Recently I read a book entitled The Facebook effect which is written by David Kirkpatrick. This book which I bought from the bbw sale really has this page-turning magic.It makes me want to read more about this social network. This is my first time reading a business and economics genre book. This writer did a great job because I didn't find this book difficult to read. I just find some financial terms like stocks and bits difficult to understand. Hmm...it's so difficult to start a business. It's not as easy as it seems. All these sucessful people have sleepless night. And I came to realise that Patience is the key to sucess. Couldn't agree more that the creator of fb is such a genius. When they invest in something, they need to take risk. My reaction after reading the book is...hmm business...that sounds interesting but very very complicated. Hah! Not really a business-minded person. For instance, how they deal with the servers problems, ads and etc. Wow....as a frequent user of fb, I just know how to use fb. Don't really how this things function and don't know how they came out with all these features like tagging and newsfeed.After I read it, I learned that it involves lots of process.So complicated. There are programmers who write codes for fb. There are many things I don't really understand about these selling stocks thingy. For instance, when a company is growing big, there are some other bigger companies want to buy ur company..They are people who want some share...or some percents. Like the phrase used by the author so frequently-Want a piece of it. Sounds so complicated. Hmm...all these business strategies.Selling and buying. Need more time to digest these theories. Such a competitive world. The author also mentioned about exhibitionism which means people on fb are searching for digital fame. Many people tend to fish for compliments. Well. For instance,skinny girl posts an ootd picture with caption like 'I'm so fat!' which I really can't stand. Haiya...why all these pretty girls do this to us. Sort of attention seeking.Hmm...but I enjoy to become their loyal audience, longing for more posts from them.What's wrong with me. HAHA. Haiz....feel so bad :( Ah ha....erm. I guess many people prone to do this whether consciously or subconsciously la. People start to monitor their fb to see pictures that they get tagged and what represent best to their friends. They will do it religiously. Okay, I admit it. I did that too when I was in high school.Very often. Seemed to care a lot about what others think of me. Now...ain't no time for that. Old already, Sleeping like a log is the only thing I want when I am in my hostel room.
Talking about hostel which means the end of my so-called holiday. Hoorey.For me...not that I don't like holiday. Long term holiday just make me to become like a sloth and gain weights! Let's shed these fats before cny wey.hahahaha. My resolution for 2014:Spend more time on something beneficial. Details of it. In my head. HEHE.2013 has been such a great year for me. Learned a lot. Wonderful.Memorable.To the creator of fb,you did a splendid work. I really get to know more about people through fb.

*Big people always talk about things whereas small people always talk about people. *
*Don't afraid of being different. People say you are different because they are all the same
Inspirational quotes  :)

Should read this book if you want to know more about fb :) teehee.

I gained lots of insight after joining the event. Hmm..how to start this...I just realise that the importance of health. It's something about our food intake. So, I just know how to distinguish vegan and vegetarian. Apart from that, there are many types of vegetarian.

The weather is still very cold. I can barely put my feet on the icy ground. It's already 9 o'clock in the morning. People already wake up. Every village will have a temple and the residents there will go to pray daily. They will walk to the temple because it is just stone's throw distance from their houses. This morning, the villagers also go the temple like what they usually do everyday. Sometimes, children will follow their parents to go to pray before they go to school. My cousin who already takes her cold shower busy putting talcum powder on her face. After a while, she combs her hair. My eyes fix on her every movements.

Me, who is not used to the cold weather, still curl up in the blanket and observe everyone. My brother is still sleeping soundly. I turn on the television and watch TV alone. Watching the TV programme that I barely know and language that I don't seem to understand either. It's all Greek to me. So I just watch their facial expressions and gestures which I find quite amusing. Sometimes when the host's laughter is so infectious, I also laugh along. When my grandmother passes by, she will think that I understand the language which in reality I don't. She smiles from ear to ear after she notices me enjoying the TV show. Then she walks away and continues to do her chores.

This is a quiet village where I can hardly see any young adults here. All of them either go to work oversea like Korea, Taiwan or Singapore. Some will work at the capital of their country. The old folks' children play important role to bring home the bacon. People who are same age like me already get married and become the backbone of their family. Their culture is different. Not like us. Even my cousin who is 5 years younger than me says that most of her friends already tie the knot. Only two people in her classroom haven't get married. And she is one of the two people. My grandmother is kinda worried about her because of this. She is pretty but I think it is too young for her to get married.

For them, the parents there don't really concern about their children's education. They are busy working. Most of them are blue collars so life is not really a bed of roses for the kids. They don't really have time to study because they need to help their parents after they come back from the school. I realise that my cousin is very exhausted after school hour yet she still need to help my grandma to prepare food for us. By the time she finishes doing everything, it's already 9 p.m. which is very late for them already. She STILL have homework to do.

My cousin's parents have left the small town to work oversea. So, my grandmother plays the role as her grandchildren' mother and father. 
My mother asks my cousin, "Do you still want to study?"
"Yes." She answers with tear-filled eyes.
"Good. Don't forget to take good care of grandma when we are not around." My mum looks at her fondly and gently she strokes my cousin's hair.

When I think of my cousin's situation, I feel that we are so lucky because we get the opportunity to study. However, we take things for granted and don't seem to study very hard. Like everything "cincai la....". They want to study but their parents need them so most of them can't really pursue their study. It's not that they are not clever. In fact they can do better than us.Thinking of we dissatisfied with what we have now, actually there are a lot of people out there have it worse.

Our kids here have smartphones, laptops, Mcd, KFC and whatever things that our kids are enjoying here but the kids there don't have. For them, all these are luxuries. However, they are living happily with their contented life where there is no attachment to material possessions which we really need to learn from them. :)

Somehow, I feel that I become healthier during my stay for the whole week. Days without internet make me feel that I can do lots of beneficial things during my leisure time. My brother and I cycle around the village every morning and evening. The villagers are very friendly. In Thailand, when we meet people we will greet each other by gracefully raising both hands near the head or chest and pressing our palms together like as in prayer and say “Sawadee Krub” if you’re a male or “Sawadee Ka”, if you are a female. This gesture is called a “Wai” and it’s their traditional and current way of greeting and showing respect to each other. Just like the Japanese, they will bow when they greet people. I really like this. Like *Wow! So polite.* I love to do Sawadee people. The people here really respect the elders. It's a long story if I want to tell you how they treat people nicely. What I can tell is they respect people in every ways.

I miss this kind of moment. I really miss them. We have tried several times to invite my grandmother to stay with us. Together with us. Forever. Unfortunately she still prefers the village's life, the dilapidated house and the hospitable neighbours.

"Ling..." Grandmother is calling. Breakfast is ready. I look at my grandmother who is busy serving us the breakfast then take a quick glance at  my mother again. My mother and my grandmother both look alike. And I also look like both of them. When I think of the mouth-watering food which are cooked by my beloved ones..I feel so hungry right now.

"This is really delicious!" *aroi :)* I blurt while sipping my grandmother's cucumber soup. The cucumbers are planted by my grandma. Aww! She has greenfingers. I guess my mum inherits this from her either. Every food taste wonderful.

The people in the village grow up, move in and move out from the village. The village still remains the same. The breathtaking lake views, the dawn and the dusk. Every moments are very simple yet meaningful to me and they still linger on my mind. Last time I don't really like to stay in the rural areas. Now I start to like the nature. Lol.