The first is on her senior year at CMU. Her life is filled with studies and extra-curricular activities. Her concern is the time management since she enjoys doing activities especially with the newcomers while she has to make sure she maintains her high GPA (and possibly tries to get better grades to reach the first class honors)
The second is a 'practical nurse' who had no funding to go for her higher education. She lived with her grandma after her parents died. I felt so sad to hear that her father and mother passed away when she was 2 and 6 respectively! After finishing her high school, he decided to have one year of training on fund supported by a leading private hospital in Bangkok. After a few years, it's time for her to move back to Chiang Mai to take care of her aging grandma. She's still looking for a job.
The third one is a Karen girl who takes care of her three brothers since she was 12 when their mother died. Their father lost his mind and went back up hill for 2 years. This girl said she took up every possible odd jobs she could to survive. She quit school after finishing grade 9 and got a 3-month training on elderly care. At the age of about 20, she got married and now has one boy. I asked her why she decided to have a family (when I myself would have thought otherwise!) She said she thought she couldn't manage it on her own any longer and needs some help. Luckily her husband is a good guy so life seems to be a bit easier.
In a rented room, 6 lives stay together and they limit themselves to use electricity for a fan and a rice cooker.
I talked with the three whose nickname initial is the same (น) and learned more about lives and survival. I told the first girl that she needed to feel really blessed about her life while to the second girl, she realized that amid life challenges, she was much luckier than the third. I told the third girl that she should be very proud of herself and keep staying strong ka.
The Karen girl also shared with me how she was discriminated too....so sad in our society ka.
As it's close to the Mother's Day, the definition of 'mother' can move from the traditional sense too to cover grandma and older sister na ka.
My time around the hospital made me feel heartbroken but hopeful to see tough girls stand up for their better living na ka.
Happy Mother's Day ka.
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