My brother's and youngest son's birhthday

Boon, my brother's birthday is Nov. 29th. He is 62. Ben, my youngest son's birthday is Nov. 30th. He is 23. Besides, it is the time of merry holidays. I hope they both enjoy their coming birthdays and prepare themselves for the big cerebration.
The age will increase every year. The present year we live is always the golden year because we lead the normal lives. we still work, come back home for the family and have a deep sleep. These are happiness. Whenever we have problem such as some diseases, accident, handicap, we will miss our normal lives and wish to come back again. Therefore, keep our normal as long as possible, and don't destroy them by drinking, smoking, eating unhealthy food, less sleeping, and ignoring excercise.
Nong Ben, age of 23 is the golden one. You are the big and smart adult. I would like you to plan for the year activities. And provide money for the plan by saving. Set a target for your life and go for that. However, be happy with the time you are doing, not the time you are successful. For example, you are cleaning house. Main target is a clean house by which you are happy when you reach the target. But I read from an e-mail that you must be happy when you are cleaning and when you finish, just be more happy. If you want to be happy when you are doing, please do it by heart. You love to do it and be happy with it.
Boon, I think you are not in Bangkok during birthday but party is a minor event comparing to a lot of things you have done for the family. You should be proud as being a hero of your family and also among our brothers-sister. I know you are always working hard which are the great return to many ones. I wish all your nephews and niece, Nong Ben, Nong Beau, and Nong Bim follow your ways. Strong fighter. Happy birthday to both of you.
For my children, to follow your uncle, Boon. I wish you to have a service mind. Be happy to give more than to receive. Help everyone as you can, make them happy. This is not the gift you get but it is the gift you give. From Por/ Boo Chavalvut

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going to the hospital but did not see doctor, no parking

On Wednesday, I went to a hospital in Bangkok at later than 10.00am, intended to check my left part of the brain and left hand which having felt pain since being young. I drove my pickup to the hospital went around it twice and could not find the parking to stop. I was disappointed and got back. I stopped at Central Ladprao Shopping Mall and took a walk for a few minutes. I felt that I had nothing here today and there was a food left at home for lunch. Finally, I decided to get home to access to e-mail as doing it everyday. My life now is boring and there is nothing to do except IT practice. I intend to go back to the hospital again next Wednesday by sky train[BTS]
Actually, I used to go to the hospital by car. But I started from home very early before 6.00am. By that time, there still be some free parking on the top floors at parking building. In Thailand, if we want to go to the hospital, we must leave home very early in the morning. Besides parking, we have to wait in the long queue for seeing doctor and then long queue for getting prescription. I used to come about 7.00am. I waited to see a doctor and got to my turn around noon for 5 minutes. During consulting, The doctor had an outside phone call and discussed about house maintenance. After prescribing to me, I went hurriedly to the pharmacy and waited 3 hours to get medicine. We have to spend all day in the hospital. This time, I thought I did not hurry and intended to see a doctor about noon time or being the last patient of the day. If I had come early, I would have seen the doctor at the same time. However, next Wednesday, I would try late going again but take a BTS train instead.
In spite of paying a full amount of taxes, last year, I paid about 400,000 baht, I have to go to the hospital by queueing with the heavy crowd. Good health care are not sufficient for the citizen. The effective health care mostly are in the government hospital and the private hospital are very very expensive. Sometime, I do not trust the private hospital because of the over prescription for more bill charging. Everyone go to the government hospital whereas a few of the riches use the private ones. I wonder why the government does not increase the hospital with modern eqipment spreading over the country. People can go to the nearest hospital where treatment should be the same everywhere. People should deserve to get the equal service in basic need. Health is essential for people.
I think other people don't have this problem in concern. They accept the Thai ways and get used to the problem I mentioned. However, I accept the Thai ways as well because I am in Thailand. I wish I did not go to the hospital. I do some exercise everyday. Besides that, the horoscope will tell the future, anything happens, let it be. Chavalvut Chainuvati

Night life tour, bring back my younger's experience

Friday night, I went to Soi Tonglor, Sukumvit Road for the late drinking with my wife and one cousin. The one room place's atmosphere was like half bar and half restuarant. Some came to eat and others came for drinks and appetizers. The alcoholic beverage were as general knowing but charged double more than the prices outside. However, it was OK because we knew we should order less and we could touch the lives we got used to when we were young.
The best thing in the bar was the music band that performed in the friendly atmosphere and could stimulate the customers' music mood. The songs were the kinds of English, old time popular. Many guests danced around their tables during the music. All dancing guests were lovely ladies. There were full of guests sitting and standing around all tables. Each table guests were both male and female sitting together.
We drank about 8-10 medium size bottles of light beer and tasted 5-6 snacks. Started from 8pm to late midnight. My eyes shot directly to the music and dancing. Chatting was slightly hard due to loud exciting music.
Thinking of the old days when I was young. This night life was quite common to us. We[I and friends] were the camel-like drinkers and drank almost every day. All salary went away with those drinking and night tours. I enjoyed the atmosphere of drinking, making jokes and laughing. It was not harmful to anyone but health. At the bar, there were many young generation repeating my old experience. Enjoyed yourselves, you guys, My secretly thought.
When I was young, after leaving the bar I would continue drinking to a boiled rice restuarant and went back after nothing left or someone passing out. But last friday night, I went straight back home from the said bar. Things were different when the age changed. Over drinking could be toxic to me more than the days when I was young. However, I really enjoyed the night, stayed long and wished everyone to touch this joyful experience. Chavalvut

faith is also a magic word.

Dear Joomjim,
I was glad to see you again at lunch yesterday and hope to see you more in the future. Thanks a lot for having faith in me. Not many people think that I am good in my profession. Besides, because of lack of confidence, shy personality, and stammer brain, I have not been respected by anyone. I was lucky to get some good positions until retire. This was from luck of my stars [or the planets in horoscope] more than ability. Thanks for raising my capability with sympathy during lunch yesterday.
When I was working, I was always lucky to lead the group. My colleagues had faith and love. They put all effort to their own regular duties. I was always be admired by the former bosses and stakes holders because of working hard with the new and practical ideas and being able to organize the group unity. I did everything the former bosses directed to me. For my colleagues, I tried to promote, give, and encourage the team to work harder with the idea and I also was interested in their private lives and helped them as much as possible. I had no personal follower but regarded every one as my brothers and sisters. I thought this situation would be permanently with me all working life.
When I grew up and climbed to the top level, and was transferred to another organization, the officers dealing with me came from other organizations. I met the new faces and thought that they would be the same team as I used to belong. I expected the same response but things were different. I have felt hard in my work since then and never felt the same again. I thought my new bosses felt about me different from the former ones. Now, my stars had changed. I became the incapable person, except during those times when I was the number one again in the co-operatives and food safety organizations. I had good chance to co-operate with many capable staff and was happy with them in both organizations again. I also built up new relationship and happiness among the officers and me.
Joomjim, I still have a good memory of previous time and am sure that I can work. But now, the time is out. I have no invitation from anyone and think that my working life is ended. I would like to thank again for your positive view to me. I think people get responding from their good doing in the past in different ways and different length of times. Some of my friends are still having the progressive works, some stop working and take the rest and some have passed away before the others. I am in a lucky group still being alive.
For those who are still working, please utilize your time and save money as much as you can. Time will not turn back and passes fastly. At the end of your lives you may need money to travel and enjoy lives. I now, spend most time at home because of not much saving. Chavalvut

Nong Beau and Nong Ben

I got 2 mails from Nong Beau. You sounded happy with your friends. I would like to remind you that time to sleep is not later than midnight. Actually, they suggested going to bed about 10pm. and waking up around 6am. We should sleep about 6-7 hours a day. I am glad to know that you are working hard, please keep on working and don't forget to provide sometime for exercise. I'd like you to cook by yourself too. Being a woman, you must get used to working in the kitchen. In case you have a family, who will manage the safe and healthy food, if it is not you. If the condition in your accommodation is not appropriate, you must think of how to improve that condition such as buying a fridge for your room to preserve your food after cooking.
I sent 4 packs of contact lens to Nong Ben by yesterday post. However, I would like Nong Ben to wear spectacles instead. Don't think of the being looked. Think of your eyes by which there are only one pair in life. Save them as much as you can. Sometime you have to leave your bare eyes when you stay home, walking, sleeping or taking a bath. Also, I would like you to think about a job. Only getting wage can not make you improve. I read about a lady decorating the sandal with colourful plastic flowers and getting a billion from around the world. This was only the new idea with personal talent. You also have talent, please think about them and start trying, little by little. Tide waits for no man. Time passes fastly and never turn back. Tomorrow, I will attend a lecture by a New Zealand guy at the Trade Exporting Promotion Center. There must be some idea come up. Atleast, the business on buy and sell is the basis, up to what is the thing we can buy and sell.
Bye for now. Always waiting to hear from you. From Por, Chavalvut

How to be successful.

I have three children, boy, girl, and boy. Their names are Bim, Beau and Ben. They all are working in different fields. Their ages are 29,27 and 23 years old. They now live far away from each other. Like other fathers in the world, I wish my children to be settle down and healthy. Yesterday, I got a call from the youngest son, he asked how his brother was. I was glad that my children cared for each other. I just finished reading about a family, the history book of an long age lady who had a very nice life with her children. Now she passed away with the age over 90. This family is one of the richest families in Thailand.
The parents[the lady and her husband] migrated from China long time ago. First coming, they had stayed with a relative[uncle] and worked for him until they could provide some money to buy one piece of land and seperated from the relative. They had 8 children[no vasectomy in the old day] and the first child who was the main pole of the family passed away not long after his father. The father had died at the age of 51. The first three children had not got high education whereas they had to help family working. The mother was the leader who was strict to the daily responsibility of everyone and cooked for the family and farm workers. Later they could invest in an agro based factory and expanded more factories to the other areas including to China. Now, their business are consist of farms, many agro-based factories with many production lines for utilizing all raw materials and a few modern big hospitals. The lady got about 51 grand children who have been in many business and studying.
From reading the book, I found some points which should be mentioned here. First, in the family affair, they loved each other. The older 2 brothers and one sister did not go to school but were responsible for the family income until their youngers could be able to learn. Second, everyone had to get some responsibility since being young. They had got works to do after studying. And third, they saved a lot until they could expand the business.
For my family, it is too late to do anything because each one are apart. When they were young, I worked for the government and tried hard. My children stayed home and had no hard work to do except studying. We had no family business. I just hope that the children know I have nothing, a little sum of money has gone except wishing them to achieve in their lives by working hard and be responsible for themselves, friends and family[if any]. Chavalvut