Bare@ll Magazine May 2017 English

issue 3 - May 2017
Cool n
Nude
Nice
Beach
Trip
Naked
in my
Office

Barefeet Naturist Resort
A small naturist resort in Bangkok, Thailand promoting
a healthy naturist or nudist lifestyle in a clothes free
environment.
Double Room
TH฿ 2,400 per night
Our double rooms are fitted with a comfortable King
Size double bed and air conditioning.
The private bathroom has shower with hot’n’cold
water. The living area right outside each room is
furnished with two chairs and a tea table. At night a
mosquito curtain is drawn around the whole porch.
Single Room
TH฿ 1,600 per night
This room has a single bed and unlike any other
room an old working desk in solid oak wood.
This room is ideal for the single naturist who would
like to stay for a few days and get some reading
done or work online on a project some hours a day
during the stay.
Day visit
TH฿ 80 per hour
Day Visitors are welcome at Barefeet Naturist Resort.
We have a room for getting undressed with lockers
and shower. A welcome drink is included in the first
hour and a nice big towel.
New to naturism? You can keep the towel on in
the beginning and drop it later when you feel more
comfortable. Naturist families with children and single
women can rest assured that we have a zerotolerance
for sexual advances so you can relax and
enjoy your stay.
Jacuzzi Swimming pool
Our small solar heated swimming pool has a cozy
Jacuzzi corner which is a great social meeting place.
Massage Course for Couples
We teach couples professional, fun, effective massage
techniques to give each other great massages. We
also bring couples together through touch, our most
basic communication tool.
Barefeet
Naturist Resort
Bangkok Thailand
Barefeet Naturist Resort
85 Soi Prasert-Manukitch 29-Yaek 7,
Prasert-Manukitch 29 rd., Chorakeabua,
Ladprao Bangkok, 10230 Thailand
www.barefeetnaturistresort.com
Tel: +66 (0) 96 889 1112

# 3 - May 2017
Periodical magazine for Premium Members
of Naturist Association (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
and other people interested in the progress
of naturism in Thailand and other countries
in Asia.
Publisher:
Naturist Association (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Editor & Art Director: Disraporn Yatprom
Potographers: Prasun Das Gupta, D^A^O
Naturist Association (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
211 Soi Prasert-Manukitch 29
Chorakaebua, Ladprao district
Bangkok 10230 - Thailand
Tel: +66 (0) 2 943 7166-8,
+66 (0) 96 889 1112
Email: info@thailandnaturist.com
Website: www.thailandnaturist.com
Contributors:
Gregers Moller,
John Paine,
Chew Tok Hwa,
Michael John L. Siangco,
Non Kumpangseat
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Cover:
Model: Adam
Photographer: D^A^O
Dear Naturists,
YYou will no doubt agree that we are very
fortunate to have a quality magazine like
Bare@ll magazine.
So why don’t you contribute your story to the
next edition? Start simply by writing an email to
our Editor Disraporn Yatprom and tell her how
you became a naturist - it is always interesting to
read stories from real life!
Her email is editor@thailandnaturist.com
This year, in July 2017, we celebrate our 10
year Anniversary. It has been an amazing
journey and we keep growing. We are now
close to 2500 members, although we only count
the Paid members and Premium members as our
“full members”. And there are 3.300 recipients signed up for our newsletter.
Our steady progress is largely due to the respect we have always had for
non-naturists. We have always gone to great length to avoid upsetting other
people. There are actually some who find the human body disgusting.
One of our members Kevin Ball recently characterized our way of naturism as
“responsible naturism” in a post that he wrote on the social pages of
www.thailandnaturist.com:
“I value decency. I try to treat people with honour and truth because I
value decency.
I value respect and always look to respect the views of others, even when
I do not agree with them. I always try to avoid causing offence because I
value respect.
I value my freedom to practice naturism in circumstances where I will
not offend people who would be shocked by such behaviour. I practice
naturism with other responsible naturists who are also decent and
respectful. For decency comes from what you say and do and not from
whether you are clothed or not and respect comes from the heart, not
from any covering.
I practice responsible naturism because I value decency and respect.”
This is a great statement - Thank you, Kevin! It reflects our great way of life.
I hope we will continue to inspire more people to be a little more nude in
their busy lives for their mental and physical health. And also just for fun!
At the same time we are proud of the growing number of lovely naturist
and nudist resorts in Thailand that are able to attract more and more quality
tourists to Thailand - well educated, culturally sensitive, and relatively
affluent people. When not visiting tourists sites, these naturists simply have a
preference for relaxing naked at one of the resorts you will find as advertisers
in this issue of the Bare@ll magazine.
See you at one of them!
Gregers Moller
President of Naturist Association (Thailand)

Our history
1931 Sarin Foothai registers sunbathing club.
Thai publisher Mr. Sarin Foothai registered the first naturist club in Thailand as
“Nikom Arb Daad” meaning Sunbathing Club. He published several books
and pamphlets about the benefits of being naked in the sunlight - in
particular dawn and dusk - and emphasized physical activity in the nude.
The first year, the club had 98 members both men and women and of
all ages. In 1932, the absolute monarchy in Thailand was overthrown by a
military coup and eventually Sarin Foothai was forced to close the Sunbathing
Club due to his links to the Thai royalty and suspicion that he would train a
resistance to the military regime.
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2007 Naturist Association Thailand Co., Ltd.
is founded.
Founding members Ms. Disraporn Yatprom and Mr. Gregers Moller
- incidentally both also publishers like Mr. Sarin Foothai - created
the current day organisation as a limited company together with
a few more members who are still active today. The members met
for monthly nude dinners or clothing optional dinners, went on trips
upcountry up to Kun Dan Dam in Nakornayok and explored hidden
coves on Koh Larn where nudity could be practiced without bothering
anyone. The association emphasized naturism / nudism strictly as a
non-sexual life style - the conservative form of naturism which also Sarin
Foothai followed in 1931. Swingers and other forms of nudity for
sexual purposes are turned away.
2OO9
2009 Bruce Kendall moves the
association forward.
Bruce Kendall takes over as main organizer.
He creates a new website for the association
and moves member management to Meetup.
com from the local forum on the previous hosting.
Bruce serves the members with a steady flow of
events, assisted by his wife Jai Kendal and Thai
member Marc Pongsabutra.
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2O11
2011 Chan Resort becomes
first Naturist Friendly resort in Thailand.
www.chanresort.com
Chan Resort was built as a naturist resort following the owner,
Chan Konin’s positive experience with members of Naturist
Association Thailand in his previous resort. Then he sold his old
resort to built the new Chan Resort which the Naturist Association
Thailand helped inaugurate on 15 September 2011. The old resort
was renamed Chan Twin resort by the new owner.
2O12
2012 The Oriental Village Chiang Mai comes on board.
www.orientalvillage-chiangmai.com
In Chiang Mai, french resort owner Paulo Richel followed the example of Chan
Resort and declared The Oriental Village Chiang Mai clothing optional.
The Naturist Association Thailand arranged its first member weekend at
the resort on 16 November 2012 to celebrate the new member of the
exclusive club.
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2015 Barefeet Naturist Resort,
Bangkok's first nudist resort.
www.barefeetnaturistresort.com
Barefeet Naturist Resort opened in Bangkok
on 1 January as the first hotel catering for
naturists and nudist in Bangkok. The
resort has only five rooms, so there is
no room for clothing optional - all guests
are expected to be nude or in the company
of a naturist / nudist. Owners Disraporn
Yatprom and Gregers Moller resume a more
active role in the leadership of Naturist Association
Thailand.
2016 Lemon Tree Resort.
www.lemontreeresortphuket.com
On Saturday 21 May 2016, Lemon Tree Resort Naiharn
Beach Phuket joined as a resort member of Naturist
Association of Thailand (NAT). Lemon Tree
Resort is the first naturist resort in Phuket
welcoming all naturists to enjoy and
explore nudist experience on the island.
FN Beach Camp in October 2017.
https://www.facebook.com/Naturistfamily7/
NF Beach Camp in Cha-am will be the first Naturist Camp directly
on the beach in Thailand when it opens probably in October 2017.
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Record number of website visitors
On 6 May 2017, a lot of people
visited this website. As is normal, some
checked out a few pages, before
leaving again. The next day, there
was a further increase and on 8 May,
we saw a record number of 60.000
people visit our page (the blue line)
and out of these many people, 4.862
people also read a few more pages
(the yellow line).
To our surprise, it did not stop there.
The day after, on Tuesday 9 May, the
visits climbed to 105.569 people
and the visitors to an unbelievable
7.999 people before the interest
finally flattened out on Wednesday
10. May and returned to normal.
The interest was sparked by a social
media campaign to discredit one
of our long time members, Non
Kumpangseat and his family based
on the photos found on his page and
with material added from searching
family members of him and his wife.
Most people in the campaign joined
the chorus that expressed dislike with
the images and the message about
naturism, that they carried. Some
expressed their support.
It must be said to the credit of the
people, that many of them made the
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extra effort to check out what naturism
is by visiting this website. Obviously,
most of the pages visited were our
Thai language posts and pages like
this one about what Thai naturism
stands for. In the process, we also
saw a high number of new members
signing up for membership. It created
some extra hours of background
checking, but most of the sign-ups
were actually genuinely interested in
the naturist way of life.
On the evening of Monday 8 May,
Amarin TV, a Thai cable TV station,
invited Non along with Gregers
Moller and Disraporn Yatprom to join
a live, half hour long grilling about
naturism with the main theme "admit
that you are about sex". Also True TV
produced an interview with Non.
The Amarin TV program - in Thai
language only - can be viewed on
Youtube here:
https://youtu.be/Dp9m8ZLg8VA

Lemon Tree Resort Naiharn Beach
Phuket is a brand new and first Naturist
Resort in Phuket located in one of the
most popular tourist areas of tranquil
Nai Harn Beach in the South of
Phuket Island. It is located just within
a few minutes’ drive from Rawai Beach,
Naiharn Beach, an hour away from
Phuket International Airport, yet in
close proximity to shops, convenience
stores and shopping places and famous
restaurants. Lemon Tree Resort is an
active member of Naturist Association
of Thailand and Australian Naturists
Federation since May 2016. We are the
first naturist resort in Phuket which
is one of the most famous tourist
destinations in Thailand where guests
can relax and spend their time 365 days
in a year as we have great weather in
Phuket with beautiful Sea, Sand & Sun.
Lemon Tree Resort Naiharn Beach Phuket
80/165 Moo 7 Soi Saiyuan (Soi Huay Nam Toe) A.Muang Phuket Thailand, 83130
Email: lemontreeresortphuket@gmail.com, reservation@lemontreeresortphuket.com
Tel: +66 (0) 96 654 3945, +66 (0) 91 825 4545
www.lemontreeresortphuket.com

Nude Beach, the Naturists
It was a perfect cool November
morning in Pattaya. The
weather was just right; sunny
and clear skies but not hot.
Tourists were already busy
walking around especially near
the harbor where they can just
hop on a boat to nearby islands
and enjoy the beach.
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A group of people were also
gathering around the area, waiting
for a speed boat to take them to an
island called Kho Pai. They looked
like any ordinary tourists who would
just want to have fun under the sun. A
mix of friendly people from different
nationalities and backgrounds;
nobody would ever think that this
group of people are naturists.
Naturists who took a day off from
different parts of the country (and
even abroad) just to have time to relax
and spend time with nature.
As the group was waiting for the
speed boat, another ‘group’ of
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and the Tourists
tourists arrived in the area and
also wanted to go Kho Pai. After
informing them about the nature
of the trip, they were hesitant at
first but they went with the naturist
group anyway.
The speed boat arrived later than
expected, and it took another 45
minutes to arrive at a secluded
part of Kho Pai island. Once
at the island, the people were
happy to take off their clothes, put
on a mat on the beach, and just
relaxed. With more than twenty
participants, people from different
backgrounds gathered without
inhibitions (and clothes). Couples,
families, friends all shared the beach,
the sea, the sunlight, and a couple of
conversations. Without clothes, one
aspect of the social barrier had been
stripped off making naturists become
more aware of their similarities rather
than their differences.
On the other hand, the group
of ‘clothed’ tourists separated
themselves. They were perhaps also
having a great time at the beach but
it must have felt awkward to them
to see a number of naked people
on the beach in Asia. At the same
time, they have also seen how
naturists are. Naturists are normal
people; not the perverts that society
portrayed them to be.
The event ended with a group
picture taking to those who were
comfortable with it. The fading
colors of the rays of the sun made
the people even happier and closer
to nature.
Being naked is natural. Being
natural is being a part of the Earth.
A part of the wonderful Earth that
we are living in – just like that
perfect cool November morning in
Pattaya.
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Your skin
does more
for your
health,
than you
realize.
Day in
and day
out. What
do you do
for your
skin?
Everybody should be more nude in
support of a healthier skin. No need to
become a naturist and be nude in front
of other people. You can start simply by
being more nude at home.
Imagine that we live in a world where we
are told to wear shoes at all times - just
like today we are told to wear clothes.
Forget the nice feeling of coming home
and kicking off your shoes. After your
bath, quickly put on your shoes again
before you open the door. You must keep
on your shoes at night, too.
Not only would that be unpleasant, it
would clearly also be unhealthy. You feet
would get deformed, fungus would build
up, your feet would start smelling bad,
your toes would never enjoy the freedom
of wiggling without socks, etc.
This article is telling you to rise up against
this obviously stupid rule. Take control of
your life! Take your shoes off, when you
come home! Take off your socks too! Feel
the pleasure of your feet walking naked
on the floor! Sleep with naked feet and
feel them touch your bed sheets.
Hey! Why stop here?
Take off your pants and underwear too!
Feel the goodness of your skin getting a
break and starting to breathe. Free your
genitals from the moist and dark and
damp prison that you strap them in every
day. If nobody can see you from outside,
what are you waiting for? Take off
whatever you are wearing on your upper
body, too!
Listen to the waves of pleasant feelings,
your skin sends to you.
Your skin deserves it. The skin is
your largest organ, it protects you
from bacteria, regulates your body
temperature, gives you feelings of heat,
cold, touch, caress, it stretches and bends
with your movements, it detoxifies your
body by sweating and exfoliation. Plus it
magically produces all the Vitamin D that
you need if you allow it to be exposed to
natural sunlight.
And how do you reward it for doing all
this? You strap elastic bands across it,
restricting the flow of blood, you deprive
it of sunlight, you squeeze it into tight
clothes.
But … it is not easy going against
the mainstream. You cannot be nude
because you live with some other
people, who would question why you
start walking around nude. Maybe
even get upset.
If you're living with other people, you
have to respect their wishes about
these things. If you want, you can
go nude a little bit when nobody's
home (with curtains drawn, so people
outside don't see you either).
Or, if you get up early, or stay up late,
you can walk around nude in your
room or around in the house where the
people you live with won’t see you.
Go downstairs for something in the
refrigerator nude, but bring a towel or
another cover-up with you just in case
someone comes to see what you're
doing!
As you get bolder, leave the cover at
the stairs. If someone comes down,
you will have to walk across the
floor to get it and cover up, and in
the meantime you give the person a
chance to say “never mind!” Then
just walk back to what you were
doing - and you may have a new
understanding in your house, that
being nude is OK.
If you do not have the problem of other
people keeping you from being nude,
simply start doing more things nude,
that you used to do with your clothes
on.
Coming out of the shower, do not
immediately cover up your body. What
do you usually do next? Make up the
bed? Well, no need to be dressed to
make up the bed - do it nude!. Have
your breakfast? Do it nude! Check your
smartphone? Nude! Watch TV nude!
Go to work? Ah, maybe hold it there..
The bottom line is, if you’re
comfortable being naked at home,
then it’s much easier to be naked
around others and have fun doing it.
Getting comfortable with your own
nudity at home is essential to being
comfortable nude out in the world.
Interested?
Read this great article: http://www.
wikihow.com/Practise-Nudism-in-Your-
Room-With-No-One-Knowing
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Naked
in my
By John Paine
How delightful to be naked in an
open air office! Taking my cue
from businessmen Jim from the UK
Midlands, and Johari from Kuala
Lumpar, Malaysia, I am today writing
this article whilst sitting naked in an
open bamboo hut called a sala. I am
at Oriental Village Resort (OV), just
a few miles from Chiang Mai airport
in north Thailand. When they get
the opportunity both Jim and Johari
spend a few days here with their
laptops. Office coffee replaced by
an iced beer, and frequent breaks to
sunbathe, or for a dip in the pool.
Excellent wi-fi on site enables them to
do international business with ease.
Wives love it too, as they get the
opportunity to enjoy the sun and pool
whilst their husbands work nearby.
I am taking 5 days out after the
bustling city of Bangkok. OV is not
large, in fact just 14 bungalows,
a totally naturist resort at the rural
village of Ban Pao Sam Kha. There
is no fence, the rice fields meet
the lawns of the Resort. As I look
towards the steep, densely wooded,
hills nearby farmers are scything their
rice crop in front of me.
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Paolo Richel, a former ski instructor in
Savoy, France, saw the opportunity
to lease this site a few years ago.
It had been built as a rural holiday
resort by an entrepreneur, which
failed. Paolo saw it for sale on the
internet and decided to market it as
a totally naturist resort. The curving
grounds are beautifully laid out
with many flowers, trees and other
features. Birds and butterflies flit in
and out of the bushes, tiny lizards
may be seen if you are quick, and
local chickens stroll casually across
the grass. Light naturist-type sports
are also possible. OV opened
6 years ago and has gone from
strength to strength.
Swingers, or ‘clothing optional’
men who want to keep their trousers
on and ogle naked women, are
weeded out when they contact OV
and are not allowed to book. Paolo
recognises that some women are
apprehensive about naturism. When
they come with their husbands/
partners they can wear bikini bottoms
until they feel comfortable to discard
them. For most it does not take long!
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OV was the second naturist resort
to open in Thailand. It followed the
pioneering work done by Chan
Resort at Pattaya. The difference is
that OV has no fences, apart from
the entrance gate. Local villagers
are employed as staff, and are very
courteous. Unemployment is low,
but Paolo manages to recruit, when
needed, by advertising vacancies at
the local convenience store!
Although OV is set in a rural
Buddhist community the nudity
– no sex on site – is now
accepted by villagers. If any
local has the wrong idea,
and concerns about people
from around the world being
naked when visiting OV, they
are soon put right by their
neighbours who work at OV.
I lost count of how many
countries Paolo told me his
naturist clients come to OV
from including, surprisingly,
Qattar, India, China.
Herman from Germany with his wife
Sui, were at OV, when I visited in
November 2016. Also there were
Jim and his Thai girlfriend Mai, John
and Alida from Australia also Tony
and his wife, Johari from Malaysia,
Jonathon from California, and several
Brits. It is our luck that English is the
universal language, and used at the
Resort.
Many of the staff speak English, and
it is the menu language for the range
of delightful restaurant meals. A nice
and varied menu of food - at very
reasonable prices - offers breakfast,
lunch and dinner. There is always
plenty of fresh fruit and ingredients
and I enjoyed every single meal!
OV is an oasis built for relaxation,
and is open all year round. Staff
will check whether you wish to
have a poolside drink. A traditional
Thai massage in the open can be
arranged. For this the OV staff have
been training in massage to a high
standard by frequent visitor Theo
from the UK.
In the evening, depending
on the time of year and the
sometimes cooler weather,
guests socialise together. As
you might expect from the
OV ambience no evening
entertainment is laid on. A
good TV set with up to 100
channels is available in each
bungalow. Insects are not a
problem, but do check about
mosquitos if you plan to visit
in the rainy season.
A walk through Ban Pao
Sam Kha village, including
visits to its elaborate Buddhist
temples, is easy to do. For the more
adventurous like me, there are plenty
of off-site activities to consider. The
ancient walled city of Chiang Mai
is easy to visit, with its famous and
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colourful Thai life. There are plenty
of historic temples, Wat Chedi
Luang is the city’s oldest. It is next
to Wat Phan Tao with its reclining
Buddha, and the renowned Buddhist
education centre shares the site.
A trip to mingle with Hill Tribes at
Baan Tong Luan can be arranged.
These include the Lahu, Palong,
Akha, and Hmong. Long-necked
women are a special feature of the
Karen tribe, with their brass neck and
leg rings. Depending on your views
about captive animals then elephant
rides, snake farms, and monkeys are
all possible.
For something different, at the Bo
Sang factory you can watch the
artisans make by hand, and paint
with lovely decoration, paper
parasols, fans and other items. These
make beautiful presents and can be
purchased at low cost. In Chiang
Mai silk garments are very colourful,
I bought several for female friends.
The usual hand-made jewellery,
wood carvings and perfumed items
are also cheap to buy.
For the fit you can drive up a nearby
sacred mountain, where hair of
Buddha was found, to visit the
Muang On Cave. At the entrance
you climb down hundreds of steps
inside to see stalactites and huge
caverns in which are various effigies
of Buddha. After the exertion, of
climbing up the steps again to get
out, a newly chopped coconut
provides a welcome refreshing drink.
Keeping in the more relaxed mood
it is possible to visit the nearby San
Khamphaeng hot springs. As well as
bathing in the mineral waters pool
and watching the spouting geyser,
locals purchase eggs and a little
bamboo-weave basket. They then
cook their eggs in the hot waters of
the thermal stream. A handy notice
tells you how long to boil the eggs,
according to what type of hardboiled
egg you desire. On the day
we visited many local families were
dotted around with their hard-boiled
egg picnics.
Because of its rural location the OV
site is not easy to find. Paolo can
provide a taxi pick-up at Chiang Mai
airport, by a driver who knows the
way, for a very reasonable price.
Clearly, OV is a comfortable rustic
styled resort not a 5-star hotel. It
offers a way of practising naturism
in harmony with nature. You can find
more on Oriental Village Resort at
www.orientalvillage-chiangmai.com .
So why not think of OV as your future
holiday destination, for real naturism
at a remarkably low cost?
Paolo currently plans to build another
naturist resort, his Koh Kho Khao
project, near Phuket. That will add
to the six naturist resorts currently
operating in Thailand. Details of
Naturist Association Thailand (NAT)
and Bare @ll Magazine can be
found at www.ThailandNaturist.com
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Nudist=Exhibitionist?
A Healthy Attitude to Face Body
Translated by Chew Tok Hwa
Interviewed by Bryan Lai Theim Wah
Published by Nanyang Press in Malaysia in 8th Nov 2016
CChew, a master degree holder in
Human Sexuality Studies first came
across naturism in Taiwan. She
recalls feeling both excitement and
palpitation for her first foray during
the beginning of winter in 2012.
With a spark and a smile she says
she felt liberated and being as one
with nature.
Fast forward to 2014. A naturist
friend with good intentions uploaded
a video of their outings to the net
and it went viral for all the wrong
reasons. 10 of them were arrested
and charged in court. They had no
chance of being heard and naturism
had a misunderstood episode in
Malaysia.
The incident also brought awareness
on naturism to this part of the world.
It is the right time to present naturism
as a positive way of life.
Ms Chew says naturism and the
most common activity it is associated
with i.e. exhibitionism are totally
different. Naturism is on enjoying
nature in the nude, practical and in
private among like-minded people.
Exhibitionists are on cheap thrills and
shock factors.
More to Respect Others &
Environment
Naturism is about respect and
accepting yourself, accepting others
and caring for the environment. Any
out of context display of body to the
public is frowned upon. When nonnaturists
are around, permissions are
sought and if not granted, then the
naturism activity ceases. A towel is
handy in this aspect. A towel is also
covering seats or chairs for hygienic
reasons.
One of the strictly enforced rules is
on privacy – no pictures or videos
without permission. And no display
of sexual acts is ever allowed.
There were four foreigners who
stripped on top of Mount Kinabalu
and subsequently arrested. Are they
naturists?
Chew clearly pointed out their
behaviours have nothing to do with
naturism. Naturists do not seek to
offend.
“Naturists
are circumspect
when they
encounter
outsiders”
–said Chew.
The difference between the Sabah
Mt. Kinabalu incident is that the
Sabah Mt Kinabalu was done in a
public and sacred place. And the
participants were aggressive towards
the guides when told to stop.
In contrast, the Penang Naturist
Incident took place in a remote
place and the participants obtained
permission from the ranger before
commencing.
Nudity Does Not Equal Sex
Chew says the Asian media does
not do naturism justice by wrongly
equating nudity as sex.This is then
Nudist at mt kinabalu
exacerbated by the general public
due to insufficient understanding of
naturism. Naturism does not equal
sex.
“I have not met any naturist men
who are disrespectful to ladies.
Because of this the ladies feel safe
and appreciated as equal in a
naturist setting. Among all the men I
have met, naturist men are the most
respectful towards me.”
Chew claims “naturist men had
never had ill purposes to the ladies
so the ladies felt safe to be a
naturist. Naturism is not the public’s
perception that nudity equals sex.”
For people new to naturism and
have expressed their interest to join
naturism in a social setting with Ms
Chew’s group of friends; they are
first interviewed to ensure they have
no ill intentions. Social rules and
etiquettes in a naturist environment
are explained. Examples if an
erection occurs one is expected to
cover it with a towel. Other such
as no staring is basic even in a
non-naturist environment. Sexual
activities or displays are a definite
no. Respect for oneself, others and
the environment is a must.
Naturism is so much different from
the general perception. Naturism
does not promote or is about sexual
behaviour.
“Children raised in the naturist way
are known to have more respect for
the opposite genders and have a
positive view of life”.
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What Is The Objective of Naturism?
Naturism is about respect for and
living harmoniously with one another
and the environment. This starts
with acceptance of oneself, both
spiritually and physically. Once this is
internalised we behave with respect
towards ourselves, our interaction
with others and of course the
environment.
While one can argue acceptance is
possible without being nude, being
nude (overcoming shame) is one
of the tests on our acceptance of
ourselves. That we cease judging
ourselves. Only then we can learn to
accept and celebrate the differences
of our society.
And when practical, being nude is
both a great feeling mentally and
physically.
Why is Naturism So Complicated?
Our country has had naturism
activities for decades. It is practiced
quietly by people who learned or are
curious through internet or exposures
when visiting foreign lands. What
made the incident in Penang being
portrayed in such a bad light?
“Maybe it is because we were
‘discovered ‘in the wrong place at
the wrong time, exploding to the
surface that such a western practice
is gaining hold locally”. To be
sensationalised and without recourse
for explanations, the group is the
victims.
Having the benefit of hindsight,
Chew also says they are made
scapegoats in the local political
scene. Starved of real issues against
the state government; the local
opposition exploited the situation
by accusing the state government
as weak on “morals”. To be seen
as an effective government, a show
of force was made and the naturists
ended up paying the price.
Business Opportunity in Naturism
Naturism has few millions
practitioners. Germany alone has
700,000 practitioners. Other
main countries are Canada, UK,
Australia and America. In Asia both
Taiwan and Thailand have a small
and publicly known population of
naturists.
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Naturists are like any other person who likes
IInterview Notes
travelling and experiencing cultures. They do
however have a specific requirement – to be
In 2008 I thought I entered paradise when I stepped into the
nude when practical in a safe environment.
English Gardens Park in Munich.
Entrepreneurs in Thailand are beginning to
I entered the park by accident. Seeing about 100 naturists of both
cater for this niche market. Thailand has at
genders, races and all ages going about their business in the park.
least 6 facilities (camps and resorts) that
Some were reading, some were chatting and children running
cater for naturists.
around, all nude and looking very at ease and natural. It was a
scene from the old master painting – nothing indecent or sexual.
Understanding Before Saying Unacceptable
Public naturism is not legal in our country due
to cultural conditioning that makes its way
into the legal code. That however does not
make it a crime to understand what naturism
is, nor does it stop naturism practices in
private. Nudity and acceptance of nudity
have existed for a hundred years, only the
acceptance of nudity ebbs and flows with
mores of the day.
Chew and her friends were sensationalised
by the media and the public convicted them
without understanding what naturism is all
about. Were they made victims by our own
“no exception for others” ethical beliefs ?
We are entitled to our beliefs however we
must accept that it was done in private with
no intention to offend others. It was the trial
by media and that opportunistic parties took
cause; not so for the (non-existing) offence,
but as self-serving political points.
I understand naturism is not exhibitionism. The Penang Naturist
Incident victims should have been given a chance to explain
instead of being shut by the indignant/ignorant noises. They have
been misunderstood for a long time and society did not take the
opportunity to listen and to empathise with them and learn what
naturism is all about.
When I asked Chew if she felt any regrets, she looked at me and
replied with a question “why should I feel any regret? We never
did intent to offend anybody and conducted the activity in a remote
area. Someone else made the mistake of uploading the video...”.
Two years later Chew stands proudly and she still embraces
naturism. She has accepted who she is and faced the society for
what she is. She hopes other naturists could be the same as her.
The public should learn accepting and understanding naturists
without judging. But are we ready to go through the next step in
freeing our minds?
While leaving the interview venue I had this parting thought that
naturism has much more to offer to us non naturists then we realise.
That is the liberal consciousness in the soul of naturism.
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I had graduated from 9th grade
and continued to study vocation
certificate in commercial field. So
I started playing soccer with my
friends. I started going crazy about
soccer with the friends in my group.
So I temporally forgot about being
naked. During this time, all I was
doing on my free time from studying
were playing soccer, watching
soccer, playing games and watching
porn. There is a corner especially
for porn in the shop. The movie
that had the most impression on me
was Sweden exploration. It was an
outdoor type of movie where all the
characters spend their whole lives
naked whether they were eating or
at the department stores and gym.
There were also people having sex
on the street. However, sex is not
the main point that I like the movie.
The main point was that I‘ve tried
to imagine how happy I would be
if I had the lifestyle up to the point
that I’ve even thought that if it were
possible, I’d would go spend my
life in Sweden. I started walking
naked at night walking to the top of
the street, walking along the street
and when there were cars coming, I
would dash to the sidewalk. It made
me really happy and excited.
I’ve tried challenging myself to
walk naked all the way to the set
destination and I would be extremely
happy when I made it. There were
people who have agreed with me.
There have also been times when I
was walking to the destination and
there were cars coming but there
was no place to hide. So the cars
stopped and looked. The people
that were in the cars were club
hoppers that had just left the clubs.
They then simply kept going on their
ways. I was half excited and half
scared that they would get out of the
cars. I was still a kid then so I would
know how to react but I was really
happy when I was walking naked. I
also felt truly free.
The Internet started to play a bigger
role at the time so I started to look
at porn pictures at an internet cafe.
My first web page I accessed was
Hawaii picpost that there were a lot
of porn pictures from every country.
But I like outdoor pictures the most.
I got very excited when people
nakedly posted in places such as
the sea, waterfall, streams, forest,
and mountains. When I saw them,
I would want to be there because it
would make me very happy.
When I went on to high vocation
certificate with my soccer playing
skill, I started to invite people to
compete in soccer competition
to be selected as a provincial
representative. That was when I
have met many good soccer players.
I started to race against 5, 7, 9
players. What was interesting was
when it was times to change cloth,
some of them took turns changing
the bathroom but some would take
off their shorts behind the cars and
some wore shorts, some did not.
The whole genital area could
be seen on those who did have
shorts on.
I was shocked that they were
not embarrassed that there
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are female fans present but everyone
looked at it as a funny joke. The
women sat and laughed. I wanted
to do the same but I was not brave
enough. After playing soccer in
the rainy season, everyone will
muddy so everyone would jump up
the pickup truck to go to a river or
canal to wash off and there were 3
players that were swimming around
totally naked and some were
wearing boxers. I had on my boxer
at that moment but I really wanted
to take them off but I was not brave
enough. I was embarrassed of the
other players’ girlfriends but I started
thinking that it wouldn’t be strange, it
would really be fun to get naked so
I started to improve my nakedness. I
started to change my cloth behind
cars and not put on my pants. I
even sneaked out to the nearby forest
sometimes. Sometimes people saw
me naked but I did not care at all.
I liked the sea the most at that time.
I felt that being naked in the sea
would be really comfortable and
nobody would say anything. I went
to Suan Son (Hua Hin) with my
friends and I exercised by running
to Khao Tao. When I went passed
the military zone, it was deserted
so I took off all my cloths and kept
running, I was extremely happy. I
wanted to be here every day. It was
another world where I had dreamed
of and kept looking forward to being
at a place like that. I love the sea so
much so I name myself beach boy.
Please follow the next episode.
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Nudity
and
ex
Naturism or nudism is a
way of life characterized
by a preference for being
naked alone or with other
people without a sexual
purpose.
Naturist or nudists are
people regardless of
age, sex, race, religion,
ideology, or other divisions
who as a way of life enjoy
to be naked alone or with
other people without a
sexual purpose.
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Asia is new to naturism. We are
proud to think back on the many
lovely Asian people, who have
had their first, exciting introducing
to naturism at one of the resorts
affiliated with Naturist Association
Thailand.
If you have still not had your first
encounter with naturism, believe
me, the first three steps away from
your clothes are the hardest; the
rest comes natural. Don’t worry. If
there are other people here, you
probably don’t know them, and
they are nude already, so you will
quickly get used to the pleasant
feeling of being nude, too.
Now, a word of warning about
sex. Everyone likes it, but at
resorts affiliated with Naturist
Association Thailand, we insist
that you keep it in your room!
If your dream is that someone
will begin having sex at the
poolside while you and other
people are lookong on, you
are in the wrong place. Do not
fantasize that other couples at
any naturist resort in Thailand
will invite you to come to their
room to have sex with their
husbands or wives. This will not
happen!

PS. from
Adam & Eve
When you first entered this beautiful world, the question is:
Were you naked or indecent? How is it different?
Going back to the first people who started wearing clothes they
did not wear this to cover their bodies because they considered it
in any way indecent - they used clothes mainly as decoration and
as shield against cold weather, against strong sun or against insect
bites.
When a more complex culture arose, clothes also became a show
of social status - or at least show how expensive clothes you can
afford to wear.
Colours and designs are developed in order to make you pay more
for your show-off of status. Advanced fabrics and material are
developed to suit different uses when made into clothes.
We all go through this development from the moment we open
our eyes as naked babies and until we use clothes as satus symbols.
But what if we reversed this cultural education and returned to
the freedom of naked living? In a protected environment with
no pornographic intentions we can return to enjoy being naked
again.
It would be nice if we could be free and naked, innocently naked,
naked like a clear white mind and go back to be like Adam & Eve
once again.
Adam & Eve
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