Personality identification test (MBTI) - Interesting exercise, though it's a bit scary betting 'tested'! After 'fighting' with the questionnaire as a score didn't reflect my own thought, the test result is ESTJ - characteristics frequently associated with including:
"Practical, realistic, matter-of-fact, with a natural head for business or mechanics. Not interested in abstract theories; want learning to have direct and immediate application. Like to organise and run activities. Often make good administrators; are decisive, quickly move to implement decisions; take care of routine details."
Not sure if you agree. I think it's fairly reflective despite being an outcome of European English Edition of the test which is not really designed for me.
Thursday, 31 January 2008
Personality test: ESTJ
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Back to school | เปิดเทอมละ
Back to school today. Guess what, it's officially only Day 2 of the Semester I'm already overwhelmed with deadlines! How funny. Should be fun though. This Semester, we're doing Animation, Newsroom and Professional Production. Gonna have to think about dissertation as well, hm, what a joy...
Monday, 28 January 2008
Djokovic picked up trophy in Melbourne
I missed the tournament but here the final: Serbian Novak Djokovic took Australian Open title with victory over French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Sunday, 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6 (7-2).
Read more on bbc website...
I wished Federer pick up his 13th so he'd have got closer to making history but having new faces in final and win is good for tennis. It's been a bit dull with Federer or Nadal winning for the past 12 slams.
Sunday, 27 January 2008
Back in Oxford | กลับอังกฤษแล้วค่ะ
Here I am back in town. Thanks to my super kind friends in Edinburgh and Brussels for making me a perfect vacation! See some retrospective reports below.
Been a bit tired after the journey but Oxford was pretty kind for giving me a welcome back sunshine. It's a very nice (and longer) day, I couldn't ask for more so I managed to get myself out supermarket shopping instead of falling asleep at 3pm.
กลับอังกฤษแล้วจ้าาาา ไปเที่ยวเล่นซะพักใหญ่ กลับมาเหนื่อยเลยแหละ แหะๆ เอดินเบอระหนาว โชคดีอยู่ไม่กี่วัน เผ่นไปบรัสเซลส์ปรากฎว่า ไม่ได้ดีกว่าเลย ฮา
เดินไปเดินมาในประเทศเบลเยียมกว่า 10 วัน ฝนตกแล้วก็ตกอีก แต่พอใกล้จะกลับฟ้าใสเชียว สงสัยประเทศนี้ไม่ค่อยชอบเรา ถ่ายรูปมาฝากหลายใบ จะเอาขึ้นบล็อคเร็วๆ นี้ แวะมาเยี่ยมอีกทีนะคะ
Brussels
Brussels landscape
Grand' Place, Brussels' centre of the lower town
En route to Grand' Place
The Music Instrument Museum, the building was the former Old England department store
Saturday, 26 January 2008
Antwerp drama
Okay, here's our tale - after I took a couple of pictures of their looking-good train station. Then my friend said:
"Okay, we can go back now - if we can catch the next train, in 2min."
"Oh we run then," I replied without knowing the real tasks.
A lot of people were racing down the stairs like us when I realised we were actually running down those steps of something like 3 storeys, quite a mission to make it in such a short time.
My friend kinda suggested in the middle of our run that we should let it go with those people who were running real fast.
"They're really going for it, huh?" She made a brief stop.
"We should go for it too," mistakenly I responded as I realised afterwards that I couldn't run down the escalators that quickly.
"Okay." Then the girl Jungui stepped up her gear and did make it so fast. I was standing with her in front of the train a moment later. We looked at each other thought we made it.
She stepped into the train, just to let the door shut between us!
"Oh no," both of us shocked. Apparently the door was automatic, she couldn't open it to get out and I couldn't do to get in. I had no phone, no ticket, no flat key - they were all in her bag.
18:25 - my friend left Antwerp
As I recovered from the shocking stage, no panic - thanks goodness I had my wallet with me. I went upstairs buying a new ticket for the next train hoping she'd wait for me at home then our drama would have ended rather quickly.
18:38 - my train left Antwerp.
19:30 - I got back in Brussels happily since was pretty sure we'd meet up again soon somehow. I looked around for the Girl when I arrived walking into the supermarket passing the chocolate shop en route to catch the tram home. I didn't see her so assumed she was expecting me at home.
20min later I got home ringing the flat bell without even checking if the light was on. After three rings, no response... Then I realised I was in another mini crisis.
"Hm, hope she didn't go back to get me in Antwerp. Where is she now. Come back here please."
After waiting outside the flat for quite a while, I was freezing and thought I had have quite enough of standing alone outdoor 'study' walls of graffiti. I really wished I had my phone or the key. I rang her neighbour who was kindly let me into the doorway.
21:00 - reconciliation
I heard someone unlocking the door, of course I hope it was her and there she was. Big hugs for our reconciliation! We were so glad it all took us only within a few hours.
After all catching up what happened when we parted, we ended the night with our last Thai supper. Yummy and happy again.
Image: Antwerp, the "Throwing Hand" town | the train station
More around Antwerp
Yes, before our 'Antwerp drama,' we did quite a bit of sightseeing.
Antwerp port, the 2 largest European port after Rotterdam
From the river bank
Shopping street from Central Station to the City Centre
Sightseeing - Antwerp city centre
Similar to other towns Brussels, Brugge, Ghent, another pretty square with a stunning Gothic cathedral
Sunday, 20 January 2008
Saturday, 19 January 2008
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Belgium
Belgium: 16-27 January 2008
I stayed with my super great friend in Brussels, the trade lawyer who enjoys washing up. We made our way out of town to Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp on weekends. They were all great fun, (despite a bit of drama with trains from Antwerp) perfect vacation!
You must not get us wrong, we didn't only have lots of chocolate but also plenty of Thai and Korean food - thanks to the impressive Brussels Asian supermarket.
Saturday, 12 January 2008
Edinburgh
Edinburgh: I made my way in town during 12-15 January 2008
Day 1 was icy sunny day, the rest of the days were mostly rainy and cloudy.
Image: Looking from the Castle towards the mountain in front of the flat where the Rentons live.
Friday, 11 January 2008
Be back in two weeks | เจอกันอีกทีอีกสองสัปดาห์ค่ะ
Okay, it's time to go away from Oxford for a while. See you after two weeks. Cheers.
ไม่อยู่อ็อกฟอร์ดสองสัปดาห์นะคะ กลับอีกทีปลายเดือนวันที่ 27 ละเจอกันจ้า
Wednesday, 9 January 2008
Vacation time! การบ้านเสร็จแล้วได้เวลาไปเที่ยวแล้วจ้าาาา
Submitted my written work tonight, wow, what a relief! Finally I can feel a real vacation mood, I should get ready for a couple of week travel soon.
Maybe a bit of skiing near Edinburgh and lots of Belgian chocolate. Yippee!
Back in Oxford on the 27th Jan. If you're home, do watch Australian Open for me too! Let's see if I can find some free screening of any match at all, timing doesn't seem an ideal. See you then.
เย้ๆๆๆๆ ทำการบ้านเสร็จแล้วค่ะพ่อแม่พี่น้อง ฮิฮิ ส่งคุณครูละไปเที่ยวได้ค่ะ วันเสาร์นี้ไปเอดินเบอระนะ ใครอยู่ใกล้ๆ แวะมาเที่ยวด้วยกันนะคะ ไงจะวิ่งเล่นกะน้องอดัมเผื่อนะ อ้อ กลับจากสก็อตแลนด์ละจะเลยไปเบลเยี่ยมด้วย ละจะซื้อช็อคโกแลตมาฝากค่ะ
ถ้ามีโอกาสฝากดูออสเตรเลียน โอเพน เผื่อด้วยนะคะ ฮือๆ เราต้องอดดูแน่ๆ เลย กลับมาถึงอ็อกฟอร์ดเค้าชิงชนะเลิศกันเสร็จไปแร่ว
คิดถึงทุกคนจ้า
Tuesday, 8 January 2008
Living away from home... อดไปงานแต่งงานน้อง
... it does make me miss a number of things so far.
My grandaunt passed away last month, and I couldn't be there at her funeral. Then next month my younger sister is getting married, again I wouldn't be able to be present there at their wedding.
Oh well, I've only lived away from home for four months, it feels like I've missed a number of things already.
Will be back home soon anyway.
พึ่งอยู่ไกลบ้านไม่กี่เดือน เหมือนมาตั้งนานละเลย พลาดอะไรๆ เยอะแยะ คุณยายเสียก็อดไปงานศพ นี่้น้องจะแต่งงานก็อดอีก ไว้กลับบ้านค่อยเย้วๆ ด้วยกันละกันเนอะ อีกไม่นานค่ะ
Sunday, 6 January 2008
Wednesday, 2 January 2008
Sister of Thai King passed away | สมเด็จพระพี่นางฯ สิ้นพระชนม์
The elder sister of Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has died of abdominal cancer at the age of 84.
Read more on BBC website...
