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Wat Saket, better known as the Golden Mount, is one of those tourist attractions that expats tend to never get to, and even many first- or second-time visitors leave it at the bottom of their sightseeing list, which is a pity, given that the temple up on a hill actually gives some pretty excellent views of the surrounding area… and is a beautiful temple with an interesting history… not to mention that it holds one of Bangkok’s most happening temple fairs… and is a darn good excuse for going out and getting some exer-cise. Whew.

The Golden Mount, or Phu Khao Tong in Thai, is appropriately named, as the temple on the

B y D a v e S t a m b o u l i s

hill certainly did not start out as one. While Wat Saket dates back to the Ayutthaya peri-od, it was the large monastic compound that one sees today at the base of the hill. King Rama III decided to build a towering chedi in the early 1800s on top of the compound, but the soft Bangkok earth couldn’t support it, and the chedi crumbled and collapsed, eventually turning into a weed-strewn hill.

The hill was left for a time and then Rama IV put a small chedi on it, which Rama V later added to, and towards the end of the 19th century, rebuilt a full pagoda. In the 1940s, a concrete pillar was added to fortify the chedi and prevent the hill from collapsing. At the

time, this was the tallest structure in Bang-kok, and was used as a lookout point for fire prevention!

Additionally, the temple and hill were used as a rather macabre spot for leaving the dead to be consumed by vultures, as a rather grisly set of statues placed in the compound today shows. During the 1820s, a severe out-break of cholera made its way from Penang up to Bangkok, and over 30,000 city resi-dents died from the plague. At this time, it was forbidden to cremate the dead inside the city walls, and the only gate through which the dead bodies could be transported was by Wat Saket. Thus, the temple became

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a receiving ground of thousands of bodies, of which it could not keep up with, and many bodies were left out on the hillside, which became an open food court for vultures. This actually lasted for almost 60 years, as there were cholera outbreaks every year, and the temple keeps the vulture statues and display as a reminder of the days of old.

Today, the only vultures at Wat Saket are the tuk-tuk drivers who wait outside the compound, but inside, all is calm. There are 318 steps that wind around the side of the mountain to get to the top, and even on hot days, the route is easy enough not to be much of an ordeal, with the steps being small and gradually inclined. As one ap-proaches the top, there are fabulous views of Bangkok’s old city all the way out to the Chao Phraya River. One can see the Grand Palace and Wat Arun in the distance, as well as the tops of the nearby Democracy Monu-ment and spires of Wat Ratchanadda below. The Rama VI cable bridge is visible, and the skyscrapers of the business district can also be seen rising to the southeast, making this


one of Bangkok’s finest natural panorama points.

The golden chedi on top is even more popular with local pilgrims than foreign tourists, as it houses a Buddha relic en-shrined in layers of gold leaf, and you will see merit makers walking clockwise around the chedi, chanting prayers with hands folded in prayer as they circumnav-igate the shrine. There are various Bud-dha statues inside to check out, but most visitors prefer to remain out in the chedi courtyard, where young novice monks scurry to and fro, and the breezes drifting in from the river keep things cool.

Come here during the Loy Kratong festi-val in November and it is even more inter-esting, as a temple fair is held here with thousands of merit makers ascending the mount by handheld candles. It’s incredi-bly atmospheric, although the crowds can be so dense that it can take hours to reach the top of what is normally a 10-15-min-ute ascent.

Other items of note at Wat Saket include a large display of various types and sizes of gongs, some of which really resonate up high when struck, given off a wonder-ful echo, and there are some marvelously long hanging tree vines and roots at the base of the hill just as one starts climbing, which look like something out of an Indi-ana Jones flick.

The neighborhood here is old school Thai: coconut ice cream vendors, shophouses, and a pleasant area to walk in. While the Skytrain doesn’t run to here and public transport leaves much to be desired, one can actually access the Golden Mount quite easily via the Saen Saeb canal boat, head-ing west from the Pratunam Pier across from CentralWorld. It takes about 10 min-utes from here by boat, and from Phan Fa, the last stop on the boat line, it’s a 5-minute walk to the base of the climb up. A further 15-minute walk brings you to Khao San Road, so it’s well worth it to come over here to watch the sunset, and then head over to the Khao San Area for drinks and dinner. Mount up.

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In Front of the 8 BallB y V o i c u M i h n e a S i m a n d a nP h o t o s b y J o j i t P a n g i l i n a n

Bangkok doesn’t lack things to do and see, especially when it comes to the lo-cal bar scene. There are so many bars that offer a great variety of entertain-ment, that you couldn’t possibly get bored on your weekend bar crawl. But there is one special kind of establish-ment that is more than just a place where you go to have a few drinks with friends and grab something to eat. Welcome to the Bangkok sports bar scene!

There are over 20 sport bars in Bangkok, and apart from the usual football live feeds they have on huge flat screens, many of them also offer qual-ity pool and billiards tables. If you’re interested in reading about the local and expat pool and billiards scene that exists in Bangkok, then your ultimate guide is Bangkok Pool Blues by Tom Crowley (Mettavisions, 2010).

This booklet manages to capture, in clear and uncomplicated language, an amazing subculture of the Thai society: the pool halls and their players. Crow-ley’s words are brilliantly illustrated with black and white photographs by Yoonki Kim, a Bangkok-based profes-sional photographer from South Korea.

From his first experiences with Asia as

a junior infantry officer in Vietnam to the freedom of choosing his own working hours as a volunteer in Bangkok, Tom

Crowley presents a lively journey through the pool halls of the Thai capi-tal. The stories he tells have historical value as he puts the game pool in the

context of Thai history, while a more personal thread weaves in and out of these stories, telling the reality of what it’s like to own a pool hall and have to deal with both “Thai players” and the “Foreign Legion.”

Add to that a chapter on “Gamblers and Gambling”, and the readers won’t

be surprised when the author de-cides to protect himself by ad-

justing some of the names and places mentioned: “This is not to be dramatic, but as you will understand, many of the characters depicted here, Thai and foreign, have friends that can ‘take care’ of those who upset them in some way.”

Today, Tom Crowley is still in Bangkok and he continues

to be part of the pool and bil-liards scene. I wanted to person-

ally meet some of the characters in his book so we got together at

Hustlers Bangkok (www.hustlers-bangkok.com), a pool and billiards sports bar located in the basement of Times Square, near BTS Asok station.

I was introduced to Graham Hill, the co-owner of Hustlers Bangkok, who wasn’t hesitant to say that owning a pool hall is a tough business: “It’s com-


petitive! There are quite a few bars out there. Each bar has some different angle. For us, it’s the friendly staff, the cozy warm atmos-phere, and the quality of the tables, which are always kept in tip-top condition.”

Since pool and billiards is a sport and many play it for the fun of competition, I personally wanted to know more about the events one can attend as a pool fan in Bangkok. To my surprise, just like darts, another great pub game, there’s a vibrant league run by Bang-kok Pool League (bkkpool.com) that organ-izes pool tournaments every Monday and Wednesday at Hustlers Bangkok.

“On alternate Sundays, we do a 9- or some-times 10-ball handicap competition, and on the other Sundays, we will do a scotch dou-bles competition [two players who take al-ternative shots],” says Graham.

On top of all this, there’s also the Asia Pool Challenge (asiapoolchallenge.com), which is hosted in different countries each year. “It pits the very best expat players from Singa-pore, Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand against each other. Thailand has won it eve-ry year, so far, and I can tell you, it is a very keenly fought competition!” adds Graham.

At one of the eleven full-size Brunswick pool tables, I was introduced to Stuart Pettman, a former English professional snooker player, now the co-owner and hall manager at Hus-tlers Bangkok. Although Stuart participated several times in the final stages of the World Championships, he was very modest about it and preferred to talk about other people’s achievements rather than his own.

“I have been actively mentoring an up-and-coming young Thai player named Akani Songsermsawat. He recently won the Asian U21 title at the age of 19 and also his first Thai ranking title. I really believe he is the future star of Thai snooker,” Stuart answers when I ask him what makes him love this sport.

Just like the characters in Tom Crowley’s Bangkok Pool Blues, I finished up my even-ing with a quick game of pool, and I thought that the book’s last sentence perfectly fit my situation: “And during the off-hours, I get to mix with an equally remarkable group of people, in their own way, on the Thai pool scene.”

The book is available as paperback on the publisher’s website (mettavisions.com) and in Kindle format from Amazon, and you can also get an autographed copy at Hustlers Bangkok. You might even run into the au-thor there! If you do, don’t hesitate to invite (or challenge!) him to a game of pool.

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Remember the legendary Bed Supperclub? Well remember no longer, as it is set to be res-urrected in coming days as Chi Ultralounge. The brainchild of Bangkok nightlife king Daryl Scott, the club has also attracted a big name international DJ as its initial resident DJ: one Aaron James.

James plays in the big leagues, DJing with the likes of Mark Ronson, John Digweed, Pet Shop Boys, Pitbull, Groove Armada, and even on the campaign trail for President Barack Obama. The New Yorker caught up with us in India where he is currently on tour.

We asked him what was his best and worst ex-periences as an international DJ. His answer? “I’d have to say the best experience may have also been the worst. It was my first monster big break in New York City in the late 1990s at a super-exclusive celebrity-studded red carpet gala for Interview Magazine’s 50th Anniversary and famed photographer David LaChapelle’s birthday... DJing between live performances for Sir Elton John, Groove Ar-mada, and Lil’ Kim, as well as opening and closing for John Digweed. It was all so over-the-top and awe-inspiring; I can’t remember ever being more excited or more terrified. It was hard to breath. I was so nervous that the record would skip, or I would train wreck a mix. Also having been positioned suspended high above the stage on a catwalk, I was sweating

bullets and blinded by all the stage lighting.”

But he also opens up and says his current expe-riences touring India may be among his best of his career. “I’d have to say my favorite country, thus far, would be India, where I am currently on an extended tour. Having been in and out of India over the last 15 years, I’ve gotten to play every city and loads of special out-of-the-way places for all kinds of crowds. It’s just unrivalled, I feel, and full of constant surprises.”

“As for my favorite venue I’ve played in, I’d have to say it’s a toss-up between Life Club, where I first got my start, in New York and Crobar, also in New York. Both of these venues were iconic and instrumental in shaping NYC nightlife for many years. Even today, their infamy lives on. It was truly like being a part of something historic and special.”

Unlike many DJs who often lament what they see as the decline of dance music and harken back to their golden era, James is incredibly bullish about the state of the scene.

“I don’t get this whole argument that music sucks today. I really don’t. I am overwhelmed and overloaded by loads of new music all the time. I can’t keep up.”

“There are currently hundreds of hot tracks across various genres I have yet had time to sort

through. I think this is the most exciting time for music ever. People who complain about the state of music today are just too damn lazy to look for the good stuff, or just don’t know where to look.”

After he finishes his India tour, James is on his way to Thailand where he will help launch Chi. “It is the main reason I made the leap and de-cided to move to Thailand actually. Daryl Scott and I go back almost as far as white on rice, and I’m so thrilled he is investing in my future here and taking me on fulltime. I’ll be doing several nights a week in both the restaurant and club, playing everything from Deep House, Funky House and Tech to Nu Disco, Glitch, and Trap. The irony here is that when I first came to Thai-land in 2001, I had a brief residency at BED Sup-perclub in the restaurant side and now, all these years later, will be back in its reincarnated form. Perfect.”

And as for the cliche that DJs are notorious whores, James says that at the ripe young age of 44, the bad image of his profession is a hin-drance! “The challenge I find is now that I am of an, ahem, more mature age, the reputation of DJs is actually is a bit of a handicap for meeting someone I might wanna settle down with as a partner. Generally speaking, the kind of women I’d like to pursue a relationship with shy away from me assuming that anyone can have me... which is far from the truth.”


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And the concept of unchartered territories becomes clearer when Carter explains the background of each band member. “Our style can be catego-rized through any mainstream term because all of the members in our band come through different music backgrounds. Oranan, the lead singer, comes from a post-rock/shoegazer background. Ned, the guitarist, comes from an acoustic rock background. Beep, the keyboard player, comes from a jazz background. UNDA (me), the male vocalist, obviously comes from a hip-hop/rap background. Tew, the bass player, comes from a classical jazz background. With all of us combined, it is hard to specify our style of music.”

“Our latest single and music video, ‘Anytime’, shows a much more intimate side of each member in the band, so that our fans can relate to us on a per-sonal level in regards to each member as a person,” he explains.

“Musically, we wanted to let our listeners and fans understand the diversi-fied styles we possess in our band by each member. If you take a look at the music video, each member was allowed some time to express that equally.”

“What is special in our band is the unity and uniqueness of each individual member that exceeds beyond just playing music together.”

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Nemo cools the Bangkok sceneDJ Nemo Cools hails from Bel-gium, but he is best known in Thailand for a very successful stint in Phuket and an equally successful move to Bangkok where he is a resident in the likes of Maggie Choo’s.

And like many of the current crop of successful DJs, his form-ative experiences came from

rock and hip-hop, eventually sashaying into the world of techno and electro.

“I grew up in Belgium mainly listening to rock and hip-hop in the early 90s. One day, I think I was about 14, my friend came back from a trip to the UK and brought back a tape of The Prodigy’s first album, The Prodigy Experience.”

“It blew me away, and I started to develop an interest in electronic music. It wasn’t until around 1995 when got exposed to Detroit Techno, which was played at many local underground parties, that I totally got obsessed with it. Those years were amazing… I remember, for example, the first edition of the legendary ‘I Love Techno’ parties in my hometown of Ghent. It attracted about 700 people, and the lineup consisted of Jeff Mills, Dave Clarke, and the then-unknown Daft Punk.”

“I started practicing at my friend’s place on two old belt-drive turntables and a very basic mixer with just five channels and no EQ until I had enough money to buy a set of Technics and a decent mixer.”

Fast-forward a short decade or two and Nemo found himself in the Land of Smiles. “I fell in love with Thailand the first day I ever set foot here. There’s something about the people and the culture that made me feel like finally coming home. I knew immediately this is were I belong, so two years and a few trips later, I decided to move here.”

“Bangkok has a huge diversity of artistic scenes and people of cultures all over the world live here. I find it an infinite source of inspiration.”

And as for the dance music scene, Nemo is making a big call about its immedi-ate future. “If we’re talking big in commercial terms, I think what people call EDM is at the last phase of its lifespan, and many kids are starting to make the hop to deep house, indie dance, future and tropical house. Much to my de-light, in the underground scene, people seem to, more and more, like darker and melodic techno music, which brings me closer to my Detroit roots.”


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While the mid-Sukhumvit and Silom-Sathorn areas have plenty of British and Irish pubs to choose from, it’s surprising that lower Sukhumvit doesn’t run amok with them given its tourist throngs. But one pub stalwart has held the fort on Sukhumvit 4 coming up shy of a decade, Hanrahans.

Right now, the well-established escape from the surrounding soi’s naughtiness is having a changing of the guards, a turning over of the keys, a passing of the baton, if you will. The long-time and well-known manager there, Nathan Stengew-is, is heading back home Down Under; and another entrenched Bangkokian (by way of Ireland), Liam Herrity, formerly of Flann O’Brien’s (all of them, starting back with the first at Asiatique), is taking over the reins. They’ve been working together on the transition over the past few weeks and have updated Mango Metro of some interesting upcoming new plans, and we’re planning to hold one of our upcom-ing not-quite-world famous monthly par-

ties there soon.

The place is spacious starting with a nice big outdoor deck in front that’s great for people-watching and which leads in to a wide half air-conditioned, half-open pub area with plenty of booths and stan-dalone tables, the requisite main bar, and even a dog-bone-shaped commu-nity sitting area, all of this surrounded by loads of TVs showing all the sports and standard rock jukebox tunes in the back-ground, but not too loud to overrun your conversations. That’s just the first floor.

The stairs lead up to what looks more like a cocktail lounge that you’d find on Sukhumvit 11 – a relaxing room with an-other bar, a pool table, some booths and dining tables, and a whole row of nice leather sofas and big low wood tables spread around with a nice overlook of the soi through a huge glass wall. Finally, the upcoming plans include a renovation of the rooftop to turn it into a nice place to catch some as-fresh-as-we-can-get air.

These top two floors make a nice spot for functions and events.

The menu is deep and includes pretty much all of your standard pub fare, in-cluding weekend roasts, even a Wagyu beef roast. A special standalone menu with a few grill-at-your-table black an-gus steaks and a tuna steak is included separately in the menu book. The drink menu is also deep but representative of a well-stocked pub. Hanrahans has a good 4-hour happy hour with loads of deals on draughts, bottles, and cocktails. One of our group went with a couple of specialty cocktails from a separate menu and both were tasty, one especially well-fitted for a poolside.

While the menu choices were deep, we took the managers’ advice to try a few of the happy hour-only appetizers, three very commonly order mains, and a couple of desserts. We started with calamari, a mix of spicy and barbecue chicken wings, and some curry samosas. The calamari


was a big hit and for the wings, we favored the barbecue over the very-spicy wings. Before we could dig deep into the samosas, the mains came out and we dug deep into those instead: a roasted chicken, a fish-and-chips with the fish being the proper cod instead of the usu-al dory that you often find here in Bangkok, and finally some bangers and mash, all with various mixes of sides. Everyone had their favorites, but a note that all commented that the chicken was moist and deli-cious. The bangers and mash had a unique taste, almost as if the sau-sages had been soaked in Guinness, but we were lazy and didn’t follow-up to ask. Tasty, nonetheless.

Though we barely could, we fol-lowed up with a couple of desserts, noting that the dessert options aren’t that plentiful there. We all clearly gave the tip of the hat to the apple crumble with custard sauce. If you can even make it to dessert, stick with this one.

Earlier this year, Mango Metro’s own Andy Hyde started a Facebook poll in what has since become dubbed

“The Great Pub Breakfast Wars”, and Hanrahans got more than a few rec-ommendations, so I had to return in the next few days to give a try. There are a few options, including a limited-hours Early Bird special and an all-day Big Breakfast, which is what I sampled, and big, it was, with all of the standard pub break-fast components: eggs cooked as desired, a couple of sheets of back bacon, loads of sausage, big slices of toast, mushrooms, beans, black pudding, grilled tomato, a unique hash brown that was almost a bit like stuffing, and a choice of cof-fee or tea. It was a hardy plate that didn’t disappoint or leave one wanting.

There’s plenty to offer for every-body (I personally was attracted to the lounge atmosphere on the 2nd floor), and a note that while everybody is welcome here, this is an out-and-out pub like you’d find elsewhere throughout the soi, and you won’t find it to be the kind of bar that dominates the soi. You could certainly bring your folks here… even if the walk to it might raise their brows.


Phnom Penh may no longer be a provincial backwater, but the new metropolis sure isn’t pretty. The city is starting to resemble Bangkok with urban sprawl, horrendous traffic, and endless high-rise projects get-ting larger by the day; half of the city is un-der green scaffolding. While the city may be short on sights, with most tourists preferring to lounge along the riverside after doing the obligatory Killing Fields pilgrimage and Roy-al Palace visit, one small tour group is well worth supporting, along with a most inter-esting insight into the real Phnom Penh and its history.

During the 1950s and ’60s, with King Siha-nouk determined to open Cambodia to the world, arts and creativity flourished. Lead-ing architect and state planner Vann Moly-vann, who had trained abroad, led a team of state architects in building progressive new edifices and monuments. Using elements of French Brutalism, which used honest and uncompromising views of raw materials, such as exposed concrete and steel girders,

the New Khmer movement fused modern techniques with traditional Khmer styles to a series of commissioned buildings, adding in Angkor Wat-style moats, tropical ventila-tion, and raised platforms to deal with mon-soon rains. While the Khmer Rouge takeo-ver and atrocities of the ’70s included the desecration of churches and most religious structures, most of the other buildings were spared and still stand today, but just barely.

KA Architecture Tours was started by an Brit-ish architect in conjunction with a group of local architects and grad students, aimed at informing visitors and locals about one of the country’s great sources of pride, which is now at the risk of disappearing because of investors wanting to tear down many of the buildings and build brand new malls, condo-miniums, and other monstrosities that they think are better suited to the new Phnom Penh. Informative and off-the-beaten-track half-day tours go out daily, exploring Phnom Penh’s old buildings by cyclo and tuk-tuk, and are led by eager and informative archi-

Overthe BorderStill Standing in Phnom Penh

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tecture grad students. One of the tours fo-cuses on the old French colonial buildings downtown, while another explores the New Khmer Movement of the ’60s.

One of the major developments of the New Khmer architecture still standing are the 100 Houses, a public housing project commis-sioned by the National Bank of Cambodia for its staff. While the houses are privately owned today, and many renovated into modern styles, one can still see the blend of east and west that dominates the dwell-ings. Modern techniques of cross-ventilation and exposed concrete pillars combine with raised living quarters, as you see in rural Khmer homes, reflecting the fact that Cam-bodians tend to spend much of their so-cial time underneath the home, where it is cooler and breezier, not to mention the fact that this space is needed for rising water during monsoon flooding each year. Moly-vann faced houses north to avoid direct sunlight and also alternated garden plots in each house (one in front, one in back), so


as to give more of a concept of privacy and not having a row of competing gardens one on top of each other. The triangular slanted roofs are traditional Khmer, taken from temple design, and the 100 Houses all have a small peak that sticks up on each roof, which was taken from Molyvann’s inspiration from a soldier’s cap. The oldest of the houses here are derelict and stand ready for demolition, and it is quite obvious that the modern developers don’t see much value in preserving these pieces of history.

The Royal University of Phnom Penh and Insti-tute of Foreign Languages are also aesthetic examples of Molyvann and his cohorts’ work. At the IFL, the buildings have louvered sides made of sculpted concrete and are connected by con-crete hallways set with large ventilation blocks to allow in plenty of air flow. In contrast to the stifling hot classrooms often found throughout the capital, these building remain cool and well-aired. The open spaces underneath are again prevalent, offering a great cool gathering area for students to meet out of the sun, as well as giving plenty of room for the torrential rains to pass through. The circular library building here has large concrete columns and sits on a pond, just next to the main building, which has

a moat and catchment pool, which very much resembles the borays of Angkor Wat. The library structure is again modern and brutalist, but the inspiration for the building came from a tradi-tional Khmer straw hat.

The most stunning work of New Khmer archi-tecture is the mammoth National Sports Com-plex, better known as Olympic Stadium. Built to hold 70,000 spectators, the massive build-ing is known to all Cambodians and still in use today, although a Taiwanese firm bought the land some years ago, and with towering condo projects going up around it and the adjoining area considered some of the city’s most prime real estate, there has been talk of not if, but only when the monument will receive a death knell. The structure again shows off all of Moly-vann’s talents: Angkor Wat-style cooling moats are placed at the base of massive steel beams, ventilated shafts allow light and breezes to filter into the seating areas, and elevated walkways soar above the ground.

French president Charles De Gaulle came for the inauguration of the stadium some fifty years ago, and in fitting fashion, the New Khmer movement’s greatest structure is still in heavy use today. Thousands of Cambodians come here every morning and night to do aerobics and enjoy the breezes, as local vendors hawk baguette and pate sandwiches and the stadium becomes one great excuse for a social event. Vann Molyvann, now in his 70s, fears this will all be lost in the future and that Cambodia will sell out for a Chinese or Korean city-planning vision, with most of the buildings cheaply planned and aesthetically unsatisfying. Yet, as our young en-thusiastic guide tells us, “We can only share this with everyone and hope that if enough people appreciate what this means for our history and our creative endeavors, that maybe it will be around a little bit longer.”

KA Khmer Architecture Tours www.ka-tours.org – [email protected] Public tours of the various buildings around Phnom Penh run on Sundays, and cost $15. Better yet, book a private tour, which costs $45 (total, not per person), plus $15 for a tuk-tuk.


MY CHILD IS SHORTBy Dr. Nipapat Visavachaipan, pediatrician specializing in endocrinology and diabetes, Children’s (Pediatrics) Center, Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

One common concern among parents is that their children seem smaller than other children of the same age. In this article, we look at the caus-es and treatments of short stature in children to help parents understand the issue and raise their children to grow up healthy and happy.

First of all, it is important to understand that what parents often consider to be short may not necessarily be classed as short in a medical con-text. Short stature in a child is typically defined as a height that is 2 standard deviations (SD) or more below the mean height for individuals of the same sex and age in a given population.

The growth chart is used to assess whether a child’s growth rate is below the average, the child is growing more slowly than the average, or the child has stopped growing altogether. Gen-erally, there are 3 stages of childhood growth as follows:

• Infancy and Early Childhood (0-2 years): The growth rate is between 30 and 35 cm.• Middle Childhood: The growth rate is between 5 and 7 cm per year.• Adolescence: The growth rate is between 8 and 14 cm per year.

There are many causes for a child to have a short stature. It may be the result of a growth pattern inherited from a parent (familial short stature) or simply a case of delayed growth and puberty

(constitutional delay of growth and puberty). Neither of these cases is considered a disorder and no treatment is required if the child is oth-erwise healthy.

Causes that do require treatment include the following:

• Early puberty: If puberty begins before 7-8 years for girls (breast development, onset of menstruation) and 9 years for boys (hair develop-ment, acne, body odor, voice deepening, rapid height growth), it is classed as early puberty. This will cause an early growth spurt that will make the children initially tall. However, because early puberty also ends earlier than normal, the chil-dren will stop growing at an earlier age and be shorter as adults.• Hormone disorders • Growth hormone deficiency: The cause of growth hormone deficiency must be deter-mined and treated immediately. • Thyroid hormone deficiency • Vitamin D deficiency (rickets) or vita-min D resistance• Other known causes • Malnutrition • Disorders such as gastrointestinal dis-ease, kidney disease, infection, heart disease and cancer

When consulting a doctor, parents should bring their child’s growth chart with them as the doc-

tor cannot diagnose a growth problem from cur-rent height only. A bone age x-ray of the child’s hand and wrist is used to help the doctor assess whether the child’s bones have matured and grown at an age-appropriate rate. From this, the doctor can predict the child’s final adult height. In some circumstances, a blood test is also required to help identify the causes of short stature.

Once a growth problem is diagnosed, the doctor will select the most appropriate treatment ac-cording to the cause. Treatment options include growth hormone injections, early puberty medi-cation, thyroid hormonal therapy, and vitamin D therapy. However, all treatments should only be administered under a doctor’s supervision, espe-cially growth hormone injections.

As always, prevention is better than cure and you can help promote your children’s growth by providing nutritious foods from all groups and making sure that they exercise regularly and get enough sleep. If you are concerned about your children’s growth, please consult a pediatrician.

In some cases, your child may be shorter than you expected, but otherwise perfectly healthy with no disorder. In these cases, you should help your child feel good about him or herself by pointing out your child’s strengths and not focusing too much on his or her height. Being short isn’t usual-ly a problem for children and doesn’t keep them from having a normal, happy life.

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Moving to a new country is not easy. It requires a lot of planning and gathering so much information. It’s often hard to �gure out where to look, who to talk to, and where to even start.

What if you could �nd everything you needed in one place? What if you could go to one place and ask all your questions to all the right people, and meet other expats just like yourself in the process?

This is why Bumrungrad International Hospital’s annual Living in Bangkok event is such an incredible resource, o�ering expats a great opportunity to take a look at just how much Bangkok has to o�er. Every year, Bumrungrad organizes this event complete with activities and opportunities to get to know the organizations, community groups, and services all over Bangkok that are aimed at helping expats carve out a comfortable and enjoyable new life in this city.

Variety Makes Life InterestingIt would be very hard to be bored while living in Bangkok. Every day brings something new, and even the seasoned expats who have called this city home for many decades are constantly rediscovering the city.

The current upswing in outdoor activities and healthy lifestyle trends is a good example of Bangkok’s ability to always change and grow. As you’re navigating your new life as an expat, and particularly �guring out how to start or expand a healthy and active lifestyle, take advantage of the information that will be available to you at this year’s Living in Bangkok event.

The many exhibitors present at the event will provide you with information ranging anywhere from where to �nd the best cycling and running routes and groups to information on where to �nd healthy foods and beverages. When going into this event, just remember that Bangkok has almost everything you’re looking for – you just have to know where to look, and the best place to start is Bumrungrad’s Living in Bangkok event.

Staying Healthy and Active in BangkokAs you’ve probably guessed by now, this year’s theme of the event is focused on helping expats achieve healthy and active lives in Bangkok. One of the things that people often lose when moving somewhere new is the ability to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Unless you are extremely disciplined, physical �tness and keeping up with healthy habits can be easily overlooked during times of transition. However, it’s been proven time and again that a healthy lifestyle is not only the best defense against most illnesses, it’s also a great way to manage one’s stress levels and maintain a positive outlook on life.

Living in Bangkok has been an important resource for expats for many years, and it continues to do the same for a new crop of expats, turning this year’s focus on living a healthy and active life here in Bangkok.

Save the Date!This year’s Living in Bangkok event will be held on Saturday, 19th September 2015 from 9AM to 5PM at Bumrungrad International Hospital on Sukhumvit Soi 3.

From BTS Nana, take exit 1 and look for the Bumrungrad Hospital shuttle, which will come every 15 minutes, depending on the tra�c. For more information, please visit www.bumrungrad.com/livinginbangkok.

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Mango Metro – Volume 9, Issue 10 – September 2015