Thank you everyone!!!

Yes, I got a job. My position is the Marketing Assistant to the owner of the company. It is the best framing company in Thailand and it has connections around the world. This is the company profile. Most important products of this company are mouldings , artprints and framings .
The owner of the company is Mr.Antoine Pierre-Hadad , a guy who was sitting, and he is also my boss.
This is our new collection .
Right now, I don't know much about the details of the job. So, this is all the information that I could get. Of course, there will be more...later.
I have to work hard because I don't know anything about this kind of business. Besides, I have to learn about trading and try to catch up with Mr.Theerayudh who has been working in this company for almost ten years. We will see...

By the way, I think I was lucky because...

• I was interviewed by the owner. Actually, the Design Manager, who is a Thai guy, should have been my interviewer but Mr. Antoine came to the office and wanted to interview me himself.
• Normally, there are 20 applicants per day but there was only me on that day.
• Mr. Antoine asked me to start the job immediately after we finished the interview which had never happened before.
• Most of the applicants have PhDs, MBAs or at least BBAs but I have nothing. Well, my boss has two PhDs.
• I sent only one online application.

I will do everything the best I can. I got lucky and I don't want to waste it.

I interviewed at a French framing manufacturer today, and I got the job! Personal assistant to the owner! Top company in the field in Thailand! Yeah! More later...

Impressive Things

• Food. ... drip... drip... drip... (the sound of my saliva) Very good food with cheap prices. It was a good opportunity for my LT. Dan to masturbate his sandwich hunger after he was tortured by the expensive prices in Thailand. I, personally, liked the little cafe nearby the fountain. It was opposite from 'Khop Jai Deu' restaurant. The shop was clean and cute, the food soooooooo good and cheap, and the toilet perfect. I can tell you that we will go there again next time. Note: Don't have seafood. The foreign bacteria were stronger than rotten Thai clams.
• Fruit. Watermelons are huge. I asked Dan to buy two for me, so I could put them inside my T-shirt. Wow, a dream come true. There were two kinds of papaya: red and yellow. The latter was sweeter.
• Hotels. Well, they were more like guest houses were pretty, clean and big with a huge matress which you can put three LT. Dans in. Really impressive. I suggest 'Laos-Paris Hotel' and 'Thavornsuk Hotel.' Every hotel has cable and hot showers.
• Women. Some women are really beautiful. Well, Dan didn't agree with this opinion because he'd prefer Chinese-looking women. But I think they are like Thais with lighter skin and bigger eyes which I envy. ;..(
• Cards. Dan taught me how to play poker and uno on the way to Laos.
• There were many kinds of restaurants along the Mekhong River, about one kilometre. We tried... hard... to get there and we actually did, but somehow we couldn't find the river at night. Well, the light bulb went on when we saw the small amount of water left in the river next morning.

Unimpressive Things

• Snacks. All kinds of snacks are very expensive. A small bar of chocolate which cost 8 Baht in Thailand would cost 16 Baht in Laos. It was good for children that they could have cheap prices for 'real' food and expensive prices for snacks, but it was terrible for me because I am a snack-aholic.
• Dusty. Everywhere. All day.
• Child beggars. Don't give money to them because they will be your best friend for the whole trip. Give them something else should be OK.
• There was exhaust everywhere from motorbikes and cars. I'm afraid that Vientiane will be Bangkok someday. Sad.

New Things

• Pepsi in Laos is really gooood. It has less sugar. I would move to Laos because I missed its taste.
• Beer Laos is smooth. LT. Dan can guarantee this. He said that it wasn't skunky like Chang and Singha.
• Be a good bargainer. Cut down half of the price for everything. Don't worry if you can't get it the first time. When you walk away, they will immediately accept.
• Laotians will never be able to be guides. They don't know street's names or directions. Bring your own map.
• All night clubs close at 10.30 pm.
• Joke. I made up a new joke and Dan liked it. He said that it was funny. We went to The Morning Market on the second day of the trip. A man who sold binoculars, tried to sell one for us. Obviously, we didn't need it. I didn't see any reason to buy it. It took some time, though, for him to make sure that we wouldn't buy his stuff. After he walked away, I told Dan that I already had the binoculars. He looked at me with a little curios-look on his face. I made the binoculars with my hand. Then I rotated my hand and told him that my binoculars could also zoom things while I was leaning close to him. He laughed and told me that the joke was sooooo me. 8)

Well, Dan and I are going to Laos this evening for his visa and we take this opportunity as a vacation, too.

We will take a sleeper train to Laos. The departure time is 09.00 pm., so we plan to get to the station around 08.30 pm. Right now is 06.15 pm. We have plenty of time to return the movies that we rented, have dinner and buy something to snack on. I really worry about Dan. He is sick because he ate lots of clams. Actually, we ate that together but I didn't get any infection. I think my body gets used to with bacteria from the clams. Obviously, they were Thais.

I will take care of him the best I can. Hope he will feel OK during the trip. At least I hope that he will be happy with the first vacation in three years.

I will definitely miss you... you... you... you... you... and you.
Maybe I don't even know you, but I will miss you, too.

Bye - bye :)

Lately, Dan has called me 'Geek'. He told me that he was so sure that I am a geek. Well, I didn't say anything because I don't know how to tell that someone is a geek.

• How can you describe 'Geek' and/or 'Nerd'?
• What are the good/bad points of being a geek/nerd?
• What are the different between geek and nerd?

Ummmmmm........

• Which Sex and the City Character Are You?
• Which sassy, sexy City lady you're most like.
• Suss Out Your Sex and the City Personality

Not in any particular order:

• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
• The Sting
• Cool Hand Luke (What we have here is a failure to communicate)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• The Outlaw Josie Wales (spitting)
• Wyatt Earp
• Forrest Gump (My name is Fo-rest Gu-ump, Lt. Da-an)
• Austin Power I, II, & III (Fuk Yu, Fuk Mi, Who throws a cupcake, honestly?)
• Star Wars
• The Matrix (As you can see...)
• The Insider
• Patriot
• Gladiator
• Insomnia
• AI
• The Bicentennial Man
• The Phonebooth
• Sex and the City (I don't want to be the up-the-butt girl, a hole is a hole)
• LoTR I, II & III
• Bedazzled (When you play, you wanna play good...110%)
• Deuce Bigalow (Fishy fishy fishy, You may only have one leg...)
• Shrek (Cakes! Everyone loves cakes!)
• Bug's Life (It's a rock!)
• Toy Story I & II
• Monsters, Inc.
• Finding Nemo (Just keep XXXing...)
• Spinal Tap (If you've seen it, why would you select it?)
• The Waterboy (Mama says...)
• X-Men I & II (Wolverine is sooo sexy)
• Anger Management (I am pretty... and goosfraba)
• Fight Club
• A Beautiful Mind
• My Cousin Vinnie (Stomp feet / roll eyes)
• Life
• Analyze This (You ... You good you!)

28 December, 2003

Well, Dan and I went to mom's house but she wasn't there. We met Bow and my brother first. I gave Bow her presents. She is a cute kid. She thanked me then walked to Dan and thanked him, too. After that I gave the book to my brother. He is a quiet person, so he just smiled and thanked us. Then Bow ran to me and gave me a big box. She surprised everyone including her father. She told me that she chose this New Year's present by herself and asked me to unwrap the box. Wow! She gave us a tea set which is a tea pot and four little cups. They are all in a shape of a bunch of concord grapes, really cute.

Then my mom came back. I hugged her and gave the present to her. She smiled at Dan and me. We spent time talking about family, mom's health and her business, Dan's job and health, my studying and job...etc. It was a good time for everyone.

Two hours later, I told mom that Dan and I had to go to Silom (downtown) for another errand, so we had to leave. She asked us to wait then she went upstairs and brought 'Sai-sin' down. Sai-sin is a white thread that has white magic from prayer. Normally, Thais get Sai-sin from monks and keep it with the Buddha image at home. By the way, Sai-sin has got the white magic from monks and faithful persons. Thais also believe that Sai-sin will protect Buddhists from evil and bad spirit.
Mom tied Sai-sin to my wrist. It looks like a bracelet. Then she did the same thing to Dan. Dan kissed her cheek. I hugged her and kissed her cheek, too. I told her that I would visit her again soon. Then we left.

It was a short time for me, but it was great. Dan told me that he was really happy that everyone in my family likes him. He loves everyone, too, even though sometimes it was a bit strange for him. I told him that he felt strange because we came from different cultures, but everything was about love and relationship. Now, he is in Thailand and this is his family.

27 December, 2003: night

I forgot to tell you in the previous journal about the 25th birthday. Thais believe that either the worst or the best thing will happen to you in your 25th year. I don't know why, though.

So, mom told me that I had to get a hair cut then keep the hair that was cut off. In the early morning of my birthday, I had to throw the hair into the river, turn around then walk away and never turn back or look at it again. Strange...huh? Mama said that all bad things would go away with the hair. If you throw it and don't look at it then the bad things won't be able to come back to you. After that I had to put food in the bowls of Buddhist priests. Thais beleive that making an offering of food to monks will give you luck, happyness and safety.

By the way, my personal hair dresser cut my hair off about 1 inch. I didn't want to get my hair cut more than that. It took a long time to have waist-length hair. Dan was scared that he couldn't do it well, but everything was fine.

28 December, 2003

Wow, I slept well last night and woke up early in the morning. Dan wanted to go with me even though he couldn't sleep last night (he is so sweet and kind to me). We went to a market because I could finish my mission there. The market was located beside the Chaophraya River and nearby 2 temples. I did everything just like my mom told me to do. I stopped at a cookie shop and bought a big box for mom as a New Year's present. She likes cookies. We had about half an hour left before the class, so we bought breakfast and brought it back to eat at home.

In the afternoon, Dan and I went out to mom's house. On the way, we stopped at Lotus hypermart for lunch. We also tried to find presents for Bow, my neice, and her father, my older brother. Dan chose a science-fiction novel of Isaac Asimov for my brother and an English book for Bow. I picked up a cute little diary for her.

To be continued...

27 December, 2003: morning and noon

I had bad dreams for the last 4 days, so I couldn't sleep well. Last night (26 Dec.), I dreamed about a doctor who chopped people up. In the dream, I was a policeman and I went to the doctor's house. It was a big house with an inside like a freezer. I found pieces of bodies on each floor: the first floor kept human feet; the second floor kept hands... etc. I tried to arrest the doctor but he always found me and of course, cut me up. Then, I showed up as another policeman, tried to do the same thing and ended up the same way. Once, I tried to hide from the mad doctor. I stood on a terrace of his house but he ran to me. I was surprised then accidentally flew off the terrace and drowned into a flood of blood outside the house. In the end of the dream, before I woke up, I couldn't get the guy to jail. Well, I don't know if he wants to come back the other night.

I felt terrible in the morning. I realized that I was worring about something but I didn't know what it was. I decided to call my mom and tell her about my dreams. She said that I should try not to be serious about things. We talked about family stuff. It was fun to talk to her. I always feel happy and safe, like I am in her arms when I talk to her.

I missed her so much, so I told her that I would go to her house tomorrow (28 Dec.)which is my birthday. I think she gave birth to me and she got pain in return. I mean I know that I should be happy on my birthday but I also should remember what she gave me. I would like to say 'Thank you mom, I love you.'

P.S: I always think that dreams make me feel like I watch movies without paying for the tickets. Yeah... free entertainment.

I just realized that this month and next month are the important months for me.

December
1. HM the King's birthday.
2. Christmas Eve.
3. Christmas.
4. My birthday. I'm going to be 25 real soon. Wow...

January
1. New Year.
2. My mother's birthday. She's going to be 59.
3. My brother's birthday. He's going to be 38.
4. My SuperDan's birthday. He's going to be 36.

I'd better find a job quickly, so I will be able to give nice presents to them. :)

all slashdotters.


Mobile Phones (off topic).

God bless you all!!!

Well, today wasn't a good day for me though. I just screwd up.

Last Thursday, I went to a recruitment company for an interview. Firstly, Ms. Parichat (my interviewer) asked me to fill in an application which was all in English. After that she looked at it and asked me to fill in 2 more sheets which were administration details and sale representation details; other candidates weren't required to. Apparently, both sheets were in English. Then, she asked me to test about typing skill because I mentioned that I could type 30 words/minute (in English). The result was really impressive to her because I could do 49 words/minute. After that she interviewed me in Thai. Everything was going well. In the end she offered me a position for the International SOS Co.; work 9.00 am.-7.00 pm., 5 days a week and a salary would start from 15,000-20,000 Baht/month (375-500 US$). Obviously, If I wanted to work there then I would have to drop my studying. So I told her that I would do it. Before I went home, Ms. Parichat told me that she would call me again.

In the evening on the same day, I got a call from Ms. Parichat. She said that I was required to have an interview immediately on the phone. She asked me if I was ready for that. I said I was, so she asked me to hold on. 30 seconds later, a foreigner guy (I assumed that he was American) took Ms. Parichat's place. Yeah, he was my interviewer. He asked me about my family, English skills and etc. Everything was quite perfect; Dan told me that I used all tenses correctly, too. After the conversation, Ms. Parichat came back again and told me that I passed all interviews. Before she hung up, she stressed that I had to take one more interview from SOS. She was so sure that I would get this job, so she would call me to make appoinment on Monday.

Nothing happened on Monday: no phone call. I decided to wait until the next day because I thought she prepared my resume and might send them to the international sos on Friday. It was possible that SOS would make a decision and advise the result to Ms. Parichat on Monday. I thought it would be better to call Parichat on Tuesday when she was ready for everything.

Tuesday morning, my phone was quite as usual; no phone call. So I called Ms. Parichat at 11.00 am. but she wasn't available. I left a message to her. 2 hours later, she called me back. Her first sentence was about making an appointment...but...for a candidate who had never been to her company. Alright, she forgot me. I told her about all stuff that she told me last Thursday. She was quiet for a while and told me that she had to check my file and would call me back.

3 hours later, my brain started moving slowly. It seemed like everything in the world was the same, too. Of course, no phone call. Dan couldn't wait for an uncertain behavior of her, so he called her boss. He said it was easier to talk to a foreigner than to talk to a Thai, in this case. No one was available for us. We decided to go out for errand stuff and came back home around 4.30 pm. Dan called him again; actually, it was the fifth time. Dan couldn't reach him, so we waited for his call. 20 minutes later, he called Dan and he said that he would tell Parichat. 5 minutes later, Parichat called me. She said that I couldn't get the job because I didn't have a bachelor's degree which was required from SOS. Whoa...whoa, how come...I told her that I already mentioned about my education backgroud in the resume. Last Thursday, when she offered me the job, she was holding it in her hand. She told me that she didn't read it. After that the conversation was full of bullshit from her.

This really upset me. What happened to me? I mean, I understand that I won't get the job. But I don't understand her. Her job is scanning all details of candidates before offering them the jobs. Wow...this is unacceptable for me. It's hard to believe that I was screwed by an irresponsible recruiter.

Anyway, I screwed up but I can't do anything about it. Fuck it... and start finding a job again.

Good luck Goy... Yeah... Baby... Yeah

December 20th, 2003 - Prakanong District, Bangkok, Thailand.

Thailand was shocked by a strange sex behavior of the 30-year-old rooster thief, Mr. Pila Ungprom.

The thief was arrested while he was trying to steal a rooster from a coop. Mr. Deerek, the coop's owner said that he and his friends had a small coop on the ground floor of a condominium where they lived. Lately, the roosters had been disappearing one by one everyday, so he and his friends agreed to make a plan to catch the thief.
The plan was started on December 20th, Mr. Deerek and friends were hiding in the dark and waiting for the thief. Around 11.00 pm, they saw a moving shadow in their coop. They decided to go get the thief then they called the police.
Mr. Pila, who had been arrested by the police, admited that he had been stealing roosters to rape them.
"I thought that he stole the roosters because he wanted food or just wanted to sell them, but it wasn't anything like that" said the police.
Mr. Pila said that he always broke the rooster's necks to make sure that they wouldn't scream during the sexual activity. After that he raped them analy until he ejaculated. Then he left the dead bodies at a nearby area.
The thief also brought the police to the place where he threw away the corpses. The police found a lot of rotting corpses and all of their anuses were expanded to about 2 inches.

Gisted by Chira
From Kom-Chad-Luek Newspaper

Uh... Well, Today Dan had to teach our students, so I had a lot of time to surf on Slashdot. First thing I thought of was about ROTK because we just watched it. Right, I went to the subject and took a look at all comments. I was quite surprised that most of the very first posts were about cursing, then I found a comment that had a link in it. The link's name was 'tubgirl.com' I assumed from the name that it wasn't dangerous.

I think that you would know what I did... yeah, I clicked on it. Oh my... I was totally wrong. I've never seen such a disgusting picture as that in my life, seriously. How can people be that insane? I think the man who posted it absolutely lost his mind. There are a lot of beautiful things out there in the world and worth posting, but not that crap. I'm afraid I will have a nightmare tonight.

If... seriously... If you haven't clicked on any links with that name, then please believe me. You don't want to go there.