MALC's FAMILY

With Family in The Fort

2012-02-17T11:31:00.000-08:00

My trip to visit Family in Florida exceeded my expectations. Here are some shots taken by Dad in Fort Myers, February 2012:

2011 / 2554 Remembered

2011-12-18T20:11:00.000-08:00

When combined, 2010 and 2011 were just really GREAT years for my immediate family. Here are a few images I consider my "best of":

Das, final year as Santa Barbara City Councilman, 2010

Das won election to the California State Assembly right after Senyo and Diana were married, Fall 2010:

When Das was sworn in, Thip and I visited with my cousin Barry and his wife Joyce:

Meanwhile, Kulthida (Ray) was attending college in Bangkok:

When the new year rolled around, Das and Jonnie got hitched:

My adopted parents continued on in great form and my sister Ann was even caught in a classic shot with Dad (retired Methodist minister E.S. Gault):

Unfortunately, mid-year, Thip's parents both took a turn for the worse, necessitating her returning to Thailand to help take care of them. At the same time, she was able to move into our "new" home in The Village:

Das ended his first year as a State Assemblyman with many wins. The best one was getting his Old Man Malc out surfing on a regular basis!

Das fighting "The Privatization Beast" in defense of Public Libraries

As the year ended, I retired from the University of California and had time to contemplate my year and a half as a hardcore multi-player Gamer... It's been so much fun!

And now I am making preparations for leaving my home of 15 years to move in with Das and Jonnie in their home in Santa Barbara... and spend the majority of my time in Thailand with Thip.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL! We hope this year has been as good for you as it has been for us ... and that this next year is even better!

Our Home Blessed

2011-11-16T02:11:00.001-08:00

October 27, 2011 was recognized by all monks as a special time to move in to a new home. Many Thai people made moves on this day. We were one:

Ajan Boon Long, Thip's cousin and the son of the man who originally built our house (Lungta Wah, R.I.P.). He is our family monk, in Bann Noen Soong Pleui, Isaan, Thailand.

Khun Paw (on right), Thip's father, in upstairs ceremony.

Village Monks.

Thip was so excited to have Ajan Boon Long and the village monks do our home blessing!

So happy I can make my wife so happy...

Kopavi Questioning

2011-11-13T18:33:00.001-08:00

A good shot of my youngest son, Kopavi:

"Dad, you're kidding me, right?"

Khun Paw Takes a Shower

2011-08-14T08:31:00.000-07:00

Thip's father, Nah, took advantage of a summertime rain during the Monsoon Season in Northeast Thailand (The Isaan) in front of the family house in Nong Soong Pleui:

Das and Jonnie Elope!

2011-01-23T13:27:00.000-08:00

It was another momentous moment for our families... Das and Jonnie tied the knot, "got hitched," 22 January 2011:

2010 / 2553

2010-12-26T12:32:00.000-08:00

This was just a fantastic year for our family, in good degree because of friends, supporters and family. Thank you, everyone. Let's make 2011 even better!

Senyo & Diana Honeymoon on O`ahu

2010-12-16T09:35:00.000-08:00

In the early part of November 2010, Senyo and Diana celebrated their marriage by honeymooning on O`ahu. Pictures are at: Senyo and Diana's Adventures

Das Sworn In

2010-12-10T12:43:00.000-08:00

On December 6, 2010, Das was sworn in as Assembly Member for the 35th District of California. There are 85 districts, representing approximately 50 counties. To read about more, please go to:

The 106th Assembly

Assembly Member Das Williams Website

Das Wins The Election

2010-11-13T14:32:00.000-08:00

Das has won his election for the California Assembly:

News of his campaign and political career continue at: http://www.daswilliams.org

Sen and Diana Wed

2010-10-01T15:45:00.000-07:00

Senyo and Diana Gault-Williams tied the knot, on September 20, 2010, at the San Francisco courthouse with a core group of the families present and celebrating:

DAS on Winning the 35th

2010-08-10T14:30:00.000-07:00

Das Williams spoke to Santa Barbara County campaign volunteers on July 24, 2010, about bringing the campaign to a successful completion on November 2nd:

2010-0724-2 from Malcolm Gault-Williams on Vimeo.

DAS WILLIAMS Victory Party

2010-06-28T07:49:00.000-07:00

The night we won the primary election, Das gave this speech thanking the people that made it possible, and talked about the days ahead:

DAS WILLIAMS TV Ad #2

2010-06-26T15:34:00.000-07:00

This is the second TV ad for the Das Williams for Assembly 2010 Campaign, which aired in the last days of the primary election campaign, first week of June, 2010, in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, California.

Das Campaign Ad #1

2010-06-17T12:09:00.000-07:00

This is the first TV ad for the Das Williams for Assembly 2010 Campaign, which aired mostly during the month of May, 2010, in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, California.

Memorial Day, 2010

2010-06-01T11:19:00.000-07:00

Das spoke at the Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Barbara, Memorial Day 2010. “The characteristic that wins a war is the same characteristic that makes a society work, and that’s self-sacrifice.”

He said that although his Opa (grandfather) had to sit out the majority of World War II, the greatest lesson Rene Diets passed on to his family was that little bits of self-sacrifice and dedication to something larger than oneself is what ties together the fabric of U.S. society. Rene and his wife Mary are still with us, today, living in Ojai since the 1950s.

2009 / 2552

2009-12-23T18:36:00.000-08:00

We had a pretty good year and hope you had it as least as good, if not better!

2009 / 2552

2009-07_05

2009-09-07T08:46:00.000-07:00

Part 5 of my time back in the Isaan, July 2009/2552:

Erawan Cave

2009-08-30T19:28:00.000-07:00

On the way back from Phu Rua, Ajan Boon Long sprung a fast one on me and took me to a cave site I've wanted to see for almost a decade...

Phu Rua [2009-07_Isaan03]

2009-08-23T19:07:00.000-07:00

Invited by Wat Nong Soong Pleui Head Monk Ajan Boon Long to visit Phu Rua, who were we to say no...

2009-07_Isaan-02

2009-08-16T08:53:00.000-07:00

Continuing the video series of my month in the Thai countryside, July 2009/2552... This short video (shot with Hi-8 tape) features our 17 Rai of rice land across the road from Wat Nong Soong Pleui. My brother-in-law Sawt and his wife Nui are cameo'd, as well as Tah, Khun Paw (my wife's father), my wife Thip and family members and friends planting rice... Initially, the rice is seeded in large beds and then, when at a certain height, redistributed throughout the rest of the rice beds. This video shows this later stage.

After viewing, click on the bottom right hand upward arrow to view related videos about rice planting shot by other people posting to YouTube.

Bayville, New York

2009-08-14T11:27:00.000-07:00

Bayville, New York

Source: www.youtube.com

Pictures in and around Bayville on the North Shore of New York's Long Island.

The town I grew up in (1952-1970), on the North Shore of Long Island, New York.

Lattingtown to Bayville

2009-08-13T15:35:00.000-07:00

Bayville, Long Island, New York, USA was where I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s. Here's a video done by no one I know which covers the area of my roaming west of Bayville, along the Lattingtown beaches...

http://ff.im/-6sUdl"

2009-07_Isaan-01

2009-08-08T23:25:00.000-07:00

My first video production of my time spent in the Isaan (Northeast Thailand), July 2009/2552:

U.S. Citizen Paretawan

2009-06-10T10:28:00.000-07:00

Recently, Das took time out to drive the newest U.S. citizen in the family to her swearing-in ceremony, down at the LA Fairgrounds. Congratulations to my wife, Paretawan!

From 2009 / 2552

Radio Airchecks

2009-05-17T09:31:00.000-07:00

My radio career -- such as it was -- spanned the years 1968-1992. I am fortunate in having recorded many of my airchecks during the later part of it. These are now digitized and posted as podcasts for about a month at a time.

See the sidebar for the player. Press the play button to listen to the latest uploaded aircheck. Give it time to load.

I was never a great DJ, or even a good one, but this was probably more due to rarely having regular work -- was always filling in, part-timing, or trying to establish a gig that had a short life span. I had talent putting together flows of music in a coherent mix and developed my own style that I hope you enjoy -- so many years later -- "Listening with Malcolm..."

2008 / 2551

2008-12-28T09:15:00.000-08:00

2008 / 2551

Kopavi, Tracy & Marley

2008-12-12T12:02:00.000-08:00

Here's a great shot of my youngest son Kopavi (born in 1980), with his mother Tracy and sister Marley. Shot taken in 2005:

Piedras Blancas 2003

2008-12-05T16:40:00.000-08:00

Anza-Borrego 2004

2008-10-24T18:09:00.000-07:00

2007 / 2550 Photo Album

2008-03-02T20:17:00.000-08:00

Family photos from 2007 / 2550 can be viewed by clicking on the album image below:

2007/2550 to 2008/2551

2007-12-24T11:09:00.000-08:00

We hope 2007/2550 was a good year for you and yours and that 2008/2551 is a great one for us all!

Kulthida @ Santa Ynez 2005

2007-09-02T15:44:00.000-07:00

2006 Photo Album

2007-05-02T13:32:00.000-07:00

Here's a photo album for 2006 of our family in Santa Barbara, California:

2006

Sili Wit Yo

2006-11-24T09:21:00.000-08:00

Our favorite monk, Ajan Chang sent us some pictures of the new temple building as it looked this Fall 2006/2549. Please take a look at them at:

Sili Wit Yo

Sen & Ling

2006-07-17T13:24:00.000-07:00

Sen & Ling - Huntington Gardens, Summer 2006

Kopavi Lyou

2006-06-12T15:16:00.000-07:00

Malcolm's youngest son, with Thip and Ray at our house on an historic day of reunion, April 2, 2006.

Das 1986

2006-05-05T12:05:00.000-07:00

Das, in 1986, Ellwood Beach, California.

Malc circa 1954

2006-03-24T10:01:00.000-08:00

My sister Bette Ann recently sent me this image of me when I was about 6 years old, in front of the Winslows' home, not far from ours on Wilson Lane, Bayville, North Shore, Long Island, New York.

Sen & Ling in Bali

2006-03-16T15:59:00.000-08:00

Senyo and Ling vacationed in Bali, Indonesia, in February 2006. Sen's grandfather on his mother's side, Rene Diets, is 100% Indonesian, having moved to the United States after a brief time in the Netherlands in the 1950's. Opa (Rene) and Oma live in Ojai, California, not far from Santa Barbara.

Here are some great shots from Sen and Ling's vacation:

Sen & Ling in Bali

Kulthida ("Ray")

2006-02-17T14:21:00.000-08:00

Malcolm and Thip's daughter, age 13 in August 2005, Upper Santa Ynez River, California.

Das & Sen 2004

2006-01-27T15:54:00.000-08:00

Malcolm's sons Das and Senyo, Summer 2004.

Malc & Yanna, 1971

2006-01-06T13:08:00.000-08:00

Malcolm and first wife Yanna (Maria Johanna Diets), 1971.

Edwin Sartain Gault, Jr.

2005-12-13T14:49:00.000-08:00

Malcolm's adopted father and retired Methodist minister, living with wife Carol and family in Ft. Myers, West Florida.

Raymon and Betty Williams

2005-12-06T14:17:00.000-08:00

Malcolm's hereditary father and mother: Raymon Malcolm & Betty Marie (Brigham) Williams, circa 1943.

Suphannaphoowong Family

2005-11-21T13:28:00.000-08:00

Our Thai-Lao family (Suphannaphoowong)in the Isaan, May 2005.

Tah Suphannaphoowong

2005-11-17T13:11:00.000-08:00

Ray's Cousin Tah, May 2005.

Isaan Rock Paintings

2005-11-15T16:15:00.000-08:00

Isaan Rock Paintings, Ban Phu, Northeastern Thailand

Ray, Yoke, Khope & Pawn

2005-11-14T13:08:00.000-08:00

Ray, Yoke, Khop & Pawn, May 2005.

Our 17 Rai Riceland

2005-11-09T14:52:00.000-08:00

Our 17 Rai Riceland outside the family village of Nong Soong Pleui. A rai is a "traditional unit of land area in Thailand. The rai is now considered to equal exactly 1600 square meters, which is 0.16 hectare or approximately 0.3954 acre. The rai is divided into 4 ngan. The unit is called the hai in northern Thailand and the lai in Laos. The word means "field," that is, an upland field rather than a rice paddy." (http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictR.html)

Lung Tah Wah

2005-11-07T16:05:00.000-08:00

Thip's mother's brother Lung Tah Wah, one of several Buddhist monks in the family.

Scotty and Rose

2005-11-04T12:41:00.000-08:00

Our good friends Scotty & Rose, from Udon Thani, Isaan. Scotty was a jet mechanic for Northwest Airlines, who retired in the Isaan in early 2005. Rose (Rot) is an Isaan girl, like Thip.

Sawt Suphannaphoowong

2005-10-31T12:28:00.000-08:00

Ray's Uncle Sawt, in the backyard, between the family house and the outdoors kitchen (kitchen #2).

Suphannaphoowong Family Home

2005-10-28T12:28:00.000-07:00

Suphannaphoowong Family House, Bann Noen Soong Pleui, Isaan, Thailand, May 2005.

View From Home

2005-10-28T12:02:00.000-07:00

View from Our Family Home in Northeastern Thailand.

Mekong River

2005-10-26T12:17:00.000-07:00

The complete set of photos from our trip back to visit family in the Isaan (Northeastern Thailand), May 2005, are at:

Isaan 2005