The latest success from the "always wanted to be able to grow that plant" list.  For a change, this is not a local Thai species.  It is Catasetum pileatum which originates in South America.  After years of playing with glass houses with heaters, humidifiers, ventilators etc, it is amazing to grow something like this on my verandah.  As this is another plant with a reputation for dropping dead for absolutely no reason, the challenge is now to get it through a full growth cycle and into another flowering season.