I have been stalling blog posting seeing my blog’s hits jumping everyday. But that’s due to one dramacrazy post only and that is not fair. Not that I’m not happy but at least see other things too.

I have prepared a lot of posts already which need some work, and for that, I’m not finding time.

On other note, I have shifted to other accommodation from the flat I was living in earlier. The flat was too big for me and now this one bedroom home is suiting me a lot. It has got everything I wanted.

So, in this post, I’ll tell you about some customs followed in Thailand which I’ve learnt till now. Before coming here, I read a lot about dos and don’ts in Thailand on web. Being a girl, you have to take care of clothes too. Anything can offend the people of other cultures. So what I read about clothes were these – Try not to wear sleeveless. If you wear one, keep something to cover the upper portion with you, especially when going to temples. Then, Thai people don’t like girls to expose their legs, even a little bit. There were other many things which I’ll keep comparing with what I’ve actually seen (if I remember some).

So first of all, don’t point your feet towards anything, ever. I don’t exactly know the logic behind this but you can’t even sit on chair with your one leg over the other one, a sitting position which Indians like a lot. And trust me, this one is quite difficult (at least for me). About this, I was informed on the very first day when I met the coordinator of our training programme. I even noticed it on TV. Digimon’s last season – Xros Wars was going on (it was Thai dubbed) and whenever there was a kick, they would blur the feet part. It seems that they consider it very rude and insulting.

Next is, never ever keep your hand over someone’s head especially elder people. They take it as you challenging their brain or something like that. This is a total no no.

These were the only two things which we were warned about. Now about clothes, not only they have no problem with girls wearing shorts or half pants, Thai girls themselves wear such clothes. I haven’t gone out much, only one place. But there too, I saw girls wearing quite short length shorts or whatever they are called (excuse my lack of knowledge in this field, please). Yeah, you shouldn’t wear skirts, they offend them but even then, no one would say anything to you. Temples may be a bit stricter in this regard. You need something to cover your upper part if you have tank tops or tops with very thin straps (although definition for “thin” varies for everyone, but I guess, you got the idea). And for lower part, anything above knees is not allowed in the temples, that’s what I have heard (no, I asked my Thai mentor about it). I don’t know anything about socks (if you read some weird thing about people not being fond of socks). Yesterday, we went to two different Buddha temples where me as well as some Thai girls were wearing socks (obviously, we went directly from the company and we have to wear safety shoes). It was a new experience too.

Well today is Sunday and we are not going out anywhere, so I’m thinking of completing my pending works. I sooo wanted to go out but we haven’t received our insurance. Not that I can’t go without it but our sir is very particular about it. He doesn’t want to take any risk and it actually is alright. I would be able to relax and watch some more dramas.

And I’m into rock right now and liking this song very much – 

Then I shall take my leave for today. See you soon!

Hey all,
It’s been a while since I have posted something. I was busy shopping and packing for Thailand. Now I have finally reached here and I am sooooo very happy. Obviously, it’s south EAST ASIA (nevermind south, “east” is enough for me 😉)

It doesn’t feel like a foreign country. There are a lot of Indian families here. Language is becoming a little problem though, the English pronunciation of Thai people is very different. But they all are very nice and are teaching me the language. Today only, I got a lot of homework for my language lessons. To tell you the truth, even if I know the phrases very well, it’s still awkward, somehow, to greet them in their language. But they are very supporting in this regard. When I speak some phrase, they laugh, get elated on my attempt and then correct me. It’s a fun procedure – not to dig into internet or mobile apps but rather learn from native speakers. Ah! My lifelong dream is coming true!

My trainer is very enthusiastic and sweet lady and is very excited to have us (me and one other batchmate) as trainees under her. Also, I am the first girl from our college here. Hehe, feels so great!

So, they have provided me with a nice accommodation, a fully furnished flat just for me (I may have roommates in future but right now it’s only mine, MINE!). There is an AC car to take us everyday to and fro (till now. Soon we’ll get our cycles and that’s good since I don’t like special treatments). And, there is proper veg Indian food (lucky no?). But with facilities comes responsibility (Is that even a quote?) – responsibility of behaving properly (I am very good at that) and excelling at work. That means, even if I screwed up my acads, I have to perform well here (oh well, this is only chance left to increase my CGPA).

The most amusing thing is that even if I am a shy person I am trying to communicate with people (Thai only, I still can’t bring myself to talk to seniors, oops, they are my batchmates only, from India. I keep repeating in my head what to say but by the time I gather courage to speak, they are nowhere to be found!). Even so, I am surprising myself!
Oh! Oh! And the awesome internet speed! The speed which my laptop shows here is 1GBps! I told my friends and they were like “OMG” and “Holy Shit!” (In India the speed shown is 100MBps and it’s far lower than that). I wonder when I go back to India, if I’ll keep cursing the Indian speeds. Now my only two problems are:
– Where is the dustbin?
– Windows 8, why did you take this awesome thing called wi-fi from my laptop away? Now the only choice left for me is to access net on my phone TT_TT . But these are solvable (Phew!)

And the two things I am excited about are:
-K-pop concerts (if any happens during my stay here and the ticket is within my limits)
-AnimeCons ( I hope I get enough info on time)

I’ll keep posting about my stay here at Thailand and show you places where I’ll go (I’m not trying to turn this into a travel blog but I would like to show you Thailand from my perspective). A lot of pics are on their way……

I think I have written enough for now. Recommendations about concerts, conventions and places, which are a must see but not mentioned in books and not known by many people, are most welcome.

See you soon with another story!

PS – Pardon the mistakes, I am posting this from my phone.

Edit: 06 July 2013 : Alright, I got net in my laptop for the first time in about 2 months. And because I’m happy, I’ll post this happy happy song :