Monday, January 26, 2009

Economic, Politic & Musical Play...


Britain officially confirmed in recession last week and 1 pound is equal to 47 baht at the moment, gosh!!! This rate is quite low and it might be the lowest pound currency ever, I am not sure. The bad part of this matter is getting less allowances regarding currency converter which is between 2,000 to 3,000 bht when i stay in london. It’s quite big difference tho but nothing we can do abt it, really but just hope recession in UK and any other countries will be recovered very soon. UK and Australia’s currency rate are very low at the moment but some of others are still all right. Lots of employees are losing their job everywhere and who knows, i might be one of them in the near future and i do hope if it happens, i can keep myself together and know what to do.

Speaking of economics, I do really hope any policies being regulated by Thai government can help thai economic getting better sooner or later as I am the one who personally admires Thai PM and Minister of Finance's talent and education and they are also decent lads which I am so sure abt that, indeed. PM Apisit Vejjajiva, graduated with First Class Honors in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University who is the second person in thai history with this achievement. The first person who achieved first class honors from Oxford Uni was M.R. Kukrit Parmoj who was the thirteenth of Thai Pm, serving in office from 1975-1976. Thai Minister of Finance named Khun Korn Jatikavanich who graduated with Second Class Honors the same Uni and faculty as PM did, is someone to watch as young new generation. He has a very strong background experience in stock and in economics, then I am sure he knows what he is doing .
















They both are quite smart, obviously and I have a confidence that they will dedicate themselves to our country with their best. At least I know they are not an AssHole like some other MPs. I don’t think it would take a couple months to get economic crisis better but at least after the second quarters of this year instead. So we have to be patient a bit tho.


I thought I would see Chicago Musical Play in bkk in Feb but now I have changed my mind seeing it in London as its ticket price is 35 pounds comparing to ticket sale in bkk which is betw 60 and 80 pounds. Actually it was 55 pounds but there is a special offer which is down to 35 pounds. I am looking forward to seeing it on this coming wed.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Time To Fly...

I will do 3days London trip tmr nite and back on sat at 1600pm. I used to like long trips but now I prefer any short trips. Normally, most of longer trips will have more allowances but get more tiresome than any short ones. I don’t really care abt money thing much now. I used to feel like, during flying long trips, I didn’t want to get back to bkk as I still enjoyed flying but my attitude has dramatically been changing couple years ago. It just happened, u know what I mean. Well, I don’t mind doing long trips actually, but then I will always look forward to doing the last sector to bkk. Is that because of “Been there done that” thing or anything else at all?

I have been flying with Qantas for 8 and a half years now and that’s quite long time which I feel so stuck in a way. I used to think I would love to do this job forever or as long as I can but regarding I am under employment contract, then I had better not think that way, after all. Another thing I have been trade off for this job is the rest time. It’s so hard flying on any nite sectors for over 10 hrs and I could just sleep from 1 to 2 hrs during my time off. I am not a guy that when my head hits a pillow, then I will fall asleep right away. I wish I was like that tho. And a funny thing is I will mostly get up before my time off ended because I don’t like to be woken up by anyone at all, honestly. If they wake me up by gently touching or grabbing, then it would be all right but sometimes they shook my legs and touched it so hard…..I really hate that manner and I wish I could kick that one’s ass real bad. Whenever I see someone climbing up from stairs, ill suddenly sit up and wave my hand like “Don’t even dare to touch me, darl”;-) So some other bad parts from flying will be rest time, bad eating habits, some lazy and narrow-minded cabin crew, brain shrinkage…..etc.
















There are some good parts as well which are lots of time off when at home, travel in many countries, many nice cabin crew, getting paid more, getting laid (Oops;) sometimes with more choices of men (this is very crucial part, indeed)…etc. And the best part of being cabin crew is I have been learning quite a lot in people and things and I personally thank you so much to myself that I got this job and thanks heap for Qantas to give me such a tremendous experience.

Monday, January 19, 2009

My Behavior...

I do consider myself as a introvert, humorous, sensitive, low to high self confident depending on situation, narrow & broad-minded depending on scene, high self-esteem, materialism, generous, considerate, honest, bitchy, and difficult one.

I know lots of people but not too many. There are only two among them that I can call it as my best mates whom they are woody and roen. I will personally open myself to only close ones or anyone whom I feel comfortable or having chemistry with. I know that i am very picky for things and lived one, in consequence, I am told by others that I am the difficult one at the end of the day and I admit it. If I don’t feel having chemistry with anyone, then I would be rather to interact less or ignore them but i do respect them still. I know its a bit of an attitude in a way but let me tell u, i am not a guy who is so friendly to anyone like woody and i am also not a guy who talks a lot and make endless conversation. I can talk to anyone but it depends on whom i fancy talking to. Thats absolutely attitude, mate;-)
What kind of people that I am into is nice people with good look, personality, character, brain and genuine. It might sound a bit harsh and be considered to have narrow-minded but that’s my own perception and bad habit along the way, indeed. Honestly, I do like good looking people like others do but if u don’t have a look, that’s fine but then u must have something interesting to me and those things I already said it. I think if I have right to choose to hang out with people, then I will use that right and that’s all abt individual perception and taste, I reckon. I love to change that attitude but u know what , its very hard tho but I am trying…its better now but not best still;-( I have to thanks heap to woody that he never knows that he makes me to be a better man. At the end of the day, I am so lucky that I have woody as one of my best friends and I am positively sure that he learns some good things from me as well. Oh ho, what a confidence;-) And to roen, of course, I have been learning from his mistake…hahaha…well, that most part of it, really;-) but I would say he is a good caring man after all.

We all…me, woody and roen…are so different in many ways but we can be good mates. With such a difference, we can fill some missing gap for one another and that really works. We are still learning for things and from people and I must say I have been learning for every single day.
I don’t consider myself as a good example of human being on overall but I know I got something good and something bad but at the end of the day I am a nice person through out, hopefully;-)

My First iphone 3G

I was queuing up to get iphone 3G at paragon for 4 hrs (2200-0200) last nite, oh my god!!! That was so long but i didnt give up and eventually i got it, yeah;-).....I had a thought that i would consider to buy it since early last year but i didnt like the idea of getting iphone from abroad without any guarantee, bringing iphone to MBK to unlock the imei, taking a risk for some problems occurring and paying for that, paying extras for wi-fi connection by hrs without other included package...etc












There were thousands of customers queuing up and more than a hundred of true's staffs whose they were quite nice and very helpful in a way, well done guys, i really appreciated for it. I was queuing up in front of the door and took me like an hr, then i thought when i informed my name at the counter outside and staff gave me a paper which cantained my details, it would approximately take abt short period of time to get iphone but hell no, i thought wrong and that was the longest waiting part of iphone's customers in thailand history or something;-).....There were 50 counters inside which each customer on average took abt 10mins for getting iphone (document check and sort of) and u can do a math why it took so long.....There was one guy, aged 50 years old who did complain all the time while i was sitting next to him, then i thought to myself i would love to stand up and held my shoes with my both hands and said "Bastard, if u say another word, i will put one of my shoe in ur big mouth and another one into ur asshole.....Shut the fuck up" Luckily, that was only a thought tho, hahaha;-) I completely understood such situation could make people feel moody and yeah, they could complain it with their own right but then if i heard that complaint repeated over and over...that was so annoying and that got on my nerve, utterly.....Well, what an experience last nite.

I think its quite worth it to get iphone3G by truemove but with only basic (8G, 23,275 bht for iphone+599bht a month for a year contract)and platinum packages (8G,0 baht for iphone+1999bht a month for 2 years contract) and the best part will be unlimited EDGE/GPRS/3G&Wi-Fi including 300mins call and 300sms a month. Then, i can check email everytime everywhere and i love it without thinking how many hrs i have been using now. I have tried to use true's wi-fi network at my apartment (sathorn) and its quite good signal but i think there will be a weak signal when im out but lets see what happens then. At the moment i do enjoy it every much, indeed;-)I think we can all use 3G network by truemove after second quarter of this year (think positively) and other network provider's following months then after my contract with truemove has been ended, i might consider any good packages provided from AIS or DTAC by then, if they have a better deal, otherwise ill keep on with truemove. Lets see then.

Today, Tasmin called me to swap her 11 days frankfurt trip with my two london trips( 4days each). I loved to swap with her but my EP trip will be on 2nd feb meanwhile the last sector of her frankfurt trip will be landed on 1st at nite, so its not possible. What a pity;-)

My Background...

I was born in langsuan district which is in chumporn province at the south of thailand. I have one older sister and one older brother which means im the youngest one or spoiled one, eventually;-). My parent has had a coffee shop in langsuan's market which is not obviously luxurious but local style. And at the moment my sister and brother have lived there to help and to take care of them. Thanks guys as i at the present, have lived and workded in bkk as a city boy still but i think one day, i might go back to live in my hometown, who knows.....I moved to bkk when i was 12years old to get better education and that was my parents's wish and i didnt want my ass to be kicked if i said no but actually i did enjoy and felt so excited to go to study in bkk. U know like being local and going to study in the big city was just so cool all the way;-)

I had lived with my sis and bro, aunts and other relatives in the same house (not a big one and only two bedroom) for like 3years maybe. That was a house that my parents had bought for us but be also welcome for other relatives to live in as they came to bkk with the same purpose as us in a way of education and job. At the end of the day, i have had too many relatives tho;-)....It was a bit packed but i felt so warm and nice as they were great people. I loved it whenever i got back from school and then we all had dinner together and played for one another among ourselves and with my neighborhood.

I, together with my sis and bro, had lived on our own after there was some conflict between my parents and some other parents's relatives which i dont want to tell here, indeed. But we all are all right now as it was like over 20yrs ago which there was some misunderstanding and argument among adults themselves, not from kids at all.....What a drama!!!.....I was just like 15 yrs old to live on my own and that was quite young.....There were loads of good and bad experience coming along into my life all the way. (Ill tell abt things later;-)



















I had studied at amnuay sil-pa high school for 6 yrs and graduated with a bachelor degree from Assumption University (ABAC), majoring in marketing.....I started working when i was a sophomore and i thought i got this idea of studying and working at the same time by watching too many US sitcoms and movies, then i was just like, oh yeah, i wanted to work now, as at that age i had full of energy and ambitious, in order to fulfill my fantasy and to pay what i wanted (not a house's bills of course as it was taken care of by my parents;-p)...mostly clothes and clubbing;-)
I started working as a part-time job in english pub& restaurant on silom rd for a year which i could not remember how much my salary was but tips was so good as sometimes i got like nearly a thousand bht a nite, oh well, it rarely happened but i thought the average tip i got would be around in between 300 and 500 bht a nite (from1700-2400 working hrs).....And after finished working at midnight, mostly i would go to see friends of mine in any bars and clubs and thats so bad, hahahah, i knew. And many times they came to wait for me in front of the restaurant if they couldnt figure it out where to go;-) Hey, i was young tho. Not a very good excuse but that was the way it was, really....After that, i worked as a part-time job again in rubicon company on silom rd. for a year which was a import&export gems&jewelry company. I could get in here because my good friend was working there as a marketing manager and a french owner did fancy me, so that was the right time to use my charm in a way tho and that really worked;-)( Never have sex with him by the way). I got paid like 500baht a day which was still good during that time and pls dont ask me where and how i did spend my money;-)

After this i was a designer assistant for Anurak which brandname was fashionably well-known and so popular during that period as i personally appreciated and loved his style and everything. Khun Anurak, a designer, had asked whether i was interested in working with him as his assistant, then i said yes without thought, really. At that moment, i thought that was just like once in ur life time to have such a great experience working in fashion industry. He told me later the reason he asked me because he liked my look & character and the way i dressed. Well, that was quite good compliment from him in a way. I worked for him for two years as a full-time employee and after i quitted, i right away went back to go on studying to finish on my bachelor degree which i had dropped for year and a half. It was indeed my stupidity to drop my uni but fortunately i had graduated from ABAC with GPA 2.03.....Hahahaha.....I am honestly not good at academic at all, i must say that, but i might be good at something. Well, unfortunately im not quite sure what things im good at eventually?!?!After i graduated from ABAC, i applied for a position of Internet Marketing Consultant being posted in Bkk Post and fortunatately i got through with a bit of a surprise as i had less knowledge in computer and internet stuffs. He(Brit guy as the owner and interviewer) might think i got some knowledge in marketing tho, i had no idea. Anyway, i worked there for only 3months, then i got a job as a Flight Attendant for Qantas which my dream came through all the way;-)

Well, that is just a brief of my background but ill tell more details abt things which that would be quite more interesting as there would be anything at all i have been thru...sex, people, drama, love, hatred, happiness, sadness, friends, family....etc.....cheers

Standby Day...

Ill be on standby tmr and really do hope i dont get call out after all.....Then i can go to Siam Paragon to pick up iphone3G on 16jan during 2200-2300.....The package i have chosen is a basic one with 23,275 bht for the phone inclubing 300 mins calls and 300 sms a month and also unlimited EDGE/GPRS/3G/WI-FI. Its quite a good deal actually, even 3G network will not be available for now but it will be resumed very soon and hopefully it will come in the second quarter of 2009.

I feel a bit excited to get iphone3G, actually, as truemove will be the first thai operator to vend iphone3G legally but there is some challenging part as well that i have to take it into my consideration.....First, When can i start using mobile with 3G network? Once i receive iphone3G on 16jan with signature upon on agreement and contract or everything, then i will be entitled to pay monthly package following month which is 599bht. My point is to use 3G network as i can check email and everything, watch video streaming, use GPS and loads of options and applications being provided with broadband network but my contract with truemove for this package will last for 12monts, then the slower G3 comes, the more my benefits and opportunities will be wasted, u know what i mean.....And im not quite interested in using EDGE&GPRS because of its slowness and limited capacbility.....Second, Truemove said there are abt 16,000 wi-fi spots in bkk and other areas but im not quite sure abt the signal that will work very well eventually.....Third, See what will be happening;-)