In the Philippines, Yuengyong Opakul met his friend Kirati Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn, or Keo, another Thai person who had gone there to study. They had the opportunity to listen to the music of Led Zeppelin, John Denver, the Eagles, and Peter Frampton from records that a third friend, Sanit Limsila, or Kai, had accumulated. All three then decided to set up a band using the name “Carabao” for performing at events at the Institute, playing folk music.