tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post956106302310918058..comments2023-10-20T18:47:34.841+07:00Comments on Religion, Sex & Politics: The State of My StudiesDr. Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09788468231312646543noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-53533605572485477402011-09-13T08:36:06.502+07:002011-09-13T08:36:06.502+07:00I'm a planner. A project manager. I organise....I'm a planner. A project manager. I organise. For me, the lack of organisation amongst Thais has always been difficult to handle but I'm getting there. Slowly. <br /><br />I have two lovely Thais I spend many hours with, running around Thailand, seeing the sights. And I've found that the best way to deal is to not. <br /><br />Sometimes together and sometimes just me, a destination is decided upon. After that point, all I require is that we head in that direction and arrive home sort of around a decent hour. The rest is up to fate. <br /><br />We've had some not so interesting trips and we've had some amazing times. All are good. And I do realise that if I lived in the west, only hearing about each experience, any of the trips I try to not take for granted would be considered wonderful. <br /><br />For the surprise show of frustration... well... I'm still having to work on that. I can go weeks/days/months not getting my feathers ruffled but eventually it all adds up and I blow over something stupid.<br /><br />I often hope that Thais, when seeing a foreigner show frustration, know that it's not them exactly, it's the pileup of the same going back sometimes days/weeks/months and that what they've done is merely a trigger setting it free. <br /><br />And I often wish for them to please be patient with us... because we are desperately trying to be patient with them... even if it's not the Thai way.<br /><br />(Although I've known about some HOT HOT HOT Thai tempers...)Catherinehttp://womenlearnthai.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-10040987013670613512011-09-01T09:42:20.232+07:002011-09-01T09:42:20.232+07:00I like this post , interesting! It made me realize...I like this post , interesting! It made me realize not to speak when I'm angry.As what Lawrence J. Peter says,"Speak when you are angry–and you will make the best speech you’ll ever regret.<br />Congratulations on your expat life.Make sure you are covered with an <a href="http://www.expatfinder.com/insurance/expat-health-insurance.html" rel="nofollow">Expat Health Insurance</a> ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03838264326734190013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-650177802843917642011-08-31T14:31:44.629+07:002011-08-31T14:31:44.629+07:00I'm sure it's true for most of my expat fr...<i>I'm sure it's true for most of my expat friends</i><br /><br />I still have the occasional eruption of anger, though since coming to Thailand from England (and retiring from teaching) they are increasingly rare, short lived and very mild by my former standards, though sufficiently big in Thai eyes to cause me much shame for lack of self control.<br /><br /><i>But when Ann changed the days without telling us...</i><br /><br />But this is what Thais do. Best never to expect things to go according to plan if a Thai is involved then you won't be disappointed. You must have read "Thailand Fever" in which case nothing should surprise you.I try to avoid situations that I don't personally control and if I can't avoid them I usually have something in reserve to occupy me during enforced dead time.<br /><br /><i><br />I have neither the background nor the drive to explore a comparison in depth</i><br /><br />When I was younger I enrolled on an acting course. I remember being prostrate on the floor of the stage together with the rest of the students when the acting coach said: "If you've got nothing to say, why say it?" He may have been talking to all of us but I took the message to heart and gave up my pretensions to act.Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-52023085437410536112011-08-30T23:06:27.750+07:002011-08-30T23:06:27.750+07:00Will, don't abandon your work. You need that a...Will, don't abandon your work. You need that as much as you do the snuggling and the movies. Just step back a little from it and don't think about your audience of academics. It's the work that keeps us alive. Just not 24/7--Janet Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725119277902212530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-87342305643579580342011-08-30T15:33:51.015+07:002011-08-30T15:33:51.015+07:00HI
pleased to hear you had a good time and thanks ...HI<br />pleased to hear you had a good time and thanks for your perspectives on emotion<br /><br /><br />pranburi1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com