The first decade of the new millenium is already finished. I remember at this time 10 years ago, we were all preparing for Y2K, backing up our computers and getting extra water and food in the house, because we were all afraid that the power would shut down and the world would end.But it didn't. And we are here.
When I graduated my bachelor degree in 2001, I taught high school in Canada for a short time, and then decided to move to Thailand to try teaching English. I fell in love with Thailand, and instantly felt changed by the people and the culture. I went back to Canada to study my Master degree, and many of my old friends and family noticed that I was different after Thailand. After finishing my MA and moving to India for a while, I came back to Thailand almost two years ago. When I arrived back here, in a strange way, I felt like I was home again. This is a feeling that is difficult to describe. These 10 years has really been the 'decade of Thailand' for me.
When I was in Canada, I was homesick for Chiang Rai. Now I'm homesick for Vancouver. I'm always homesick for "home," wherever that is. Home is an imaginary place.
The CCC blog will take a break for a couple of weeks, and we will start again when we come back to class in the new year. For this blog, feel free to share your experiences of the last decade (2000-2010), and comment about how you have changed, or how your culture has changed, and what are your expectations for the future. I think this is an exciting time to be alive.
I wish you all a very happy new year and my best for you and your life in 2010. Aj. M
"For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice." T. S. Eliot
Good Day ka Aj.Matthew
ReplyDeleteI'm the first person for this topic.^^ I'm so happy, but I'm so sorry that I didn't comment on last topic ha ha .
I think I understand that you felt Thailand was your home. I used to have feeling like that. I came to study in Chiang Rai for long time, and when I went home on vacation , I missed here so much.
Foe my past decade, I think it was all about studying because that is the time of education, mot much traveling like you. On theer hand, I had some traveling with my friends. That was great memories.Some of my characteristocs were changed for examples the rude words ha ha . It'quite not good to talk about.
For my expectation next year.
I wacthed the TV programe yesterday, the fortune teller said that the person in Taurus will succeed in education and love next year. I wish that would be true ^^.
So Merry Christmas and Happy New Year na ka !!
I hope you will be happy in next year and forever.
Aom 5031006014 ^^
Thank you for take a break ^^
ReplyDeleteI have no idea now because I just finished an exam, Principles of translation. Anyway I will share my expectations when I feel free later.
Wish you happy all year together :)
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Hello Aj.M;
ReplyDeleteHow are you? What is the plan for New Year…??
People always say that “Want to live, so live as tomorrow is the last day”. In other words, do everything you want because no one knows tomorrow…
There are only 10 days left to start the New Year… Our age number of life is increasing.
I get older and older but I gain much experience. My past time was good. Even though it wasn’t the best but at least, it teaches me many things. You asked to share the experience of the first decade of 2000. It’s hard to talk about. In facts, there is plenty of important stuff. I learned many things such as French language (not proper enough but trying…^^), Hindi language. I also learned the new cooking recipe, dancing, and many many many new things. I got more than hundred of new friends, teachers, and so on. What I want to say is that I have earned much more than I can talk about. All of this stuff helps to improve my life. I got to the university. I got my society. I feel very good.
In future, I want to try new things. I want to have a long trip to the beautiful country, learn more things. I believe that the things that I know are only a bit of the thing that I have to face with in my future. I’m going to graduate in few years; I plan to live my life peacefully. I wish everybody to have a good end of 2009. Be happy and cool! ;P
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010…
HAVE A SAFE NEW YEAR BREAK…
TOMORROW, TODAY WILL BE THE PAST...
SO, DO NOT WAIT...
DO WHATEVER YOU WANT
SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT
EAT WHATEVER YOU WANT
GO WHEREVER YOU WANT
ONLY IS IMPORTANT IS "BE HAPPY"
Hola Aj. Matthew
ReplyDeleteMarry Christmas and Happy New Year 2010.
I remembered that we all worried about Y2K.
Was it the last time of this world? But nothing happened. HAHAHA :P
For last 10 years ago, I had done so many things and I could not remember them all.
Do you think time is too short?
I always think about the past that I can not make it to come back again.
When the sadness comes, It takes very long times. Look like time stops and never runs again.
But when the happiness comes, why it takes very short and be gone very fast?
... I went aboard in 04-05. I tought that when I came back to Thailand, I would start to study in University, liked my old friends.
In fact, I had to repeated one more year in M.6. I never thought that I had to do it. I was really upset. But I was totally wrong.
I had more frinds which they used to be my younger brothers and sisters. But we called each other "FRIEND", not bro or sis.
It means that I have more friends than the others. How great is it? lol
I love my life in this way. Someone might think that I am not good, do not have any goals for the future. But how do you know that I am not thinking for the future. You are wrong.
In my opinion, life is very easy but people always make it complicated.
Why we have to make it difficult. I really want to know it because I always think and try to make my life easy.
Just enjoy with it, feel it with your way.
Marry Christmas and Happy New Year 2010
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoy reading your 10 years experiences. I'm glad that you love Thailand. It is an amazing country with wonderful people, isn't it? I almost forgot how people became freak out about Y2K. I can't remember anything much...but I think in Chiang Mai, we used to have a night club and a Moo-ka-ta restuarant named"Y2K"!!! At that time, it's like a scariest moment for humankind. We were afraid of our own technology and nobody knew what to do...quite funny and pity at the same time. I went to many places in the past 10years.I met a lot of interesting people and sharing great time with them. Some people that I may have chance to met them only once in my life, but they had gave me such precious memories. ^^ I really miss those good times.
In the nearly future, I wish the world-ending are coming in2012, like in the movie!! hahahaha ..I know I shouldn't wish for anything like that, but how cool it will be, to be one of the eye witnesses. It doesnt' mean that I want to see human extinction...just maybe...the world need to reboot itself by the power of nature.
4931006184 ....I am a maniacal scientist today....^^"
**Happy New Year ka. Hope you have a wonderful time on your holidays**
Hi! Aj.Matthew
ReplyDeleteMerry X'mas and Happy New Year 2010!
It's would be true that world's end in 2012?
Do not serious about this, spent our time for best moment in our memory. The life must go on!
Why I talk about 2012 before that? I think it terrible if I have a perfect life but I can spend my beautiful life in 2 years! What should I do!
In 2000, I excited to see what happen in that year? Nothing! Why we should worry about it!
Ten years pass, I met many people, many experiences, and many memories. I love to live in this world with my family. Why world should end in 2012?
However, I prepare to meet anything would happen in next year and face the change. Everything could be change all the time.
I wish everyone should have a best time in New Year!
See you in 2010!
(Glad to meet you in this year and next year, Aj.M! You are the best man I met!)
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5031006173 Mr.Win Student in Section 2!
I'm HOMESICK also.
ReplyDeleteI live in central part of Thailand,which is very far from Chiangrai.
Since I was born, I took time with my family esp. dinner.
After I moved here, everything had changed ex. friends, food, places, and language also.
I speak Thai, but Norntern Thai is quite difficult to understand in some cases.
Till Nowadays, when my friends who can speak Norntern Thai, they always talk with each other. That I do not understand esp. some jokes stuff.
But anyway, I can adapt myself.
Moreover, when I was abroad, I felt homesick very much. Everything is not bright, I felt bored and do not want to do anything.
So, I tried to talk with myself. Why am here?
The answer is Travel, so why i felt bored.
After that "Once in a life time" became my motto when I was not home.
I just know that u'r from Vancouver which is very intersting place for travelling.
Vancouver is the biggest city in Canada, am I right? Moreover, there are many natural places that I really love nature.
I have dreamt to visit there.
This New Year, I haven't didied yet for celebrating.
Do u have any plan??
So.....
Wishing u good times, good health,good cheer, and a very happy in New Year.
"The begininig is always today"
Happy New Year 2010!!
MARRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010
ReplyDeleteThe time passed too fast.
Everything in this year will be memorized in my memory again.
I think of the fist day that I came to study here. I had many dreams to do in this place.
I studied at here for three years. I got friends, knowledge, happiness, sadness and many many things from here.
From that day, everything changed and changed including me.
For three mouths in next year, I must to live in a strange place. I don't know what happen to me but I hope that it is a beautiful dream.
However, everything can be good and can be bad. I don't fear that. I must start to do everything again. I must to do it best.
Anyway, I wish you happy for new year, have good times.... please prapare yourself....
MARRY CHRISTMAS ANDHAPPY NEW YEAR 2010
AJ. MATTHEW
TAKE CARE KHA
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Wow. I wonder how many foreigners will homesick for Chiang Rai like you. ‘Impressive I must say ^ ^’ I am changed in some ways but not absolutely changed. A new place, new friends and new culture might change me and now I have changed. Last two years when I went back home. My house is located in Nakorn Si Thammarat, a city in the south. My family looked at me and told me “Your looks have changed” and I asked them “what do you mean by changed?” They answers me that “your skin color, your hair style, you voice (softer) and speaker slower like you used to” I am not even thought about that. Then, I told them “Not only my appearances but also my attitude too.” I explained them at that time about how I looked to others in a new place pr new society. Every tough problem made me grow stronger and realized what the real word is. Finally, I am still alive through this year and celebrate the New Year with other people in the world. I wish everyone has a happy time with anyone you love.
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Hi, Aj. Matthew
ReplyDeleteSometimes, I feel homesick but not everytime. I love freedom. My home is located in Bangkok. Alomost people always asekd me that why you choose to study here, it's very far away from civilization but I answerd that I come here to escape from that civilization which makes me crazy. I love here exactly.
From last decade, there're many serious conflicts which happen continuously. As you said, Y2K, the world will collapse and every thing also. In fact, the world and me still alive. One thing that happen with me is that I'm grow up to be a smart guy. haha By the way, Have you ever seen or heard about 2010 that is the end of the world and humankind. I know that somebody predicts about the end of the world. Okay, some people is frighten, for me, I still quiet.Michel De Nostradame predicted the end of the world for ten years ago. Agian, I'm here and enjoy with my crazy life. haha
At last, What ever will be? (Que sera sera). I hope you will be a perfect teacher till the sea will dry. ^^
Alright! The star is falling, the wind is blowing. Let me say, Merry Chritmas and Happy New Year. I wish you will give me A grade or maybe B. That's Ok. Next year will help me from my endless stupid. ^^
Good luck! If Aj. Matthew take a trip to somewhere. Please...don't forget my souvenir.
I'm kidding, but it's good if it's possible to have. hahahaha
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ReplyDeleteFirstly, I appreciate you so much that you think Thailand is like your home. ^^
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When I was 12, I lived in the boarding school. It was bad time for me because I always homesick. I think a girl who is only 12 years old shouldn't live away from the parents, but it happened to me. I always cry because I think it's not fair for me. I need a freedom. I don't want to live in the school that have many rules. When I leaved there, my aunt said I grow up because I live in the strict place and I can help my parents do the job well.
Almost 9 years later, I lived in this place. I grow up and be adult for the sight of people. I have a freedom, but I still cry. I hate the feeling that I have to say good bye my parents and my dogs. Now, I'm 21 and I don't think like my aunt said. The time couldn't change me at all. It's just only the environment, culture and people that had changed, but I still be me. No matter what will happen in 2010, I think it's not as important as today.
When I came back to my home town, no one said to me about changing again. (only about the weight >.<)
The outside of me change a little bit, but inner of mind still be the same :)
I’m so exciting to come back HOME and can’t wait to see my puppies. ^.^
At last, hope you have a great time in New Year and Merry X' mas kha.
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ReplyDeleteHow are you today?
I went to Happy Plus at Na Mor with my friend. We talked about our New year.
They will go to Pai but I will come back to my hometown on this thursday.
I want to see my parent very much because when I have a free time I will go to Khonkean but not turn to Udonthani. I am only one child. I think my parent think of me. I call them every day before I call other person. Chiang Rai is so far from my hometown. I really feel homesick while I am here.
When I graduate from this university, I will come back to take care my parent. I would like to be a teacher like you. However, I do not know my students will understand me in class or not. I think you are one of my teacher who make me understand many thing easily. I am not excellent student, but I will try to study more and more.
Last 3 years ago, I face many experiences. I have new friends. I have new culture which I have to change the way of life. Everything is good for me.
Thank you for your blessings I hope it will turn to you.
Have a GooD and PerfecT for your life in every New year
Mary
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Hello, Aj.M
ReplyDeleteI didn't really think about last decade until you ask for>>
Actually, in lately 2 or 3 years, I have changed some of my personalities. I become more confident and self-actualized. I have been deciding to do whatever I want to do as long as it doesn't hurt others. Being away from home might be another thing to concern about. Therefore, I got to be more conscious of every pace taking care of myself.
I'm not sure whether I could achieve my goal to be an ATC (Air Traffic Controller) because it's too far from my field of study.
Unless the world would end (again^_^) in 2012 which is only a few years after this, I could try my best on doing something effective.(quite imaginative along with a movie named 2012) LOL
By the way, I don't think I will have stable schedule of my life, just put my best on everything for every single day.
Thank you very much for such an interesting question.
I wish you best of luck for everything in your life.
Happy New Year and take care of yourself, wherever you go and whatever you do.
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ReplyDeleteMerry X'mas & Happy New Year
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When I studied in high school, I feel great. I could play with my friend because I was child. In the evening, I went to my home. My feeling was change becuase I had to polite. My parents taught me to be polite becuase I am a girl. It can be said that I had to neat everytime at home.
When I studied in the university, my life was changed. I have more freedom. My life was a little bit change form high school. In high school, student will be a group, but in the university, I am more individaul.
Today, I am going to come back to my hometown.
I miss my family
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Good day ka!! Aj. Matthew
ReplyDeleteI like this topic very much because it is not academic and it’s free for me.
I remembered that first time when I came to MFU University I was very homesick because I am far away from my parents. I couldn’t do everything alone I felt I was abandoned. When I grew up and stayed here for long time. I can adapt myself with environments around me. May be I think because I grow up more than the past, I can do everything alone and I can decide everything by myself.
Moreover, it is not only I was changed, but also culture was change as well. In my opinion, Thai teenagers are more confident than the past. For example dressing, Thai teenagers give precedence to fashion because they were absorbed by foreign cultures.
At last about my expectations for the future,
I don’t have expectations in my mind. I think only “Make today your best day, then throw away tomorrow."
Merry Christmas and Happy new year na ka!!!
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Good afternoon Aj.Matthew;
ReplyDeleteSince I have been a university student, I wasn't at home in any summers. I went to work and gained experience in every vacation. I didn't feel homesick so much, because I met new people and many exciting activities for me to do.
When I moved to here, I was so happy. That means I got my freedom. I could go anywhere without the parents' permission. Being a university student is very challenging because I meet new friends and situations. Those new things affect to my usual behevior abit. When I go back to visit home, I don't feel comfortable with my bedroom abit.
Thank you
enjoy your holidays
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ReplyDeleteI have some information for Section 3. The graduation day has changed to be Wednesday, February 13... so you will present on Thursday (14) at 10-12, and Friday (15) at 11-1. Please let your friends know, and also let your teachers know if you invited them already.
Sorry for this. Merry Christmas
Not February... January!! Sorry again!
ReplyDeleteHI! Aj.Matthew
ReplyDeleteMerry X'mas & Happy New Year
Thank you for take a break ^^
"At Christmas I no more desire a rose,
Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled shows;
But like of each thing that in season grows."
by William Shakespeare
Finally, Season’s Greetings– May love and laughter fill your life at Christmas and throughout the New Year.
Pemiga Tinnikorn
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hey there aj. Matthew
ReplyDeleteI always feel weird returning to my old high school after I haven't been there for 2 or 3 years. Still, many teachers still recognise me (hehe). Though, I feel like an other to that place already even though I had studied there for so long.
I'm planning of going back home after the exams. I have no idea if things will change or not but it's would still be home for me, I hope. I would enjoy my vacation and life over new year and hope you'll do the same.
Peace
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ReplyDeleteHi, Aj. M and Hello, 2010! :)
ReplyDeleteWell, I really don't want to say neither "Happy New Year" nor "Merry Christmas" because it is boring in my opinion.
Anyway, I wish next year is your bestest year ever! lol
About my last 10 years memories... I could not remember clearly
I heard about world's end or something, but I didn't care that much; as long as I disappear immidiately, that's fine :)
Last 10 years was my Hi-school aged and my mom said it was the funniest moment in a lifetime!
I really hope this time she will wrong (because since I born, she never wrong yet)
ps. take care of yourselves, ccc fans! lol
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Hello, Aj. Matthew, how are you?
ReplyDeleteToday is Christmas day. Happy Marry Christmas na kha.
Well, coming of the New Year 2010, I'm very glad and excited because I will be back to my home and see my family again. I understand your feeling because we are also homesick 555.
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This is for you and all friends who are homesick. I would like all of you to smile, but for you, Aj. Matthew. You might not understand that sentence (It's Thai), but I want to share the feeling. So, just smile and clap your hand o.k.? ^^
Finally, I would like to wish you and all friends: Season's Greetings -- May love and laughter fill your life at Christmas and throughout the New Year.
Bonne Année 2010 (Happy New Year 2010;สวัสดีปีใหม่ 2552 คะ ^^)
^OIL^
Good Afternoon Aj. M
ReplyDelete..For my last decade..
I was young. I didn't think anything for future. Moreover, I just wanted to find something for fun. Anyway, I found that my habit and appearances had changed because of my environment. This period of mylife absolutely had to be changed from primary to secondary to high school, and then to university.....the culture in each periods also differed each other.
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For my expectation in the future, I still feel blank in my head. Although the world will end in 2012, I don't care what's going on. I will have to live my life whatever I need to do. Exactly, I just want to be happy with every step of my life from now to the future. Now, I only know what I have to do and I feel happy for this time. This is enough to live at this moment.
Happy today ... happy following day
Merry X'Mas .. Prepare for new thing in new year.
!!! Boom Boom .................... ^^ Welcome 2010
See you in class and have a nice holiday
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Merry X'mas again ka Ajarn Matthew and my lovely friends :)
ReplyDeleteYour story makes us look back to our past...
Thx for sharing with us ka. ;)
For last ten years, every moment of my lifetime is different. Culture changes me a lot. I do agree with my friends here that you have changed because of your surrounding environment including culture, people or whatever. No matter what I have changed about my look, I'm still the same Mingming. LOL What this related to this topic.. - -a
Okay, Plz come back!! I can't remember all of my past because I was so young. I just remember that since I was in junior until high school, I'm happy with that moment. I enjoy my life. It's quite not serious like this time.
In other words, I have load of stories from past until now. I'm afraid that I couldn't know how to start/begin and end that stories from my memory. They can't be explained all just only one day or whatever. Maybe spending our whole life is not enough to share them all. Just share from our feeling that we look through the past even though it's beautiful or not. By the way, I sometimes think that it could be great if I have one chance to go to my past because there are many things that I love to edit. But, how sad we are! One life, one chance.. we can't go through our past. Like river can't be returned or you can't edit your past. Just look river keeping flow and flow. Time still walks and walks. Quite fast!!
Only ten years makes me think of life a lot. What is going on? Anyway, whatever will be will be. Que sera sera. There will be clear sky for us.
Last ten years, I was young who didn't think much but right now, it's really contrast. I should concern my life lot- what about my future. It's because of our responsibilities that we should be mature at adolescent or should I called "adult" age? More age grows more responsibilites!! Huh...serious time will be coming soon when we graduate from this university. My future, My world...about "2012".
By the way, Let's talk about homesick. Homesick is always happened in our mind if we go to other place. I also have this feeling. But once, you are familiar with it. It is like our second home. So, I'm glad to hear from you that you love our country: Thailand. I hope that this time you love Thailand, so you might not be homesick again naka. Our land is fulfilled with warmness ka. lol
However, today is X'mas. Happy time!! and All of my thought is making today is the best day.
Using our past to be valuable experience lesson of life. Keep going on...Every step of life is important. Lastly, Aim high Fly high!
IT"S THE CLIMB!!
Anyway, wish you a merry X'mas and Happy New Year 2010 again naka. All best wishes come to you ka Ajarn. ^__^
Have a wonderful moment of your lifetime. Long life journey. Challenging to take trip on our desired direction..Keep moving forward on the right track.:)
Enjoy your break. Enjoy your holiday and plz take care of yourself naka. :D
See you ka. ^__^
Jingle bell Jingle bell.. Your best life will be awaken from that bell ring. I love this song and I'm always glad to hear this bell ring. I feel like my best life will be awaken. Don't you think it sounds from heaven to bless us? I really love it ka. haha :D
Are you ready to celebrate and countdown together?? 10.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1.0! Yeah!! LOL ;P
Ms.Tipparat Eiamworawuttikul [Mingming]
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Hi, Aj. Matthew
ReplyDeleteIf I talk about my last decade, it will difficult for me to remember that. At the first time in Mae Fah Luang university, I felt like this place was not belong to me, but more days passed, I felt this place was my home.
I learned how to live without my family, and this place made me felt like I grew enough, and I changed a lot when I live here. I thank this place for teaching me how to live, and I will do everything in my best.
Happy X'Mas and Happy New Year!
Jesus bless you :)
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Hi! Ajarn Matthew ^^
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas & Happy New Year!!
First, I am wishing you happiness in the coming new year na kha. Wow! Ten years, it’s so long time to say out my memories from ten years ago. I could not remember clearly but I can remember in the period of time when I studied in high school. I have many close friends and we’re girl gang. I not want far from them but we must go to study in Bachelor degrees. I can remember at the first time when I had been a University student in Mae Fah Luang University. I’m excited and scared at the same time because of I’m not familiar with my new location in Chiangrai. At that time, I remembered I was homesick so much. I thought how I can stay here without my parents. But later times, I tried to change and adapt myself with an environment around and my new friends. I found that it seems similar between my hometown and Chiangrai province. I enjoyed with my new friends easily. Only local language of Northern Thai people was different. I have changed many things such as my characteristic with new friends in University. When I grow up I had more confident. The culture also has changed such as dressing and characteristic when I talked with other people, I feel I am more mature. I don’t know my future but from now I will do the best in everything. I just hope to be good adult and co-exist in the society with my good job and good life.
I hope you will enjoy holidays and see you next year --2010
Good bye!
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Aj. Matthew,
ReplyDeleteJust like you, I moved a lot too during this ten years. In 2005 I went to America and spent a year there. The first time that I stepped out of the Plain I miss Thailand so much. However, before I even notice, the next step that I took was the one in Don Muang International Airport in Bangkok. I did not know how to express this kind of feeling. I'm glad that I am back in Thailand again but I also miss America. I cried for almost a week missing my family in Wisconsin.
The next time that I had this kind of feeling was the last school break. When I got home in Sisaket(a province in the north east of Thailand which is my hometown) I feel very strange. The places seem not so familiar to me. Two weeks later, I came back to Chiang Rai and I felt, "Now I'm Home". Maybe "home" is really an imaginary place just like you have mentioned.
I think it has something to do with "Chiang Rai" really.
So, I guess I have to keep some of my stories for next blogs because I run out of ideas sometimes. Wish you a great Chrismas and New Year party Aj. Matthew.
Take care,
Nueng, 5031006182
Hi aj. M,
ReplyDeleteI can’t believe how fast time goes by!!!
My last decade was so great. I enjoyed being as a high school student, I remembered that; I played with friends, joined English Camps, rode my motorbike to the school, and graduated from high school. And I missed these wonderful times when I was commenting your blog. Also I would like to go visiting my old high school.
When I graduated from high school, I came to MFU; I could not enter to other universities because I failed mathematics.
Anyway I found it fortunately to study here!
Well, during my three years here, I have changed; I have learned new things from new people and new environment. I have learned how to live in a new place that is not my house. When I was a first and second year students; I had to adapt myself living with others students. I realized that, if I did not adapt myself, anything would not change.
I love my life in Chiang Rai. When I go home, I always call my friends to come back here. But I missing home and my parents a bit now; I would like to go back hugging them. Ha!
I cannot make it to my hometown now because it is so far from here, and during New Year time traffics are very bad, so I avoid going back home this time.
I am thinking about volunteer teaching English in my hometown for my future, it will be a pretty good time for me helping people there. Because they are now lacking of teachers. Anyway, I am not sure if I can be that volunteer or not, but I will try to. :)
Now time to go traveling!
Have a good trip!
Happy New Year!
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Hi! Aj. Matthew
ReplyDeleteMerry X’ mas and Happy New Year 2010 :)
At this time 10 years ago, you make me return to my impressive memories that I never forgot it. In 2004, I have lots of impressive memories in high school. I remembered that everyday I studied in school I felt happy and fun with my old friends because the subjects were not serious and I could relax. 10 years ago for me, it was full of beautiful friendship. In the past, I was easy and simply because environment surrounding it had not stimulate to me. I was quite lazy in that time. I could be a child but after that, I grew up when I am studying in the University. Environment surrounding at here, it makes me active more than now. I think I am not last anymore. I have grown up.
However, it passed 10 years ago. It just was my impressive experiences.
In the future, I have plan I will study continue in Master Degree and I will find more experiences on foreign country. I have a big dream and I will not stop my dream at here. I hope next and next year, we all have happiness and good luck.
Thank you for sharing idea together.
GOOD LUCK All YEAR!
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Hello, Aj.M
ReplyDeleteThis year is so great for me. I feel like that because there are good things come to my life such as love(so wonderful!). I have learned to be a giver and I know that giving causes me happier than recieving. Finally, I hope that next year will be better than this year.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2010!
I pray for God to bless you.
I hope that you will be happy all year!
"GBU" Aj.M
M Y M I N T -_-Zzz
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Sawadee kah Aj.Matthew :)
ReplyDeleteDo you have a plan for New Year?
I'll go to countdown at Phu Chee Fah with my parents. They will come to visite me on Monday. I'm so excited to meet them. ^^
For the past decade, nothing was special because I was only ten years old. There was only study in my life at that time. On the other hand, I feel happy when I think back to the past decade. I want to turn to that time because I feel that my life in that period was happier than now. Nowadays, I feel that our life is full of disorders.I love the life in childhood.^^
For next year, I hope good things happen to me, my parents, my friends, everybody who live in this world. If people are so happy, i believe that our world will be happy and can smile. :)
For you, I wish you be happy and healthy all next year and forever na ka ^^
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Sawadee Pee Mai Kah :)
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Hello Aj. M.
ReplyDeleteFor last decade, I just can remember very special experiences of my life because I think I'm a forgetful person. Go abroad to U.S. is one of my special experiences that I still remember it. I'm not miss my family so much because I always enjoy to to have a new life with other people. I just a few miss my Thai food (Yummy Yummy :D).
I also face with many problems at this time but I can pass it.
For 2010, I hope that I will have a good whole year with everyone who I have known, can get everything that I want and enjoy with my last semester in our campus (I hope so :D).
Have a great new year
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Hello Aj.Matthew
ReplyDeleteFor last decade, There are many things happened in ly life. A great news in my life and my family, I had to entrance into the university. I think for the decade this is the great news in my life. I always prepared myself to entrance for many years. Since I learned in Mattayom 4, I had a direct way to entrance in English major. The next impressive that is memory in US. There are many things happened in there: love, frineds, and lot more. I cannot explained how I feel but every situation had occured in US were memmories in my life too.
Happy New Year 2010 kha.
Parichat Poomthong
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Hi, Aj. Matthew =)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed with your 10 years experiences. I'm glad to see you and proud that you are my teacher in this university. I think its sound interesting that you love Thailand because this country is my hometown. I was born in Bangkok, a chaotic city, but when I am graduated a secondary school, I have to move to Chiang Rai for study at Mae Fah Luang university. This province is very peace country. It is different from my hometown. However, I love Chiang Rai because I spend one part of my life here. Sometimes, I may have homesickness when I’m tired and think of my family.
See you next year ;)
Merry X'mas and Happy New Year 2010!
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Hi! Aj.Matthew
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas & Happy New Year
For ten year earlier, I have many changes.
I used to be a high school student. I used to live with my mother at Suphan Buri. I was not allowed to come back home more than 7 PM. I used to visit my grandparents every weekend. But NOW I am a university student. I lived with my friends at dormitory. I can come back my dormitory all time even at 00.00. I cannot visit my grandparents every weekend, anymore.
In the future, I cannot do anything as I used to do in the past. I must do the job. I must have my own life. I must learn to survive in this world lonely, because no one can live with me all of my lifetime, except my spouse. But maybe I cannot find him.
However, I hope you will enjoy your life. I hope you will be healthy, wealthy, rich, smarter, and loved.
NOW I think you are THAI. Enjoy your lifetime in our hometown.
I wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year.
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++Hi Aj.Matthew++
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and Happy New Year 2010!!
All of year 2009. Something came to my life, good or bad, it made
me have more experience. You are the one of the person who
gives me the new experience and knowledge. Before I studied
with you, I had a few knowledge about life. Now I learned that,
in my life I must face with many things and many people. I
should adjust myself to them and I should be the person who
bravely to solve any problem in my life.
However, I hope everything which bad will lose from this world.
Finally, the next year(2010), I wish you success everything in
your life and I wish you will give me the great grade(Joke).
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2010.
Mr.Sasidech Sermwitayawong (P)
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Hi Aj.Matthew ^^
ReplyDeleteI wish you Happy in New Year 2010.
For last decade,it was period of my changing. I entranced to Mae Fah Luang University so, I had to leave from my hometown. Bangkok is a civilized city but Chiang Rai does not has anything. Mostly people spoke dialect that made me not understand. Different language, foods, and culture. All of them made me changed myself for living. On the other hand, I can chang them a little bit such as some food and weather. While I stayed at Chiang Rai, I will miss Bangkok so much. I wanna back to my hometown. When I come back to my home town, I feel it's me it's myself. I think it is same as this motto "wherever is not happy as your hometown"
For my expectations for the future, I hope I will graduate in bachelor and Master Degree. I will have a good job. I can take care my family and myself. And also I will be happy in my actions.
Finally,I wish you are very happy new year 2010. I wish you are good health. And face to the good things. Happy so much na ka My handsome teacher. ^______________^
I forget I'm Beer from Sec. 01. My ID is 5031006058.
ReplyDeleteGood night My handsome teacher ^^
Sa Was Dee Ka…..Aj. Matthew
ReplyDeleteBecause of my hometown is far, I’m live in the south of Thailand, Hat Yai, Songkhla, once in a while I will go there, sometimes I feel ‘HOMESICK’.
Three years ago, I decided to leave from Hat Yai, by the reason of I want to have the new experience from people who are different habit, culture, language and so on that comes from different places. Those are the way to live together under the same society.
This year is the year of changing in my life; moving to the new dormitory, changing the new friends, changing the routine, and leaving alone. Ajarn ka…, I don’t know why someone has a lot of influence in my life; who is a person that can make me laughing and crying in the same time, but when he leaved why I feel weak and bad; I misunderstand.
Among a lot of people, why I feel lonely; I am not ready to anything. New Year period, I have not any plan to go; I stay at dormitory and spend most of time in the night life with my friends.
“New Year is new life, I will be a new person; everything will be good, I hope.”
MeRry X’mas & HaPpy New Year Ka,…,Aj. Matthew
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Good afternoon ka, Aj.Matt
ReplyDeletefirstly, I hope you be happy in 2010. 10 years passed very fast. I got a good experience from this 10 years. The very good is i am a university student.
I got a new ecperience and knowledge from you. It is very good when I leran in your class. I need to say thank you for many interesting knowledge.
From the picture is it the poster of winter olympic at vancouver in 2010? Im very excited because It is very interesting and big competition and I can't wait to know the result.
Lastly, Merry X'Mas and Happy New Year ka ! !
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Wish you all a happy new year. Be safe. I'm looking forward to seeing you again in 2010.
ReplyDeleteSee you in class in next year ;)
ReplyDeleteand Happy New Year 2010 , AJ. Matthew.
I'll be ready to answer this block again.
Wish you'r happy and have a good health !!!
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ReplyDeleteHello Aj. Matt.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, Hope you had a awesome Chrismas celebration ^^
Well, please accept my apologist for commenting late. - -'
Hopefully, it's not gonna be late to comment it here tonight and you will open this topic again for checking it.
For my last decade had passed, the happiness i'd gained, and everything always run on my mind. I'm the one who have chose to recognize what was the happiness i've gained..
Absolutely yes, i'm homesick but in this case i always think of my old school. that is Assumption college Nakhonratchasima. ofcause i came from northeast of Thailand ^^. My old school seemed like my second home coz i'd spent my time since i was 2 or 3 years (i don't remember) i'd learnt since nursery, primary, untill secondary. Some year i'd ever stayed at dorm in my school too. I never changed friends, we grewn up together at the same time, at the same school. We can say like we're very very close together. I'd spent more time with friends than my family. I expect that you'll understand my feeling. A child who never have experience or never face with anything(Pure/fresh). I've learnt everything there and grewn up. You know when i thought i always think it just passed a few day ago and be happy. ^_^ When teacher day was coming up, I went back to school. it seemed like i went back home, many teachers hug me and many teachers remembered me and all of us too. The happiness time :) But Life is going on, i've chose to study at Mae Fah University. I chose went away from my friends coz of my future everyone should have own way and own thought. Lucky me. We never stop contact together at all.
I love here so much. i love mountain. I love nature. I love peace. I love north-people. I love food. I love love everything here.
(There is no mountains in Korat coz i live in Town uhh - -'& the weather is very hot too. ><') But i have warm family In Korat, I got it.
All of these, i didn't mean like i forget my hometown but this place can tell at least who i am. When i went back home, i always think of Chiang rai without spending with my family.
Finally, It changed me when i go back home.
You know i sometimes spoke some word of northren Thai with my parants hahha,, ^^ they said. Uhh'! 'what did you say?' i don't understand' hah^^
Also, i love travel and learn how that people are. Difference places have many thoughts and even habits too. it depends on where do you live?
Well. IF you Love Thailand and think like Thailand is your home, therefore i think YOU'RE THAI 100%. ^^ Gosh!! ^^Love to hear eiei^^ i don't mean your apprence, but i mean your inner how you are.
Good morning 3:40am. Today is the last day of this year.
Tomorrow is New Year Day, everything is the worst in 2009, Please leave it into passed, and begins with a good life in 2010 Nra Kra,, Aj. Matt. ^_________^ 'God Bless you'
'HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010'
Having fun & Enjoying your life.
Thank you for being a great teacher Nra kra.^^
AoRaIaiIz ^^ __ ^^
see you in class.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteHAPPY NEW YEAR 2010
TO YOU ALL
Be happy all year!
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hi Aj.Matthew
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year 2010!
Last decade had changed me a lot. Every feeling was happen in my last decade(happy,sad,lonely, etc.)and i also have to changed from primary school student to high school student and to university student. ive met many new friends when i changed school and we are still be friends until now. I think ten years passed very fast. Sometimes, i still think im still be a kid. ive never been far away from home for a long time like many students because Chiangrai is my hometown and i live with my parents all the times. I always came back home every weekend but i still homesick sometimes when i have do the group work on the weekend and can not come home. i dont know why life in primary school and high school passed very fast but life in university was opposite or maybe life in university its hard to find the free time to relax. Anyway i hope this year will better than last year!!
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Good Night and Happy New Year 2010 (^_^)""
ReplyDeleteFor my experiences for last decade, I feel happy very much because of my parents feel better about their life. I could do many things that made me challenge. I think that the cultures around me are not changed because of many people always preserve it. I really hope that new decade will bring me with lots of happy and happy all long years.
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Hi^^Aj.Matthew
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year 2010
In my opinion, last decade had changed me a lot. Everything in my heart was changed by environment. My life has been changed follow by any situations. My thinking always changes every period also but I have never changed my behavior. I am proud in my life in the past .I am always happy very much.
In the future, I hope to be successful in my life. Necessary, I hope my parents be happy for long years.
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The world and our society are changed, so we should accept and adapt to them.
ReplyDeleteI hope that Thai culture will not be changed by nonsense factors anymore.
I wish you all be happy with these in 2010.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
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Hi^^ Aj.Matthew
ReplyDeleteEverything in my life was change by experience . I try to lern some mistake for adapt in my life. I am happy and sad in my life in the past but I am pound that I can pass evrything still today.
In the future, I hope to successful every ways. I hope to everyone happiness in their life.
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It was the decade of changing for my life. I learnt everything from many mistakes and solved it by my experence. Nowadys, I grew up from the past. I knew that what I shoud or shoud not to do. Thank you the time and everybody that gave me many good experences. I bet everyone felt happy like me.
ReplyDeleteFinally, Happy new year 2010 and I wish it is the year of happiness and accomplishment.
Miss Sasirada Thapoen< May>
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In the past 10 years, i think there are many changes in our globe.
ReplyDeletenew technologies comes, new fashions comes everything is changed. But one thing that doesn't change is Culture.
Thai has a core culture that is very unique :)
See you in the class
Happy new year khaa!!
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Happy New Year 2010 for everyone!
ReplyDeleteFrom 10 years to this moment I have been studying in English and try to fing what I want. Also I try to find my own way.
I hope I will find my way soon.
T^T
Kansinee
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Happy New Year Ajan Matthew!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you love Thailand
^________________________^
I could remember when people were talking about Y2K about 10 years ago. I was 11 years old and celebrating New Year with my family.
I was worried a little that how our world would end or is everything going to end for real? But I did pay much attention on it and we could pass that time very well and now we are in the year of 2010.
I also have heard about 2012..
Let's see how this world is going to be ..
BOLANDIA :D
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Hello, Aj. Matthew
ReplyDeleteMerry X’mas (late :b)
Happy New Year (late too :b)
How are you? Are you happy? I hope you will fun and happy in New Year.
For me, I so happy; because I have Celebration with my family and it was cool.
Oh, I forgot to tell you. My mom’s birthday was January1.
In past 10 years, I think there have many change in my life. First, I grow up. Second, I learn many mistakes from my experience. I realize that nobody’s perfect. Everyone has a good and bad and people can do something wrong. In past 10 years, I so different from Now. I was just a little girl that has fun with my friend. I never thought about my future. I never thought that when I grow up what I want to be and what I want to do. I just need fun. I think a reason that makes me thought like that, because of I was an only child. I have Mom and Dad for take care of me. I think that future was a future. I love to stay with present. Moreover, when I graduate from my high school; and then move to study at Mae Fah Luang University. It makes me grow up, and it also teaches me about life. It makes me think about my future much more, and it makes me know what my goal is. I learn many things from this University and I want to thank you. At the least, I hope you will happy in 2010.
Waii 5031006160 section2
Hello, Aj. Matthew
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year 2010...
In the past, I was a kid. I enjoyed my life with my family and friends. I knew the Y2K, but I did not care about it because I did not know what happen and my family did not care it too.
For ten years, I grow up and know many things, so I have to have responsibility and work hard.
It's just 2010. When we will here in 2012, what will happen. We do not know. Just enjoy the life.
Geng
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Hello, Ajarn.
ReplyDeleteThe 2009 Year passed and the 2010 is instead. Last year, there were many things happened and changed. For me, I have been here, Mae Fah Luang University for three years. I have learned many things that I have never known before such as different friends, different teachers, languages, etc. At the first time here, I felt uncomfortable to do things, but now I feel free to do. Because of learning from the environment and adapting to live in this society, I feel good to live and learn here.
I believe that everybody here from different area learns and adapts themselves for getting along with a new society or new culture. So do I.
Last year, people had faced both good and bad events. However, this year is a good starting for many people to do things. I also expect to achieve my goal. I hope to see a good thing in our world. No matter how anything will happen, I believe that we can survive with a best way.
Lastly, I wish you and our friends are healthy and happy with a good thing.
Hello! Aj. Matthew
ReplyDeleteI think it's not too late to say Happy New Year 2010.
Hopeing you are happy, healthy, and welthy. ^_^
It's my first time studying with you. I've learned many things from you and this year I'm waiting for cultural exhibition. I'll do my best.
Anyway, like you say, we prepared for new millenium in 2000. People were fear of a big change to the earth. This year, it's just 2010. I must prepare for learning new things from CCC with lovely and funny teacher "Aj. M"
Happy New Year again!!! อาจารย์ แมท...
Mic 129 (-..-)
I've changed a lot within these 10 years ago.
ReplyDeleteI'm so lazy than the past. Moreover, I'm lasier when it's winter.
Also, my shape, I used to be slim, but not now as you can see me. T-T
I wanna cry, when I see my picture in the past.
I've tried many times to diet but it is too difficult you know??
Kukkui, 229 ^^
Happy New year 2010.... i wish you have a good luck all this year.
ReplyDeletei think last year and this year are not different. i am still the
same. everything is also the same. but, i just try to do
everything better especially education. the last year, i was very
lazy and my grades
are very low. so, in this year i think my grades will be better.
and in the future it will be better, better, and better.
Thank you
"KAE" 5031006098
Happy new year. You went countries, so You knew culture each country. And I wanna say thank you about 2 things. First thing is you give me a break, and second thing is knowledge did you gived me.
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Good morning sir
ReplyDeleteI maybe the last person who comment this topic. On that week, it was my hard time for perpare myself in taking mid-term exam. (T_T). I was about to cry. It was a time for come back home. I misses home more than whole time i have been here in this term.
More than anything else, i really wanted to travel on that holiday.
Last 21th Dec, i got comparison english and thai exam. i was read and prepared this subject with my roomate who passed this subject. She is an Albert Einstein of English alphabet. How lucky i am. Now, i am perfectly pass that exam. Thanks to my lovely friend.
By the way, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010
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