Morning kaaaa! Been stuck with a brief provincial visit and a few activities in between....unbelievable how things have paraded my way.
Glad that I could think of what I love to share kaa.
It was from the visit to one of my best friends' house in Rayong....I've mentioned about our 'show' as part of her older sister's 80th birthday last year (we call her เจ๊ติ๊ด Jae Tid). This time, we only went there to chat and eat. As always, Jae Tid and my friend, หนู Nu, spoiled us rotten with lots of food, durian and other pastries. OMG! My weight!
This visit, Nu asked me to sit by Jae Tid to make sure she ate and ate more. I did my best to cheer and at our first breakfast there, I found what was our common interest.....my love of asking questions and her ready sharing about her life.....sanuk, sad, amazing, inspiring, etc.
To give you a context....thinking of a big family earning their income by fishing till they had 20 mid-sized to large fishing boats with about 200 workers, mostly men from Isaan....and Jae Tid was the one managing the boats and workers.
She had to quit school around 17 after finishing her lower secondary school because one older sister was killed in a car accident and the family needed someone to replace her.
Some from our Qs&As ka:))!
Ptk: What made you decide to quit ka?
JT: No one else could do it then and we needed to send younger ones to school, especially the one who was at the CMU medical school.
Ptk: How did you manage to control male workers at such a young age?
JT: I put on a straight face without smiling. (she still has this quality to a certain extent ka.)
Ptk: What made the workers listen and do as told?
JT: I was decisive and serious. Once I heard the workers talk about me. It was clear they were afraid of me. One said, 'even when I see her shadow, I get scared.' We also took good care of them and the whole families especially when it was needed.
Ptk: If you had to go back to the past, would you come up with the same decision?
JT: Sure....the only way out for the family.
Ptk: Besides deep sadness from losing a few family members, what made you feel most devastated?
JT: It was when our kid brother was killed in a car accident. Then my big sis and I cried every night. He was our hope who was to take over the family business and I was thinking I could be set free.
Ptk: Was it hard to decide to stop the fishing business? Did you cry when the last fishing boat was sold?
JT: We asked all the younger ones and no one was interested so we decided not to carry on as we (her oldest sister and her own self) were getting much older. I cried when each and every boat was sold. I saw them being built from scratch and bonded with all.
Ptk: Since the business was sold and you helped your younger ones to set up a successful restaurant/apartment business, what are the 3 things you've been doing for yourself?
JT: 1. travels 2. spending as wished 3. ready for others to depend on.
I learned so many lessons especially about family values, leadership, sacrifice, hard work, and selflessness. What stands out for you ka?
Cheers to Jae Tid, the kind and big hearted elder I fully respect ka.
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