01-27-2005: A Hidden Bump

Well, sorry for the absence of my diary…to those who ‘have to’ read it everyday as their newspaper…

How can I say…I’m a very devoted teacher, right ?

ha ha ha… :P

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My day started early today, ‘coz I need to get to ‘Olin Health Center’ for the ‘Skin Test’ result

Dude, I already knew I didn’t have TB (Tuberculosis)…, but when the nurse who’s amazed by my COMPLETE absence of any bump told me that the reddish purple area around the needle stab could be the ‘hidden bump’ instead of just the bruises…and spent 15 min try to prove that…I almost allowed myself to believe that I’m a walking disease…lol (= laugh out loud*)

After that I took bus # 33 to ‘Holden Hall’…where I spent my almost-an-hour quality time taking a nap , then another 50 min of Dr.Rubino’s class (with first 10 min of trying to make the visualizer work…as usual :) )

Joanne dropped us, Prang, Terk, P’Oh and me, at ‘Packaging Building’, we walked to ‘International Building’ for lunch…you wouldn’t believe how huge the crowd of hungry people was !!!

Then we attended our first laboratory: Equilibrium Sorption Isotherm…well, don’t think it’s as easy as the undergrad lab…you (and I, just before the lab briefing start) have no idea how much knowledge behind those simple graphs is :P...at the end of this lab. I think we need to submit a lab. report of at least 30 pages long including 4 different graphs, 5-6 tables and 2-3 solve-it-ourselves equation…Welcome (again) to the graduate student world !

Around 3 pm, I and P’Oh attended another lab., PKG432: Packaging Operations, Process Analysis and Quality Issues which we voluntarily took in order to get our hands on the real packaging machines, ‘coz the course PKG802: Distribution and Machinery (which is required for non-packaging-background graduate student) is an on-line course

Imagine how effective those ‘Long-distance learning’ or ‘On-line MSc degree’ would be ?...without actual practice with the real machine :(

We had so much fun…well, lots of labor too…with the Feeder/Counter and Case sealer machines…How many times will we have a chance to try to be a non-skill, labor worker in the factory ?

Around 4 PM I called it a day…and headed back home

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It was a very long…yet fun and excited day somehow :)

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* thanks to Off who told me it’s ‘laugh out loud’…well, I thought it’s ‘lots of love’ for about a year !!! :P

01-15-05: Double Meeting

TSA Meeting on Jan 15th, 2005

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 :)