One Year in Thailand

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not someone who’s visited Thailand as tourist…I’m Thai.

I was born in Thailand and never left my hometown ‘til I was 22.

Spending 2 years in Edmonton, Alberta…and I was back with my M.Sc. degree with a rather deep wound in my heart caused by people who I consider to be like my bro, sis and friends…ironically, all of them are Thai.

So, in November 2003, I was back in Thailand to continue my work as a university lecturer with the skeptical feeling on trusting people.

...But one year has past…and I can say that during this amazing 12 months…I’ve met loads of wonderful people… probably more than I’ve met all my life.

Thanks to Off, and also Ajarn-Tavorn, Ajarn-Kaew, P’Ae and P’Rin who have taught me that the real friendship can be found in the work place.

FT1 student, Ann, Au, Aur, Don’t, Fon, Ja, Jay, Jib, Kloy, Neang, Neuy, Oke, Oom, Sai, Tom, Tung, and Yok for making my very first teaching group of students to be the best Luk-Sit every Ajarn can ever wish for :) … thank you so much to be such a huge motive in every piece of my teaching work.

P’Tone, Khun-Aey, Nong-Kuy, Winn, Ae, P’Ake, P’Pol, P’Tim, P’Hi, Khun-non and the others from Jon-Tee Webboard to make me be able to accept that the real friendship in the cyber world do exist.

For Sai, Ann, Kwan, Maew, Mam, A-Ngun, Yui and Joy to show me that after 8 years of arguing, working, crying, chatting, competing, parting and long-distance phone call…we’re still be a ‘9 monsters’ !

For Chi, for being my first love :)

For P’Noi, P’Kaew, P’Nuch, P’Jum, P’Singh, P’Bum, P’Ake, P’Adist, P’PingPong, N’Pop, P’Jeab, etc. to teach me that every coin has two sides…everybody has both angle and devil in them…it depends on what side we prefer to remember :)

Thanks to Viv and Judy who talked and laughed with me when nobody didn’t.

For lots of people I didn’t mention here – thanks for coming into my life and make me to be who I am now.

And for my Dad, Mom and Pa…to always assure me that there’re some people who can love you more than you can love yourself !

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Thanks to every individual and every moment I’ve met for making me be able to learn and accept who I really am and finally…to be able be proud of myself.

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You all have made this passing year to be the best year in my entire life !

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Comparing myself now with me in last year’s November, I barely believe how much one can learn - - and change.

I was finally be able to accept that there’re difference in all individuals…and life is somewhat the chance to get to know, to understand and to live with these differences, happily.

Hope my new chapter of learning of living in the States give me the better me :)