- :vladdy:

- THIS SUCKS ASS.

Fauxie said:

Sorry to hear that.

shanti0608 said:

It was interesting. Quite nice taking a trip as a family actually. We took Nong New with us too and he was perfectly behaved all day. When we came back to Bangkok my brother in law and his wife had bought all this food ready for a big barbecue, which was a nice and unexpected gesture. We had a few drinks and talked a lot and I gave my Mae a big cuddle and a kiss and told her how much I loved her. Felt great. For Mon and I she's our hero.

At the funeral people were kinda looking at me funny, seeing as I was the only foreigner there, and I felt like a bit of an outsider, even though I had met the deceased and been to his house several times. But then, Mon's mother was treated like an outsider too, and it was her younger brother that died. Mon's father's side of the family come from money (which many of them have largely squandered) and they never accepted her. Her own side of the family have treated her a bit like the runt too. It was clear to see how most of them look down on her, walking barefoot and dressed so modestly, but she handled herself with dignity as usual. Mae's worth a million of them. She worked from the age of 10, she faced all the criticism within her family and her husband's family to come to Bangkok to make a new life, has taken care of 4 children often by herself, been a devoted wife, built houses in this very street to support her family and even now after having had a stroke and losing the use of her left side, takes care of us all and even looks after Nong New. Like I said, she's our hero.

Sorry, just had to get that off my chest.

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[Edited 3/3/09 21:13pm]

Fauxie said:

Tell her that from just what you say, there are people very far away that appreciate her and what she does for their friends

mdiver said:

Will do. I'll pass on that hug too.

Fauxie said:

You had better my friend.

shanti0608 said:

It was interesting. Quite nice taking a trip as a family actually. We took Nong New with us too and he was perfectly behaved all day. When we came back to Bangkok my brother in law and his wife had bought all this food ready for a big barbecue, which was a nice and unexpected gesture. We had a few drinks and talked a lot and I gave my Mae a big cuddle and a kiss and told her how much I loved her. Felt great. For Mon and I she's our hero.

At the funeral people were kinda looking at me funny, seeing as I was the only foreigner there, and I felt like a bit of an outsider, even though I had met the deceased and been to his house several times. But then, Mon's mother was treated like an outsider too, and it was her younger brother that died. Mon's father's side of the family come from money (which many of them have largely squandered) and they never accepted her. Her own side of the family have treated her a bit like the runt too. It was clear to see how most of them look down on her, walking barefoot and dressed so modestly, but she handled herself with dignity as usual. Mae's worth a million of them. She worked from the age of 10, she faced all the criticism within her family and her husband's family to come to Bangkok to make a new life, has taken care of 4 children often by herself, been a devoted wife, built houses in this very street to support her family and even now after having had a stroke and losing the use of her left side, takes care of us all and even looks after Nong New. Like I said, she's our hero.

Sorry, just had to get that off my chest.

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[Edited 3/3/09 21:13pm]

mdiver said:

I thought it was mostly for me.


Sure, ok.

Fauxie said:

that is for you

Fauxie said:

that is for you

mdiver said:

Thanks

mdiver said:

Ewww be careful hugging him, he is probably all sweaty and covered in Baby Oil.

seems like an hour long tennis match turned into dinner and drinks

shanti0608 said:

Wait. What?

Fauxie said:

I just pictured you all hot & sweaty trying to get a tan with Baby Oil rubbed all over your body.