webfact Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Sanook Thai Caption: The path to riches Sanook reporters went to Surin in the north east of Thailand where they met a man who dumped boring office routine and is now making a success of growing grapes. Kawin Lungphitak, 46, graduated in accounts and was stuck in an office for 20 years till he decided enough was enough. But the pandemic scuppered his first plans to go into business until he struck upon the idea of growing grapes. His kids loved them and just about everybody else did too so he did an online course and invested in three inside growing structures off the main road in Salaengphan sub-district, the first such grape growing project in the area. Trial and error got to where he is today with eighty vines producing 1000 kilograms of grapes twice a year. He sells them for 250 baht a kilo. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe This brings in a total of 500,000 baht a year. People drive in off the main road and pick the grapes themselves and many take selfies. Now Kawin is even selling different varieties of vines for profit. One customer Nucharat, 23, said she heard about grapes being sold in the area on Facebook. This was her third visit and she intended to fill her basket for both her family and friends. She said they were crisper and better tasing than the grapes available in the stores. A video showing the success story was published by Sanook. Long Stay Visa Health Insurance Plans -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-12 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 That office job must be really boring if it is less boring to watch grapes grow. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted March 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said: That office job must be really boring if it is less boring to watch grapes grow. I lot more satisfying , open air ,working for himself , wine making next ...... ? regards worgeordie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, worgeordie said: wine making next There is only one grape in Thailand and it is native that can made into wine. Those grapes that are shown can be sold only for human consumption. Edited March 12, 2022 by khwaibah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, khwaibah said: There is only one grape in Thailand and it is native that can made into wine. Those grapes that are shown can be sold only for human consumption. Give us an idea of which one please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Loog Chan Fruit. Thew owner is legal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Wow, a average monthly income of 41.000 Baht, no expenses for the operation deducted. This guy must have boasting lifestyle, not to mention care for the extended family, paying rent and utilities, pay for his children education etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 3 hours ago, webfact said: This was her third visit and she intended to fill her basket for both her family and friends. I'd offer to help fill her basket.... just to make sure she returned.???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted March 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2022 1 hour ago, CLW said: Wow, a average monthly income of 41.000 Baht, no expenses for the operation deducted. This guy must have boasting lifestyle, not to mention care for the extended family, paying rent and utilities, pay for his children education etc... How much do you think he was getting working in an office , everything is not about money for some people , I expect he's a lot happier now. regards Worgeordie 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Nice music ???????????? They look delicious, my mouth is watering. ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmj Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Good for him. He took a leap of faith and succeeded! I’m sure glad to see his hard work paying off and bringing joy to many people. Grapes fresh from the vine are delicious ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 On 3/12/2022 at 3:10 PM, worgeordie said: How much do you think he was getting working in an office , everything is not about money for some people , I expect he's a lot happier now. regards Worgeordie Deducting his expenses, let's say he has 30k per month available. Not much if he's the sole family earner. Rather existing and not starving than living a good life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 14 hours ago, CLW said: Deducting his expenses, let's say he has 30k per month available. Not much if he's the sole family earner. Rather existing and not starving than living a good life It's most likely more than he was getting going to an office everyday, you are looking at it from your view, I think he will have a good life on 30K Thb a month, most Thai's don't even earn anywhere near that. regards Worgeordie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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