Friday, May 28, 2010

Learn from Ryan

You should have seen Ryan's face when he knew the truth.





Ryan Bingham was a busy guy. His job kept him busy so that he could find very little time to stay home. He traveled 270 days a yesr, mostly, he spent his time on the plane and hotel all over the USA. But, on the other hand, the job returned him a great life.

Ryan knew perfectly what to do when he went on a plane. He knew what to do in every steps just like it is routine schedule. His hobby is to collect mileages and, finally, he has got ten million miles and a platinum card to fly free anywhere in the world he wanted.

He said in his conference that we all had a backpack. We got people around us into that backpack. He then told people in his conference to feel the weight of that bag and making no mistake in one's relationships are the heaviest components in one's live.





He finally said the slower we move the faster we die.





So I kinda wonder if he loved these stuffs, I mean his work, and turned his back to any relationship? Or was it because he did not want anyone to share any moments with?





That is why he still was single?





But maybe not?

Since he once said, "If you think about it, your favorite memories, the most important moments in your life... were you alone? Life's better with company."





On the day he found himself could not stand on the stage and talk about trying not to take the relationship as a weight in one's life. He suddenly left the conference and catched a flight just to see a woman who he thought he was a part of her life and wanted to be with.






The truth knocked Ryan out when Alex opened the door and Ryan could see two boys ran up on stairs behide her and called her mom.




They never talked about their relationship and never defined what they were.

Alex told Ryan that their relationship was perfectly clear since the beginning. They were attracted to each other. They talked on the phone often. They spent some time together when they were free. They got along very well, either conversation or sex.

But they never talked about neither progression nor possibility in their reletionship.




So, when Alex said that he was a break from their normal life, it was when Ryan finally decided to move on.










There are various relationships in human life.

Some are simple ones, while some are complicated.




Sometimes, for some relationship, to let it be is the best?

While for some other ones, to figure out what position you are is better?




I know I am talking nonsense.

But I really don't understand something...

Somehow I am too young?

Somehow I am from another side of the world, so I have to adjust my attitude?

Somehow I have to learn more?





When trying to define what you are is getting yourself hurt, so somehow, knowing nothing and being chilled with what is going on in your life are better?

When the more you try to figure out, the more you put yourself in suffering moment, so why you have to rush to drive yourself into the corner.

In this case, I'd rather feel nothing than being anxious.





Ryan's face expression when he's standing at Alex's door told me something.

When the truth is projected behide the door you are standing at, then you realize you are not something, moreover, you even see perfectly that you do not have any rights to do anything you want.

You stop, stare, and stun.

Can you tell that, although without you, the world there is still turning?





I'd rather do as Ryan did,

jumped on a flight, back home, and let the life move on.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Whom we're gonna sing Thai National song to?

243 years ago, a kingdom of Ayuthaya was burned by Burmese army.



Things that were left behide is historical remains and stories of conflicts of two kingdoms for younger generations to be regret and learn thru what war and conflict left behide.






Nothing but tragedy...














Somehow history class in school is not longer important since we never learn anything, moreover, we let the similar things happen again.





Sadly, it is not between two kingdoms or countries as in the past.

It is even sadder when it happens among people in the same country.







I am talking about my home country.... Thailand.









Along 78 years after political reform of the absolute monarchy, there were many political crises.

Mostly, the reasons of the protest are to ask for the real democracy.




Lately, during this decade, the purpose of the protest seems different....






Is it to overcome?

Is it to get back someone's adventages?

Is it to take back what someone has lost?

Is it to announce who really is the winner?




As trying to catch up the situation in my home country, I stun; I am sad; and I no longer wonder why the country which Vietnam wants to compete with is not Thailand, but Singkapore.




I have nothing to say much since I did not really catch up the political situation and what is going on as when I was in college and, mostly, it is too complicated for me to describe in English.




At the moment, I don't pick any sides and I don't prefer wearing any colour shirt.






Pictures from www.manager.co.th

All I know is...


People who fight, whatever side they are, are Thai.

People who shot are Thai.

People who were shot are Thai.

People who burned the city are Thai.

People who died are Thai.





When we fight each other for nothing... but to laugh at another ones and announce that we are the winner even though we are in the same nation, what we're gonna be happy for?

Is it important that whoever would win when the loser is not anyone else,

but it is us, Thai people?






Pictures from www.manager.co.th



When we protest for nothing but to show the world how cruel we are and make the nation go backward,

what we would tell our younger genertions about the things that is happening?




And whom we're gonna sing Thai National song to?


Thursday, May 20, 2010

No girl does not like flowers.

A vase of flowers was delivered to the place I stay this morning.











No need to be surprised, I obviously knew that they were not mine since I saw the delivery guy holding the flowers stood at the door.

"He's sweet." I told my host lady when she told me whom she has got the flower from.

"He should be sweet more often." She replied and laughed.








"No girl does not like flowers." I once told a guy.

It was not a clue to tell him what I wanted or expected him to do since I knew his sweetness level and I kinda understood that guys could be thickheaded.

I never expected the guy to buy me flowers or anything. I told him straightly that I prefered a big seafood dinner than a bouquet.







But

Do I ever wish?







As I said, there's no girl does not like flowers, especially if it's from her boyfriend.







One day, the guy asked me if I wanted flowers from him sometimes.

"That would be very sweet of you." I smiley replied.

As being so sweet, he took me to a flower shop near my house and said,

"Pick one"







Well,

somehow you can tell how sweet he was, can't you?







However, for almost 7 years we were together, I have got flowers from him a few times.

One was on Valentine's day.

Another one was on our 5 years anniversary day.

Another one was when he showed up at my door to apologize something.







One day, he challenged me by getting me a plant and had me taken care of it.

"They say if you can take care of plant, you are good at taking care of love and your relationship." He told me.










Unfortunately, the plant was with me only a few months and decided to leave its dry-sometimes-and-soaking-sometimes life behide.

Is it a clue to say how I lost my ex relationship?







For almost 4 months, since I have moved my bottom and two luggages to uncle Sam's land, there is a guy comes into my life.

The same as every guys, I never expect him to be sweet to me although he is more special than the others since we sometimes hug and hold hands.





It took me by surprise when he held my hand and then I found a flower.






A torn flattened-by-sitting-on Buttercup




"It's not good for mom, so I give it to you." The little guy said when he saw me was looking at it.



Well.... allow me to repeat to myself again....

"There's no girl does not like flowers........"