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Chantita's NotebookI started this blog when I first arrived Holland. It is my notebook of experiences and thoughts with photos to share...Welcome! |
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Hello.... Please be welcomed and THANKS for visiting! ขอบคุณที่แวะมาค่ะ Chantita
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ใกล้จะกลับแล้ว วันที่ 14 กันยายน ตอนนี้ก็กำลังปั่น thesis ให้เสร็จอยู่ หวังว่าคงผ่าน ตั้งใจเรียนน้า ไว้กลับไปแล้วเจอกันจ้า คิดถึงเอ้
Aug. 6
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แวะมาเยี่ยมน๊า..คิดถึง ตอนนี้เอ้สอบมิดเทอมใกล้เสร็จแล้ว แล้วพี่อ้อเป็นไงบ้างตกลงจะกลับมาหรืออยู่เรียนต่อล่ะ อยากดูรูปพี่อ้อให้จบนะแต่มันloadช้ามากเลยเลยรอดูได้ไม่กี่รูปเอง..แล้วจะแวะมาทักใหม่
Aug. 5
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First entry after the weddingWow, it has been soooo long since I updated this site. After I got married and moved to Holland this is the first blog entry...It is almost five months after I got married.
The winter in Holland this year is quite brutal. It snows a lot like never before in the past ten years or so. Luckily, I have a cosy place and someone to keep me warm here. :) If you ask me how is the marriage life, it is quite great actually to always have both a lover and a friend at the same time to share my life with. First month was mostly for adjusting and learning to be together 24-7. I think it went pretty smoothly and I am happy we are now always together. The frustration I have is that I wish I can speak Dutch soon.
It is starting of the year 2010...I will do my best to make it another good year.
I wish you also have a wonderful year too. Happy New Year 2010!
The Beginning of a Wonderful JourneyYes. We finally made made it!!
Our wedding day on August 2, 2009 has been marked as the beginning of this advanture.
We were strangers
Starting out on a journey Never dreaming What we'd have to go through Now here we are And I'm suddenly standing At the beginning with you No one told me I was going to find you Unexpected What you did to my heart When I lost hope You were there to remind me This is the start And... Life is a road And I want to keep going Love is a river I wanna keep flowing Life is a road Now and forever Wonderful journey I'll be there When the world stops turning I'll be there When the storm is through In the end I wanna be standing At the beginning with you We were strangers On a crazy adventure Never dreaming How our dreams would come true Now here we stand Unafraid of the future At the beginning with you I knew there was somebody somewhere Like me alone in the dark Now I know my dream will live on I've been waiting so long Nothing's gonna tear us apart Lyric "At the Beginning" (Ost. Anastasia) A week in HollandI am back agian in Bangkok. It was really nice to have direct flights both ways. I didn't feel it was that long....eeer....just ate....slept....woke up and ate again....and then it was almost the landing time. I didn't sleep much on the way to Holland though because there were two babies took shifts in crying all the way from BKK to AMS.
It was really great to be back in Holland again. Nothing has change much. But I almost couldn't remember all the routes and felt strange with the traffic when biking. Anyway, I was the most happy to see my boyfriend at the airport again. Although we just met in Thailand last month, I already miss him so badly. It's always nice to be close together again...
So, that interview didn't work out and I didn't get to do a Ph.D. The first round of the interview went a little strange. It seems they are not so much interested in the fishery topic I purposed but more want to know me and why did I choose this topic. They seem to think I am Thai and don't know Dutch how come I want to study Dutch/EU fishery and how can I do the research because those fishermen are on the big boats in the sea. (I really have to say then how can the Dutch like to do their researches in Asia and Africa? This Chair Group doesn't have researches on fishery as far as I know. That might be the reason why they are not so interested and don't have much idea about how can it be significant...Though I think it will be good to expand their horizon. Oh well, it passed.) The last question of that interview was how much do I attach to my current proposal...At that time I wasn't so sure what that means so I said I was very open to adjust it to make it better as it is for sure not my last version. An hour later, I learn that the professor was interested in rice topic (System of Intensification Rice Farming/agricultural extionsion/innovation) and want to discuss about that in the second interview the next day. Ok, it is interesting and I really want to get the position because it means I get to do a research job which I kind of like, I know a bit what my future plan in Holland will be for the next few years, get a degree when finish, have an ok income for Dutch standard, and this might help regarding visa and regulations. So, I agreed to try although I know that I have not so much clear idea how to go about it. I tried to read and get more information and try to understand the issue....and most importantly I tried to get inspired by that topic....Ok, I found something but I really need more time to dig for info to say something about it...And that's absolutely what I don't have... "time". The next afternoon I have a talk and it was a disaster. I couldn't say anything so clear because I wasn't clear myself....and most of all I don't feel so inspired...I then really doubt if I can really do and want to do that for four years... I already have the feeling right after the interview that I won't get it.
And when it turned out to be that way, I don't even feel very sad that I didn't get it....though it was a pity and quite disappointing as I put so much effort in my frist proposal to get the position.
But!! It's ok. Life continues and I will have my next project...whatever that will be. I still have a lot on my mind. :)
I was already happy I could be with my boyfriend for a week, spent really nice time together, had incredible dinners, enjoyed walks and talks, met the Thai family in Wageningen again, and went window shopping for our new apartment....oh and we got a pot of such BEAUTIFUL orchid. Thanks honey!
Back to Holland after 2 yearsAfter I resigned, I had a lot of ideas what I might do in my life for the future. There are nothing for sure right now.
Anyway, it was a coincident that my former professor sent me the Ph.D. position openings right before I quitted. I think it was a good opportunity so I gave it a try. March was the month that I concentrated on writing a proposal to apply for a position at Wageningen University. I really spent a lot of time and efforts on it and the result was rather satisfying. I was invited by the university to go to Holland for a week to present my proposal to the committee.
In April, my boyfriend was here in Thailand for two weeks so that we can prepare our wedding together. We did a lot: arranging the hotel, photo shooting, selecting dresses/invitation cards/engagement & wedding jewelry, preparing souvenir and discussing on the over all arrangements.
Right now I am preparing again for the presentation and discussion for the position. I am scheduled to go to Holland on May 17, 09. I really have to thank my boyfriend for helping and supporting me a lot on this.
I don't know what is going to happen but if I get this position, it will give me a clearer path what I will do in the future, at least for some years.
Time of ChangesOk, here is some updates!
Friday February 27, 2009 will be my last day of work at Novaleaf. (Only a week away!) I don't really feel like leaving this job because I enjoy it a lot. I like the people I work with and I like the atmosphere. My boss is extremely kind to me and doesn't take things for granted. He understands me and he listens. I really try to do my best to help out as much as I possibly can. I feel happy with the job even though I am always very busy. It was a truly good opportunity for me. I have learned a lot in the job and at the same time grow as a person.
However, at the same time I also feel like it is time for changes.
I don't see how this can be what I do for life in the long run. It is not really my thing...IT and Game?...It is not something I am so passionate about. Well, of course now I really learn a lot about the business, people in the industries and the industries itself and I can understand things to a certiain level (thanks to my boss who supplies me great deal of info) after I work here for 1.4 year. I think I can still continue to work here (because I still find the job nice/fun for many reasons) IF there are no other contributing factors to prompt me to make the decision to leave.
What are those contributing factors? Well, I think the most important one is me getting married. And not just that, I decided to go live in Holland with my boyfriend (ok, then husband). Although this moving to another country requires a lot of effort in preparing/arranging things, I am rather confident that it is the right decision and I am really happy about it.
I think getting married is one of the biggest decision a person make in a lifetime. It is a life changing decision. In fact, this does feel like the new start of life or a start of a new important chapter in the book of my life. Lots of changes follow.
Anyway, we already have a wedding date and place: Sunday August 2nd, 2009. It will be in Bangkok at Miracle Grand Hotel (I even like the name!). I will for sure write more about the wedding later.
To come back on the topic, I have a lot of planning and preparing to do to make new opportinities that I see arise more concrete and more real. I don't want to say yet what are those because they are still ideas and I need more time to investigate the options.
I will work on that during the time I have before I depart.
Keep you fingers cross and wish me luck! |
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