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This year Tam Boon Baan (prepare food for 9 monks at our house and receive good wish from them) on 09-09-2549. Last year was on Song Kran-April15.

... on a different note, I'm back to Thailand exactly 3 years on this day. So many things (bad and good) happened to me during the past 3 years more than the 10 years before, it seems like. But I have no regret... The good ones were wonderful and the bad ones were experience ^^

..Back to Tam Boon Baan. I was assigned to be in charge of fruits - clean, cut and decorate.
I was having fun with making the cantaloup in small bite-size and put them back into its peel.
I did cut myself a lilte bit on the side of my palm... it's ok now though

Well...let see how it came out... tada

Those are Guava, Pineapple, Watermelon, Gold Kiwi fruit and Cantaloup.

Help mom tasting the food while working on the watermelon

@ our office

I wished good things and happiness for everyone.

..what I wished for myself?
Can't tell, otherwise it won't be true!!

(~^.^)~

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SHOP SHOP SHOP

This past Sunday... the sky was so bright and blue.


I enjoy the view along Wireless road on the way to Central Chidlom for Midnight Sales!


shop shop shop!

(~^.^)~





"Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience."

– Victoria Holt

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What a small world!

This past Saturday while I was having dinner @ Banana leaf with Ann... Yod, knowing that he's at his friend's wedding, called me with an exciting voice...

"Jiib, I'm at my friend's wedding and I think I just saw N' Vee in the same wedding! maybe you can call ask him if he's in a wedding right now where the bride's name is YodKwan..." "well, Vee is a tall slim guy, right?"

"Yes, he is. Why don't you go talk to him. I'm sure he recognize you :)" I got excited with him

I'm sure they both recognize each other.

a few mins after, out of curiosity, I called Vee.
"Hey Vee, are you in a wedding... " I havn't finish my sentence.
"Hello P' Jib! I'm with P' Yod right now!!"

Turned out the bride was Yod's friend in AZ during Master degree. The bride's name is also Yod. They knew each other in a Thai restaurant in Phoenix. The bride then taking Ph.D. in Virginia where she met the groom.

Both the bride and the groom got to know Vee in Virginia. They are in "Power Gang" as Vee mentioned oftenly. One time I was at Vee's desk discussing work and the phone rang... Vee answer the phone saying hi to the other end of the line "Sawasdee Krab P' Yod" (I thought he was teasing me or something!!!) then he told me about his "power gang" of mainly Ph. D. students and himself as the youngest brother in the gang.

Yes it sure is a small world!!

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Quotes of the day

"Never apologize for showing feeling.
When you do so, you apologize for truth."

Benjamin Disraeli

"Be who you are and say what you feel,
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind."

Theodore Seuss Giesel

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What Alcoholic Drink Are You?

You Are Sex On the Beach

When comes to drinking, you like it to go down smooth. You really don't like the taste of alcohol - just its effect on you. So, you're proud to get drunk on fruity, girly drinks. Because once you're liquored up, the fun begins!

What Alcoholic Drink Are You?

What Year Do You Belong In?

You Belong in 1980

If you scored... 1950 - 1959: You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in! 1960 - 1969: You are a free spirit with a huge heart. Love, peace, and happiness rule - oh, and drugs too. 1970 - 1979: Bold and brash, you take life by the horns. Whether you're partying or protesting, you give it your all! 1980 - 1989: Wild, over the top, and just a little bit cheesy. You're colorful at night - and successful during the day. 1990 - 1999: With you anything goes! You're grunge one day, ghetto fabulous the next. It's all good!

What Year Do You Belong In?

New location

I've moved my desk to where Kiang was before she moved to 30th floor...
further to the back...behind Indria
More private and quiet. I can better focus on what I'm doing.

And the rear view mirror is there at my desk as usual ^.^
It's just something I need!

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It ain't over till it's over

Yes it's Monday

... I took off from office at 10:50PM!

getting numbers rolled up for tomorrow review meeting... and it's gonna be like this for a few weeks becuz they set the review meeting every other day!!!!

what a crazy schedule!

Kao+ called around 10:15pm for chatting... although nothing special in the conversation but I was feeling better to know someone think of me.


Interestingly enough that the one you wished they would call, they wouldn't.


Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson

"Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure."
- Jack Lemmon

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The Inspirer

My Personality:
The Inspirer

You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends. You are also unconventional, irreverant, and unimpressed by authority and rules.Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives.You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're qutie the storyteller!

You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist.

What's Your Personality Type?

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The Break-Up

^_*

I went to see Jennifer Aniston's movie "The Break-Up" with my friend, Kiang. Kiang is a girl, btw. Just felt like chick-flick after a long time. Although I rather call it a grown-up romantic comedy as "Chick-flick" reminds me of Lindsay Lohan's movie instead...

I'm Jen's big fan since "Friends" and especially after her real life break-up with Brad, she score a whole bunch from me. So although the movie didn't get good critic's review, I'm watching it anyway.

Not the best movie I've seen but it was entertaining. It got me thinking if two people decided to be together they just had to maintain certain level of "respect" to each other's feelings. It's undeniable that once two people reach certain point in a relationship, they tend to get too comfortable being themselves... starting to be "selfish"

After all, ups and downs in relationship is normal. As long as they communicate and open, things should be fine. Personally, I can't wait for the very first fight between me and my special someone.... I take that first serious fight as a critical point where two people really get to know each other... and get to know what make up of the two of them.

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The movie scene in Chicago.. my second home. The skyline of Chicago architecture by Lake Michigan is the best! I will definitely go visit there again.

On another note, I still don't get a chance to see "The Lake House" and "Cars" although those two movies are more interesting -- this is becuz the movie line-up in Thailand sucks! oops sorry for the language.. but it's true!!

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My Jeep

First time I saw Jeep Liberty, it was in silver. It was driven pass Barnes & Noble in Deerfield... I was in the balcony looking down.. It was such a cute, yet strong, SUV.

I was telling myself "I gotta own one of this"


July 2001: I took my shiny Jeep out for a spin.. and for some photo shoot :)



Here's my beloved Jeep Liberty... My first SUV.

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Germany Won Portugal!!

Bastian Schweinsteiger scored two second-half goals for Germany claiming third place at the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ by beating Portugal 3-1 in Stuttgart on Saturday, 8 July 2006.

Ballack didn't play this match due to knee injury. All other squads got to attend the Worlcup in this match (except HILDEBRAND Timo -- 3rd Goal Keeper). Everyone did a GREAT job - it was an awesome game. Really worth not sleeping to watch! :)

Germany finished the tournament with total 14 goals to their name - three more than any other team with just Sunday's Final to play.

Bastian Schweinsteiger -- Man of the Match GER:POR July 8, 2006

Thanks fifaworldcup.com for photos and comments

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Do talk her talk: Ashton - Demi

Ashton -Demi marriage a while ago (Sept 2005) really got me to be open to this concept of older woman-younger man.. just recently found this article and I thought you might find interesting!!

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Heck, if a man like Ashton will pass up budding starlets for mother-of-three Demi, there must be certain upsides to a woman of experience It’s a huge allure for young men because here’s a sophisticated, attractive woman in control of her own life,” explains Valerie Gibson, author of Cougar: A Guide For Older Women Dating Younger Men.

“Often, she doesn’t want to get married and doesn’t want children. For a young man, she’s a sexy, exciting companion.”

Do talk her talk:
Above everything, an older woman would like to have a decent conversation. Questions like "What’s your major?” and “Did you see the new O.C.?” are suddenly moot. Ask her questions about her job, her hobbies, what type of music she likes.

Don’t play around:
"If a guy tries that three-day rule, I’m already thinking he’s too insecure to handle a relationship with me.” The solution’s simple: Just act like you feel, not how you think you should.

Do stay cool:
Don’t date an older woman if you can’t handle that attention. But if you’re deft, you’ll not only cope, you’ll impress your lady with your maturity and charm. That stodgy couple one table over insists on gawking? Turn, smile, and smoothly say, “I don’t blame you for staring. She’s beautiful, isn’t she?”

Don’t mention the numbers:
A line like, “It’s so great that we get along despite the generation gap,” sounds good in your head, but comes across as, “I’m glad we get along even though you’re so old.” Besides, it’s your personalities, not your birthday candles, that are compatible—and that’s where you should concentrate. So please, avoid asking questions like, “Did video games exist yet when you were a kid?”

Do act your age:
Fact is, if she wanted to date a man her age, she would, so don’t pressure yourself to act more sophisticated than you are. ...the reason that somebody is attracted to younger guys is that their minds are more open. They offer spontaneity and fun...

taken from http://msn.match.com/msn/article.aspx?articleid=6156&menuid=6&lid=0

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HoMe EarlY ^_*

Traffic was very bad this morning...took me 2 hours to get to the office -- that's for 16 Km commute!

Maybe I havn't been getting enough sleep for a month.. June is the craziest month... maybe the same or worse than February - short month but a lot to do..

People asked me what's the plan for today - Friday. I was gonna have casual dinner with Kao+ but then feeling really exhausted so I decided to go home early for a change.



Traffic was quite bad on the way back home... anyway, I managed to be home by 8pm-ish... probably the earliest I've ever been home from work... and it's been a year at work for me already.

No special thing planned except getting some rest... oh and to see Germany in Worldcup at 10pm :)

Took a shower.. update blog for the day... and I'm ready to go cheer Germany in front of TV!


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Forgiving

I found this:

"Remember, forgiving someone doesn't mean that
you condoned what they did.

It just means that you refuse to let it have any
power over you or what you do."

Healthy Selfishness

The other day I came across an article with this unfamiliar header "Healthy Selfishness"

It's basically telling you to be honest to your own feeling and needs... and put your own needs first. Sounds like being a bad person...why is it good?

In reality, many people do put others' need first as they feel obligated to please other people... or feel guilty to ask for what they want. But

"...failing to put our own needs first, we hope or assume others will give to us as we give to them. But they don't. And an unhealthy dynamic begins...

...Healthy selfishness opens the door to a life of freedom -- freedom from being ruled by the opinions and demands of others as well as freedom from the voices in your own mind..."
<taken from http://lifestyle.msn.com/MindBodyandSoul/PersonalGrowth/Articlelhj.aspx?cp-documentid=496530>


I couldn't agree more that I used to deny my own needs in order to please someone...
I would stretch way out of my comfort zone to do thing someone dare to ask. Back then, my motto was "if you dare to ask, I would dare to give" .......I'd been feeling just fine until the day that person "changed his mind"... I began to realize how I'd betrayed myself big time.

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Ohh... this day finally comes

First thing I thought of this morning is how to get through the d*mn 1.5 hour traffic (for 15 km commute) to the office without getting wear off for the day already...

Arrived office, my boss called me up to see him in his office and asked me to "close the door"... Whoaaa... must be something real important, I think

"CONGRATULATIONS! you've been with us for a full 1 year already today ^_^"

oh yessssss.....

it's been a full 1 year at GE for me!

What I've learned? Technical stuff at work, of course. How to manage colleagues/ prioritize tasks. How to negotiate and convince colleague & boss. How to ask for help from& give help to others during crunch time.....

One thing I admire at GE is that people here are all so smart. This is one of the work environment where people "get" each other so quickly and I love it.

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...and on a different note... though stressful work and physically exhausted at times, I no longer had such detoriorating sad feelings like this same day last year. I let go of the pain but never forget to learn from past mistakes. Bad things happenned in everyone's life...sooner or later...got to let go and move on, I believe.

Fuji, Fireworks and Faris Wheel

Today June 9, 2006 is the big day for Thai people to celebrate our king 60 years in the throne .... we are encouraged to wear yellow --HM the king's color... and we'll have fireworks today, Sat and Sunday.

Recently announced a national holiday today but, undoubtedly, I still have to work. Anyhow, at 5:20pm I finished all I needed for the day (Fuji review) so I left my desk behind and grab my gym bag.. quite exhausted and got a bit headache but managed to finish 30 mins brisk uphill walk and 15 min yoga before V called. BTW, I don't think yoga is good for me...it's relaxing -- yes...but to me it seems too slow. I need something more energatic and strenuous.

Koy, V and I went to Suan lum night around 7:30pm to find a spot for fireworks...the place was crowded and not very good spot to watch the firework after all... so we grab dinner and went up the Faris Wheel. 100 Bht each for the smooth ride...just wish we can be up there longer.

V took a few pix... will get them in this blog soon

Badminton Sunday

Every Sunday if no special thing plan, we'll play badminton together.

Badminton is one of my most favorite sport that I've been playing since I was young (and seem to do quite well) Another sport I like is Volleyball, which is kinda hard to find enough people who like to play and schedule time to play...

This Sunday Badminton thing is actually Marketing team thing. They schedule time to play together. There are about 10 of them, I think. How did I get to join them?? Well, since I know some of the people, I invited myself to play with them... and what to do with those people I didn't know? Just make friends with them... making friends is something comes quite naturally to me.

The very first few time I really suck. Been a while not playing and not getting along with people I paired with...so I tried to be entertaining instead.

This time, out of the blue, Yod seriously mentioned that I played very well :) :) :) A lot better than a few times before. Well, I'm not used to getting compliment... but I accept it with big smile on my face... ^^

just "Walk Away"

"..I'm looking for attention, not another question.
Should u stay or should u go?
Well if u don't have the answer why u're still standing here..

just walk away.."

New VDO from Kelly ...personally made for me, I think ^_*
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