An open Letter to Skype:
Dear Skype,
Thank you for helping me to see my friends and family. But sometimes you cause me trouble. My webcam is plugged in even if you say it isn't. There is audio card in my computer and a mic on my camera. Your community help website is so beautifully designed, but unfortunately looks deceive. There are no answers or solutions on on these help pages. I oh so hope we get get over this bump in the road.
Really hope I don't have to switch to oovoo,
Turi
Book: Night and The Book Thief (sorry forgot last time)
Thai: pencil....................................................................dim- saw
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Boring
Part One: A explanation?
When I was little, my mom always reminded me that a bored kid is a boring kid.
The phrase still haunts me today.
I realize that she wanted to warn me that there is always plenty to do in the world and if one is bored, one is basically taking for granite all of the amazing things our world has to offer. Which is in a way, true.
I haven't heard her say the phrase for at least five years but every time I think "I'm bored," I can hear that phrase echo in my mind.
For all of my friends who think I'm way too busy, it's mainly because of the reason that I DON'T WANT TO BE A BORING KID, or bored for that matter.
The first week in Thailand was hard for me, for multiple reasons. Once I had a routine down of going to school and finally got comfortable in my new house, things got better. Things got ordinary. The routine of shower, school, eat, shower, eat, sleep was a little bit too routine for me. Yes, I started to teach myself the ukulele and am attempting to learn Thai, but there is only so many times you can practice the same four chords or stare at a page of squiggly foreign lines on a page. Am I getting bored in Thailand? The truth is......a little. There is so many things I want to see and do in Thailand but unfortunately I have no one to see and do those things with. My host family is so kind and great but making friends is hard as it is and the skill of asking people to hang out in Thai is not one of my fortes.
But the hardest thing about making new friends in Thailand are being reminded of my friends back home. My friends back home are so reliable and awesome at speaking english. I can call Emma at 2:00 in the morning to chat and can always count on having a conversation about Doctor Who with Keyan and Mariah. And probably the best thing is that when I'm with my friends, I'm never bored. Or at least we're bored together.
Part Two: The bloggy part
Went to "The Mall" yesterday with my new acquaintance Tannie. She was an exchange student to Michigan last year? The year before? Not really sure when actually. But I had a really good time. I tried bubble tea. The liquid of the bubble tea was fantastic! But the bubbles were uh, ummm chewy? Don't really know how to explain it.We are planning to see The Bourne Legacy sometime soon together, although I suggested we watch the other Bourne movies first. So I shall let you know how that goes down.
Part Three: Book+ Thai
Book: NEED ONE. FINISHED MINE.
Thai Words: rice/food...........................cow
When I was little, my mom always reminded me that a bored kid is a boring kid.
The phrase still haunts me today.
I realize that she wanted to warn me that there is always plenty to do in the world and if one is bored, one is basically taking for granite all of the amazing things our world has to offer. Which is in a way, true.
I haven't heard her say the phrase for at least five years but every time I think "I'm bored," I can hear that phrase echo in my mind.
For all of my friends who think I'm way too busy, it's mainly because of the reason that I DON'T WANT TO BE A BORING KID, or bored for that matter.
The first week in Thailand was hard for me, for multiple reasons. Once I had a routine down of going to school and finally got comfortable in my new house, things got better. Things got ordinary. The routine of shower, school, eat, shower, eat, sleep was a little bit too routine for me. Yes, I started to teach myself the ukulele and am attempting to learn Thai, but there is only so many times you can practice the same four chords or stare at a page of squiggly foreign lines on a page. Am I getting bored in Thailand? The truth is......a little. There is so many things I want to see and do in Thailand but unfortunately I have no one to see and do those things with. My host family is so kind and great but making friends is hard as it is and the skill of asking people to hang out in Thai is not one of my fortes.
But the hardest thing about making new friends in Thailand are being reminded of my friends back home. My friends back home are so reliable and awesome at speaking english. I can call Emma at 2:00 in the morning to chat and can always count on having a conversation about Doctor Who with Keyan and Mariah. And probably the best thing is that when I'm with my friends, I'm never bored. Or at least we're bored together.
Part Two: The bloggy part
Went to "The Mall" yesterday with my new acquaintance Tannie. She was an exchange student to Michigan last year? The year before? Not really sure when actually. But I had a really good time. I tried bubble tea. The liquid of the bubble tea was fantastic! But the bubbles were uh, ummm chewy? Don't really know how to explain it.We are planning to see The Bourne Legacy sometime soon together, although I suggested we watch the other Bourne movies first. So I shall let you know how that goes down.
Part Three: Book+ Thai
Book: NEED ONE. FINISHED MINE.
Thai Words: rice/food...........................cow
Encore
Because of the popularity of my last post, I decided to continue on my thought about rule breaking.
I can assure you that my greatest fear is being deported.
I will never do anything that would get me deported, upset rotary or harm others.
That being said I don't think it would really matter if I maybe "forgot" to wear my belt one day.... Or "accidentally" wore make up. Right?
I mainly just want to break these rules because when I ask the girls here why they have them, they don't know. They just know they are rules.
Rules for rules sake is a tad aggravating. I understand why schools have rules. They keep students safe, they increase learning or something yada yada. But having rules just because you can, takes away individuality.
For instance, it is hard to make friends in a new school. In the states, I could just wear my nerdfighter shirt and hopefully meet other nerdfighters. But here, how can I find other nerdfighters?
Coming from a country that encourages change and a family that inspires creativity, it's just kinda hard to reach out when you are supposed to fit it.
If that made any sense....
Book: The keeper of lost causes
Just finished this one today! It's a crime/mystery translated from Danish. About 400 and an international best seller, I encourage you to search for it at your local library!
Thai Word: Eat..........kin
I can assure you that my greatest fear is being deported.
I will never do anything that would get me deported, upset rotary or harm others.
That being said I don't think it would really matter if I maybe "forgot" to wear my belt one day.... Or "accidentally" wore make up. Right?
I mainly just want to break these rules because when I ask the girls here why they have them, they don't know. They just know they are rules.
Rules for rules sake is a tad aggravating. I understand why schools have rules. They keep students safe, they increase learning or something yada yada. But having rules just because you can, takes away individuality.
For instance, it is hard to make friends in a new school. In the states, I could just wear my nerdfighter shirt and hopefully meet other nerdfighters. But here, how can I find other nerdfighters?
Coming from a country that encourages change and a family that inspires creativity, it's just kinda hard to reach out when you are supposed to fit it.
If that made any sense....
Book: The keeper of lost causes
Just finished this one today! It's a crime/mystery translated from Danish. About 400 and an international best seller, I encourage you to search for it at your local library!
Thai Word: Eat..........kin
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Rebel
Rebellion.
Every human is born with it churning through their veins.
In the layers of human character, rebellion can hide in the depths or show blatantly through. Or sometimes hover somewhere in the middle, like mine.
Lately, mine has been surfacing.
My school has many rules.
You cannot have short hair.
You must bring a school bag, wear a belt, wear your uniform.
You nails cannot be too long.
They range from the average to the ridiculously confining.So confining, that teachers have to check school uniforms and appearance before school and in the past have had to swipe an ID card (or something like this) to check in each day.
I ask the girls why they have/need to follow these rules. And their response is "because it's the rules."
You can't answer a question with the same words in the question! It's like defining a word using the word you want to define!
50% of me wants to obtain a list of all of these rules, so I can break them all. Well, just break the ones that do not harm other people or get me deported.
50% of me want to follow all the rules so that people will like me and not think that I am a stupid American that can't follow the dress code.
If you break it down, I am split between following my beliefs of asking why and advocating for change to a unefficient system or falling under Thai peer pressure.
More to come on which side I will choose.
Book: 1984
Thai Word(s): Love.......lak (like la but with a short 'k' at the end)
Every human is born with it churning through their veins.
In the layers of human character, rebellion can hide in the depths or show blatantly through. Or sometimes hover somewhere in the middle, like mine.
Lately, mine has been surfacing.
My school has many rules.
You cannot have short hair.
You must bring a school bag, wear a belt, wear your uniform.
You nails cannot be too long.
They range from the average to the ridiculously confining.So confining, that teachers have to check school uniforms and appearance before school and in the past have had to swipe an ID card (or something like this) to check in each day.
I ask the girls why they have/need to follow these rules. And their response is "because it's the rules."
You can't answer a question with the same words in the question! It's like defining a word using the word you want to define!
50% of me wants to obtain a list of all of these rules, so I can break them all. Well, just break the ones that do not harm other people or get me deported.
50% of me want to follow all the rules so that people will like me and not think that I am a stupid American that can't follow the dress code.
If you break it down, I am split between following my beliefs of asking why and advocating for change to a unefficient system or falling under Thai peer pressure.
More to come on which side I will choose.
Book: 1984
Thai Word(s): Love.......lak (like la but with a short 'k' at the end)
School
So i couldn't post yesterday because the internet decided to shut itself off, so today there will be two posts.
The average teenager's main goal in life is to survive high school. I indeed have this goal.
The reason I can survive high school in Gig Harbor is because of my friends. I have amazing teachers and generally like to learn new things, although, if my friends aren't at school for a day or more. High school is pretty miserable for me.
Today my only friend at school was gone. It was my third day. The classes were so boring that I read 73 pages of my book. It's a great book, but my eyes hurt from staring a words all day.
This made me realize how much I appreciate my friends.
Thank you to everyone who has ever talked to me in class about
nerdy things. Thank you for making me laugh at 7:30 in the morning. Thank you
for allowing me to be grumpy in the morning. Thank you for listening to all of
my rants. Thank you for supporting dictatorship. Thank you for sharing deserts
with me in Chemistry and Math class. Thank you for making me a better runner in
PE. Thank you for being a nerdfighter with me. Thank you for going to Harry and
the Potters concerts with me. Thank you for speaking in Spanish with me when
it's too awkward to speak in English. Thank you for continuing
Bowtie Tuesday. Thank you for loving Doctor Who. Thank you for not
finishing lit circle books with me. Thank you for letting me copy down math
notes I missed in class. Thank you for telling me what the board says when I
forget my glasses. Thank you for making me a better debater and person. Thank
you for eating large cookies with me. Thank you for buying me cold drinks when
it’s snowing outside. Thank you for knowing exactly what I’m thinking and
thinking the same thing.
And thanks for just being awesome.
Book: The Little Prince
Thai Word: Friend…… phu-ang
Yeah so sorry my posts are so nostalgic, but I blog in the
evenings so I guess I feel nostalgic when I’m tired. Huh. Who knew?
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Raised
There are a few things that I will always do in every culture. Thanks to my parents.
1. When riding in a car, I will always wear my seat beat.
2. I will always wash my hands after using the lavatory, before playing an instrument, going on the computer or preparing food.
3. I will always feel the need to eat chocolate.
4. Music will always be apart of my life. I have taken up the Ukulele and so far it's going pretty good.
5. I will always enjoy frozen coffee drinks.
6. I will always wear socks on planes, in hotel rooms and when wearing tennis shoes.
7. I will never wear open toed shoes while riding a bike.
8. I will always think motorcycles are dangerous.
9. I will always need soup when I am sick. And will drink it from a coffee mug.
10. I will always be proud of where I came from.
Culture shock is setting in, but I will always be me.
Book: The Declaration
Thai Word(s): I'm Full..................Chan im (like "in" except with an 'm')
1. When riding in a car, I will always wear my seat beat.
2. I will always wash my hands after using the lavatory, before playing an instrument, going on the computer or preparing food.
3. I will always feel the need to eat chocolate.
4. Music will always be apart of my life. I have taken up the Ukulele and so far it's going pretty good.
5. I will always enjoy frozen coffee drinks.
6. I will always wear socks on planes, in hotel rooms and when wearing tennis shoes.
7. I will never wear open toed shoes while riding a bike.
8. I will always think motorcycles are dangerous.
9. I will always need soup when I am sick. And will drink it from a coffee mug.
10. I will always be proud of where I came from.
Culture shock is setting in, but I will always be me.
Book: The Declaration
Thai Word(s): I'm Full..................Chan im (like "in" except with an 'm')
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Party
In a half an hour I will be off to a party. The party is for another German exchange student, Pon, and me. It is celebrating the German exchange student (Sophie) and my arrival and a bon voyage party for Pon.
I have been looking forward to this all week.
The reason being is that I really want to meet Sophie. Having a friend in Thailand will make exchange so much more awesome! And mainly I want a hug.
Book: The fault in our stars (seriously this is a good one)
Thai Word(s): Dog....................................................... Maa
Also, I am a proud owner of a new Tardis Blue Ukulele. I'm hoping to teach myself Ukele in all the spare time I have here.
I have been looking forward to this all week.
The reason being is that I really want to meet Sophie. Having a friend in Thailand will make exchange so much more awesome! And mainly I want a hug.
Book: The fault in our stars (seriously this is a good one)
Thai Word(s): Dog....................................................... Maa
Also, I am a proud owner of a new Tardis Blue Ukulele. I'm hoping to teach myself Ukele in all the spare time I have here.
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