best, to educate the children and adults that live or visit Pattaya and other places in Thailand and would have never received an award from Governor Pracha Taerat of Chonburi in 2007 for KOTO'S and TPSG'S ongoing efforts, to educate the Thai's and Farangs to leave only footprints examples and smiles behind.

As some of you know, The Pollution Solution Group has been cleaning beaches, parks, lakes, rivers, streams, creeks and storm drains for the past 30+ years in Hawaii and Thailand, also giving water and food, (now) supplied by Pattaya City Hall, to many of the homeless stray hungry and thirsty dogs also looking into ways of neutering, spaying, removing some and finding homes for others.

TPSG knows what signs, fines and education can do and has proved this, with what they have done in Hawaii and have been doing in Thailand for the past 9 + years, 7 of those years in and around the Jomtien, Pattaya Beach area and Hat Nang Ram Beach in Sattahip.

Talking to Farangs, Thai's, passing out literature, putting up posters, cleaning the beaches and other areas also putting laminated posters next to the storm drains in heavy foot traffic areas.

The Pollution Solution Group firmly believes that along with all the other problem in Thailand at present, if Pattaya City Hall would take charge, in saving the beaches and other waterways by putting up permanent signs in Thai, English and Russian, with understandable pictures for all, including children.

Stenciling the storm drains in heavy foot traffic areas, in Thai, English and Russian. NO BUTTS OR GARBAGE GOES TO OCEAN also with a picture.

Imposing fines to the uncaring. Educate the unknowing by putting signs on or in buses, taxis, information on air lines, local TV, radio and reader boards at Pattaya City Hall and other places, showing the world that Thailand along with Pattaya City Hall has concerns for all it's residents, tourist, wildlife and waterways.

This this will improve the quality of our beaches ocean and other places and will also tell the tourist, residents and all beach-goers, to come and enjoy our clean safe beaches, ocean, rivers, lakes, parks, wherever.

Some of you may or may not know this, KOTO was a smoker and quit 7 years ago, (not easy) He also used to flick his toxic cigarette butts, not realizing the poison he was leaving behind for unknowing children, wildlife and waterways to ingest, until one day around 40 years ago, he saw a baby choking to death, he helped her mother take out a toxic cigarette filter (butt) the poor little one and a half year old unknowing, baby girl had found the toxic cigarette butt buried in the sand and put it into her mouth, when her mother was not looking, started choking, almost died, became quite ill and had to go to the hospital, from that day on, KOTO has never left a Toxic cigarette butt behind, realizing the danger to children, animals, by making them ill or killing them also contaminating our waterways, killing our sea food, sea life and sea birds.

Toxic cigarette filters (butts)take up to 12 years to decompose.

On Jomtien Beach, TPSG has to date, assisted 4 mothers, at different times, with their baby's choking, 3 had toxic cigarette butts stuck in their little throats, all became very ill, the 4Th baby had a bottle cap stuck in her throat and when we finally removed it she was bleeding, we often wonder how many times this happens to baby's and goes unreported,(Who would one tell?) (Who would listen)

Now, more then ever, Thailand is repairing the problems of late and now is the perfect time to plant the right seeds, while tourism is low, people are worried, concerned, many out of work, many making a lot less money for their family's, many willing to make changes, to bring back the people.

The Pollution Solution Group is more then willing to talk at schools, hotels, airports, shopping centers, fishing villages, students, employees and tourist.

Now is the right time and KOTO is not getting any younger, (72) let's use him while we can and he can.

Remember Pattaya City Hall, we are only as good as our last performance. Teaching people to leave only footprints, examples and smiles behind is our duty to the voiceless, the children, wildlife and all natural waterways.

Please take time to consider what The Pollution Solution Group has shared with all of you, with respect and the understanding of all the problems that are currently on Thailand's plate.

The Pollution Solution Group wishes all at Pattaya City Hall and Thailand, health, inner-wealth, happiness and peace.

With Aloha And Mahalo
The Pollution Solution GroupKOTO

Greetings To Pattaya Mail

Aloha Pattaya Mail

Through out the years you have allowed The Pollution Solution Group to express opinions that they have had and now, we are happy to say that Pattaya City Hall is now assisting us in our efforts to make Jomtien and Pattaya a safer, cleaner place for us all to live or visit.
We want to wish your great paper and all of your readers a wonderful Holiday along with Health, Long-Life, Inner-Wealth and Happiness.
Now is the time of the year for people to make new year resolutions and we along with Pattaya City Hall have some suggestions.
First we would like to thank all of the smokers that do not leave their toxic cigarette ends (butts) behind, that take up to 12 years to decompose, leaving dangers (poison) for unknowing baby's, wildlife and waterways to ingest.
The Pollution Solution Group have helped 3 different mothers, on Jomtien Beach, take toxic butts out of their choking baby's throat, they were just sitting on the beach, playing and they pulled out of the sand these dirty, toxic, killer, cigarette ends, that can and have killed children, wildlife and contaminate our waterways.
Some Thai and Farangs both need to wake up and quit sharing their killer habit with the rest of us, we know it is a hard habit to quit but for the sake of the voiceless, the children, wildlife and all natural waterways, please quit giving poison to them, killing yourself is one thing, killing others is another, the earth is not your ash tray and we don't want our children playing in one, we are also talking to baht bus drivers, motorbike taxis and police to start setting examples by also not flicking or leaving behind cigarette ends (butts) that get flicked into our streets, wash, blow or get swept into our storm drains and then end up in our ocean, killing much of our sea life and also drifting back to shore where children can find them, It's really a no-brainier, if you smoke,
Please "keep your butts to yourself" Leaving only foot prints behind.
Mahalo Nui Loa (Thank you very much) Happy Holidays to All.
Remember Pattaya City Hall #1337. See something wrong, call them, English or Thai, they want to hear from you. One random act of kindness at a time.
The life of the people is in our hearts and shows in the land (take care of it)
WE are all in this neighborhood together
"PLEASE DO YOUR PART"

If pictures are worth a thousand words, here are 6 thousand words, each bag of toxic cigarette ends are different and picked up each day, at the same area, this lovely mother with her baby, understands the problem and is afraid to let her daughter sit or play on our beach ash trays, the children help sometimes to clean the area they play in, the last picture is a fact, we are there every day and see the problem.

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Aloha Khun Umnat

Today the 15TH was a good day, we were able to put up many posters at Hat Nang Ram Beach in Sattahip, also Sirikit Hospital and a school, also the English and Thai literature, along with the washing hands posters, everybody thanked MaLee and I plus you and others at City Hall...
We will see you on the 18TH, have a great day...

Your friends KOTO and MaLee

Clearing Dangerous Piece Of Drift Wood

Aloha Khun Umnat

MaLee and I hope that all is going well, in your not so easy job, of taking care of the environment, we are proud to be a part of it, thank you for including us...
With some help from the beach chair vendors, we were able to remove a very dangerous piece of drift wood, from the ocean, that could hurt or kill a person on a banana boat, water skiing, jet skiing or wind surfing, it was mostly under water and was very hard to see...
Many people that make their living on the beach, often help me, I only need to ask and most will take time to assist me...

Your friends ready to help anytime we can...
With Aloha Gerry aka KOTO and MaLee

Celebrate Growing Older

This is something we should all read at least once a week! Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio

"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written."My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with the powers above. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12.. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; the powers above never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. The powers above loves you because of who the powers is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift." 46. Leave only foot prints behind. 47. Reach out for the voiceless, the children, wildlife and natural waterways.

48. The life of the people is in our hearts and shows in the land." 49. "NOW" Is the only time there is, make the most of it. 50. Love yourself, so you will know how to love others.

Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves.

PS Koto at 71, added a few words at the end of this wonderful work, I also put the Powers Above, so regardless of what or who one believes in, The Powers Above should cover all.

A Polution Crisis

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World's biggest garbage dump...plastic in the ocean

Waster-size campaign 1980

Gerry began his Waster-size campaign in
1980


By LAUREL MURPHY
Staff Writer
LAHAINA -- Every morning at 7 Gerry Rasmus collects a plastic bag and his dog and sets off across the streets of old Lahaina town, picking up trash along the way.
He arrives at the Sunset Cafe, drinks a cup of coffee, and then heads for the rocky, little adjacent beach where he wades out into the tide and picks up swizzle sticks
Dozens of swizzle sticks. About 150 a day, in fact, which have washed ashore from cruise ships and Front St. restaurants. So many swizzle sticks that he perforates the entire cup of coffee with them, dates it, and sets it out on a table in his backyard as a symbol of Maui's intransigent problem with litter.
Rasmus, age 54, has become a one-man "pollution solution"
Waist to waste, as it were. As Rasmus looks at it, if he can persuade one more person a day to "pitch in" before he dies ---that's 10,000 people he figures---the problem of Hawaii's beaches being twice as littered as the national average would be a thing of the past.
Besides, he says, " it ends up being good exercise. You're not only cleaning up the neighborhood, you're getting rid of your opu.
Rasmus is the kind of guy who sells bananas and papayas in his front yard to tourists---on the honor system of course---and uses the proceeds to pay for the 750 pounds of birdseed he buys each month to feed the Java sparrows and battalions of doves on his roof happy.
He's the kind of guy who answers the phone by saying, "Have a wonderful now," gives out copies of Leo Buscaglia's book "Love is Letting of Fear" to friends ("Not because you need it; because you deserve it"), and rides his bicycle down Honoapiilani Highway wearing an anti-pollution mask.
He often stops litterers with a charming smile and the words, "Excuse me, I think you dropped this." Or, "Are you aware that every shoreline mile in Hawaii has 940,000 cigarette filters?" ( A gallon bottle with such filters is in his backyard collection, representing two hours of work on the lawn in front of the Lahaina Public Library one day.)
Rasmus bubbles over daily with ways to gain support for his crusade.
What about the first Annual Maui Litter Art Festival? Maybe it could be held Labor Day weekend. The entrance fee would be a 30-gallon bag of trash. If contestants couldn't afford a trash bag, he will supply it.
People could bring their creations made of litter and win prizes like, say, a helicoptor ride for two to a remote area where they could pick up trash.
Rasmus wasn't always this public-spirited a citizen. In fact, as he admits, he was once part of the problem, "a waste of skin taking up space."
He moved to Maui from California in 1976 to avoid prosecution for drunken driving. In four months he squandered the $80,000 profit he had made from selling his used car business in San Jose. He ended up living on the beach and taking shower at beach parks.
"You know, many of us who come to the island are runaways," he said.
By 1980, however, Rasmus had seen the light. "I stopped drinking and became a part of the solution."
He started leasing houses, and renting clean rooms to people living on a shoestring like he used to do. He opened (and closed) two stores in Lahaina, Crystal Palace and Song by the Sea. He sold kukui nut leis at the Swap Meet, and became known as Lahaina's unofficial greeter.
In January, it hit him. His true purpose for being.
"Most of my life I have been wondering what I am here for, what I am supposed to do," he said. "Why not start cleaning the place up so when I do figure it out, I'm in a decent setting?"

Big cleaning operation on Jomtien Beach

Big cleaning operation on Jomtien Beach

During the morning of the 11th August, Deputy Mayor Weerawat Kahkai organised a cleaning up operation along Jomtien Beach. The positive activity in improve and clean up the landscape was attended by councilors and beach vendors and students from Pattaya Schools, was in honour of the birthday of HM The Queen and also Mothers Day which falls on the 12th August. News stories placed on this website are short versions. If you would like the full story, please read the Pattaya People Weekly newspaper.

Sea Grass

Sea Grass will feed shrimp and other sea creatures

On Thursday morning, July 23RD, 50 student volunteers from Pattaya City schools, Khun Umnat, Department of Environmental Ouality Promotion from Pattaya City Hall, Teachers, Gerry Rasmus aka KOTO, One of the keepers of the ocean and MaLee planted over 400 sea grasses at Thong Kata Bay in Naklua. The students came to protect and enhance the marine environment and coastline. Thong Kata bay is a very important resource, as there is no access there for tourists, and the conditions of the sea, soil and sand in the area is mostly suitable for planting the sea grasses. This is the first marine area in Pattaya that has been planted. Sea grass is an aquatic plant, and its foliage is a food and home for crab, shrimp and other sea creatures. Furthermore, the sea grass also holds the sediments and soil together, which prevents underwater erosion.

We are all in this neighborhood together

WE ARE ALL IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TOGETHER

Aloha Pattaya People
The Pollution Solution Group, Checked out the 5 storm drain pipes, that empty into the ocean at Bali Hai Pier, The reason we did this was because of the waste that was not draining out of the storm drains in Pattaya City and the mosquito's breeding in them.
We notified Khun Umnat at City Hall, telling him that they needed to spray the drains again to kill the mosquito's beeding in the toxic waste, Then pump out the drains, (Not) Dumping the waste into the ocean, After that digging out the storm drain pipes at the oceans edge, which are full of sand, blocking the drains from letting the rain water drain into the ocean.
We are also asking, that the heavy foot traffic areas around storm drains to be stenciled in Thai and English (GOES TO OCEAN) (NO GARBAGE) WITH A PICTURE.
We all need to take an active part in reporting storm drains that have garbage, cooking oil, cigarette butts in them, To City Hall, the waste all goes to the ocean, Killing sea life (SEA FOOD) And much of it washing back to shore, Making our beaches a mess, A danger to all, (Especially the children)
We re all in this neighborhood together, it is time for us to reach out and do our part, Don't wait for someone else to do the (Tam Boon) (Hearing the cry of Mother Nature) Take pictures of storm drains that have waste in them, send them to The Pollution Solution Group. We will take them to City Hall, Make sure you put the location with the picture. Mahalo Nui Loa, Thank You Very Much. "The Life of the People is in Our Hearts and Shows in the Land" Health and Happiness to all.
With Aloha KOTO, One of the keepers o the ocean
pollutionsolutionthailand@yahoo.com

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