Hello all! Let's start Monday with some nice and light stories ka. I'd like to share several from a few social events to become nostalgic that warm my heart/to make my heart smile ka.
- A reception to welcome the new Executive Director of Fulbright Thailand brought quite a few alums to be there.....greeeeed! greeeeed! after many years. Several came with little stories back to their grantee time.....learning from me how to read palms, being told about late marriage, reminded to be 'proper' in formal settings.
Sounded like I was a fortune teller plus homeroom teacher, very far from being an executive director mai ka?
- My high school kids invited teachers to a little reunion. Again, I had a chance to have a longer chat about their lives ka. Two dropped out after they finished grade 8.... a little while after I left for the US.
One has become successful selling spare parts to buy them from Japan. When I taught him, he skipped classes, often feeling cool to do it. Yet, the side story was that he had to help his parents who had to raise 12 kids (from one same mother). He never got back to school since then as most had to help with the family livelihood. He told me that he never skipped my class and it was the only one that he handed in all the assignments. So thrilled to learn about it as I only knew the story partly as a homeroom teacher ka.
Another has gone international to establish his own law firm. Then, he went to school late every morning as he had to help his parents carry their stuff to the market....did that even when he was a law student at Thammasat ka. Those days, the penalties kids would get at late arrivals could be caning or deducting their behavior scores, mostly the former by discipline teachers. Unfortunately.....no question asked ka.
Success stories sure came from their persistence and meaningful study/life goals. I can't be more happy for and proud of them ka.
- Now, a story about my 8-year-old grandnephew who was born and raised in London by a Thai (my niece) and Italian (her husband).. The other day, when he was talking with his Italian dad, he mentioned about, 'much friends'. When his dad corrected his word to 'many friends', this little rascal asked him if his dad was more British than him. Sab mai ka? 5555!
Happy Monday na ka.
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