Are you wearing a surgical mask?

Before the attack of the 2009 Influenza, Japanese people and many others used to wear a mask when they are sick. This is a safety measure to prevent cold, flu, allergy and other respiratory diseases. In Thailand, it is still not too late to start adopting such custom. Wearing a mask therefore should not embarrass you. Infact, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated information about the efficacy and use of respirators and facemasks (surgical masks) to prevent the Novel H1N1 virus transmission. Surgical masks are designed to keep the respiratory droplets of the wearer contained (like covering your mouth with a tissue does) when coughing or sneezing.

Another potential advantage of surgical masks is they may help you to remember not to touch your face with your hands. A mask could help you remember that precaution when you may be "acting on automatic " when out in public.
Therefore wearing a surgical mask is a must to all doctors especially in having contact with the patients to avoid transmission of disease. And the best prevention is good hygiene and hand washing. If unable to wash hands thoroughly and briskly for a minimum of 20-30 seconds with warm water and soap, use a waterless hand sanitizer that is a minimum of 60% alcohol.
According to the health professionals, to avoid transferring bacteria from their mouths to patients, usually wear a surgical mask, during surgery, or when visiting vulnerable patients. The surgical mask may also protect against blood splatters from a patient during surgeries. It is usually made of paper or synthetic materials suitable for one-time use only.

Club Friday

Do you know “Club Friday”? It is a TV program talking about love which is broadcasted through green channel and radio wave 106.5 green wave. Initially, I’m not interested in it because there are two DJs talking together about love; it’s boring. One day I turned on TV on this channel, but I was not in front of TV (I only listened while cleaned up my room.). In fact, the listeners or viewers can call to tell their love stories and consult DJs how to solve their problems via this TV program. Each time a love topic will be provided while it is on air, for example, “valuable gifts,” “I don’t care, but I feel,” “last minute,” “You’re gone, I still love you.” They’re all about love. After that I usually watch it. Many times I cry because some love stories are very sad for me. I also get a good advices and suggestions from DJs. They can give the best solutions to their listeners and viewers. Those love stories are both sad and sweet. They are so various which can make me feel many kinds of feelings. I think it is one program that is useful for people because some stories are the same as we used to meet and we can get advices or suggestions to think about. We may change ourselves becoming better person and also change our bad thinking to good thinking. Simply, we may be more optimistic than the past.

Picture from http://www.greenwave.fm/2008/clubfriday/july/images/index.jpg

Thai New Year Day

Mr. Noranit Setthabut, the former general secretary of King Prajadhipok's Institue, wrote about Thai New Year's day in Daily news. Thailand changed Thai New Year's day in four times. First, Thai New Year's Day was set on the first day of waning moon of first lunar month (1st ram of Duan Aye) because traditionally Thai stated the winter as the beginning of year (the summer as the middle of year and raining season as the end of year). In the old day, Thai started the first day of month with the first waning moon day(ram) and was changed to start with the first day of waxing moon (kheun).

Second, the first waxing moon day of the fifth lunar month (Songkarn Day) was New Year day because the sun moved from Pisces to Aries.

Third, in BE 2432 the fist of April was on the first waxing moon day of the fifth lunar month. The government wanted to follow the Solar calendar so the first of April was announced as Thai New Year's day since BE 2432.

Forth, Marshal P. Pibunsongkram, the Prime Minister of Thailand at that time would like to follow the international New Year day, the first of January. Therefore, the first of January was suggested by his government and approved by parliament on the 29th August B.E. 2483.

The first of January from BE.2484 to BE 2554, Thai was believed as the former prime minister that the first of January made Thailand and Thai people “prosperous and joyful”

Finally, the writer also suspected that Marshal P.Pibunsongkram's change could make the country prosperous or not.

Anyway, Thai people have celebrated their New Year on the first of January for 70 years.

The loneliness

    Are you afraid of loneliness, but I’m very afraid. I’m an only child in my family. I don’t have brothers and sisters. Since I was a small child until I grow up, I have friends, but there are a few close friends. When I was a small child, I liked a holiday very much. Every time I studied, I looked forward to Friday because the tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are Saturday and Sunday. But now, it is opposite. I don’t like a holiday especially the long holiday because I feel lonely and bored. Sometimes, I miss my friends who study with me in junior high school and senior high school. I called them, but some of their telephone or mobile phone numbers can’t contact. I think they may be changing their numbers. It is really sad because I haven’t seen them for many years. Although we didn’t meet, at least we had an opportunity to talk together. I think in an advantage that we can meet so we can leave, it makes me feel better. I feel very lonely when I must stay alone for a long time. If the day which my parent don’t live with me arrive. I don’t know how I live.      

New Year Day

 On 31st December is the end of year 2010 and the next day everyone know is the new year day. My family have a little party in my house. There are many activities in this party that,s cooking together,drinking,singing,exchanging the gift ,and dancing. At the mid night we joint to sing together to wellcome the new year. Moreover there many piece of cake to pay to everyone. In the next day wewill plan to go to make a merit at the temple and then we will go to samui to relax. In the new year day of this year is my beautiful day and my family because we do several activities together.

The Best Gift of New Year 2011

“Time and tide wait for no man,” this saying is true for me. It is unbelievable that I had spent time to do many hundreds activities in a year. There are many feelings happened in my life, for example, happy, sad, disappointed, mad, frustrated, frightened, depressed, and serious. Every circumstance happened especially the bad things that I faced up can create strengths minds for me. I tried to find out solutions to solve and handle with them. I could pass them. I learnt that the life isn’t easy. It’s about 1 year left that I will graduate my Master of Arts. My hometown isn’t in Bangkok, but Phuket. I miss my family very much. For this long weekend, I have no chance to meet them because I have something important to do here. I’ve already sent calendar 2011 to my family; I did it by myself as a photo shown. I hope they like it! The best gift that I want for next year is to go back to live with my family. My attempt right now is to study hard and get a good job to do. I think that will make my parents so happy. It may be better that I can live with them on the new year day, 1^st January,2011. Anyway, I will call them to say “I love you and Happy New Year, mom and dad.”

Let the bad things go with old year; the good things come with the new year.

Wishing you all the best for the next!

To Dream......The Impossible Dream

When I got frustrated with my life, I would read my New Year card sent by my best boss. She copied some words from "The Impossible Dream", main song of the musical, Man of La Mancha, which is about Don Quixote's
adventure


Lady Maneerat Boonnak translated in Thai song "ความฝันอันสูงสุด".


My boss wanted me

To dream ... the impossible dream ...

To fight ... the unbeatable foe ...

To bear ... with unbearable sorrow ...

To run ... where the brave dare not go ...

To right ... the unrightable wrong ...

To love ... pure and chaste from afar ...

To try ... when your arms are too weary ...

To reach ... the unreachable star ...

She told me that if I couldn't achieve something, didn't give up. Besides, she gave me the powerful word was that SMILE. Smile can cheer my heart and my life to get the great things


So from now on I smile and smile until the unreachable star can be reached.


HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011

The best seller book of the world

Rich Dad Poor Dad

    Rich dad Poor dad is the name of thebest seller book in the world. The writer of this book is Robert Kiyosaki. In yhis book he told about his story in his dad teaching about financial.

   Robert has two dad , the first one is real dad and another one is his friend 's dad. The detial said about the teaching of his two dad that are so different. His real dad taech him that
  - should intend to study for the future
  - In the future should work in the good company.
  - everyone can be rich by keeping money.
    His real dad is the professor in the university but now he isn't rich and he isn't success in his life. And his friend 's dad teach him that
  - You can be rich by earning the money inseveral ways more than by keeeping money only.

    In reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, you’ll better understand the power that thinking can have on your life. If you are looking for financial freedom, then Rich Dad Poor Dad is a great place to start your learning process.

The Partner You Need to Know

I read an article about partner and it is written by psychologist. I think that it is a good thing for living. As people will have a marriage, so it is the first thing for studying the couple each other. We try out to consider from these things.
The marriage can mean: the first thing is risk. It could be good or bad. The second thing says that you will never be 100 % ready. You can buy a house, a property or a car later when you get married. The third thing is avoiding for expecting perfection. Everybody has his own weaknesses. The fourth thing doesn’t have one-size-fit-all solution. All you need to do or adjust yourself.
The most important thing is you need to remember that everyone comes from different backgrounds. Different people think and act differently. A couple needs to treat each other with respect. Don’t make your relationship like a master-slave one. A married couple should be caring and loving. Forgive and forget when necessary and be reasonable. Do not let petty things damage your marriage life. Do you agree with us?...

CANCER

Last Thursday, I saw Joujai Program on Channel TV. 5. It was about cancer and interviewed a doctor. His name is Sommai Thongprasert. He is 90 years old. Although he will get old, he doesn’t stop to research about medical. So, this thing makes him to discover in Thai herb for cancer treating. He said that when he worked at Siriraj hospital, he was very interested in Thai herb for treating the patients but his director doesn’t interest it. Therefore, he decided to work at Singburi hospital after he retired there. He was a director of Singburi hospital. In that time, he will always research about Thai herb and he usually collects knars. He discovered that Thai herb can treat cancer. Some Thai herb has a qualification for preventing cancer cell such as Yunnan Cherry. Finally, he is very successful for treating cancer with many patients all country. He is the first doctor for using Thai herb.

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

Steve Jobs, Apple CEO gave Commencement Speech at Stanford University in June 2005. He talked about three storied in his life. His first story is about connecting the dots. He concluded that in our life we have to connect the dots looking forward at present, but it was very clear looking backward later. Again and again we cannot connect the dots looking forward so we believe our connected dots will lead us to the road to follow our heart confidently and then we might make the difference. In his case, if he never dropted out and dropted in on the calligraphy class, he could not creat beautiful typography in personal computer.

His second story is about love and loss. He said he was lucky to find the thing he loved to do. He and his friend started Apple in his father's garage when he was 20 years old. Later Apple became big suceeful company and he was fire when he turned to 30 years old. After that he kept to follow his love so he settled new company, NeXT. And then Apple bought Next so he has come to Apple. Now he is Apple CEO. He said that the only way to do the great work was to love what we did.

In his third story, he talked about death. "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.", this quote impressed him so every morning he asked himself "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?". Besides, if the answers are always " I don't know what to do". He has to do some changes. He said that our time is limted so we have to listen our inner voices.

Apple CEO's words made me realize that I have to find the things I love to do. If not, I have to keep looking, but don't settle.

He ended his speech on powerful words in The Whole Earth Catalogue.

"Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish."

A forest

    I think that a forest is essential for humans. There are many types of plants in the forest. A forest is one part of plants, animals, and human. So I want you to know about a forest.

    A forest is a living community of plants in which tree is the dominant species. First, from a distance, the forest appears to be just big trees. As we come nearer, however, we see many small plants. Some of them are young trees. A few will eventually become giants. Shrubs, vines, herbs wild flowers and mosses also sprawl over the forest floor.

    Second, there are some other lives in the forest community as well. Birds sing from treetops, frogs peep on the ground, and grouses drum on fallen logs. Some creatures can be seen but not heard: a snake slithers for cover; caterpillars devour a leaf, and spiders wait on webs that glister in the sunshine. Plants and animals compete for living room, both above and below the surface of the ground. Finally, it is the joint activity of all living things of the forest as they live, grow, reproduce, and die-that makes for soil improvement.      

Hobby

What is your hobby? When ones have a spare time, they may have hobbies to do what they like or love. In my opinion, hobby is an activity that makes me relaxed and very happy. My favorite one is to sculpt clay to be cakes, burgers, fruits, and flowers (small mock-up). Initially, I sculpt clay as things I could imagine. After that I bought sculpture book; it has many sculpt things which looks real and so pretty. All can be useful things because I brought them to attach with clips, notebooks, and magnets. I like to make them from my imagination and some foods that I like and easy to do. After I could make many pieces of them, I sold them to my friends. Money! Money! Before making of clay, I used glue mixed with bread as clay, but they become mouldy. Then, I buy ready-made clay to prevent from mould even it is quite expensive. When I can’t find presents for friends’ birthdays, I make notebook attached with those sculpt things as my imagination for them. I try to make it colorful and real. I think it’s something very special for special person. And it can impress friends. Look at my photo, do you like them?

Person of the Year

Mark Zuckerberg is Time’s 2010 Person of the Year. He had created web service, Thefacebook .com for seven years ago when he was 19-year-old student at Harvard. His aim is to make the world more open and connected. Now he is Facebook CEO and facebook has about 550 million users.

“The Social Network” , the movie is about his life in Harvard and facebook. I have not seen this movie so no idea about it. He is genius to make his dream come true. Anyway, he donated his money to The Giving Pledge (campaign made by Bill & Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett to ask every billionaire in USA to donate their money).

Bill Gate (Microsoft), Steve Job (Apple), Larry Page & Sergey Brin (Google), the successful wealthiest individuals, could create the amazing and useful things for us since they were young. No matter whether you are young or old, you can reach your impossible dreams if you never give up.

Time magazine said about the genie that is out of the bottle. Facebook is the bottle and we are the genie. In my view, like magic all of us can do successful things for ourselves and by ourselves through hard work and perseverance.

Unluckily, I cannot have enough time to find my wish. At present, I do only I need with magic.

wedding day

Last Sunday was a very busy day, as it was my cousin's birthday. I had to wake up at 4 o'clock! and then got dress for an hour (I had to be as beautiful as myself could ^^) The wedding place was on Vipawadee-Rungsit Rd., When I got there the bride and the groom(my cousin) are ready. Then we started the wedding ceremony as the groom had to go to ask for the bride from her family. We made a procession of the groom's family (I stood at the front of the row, held the tray of money). Then waited for the bride's parent to come out at our procession, inviting us to get in the house. When the bride's parent allowed us for getting in the house then we got in and some of us were making some sound to let the bride's family know that we were coming. We had to give a money to the people who stood at the door (So many door to past) This so funny, they would let us get in when we give them the envelope with the money in it piece by piece until they were satisfied.(Actually at this point I wanna be the bride's cousin more than being the groom's cousin because I could get the money from the groom!!!!) After passing so many doors, we finally get in the house and I passed the tray of money to the bride's mother and then she gave me a money envelope!!! Wowww I got one too, it so nice! No matter which side you are, you also can get the money. Then the ceremony was carried on (So many thing to do I can't explain it all,too much detail) After finishing the wedding ceremony, it was a time to dress up (again). I wondered if we are the brides or not why we have to dress so much. But it the opportunity that you can get dress as beautiful as you could. I mean how many times that I can dress up like this in my whole life? So I was made up at the cosmetics counter( she took my eyebrow away, now I left just half eyebrow per side!!! what I gonna do with this? how can I go out with 2 half eyebrow?) After everything done, dressing and making up. I finally looked like aunty!! What a old woman in me? I looked older than my same age cousin. But nothing I can do more, just go on and let it go.....I'm not the bride anyway.