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July 29 Love THAILAND!!!!hehehe...
my previous blog was too full for anymore photos so i have to add a new entry...enjoy the pictures!!! July 24 Home Sweet/Sweet? Home^^/><I cant believe it...after all the nights spending in my french bed dreaming of this day...the day when i could lay comfortably on my own thai bed, hugging those i love....i just cant believe it
 now that i'm finally here...it just feels like i just winked and OOOP...to france and bak again
 THE LAST DAY
the last few days at mirepoix was awesome. the very last day especially..it was the !4th july..the national day of fraaaance...and fortunately there was the "tour de france"-the bicycle course that passed just rite my beloved french town.. so i went and cheered with cathy my host mom.^^
the actually race was really SUPER quick. u see these guys in bikes then FLASH..they've gone..just in time for one or two photos..hihihi
the best part was BEFORE the race>>> there were these decorated cars that drove past and threw out free stuff..bags, caps, advertising things..so cathy and i would wave our hands wildly so they can jet them our way^^ hehehe
and that evening...florent, my host brother stunned me...completely...he really did touch me with his invitation of the whole restaurant to a good good restaurant in mirepoix and THEN..afterwards he took me to the big feast/ party at pamiers...a nearby town
thanks florent!!!at the beginning, the objective was to see the fireworks...hohohoho...there weren't any that day-_-" it's alrite..the intention that counts
 but even still...i really enjoyed myself talking with my friends n florent and also with florent's idea of being a truly "french chick" SAYING THE GOODBYES THAT I HATE TO DO><
the next day...off to the train station with an half-closed eyelid
hahahahahat the train station...i felt so strange. i couldnt bring myself to realize that it's over..THAT's IT....it's time to leave..to go.
it felt just a day ago that i arrived on the meme platform. tears everywhere (by the others) i was still shocked..still too confused inside to bring out my feelings-_-"
a million goodbyes and we were off..but i dun believe it's the last goodbye..there'll be more...wen my host family comes to thailnad, wen i come bak to visit them...etc etc...we'll see each other again
 CAMP CAMP CAMP
the 3 days of AFS camp was incredible. at the beginning of the year, NOONE spoke french. i still remember, there was only teddy who could speak and it was him who held his friendly hand to us, the thais, wen we arrived.
bak then, we stayed with the japanese, the hongkongs and we played hide and seek and tag...thinmk of that^^
now, everyone speaks french (well...except those we rediscover their homeland friends and cant wait to chitchat in their own tongues)
as we talk about...everyone was pretty much in groups..according to their regions during the year..and i loved it how i saw the people that i still remember and to see all the changes...so funny
as u all mite already know...the departure from camp..tears on france...everyone was crying. plus, i was on the last bus..so i saw everyone leave before me. *sigh*
LEAVING ON A JET PLANE
no problems with the airplane...lucky us. even with my overweight bag...32 kilos!!!!
so..did a little shopping here and there...and bye bye france!!! we were off to vienna, austria first
o yea...the FUNNIEST STORY EVERY....keep on reading..hahahahhah
as we had a transfer flight, we had to go to the transfer desk to ask for our "coming up" seats...and so we went there
there were 2 men sitting there..one european and the other asiatic. the european was for economy passengers and the asiatic for the business people
and so..first i went to the european and he started working on the papers. MEANWHILE..the asiatic keeps on taping away on his computer n lookin pretty bored.
then..tert starts saying in thai.."her! this one's not working apparently"
and so min replied "he's for the business class!! we're not high enough"
tert replied bak "even more...he looks mean!"
and so i added..."and in the end..he'll be off thai nationality"
we didnt think too much of it and continued waiting
and suddenly, the asiatic spoke "who's next?"
as tert was the closest, she handed him her passport...ok fine...
BUT THEN..he added IN THAI...i repeat IN THAI..."how many of u are in the group?'
hahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahah
everyone....SHOCKED...min was like..."i have to go the bathroom i have to go to the bathroom"
hahahahahhahahahhahahah
that will certainly be in my memories forever!!!
THE ARRIVAL
as the plane lowered and lowered as we arrived at our destination..i was stunned at how much thailand had changed..there were new buildings EVERYWHERE....france was developed..but it still guarded it's environment
but anyways..we landed and HURRIED to get to the customs, baggages and OFF out of the gate.
saw daddy first....shouted a big HEY HEY HEY
and then mommy and poppy...
no words can describe my feelings then..relief, happiness, excitement...oofff...not enough
but i just basically burst into tears
after all the time that i've waited to give them a big big big hug....finally!!!
the drive home opened my eyes to thailand...nothing's changed..traffic, pollution, constuction sites everywhere...how much the changes are compared to little, peaceful MIREPOIX!!><
and so i arrived home...and a big WELCOME HOME sign was waiting for me!!!!
how sweet of my family to do that for me!!!i had fun unpacking and giving them all the gifts...showing them pictures of my adventure...and just simply talking to them face to face..
wat a pleasure^^
THE AFTERSHOCK
the small details of my "before life" is coming bak to me little by little. the small things that i didnt think of wen i was in france..but there were still the habits that i had wen i was still here
things like...setting the table the evenings and being the one who serves everyone rice
things like...passing this building everyday wen i was smaller
things like..snuggling myself between daddy and mommy before i kiss them goodnite
memories are coming bak little by little...and i just love how i'm rediscovering thailand
ON THE OTHER HAND..i feel sad..i miss france...
being bak in thailand...is like putting a big black stamp on my life saying..."YOUR ADVENTURE IS FINALLY OVER"
no more discovering new places..no more speaking french 24/7
just feel stranges...i miss the freedom, the excitement there
before, i lived with the hope that "a little bit longer, i'll be home soon'
now, that hope is no longer there..it's replaced by....emptiness...sigh
now, i feel like my life is bak to a routine..school (gotta work hard) vacation..not as much daring n exciting...friends (movie karaoke lunch)
but o well..it's life isnt it^^ come wat may...i'm prepared...yet for another adventure..in another way..yea!!!!!!!!
July 13 Who would ever think...Who would ever think that I could've lived a whole 10 months and a half away from my cherished family...
Who would ever imaginethat I'd move from Bangkok, the city striving of lights and sounds, to Mirepoix, the countryside town with just mountains and caves all around...
Who would ever suspected that I'd fall into a special family where the father likes to make jokes and laugh, the mother chitchat and keep me company, the big brother overlooking around, the sisters determined and caring...
Who would ever assume I'd be able to work all though a french schoolyear and actually PASSED THE french exam^^...
Who would ever expect that I'd become close with friends who do not have the same cultures and language as i do...and...actually find an "ame-soeur" a true best friend...
Who would ever guess that I'd...be able to get as fat as i am...hohoho..thanks chocolate and cheese><
Who would ever consider that I'd be able to grow up..to think more clearly, to adapt more easily..to let things go
Who would ever sense that I'd be able to travel throughout france..Paris, Bordeaux, St Jean de Luz, Montpellier, les Landes, Carcassone, Ariege +++ and also Spain jumping from kind host to host...
Who would ever reckon that I'd be able to see France at its craziest..during the World Cups!..
Who would ever realize that I'd be able to live really like a french girl..that i'd be able to adopt france as a second home country...
Who would ever anticipate that I'd find as much pleasure to writing this blog as i am writing right now...
Who would ever visionize that I'd become so attached to the things I've never realized to before...
Who would ever presume that my throat would be as clenched, my hands as trembling as I pack my bag rite now...
WHO WOULD EVER THINK
it's incredible, isnt it.
thank you all for giving me this chance to smile, to cry, to bite my lips, to shout, to giggle..according to the moments all throughout this year
maybe i might've not always kept a smile on my face...but i've learnt that each moment, each experience, wheather happy or sad has a lesson to tell.
the only thing left to do is pick it up...remember it...and apply it afterwards.
i'm leaving this beautiful country with a brain fully marked everywhere with these lessons..
in return, i've tried to leave my traces behind...a little doll there..a picture here..
dunno if in 10 years the people i've met here will remember me or not..dunno if i'll still have the chance to talk with them...
but at least..in the bottom of the memory, they'll remember that..once in a lifetime...a little thai girl appreciates wat they've done for her..and that she...will keep them in her memory always..
we never know..the world is round...i hope we will be able to meet again..
With all my love and care... July 10 Here comes the bride...A day of LOVE, a day where two SOULS become one...wat can be more beautiful than that?!?
  last saturday, i had the wonderful chance to see a real french WEDDING!!!
my host sister, fanny, with her husband, franck, was really kind enough to set a date where i would still be here in France^^ thanks!
 i never ever knew that a wedding would b so much work...i saw how much...
arguing (will we invite this person, how about this person, nah nah nah><),
stressful (o! the hair dressing dropped the job to go on vacation! (OoO)
frustrating (wat will we have for the wedding cake? yum yum yum
 )...there was in all this and it's just incredible! all of this for just a day, no, a HALF day of celebration not counting the cleaning up and the bills to pay afterwards too..eeeeerk!
 but anyways...all the work really did pay off
 the wedding itself was excellent.how's a french wedding from a thai one?
well, first off, there's no parade with drums and dancing of the groom to the bride's house (less expensive also cuz the groom doesnt have to pass 7 doors of gold and silver^^)
the thing here is that the bride hides herself from everybody except her family. anyone who wants to come near our home? go go go away!!! her beauty will be a thing of surprise
 next step...to the church!!! usually, we see in the films that the bride walks glamorously down the aisle..the preist says a few words..and BOOM! u may kiss the bride..^^
well, the real marriage isnt really JUST dat.
yep, the bride walks down the aisle with her father (who, in the case, wore a necktie for the second time of his life
 ) and the bride and groom settles in front of everyoneand THEN, there's the "show"..the priest says a sermon which was really "cute" cuz he added jokes here and there..and the MABILLE family set up a lil concert of singers and guitarists..nice^^
and finally..there's the part where the husband puts on the ring on his wife's finer and vice versa..SUPER ROMANTIC!!! but there was no "kiss the bride" afterwards..hehehehe
they sign the papers and the couple walks "graciously" out of the church...that is to say, SHOWERED with lavender seeds and wheat grains..hehe and we, the guests took up a bunch and had our own fight^^
and then the pictures and a lil "drinking time" it was great...i became the social butterfly, going from group to group chitchatting with everyone. the thing that just made my throat tigtened was that everyone kept asking me about my departure...T_T STOPPPPP!!
 anyways..then it was the time of the feast meal!!! guess wen it started...9.30 and wen we had the cake it was 1 o'clock in the MORNING!!!! have to say, noone left the wedding hungry^^
 fortunately there were these little dances in the middle to help us digest. the dance? JUST AWESOME. the dj put on some music and we just blew our feet away..hahaha..rocky dances, waltzes, salsas, slooooowww dances (hehehehhe
 this one i'll certainly remember^^) dancing with the family, with the cousins, with friends, i'm sure that i'll stay in my memory for a long time there plus, all the drinking we had...hahaha...everyone was just laughing and smiling. no worries..just happiness...moments like these, we'll need to keep, ehand so..at 5 in the morning with a sore, swollen feet, a sweaty t-shirt and half-closed eyelids, we took off for home. wooooh! but it's not the end! it continued in my dreams..aaaa..on the clouds...hahahaha
in brief...cant wait to have my own wedding so that i'll be on MY part that everyone's happy. well, we'll look over this fact again in...10 years maybe? hehehehehhe
may your love last always...July 07 Survivor...yea! (^o^)Before i begin...the dedications!!!
Jakjaijingkyroosuksungmakka
Vous vous souvenez, ma famille d'accueil des vacances et des weekends? C'est le"pukky language" pour dire MERCI MERCI MERCI. Mais bon, j'ai decidée que c'est pas suffiçant, ce mot-là, donc j'ai crée un autre...Makgwakumjapooddaijakjaijingloey Viola..c'est un nouveau mot pour dire l'equivalence de Merci BEAUCOUP...heheh...et encore ça..c'est pas assez. Bref.je vous adore!!! I'm a SURVIVOR...I'm not gonna give up...
I'm not gonna stop..
I'm gonna work harder
Ok, so you might be asking..i'm a survivor of what? is she that desperate?
And so..here begins the tale of my adventure..a week at the beach!!!SURVIVOR OF THE NATURE...
let me explain, this trip of mine, with my very best friend sarah, we didnt go to a five star hotel
... we stayed in a CAMPING CAR!!!  you know, those kinds of cars that are actually houses..yep. jusssst like in the movies^^and so..we pitched up a tent beside the camping car and VIOLA..that was our new home.
of course, there was electricity, of course, there was water (just for the sink)
, but other than that, we had to go to the commun toilet where each time we open the door, we have to peep in first to see if there were other perverted spiders or insects who would be spying us while we peepee. heheheheother than that, there was the fact that we were surrounded by the forest..the place where wild animals looooom...woooooh..heheh..Just kidding. the biggest "beast" in this forest must be the crickets that just doesnt stop crying all night
it was super calm and quiet..we were really back to nature. the moment when sarah and i screamed with joy to see squirrels jump from branch to branch made me realize how much "nature" is disappearing and how we "the new generation" have so little chance to interact and enjoy it.
imagine, squirrels must be an ordinary object we see everyday 50 years ago. now, we're screaming at them like they're pop stars coming out of their hotel trees. hehehe..funny thought><
SURVIVORS OF "EXERCISING"..hahahaha
As we were really "back to nature", there were no cars of course
 and so..everywhere we wanted to go (buy bread, buy fruits, to the beach), we had to do it on BICYCLE!!!! yep yep yep, at the end of the day, we became vegetables, all weary from all the bicycling we did><.
BUT..i felt so good afterwards to be exercising, eating healthy, and just relaxing (just like in a detoxification camp..Hohohoho)
and so proud of us too. on the first days, we sweated and pushed and pumped hard to go over the hillls, by the end of the week, we were just flashing by..life's easy...yea!
Another major exercise we did...lying on the beach and surfing the waves!!!
in my opinion, tanning is being a "fish that is being grilled on the beach" >< her' her' her'. but, apparently, not everybody has the same ideas that i do..
and so...sarah became the "tanning addict" who wants to tan in the sun alllll the time..and i became the "sun lotion addict" always in the middle of buttering myself with the cream..heheh..
it was really funny how we can be sooo opposites.
another thing that is really funny is that, the "farangs" or europeans, that love tanning on the beach, so that go to the beach at 10 o'clock to round 4 o'clock. we asians, we are "scared, terrified" of becoming all dark and crispy and so..we wake up early to go to the beach round 8 o'clock then come bak home and then go bak out around 5 o'clock...really interesting how different the cultures is
 surfin the waves..didnt actually do that (wish i did^^) but it was awesome jumping up and down in the atlantic ocean. the waves are PERFECT for the surfers. you know, clear blue sea water that "curls" and comes thundering down in a white moussey foam. excellent.
but BEWARE...your bikinis or speedos can come easily off with all the force^^ hahahahahaha
plus, wen u get OUT of the ocean..i have to confess, those who walk out of the water, u no, sexily..gotta give it to them. dunno how they do it
as for us, "humans" we could walk out, sure, but will all these limp hair that pokes up everywhere..hehehehe^^SURVIVORS IN THE WORLD CUP...SOCCERRRRR
 In fact, it's France i'm talking about here..we are the in the FINALS!!!! hahahah..(i say "we" cuz i've actually adopted france as my second homeland..^^ heehehe)
i never knew i was soo addicted to soccer before...not until i caught myself screaming and shouting in front of the television during hte France-Brazil and France-Portugal matches
it was super funny. we were two girls, running franticly around to find a TELEVISION to watch the matches.
i gotta tell u, we tried everything. sarah, with a her charm, tried to give hints to the owner of the camping so that he would let us watch it at his house. unfortunately, he didnt "get" the hints.. and i finished by asking directly the neighbors next to us.
 FABOLOUS MATCH..the french really did deserve it!
and for the France-Portugal match, we watched it at sarah's uncle's house...how stressful it is, soccer..u just sit there with ur hearts bamming hoping that the attackers of the "enemy' would fail and our "allies" would succeed. it's just too strange..how soccer can have effects on the people.
rite now, the whole country of FRANCE is just crazy over the heads with this world cup here. EVERYONE talks about it and the news are EVERYWHERE...well, as for thailand, maybe it'll be the same in like....i dunno...20 years? -_-"
o yea, and wen we won that match there...the town of bordeaux turned crazy..JUST CRAZY!!!!
the car horns turned into toys...everyone honked and shouted cheers of joys...(feel sorry for the people who dun watch soccer..-_-" heeheheh) on the streets, people were jumping up and down, dancing
i learned a couple of song tunes "ALLEZ LES BLEU ALLEZ LES BLEUS" (go go the blues)
"QUI NE SAUTE PAS N'EST PAS FRANçAIS" (who doesnt jump is not french...i jumped^^)
"ZIDANE IL A MARQUé, ZIDANE IL A MARQUé (zidane he shot, zidane he shot!!!)
heheh..in brief..it was excellent to have a chance to see the happiness and joy of this rare experience
"SURVIVORS" OF A WEEKFUL OF CHANCE
i say survivors..but it wasnt as unsupportable as that to pass this excellent week^^
never before, have i spent a week with a friend who's not family..and we were not BORED at all.
 all through the week, sarah and i spent hours of conversation on how LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL there, at messanges, at vieu bocau, at moliet...dans les landes.
there were no worries. no school, no homework, the only "problem" was wat were gonna eat, and how much we were going to tan each day..(or NOT tan for me) hahahaha
and of course, we were not difficult. it's raining today? let's go shopping instead. wow..there's a lot of sunshine..let's go to the beach instead"..we were OPEN and ADAPTABLE
i'm happy to say that the words we used MOST during our stay there was...FORTUNATELY.
entirely..i really did enjoy it there..time passes by too quick when we're happy!!!>< but anyways..i'll keep forever these wonderful moments
"La vie est drôle, jtmmeh! -----> "life is funny" |
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