Sawatdee Kah =)

Greeting from Thailand! Yep, I’m back at home in Trang, a southern province on Andaman Coast of Thailand. I arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport near Bangkok on March 18th. Yeah, it’s quite a big gap to between when I arrived and now that I just have time to update my post. There has been a few things going on which involved some traveling so it wasn’t quite convenient for me to sit down and write what I have been doing and where I have been. Besides, my work situation is not settled yet so I didn’t feel like telling people the incomplete update. Well, sometimes, incomplete is better than none. So here it goes, my story of life at home.

I must admit I had a little culture shock when I first arrived. Although it’s my homeland, being away for 6 years made me get used to different system in other countries and somewhat forgot the severity of how crazy life in Thailand can be, especially on the road. My uncle (1 of 8 siblings my mom has) picked me up at the airport which is about 25 km from Bangkok and drove me to the other uncle’s house to stay overnight. Riding with my uncle from the airport is an experience by itself and make me realize how much I still have to adjust with living back home. Let’s just stay, sticking to the traffic rules is definitely not enough to ensure your safety on the road. Because it seems like most people don’t follow them anyway.

After staying in Bangkok for a day, my aunt brought me to my grandparent’s house in Suphanburi. My grandparent’s house is a fusion between the Thai style wooden house on the upper level and the modern tile floor at the lower level. But what I like best about this place is the kitchen, they always have lots of spices and food in there and that really remind me of the old lifestyle of people in this area.





I went to visit a famous temple and a giant Buddha image. I think being somewhat inclined to believe in good karma is something I will always quickly get back into without any difficulty. Inside the temple, there are huge paintings about a famous literature with description in both Thai and English too. So I spent a while looking at them before rushing back home as the rainstorm was coming. By the way, the name of the temple is Wat (temple) Pa LeLai. I spent 2 nights In Suphanburi and then took a coach to Phuket for my interview with a university there.





Well, I guess that’s it for today. I will try to find time to put more stuffs in the next post. Take care everyone.