Gosh… it was a good day… turned out to be.
Project came to another major milestone… we're stepping forward.
Good sign, huh!

It is quite complicated to coming to such result, though.
Lots of people involved and it is purely about the human relationship.
Not by people's work or dedication for the contribution.

Hmm.



My lunch… another noodle dish.
50 baht
Very cheap, huh.

This option really saves money for sure.
Good environment as far as lunch concerns. Hahaha.



Compared to lunch - cost 50 baht.
This small Kit-Kat was only about 10 baht.
Then, this is quite expensive! Hahaha.

Well, I ended up spending 300 baht for dinner in eating at Japanese restaurant.

Remember that I started going to Thai language school from January 24th?
Yeah, I keep studying Thai as much as I can since then.
Well, except 1 week - that I went back to Japan.

Now am about to use up all class tickets.
Originally I bought 21 time slot. 1 class is consisted from 2 slot (45 mins x 2 slot).
Means that I went to school about 10 times so far.

What shall I do?
Continues?
Not cheap, though.

21 class is about 200 dollars.
However, I like the language so far and it helps my project work since Thai people likes to find out that we, the foreigners, try to learn this unique (and minor!) language. Hahaha.

I definitely continues!
So I bought another 21 slots for the same price.
You know what? Came along with 2 extra free time slots.

Good deal.
Plus, I should be careful about ROI.
I should not waste money by not making enough efforts to master the language.

Yes, I will do study as much!



Lunch… another Thai noodle dish.
Flat noodles are in the bowl. It was okay…
I try other in the menu tomorrow. Hahaha.

Okay… another 10 days to go… for flying back to Japan.
Yeah, still my flight back scheduled on 29th.
Wait. Today is 20th… PAY DAY!!!

I'd better transfer some money for paying the home loan…
I should not forget about it. Hahaha.

It was a long meeting took place in this afternoon.
It made me go to Thai class late.

"Khoothoot thii maasaay"
Means, I am sorry that I am late.
Yeah, had to tell so to my Thai teacher (this is private lesson).

Tonight, I learned about how to tell time.
Well, it's not as simple as English or Spanish.
Time expression obviously got influenced by some culture or even religion.

Thai is indeed Buddhist country.

Interesting expression about time in Thai… is from 7pm till 11pm.

You cannot use figure 7 to 11 to express those. Seriously.
Instead of those figures, you have to count from 1 again.

7pm - 1 night hour said in Thai - "1 thum"
8pm - 2 night hour said in Thai - "2 thum"
9pm - 3 night hour said in Thai - "3 thum"
10pm - 4 night hour said in Thai - "4 thum"
11pm - 5 night hour said in Thai - "5 thum"

Those 5 hour expressions are the exceptions.
Otherwise, you can use same numeric expression. Makes sense?

Thai is interesting and unique language.
I am yet eager to learn so much and I will continue as long as possible!
Constraint is of the budget that I can take Thai classes… maybe. Hehehe.



my "khaaw thiiang" (lunch) today… Yum Yum.
A bit spicy it was.

Today's my destination… was Terminal 21 located in Asok area.



Big mall with lots of fashion brands and Japanese restaurants.
Great place for me to hang around for sure. Hahaha.



Even Mercedez AMG sport was on sale… at 3,550,000 Baht.
How much?
It's too expensive for me to afford. Sure thing.

Then movie.
Picked Thai one.

Wait. Now I am capable for understanding Thai in the movie? Of course not.
This movie comes with English subtitle. Sounds wonderful.



Movie title, "ATM." It was comedy. Lots of exaggeration. But surely it was fun for me.
Made me laugh so much and so often.

It was only 180 baht. 4-5 bucks. Way cheaper than Japan for sure.

It was funny with lovely ending. Good thing was that I didn't have to spend time reading the lines.
Story was quite obvious. Hehehe.



Finally got a chance to take a local bus.
Wild ride it was… Hahaha.





Happen to come to see the live event taking place in Central World open space.
Lots of nice music… mostly Thai traditional.

Another big surprise… the event was dual language-base. English and Thai.
This country is pretty cool!!!

It's Saturday!!! (Wanni wansau!!!)
As usual, I went to school for Thai language lesson.

Of course, I took care of laundry and other miscellaneous matters home.



Lesson went with no problem… except…
Surprise quiz was given!



1st half was choosing right answer from 2 alternatives.
2nd half was of composing the answer to the given questions.

There were 10 questions. Oh boy.

This quiz didn't end upon finishing the all questions.
Teacher asked me to read each question and my answer at loud.
Then I had to explain what it means in English.

Gee, this quiz was full course quiz! Hahaha.

Well, thank God, I was okay upon being given A.

Thereafter, I went to Nana Station to get together with my colleagues.
I came down there to help them to move in to new apartment. They are no longer allowed to stay in hotel because, like me, they're expected to "live" in Bangkok for a while.

Probably another 3-4 months. SERIOUSLY!



Apartment room seems very nice and fully furnished!!!



Bed size is queen!



Pretty cool view from the apartment window.



Hallway is ordinary. Hahaha.



Lobby was at least clean.



My friends were so serious in choosing the linen design.
I usually pick very vivid color. Though, they were pretty conservative. Hahaha.

When finished all shopping for move-in, it was already passed 6pm.
So we went out for dinner and ended up at pretty expensive Italian restaurant.
Italian… I cannot resist too much.



Lasagna! It was my wonderful choice of the night!



Sweet was awesome!

Some entertainment followed immediately after that restaurant.
Perfect night for me and other friends seemed to have fun WAY much more than me. Hahaha.

Good night!