Uh Oh...

Oh! Sh*t!

I (almost) forgot that this Friday is our 4th Anniversary, and I didn't have any plan for that day. Hmm...but I still have time to think and prepare. Let's make it (very) simple this year!

Dinner.. for sure! but where? which restaurant? what kind of food? arghhhh.....

I have no idea right now and I don't want to do any surprise this year...

I'm taking tomorrow off... will see if I can do anything about our anniversary.

As it is Friday the 13th.. maybe we should go for a horror movie date! hehehehe....

Oh... this sounds fun!

I'm now having fun thinking and planning about our anniversary..on this special day!

I will tell you what we do on our Friday the13th, anniversary... muahahahaha...

Seems like I can't make it simple as I wanted it to be...

What feeds my spirit

It's been more than two years since my last post on Blogger.com. I think the reason I was absent here is because the influence of new social media like Facebook and Twitter. I have spent more time using those pages and forgot all about the blogging.

But now since I am on a very important mission -- Finding what feeds my spirit, and one of the way to find that out is to go back and read my old blogs. I expected to find something I really liked to do that made my soul at peace. You know what I have found?

Yes! I found many things that cheer up my spirit. Traveling, Good food, Photography, Drawing - arts and Blogging about all of those I like!

Here I'm blogging again. I don't expect many people to read my blog as same as I never expect people to follow my Twitter. Why? You may wonder why I blog if I don't expect people to read it. Well, it's just like my diary, the old style diary which is supposed to be secret. The diary that I write to myself, so that I can come back and read it again and to bring back some memories. Just to get me back to my nostalgia... that's all.

But I don't mind people reading my blog either, especially the people who read and share their thoughts with what I've written. I always appreciate their opinions.

There are many things happened in the past two years and I cannot remember all of them! *That's why I should blog about them, so I wouldn't forget!* Things have changed and I have changed. I am now a mother of a 19 months old girl who will be 20 months old on Sunday. I didn't think I can be a mother... I don't like kids! But to be honest, I love being a mother. I love my daughter so much. I can tell you that most of my blogs will be talking about her.

Here is my sweet & mischievous Ramona!

Isn't she adorable?

Oh! The washing machine is calling me... I gotta go hang up my laundry.

I promise I will tell you more about our trips to the north last year! See ya!

Seeing a doctor

September 25, 2009

The day after I knew I'm pregnant, it's time to see a doctor.

Getting up late... had brunch, getting ready to go...

Vibhavadi hospital is our destination as it's one of the nearest hospitals from our house. I paid 60 baht for the taxi fare to get to the hospital...

Easy and fast service from the hospital staff... weight checked *secret*, blood pressure checked *normal*

About 5 minutes waiting then it's our turn to see the doctor.

Doctor: What is the reason you're here?
Jane: I'm pregnant. I think I'm pregnant as the magic stick said so...
Doctor: Ok. When was your last period?
Jane: That's the problem.... I don't remember exactly when! I guess in August?
Doctor: It's ok. We will find that out later but if that's when you had your last period then your due date should be......................................... May 18, 2010.
Jane: Oh...ok. Do I need any check up?
Doctor: Nah... save your 300 baht. The magic stick showed 2 lines, right? Then you're pregnant.
Doctor: Now, eat more carrots and broccoli. Don't take motorcycle or Tuk tuk and don't carry heavy stuff.. no more carrying 5 kilos of orange on both sides.... not for these first 3 months.
Jane: Can I ride a motorbike?
Doctor: NO! Can't be rider or passenger!
Jane: Ok.....
Doctor: Can you NOT have sex during these first 3 months?
Jane: *Think* Do we have other choice?
Jane: Nodded her head...
Doctor: Ok. Done! I will see you again next month.

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Got some vitamins and calcium supplement and left the hospital....

Next destination, we went to a book store to get the pregancy bible.... 5% discount from Asia book!

That's it for the day... Advice of the day: During the first trimester, NO SEX!!!

Tear gassing experience!

Photo by Associated Press

Today I have a brand new experience in my life.... I've been shot by tear gas!

As I was covering the protest in front of the parliament this afternoon. I was so unlucky as I was trapped inside the protesters' side when the police started firing tear gas on protesters! I was right there where the police fired more than 30 tear gas canisters on people..... It was the longest 5 minutes in my life..... so torturing.... I couldn't breath... I couldn't see well.... I heard the bombs and they were so close that my ears had temporary ringing noise.

After that I found myself on a small street running away from the crazy scene, hopped on a motorcycle taxi and told the driver "Get out of here ASAP!"

We went to a little further street where there was no effect from tear gas when I called my boss to see where he was. He told me to come back to the scene but this time behind the police lines.... It's safer he said.

I went back there.... found my boss..... and we started working again.... The police kept firing tear gas toward protesters.... until now.

It was really safer on the police side but I still got some tear gas in my eyes and nose and throat... sometimes but hey! I've survived!!!

And that's the most importance right?

I really need a good sleep tonight.... good night everyone!

New camera, more photos!

Yeah!!!!!!!

I'm so stoked! I just bought myself a new digital camera! It's FUJIFILM Finepix S100FS!!! As you can see in the photo.



I have camera now. That means I will take more photos. More photos means more blogs about my photos.... More blogs means my blog is no longer boring... Everybody is happy!! (I hope)

The only problem is.......



I'm so broke now...... but I'm happy. I wish happiness can feed my stomach.....

It's like a song by The Eagles "Love will keep us alive"

Bookworm mode

As a little sister who is 5 years younger than my brother and 8 years younger than my sister, I grew up playing with my imaginative friends or hanging out alone but that's not my problem because I enjoyed it very much.

I have a strange ability to create my own world, so called "Jane's world" where I can spend my time there with myself. When I was in "Jane's world", I wouldn't hear anyone, anything except what I was looking or listening in my own world.

Many of my coworkers experienced me in this mode while I was at work. There was one time I remember that My coworker, Ann talked to me or tried to talk to me about our assignment. She didn't know I was in "Jane's world" at that time (you must know that when I was in my own world, I looked like normal, like I was doing a normal job, but I wasn't actually doing it!!!). She talked to me, told me her ideas, asked me questions but no response. She started waving her hand in front of my face but still no response. It's then she realized I wasn't there....

That happened to me a lot. I can shut the world outside from me. I won't hear anything or see anything except what I want to hear or see. I used to do the psychology test for personal character. My result came as "Normal schizophrenic", how it is normal I'm not sure but I know I am not "schizophrenic".

Maybe that the reason why I love spending time with myself, all alone. I can spend 3 days in my room and not going out once, if I have enough food and books to read. I did actually.

I grew up as a bookworm, I started with Japanese manga, my brother's manga. "Touch" by Mitsuru Adachi is my first book. If I didn't go out with my friends, I stayed home and read books. I liked reading detective stories, murder stories, short stories and also fantasy children books too. When I was 8 years old, Miss Jane Marple was my idol. Some of you may know that my favourite author is Roald Dahl, my all time favourite writer.

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I haven't read any book lately.... I've been lazy. It seems like I've been lazy doing everything I used to love. Well...I think everybody has had this moment in their life.... depends on how often!!!!

The good news is..... I'm not lazy doing the things I love anymore!!!! I play my games again... I take photos again (next blog will have some photos from my latest trip) and I read books again...



The book I'm reading is "Never Suck A Dead Man's Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI" by Dana Kollmann. I love CSI, I'm not going to deny it. I"m addicted to some shows on TV: CSI, CSI NY, House.... I just love the detective show, forensic is even better! This book is perfect for "Jane's world".

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Now you know the reason why I disappeared sometimes.... the train to Jane's world is coming... I gotta go..... ...............

Jane @ 30

It has become the tradition for me to post the pictures of myself on my birthday. It's to tell you how I look when I am 1 year older!

And yes! I have the photos of me at 30 years old!


*You can see that my left eye was a little swollen. Jeremy accidentally elbowed me the night before -- It's not sleep walking but sleep Thai boxing*



Now you know how I look when I turned 30.... for me I can only say that I still look young and pretty! hehehehehe....

30 is the number!

Right! I'm turning 30 tomorrow....

To be honest, I'm not so thrilled with my birthday this year. Why? Because I have to say good bye to my twenties... I will no longer be a 20 something girl! *sniff sniff*

Buddha said we can't stop birth, age, sickness and death... learn to live with it!

Turning 30 is not bad then! I've never been 30 before! It must be so cool!

What do we know about 30?

April has 30 days...
30 is the country code of International phone call for Greece!! (I always want to go to this country, it's my dream country. Who knows maybe I can visit Greece when I'm 30!)
30 is the atomic number of Zinc... what else?
I'm not really in Chemistry or any science, so that's it! but I know one thing! there are many people I know turning 30 this year... hehehe.. most of my school mates are!!!

and some already did turn 30! (I feel much better now)

It's time to go and to enjoy with 29 years old Jane before she turns 30!
Happy 30th Birthday to Jane!!!!!!! Whoooooooooooooooo.........Yeahhhhhhhhhh!!

SinGing in the rain!

Hello folks!

This is just a quick update about my life! I'm now in raining Singapore... I will be back to Bangkok (probably raining too) tomorrow.

While I'm here, I'll try to experience the food in Singapore as much as I can!
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P.S. I already met PY and mistipurple in person... It's to confirm to you guys that they're real human beings. More stories to tell later...

Ni hao from Kunming!

Ni hao everyone!!!
I'm now in Kunming, Yunnan... China!!! I just arrived this afternoon... I will start my sightseeing tour tomorrow.

I'm here with my mom and Jeremy... It's our first time ever to China, it's so exciting! It's cool too!!! (The city and the weather is really cool!)

We just had traditional Yunnanian noodles... it's called "Over the bridge" noodles. I will show you the pictures when I am back home.

Now I should go, my mom is waiting...

Miss you all!
*By the way, next week I will be in Singapore.... Hope to see all Singaporean bloggers!!!!*

Nite nite!

Jane on the go!

Next month will be my busy month traveling for me! I have plans to go to China for 4 days and then go to Singapore for 3 days... and then I will be back home really broke!

I'm still planning for my Singapore trip, anyone has suggestion for me? Which hotel should I stay (budget less than 100 $US)? Which area should I stay? Which food or restaurant should I try? -- I'm sure PY would be the best source for this!!!

Just a quick update! I'm at work now... gotta get back to work! sigh...

I've got my YouTube back!!!!

Good news for today!!!!

Thailand can access to YouTube website again! The government decided to lift the ban on YouTube website this morning!

Whoopi!!!! Finally!!!
Let's dance... Oh! and Let's film it and also post it on YouTube, so everybody in Thailand can see our celebration!

*End of news*
Reported by Happy Jane with her YouTube website on her monitor now!

On the road

hey everyone!

Sorry for being absent for awhile. I'm now on the road trip for work! We drove from Bangkok on Thursday afternoon to Phitsanulok, stayed there 3 nights and today we drove from Phitsanulok to Loei to visit the biggest vineyard in Thailand.

Now I'm in Udonthani... will sleep here for one night before heading to laos tomorrow.

Read about my trip at my travel blog later when I get back....

I miss my baby so much.... it's hard being away from him, especially when he is sick.

My poor baby... I'm so sorry I couldn't be with you on your birthday and I can't take care of you when you really need me.

Hugs and cuddles...

Happy Birthday Mama!

Happy Birthday to you....
Happy Birthday to you....

Happy Birthday my Mama....
Happy Birthday to you....

Mama.... I love you...

Happy 64th Birthday to my mom today. She is here with me in my room as I'll take her to a spa this evening to have a wonderful relaxing massage, and we will go for dinner after that.

Oh! I will buy her a new pair of nice shoes too! She talked about it the other days.... so that will be my present for her.

Thank you Mama.... I won't be here without you.... Thank you so much.... I really love you.

Big hugs for Mama...

Being sick

Last week Jeremy had a cold, he couldn't go to work last Monday.

This week I got Jereme's cold... and seems like it's worse!

I have no voice now... Thank God, we can talk via text in this blog...

I shouldn't be up for long.... the pill always makes me sleepy....

I love you all but I will save the hug and the kiss for next time ok?

I don't want any of you getting my cold!

Being sick sucks!

I'm still alive!

Sorry for being absent..... for awhile.....

I'm still here but I'm also there and everywhere too!

Time to catch up on some blogs..... my links are little rusty!

How are you guys?

I hope everything is okay.....

I'm okay.... (for those who wondered what happened to me)

I'm just too lazy to sit in front of computer all the time as my work requires me to be here and watching monitor all the time. My eyes hurt..... my brain is tired...... my back aches.....

But......

I will try to come here more often.... as the bloggoland has full of love for me....always (right?)

I love you all....

Hugs <--- Don't forget to hug!!!!

Hello from new room!!

Finally... I have internet connection from my new room in Soi Thonglor!!! Phew....
Thought I couldn't use internet.. that'd be my worst nightmare!!

Anyway, I'm here now at my new room and back to the cyber world. Oh... for the pictures of my new room, you will have to wait for awhile. I promise you will see soon!! and you will see the same view from my balcony too! Our room is on 6th floor... and it's in the nest of the city center. Peaceful but very close to everywhere!

Oh! I have a good news to tell you! I've been accepted to be new student of MIR10 , I will study master's degree!

Hmmm... Time to go back to school!

Teachers! Beware! Here I come!

Jane on the move!

Tomorrow Jeremy and I are going to move to our new apartment in Soi Thonglor as Jeremy got a new job there and will start working this Wednesday.

The apartment has gym and also swimming pool too! The room provides microwave, TV, refrigerator, queen sized bed, big closet, dining table + 2 chairs, telephone and low speed internet!!!

Well... as I'm planning to move tomorrow, I have to say that I'm not ready yet!

Packing ... not done
Car arranging ... not done

... What am I doing here??? I should get my ass up and start packing! What about Jeremy? He is still sleeping!!! *he said he was feeling sick, he needs to rest*
So it has to be ME!

Gotta go... ciao!

Forgot...

Sorry...
I forgot to tell that I'm back to BKK..safe and sound!
Hope you're not too worried about me...

Now I gotta go... busy!!!

Mama got her purse snatched!!!!!

This morning while I was still in bed..around 6 o'clock in the morning... Mama came to my room, knocking on the dooring and said "Jane! Help me! my purse was snatched!"

I was awake at that time actually as I just sent farewell to Jeremy who wakes up at 5.30 for work everyday. My first thought was 'I've heard of this story before! Jeremy's friend warned us about this last week saying that her friend who lives in our neighborhood got her bag snatched when she walked out on the street early in the morning! But I wasn't really worried as I never got up before 8 am!!! This wouldn't happen to me I thought-- I forgot, I should warn Mama.......'

She came into my room, gave me the telephone number of nearest police station she got from the motorbike taxi friend, and asked me to call this number for her. She was in shocked... all she had in hand was this little piece of paper and the handle of her purse (without the purse of course).

I called the police and they asked me several questions that I couldn't answer, so I let them talk to Mama.... I walked back to my room.... turned on the light... sat down on my bed... couldn't think of anything.

After awhile Mama came in and gave me my phone back, she said "Police will come to our house... I will wait for them downstairs." and she left.

I lied down on my bed... still couldn't think... I heard our dog barking...that means the police had arrived. I decided to go back to sleep...

Oh! I forgot to ask her one important thing!!!

I ran down to Mama...calling her.... when I found her I asked "Did you lose your ATM card?" she said "No, I didn't bring it. I had about 300 baht in my purse."
"What about mobile phone? where is it?" I asked again
"Mobile phone is here, at home... I didn't bring it either." she replied.

Ok then... there is nothing I have to do, now it's the police to find this snatching gang. I've heard that this is 3rd case that happened in my neighborhood... and the police assumed that they are the same group!

I'm glad Mama didn't get hurt... so please... Beware!