Happy Naw Ruz!

Inner spaces
Originally uploaded by Beckis.

Hoping the new year will bring you happiness, love, peacefullness and good health! It is always nice to take the time to reflect on the year gone and to think ahead what the future can bring! May it bring inspiration and creativity as well to you all!

Will I ever get enough?

Food, food, food! I love thai food! And the best part is I live at a restaurant and we also arranged a workplacement for our entrepreneurship theme, at a big restaurant just around the corner from where I live. And I go there now and then to visit the participants and see how they are getting along, and eat with them...ahhh..sweet life!

In Thailand it is a big thing to talk about eachothers weight, this or that person fat or not. If you eat too much, you will get fat. Every day they love to pinch us swedes here and there, to touch our "big" bodies, as they say. I understand their feeling of big, since they sometimes barely reach up to my chest. Little people...Some of the swedes do not appreciate the fixation about weight, fat and so on, sensitive as they are - so this becomes an issue sometimes. The thai do not mean it in a negative way, they are sort of fascinated at the size of people from the west, since they themselves are so small.

So, back to the food! Today I decided to make Som Tam myself here for lunch. Something I will need to make back home as well, although the ingredients are not easy to find. Maybe have to import their green papaya to the west. Then, after dinner this evening I grew hungry for ripe mango, sliced, with some ice cubes crushed on top and the some coconut milk mixed with a little palm sugar poured over the fruit and ice! Yum yum!

Lately...

Thailand, Thailand...so many sensations to express my words feel sort of inadequate. I think first and foremost Thailand has something for everyone. There is really not much that cannot be found here, perhaps snowfilled landscapes might be difficult to locate...but other than that anything can be found or bought.

The country varies alot in it's scenery and it's people. And also it's actions. According to culture it is impolite to wear anything else but a shirt that covers your shoulders and pants that cover your knees. But then you will walk in Bangkok or other places and see thai people wearing tiny skirts and sleeveless tops. According to culture you cannot have a boyfriend, yet most girls have boyfriends. According to culture, homosexuality is not accepted, yet this country has a large homosexual population and is known for its gay activities. Hence...they also have the saying " Same same, but different!".


Since I last wrote I have been mostly spending my waking hours working. have you checked in on our website lately? www.swythailandgotene2007.blogspot.com

Enjoying a boatride