Pat, our location scout, has been making movies and television in Thailand for many years, you might not know him but it’s very likely you have heard of his work. He picked us up at the airport in Champhon yesterday and drove us to Nana Beach in the Pathio District where he regaled us with some of his life stories— the years he lived in a hut that costed 300 baht (about $10), and ran a kind of hut motel that sold some netting huts for 50 baht— he lived on an island in the 70’s and 80’s where thousands of tourists would come for the full moon parties. He learned to say “I love you” and “you are beautiful” in a dozen languages and he laughs about the nights of staying up all night with women whose names he sometimes didn’t know. Once after a brutal 7 month shoot he left Bangkok to live on an island again, away from everything. He lived without a phone, or newspapers, and this move was lucky as he made it right before a market crash. He lives in Bangkok now, with two golden retrievers, and you can follow them on Instagram at @mali_and_maru
