Ferns are considered one of the weakest and most delicate of flora, because they are very easily affected by changes in the environment. Yet, it is their unrivalled ability to adapt to its environment that has kept varying types of fern alive and thriving for more than three-hundred and fifty million years. Compared to our mere four million years of existence in this world, the fern should certainly be appreciated for its impressive longevity, but are they?

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    "The match is decided when one of them flees... if he is made to smell the female three times and still refuses to fight, it means he's lost the match..." The most prized fighter insects can command up to an astonishing hundred thousand baht. As can be gathered additionally from the numerous legal gambling dens strewn across Northern Thailand that house the fighting matches, the steady incomes that are dependent upon these tiny insects clearly reflect the popularity of the sport, over the years fast becoming more than a simple way to "pass the time".

    The Muslim community is the largest minority group in Thailand - centuries of peaceful coexistence with Buddhist, Hindu, Christian and other Thais have enabled them to thrive and prosper here. In return, the Muslim community has culturally enriched the country with their traditions, religion, way of life and most distinctively, their cuisine. Thai cuisine owes its popularity and variety not only to such infamous dishes as Pad Thai and Tom Yum Kung, but also to the fragrant and delicious tastes of Chicken Kebab and Masaman Chicken Curry...

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    "I intended to teach art to kids who were truly interested... I taught them that an artist must be a fighter, I wanted to show them that art had a beginning and a destination, and I needed to explain to them that art was created in exchange for my life..." Despite his financially meager (but artistically enriching) beginnings, Sangat Puy-auk love of art allowed him both limited financial yet fulfilling creative sustenance for life - his creations - and even the opportunity to cross paths with such leading local and foreign artists as Sawat Thantisukh and Nero Yokota. In this edition of Sarakadee, we are proud to bring you Sangat Puy-auk's life in print.

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