Argument Reduction*

Living a life is sometimes, if not most of the time, complicated. Each person thinks, does, and lives her/his life in a different way. No complaint. No doubt. Nobody would be the same, even twins, who have been together for almost 9 months before born.

What we say, think, and do will impact others in a way, more or less, and perhaps the reflect of that impact will revert to us as fast as a thunder at the end.

However, nobody would be able to say, think or do something to please everybody in all aspects. One has her/his own perspectives, and the others have theirs.

This makes the argument comes into play. Very few people live their lives without arguing with others. And it is strange that, to me, most arguments are with those in my family, with those that I am close to. The closer, the more.. somehow. We even argue with ourselves!

What causes those arguments? Varied.

Misunderstanding, discussing (some people call it this way instead of arguing though it looks like the latter), (just) talking out loud, (just) speaking our minds, being frank, having a ‘minus’ attitude towards somebody, stereotyping in a negative way, pretending to be able to read others’ minds, assuming, mis-interpreting, etc.

Countless!

Solutions?

Think thoroughly about anything we are going to do and say before we really make it happen.

Act discretely until we are certain of what we are doing. Do not even let our eyes readable by others.

Shut our mouths if we have not carefully considered what we are to say. Silence can heal sometimes.

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I am telling myself..

Concentration*

When ones cannot focus on what they are doing, they cannot be successful and achieve what they expect for.

I, this morning, practised yoga while lacking attention to it. I kept thinking about this and that during the practice. I did not feel that I got anything from this morning class, plus I collapsed once when I tried to come back from a wheel posture with my right hand pointing to the ceiling.

Then I lost all my concentration after that.

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Receptionist*

Again, a receptionist is resigning. She has not completed a year with this company yet.

Not only at my company, my friend’s company also has the same problem, that is, receptionists cannot work for a long time.

I do not expect them to work for five years, but two years would be enough before they continue their jobs with better positions somewhere else. I fully understand the career paths that everybody is looking forward to. However, one single year is unacceptable. 

I am exhausted in getting and training new people every single year.

“Do we really need a receptionist?”

“Yes, we do.”

The answer from my boss made me even sicker and almost bang my head on my desk at that time. (I am not joking!)

Are there any statistics or researches about why receptionists cannot work for long?

Understand that..

• The tasks of a receptionist are boring.
• Documentation is something a receptionist should be able to handle as well, and it is totally boring (for me).
• A receptionist in a company possibly has no career path. Nobody wants to be a receptionist forever!
• I also assign more administrative tasks to a receptionist, so that she learns more and is able to use the experiences for the next career path. (I actually expected the resigning one to be promoted to a staff in our Support Team if her English skills had been improved a bit more.)
• Maybe, I should look for someone who is studying or plans to study another degree, so that s/he (preferrably she) will stay with us longer, at least until she finishes her study.
• So and so..

Don’t understand that..

• Why does a 40-people company need a receptionist?
• Why can’t everyone pick up their own phone calls?
• Why can’t everone let others know their extension numbers?
• Why does somebody not pick up a phone call at their desks while the phone is ringing?
• So and so..

This fast changing starts to be like a (weather) season of a year that happens at one time in a year.

And.. it makes me sick!~~

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P.S. Perhaps, I should go back home and review my handouts about Employee Selection. I might be able to come up with better criteria for choosing a new receptionist. I got S* (highly satisfactory) for this class when I studied the Innovation Management programme ;p

Stuck*

Refusing the translation job I got last year with Siemens might be a wrong decision. I started to regret.

Although the salary was not as much as the current job (they did offer OT wage when needed), the people and atmosphere there seemed to be nice. I could feel that when I walked into their office for a translation test and an interview.

But at the time the decision of leaving the current company was not that I was bored of the current responsibilities (unlike these days). Instead, I was sick of colleagues and internal politics.

Thus, after having talked with my boss, I decided to stay at the same old place. I was offerred higher salary increase, and promised more challenging responsibilities and tasks.

So far, only the salary is true; while I have not seen any challenges.

And now, because I graduated, I am even keener to move on, especially to the job field(s) I studied.

I am stuck now, I can feel..

Eat One a Week*

Reading this, I am urged to start my reading again. I have more than 5 books unfinished. I started a few and have not completed one of them. I bought some as a collection, e.g. The Chronicles of Narnia, and I have just finished one of the 7 books.. (Oh, so now I have more than 10 books unread, I think).

To my feeling, I may like reading a non-fiction one more than a fiction, but The Chronicles of Narnia and Pricess Diary are exceptions. How many exceptions will I have!?!?

OK.. Got urged.. and now I will just have to TRY HARDER to learn how to EAT books.

:p

Belong*

When you come to work where you feel bored almost everyday, does that mean you are not where you do belong?

I think I am in that situation now. However, I am thinking whether I am just too lazy or I do not belong indeed.

LOL..

Keep thinking.

:p

Ask*

[Boss] asked me what he should tell [another boss] if he would be asked about my availability for the trip?

Well, honestly, I am not really in that so-excited and so-keen-to-go mood now. That feeling has been faded away for a while.

Instead, I started to be unsure about what I am expected to do and whether I will really like what I will be asked to handle. I might get struggled if I have to do something I do not like and am not in to it.

Despite saying anything, I just keep quiet and see what to do next or what will happen next. That’s better for now.

During this time, I keep doing what I have been doing, play around my ways, get out of my path a little bit, and then I will come back to my should-be life. Also, I will look around and see if there is anything out there that may suit me more.

:)

What-ever!

Too Careless*

Bad, worse, worst..

Yesterday, I was careless and didn’t notice that there was a typo on the former owner’s lastname of the condo room at Rayong. Then, I had to take one more day leave to go back there on a normal working day.

Today, I just knew that I had proposed wrong pricing to a customer, and he had paid. I could not get him to pay the difference.

All seems to go wrong during this time.

Sigh..

 

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Edited: Forgot that I used English in this blog. So, I came back and changed the content to English.

Best GPA Ever*

M.M., Innovation in Managament, Mahidol University

Semester 2/ 2006

Course CODE	COURSE NAME	CREDIT	GRADE
BASE001	English	0	S
BASE002	Accounting	0	S
MGMG501	Principles of Management	3	A
MGMG505	Management Information Systems	3	A
MGMG507	Financial Planning and Control	3	A

Semester 3/ 2006

Course CODE	COURSE NAME	CREDIT	GRADE
MGMG506	Thai Economy in Global Context	3	A
MGMG508	Strategic Marketing Management	3	B+
MGMG510	Enterprise Resource Management	3	A

Semester 1/ 2007

Course CODE	COURSE NAME	CREDIT	GRADE
MGMG523	Decision Skills	3	A
MGMG605	Project Management	3	A
MGMG651	Customer Relationship Management	3	A

Semester 2/ 2007

Course CODE	COURSE NAME	CREDIT	GRADE
MGMG619	Supply Chain Management	3	A
MGMG652	Knowledge Management	3	B+
MGMG694	Consulting Practice: Data to Intelligence	1.5	S
MGMG694	Consulting Practice: Reorganizing for Competitiveness	1.5	S

Semester 3/ 2007

Course CODE	COURSE NAME	CREDIT	GRADE
MGMG649	Information Exploitation	3	A
MGMG652	Process Engineering	3	A
MGMG694	Consulting Practice: Retail to eTail	1.5	S*
MGMG694	Consulting Practice: Employee Selection	1.5	S*

CA 45

CP 45

CG 39

GP 153

GPA 3.92

CA = CREDIT ATTEMPT
CP = CREDIT PASS
CG = CREDIT FOR GPA CALCULATION
GP = GRADE POINT ( FOR GPA CALCULATION )
GPA = GRADE POINT AVERAGE ( = GP / CG )
( T ) = TRANSFER GRADE

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Didn’t hurt much when I knew I got B+ for Marketing since I was really blurred and unsure about what I had written on the paper exam (LOL), but kinda hurt and upset when I got the same for Knowledge Management although I knew I had done something wrong once I left the exam room. T_T

For Finance, amazingly, I got 93/ 100 for the final exam (top of the classes in that term) though I did not get the top score for mid-tem exam. This reminds me that I actually like maths and I should not have missed choosing to study it when I was in high school.

Unfortunately, I got only 2 S*. I needed to get 3 S* to get a Distinction.

Anyways, this GPA is the best ever, 3.92/ 4. I believe my mum would be proud of me, at least, a bit. I got 3.46 and 3.47 from my B.A. (Translation) at KU, and M.A. (English for Careers) at TU.

Worse in High School, though.

Sometimes*

Sometimes, I just don’t know if I dislike the job, the place, or the people.

I really don’t know, sometimes.

 

 

Too Much*

Two customers came in together today to test a SIM card. They cannot be called a potential or profitable one because they are interested in airtime and will be using it for a few days as a demo for their customers.

I always feel comfortable and am willing to serve any customers who talk nice and don’t act like shit, and one of them seemed nice when we talked on the phone.

When they came, we went on with the demo before we talked more about the pricing and proper packages for his usage requirement.

Finally, since the prepaid packages do not allow any ’streaming’ service, while the postpaid package would cost a lot and 12-month contract is required; I could offer him a loan on our own demo and we charge them back with the minutes and MB used later.

I think this would be the best thing I have ever done for a customer because they have never bought anything from us. I just thought that it was good that they had a chance to try it and we had no costs, so why not?

After they knew they could borrow the demo card, they said they wanted one more. OK, my colleague was also nice and said that we had one in Singapore. We sorted it out and we could borrown that, and it should be able to be shipped next week.

However, they did not know the word ENOUGH. They told my colleague that they wanted to borrown our terminal as well. Once I heard, I at once said TOO MUCH. THAT WAS TOO MUCH, PEOPLE!

I walked to talk to them right away that borrowing our terminal was not possible. That they could borrow our demo card and would not have to pay for the activation and monly fee was really too much. And what.. one of them still said..

‘So, I will have only one terminal for testing.’

‘OK then. You will need only one SIM card.’ I turned away right after the full stop. But I recalled that I should have said goodbye to him and asked when they wanted to come and get the card.

‘OK, so that’s it.’ My face was like the other way around from the first time I met them last hour, surely. ‘Good bye.’

(I will be happy if this will not be successful…. I do not want this kind of customers.)

Soon*

Discussed about the 1-month UK trip with my boss again today. He would have a meeting with the COO today’s afternoon and one of the agenda is about my trip, so we talked first in the morning.

Well, okay to go but need more explanation on expectations when I am back.

Finishing uni on 20th April, and then Exit Trip (uni) on 10th-11th May.

I will be free after that. The UK trip should should be some time soon then if there is nothing changed (unless they do not want me to go anymore.. :p).

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Told my boss that if I will be there around June, I can go see the Craig David concert. And then my boss asked me to check a boatshow in UK.. LOL.. perhaps, I can go. Unfortunately, no boatshow during the time, anyway.

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Update later.

S*

I got S* (High Satisfactory) for Employee Selection.. Yo yo!

So sad I did not get S* for D2I and RfC, which made me not get DISTINCTION for this Master’s Degree… – -”

I have to get 3 of S* out of total of 4. I missed 2 of them already.. Ho, ho…

 

Anyways, good that I got one.. and wish I get another one for R2E I am currently studying.

:p

DBD*

Finally, I got the change of the affidavit done at the DBD. Phew…

I should have done since last week if I did not put the wrong description on the Power of Attorney (POA).. I was careless again. I read it before I asked my British boss (who came to Thailand only on 25th Feb) to sign, but I did not notice that I missed something.

And.. yea, I had missed something and my application of the change was rejected by a DBD officer.

And that is unacceptable for me who had done this kind of processes before.. Boo!

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The problem is about the regulation that a company has to notify the DBD by 14 days after the meeting of the shareholders of a director’s resignation approval. The date I set was 22nd Feb, and as such, the last day for submitting the notification is today!

That caused me to rush.

Unfortunately, my lady boss was still on her travelling trip to all of branches, and would be back to UK on Friday (which would be too late). Thus, she had not got time to look at my e-mail asking her to re-sign the POA and post it back to me (sent last Friday).

At the end of the day, however, I finally found my way out to get the signature on the amended POA. It took me the whole day today to get that done.

I would have died crying if I could not submit the application to the DBD today successfully.

Yea.. I did successfully complete this task.. eventually.

Very exhausted today, really….

Failure with Rules*

Why I am so careless!?

When going to the Department of Business Developement (DBD), I have never been there once and got things done, but at least, twice. Why so?

Very disappointed, huh?

I do not understand why I have to be such a careless person who could not just get things done at the first time I go there. Why there always is the second time!? Why? Why?

Sigh..

This is the third thing I have to deal with DBD, and I am still unable to do this as smooth as I want to.

I always have a problem working with and under too many rules and regulations, as well as always feel uncomfortable being in a strict environment.

Too many rules can make me bored. I need FLEXIBILITY and ADAPTABILITY ENVIRONMENT!

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I know I would not want to work for any government sector if that is not the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Sales & Marketing*

Just being asked by my boss whether I had thought of the offer to have a training in UK, I said I was considering that.

My boss added that since Shoji (Japanese salesrep) saw a potential in Thailand, he recommended we had a sales. Sandy (bigger boss) said that I might be able to handle both Sales & Marketing, and I go to UK for a product training.

That is very interesting. I have more idea what I am expected to do there. This is more than just web developing, but also product training.

Interesting, innit? :)

UK Again*

Eh..

Or going to UK would be something that causes me to keep working here longer although the work may not be interesting?

Hmm.. but I do not know if the job I am going to touch on would be interesting or not until I try it.

Hope my bosses would not change their mind of having me there as I want to see what they have for me to learn there and if that is going to be interesting.

;p

UK*

Two big bosses came from UK to stop over in Thailand office for a day.

At the end of the day before they left for Singapore, Sandy talked to me and asked if I would be interested in visiting and working in UK for a short while (Jeff said a month) to learn, know more people, and gain more experiences related to marketing from there.

I believe she talked about this with me herself because Jeff could not fully convince me to go there. And I always said I did not want to go there and did nothing.

Sandy told me there would be a lot of things for me to help and to do there. I would learn and bring some knowledge back to Thailand.

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It is impressing that Sandy talked to me herself. I do not mean that I was not impressed when Jeff said the same thing to me, but I was not sure that Sandy would really want me to go. I thought that was because of Jeff’s support.

Her talking to me encourages me more, somehow.

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Plus, Tri knew of this when he was here and he said it was a good opportunity to gain more experience.

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So, I would go after my graduation in April and Exit Trip in May/ June, and perhaps around July would be a good timing.

Thanks for the opportunity, Jeff.

Busy Week*

Awww… back on Monday again. Busy week, busy time, and busy life.

• To have carpeting done by this Sunday.
• To have movable library move back and forth during the carpeting process (to allow the carpet to be laid).
• To re-organise the seats and tables for Billing and Accounting Departments.
• To study for the Information Exploitation quiz on Thursday.
• To write up a memo to HR Manager for Employee Selection class, due Wednesday.
• To go to Rayong tomorrow (Tuesday) if time permits.

- -” Arrghhh.. how come, how come?

Besides, there are more pending but not urgent.

• Website re-design (Jeff, can you please send me to study a course on web design or something related first? Then, I will not have to learn how to use Dreamweaver myself.
• Polo shirts and cotton bags for HMC.
• Etc (can’t think of now).

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What Am I Waiting For?*

Return

Love

Passion

Hope

Never after

Friendship

Care

Forever

Couple

Single

 

 

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Bored (Again)*

‘I’m getting bored of work, and thinking ahead of what to do and where to go after my graduation.’

The above was the message status I put in my Facebook a few days ago. The feelings still persist but there are some other things I am concerned.

Where am I going?

What am I doing?

How am I growing?

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Blah, blah, blah..

Meditation for Better EQ*

‘Mum, I think I should go somewhere for meditation.’

‘Why? Who told you to do that?’

‘No one. It is myself. I feel that I need more control over my emotion.’

‘…’

‘Ah, I’d better talk to my auntie-in-law.’

‘Yea, she said she would ask you to join her when she had a plan for any meditation.’

‘Hmm.. good then.’

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Experiencing myself getting very emotional each day, and hardly being able to bring back my positive feelings and thinking about people around; I feel annoyed about myself.

Besides, a situation yesterday afternoon made me realise that though I tried to be positive and optimistic, my inner thought is very negative and pessimistic. What I really do is just hiding my real feelings and trying to be nice to everyone. And once I cannot stand being like that, the negative feelings just explode!

The situation was that, while I was studying for the exam, Pek and Meen came into the study room. They are very kind and always helpful to everyone. More importantly, they have never made me feel that they are taking advantages of anyone. On the contrary, they are taken advantages of by others.

Before they arrived, they had asked me to explain this and that in the chapter my friends and I presented in class. I am not good at explaining something, but I tried. However, mostly, it was them who explaining and digesting everything in other lectures to me. They did that on their own will, and I was a good learner.

They are a very lovely couple and I am looking forward to their wedding. Hope they would invite me to join and I would definitely go!

Well, the real point I want to mention here is that, although they may not like a few friends’ behaviours who act as freeriders, or may feel awkward with a few friends who pretend not being knowledgeable in anything; they are able to getting along with those friends, while they do not look unhappy.

I think they just do not think about those friends too much and ignore some bad behaviours they do not like. When talking to those friends, I reckon, they may not try to recall negative feelings up to the point that may cause them to stop talking to those people.

I am in contrast, somehow. One thing impacts the rest in a roll. That’s me! I am making things even worse.

Normally, I do not complain much. Most who only see me in the first few times or who have never worked in group with me would rarely see how I am.

• I can be very kind when I feel people are fair with me.
• I can be very understanding when people have good reasons to support their behaviours.
• I can be very reasonable when people show me that they are reasonable as well.
• I can be convinced and taught by those who can show me that they are also following the same things they are suggesting me. Show me you can also do that; otherwise, do not dare teaching me!
• I can be very considerate when people show me they contribute a lot to the group work.
• I can be very sympathised and helpful when people show me that they have tried very hard to get a thing done, but they fail and need my assistance.

On the other hand,..

• I can be very mean when people ignore my offer of helping and they cannot complete the task which impact the whole group.
• I can ignore whatever-whoever without trying to understand when people always use the same reason that they are not born to do this. Is this a supporting reason? I am not sure if it is.
• I can be upset and negative once I find that those who try to teach me something in this real world cannot even follow their own words in their own lives, especially when they break their words by doing such things (they said it was not proper) with me. They tell me not to do, while they do it themselves!
• I can be a devil when people keep playing around without showing their attention and intention to work by hoping that at the end of the day their work would be covered and edited by others, or hoping that others would step in and help them finish the work. I ignore these people.

And when these negative feelings happen, I would spend over a week to have them faded away. This is not good for myself.

I have a problem with my EQ!

Non-Sense*

When asking for any security deposit back from a company or service provider, would I accept that my credit card has been credited when there is no proof?

No.

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And would Nikki accept that her credit card has been credited when there is no proof?

I do not think so.

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It is not $100, but $1,000! If I were a customer, I would shout at the rep from the provider, and would not leave this office till I had an evidence to prove that my money had been returned to my account.

How come Nikki left me and did not even try to forward me the receipt (which showed that the amount had been refunded)? I even asked her to take a photo of the receipt. She laughed and said the customer would have to wait till tomorrow.

Ha! If you were a customer, would you Nikki? Kid!

Thinking that the money would be automatically transferred to the customer’s credit card right away (and Nikki said so), I just went to talk to the customer and asked him to check with his card provider; while Nikki was leaving for home.

And it turned out that the card provider could not see any credited amount in the customer’s account yet!

D a r n . . . .  

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Wish I could go home now.. Moody!

Lesson-learnts

• Transfers to and from a credit card/ bank might not be done right way. Normally, it takes a daily process. For this case, the transaction would be done through the system around midnight.
• Don’t let Nikki go until the job is successfully done. Otherwise, she will not be contactable at all. No matter how often I call or text, she will just keep quiet without any returning calls.
• I should not allow or favour any customer with the credit card application anymore. Actually, the credit card application is not for Thailand, but Australia. And when it happens in Australia, it is out of my control (I cannot control the machine, as well as people’s minds and behaviours). Unlucky for the coming customers. No more credit card application from me ever!

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P.S. Anyway, this customer is also quite picky and always wants this and that in his way. When he came for renting the phone, it was like he did not read what I had emailed to him.

He came and started asking everything again. I spent over 2 hours with him. And when he came, he said he did not have $1,500 to pay in cash, and if it was possible to use his credit card. I favoured him and tried to get everything in the ways he wanted.. and now.. problem.. ! Duh! 

Next time, I would let all customers now that credit card use is not possible here. Customers have to ensure they have enough cash or can transfer the amount to our bank account.

Hectic Better*

One mistake being annoying me during these several months is that the words ‘and’ in the company’s affivadit that happened because I made a typo.

That would look very simple if I could just change from ‘and’ to ‘or’ right away, or if it did not affect anything in regards to the company’s business.

On the contrary,  the misprint was with the authorised signatory of the company where it should have been that only one person out of all has an authorisation. Instead of having ‘or,’ the affidavit contains the word ‘and’ between two names of the company’s directors.

The impact is that both of them have to sign all documents together, while only either one should have been doing that. That wastes their time, including those who prepare documents.

I am really sorry for that and upset for a long while.

Even more complicatedly, to change the authorised signatory, I need to get one of the CEO’s from UK to sign off the documents submitted to the DBD.  And they do not visit Thailand that often, but normally, twice a year, with 3-4 days each time.

Moreover, since the CEO’s from UK are not working in Thailand and they have no work permit, the signature must be certified by a lawyer who is a member of The Thai Bar that the signature is genuine. Or to be exact, the director has to sign the documents in front of the lawyer, and the lawyer certifies the signature; when the director does not want to go to the DBD to sign the documents in front of an officer.

Not only that, to change the authorised signatory, there should be a meeting held up among shareholders, or what it is technically called AGM or EGM. The minutes of the meeting should include the resolution of change director’s authorised signatory, blah, blah, blah..

Besides, the officer(s) there was so strict with wordings in the documents that sometimes the same person tells different things. For example, last time I went there, the details in the documents were ‘ABCDE,’ and there was no change this time; she asked me to go back and amend! T_T” Lack of standard, somehow.

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Anyways……….. PHewWwwwwWWww! It’s gone!

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After I failed getting this done last time Sandy (a CEO) was here, I successfully completed this task this late afternoon. Very relieved and feel like I have more focuses to something else now. Nothing to worry.

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;)

Candle*

Currently, I have my candle (got from a senior colleauge) lit and shining in front of me.

Although the candle is not a large one, I can feel the warmth and see the bright moon-like light.

Although the candle is small, I am touched with a hug of warmth.

Although the candle cannot do anything else, apart from being lit and shining, I thank it for the lightness, the brightness, and the warmth.

Those are being delivered into my heart.

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Time on IM*

After reading The 7 deadly sins of instant messaging from 43 Folders, I found that some of time has been partly spent on IM. Thus, I decided to turn off my MSN and Skype right away.

I still have Gtalk online because I send tweets through Gtalk sometimes.

Although IM does not normally consume much of my time, I reckon that having it offline would help me be more concentrated on what I am doing.

Next step I would try is that to limit my time on all websites, Facebook, WordPress, Blogger, Bloglines, etc, I like surfing around.

The activites on the mentioned sites consume my time more than IM actually.

Anyway, without MSN/ Skype on, I feel that I do not have to worry, wonder, and keep looking at the chat programmes whether my friends or those I expect are online.

Why do I have to expect someone to online? I do not know :p

 

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An hour after I sent this post, I found out that my MSN and Skype were online without showing themselves in my system tray (so I did not see them). I realised this when a friend from MSN said hello..

Hahaa.. OK.

I changed the settings of both MSN and Skype not to be automatically logged in, so that they are under my control.. Hehee.

A Memory*

Nice evening I had today :)

[17:39] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: waddee krap
[17:39] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: so tired
[17:39] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: 2 exams tomorrow but havnt hv time to study
[17:40] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: bought a restaurant near home last monday
[17:40] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: been caught in the middle between work and study since then
[17:40] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: how are you anyway? i may have gone to bed when you get this but that’s ok
[17:41] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: ma bon hai fung laew ja pai non la
[17:41] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: c ya
[17:41] Mook�: arai waaaaaaaaa
[17:41] Mook�: talk to me first..
[17:41] Mook�: T_T”
[17:41] Mook�: thought you were on holiday.. why having exam la?
[17:42] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: arai la ther
[17:42] Mook�: aow.. just want to talk some time si.. we haven’t talked a lot so far
[17:42] Mook�: just miss our conversations
[17:43] Mook�: anyway.. you bought a thai restaurant? so your mum would cook?
[17:43] Mook�: oh.. sorry, you are having exam ni na..
[17:43] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is offline
[17:43] Mook�: aow.. offline pai loei..
[17:44] Mook�: hahaaa.. ok, ok..
[17:45] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is online
[17:45] Mook�: so you’re online or offline nia’
[17:45] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: err..
[17:45] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: happy birthday na ther
[17:45] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: sorry na, a bit late
[17:45] Mook�: 4 days late T_T”
[17:46] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: mai koi dai online a’…
[17:46] Mook�: you’re the one that i expected to get a msg on the day cos i didn’t think you would forget.. its easy to remember..
[17:46] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: back home kor straight to bed most days
[17:46] Mook�: mobile is broken or what?
[17:46] Mook�: duh..
[17:46] Mook�: anyway.. thanks
[17:46] Mook�: at least you say something
[17:47] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: yeah… haven’t have it for a week
[17:47] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: batt searm..
[17:47] Mook�: huh?
[17:47] Mook�: oh.. broken jing jing
[17:47] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: wanna buy a new one but still looking
[17:47] Mook�: hahaa….
[17:47] Mook�: what model you’re using now?
[17:47] Mook�: bough iPhone si
[17:47] Mook�: hahaa
[17:47] Mook�: bought*
[17:48] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: looked at it but dont like
[17:48] Mook�: its sold in NZ?
[17:48] Mook�: legally?
[17:48] Mook�: thais mainly use the illegal ones
[17:48] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: too big for my pocket
[17:48] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: plus iphone dont have pen 555
[17:48] Mook�: your current phone has a pen?
[17:48] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: yeah
[17:49] Mook�: really? hi-soo
[17:49] Mook�: what model is it?
[17:50] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: htc touch
[17:50] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: batt isn’t very good
[17:50] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: but functions and features plus look is good
[17:50] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: laew tum rai yoo a’ near
[17:50] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: i’ll be going to bed soon na ther
[17:50] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is offline
[17:51] Mook�: oh.. my friend has that htc.. looks nice, but i like iphone more
[17:51] Mook�: type type type and offline eek la
[17:51] Mook�: at work..
[17:51] Mook�: leaving office at 6pm to uni
[17:51] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is online
[17:51] Mook�: what time is it there? 5 hours ahead?
[17:51] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: hi soo yoo laew jmuirg
[17:51] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: how’s mum?
[17:51] Mook�: jmuirg <<< what? an emoticon?
[17:52] Mook�: she’s fine…
[17:55] Mook�: just looked at your mum’s and jim’s pic in the last two nights eng.. hahaa
[17:57] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is offline
[17:58] Mook�: real offline this time??
[18:00] Mook�: ok jaaa… take care and good night.. good luck in your exam
[18:03] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is online
[18:04] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: they still old and grumpy lol
[18:04] Mook�: aow..
[18:04] Mook�: back laew rer..
[18:04] Mook�: your internet connection sucks??? ))
[18:05] Mook�: so, who will cook for the restaurant you bought la?
[18:05] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: ja
[18:05] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: pai shave ma
[18:05] Mook�: shave before going to bed nia na ther
[18:06] Mook�: what’s the exam about tomorrow?
[18:07] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is offline
[18:07] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is online
[18:07] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: ther
[18:07] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: pai non la na
[18:07] Mook�: a’na..
[18:07] Mook�: ok ok
[18:07] Mook�: good luck in your exam
[18:08] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: all the best for this year na.. sorry, no present again.. will be around when it comes next year ok
[18:08] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: g’nite krap
[18:08] Mook�: nite jaa
[18:08] Mook�: you say it na..
[18:08] Mook�: for next year
[18:09] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: ps: i love uni life coz it makes me feel young but i hate assessments
[18:09] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: nite nite
[18:09] Mook�: hahaa..
[18:09] Mook�: sleep tight
[18:09] Mook�: nice talking to you tonight
[18:11] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is offline

 

Although it hurts some time when thinking of the past, it is still refreshing when talking to those in the past again.

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The Great Whale Trail*

WHALES
2 November 2007

Dear Greenpeace’s Supporters,

Name the whale – a lifetime chance to name a humpback whale.

A once in a lifetime experience – your chance to name a humpback whale.

As part of the Great Whale Trail project, which is tracking whales via satellite, we have some humpback whales that need names. Not just any names, but some great names for some great whales.

We haven’t yet cracked the code of whale language so we don’t know what the whales call themselves but we are pretty confident they don’t call themselves, ‘33001, or 37232′, which are some of the names they have now.

Click here to go to The Great Whale Trail project

Click here to see the Whale Profiles

Click here to name the whale

Thanks,
The Whale ‘Tag Team’.

A Day Too Early, But It’s OK*

 

From: Greenpeace [mailto:greenpeace@loxinfo.co.th]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 1:03 PM
Subject: HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Greenpeace Southeast Asia would like to wish you a very happy birthday.

Today is a special day and we would like to wish you inner peace, loving love, true happiness and prosperity in all aspects of your life.

We thank you for being our donor. Your contribution to Greenpeace makes the world greener.

Sending many warm regards,
Greenpeace Southeast Asia (Thailand)

Because of Some Friends*

Thanks to some friends who made me realise that there is nobody in this world would beat my mum in the way she gives loves, cares, and everything to me.

Some people, in their teens, would give cares, loves, and trusts to their friends more than their families.

Whatever friends say, that is the right thing to follow.

Whatever their families tell them, that is a rule and frame that they (think) are forced to do.

No matter how picky and querulous my mum is sometimes, she is the person who cares and loves me the most EVER!

My mum would never ever let me stand at the footpath at 2230hrs–surrounded by some cabs and drivers–for over 10 minutes just because I unintentionally hung up the phone too quickly when she tried to tell me where I should wait for her. Instead, she would call again and complain a bit that I hung up too fast without listening to her. She would never let me standing among those male drivers at that time.

In the other way around, a friend called me and I hung up too fast unintentionally when she tried to tell me where she wanted me to wait. I then waited for her at the footpath in front of the place thinking that she was on the way here (did not think that she was here). Over 10 cabs were around with some drivers and that was over 2200hrs.

Around 10 minutes after, she called and said that she had arrived since she called me the first time, but she meant to tease me by having me waiting like that because I did hang up the phone too fast without listening to her.

She did not even imagine how dangerous it was being outside with all those cabs around. She was not even close to me, but far farward where I was not in her sight. She could not see if there was anything happening to me! She could not and she let me over there.

My another friend’s and my ice-cream was melting while waiting for her since I had to carry both cups and had no chance to try it!

Almost out of control that night. Luckily, what I did was just stop talking and keep quiet. Otherwise, I might have thrown the ice-cream away and taken a cab back to my car at the university myself.

Who cares..

..

Love you, Mum.

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I have to appreciate that the friend even made me know more the level of my mum’s loves and cares.

Thanks.

Lack*

Oh, well..
Oh, well.

Here I am again. This kind of feelings comes back again. It tells me that perhaps I made the wrong decision.

Is it really right that I chose to stay here and work here? Is it really OK?

‘Yes, it is. You need some more months to finish your study before you will decide to move on,’ a part of my heart and brain says so.

‘Maybe not, maybe I should have taken a risk of trying the new company I got a confirmation of employment. And also the management trainee job that asked me for an interview. That was to get 3 out of 7 candidates.’

(I am feeling I have talked about this before somehow.)

The difficulties for me these days are that I am assigned to do some different tasks and responsibilities without any proper job descriptions and directions. Although I can handle multi tasks but when all of them happen to be urgent at the exactly same time, I feel like dying!

• I do things that somebody does not want to handle and, to be exact, totally ignore.
• I have to do some unimportant and small things that those who prefer significant issues neglect.
• I do things I am not sure if I like to spend the rest of my life with.
• I cannot see a clear direction and path of my working life for now and, especially, from here.
• I am wondering if I am really happy working here.

What am I doing here?

..

.

I keep wondering.

..

 

All in all, take some time to think about my future. Then, I see it is only some more months and I should be able to step forward to somewhere else, maybe.

Mind Happiness*

Just this morning, I could think of what I should call ‘mind happiness.’

What is the mind happiness? How can you tell whether you own your mind happiness?

Here you go.

• You are happy deep down from the bottom of your heart.
• The happiness that you keep in a chest within your heart where you can open and feel of it anytime.
• The happiness that no matter when you think of it, it is still there for you.
• It is something that makes you smile and remind you of the happiness in your life.
• It is a treasure for which you do not have to spend much time or long journey to search, but it is in you and your heart.
• It is what you see when you close your eyes.
• It will never leave you.
• It will always be with you and keep you strong.
• It will comfort you from whatever hurtful sorrows.
• It is immortal.
• You will hardly tell how you feel, either sad or happy, while you are thinking of the mind happiness.
• You may regret that you can only have such happiness in mind, but not in real life or not now.
• You may be thankful to have such mind happiness to keep you alive, and keep you blood flowing in your heart.

As long as you still have a chest for your mind happiness, you are still alive with happiness.

Keep the treasure and be the happy master!

Just to Remember*

It has been almost 2 years from the break-up day (that was the new year day in 2006), but I still have him in my heart.

I do not think I leave any space for somebody else, even though I realise that he left me and would never come back. I know.

After that hurt day and he went back to NZ, we had a chance to talk twice this year (just this year, not in 2006). And, always, after the talks, I would miss him a lot and look forward to talking to him again.

Why do I forget that he left me and he may have someone else? He must have someone else for sure, esp the lady in Chiang Mai, I am sure. The lady, Suttiluck, is very cute, I must admit. I cannot beat her.

Anyway, why do I need to beat her? Though I can beat her, he may still not like me because of many reasons.

He raised the point that we were too far apart and the distance caused the break-up. However, with the lady, he did not worry about the distance.

That proves something, right?

‘Stop your feeling,’ I always try to tell myself to stop thinking about him.

I can keep him in my heart, but do not expect to have a nice chat all the time. It is impossible! It is non-sense. He will not come back.. He won’t!!

Remember him just in your heart.
Don’t feel hurt. It passed.
Happy to thinking about him.
That is more than enough.

Gratitude to Chit-Chats*

Got a chance talking to Tri again tonight. I raised the topic, without even greeting, of Bakery songs that both Tri and Jack mentioned before.

12-Sep-07
07:00:22 PM
me: use hi-speed at home?

12-Sep-07
07:00:52 PM
him: broadband

That was the start of our conversation, and the rest was not many though. I just kept sending the links to some albums I uploaded into the Internet for him (them).

1. Thank you for having a conversation last night.
2. Thank you that he had not finished his assignments quicker than this; otherwise, I would not see him online.
3. Thanks to Jack, who I invited to the conversation later, of talking to Tri because that allowed me to have a little more clues about Tri. At least, he was using the Internet from a guy named Bank.
4. Thanks to myself that my heart was not shaking while talking to him.

Love.

12-Sep-07
08:21:41 PM
him: never heard of any of them 555

12-Sep-07
08:21:51 PM
me: a’ rer..

12-Sep-07
08:22:01 PM
him: chai

12-Sep-07
08:22:06 PM
me: try Jojo.. we’re listening to it

12-Sep-07
08:22:10 PM
him: how’s the report?

12-Sep-07
08:22:19 PM
me: on it now. due tonight.. by midnight

12-Sep-07
08:22:24 PM
him: we are who are we?

12-Sep-07
08:22:41 PM
me: the whole group (5 ppl) are at uni. my other 4 friends and i

12-Sep-07
08:22:47 PM
him: aow. u stay at uni?

12-Sep-07
08:22:59 PM
me: also last night and tonight. uni closes at 11pm

12-Sep-07
08:23:00 PM
him: mum la

12-Sep-07
08:23:03 PM
me: at home

12-Sep-07
08:23:19 PM
him: 11pm then go home ??

12-Sep-07
08:23:33 PM
me: right. arrive home around 11.30

12-Sep-07
08:23:47 PM
me: :D ซิ่ง ช้าๆ กลับบ้าน ๕๕๕

12-Sep-07
08:24:20 PM
him: how’s your driving now? feel more confident?

12-Sep-07
08:24:34 PM
me: sure.. 2 years already

Gratitude to Special Someone*

Because the chat last night, I still feel of some smiles on my face when I think of him, Tri.

1. Thank to Tri for greeting me last night. That at least made me feel that I was not ignored.
2. Thanks to myself that I can still think of him with smiles.
3. Thanks to me that today I do not feel of any hatred to him like earlier.
4. Thanks to him for not answering me about the phrase “หัวใจผูกกัน” he used as his MSN icon. Otherwise, I might have hurt more.
5. Thanks to him for telling a few more things about himself at this time.

Miss you as always.

 

:)

Gratitude to My Alive Life*

Today I would like to express my appreciation to..

1. My careful driving to my university. Then, I did not be the one in the accident I saw this evening.
2. My friend, Priw, who reminded me of thinking of other people’s feelings. I should not hurt someone I love by saying something that hurts them.
3. My smiles to so many people and I did not express my moodiness to anyone.
4. My mother who is always kind and loves me. She takes care of everything for me. She is the best in my life!

This is my first grateful journal. Hopefully, my list will be longer and longer each day.

I know the usefulness of this journal and I promise that I will keep writing.

Stressed*

I just had my exam on Project Management (PM) course tonight. So far, this is the only final exam that made me feel blank and upset as much as this.

Out of the 3 courses I studied this trimester, PM was the one I thought I was the most skillful and expertise in, compared to Decision Skills (DS) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

That resulted differently during the exam!

With CRM, perhaps because the instructor provided the case before the exam day; otherwise, we could not finish the exam in time after spending time reading the 10-page case study, I found that CRM was acceptably fine for me (and also fine for others either).

Although I like studying CRM, I found it difficult because it was more related with marketing (and I got only B+ for Marketing course last trimester), which I am not expertise in.

On the contrary, with PM, apart from liking the course and content, I also believed that I was good at it because I got quite good scores from quizes and workshop.

What happened to me while I was taking the PM exam was as follows.

• I spent too much time on producing Gantt Chart;
• I did not read through the details given well enough, so I missed some information; while other friends did not;
• I did not manage my time well, so I did not other parts well either; and
• I spent my last 15 minutes answering 22-point questions, while I did not even know how many scores I would get for 2-hour Gantt Chart.

S i g h . .. . .. . .. . … . . .. ..

I complaint about the exam a lot after leaving the exam room.

• I did not think the time given was enough for the content in the exam.
• I blamed on the exam style.
• I blamed the unorganisation of the information provided, which consumed a lot of time reading and re-reading.

Thinking about that, I now realised that it was something to challenge me whether I could manage my time or not. And I just could not.

I could not manage time, and felt even more stressed when I faced the time pressure. I forgot many points and I seemed to make all wrong.

..
So now, I am really stressed. I will not get A for sure!! B+? B? or C?

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Employees*

I really hate dealing with people.

People are selfish.
People are self-centric.
People are narrow-minded.

..
Employees often position themselves as if they are the most wanted people in the companies.

Employees tend to request for more benefits, and are not willing to lose any benefits they have got.

Employees have never wanted to lose, but to gain at all bits.

Employees will take all chances that allow them to gain, although stupidly small, benefits, without concerning whether that would affect their companies’ performance or not.

Employees know only how to yell when they do not get their salary increase or their bonuses at the end of the fiscal year, but never trace back to their behaviours whether they have ever helped the companies saving anything, e.g. electricity cost, water supply costs, etc.

What employees have in their heads are that they would request for as many things as they can in order to take advantages from their companies.

Once employees lose just a cent of their benefits, they would express their unappreciation.

When their benefits do not meet their expectation, they seem to be upset and think that the companies do not want them. Then, they act stupidly.

So, what make employees happy is to give them everything they want?

..

Duh!

WOL*

Have you ever heard of LOL?

Right, that is a normal acronym. People, esp. around the cyberworld know LOL.

How about WOL? Anyone? :)

My WOL is not..

• Way Of Life
• Water of Life (Fontana, California Church)
• Wake-On-LAN (Intel networked remote control)
• Word of Life
• World Online
• Without Limit
• Work on Line
• Woman of Leisure
• Wow Out Loud (internet slang)

Source: Acronym Finder Search

Although the last one is almost similar to my created WOL, mine is a little different and idoit! LOL… :))

Whining
Out
Loud

..
I did whine half-out loud last night when I reached home. That was after my mum began her complaints because I said, ‘No, I don’t want that.’ when she asked about buying a kind of fruits.

She said I was kinda ignorant while walking with her in the market.

Huh? Did I?

That was the fruit she likes, so why she had to ask me if I would want it? My point is that if she likes, she can just stop and buy it. I will not walk away, but wait till the purchase is done anyway.

What to do with me saying not wanting it. I do not understand, really.

I tried to explain that I was not a factor that she would buy it or not. Why she blamed me. Why she said there would be no food/ fruit stock in our refrigerator because I did say no?

Huh? Really?

And because of this, she started speaking out of her lung, and so did I. We sounded like making an argument because of the fruit!

Huh?

Thus, once I arrived my bedroom, I just could not stand still. Actually, I wanted to scream out loud, but I could not.. Instead, while I was trying to scream, I turned to be crying and then whining louder and louder.

Sigh.. it took over 10 minutes to stop.

 

 

 

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- -”

Upset Mum*

Rarely see my mum cry because of work or colleagues (She cries sometimes when we both argue). She is so strong. But yesterday evening, it happened.

She called and her voice sounded strange. When asked, she said she was angry with someone at her office. When we met, she told the story.

She was asked to do an extra job of other company (owned by her boss’ son) that is not under her responsibility. She was asked to do because she was skillful in accounting stuff. Unfortunately, when she works extra, she never gets paid for it.

Some outsiders, who just see her work extra, always think that she gets paid extra. Thus, when my mum spends some time on the extra work, which there is nobody wanting to take responsibility, she is monitored.

And last night, her colleague talked to her sarcastically, ‘What are you doing? What are you guys doing with the extra work?’

She does not have to do that, for god’s sake! She did help because the job was from her boss’ son, who is nice to and respects her, while she does not get paid at all!

Why can’t those people handle the job themselves them? Why asked my mother? Why made her upset and shed her tears! Damn it!

I told my mum that if she was not happy with the work she did, just quit. At my current salary, I believe I can take care of her although without her salary, we may not be able to over-spend as usual.

We will survive anyway.

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An Encouragement*

Hardly believe that I could come up with this post while I was working on a boring job, i.e. printing CV’s from my e-mail inbox.

I just realise, optimistically thinking, that my working in this position and having a chance to go through some curriculum vitae may HELP ENCOURAGE me and allow me to learn a little things from those CV’s.

How?

Today, after having received dozens of CV’s for a vacancy, I kept printing them out for a review and FEELING JADED. During the time, I somehow decided to scan through a few CV’s and I found it interesting reading other experiences.

I have got an idea that a small encouragement can be brought up from them.

Besides, a little confidence can also be grown up although a few arrogance can also be built.

Why?

I read other experiences and how they have grown in their careers by considering their educations, work experiences, hobbies, skills, etc.

I compare those qualifications with mine, and leverage myself to focus on my goals and dreams.

I consider those higher qualifications as my next-step goals where I can reach for the time being.

I consider those lower qualifications as my lessons and my encouragement telling me that I should keep walking to be apart from the lower position.

..
So and so..

However, where there is the good, there is the bad.

I can gain more encouragement and confidence from comparison and contrast; therefore, I should not be too confident that I am the best. That can lead me to be too irrationally arrogant.

A person can be the best in some aspects, but not all. I do not believe that there is anyone who is the best in everything. NO WAY!

On the contrary, while I am reading those CV’s, I might feel that I am worse than others. And then I may lose my confidence.

D O N ‘ T   B E ! !

I should keep reminding myself ‘Don’t be discouraged.’ Use those better qualifications as my further goals. I can be like them one day. And I will!

..
Sometimes, perhaps, a competition is not so bad.

That urges me to concentrate and be a little more earnest about my life, work, study, and dreams.

.
Maybe..

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Overdose of Caffeine*

Do not know since when that I started drinking 2 tablespoons of coffee everyday.

Attention, attention.. I mean TWO TABLEspoons, not TEAspoons.

…
Thinking back in time, I started drinking coffee when I was in secondary school. That was because the taste was so good, and cocoa/ chocolate at the time sounded too expensive for me.

I was addicted to milk at the time.

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Getting grower, spending more time awakened, and getting addicted to TV programmes, cartoon books, Internet, and etc; I consumed more coffee, hoping that it would freshen my day.

I then routinely took 1-teaspoon coffee a day.

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During the four years in a university, I still took 1 teaspoon a day.

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Aha.. now, while I was studying my first Master’s Degree, I do remember, I drank more and more coffee each day.

I worked and studied at the same time. When a few reports needed to be finished, I did not sleep much.

‘Coffee could help,’ I thought.

From 1 teaspoon, I totted up to..
.. 2 teaspoons,
.. 3 teaspoons,
.. and finally 4 teaspoons.

FOUR TEAspoons daily!

My eyes were like a panda’s eyes, my skin was very dry, my face was not bright, and more importantly, I always had a headache if I had coffee too less!

I WAS ADDICTED TO CAFFEINE!!

..

.

And now what? After I had successfully decreased my consumption to 1 teaspoon for a few years, I began that cycle again?

1 teaspoon
1 bigger teaspoon (because I changed my spoon)
1.5 bigger teaspoon
1 TABLEspoon..

And then from having one cup a day, I now have one for breakfast and the other for my afternoon. And if my mathematics system in my brain is still working fine, it turns out to be 2 TABLEspoons a day!

A r g g h h . . ! !

Stop, stop, stop!!
(not a song.. don’t sing, okay? haha)

..

OK, from tomorrow, I will go back to use a normal teaspoon.. ! I will, I will.

If not, I will die for sure!!

Overdose!

.

P.S. Wonder how I made up my mind and began using a tablespoon for coffee!! -”-

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College Politics*

Studying in a college of management in Thailand, I have never thought of facing a situation relating to any internal politics and conflicts among management.

Our college was established almost 10 years ago and has been managed separately from the public university, although the name is linked to the public university.

The college has set up its own rules and regulations. The management team was different and separated from the public section. The college was more like a private college.

And because of the separate of management teams, the college had more flexibility in setting up any academic foundations and courses suitable for the students and society, and more students were interested in studying here.

As a result, the college to gain more profits every year; and this perhaps is the main reason why the management team from the parent university (public one) started moving their teams to this college, starting from changing the Dean of our college, Programme Chairs, so and so.

What else? More profits, more money, and more greeds! Huh?

.

Consequently, instead of providing several courses for students to choose, we were limited to 2 courses (and we would have to enroll for 2 courses).

Among all of us, we discussed a lot about the situtation within; and finally, my friends and I decided to drop a few e-mails to the management of the college.

Finally, the new Programme Chair, who is also a Programme Chair for the Thai programme, of my programme has returned the mail with a standard answer in order to stop us nagging around.

Tentatively, we plan to meet him this Wednesday. Hopefully, he can clarify everything better.

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The politic situation of the country and the politics at work are bad enough for me. I do not want to face any more politics at my college, where I originally thought that it is the most peaceful community among all three (country, work, and study) I am in.

Maybe I am wrong… totally wrong!

.

P.S. However, I still do not understand why Thai programme students do not like International programme students, while we are in the same college. Why they always say that Thai programme is much better and provides better knowledge. Why?

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Concentration*

Have you ever felt angry with anything?

If so, how did you deal with your emotion at the time?

My last furiousness was last night. What I did was walking to the chanting room (in Buddhism, that is a room where we place our respectful statues of buddha or monks) in my house.

I rarely, hardly ever, visited the room though I walked pass it every single day to my bedroom.

Last night, I did.

After lighting three joss sticks, I then sat in front of all statues and started chanting a set of chating words. If I am not wrong, one set included 25 small chapters.

Not only once, but over 10 rounds of the chanting. I just tried to concentrate on those single words, so that I would not think of what made me angry…….

That helped a bit. Only a bit because I was a newbie in this kind of things. I am very far from religion, somehow.

Although I did not know the meaning of those chanting words, I felt that they could calm me down when I tried to pronounce every single word correchantly. The language used is Pali.

A way of concentration.. :)

Fire, Water, and Trust*

(derived from a forwarded e-mail)

There’re 3 friends of Fire, Water, and Trust.

Fire told his friends,
‘If I disappear, you can try to find the dark fog or smoke. And I’ll be there.’

Water told her friends,
‘If I disappear, you can try to find green abounded forest. And I’ll be there.’

Trust told his friends,
‘If I disappear, you will never find me forever.’

Fire means hope, intention, and life’s encouragement. If you lose it, you may be inspired to retain it back.

Water means love, and warmth that bring you happiness. It can support and recover you from any disappointment or heart-breaking.

However, for the Trust, if you lose it from anyone, you’ll never get, see or retain it again in your relationship ever.

Fourth*

Cee, my younger colleague and also student in the same college, is resigning soon. She came to see me asking how to fill a resignation form.

While she was filling in the form, we were talking about this and that. Then it came to a number of years I had been working here.

It will be 4 years on 27th Jan 2007!!

Unbelievable, but true. What have I been doing here for 4 years!?!? Still wondering……. Four years! That is many more than I expected to work here.

Moving to another companies now might cause me some sufferings, I guess. However, working here also bores me.

Am I stuck here for too long?

Should I bear with this for one more year? Shall I?

Wait till I graduate.. wait till then.

Sigh……………

94 Out Of 100*

Quite cool to know my FPC scores. I got 94 out of 100 for the final exam.

This was a reason I was keen to check my scores though I knew that I got A for this subject. I felt I could do the exam very well. And the score proved that!

Hehee.. Happy now.

That’s it.

Straight A*

Yo Yo..

I got all A’s for the three courses I studied last trimester, FPC, MIS, and POM.

Soooo happy. First time in my life that I got GPA 4.00. Amazing!

That’s it!

P.S. But I have to treat all 17 friends of IM9B… Hahaa.. Hope Art would help.

:p

Grades*

FPC is driving me crazy now.

I know my grades for both MIS (Management in Information Systems) and POM (Principles of Management), which are A’s.

Now, I have just been waiting for FPC (Financial Planning and Control). Aj. Bobby and Aj. Benjalux have announced their classes’ scores, but not Aj. Worapong.

SOBssssssssssssssssssssssss***

Aj. Worapong is killing me.

–”

Crazy because even Ohm, who got 84 for her mid-term exam, did not get A!!

Art, X and Jui got A’s because they got around 90 (out of 100) from mid-term exam!!

I got less than Ohm, i.e. 80!

I had not planned to get straight A, but as I am now likely to; therefore, it would be great if I get all A’s…………

Innit? –”

Anyway……………. Let’s see..

My Girl*

I fall in love with this Korean series now, My Girl. Phew.. hope I have the love like that! Well, it might be a day-dreaming, but at least the series has made me smile all day(sss) long.. :)

Thanks to my cousin who shared this DVD with me. It is fabulous! Thanks Lsis.

..

My Girl OST Online (Credited: Jason Tan)

..

The series made me more optimistic towards love. It encouraged me and reminded me that one day I will find my own love.

Love that will drive me through any obstacles.
Love that will be covered with understanding.
Love that will not lose when I meet the other person.
Love that will be with me forever.

My heart is beating every time I think of the story, their love, and their lives.

Although this is just a drama, I believe it is partly from our real lives. Dramas are not a non-sense stuffs, but they can encourage, support, and convince people in doing whatever they may have thought they could not.

I am one of those people.

..

Love is all around, waiting for me somewhere. When it is time, I will bump into it.

With love.

HAPPY New Year?*

If I am not wrong, last year I also started my 2006 with an argument with my mum and with a sadness from the broken-up.

Similarly, this year 2007, I seemed to start my new year with an argument and tears.

Will the coming year be a good year for me?

I received some blessing messages from friends, including ‘him.’ Ignorantly, I just replied him only once with the standard message I wrote up for everyone. Feeling of the stern from the breaking-up, I cannot forgive him.

.. I need some time.. sorry.

.. .

Re the argument, as always, my mum and I, like last new year, argued again about some tiny (bitchy) stuffs.

For god’s sake!

I do not understand why this happened. I do not know what my mum was thinking, why she was complaining about my eating along the trip to-and-fro Cha-am. That extremely bored me!

My holiday seemed to be damn boring. It was not a real holiday. I did not feel so at all!!!

My days had gone without happiness. Where is my HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??

Quake*

The 7.1 quake in Taiwan caused the crawl of the Internet and
telecommunication in Asia!!

Aggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

This effects a lot on Google either and I, who use the new Blogger,
cannot sign in the website. I just hope that this e-mail post can be
sent to my blog –”

Too sleepy to pay attention to work today. Bad girl, huh? Ho, ho, ho..

No car.. its at the garage for the milege check-up. Getting it back
tomorrow morning.

….

I must go to bed early tonight; otherwise, my tomorrow will be a blurry
day for me!!

PS. Need someone to celebrate the new year with, and finally I have my
mum, my relatives and my cousins there. Not bad though.

At Last*

Sigh… finally.. all are done. This trimester has been finished……… completely..

Now, just wait for the points and grades for all courses……………. –”

Stressed and relieved at the same time………………… hope I will not feel stressed again when I know my grades…. hahaa..

(Do I really laugh from heart!?)

Anyway, now its time to go back to 100% work capacity.. hehee.. been spend most of working time for studying…

Time management is losing along the way thru!! >

Merry Christmas*

Would this be a reason that I had an omen of thinking of Tri in the past few days? He texted me this morning, saying Merry Xmas. And, well, yes, I replied after I had thought that I should to keep friendship going (doubtedly).

Somehow, I just started thinking of him a few days ago. I also recalled our relationship and when we broke up, 1st Jan 2006. It is almost a year that we broke up.

Without any situation, I again thought of him in the following days. Until today, he texted me after he stopped doing so for almost a year.

Thinking carefully, I finally replied once. I did not reply his second message because I did not see any importance of doing so. I have shown my (almost fake) empathy :p

Anyway.. Merry Christmas to me.. hehee. Did not work much today since I have the FPC project to finish by tonight if possible. The presentation will be conducted tomorrow!!

OK.. gotta go.

*Note to self:
Be myself!

Christmas Eve*

All of 16 IM9B’s joining together at the Immortal karaoke on Sunday 24th December 2006 for Christmas Eve celebration and Art farewell. He is going to work in Indonesia and has to drop the course.

Everyone was holding the presents they got from the lucky draw. I got Gift’s one, i.e. a numeric keyboard. Seems to be very handy and useful for my notebook, esp when I have to type a lot of numbers :) Thanks Gift.

I believe everyone felt upset that Art has to go to Indonesia and leave us to study without him to recommend where we should go.

He is the leader of IM9B, I can say. I wish I will see you again, Art. :)

Sleepyyyy*

Why does POM make me soooo sleepy?

Unlike reading FPC yesterday, I feel damn sleepy while reading POM now. Since morning, I have not read much because I have to remember some theories and lots of alphabets..

With FPC, I played around with the exercises all day without drowsiness.. so why now?

Being good at writing does not mean that I will be good at reading.. SOB**

Sigh………

P.S. t@ro gets the same section as mine in Thai Economics next trimester.. Should I be happy or not? – -”

Eyeache*

I think I should go to see an eye doctor.. My eyelids turn into red now. Actually, this started a few days ago and it was better this morning. Now they are red again.

Very red, I mean. _*_

First time in my life of having my eyes like this. How come? I must go to see a doctor if this is not better by tomorrow.

Err.. will a doctor work after 6pm?

Sigh…………

Perhaps I have stared a PC screen for too long.

Leadership Trip*

Back from the trip (10-12/11/2006) for quite some time, but have not got much time to come up with a page of a diary!!

.. Lots of assignments
.. Lots of group projects
.. Lots of books to read
.. Lots of work to do
.. Life of lotsssssssss…..

..

.

Hell.. no..

_*_

Anyway, this is what I chose.. hehee.

Let’s talk about the leadership trip with CMMU.

We went to Regent Cha-Am. My first time there. It was a very nice resort. And luckily, Priw and I got a Honeymoon Suite room (like a house) next to the beach and a swimming pool; while the other friends got just a room in a building. Here is our bed!

Very nice… huh? Okay, then look at the swimming pool. Hehee.. nice nice and I swam for sure. But this time I did not touch the sea water. My mum asked why not.. lol.. Could not help. I just did not feel like.

Went to the camp on Friday and had the night party was on Saturday. Ya, we, IM, had our performance on the stage. I was one of the dancers.. lol. Fun but sorry that I had no photo here.

An issue between two girls seemed to happen here. This was because of just a spoiled man. Really.. just because of one spoiled man. Sigh..

Anyway, I was not into this that much. It should fade away sooner or later. Who cares.. hahaa..

HBD*

It was my birthday yesterday. Got a lot of blessing and saying of HBD..

The first who blessed me is Shoji.. !!

From: SHOJI KOIKE [mailto:shoji.koike@horizon-mobile.com] On Behalf Of shoji.koike@gmail.com
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 8:28 AM
To: Nalinrat Phongchaiyong
Subject: Hey hey hey!!!
Mooky,

Is it your birthday, isnt it?

Wishing you all the best from the land of rising sun :)

Thinking of something nice to say but my brains been emersed with bgan bgan, and bgan… hahaha.

Theres one tranquil yet sweet line concerning love ones living apart from one another:
How near is far, how far is near. If you look up to the sky, you will see the same star.

That was from better half of me, and heres my pick up line I recently learned:
Didnt it hurt? when you fell off the heaven?

Alright.. enough jokes for a day :) Happy Birthday Mooky!!!

Chok dee na,
Sho

This surprised me!! Hahaa… but as how he is.. Mr. Yellow as always :p

Other colleagues were.. Lauren, Elaine, Dylan, Louis, Dear, Jeff, Sean (with a box of 340B dark chocolate with macadamia nuts and 200B Jelly Belly), Marcus (with 150B mint dark chocolate), P’Karn, P’Ann (Billing Dept with a card and a Sheaffer pen), P’Nok, Cee, P’Pek, Iew, P’Ed, P’Boy, P’Jack, and many more from Bangkok office.

This year, I have 18 new friends from CMMU and about 13 out of them said HBD with some blessing messages.

Na also sent a message!

… a lot this year.. though..

.. Tri did not seem to remember my birthday, but that’s okay. I would not need to remember his either.
.. My mum totally forgot that it was 2/11, my birthday! But we planned to dinner because she won a lotto _*_

Impressed enough.. people made my birthday more important.. Thank you!

:)

Massaging Needed*

Sigh.. finally, the suffering period has passed (last Fri and Sat). I could do both.. but well.. for MIS, I could do it, but that does not mean that all I answered were correct. For FPC, it was much easier than what I had thought. The exercises I had practised were much more difficult, actually. However, I answered a 2-point question wrong.. _*_

Not enough.. I still went to bed late on Sat night. Why?

I had to start working on a PoM assignment (3-4 page essay) that I had not started even bits!

Though going to bed as late as 2am on Sat night, I still had to get up at Sun morning at 5am to further doing the assignment. Sitting at my desk at home in front of my ThinkPad (Z) until 11.30am before I finished it.

All of the above caused me a backache.. Darn……………. _*_

Many friends say they want body massaging after the exam, and so do I.

Help.. help.. I need massaging! It is something I really cannot wait.. but I have to wait.

Yesterday evening, instead of having a massage, I had to drive my mum from home to a hospital to see my grandmother, who is admitted because of elderly sickness.

I almost fell asleep during driving for many times.. Once I arrived home, I collapsed myself down to the bed and fell asleep right away.

My mum had to wake me up for a few minutes to put my pyjama on. Right, right.. without taking a shower at all.

Cannot help.. I was too exhausted!

…

Still, I need massaging sometime somewhere soonest possible.

Back-ache*

Changed the plan a bit.

I’d better start with MIS today.. PoM tomorrow and FPC on Thursday (and I have FPC class in the evening), so that I can finish the MIS before the exam on Friday… (Sure thing that Fri morning will be for MIS review again).

X will give a tutor tomorrow evening about FPC.. Perhaps Art and Tee would be for MIS if they have time.

A little sleepy now. That’s why I am drafting a blog here.

Well, I am having a back-ache now. Somehow… I guess that this is because I did not sit in the right position.. I am trying to sit straight upward with my straight back line… Hopefully, it helps. -*-

I need a massage after the marathon exam period!!!

Dying with Mid-term Exam*

On personal leave the whole week this week. I am having the mid-term exam on 27/10 and 28/10, plus a PoM essay to be handed in on Sunday.

My plan after this tutorial session by P’Nan (GM9A), who is the webmaster of the CMMU webboard is that..

* FPC review (tonight) — Mon
* MIS review (all day) — Tue
* PoM essay — Wed
* FPC review — Thu
* MIS Exam — Fri
* FPC Exam — Sat
* PoM essay — Sun

Dying…………. -*-

Leaving this room now.. perhaps going to the library.. !! Yo yo!

The Rose*

The Rose : Bette Midler

Some say love, it is a river, that drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razor, that leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need
I say love, it is a flower, and you, it’s only seed

Its the heart afraid of breaking, that never learns to dance
Its the dream afraid of waking, that never takes the chance
Its the one who won’t be taken, the one who can’t seem to give
And the soul afraid of dying, that never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely and the road has been too long
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong
Just remember that in the winter, far beneath the bitter snow
Lies the seed, that with the sun’s love in the spring becomes the rose.

Being Professional*

At the beginning of my profession, after an argument or a hot-and-spicy discussion with colleauges about work-related issues, I could not make my narrow-minded self to separate that work was work and personal relationship (colleague-ship) was another issue. I just mixed them as one.

Consequently, I would not talk to those colleauges for a while, even for a chit-chat. I explicitly showed my expression that I would not want to even converse with them, esp via my facial expression, which looked like hell to them I would not walk pass thru their areas if not necessary. I was about to break all relationship just because the discussion and misunderstanding. Childish, eh?

That would last for a few weeks or more. And I would gradually feel better and start talking to them again. I know I was not professional enough.

The longer I have been working, the more professional I am (I do believe so). That is not only because I am getting grower and maturer, but also because of my surrounding friends, colleauges and people, together with my responsibilities at work.

I have learnt bits here and there from others’ experiences, practices, natures and habits. Then I automatically adapted those good-to-follow habits to myself. One of those is a part of ‘being professional’ at work.

Any work-related talks, argument, discussion or misunderstanding should be ended at work and at that stage. When I feel the temperature of any argument or bad feelings is getting higher and higher, I would take a deep breath or more to calm myself down. If that does not help, I would try to stop doing/ talking about that issue and go do something else (but this is quite difficult for me as I cannot concentrate with something else).

The grower..
The maturer..
The better..
The higher..
The more professional..
The more experienced..
The calmer..
..
..
..
The best!

Car Crash!*

Being quiet for a while, I started my first entry with my car crash on Monday night!!

Crumsy and careless me, actually!!

I drove to a temple for a feneral of my colleague’s father. After getting stuck in the traffic for almost 2 hours (for not more than 5km from the office), I arrived there!

But you know what.. Apart from located in a small street, the main entrance was half-closed because they set up a table. I then had to enter in the other door, which was about the same size as my car width!

I was quite confident once I turned my steering wheel to the right and pressed my foot on the accelerator. Half of my car was in.. but then I saw another car coming out. I had to drive backwards to let this car go first.

When I turned right once again, I still believed I should be able to do it. I suddenly turned right again. The first half of the car successfully passed the narrow door, but then I heard the big scratching sound……………… Oh Shit!! (once in awhile I would say this)

In the first few seconds, I was mad at myself a bit. One year driving did not help me improve my skills!!! DuH!!

Some people nearby could notice that I had just crashed with that entrance door. So when I got off the car, two guys, after they noticed my face (I think), smiled and asked if I crashed that door? I smiled and said, ‘Yes.’

Looking at the pain after the kiss (haha), I found the right back part of the body (close to the door) above the wheel scratched with the entrance door (left open) that made from iron!!!!!!! Not a big scar though.

I then called my mum to let her know I arrived the temple (while she was waiting for me in her office), and surely let her know that.. ‘Oops, I did it again.. (I did once last year in about the same time.. haha)’

She complained a bit, was more worried about me. She told me to be much more careful next time, esp when I had to drive alone.

There was no problem with the repair cost as I have just renewed the insurance.. Hahaa.. (The fee must be much higher next year, I bet!)

P. S. I have been busy so far. What I could do was just visiting some of your blogs during last weekend, but not last Monday and Tuesday! I am coming back. After I have finished all entries (if I can), I will go around say, ‘HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Do you miss me?’ to everyone!

Hey, Rayner, I am not sick of Y360. With all of you guys here, how can I be sooo?? Never ever!

EQ, Office Society*

What do you think about the following kind of people?

.. One who is not concerned much about having lunch with colleauges, but alone in the office.

(1) One reason is because during lunch time, people would often gossip about work-related issues. (2) Another is she can enjoy doing something else instead of spending some time walking to a food court and waiting for another 30 minutes for her colleauges to slowly finish their dishes. (3) And one more reason is that she can limit the cost of a meal instead of paying more on the way back to the office for some snacks (she needs to save for her study).

.. One who does not care about participating in any night parties with colleauges, unless held by a company, though sponsored by a shareholder.

Reasons are (1) she just feels like this is a way that shareholder (there is just one shareholder who keeps treating the staff like this) tries to buy the staff. Sincere and truthful hearts cannot be purchased by money, negatively thinking by her, but the same sincere and truthful heart(s). He will always look happy when someone tries to treat him like he is a god and there is nobody as good or important as he is. And she strongly believes he knows why those people treat him like that (his money, no wonder). Those parties are like a scene in a play that everybody has to have a role, while she does not want to take a role she is not willing to. (2) She is not also an alcohol drinker, so when she joins the parties, she would drink only juice and mineral water, as well as will leave for home earlier than others.

.. One who thinks that it is quite difficult to find a best friend from an office society, unlike from a school or university.

(1) A reason is that there are more politics in an office than in a college. This influences how a colleague would act to her. She finds it difficult for her to be pretentious to someone, and to see someone being pretentious to her. (2) What she prefers is some friendly talks about work when required (no gossip of a person’s habit or a confidential issue of a company), about general issues in the world or about herself and themselves, and about some discussions or comments on a particular thing or situation.

..

.. And that SHE is ME! LOL..

..

Well, this may not be funny………. Well.. is it?

..

My mum also faced the similar situations. She normally has lunch in her office, including some of her young colleauges (my mum is almost the oldest in the company). Most of those usually group together for lunch, while my mum prefers having lunch alone (which she takes about 15 minuts to finish, like I do), instead of being in those groups bullshitting to each other.

Her colleagues are even worse than mine (my colleauges are not bad actually, but I just feel a bit disassociated). Her office is more considerably politic than mine. At least one of them who was very close to my mum previously.

This two-faced (or more) lady had talked behind someone’s back about their badness and how much she disliked them. Now, she nicely treats those people as if she is a servant who is always willing to carry 3-4 kgs of stuffs every morning to give out to those people for free (to act as if she is very open-minded and caring!) Before, she had told my mum that she would do this in order to buy those people, who had insulted her in many ways.

(And if I were her, I would not treat nicely back to ones who have insulted me badly.)

My mum and I have some discussions about this when we are on the way to work and vice versa. This made me think of posting this entry.

I wonder if we have some EQ problems!? Maybe, we do. Is it wrong not to converse with people in our office society when we do not have to? Or should we talk shit here and there to keep a connection going? I know sometimes ‘connections’ are important in our lives, esp when we need to get grower in a company. But isn’t a good working performance enough?

I am not a dog licking someone’s toes in order to get promoted while my heart says NO, though.

Ai yoh.. have I made this entry too serious? But, anyway, I have finished it!

Do you find it difficult to live in a society?

I Have Been Tagged, 8 Facts/ Things/ Habits About Me!*

I have been tagged by Eliana and Sheila

RULES: - Once you’ve been tagged, you have to write a blog with 8 facts/things/habits about yourself, saying who tagged you. In the end you need to choose the 6 people to be tagged and list their names. No tag backs…

1:-
Start with something simple. My name is Nalinrat. In Thai, it means ‘glass lotus.’ Well, you’d better call me Mook (as you’re calling), my nickname. This one means ‘pearl.’ Nalinrat was named by a monk, while Mook was named by my twin aunties. Mookie is another nickname my colleauges called because it sounds like an English name with ‘-ie’ sound (Jimmy, Susy, Nancy, blah, blah, blah).

2:-
Hey, think you might be able to guess that I am the only child… errm… the spoiled kid, say I was born when my mum was 37! So she was too old to have any more kids, while I really wanted to have a brother and a sister. More importantly, perhaps because she was a little too old for having a baby, I am a little nut (or ‘more than a little’ nut).. Heheee.. (a mother should not have a baby when she reaches 40 to avoid any disorder of her baby, as I know). Mum said I ate nothing but drank milk when I was young. One day, we had a meeting with our relatives and cousins (kinda a small party). We had grilled chicken wings with sticky rice. What I did was sitting there, looking at those chicken without eating, while my cousin had finished his wings and then kept looking at my chicken wings. I could drink a dozen of 250ml boxes of milk per day! Oh.. unbelieveable!

3:-
I chose to study English-German when I was in high school. With those two years study, please do not ask me to speak German with you.. LOL Forgot all! After the 2-year high school life (out of a normal of 3 years), I could pass an entrance exam to Kasetsart University (in Bangkok) in a 4-year Bachelor Programme in Translation (English-Thai). My life in the university was fun. I was young, thought of nothing but studying, and spent my life in the uni, malls, library and with friends. Money? Begged for my lovely mum, no wonder. Once I finished my B. A. Translation, I did another entrance exam for my 2- year Master’s Degree in English for Careers at Thammasat University. Meeting lots of new and maturer friends, I had learnt many things about both study and work experiences. After having studied for a year, I decided to get a job. Then I both worked and studied simultaneously, like others. Presently, as some of you may know, I have just passed an entrance exam for another Master Programme in Innovation in Management at College of Management Mahidol University. I will study a pre-course in Accounting in mid July and the real programme begins in September. It must be fun! I am back to class again! Hoorey..

4:-
Nothing much about work. I have worked as a freelance translator while I was studying in Thammasat as I had some spare time during the weekdays (studied only on the weekends). Then I also had a chance to work temporarily in an embassy as a Secretary to the Counsellor because one of my senior friends was working there and she needed a tempt staff for 2.5 months. My permanent job is the current one. I orginally applied for being a Secretary. Then I was called for an interview of a Receptionist. After the interview, I was called again for another interview (with the same company) for a position of Sales Administrator. I got this job after the interview was done. The verbal agreement was offerred and I began this job in the coming week! Being working here for over 3 years, I am now an Office Supervisor. I would like to gain more experience and keep moving on to higher positions. This is a reason I chose to study Innovation in Management.

5:-
Talking about all favourites of mine, let say…….. My fav COLOURS are black, brown, green, khaki, yellow, orange, cream, and white (sooo many colours in my hearts.. LOL). Fav FOODS&DRINKS are Thai, Japanese, pomeloes, papayas, green apples, rambutans, oranges, nuts, beans, whole grains, greens, fish, dark chocolate, latte, green tea, cereal with milk, cocoa, fruit juice… errr.. uncountable. In short, I can eat anything.. Fav types of MUSIC are pop, soft rock, UK garage, Craig David, Ne-Yo, James Blunt. Fav HOBBIES are surely blogging, then swimming, listening to music, surfing the Internet, and watching movies. Fav PLACES are all nature places, esp waterfalls and forests, home, my relatives’ house in Pak Chong (northeastern Thailand) and New Zealand. What else of my fav’s here… Hmm… Tag me again if you want to know then.. Haha.

6:-
What else should I talk here… !? Oh, my habits and personalities.. Firstly, undeniably, I am spoiled! Why I am talking about being spoiled as a good habit!! Hahaa.. No, no, this is not a good habit. I am just telling the truth. That’s it! I can be very kind and extremely mean when I feel like to. I mostly do anything as per my ‘wants and moods,’ not ‘reasons.’ I know this is not a good habit, and I should change. I am trying to, honestly. I am quite outspoken when I feel that the other party(ies) would accept my comments. Otherwise, I will just keep quiet without any comments. I am not a lying bitch, so I prefer being quiet to telling lies when I do not want to be blunt. Well, I am quite lazy and gross though (my mum usually says so) when I do not want to do anything else, but get stuck in front of my PC or TV (eeeee). I get bored of something/ someone somewhat easily when I feel of no excitement left. I hate people’s pretensions, sarcasm, selfishness and overstatement (tell me who likes this kind of human beings!!!). I am a bit boyish (like you, Eliana). Maybe because I am the only child, I should be able to take care of myself. I can lift up a 20kgs gallon of water for a cooler, while some men in the office do not want to do. I am a bit hyper-active (some of my friends said so) and energetic. However, in some mood, I can be indifferent to things around me and I will just sit still silently. Most importantly, I get upset easily, but will forget about it after. In summary, I am a confusing gal.. LOL.. Oh, lastly, I will be dreamy when I watch a play, series, or movie, but hey, I do not mix those dreams with reality!

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Something bores and discourages me when I confidently intend to do something and I am insulted since I start thinking and I have never even started it yet. You know what! If someone does that to me, I will just stop and give up. No rule can be applied for all! Words that will affect in a good way with me is showing your trust, making me feel I am trustworthy.. and you know.. I will try to do my very best to get anything done. I like being trusted and when I feel so, I can do things well. I feel like I should not miss finishing and succeeding any parts cos that means I will be upsetting someone who trusts in me. On the other hand, if I am insulted, what points I have to do or try further to show someone who judges someone who has not even started their jobs. This is a part of a stubborn me!

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For my future, I now plan to own a land in the north of Thailand close to a mountain, forests and waterfalls, build a one-storey big house on the land, do farming, and stay there with my mum. Family? Well, I keep forgetting about my own family each day. Why? I am not saying I do not believe in love or soulmate. I surely do, but if I have one, he would show up one day. I do not need to struggle to get one, who may not be the ‘right’ one. For now, I wear a ring on my left ring finger to tell myself that I can marry with myself.. Staying alone is a bit lonely sometimes, but not all the time. It depends on myself who should find something to do. My mum now starts worrying about me not getting married.. Hahaa.. I can recall when I was young, she would always agree and encourage me to get a good job, earn well, and stay alone to avoid any problem that she had faced in her married life. Her thought has been changed! She now tries to convince me that I should get married if I find a good person. She tries to tell me not to close my heart. I don’t! Do I?

Anyway, all for now.. been blabbing for a long time.. Hahaa..

Sacrifices*

Watching channel 9 (Thailand) about the King’s responsibilities and duties since his first day of his accession to the throne until now, I felt like he had to make many sacrifices in order to be the King and to take care of over 60 millions people.

I wonder if I were him, I could do that!!! Would I dare sacrificing everything that I liked and loved for someone I had never met like he did!!

He could stay as one of a royal family without being a king, and he could spend his life doing whatever he loved, such as music, fine arts, photography and sports.

Music: He likes jazz and he can play many musical instruments, esp saxophone. He has composed more than 40 songs, both in English and Thai.

Fine arts: He can draw and paint well in both portraits and abstracts.

Photography: He loves taking photos. Even when he visited rural areas in Thailand, he also took some photos. And some of those were profoundly nice.

Sports: He could sail and did even join Laem-Thong Games (if I remember the name correctly). He got a gold medal.

Instead, he had to just keep all of his favourites as hobbies and his main responsibilities have been Thai people and Thailand.

He was born to be a king!

I was born to love the King!

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As per the concept ‘one good will per person for our King,’ I, Mook, would promise that I will be a good Thai and try to improve our country at my utmost knowledge and capability.

You know what, this 60th-year cerebration has changed some few parts in my mind.

Earlier, I had thought I would try my best to move to other countries, like New Zealand and Australia, to settle down and die there.

Now, I would love to stay here, in Thailand, develop my country and die here.

I want to at least be a tiny part that will help the King develop the country, MY COUNTRY!

I love Thailand

(Awww.. you know what.. my tears are dropping, while I am writing this post! Sooo sensitive!!)

Impatience*

Bored..

Distracted..

Angry (though will forget about it quite quickly after that)..

Hot-tempered..

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All that bad is in me.. Where is my patience?

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My impatience also did take an action in the past few days..

I gave up with the 14-day (semi) detoxification. The life without carbohydrate was too difficult for me.

Being vegetarian is much more preferred. Vegetarian can have cereal, oats, whole grains, nuts, and beans. These are my favourite. Ya.. but they make me get more fat Image

I can stop eating meats, but not fish.
I can stop having processed carbohydrate, but not whole grains and nuts.

Well, or am I just blaming on carbohydrate lacking!?!? Actually, I am just an impatient girl?

Aaawwww…. Image

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Well, thinking positively (say, supporting my own self), I at least can avoid some meats and have more veggies and fruits.

In fact, I should try to be a good vegetarian before trying to be a good detoxification doer.

The longer I can be vegetarian, the better I can endure the detox diet. (I began blaming something again!?)

(I guess) Image

Err.. A few-day detox diet is still okay for me, but not 14 days!!! I was like dying………….. Image

I should have a hale and hearty life, but with happiness as well, right?

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Ai yoh.. Am I blaming something once again??

Innovation in Management, Passed!*

Know the result of my oral exam (interview) for Innovation in Management (Master Programme) just now.

Guess what?

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Yaaaaahh.. I passed the entrance exam.. and have been accepted to study in CMMU.

English pre-course is exempted, but I have to take an Account pre-course because I have no background about it.

Well, I am not scared of Accounting.. I have an expert at home………..

That is my lovely mother! She is an accountant and has been working in this field for over 20 years!

Hehee………

Excited, excited, I am going to start studying again! I miss my study life!!!!!!!!!!

Well.. time for spending money again………….

Job Interview*

It is my first experience interviewing some candidates for a position, receptionist and administrator, in the company.

What should I ask mainly? I seriously need your advice.

In the previous 5 candidates, I tried to get them to talk a lot in English (yea.. the interview was done in English), so that I know how fluent their English speaking and listening were (surely, I interviewed in English).

Asking them to tell me about their current responsibilities in the present position..

Asking them to tell me about their work atmosphere..

What else?

Well, my main purpose is to get a person who can speak and listen English well since she/he has to pick up some calls that can be our foreign customers.

For other responsibilities in this position, such as courier booking and logging, purchase order raising, and documents recording, I am sure she/he can be trained. I got less than half an hour training from the resigned receptionist.

I have 5 more candidates coming tomorrow and the day after!! And perhaps there might be another two coming..

Please help recommend……………

P. S. I now have to take care of two positions, or perhaps three? Receptionist, Sales Administrator and Office Supervisor! I also use two PC’s, two landline phones and two desks! LOL

Oh, perhaps total of 4! The other one is Key Account Manager as I have to take care a few Thai key customers!!

Innovation in Management, Interview Oral Exam*

In my feeling, the oral exam took me only 10 minutes, but do not really know how long I was in that room.

Arriving there almost an hour earlier than the scheduled time, I still did not wait for long.

The interviewer was the Programme Chair. Main questions were:-

1. Reasons of choosing this programme;
2. Descriptions of jobs I have been doing and am doing;
3. Future career goals; and
4. An analytical question, where there is no the only ‘right’ answer.

‘How will I estimate a number of temples there are in Bangkok when asked by a tourist? I have to think about the number at that spot and have no chance to walk somewhere else and come back to provide an answer later.’

(I estimated from a number of districts in Bangkok and sizes of each district.)

The interviewer, who is the programme chair, said my answer was acceptable.

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Seems okay. Wait for the result on 8th June, PM.

:D

Marriage*

I talked to a friend who I had not kept in touch for a while because we all were busy.

She is going to get married on 9th September 2006! Oh, my friend is going to marry a man (who is also my friend)!

No doubt, I am joining. I am a friend of both the gloom and bride! Hehee.. a close friend, actually :) I was asked to help them on the wedding day as well. Must be fun.

Now, I have to get a nice dress, lose some weight (hahaa.. so who is marrying!?), and.. see what else they want me to help.

Out of my friends, they are the first two who will get married. That is a reason I am quite excited.

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Seeing them, I question myself if I would have that chance.

Watching a few lovely TV plays about love of a couple, I wonder if that kind of love is real.

Thinking about my own experience, I say it is very difficult to find love that lasts long without obstacles, even in those plays I watch, a couple will have to be patient before the happy-ending.

While being the end of a few stories, Marriage is, in fact, a start of another life after the happy-ending story in a TV programme.

Perhaps, this kind of love lives would not happen to me.

I stopped expecting, dreaming or making my own boy-and-girl love stories. What I am doing is being in my real life, watching those plays with joy and smiling along.

The love is in my mind
I keep it with myself and persons nearby
Though I will not have a chance to share it with a speacial someone
I still have love to share with everyone

:)

Innovation in Management, Exam Result*

Arriving my office quite early, 0620hrs, I certainly turned on my PC.

No wonder what I would do first thing.. Can you guess? :D

Answer!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, to check my exam result!

I thought it would have been posted online in their website (http://www.cmmu.net/main) last night, but after re-considering again, nobody would stay up late till 1200am in order to post this!!

My mum still hoped they would do. (NOOooo way!) I told her I guessed I should get the result when their working hours start (either 0800hrs or 0900hrs)!

And that was true! From 0620hrs till 0700hrs, the announcement had not been posted.

Hahaa… LOL..

(What was I doing here in the office this early morning, by the way!?) :p

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I refreshed the web page every 5-10 minutes!!

Refreshing logs::

0740hrs.. The result has not been uploaded!

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0755hrs.. No, not yet – -”

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0806hrs.. I refreshed and not yet (see news update instead)

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0817hrs.. Again.. and – -” I wish they would have announcement via SMS (LOL)

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0826hrs.. …

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0836hrs.. Unchanged.. same old flashing

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0841hrs.. Gosh.. the page are downloading slower.. there might be a new update.. but no! duh!

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0857hrs..

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0904hrs.. What time do they start working? :((

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0914hrs.. I feel funny of myself.. Hahaaa.. Why do I have to refresh the page this often… LOL

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0934hrs.. Not yet, Mook.. Not yet.. OK.. I go back to work.

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1128hrs.. I began wondering if today is 24th May, or the colleage said the announcement will be in the afternoon? Hmm..

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1331hrs.. Unbelievable! The announcement has not bee posted! They use a wrong calendar.. Today is 24th May!!

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1409hrs.. Finally, I called them. The lady who picked up the phone said they would upload late afternoon today.. very late afternoon, to be exact. Then we both laughed.. and hung up.. Hahahaa..

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To check again after work.

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1609hrs.. My interview schedule on Saturday 27th May 2006, 1040hrs-1100hrs, Room IM1, 14th Floor

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Know the result, eh?

The admission result will be posted on Thursday 08th June 2006 via the website.

Unbearable Feeling*

Have you ever been in an unbearable feeling?

The feeling that you are not sure whether you are okay, upset, discouraged, tired, bored, happy, or else…

The feeling of being happy for some time, moody for some time, upset for some time, energetic for some time, and also bored for some time.

It is like a mixture of every bit here and there pressing into your heart, brain and soul until you cannot realise how you really feel.

I think I am in that mixture mood now…

I enjoy being here, Yahoo 360.

I am happy working in some parts of my current jobs.

On the other hand, I am also fed up with some parts of work I have to take care of.

I am full of hopes and courages that I will pass my entrance exam., and now I think of things I will have to do when I start the first trimester.

On the contrary, I am also worried if I can get a new job soon.

When am I going to get a new job? (I am looking for it)

Further, if I can get a new job, will it be a good job, and will the work atmosphere be as good as the current place?

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Am I thinking too much? Each of the aforementioned is just a very little thing, but I mix all together!

I know.. my bad.. but I cannot come over! I am still stuck with those messy thoughts! I am stucked so much that my tears dropped this morning.

Why, Mook? Why…!?

Well.. People can lack confidence some time………..

…….. TAKE A DEEP BREATH! ………

Tomorrow.. at least when tomorrow comes, I will know my exam result.. and I have to think again what I should do next.

And once I know……. I will try to remind myself to be organised………….. brian- and mind- organised.

I am 26! Be mature! (I am telling myself)

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..1 day to go.. (exam result tomorrow!)

Funeral, Burning*

 

 

 

PHOTO BY: EscRiBiTioNiSt

After finishing the ceremony inside the building, we took all paper-made house, car, utilities, gold, banknotes, etc. to the centre of a field. Then we began burning them all.

This meant for sending these things to the dead, so that she had all comforts and necessary things.

It is called ‘Kong-Tek’ in Thai.

Apart from this, every year, we will also come back to the tomb of the dead’s and pay respect to her, and again burn some of these things for her.

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P. S. In the third pic, the man in the middle is my beloved younger uncle. He is sooo nice!

Funeral, Dressing*

 

 

 

PHOTO BY: EscRiBiTioNiSt

In the ritual that is a Chinese custom of burning toy furniture and utensils during a funeral in order to provide the dead with the comforts he was used to during his lifetime, the dead’s children wore the dresses in light brown (first 3 pics), while the grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and close relatives wore white dress.

Actually, there should be another colour, which is light blue. This is really for grand- generation, but as the host did not prepare this colour, the grand- generation were also in white dress (me too).

Lastly, it was a so-called hat we had to wear.

Do not ask who were the models in the pics.. I ‘guess’ those are my uncles, aunts… etc. Know only a few… LOL

Rewind*

The feneral of my grandmother’s sister-in-law last week was like a family week and weekend. I called my grandmother’s sister-in-law ‘grand-aunt,’ while my mum called her ‘aunt.’

Chinese people in the old days usually have a lot of kids with an extended family. My mother is quite close to this family. When she was young and had to study in Bangkok, she had been staying with this family for over 10 years! Of course, living with this family, she also knew several of her peer cousins.

Without seeing each other for over ten years or more, when all were re-united, they talked like they were in a reunion party!

Let’s think about seeing your close friends whom you have not met for a long time. What are you going to talk about?

They talked about their childhood, as well as told their kids (including me) about what they had done together when they were young and living in the same house. Who was very fashionable (my mum was included in this group), who was very diligent, etc. They asked each other how everything was going on.

And also think about that this family has about 8 children. My mum knew all of them and then she introduced the 8 people to me, plus their wives and kids. One would have approximately 3 children!! Eight multiplied by three = 24! Uncountable names and faces I met in two days and one night trip there. Most of them were new to me, while I knew a few of them.

In addition, my mum also introduced a group of people she called uncles and aunts! Awwww………. no! Those names are somewhere in my head now, but where!? LOL

No wonder there was no grief! My grand-auntie is over 90 years old. All understood that it was her time to leave and stayed in heaven with her husband. She had been ill for quite some time, and that was the most suffering part. She had been staying in a hospital for a month or more. She had been injected and her blood had been taken to diagnose many times until her arms were full of small holes from the injections. Her grandson, whom I know, even said that he felt sympathised with his grandma. That was too much for her at 93 years of age!

One thing that my grand-aunt was worried about is that after her passing away, it would be even more difficult that her children, cousins, nieces, nephews, etc in our big family would come and meet. Then when the time passes by, they all will forget each other.

The deeper the family tree is, the lesser the next generations will know each other.

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Well, I wish you guys could have seen my mum when she met her cousins. She laughed a lot, talked a lot, and smiled a lot. I could feel that.

She was very happy to see her old friends (those cousins were like her friends). Glad to see her happy. And i feel sorry that I cannot make her life as happy as she was when she was young

Re-visiting the rural area again, I am thinking one day I will move to a countryside and live there until I die. The place, where I visited often when I was young, is still peacful. I saw a ’sufficient’ life. The weather is nice, fresh, clear and less polluted, and people seem to be friendlier.

The trip reminded me of my life when I was there every summer. I met my cousins (a few of them are now in Bangkok to work and study), my uncles, aunts and some peer neighbours. It was a very enjoyable period in a year.

In this feneral, I met my cousins whom I had not met for ten years! They are much grower, more handsome, more lovely and surely maturer.

Time keeps walking, and so do I.

Time has never stopped, and neither should I.

P. S. I took and videotaped (used my Siemens M65 mobile phone) the atmosphere in the feneral. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring a software driver of my phone to work today, so I cannot upload the pics and clips to my PC. Will do it tomorrow. Alarm has been set (that I have to bring the driver here).

Innovation in Management, Entrance Exam*

Eventually, the exam session has passed.

The exam on Sunday morning was just about English (like TOEFL) and Management Aptitude (a part of GMAT) test.

I had thought the college would have used their own English test. They actually used TOEFL test, noticed from the listening part where it said ‘TOEFL test.’ This is great. I would like to know my TOEFL score too. (Taking a real TOEFL exam costs over 5,000 Baht!)

Talking about the English exam, I think my ears were a little blurry while I was listening to the last part of the listening test.. LOL. Grammar and structure part was okay (this should be my best English skill). Reading was not bad. I did better than I expected (let’s see if what I did will be correct.. haha). Lastly, for writing part, I finished it just about time. That should be because I was boasting too much when writing, I guess LOL. I did write an essay of around 250-300 words, I can say

For Management Aptitude test, there were only 40 numbers of the test. I believe they took some from the GMAT books and tests since the style was much the same as I found in my GMAT book. (Taking a real GMAT test costs 8,000 Baht!)

Not so difficult one and I even could take in a non-scientific calculator.

Hmm.. from what I mentioned above, it seems everything went okay. And surely, I say all went okay. I am happy with what I have done.

The result will be announced on the website http://www.cmmu.net/main on 24th May (in the next 9 days!).

Hey, but if I fail, I need some encouragement…….

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.. 9 days to go..

Colours of Smiles*

I am getting mad playing around with this smiling pic.. Hehee.. I would like to put all together in one same pic, but a bit too difficult and I need some time to do so. Thus, I just captured this screenshot when I opened the folder keeping the files

No matter what colours of A SMILE you have in different periods of time, that is still A SMILE.

A SMILE that can lighten up your heart and soul, so that you are YOUNG AT HEART no matter how young (old) you are.

A SMILE that can brighten up surrounding people’s hearts and souls, so that they are also YOUNG AT HEARTS and you will be surrounded by YOUNG people!

A SMILE that can freshen any grey situation to bright white situation with glitter (why glitter!?.. anyway..), so that any problem has at least a solution right in front of you. Look at the little light over there!

A SMILE that can be an encouraging tool. A reluctant person can be much more confident when he/she looks at you and sees you are amiably smiling to them. A disappointed person feel stronger when he/she sees you showing them your comforting smile.

How valuable a smile is!

I will keep smiling, and (please) so will you.

Let’s be YOUNG-AT-HEART people.. Please smile (You can smile without showing your teeth if you don’t want… LOL)

Smiles Conquer!*

‘Smile, an everlasting smile
The smile can bring you near to me
Don’t ever let me find you wrong
Cause that would bring a tear to me’

Hehe.. There is no relationship between my smile and the lyric. Talking about SMILE, I recalled this song because of wording. That’s it.

PEOPLE, let’s SMILE… say CHEESEeeeee

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Smiles Conquer!

Smiles Conquer!

Smiles Conquer!

Smiles Conquer!

Smiles Conquer!

Dream(s) & Hope(s)*

Just like this photo, so I put it here.

After I had finished my post last night, I clicked Post This Entry.

P A G E C A N N O T B E F O U N D .

H u h ?

A g g g g h h . . . W h a t h a p p e n e d ! ! ? ?

Checking my Internet status on the taskbar, I was still being connected to the Internet. My Yahoo Messenger was still online, but my MSN and Skype got disconnected! Oh.. my..

The Internet had gone crazy again, showing as connected but not actually working. I typed a lot and all had gone………………….e.e.e.e.e.e………… with the wind!

So I gave up, turned off my PC and went to bed.. Haha.. Blame nobody. I was just too sleepy, too sick, and the Internet was too slow.

Being day-dreaming too much, I dreamt a lot last night. I dreamt that I cut my front hair and I then had fringes!

Well, I cut my hair myself, but why I dreamt about it. Hmm..

I day-dreamed about studying the Master programme of Innovation in Management, not Hairdressing Management!!!

Anyway, I am making the dream true now :)

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And I cannot stop with one dream, undoubtedly.

Samples of dreams and hopes……….

• MBA with AIT is another one.
• A one-storey house in the Northern Thailand (nice atmosphere with trees, mountains and woods) on a 100-200 square metre land.
• A nice condominium in town (so that I can travel to work easier).
• Take my mum to Korea, New Zealand (South Island), Hong Kong, and Europe is another one. She deserves uncountably more than that, but at her age, Russia and Tibet might be too tough!
• Work for NASA or UN… LOL.. This must be a dream forever! Hahaaa.. but at least I dream about them. TED, it was you who inspired me of working with NASA
• Work for the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Work for Green Peace (but only when I earn enough for living without earning anything else). See many people sail out with Green Peace and help animals. I would like to be one of them.
• ETCCCCCCCCCcccccccccccccc…………………

Sounds too manyyyyy… TOO TOo Too too many.. hehee.

Living your lives with dreams and hopes can help you enjoy your living more each single day, eh? More C O L O U R S means livlier time during days and nights.

DO NOT JUST DREAM IN YOUR HEAD.

MAKE YOUR DREAM(S) COME TRUE.

ATTEMPT.

ENCOURAGE YOURSELF.

BE URGED!

HOOOREYYYYYYYYY…

Well, I think I am getting mad now.. Hahaa..

I had better go. Come back tomorrow.

P. S. I found my photo (in hardcopy) I like. Thinking of scanning and put it here. Alarm has been set, so I will not forget to bring it here tomorrow.

Innovation in Management*

I have made my decision that I will apply for a programme of Master of Innovation in Management at College of Management, Mahidol University (CMMU).

Attending the Open House (programme introductory session held by CMMU) again today (first time was in March), I was in Marketing and Management (MM), as well as Innovation in Management (IM) sessions.

So all in all, I have the whole ideas of what MM, IM and GM (General Management) are about. And.. surely then I can choose what I believe I like and I want to know more.

That is .. INNOVATION IN MANAGEMENT!

The programme includes the followings courses.

1. Principles of Management
2. Information Systems for Management
3. Thai Economy in the Global Context
4. Financial Planning and Control
5. Strategic Marketing Management
6. Project Management
7. Decistion Skills
8. Enterprise Resource Management
9. Information Exploitation (or Business Intelligence)
10. Corporate Strategy and Performance
11. Customer Relationship Management
12. Supply Chain Management
13. Processing Engineering (or Business Processing Re-engineering, BPR)
14. Quality Management
15. Knowledge Management
16. Sales Logistics
17. Business Planning
18. Value-based Management
19. Advanced Seminar (one free selective course)

1-5 are the Core Courses (every study must study).
6-8 are the Foundation Courses (various in different programme).
9-18 are the Specialisation Courses (designed by the Programme Chair), where a student has to choose at least 4-5 of them.
19 is Free Elective Course, any course a student would like to choose from other programmes.

I am interested in all courses provided in IM programme. I even asked the Programme Chair whether students are allowed to choose all Specialisation Courses and extend one more year to complete all coures? She said YES

However, she recommended that it is better to complete the required number of credits, i.e. 45, and get the degree. Then as the university encourage a life-long study, all alumni can go back to enrol for courses they are interested in, and study with the current students.

Great one!

Please wish me luck! I really want to study this programme now…

Well, but I am feeling sick, having a little heache and sneezing. Will come back to go through your blogs later on.

P. S. AquaSiam is the team of 4 IM students and graduates, a winner of Asian Moot Corp 2006, participating in Global Moot Corp 2006 Competiion held at the University of Texas at Austin.

About a Book*

How do you select a book?By its cover?
By its colours and pictures?
By its character and font size?
By its price and language?
By its content and knowledge you will get?
.. Or else? What else?

How thorough you look at a book when you think of buying one for reading?

Some books have very nice hard covers with attractive multi colours, but the characters are too small and the price is too high. Perhaps there is nothing much inside. It sells its own outside look.

They are selling their looks, not their hearts and souls.

Some books have plain covers with four colours or less, plus the ancient characters and old-look paper. However, the content inside may be more fascinating, unlike the outside.

They are selling their contents, the hearts of them.

Some books were written in an own native language, but too difficult to understand. Seemingly, they were made up for someone else suitable to them, but not you.

On the contrary, some books were written in another second language you know, but you could understand them easily. They are made up for you.

Again, some books contain very knowledgeable content, but they are too complicated; while some books include the same knowledge with an easier explanation.

Which one will you choose?

To me, I prefer a book with…….

- a small number of straightforward pictures (but no abstracts please),

- black and white (black is my favourite colour),

- paperback or recycle paper (so that I can give the Earth in return),

- understandable language and content (I do not want to have a headache before I can finish a book),

- interesting from the inside, not only the outside (otherwise, I will get bored since the first glance on the first page of the book), and

- all for now (tell you later when I can think of more )

……. Well, perhaps I should compose my own book to fit my needs.. hehee

How about you?

Blood Donation*

Hahaa.. this is the third post for today I should have started with this one actually.. cos it was the first thing I did today.

Finally, I let my mum know that I wanted to donate my blood. However, she thinks this is my first time, but actually it is the ninth! :p Did not want to make her worried. She always thinks I am weak and have low blood-pressure, while I am strong (rarely get ill) and have normal blood pressure. THIS IS A WAY A MOTHER IS LIKE HER KID IS THE MOST VULNERABLE PERSON IN THE WORLD. Hehee…

Watching a TV talkshow about Thalassemia, I even more realised how important my blood is to other people, while it is not a big deal for me to donate 300-400 cc of my blood. As my bone marrows produce new blood every 3 month, if I do not donate my blood, it will be uselessly moved out of my body with my urine anyway.

However, to permanently cure patients with Thalassemia, I need to donate my red blood cells. They will be used only when they are acceptable by patients’ body and immune systems. This makes them re-born!

Previously I did the donation once a year or only when I had a chance. Now, I planned to do it every 3 month. Like today, it was the ninth after the eighted in last 3 months.

My blood type is A Rh+. If anyone needs it, let me know three months in advance My next donation is 22nd July 2006.

For Thais who want to know more about blood donation, including do’s and don’t’s before donating blood, in Thailand, click here.

Perhaps Love*

That is a name of a movie I saw today. It is a Chinese (I think HK) movie about LOVE.What I could infer from the movie partly was that….

.. An ex-(perhaps)love is not too bad to remember though the relation did not last long till today;
.. Just smile and think of impressive love experiences, and then keep walking forward;
.. Do not hate your ex(s). Isn’t it them who made you experienced?;
.. I may have thought myself that what I had felt before was love. What if it was not?; and
.. Oh, well.. no matter that was a ‘real’ love or not. Look forward to seeing you, L-O-V-E

Here comes the name (in my opinion)… Perhaps Love.

Are you sure you know WHAT LOVE IS?

The Scent*

Have you ever loved someone?

Have you ever broken up with somone?

Have you ever gradually forgotten your beloved’s face, the activities you had done together, and even things he had given; but remembered his scent?

Yes, I mean the scent, the mild smell particularly felt and got when you were near him who had never applied a perfume. And when you smelt it, you knew it was him.

Strange, huh?

Yes, it was strange to me that after 4-month break-up, I smelt of the scent just today!

He was not in Thailand, and not sitting next to me and we had not met for 4 months (and I think we will never meet again forever). How could my mind and my heart still remember the scent. The scent I had never smelt from anybody else, but him.

Perhaps it was because I went to a theatre alone for 2 movies today, i.e. The Wild and Perhaps Love. I used a movie card I bought just before the break-up and meant to use it with him. Unfortunately, never had that chance!

Thinking why I bought the card, I somehow felt that the scent was blowing from somewhere and fading away. Then it came again.. and faded away.. throughout the 2-hour movie (Perhaps Love) I watched.

While I am writing this post, I do not feel of the scent at all. Even I tried to take a deep breath, but I smelt only the fish.. LOL. I am eating grilled fish now.

The scent smelt good, of course. I felt of warth in my heart when I smelt it.

Can this mean I still love him? Hardly say so.

I love the man who was my boyfriend, not him, not the ‘present‘ him. Today, the one I love is in my heart. Still love that guy.

At least, I memorised his scent. The only thing I remembered and will remember.

‘Hey, ex, forget that I told you we could be friends. I changed my mind. I prefer keeping my 3-year boyfriend in my heart. He will be him as long as I want to. But for the current you, it is totally different. You are not the one I know of any longer. So just be apart forever, man. I swear I do not hate you. ‘

..

That is just a feeling today. Do not think much about it. Just want to share.

P. S. I will write at least 2 posts or more today.. hehee

TGIF!*

 

 

Finally, today is Friday. It seems I am counting to holidays these days. Yes, that is because of my boredom still persists.

 

Thanks God It’s Friday!

Although my mum is working tomorrow (I have to drive her to work and be with her all day), I can do something while waiting. I am going to have a relaxing weekend.

Saturday: I will tour Yahoo 360 and Yahoo Answers, reading friends’ blogs and answering people’s questions.

Sunday: My mum planned to go to a beach. She said perhaps we will go, but I know she wanted to go because she has prepared foods for having at the beach already (but still say ‘perhaps.’ LOL) .. Surely, we go, mum.

…

Well, I am not only counting the boring, but also the enjoying! I am going to attend an Open House session of Colleage of Management, Mahidol University (CMMU) that will introduce about courses they provide for studying.

I am interested in a Master’s Degree programme in Innovation in Management (IM). It sounds more interesting than General Management (GM).

I got some infomation on IM and GM and to me, IM is great! Dealing more with a business system is more attractive than with people!!!! People’s minds are much more complicated to cope with.

Next Sunday I will go for the Open House and see how Marketing and Management (MM) and Financial Management (FM) are like.

It is worth getting all information before I choose to spend two years and finish a management programme with CMMU.

Oh.. oh.. oh.. I have to check now what documents I need for applying for a programme with this college, so that I can apply right away next Sunday. Good that I wrote about it here today, or I would forget!!

Anyone who is reading this and has a little time to look through all four programmes (click on the abbreviated), I would much appreciate your suggestions about each programme.

I mean it! Thanks loadssssssss…….

P. S. Hey, mum. It seems you are much, much more confident with my driving, huh? Ask me out every weekend.. Hahaa.. Confess, mum, confess please. I know you like my driving though you complain a bit here and there every day. Hehee… You are prepared for a beach on Sunday, eh? I am ready too. Let’s go!

P. P. S. Do you like my slippers?

Wrong Since Born As a Girl*

This should be what my mum has been thinking. What did she do wrong born to be a girl, a daughter of her mother’s (ya, ya, my grandmother)?

It was not her who decided to which gender she would be, but the chromosomes X and Y from her parents, wasn’t it? Scientifically, the Y is what to decide a gender of a foetus. Y makes a boy, while X makes a girl.

Not my mum’s fault!!!

Luckily, I was born to be my mum’s daughter as I am now. No gender discrimination. I believe even she had another kids who were boys, she would not pre-judge her children by gender. She knows how it feels being treated as inferior!

Mum, please do not care about the discrimination. Although your mother loves you less than she loves your brothers (yes, my uncles), you are loved by me, your daughter.

Is that okay, mum? I love you..

I realised how much I love my mother when I saw her cry. Just her shaking voice showing her tears were dropping from her eyes made me shed my tears. I do not want to see her cry. My mother usually expresses her mental and physical strengths. She dislikes me crying.

To me today, it is better to hear her complain. She really complains every day.. LOL I mean every SINGLE day… Haha..

The trick is I just listen quietly and patiently to whatever she is talking (yes, yes.. I mean complaining) and leave her like talking to herself for a while.. Then she will stop and change to another topic. If I argue, she will shout more and more (well, some time I cannot keep quiet… both of us were born on Sunday, remember?).

Then…… the world will be in peace… Hehee.. I learnt this from experience. We have argued A LOT before.

P. S. Back to work again tomorrow.. Sigh.. But well, work for two more days and then it is another weekend!

My Familiar Road*

PHOTO BY: EscRiBiTioNiSt

 

This road is in a sub-district of Nong Sarai (meaning ‘a swamp of seaweeds’), district of Pakchong, province of Nakhonratchaseema (or locally called Korat), and country of Thailand.

Oh, well.. so what is the name of the road? Hmm.. I really don’t know!

Do you have a place, shop, park, reataurant or town that you feel relaxed and warm every time you go there?

I do have some, and one of them is this road.

It is the road where I visited every summer and winter (some time) during my school vacation (happy without study in rural area) when I was still a youngster (well, I am still young today.. LOL). And my mum was working in Bangkok.

I was with my maternal uncles, aunts, cousins and grandma. We did not travel much. Instead, I was living in/on a cosy house, town, road, area and atmophere with the kind and caring relatives and neighbours.

Nothing made a kid like me (at the time) delighted as much as that! The best time of the year, I would say!

P. S. My ex-boyfriend’s relatives also live in this district (different sub-district though). I also talked on the phone with his auntie when I was there last weekend.

‘Seasons’ in My Heart*

Yesterdays..

Rains were showering

Wind was blowing

And.. I was shedding tears like rains

All happened but yesterdays, not todays… Hopefully, not tomorrows

…

Indeed..

Rains come and go

Sky is cloudy and then shiny, even with rainbows

And.. My face is full of tears and then a bunch of smiles, though

Hardly has this World one season, and neither has my heart

… So? …

Sadness will not last long, and so will happiness

One day, you can be with loads of depressions and tears.. rainy

Next day, you may be full of esctasies and warmths.. summer

Another day, delight and cordiality you have got might be fading away.. autumn

Then, you could be overwhemled by loneliness and coldness, say.. winter

Again, TIME will be re-colouring your heart with joys each day.. spring

Nothing lasts long, and so do ’seasons’ in my heart.

I Was Born to Love You*

I was born to love you
ฉันเกิดมาเพื่อรักเธอ
With every single beat of my heart
ด้วยทุกลมหายใจของฉันที่มี
Yes, I was born to take care of you
และฉันก็เกิดมาเพื่อดูแลเธอ
Every single day…
ทุกคืนและวัน…..

(chorus)

I was born to love you
ฉันเกิดมาเพื่อรักเธอ
With every single beat of my heart
ด้วยทุกลมหายใจของฉันที่มี
Yes, I was born to take care of you
และฉันก็เกิดมาเพื่อดูแลเธอ
Every single day of my life
ทุกคืนและวัน ชั่วชีวิตฉัน

You are the one for me
เธอคือคนที่ใช่สำหรับฉัน
I am the man for you
และฉันก็เป็นของเธอ
You were made for me
เธอถูกสร้างมาเพื่อฉัน
You’re my ecstasy
เธอนำมาซึ่งความปิติของฉัน
If I was given every opportunity
และหากฉันได้รับโอกาสใดๆ
I’d kill for your love
ฉันจะสละมันไปเพื่อรักของเธอ

So take a chance with me
ดังนั้นขอโอกาสให้กับฉัน
Let me romance with you
ให้ฉันได้จินตนาการรักนั้นกับเธอ
I’m caught in a dream
ฉันคว้ามันไว้ได้ในความฝัน
And my dream’s come true
และฝันนั้นกลายเป็นจริง
It’s so hard to believe
มันยากที่จะเชื่อได้
This is happening to me
ว่ามันได้เกิดขึ้นกับฉันจริงๆ
An amazing feeling
ความรุ้สึกอันมหัศจรรย์
Coming through
กำลังย่างเข้ามา….

(chorus)

I wanna love you
ฉันปรารถนาที่จะรักเธอ
I love every little thing about you
ฉันรักทุกสิ่งทุกอย่างที่เกี่ยวกับเธอ
I wanna love you, love you, love you
ฉันปรารถนาที่จะรักเธอ, รักเธอ รักเธอ
Born – to love you
เกิดมา…เพื่อรักเธอ
Born – to love you
เกิดมา…เพื่อรักเธอ
Yes I was born to love you
ใช่…ฉันเกิดมา…เพื่อรักเธอ
Born – to love you
เกิดมา…เพื่อรักเธอ
Born – to love you
เกิดมา…เพื่อรักเธอ
Every single day – of my life
ทุกคืนและวัน ชั่วชีวิตฉัน
An amazing feeling
ความรุ้สึกอันมหัศจรรย์
Comin’ through
กำลังย่างเข้ามา….

(chorus)

Yes I was born to love you
ใช่…ฉันเกิดมา…เพื่อรักเธอ
Every single day of my life
ทุกคืนและวัน ชั่วชีวิตฉัน

Go, I love you babe
ฉันรักเธอ…คนดี
Yes, I was born to love you
ใช่…ฉันเกิดมา…เพื่อรักเธอ
I wanna love you, love you, love you
ฉันปรารถนาที่จะรักเธอ, รักเธอ รักเธอ

I wanna love you
ฉันปรารถนาที่จะรักเธอ
I get so lonely, lonely, lonely
ฉันเหงา เหงา และก็เหงา
Yeah, I want to love you
ใช่…ฉันปรารถนาที่จะรักเธอ
Yeah, give it to me
ใช่…โปรดมอบ(รัก)ให้ฉันเถอะนะ

Source: http://www.itv.co.th/JapanSeries/

 

This is not the main post for today, but I just want to share things I like here :)

The Japanese series, Pride, is about an ice hocky player’s love. He had always thought of love as a game until he met the actress of the series. His idea about love was much different from the actress. Some may say there is nothing much about this kind of series, just love and it will be another happy-ending story.

Well, though it is so, I think this series can make you smile and think about your own love story. It made me want to have a boyfriend.. LOL :p

English Synopsis
Thai Synopsis

Enjoy..

 

Is It Really Just a Matter of Age Gap?*

I have experienced some conflicts of age difference between my mum and I. I was born when my mum was 37 years old.

See? 37 years difference!

When I was young, everything seemed to be all right. I just followed what she wanted me to do or whatever she planned for me as I was a kid. The beginning of some changes was when I turned to be a teenager.

.. I was 17 when my mum was 54.
.. I was enjoying my teen’s life, while my mum started her golden age.
.. I wanted to go out with friends, but my mum did drag me out with her friends and herself.

.. I thought of something with my own present right ways, while my mum did in her own old right ways.

.. I understood one thing my way, while she also had her own way of comprehension.

.. etc..

None of the above is bad, I would say, though some time they caused a few conflicts and arguments. The point is both of us are quick-tempered, like Sunday people (I am blaming on the day we were bone.. hehe).

Somehow, I some time do not understand much about her feelings. Both of us do not understand each other as much as we are supposed to do. We may understand but we do not want to spoil each other.

Well, I also realised that another reason of the arguments, apart from the age gap, might be because I am her only child. She has only me to be expected, to be mostly cared, and to be worried about. I am quite under pressure of being like this. I know I should not upset her in any way.

Anyway, being the most beloved is what I am proud of as well. I do not lack any love (though I do no thave a boyfriend). I have received loads of loves from my beloved mother.
Love you, mum.

……..

To me, the problem might be from the age gap, but how about my mum and her mother (yes, my grandmother)? Not the age gap, I believe. My grandmother is about 25 years older than my mum, or maybe less.

If asked to think about the reasons of some arguments, I would guess..

.. They did not live together much enough. My mum had to move to central Thailand, while my grandma was in northeastern Thailand when my mum was young. Thus, they did not share their thoughts much.

.. My grandmother is old and she just wants everything to be done as she expects (back to be like a kid).

.. My grandmother is incapable of walking. She has to use a wheel chair, so she may feel annoyed that she could not walk to anywhere she wants.

.. As being a Chinese, my grandmother loves her sons more than daughters, and also loves the sons’ kids more than daughters’ kids.

.. Unfortunately, my mum is female, not male. Daughters never think right!

.. Perhaps my mum was not rich enough, unlike other siblings of hers.

.. etc..

Whatever it or they will be! I have no comment on this.

We both (my mum and I) will adapt ourselves to fit the situation and to ‘avoid’ any conflicts again. Perhaps without seeing us much, my grandmother will feel better, not being upset. Nobody (like us) will neither upset nor argue with her. Hope she will be happier this way. We will go only when needed and in some special occasions for not over an hour. More importantly, there will be no more overnight stay!

They love each other…. I know. But there is a gap somewhere……………

Finally, Both Translations Have Been Done!*

Hurey.y.y.. I have finished the other of my translation (Thai-Engish). This one was about cosmetics such as facial cream, scrub cream, AHA. I had to translate about some ingredients of these products as well.

I have learnt some new English words. Let me list some here.

- deteriorate
- hydroscopic
- shed
- exfoliate
- tarnish

Some words from the translation about economics for my colleague that I finished yesterday.

- coefficient (mathematics term)
- depreciation (accounting term)
- augment
- vertical specialisation (economic term)
- income elasticity (economic term)

Those are not all I got from these two translations, but they are what I could think of now at this late at night.. Haha (I try to blame on time, but actually, I just cannot remember them all!).

Well, I did both jobs with no money in return. I just felt like doing it :D They made me recall of my old days in a university while I was studying B. A. (Translation) and suffering doing my assignment. LOL.

They also helped brush up my skill. Translation is something one has to practise. I enjoyed doing this. Although I felt a bit stressed some time, excitement and stress colour my life, heart and soul (innit?). Without them, I may be dull and indifferent.

By the way, I am now sitting on a sofa with a laptop of my uncle, typing this post. My cousin is working on her translation too. Hers is about car engine. It seems she is going to stay overnight in order to finish it! :o

I may go to bed first, so that I can wake up tomorrow morning and post this to my Yahoo 360 :D Most importantly, I am sleepy now (should wait for around 20 minutes till my hair is dry) :(((

Oh, well..

P. S. Perhaps it is a good idea to list all new words I know everyday here, eh? :)
P. P. S. If anybody needs my assistance on English-Thai translation, let me know and see if I can help, k? :p
P. P. P. S. As I had time tonight, I left a long message today.

Finally, Both Translations Have Been Done!*

Hurey.y.y.. I have finished the other of my translation (Thai-Engish). This one was about cosmetics such as facial cream, scrub cream, AHA. I had to translate about some ingredients of these products as well.

I have learnt some new English words. Let me list some here.

- deteriorate
- hydroscopic
- shed
- exfoliate
- tarnish

Some words from the translation about economics for my colleague that I finished yesterday.

- coefficient (mathematics term)
- depreciation (accounting term)
- augment
- vertical specialisation (economic term)
- income elasticity (economic term)

Those are not all I got from these two translations, but they are what I could think of now at this late at night.. Haha (I try to blame on time, but actually, I just cannot remember them all!).

Well, I did both jobs with no money in return. I just felt like doing it :D They made me recall of my old days in a university while I was studying B. A. (Translation) and suffering doing my assignment. LOL.

They also helped brush up my skill. Translation is something one has to practise. I enjoyed doing this. Although I felt a bit stressed some time, excitement and stress colour my life, heart and soul (innit?). Without them, I may be dull and indifferent.

By the way, I am now sitting on a sofa with a laptop of my uncle, typing this post. My cousin is working on her translation too. Hers is about car engine. It seems she is going to stay overnight in order to finish it! :o

I may go to bed first, so that I can wake up tomorrow morning and post this to my Yahoo 360 :D Most importantly, I am sleepy now (should wait for around 20 minutes till my hair is dry) :(((

Oh, well..

P. S. Perhaps it is a good idea to list all new words I know everyday here, eh? :)
P. P. S. If anybody needs my assistance on English-Thai translation, let me know and see if I can help, k? :p
P. P. P. S. As I had time tonight, I left a long message today.

Finally, Both Translations Have Been Done!*

Hurey.y.y.. I have finished the other of my translation (Thai-Engish). This one was about cosmetics such as facial cream, scrub cream, AHA. I had to translate about some ingredients of these products as well.

I have learnt some new English words. Let me list some here.

- deteriorate
- hydroscopic
- shed
- exfoliate
- tarnish

Some words from the translation about economics for my colleague that I finished yesterday.

- coefficient (mathematics term)
- depreciation (accounting term)
- augment
- vertical specialisation (economic term)
- income elasticity (economic term)

Those are not all I got from these two translations, but they are what I could think of now at this late at night.. Haha (I try to blame on time, but actually, I just cannot remember them all!).

Well, I did both jobs with no money in return. I just felt like doing it :D They made me recall of my old days in a university while I was studying B. A. (Translation) and suffering doing my assignment. LOL.

They also helped brush up my skill. Translation is something one has to practise. I enjoyed doing this. Although I felt a bit stressed some time, excitement and stress colour my life, heart and soul (innit?). Without them, I may be dull and indifferent.

By the way, I am now sitting on a sofa with a laptop of my uncle, typing this post. My cousin is working on her translation too. Hers is about car engine. It seems she is going to stay overnight in order to finish it! :o

I may go to bed first, so that I can wake up tomorrow morning and post this to my Yahoo 360 :D Most importantly, I am sleepy now (should wait for around 20 minutes till my hair is dry) :(((

Oh, well..

P. S. Perhaps it is a good idea to list all new words I know everyday here, eh? :)
P. P. S. If anybody needs my assistance on English-Thai translation, let me know and see if I can help, k? :p
P. P. P. S. As I had time tonight, I left a long message today.

One Job I Do Not Like*

Come to this issue finally.

At least, I know one thing about myself now. I dislike being an Office Supervisor. This is totally different from a Sales Administrator I have been doing!

Sales Administraion is more on documents; and co-ordination between sales representatives, customers, suppliers (sometimes), third parties (agencies, for instance), and back-office.

Office Administration is about people (HR-insurance, salary, social benefits, annual leaves, etc.), office space and facilities (cars, desks, cupboards, chairs, photocopiers, etc.–uncountable) as well as some other tiny things that nobody wants to take care of (which includes labouring, and serving all staff).

Ones will never feel like I do now if they are service-minded and always-smiling kind of people. Sorry, I am not!

Servicing people (except the ones I am willing to do, but only a few); people asking non-sense questions; people requesting things they are not supposed to be rewarded; people expecting to be given but never giving out; people complaining about every little thing; etc. ………………….. ALL BORE ME!!!!!

Say, I may not like working too close to people, esp only internal people. I can work with people, but not only people that I have to work with. Systems, procedures, teams, third parties, and English are important to me as well.

Although I mentioned that English is important, working in Office Administration here does not give much chance for me to use English. I think I am getting worse English than earlier. Really! Really! Really!

I have learnt many things after having been working here for over 3 years. Perhaps it is time (again) to go forward.

BTW, possibly, I may also not like working in a hotel or a place that I have to extremely please customers and people. That is too much!

<speechless>

P. S. Previously, I thought I may have not liked purchasing, but I aint sure now. I may like it if I have a chance to work more into it. I see my friend who is working for Sabrina in Procurement Dept and she enjoys her work much.

K-E-E-P W-A-L-K-I-N-G

One Job I Do Not Like*

Come to this issue finally.

At least, I know one thing about myself now. I dislike being an Office Supervisor. This is totally different from a Sales Administrator I have been doing!

Sales Administraion is more on documents; and co-ordination between sales representatives, customers, suppliers (sometimes), third parties (agencies, for instance), and back-office.

Office Administration is about people (HR-insurance, salary, social benefits, annual leaves, etc.), office space and facilities (cars, desks, cupboards, chairs, photocopiers, etc.–uncountable) as well as some other tiny things that nobody wants to take care of (which includes labouring, and serving all staff).

Ones will never feel like I do now if they are service-minded and always-smiling kind of people. Sorry, I am not!

Servicing people (except the ones I am willing to do, but only a few); people asking non-sense questions; people requesting things they are not supposed to be rewarded; people expecting to be given but never giving out; people complaining about every little thing; etc. ………………….. ALL BORE ME!!!!!

Say, I may not like working too close to people, esp only internal people. I can work with people, but not only people that I have to work with. Systems, procedures, teams, third parties, and English are important to me as well.

Although I mentioned that English is important, working in Office Administration here does not give much chance for me to use English. I think I am getting worse English than earlier. Really! Really! Really!

I have learnt many things after having been working here for over 3 years. Perhaps it is time (again) to go forward.

BTW, possibly, I may also not like working in a hotel or a place that I have to extremely please customers and people. That is too much!

<speechless>

P. S. Previously, I thought I may have not liked purchasing, but I aint sure now. I may like it if I have a chance to work more into it. I see my friend who is working for Sabrina in Procurement Dept and she enjoys her work much.

K-E-E-P W-A-L-K-I-N-G

Last Working Day of the Week*

Half-day work today because we had a small party for our coming Thai Traditional New Year, known as Songkran Days. Thailand have holidays on 13th – 14th April (Thursday and Friday). Then I have 4 connective days for relaxing :D

Planned to help my colleague with her translation about economics but I have finished it just now. Instead, I will help my mum’s colleauge for another translation about cosmetics, which I have finished some parts. Even so, I still have more time to do something else. Hopefully, I could finish it tomorrow, and that is it.

I will spend the other 3 holidays as my ‘real’ holidays.. hehee. No need to work on anything (I may have to check my office e-mail regularly anyway because other countries are working on those days).

Really, feel like I need a rest now. Quite sleepy, and tired because I did translate the economic things since early morning (0700hrs) till an hour before now (around 1530hrs).

During the period, I also had to walk to a supermarket to get some pints of ice-cream for a small party held in the office, go to a shop on the ground floor to get some ice, prepare almost all stuffs to be ready for every staff to start eating right away, etc.

… Feel more like I am a maid now… Sigh.. Sick of it, honestly! This is not me.

Anyway, also feel like I need Starbucks, Iced Grande Latte Low-Fat Milk, no syrup!!!!!!!!! Aggghhhh…..

P. S. My company had a small Thai new year party today. We had lunch and splashed some water with joys. I am still full and soaked!

Boredom*

I do not want to start my first day with my boredom of work, but somehow this is a topic I can think of now. Smiling, I feel much better now.

Almost every single days in the last two weeks, I felt really bored, not of work, but colleauges, honestly.

Some jobs got stuck, stopped and delayed because I had to wait for someone who had never given response, and kept me waiting for an update like an idiot! Not even that, I was left talking alone in e-mail correspondence.

(I solved this never-been-responded situation by assuming that everyone in the correspondence acknowledged and I did my best by keeping them posted in everything I was doing. Do not ask for more!)

Some colleauges were too demanding and could not keep their words of not doing this and going to do that. Then I almost became a bad guy requesting things for them with our Account Dept.

(I solved this by asking them to request Account Dept themselves. They were copied in those e-mails we talked about payment for software jobs before! I had taken parts of my fault and complaints first time but not any if that would not be because of me.)

Someone seemed not to get a big picture of the company’s business, but their own department. They did everything to keep only their department happy. Although I understood why they did so, I did not think that was the best way as we were living in a society, neither alone nor in a small group. How dare they said that nothing would be done during Thailand’s public holidays, while other countries (Singapore, Australia, Japan, and Hong Kong) were in working days. Everyone had to stop working and wait for only them? Wanted to send them to study B-U-S-I-N-E-S-S!

(I did not solve this though as I was not really in trouble and did not care what they ordered us NOT TO DO! I would do whatever I wanted if my customers would want anything.)

Well, the above should be parts of the boredom, I guess (why guess?). Gotta go now. I am leaving for home (at mum’s office now).

Laters.

Funeral, Heaven*

PHOTO BY: EscRiBiTioNiSt

This represented guardian angels, gods and goddesses in heavens. The ritual was for the dead’s children and close relatives to take the dead’s spirit to heaven and to ask the angels, gods and goddesses to take the dead to live with them in heaven.

This is a belief that helps the dead’s successors, kids and the alive, at least, feel that the one they love has gone to a peaceful place where she will be happy and have a rest.