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How to extend your passport!

2008-06-12T10:00:00.003+07:00

Hope you all might notice how to extend your passport if you are in abroad. And i am sure you know how to deal with Burmese staff at Embassy. I won't say what to do with them but go and see.

Here is just to share only some process in Bangkok since i can not mention everything in detail. I wish i could show you some photos of the staff and people around there. How they deal with their own people, how can you solve your problems in short cut way, how to smile with them and etc...

There are some people like you and can make friend to share some info. But there also some people that you have to avoid... :P Otherwise, make sure that you have enough money. :)

But no worry much! If you are a student, make sure that you bring "Student Certificate" from your University. When you arrive at Embassy, just go straight to office counter and ask Passport extention form. Be nice!...

Fill out quickly as it's not so completed and better submit before lunch (Noon). Otherwise, it may take to another day. Make sure that you submit application form with one photo (passport size) and attach "Student Certificate".

Officer will check your application for a while and say "Ok" if you don't have any special case OR problem, and ask you to wait for a while and he will call your name. But be ready to go out for lunch! Otherwise, you will miss your lunch for that day... :P If you can submit early, it may be another story to get before lunch. But very less assure!

Don't forget to move around in front of counter and show your face to officer. Otherwise, you may be forgotten. You may also ask at least once but not often!

If you are with work permit visa, then pay first all taxes. No way to do without this. Officer will stamp for another 3 yrs and cost 4,000 Baht. To change new passport book, it cost 10,000 Baht to one of my friends.

Student Status Certificate at ABAC

2008-06-09T09:16:00.003+07:00

Oh... That's not easy to post my blog very often like in the previous time. I won't give it lots of reason to do so. But still hard to handle.

Well, if you are here in Bangkok as a student, you will need to bring along student status certificate whenever you go to government office or other company industry. It's a good thing to share how the process is.

But let me share based on my experience now as i am waithing in front of registration office to get it. They have a form to fill whether Urgent OR Normal. If you request Urgent, you have to pay 150 Baht and 50 Baht if it's normal.

I need Urgent now as i am going to extend my passport before noon. I just fill the form and a young staff lady ask me if i can come back around 11 befornoon. Then i say "No... If possible, i'd like to get it now and continue to Embassy"

And she says "How about 10 am", i still say "NO", and ask "9:30am?"
Then, she approaches to her senior staff, back to me and says "we need 1 hr to finish"

Just a simple question comes to my mind and ask her "I need Urgent, and it's only a sealed of Papper and why it takes one hr"..... "Who is your director" and she says "U...".. then i ask again "Can i meet with him since it's Urgent".... and they do me a favor to be faster NOW...Let me ask them if i can get NOW. I will let you know what's going at Embassy... C U!

I wish the Storm might not come to Myanmar Again!

2008-05-14T17:24:00.003+07:00

Based on AP news, says "New storm head toward cyclone-devstated Myanmar" and warn that "a significant tropical cyclone" will form within the next 24 hours and head across the Irrawaddy delta area" as warning report from The Hawaii-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

I really wish that it might not happen again as thousands of innnocent people died and many become homeless.

Now i am in the office and can see Bangkok become almost dark with Cloudy and start to rain. I don't know how i could go back home tonight. I pray for the safty life of our people in Myanmar.

All My Classes are DONE!

2008-05-13T20:24:00.005+07:00

This evening is my last class in Assumption university of Thailand as we just did our final presentation on "Knowledge Management in Orgainzation"at 8:15 pm, Tue 2008.

I take 2 subjects in this summer as my last class and only Master Project is left. I spend 2 and half year to finish all my Subjects including comprehensive exam since i won't do thesis.

But i don't know my comprehensive exam result yet though we did in last Jan 08. I am sure one lecturer is taking time to sign. Anyhow, i am waiting to see this result in a possitive way.

Since all my subjects are done, i need to start to move on some of my dreams and plans which might begin in June/ July 2008.

I really have a good time here with all international classmates and some of my friends are graduated and some are still remain with final project or comprehensive exam. Anyhow, i think a student life is enough here till i finish my Final project and will continue to study thru life in real world.

Good Bye my class and Good Bye all classmates. See you around and we can meet if we do Final Project together. I am not sure where i will be and when i will be ready to present. I wish all the best for your life and dreams may come true.

10th day of the Cyclone Nargis disaster!

2008-05-12T09:56:00.003+07:00

Today is the 10th day of Cyclone Nargis disaster in our country, Myanmar and we all are in deep concern for our own people who stay homeless and also pray for departed souls. And Friday Night, 2 May 2008 become one of the worst disaster day in our Hitory.

I come to see now many donation groups come out among our students apart from Int'l NOGs and Organization. As we are students, our contribution will not be much like other Organization but believe it will be helpful as the corner stone to victims. I am in one group and we plan to donate one targeted group directly since we can't contribute to all though we wish.

Great thanks to our International Members who plan to contribute with us to show as we all are in solidarity with the victims and the Myanmar People. Our last date of contribution will be on 18 of May 2008.

I personally pray that all the departed souls may rest in peace and the suffering people may have the normal life as soon as possible.

Did you hear this?

Based on Catholic news inside Myanmar, 2 Catholic priests that i knew were missing in the storm and another priest died in the next day with effect of Nargis. There might be more people and friends that i knew when i was in those regions became victims.

May the Greatest God be with you all!

Rain in Bangkok

2008-05-11T22:45:00.002+07:00

It's been rainning since around 5 pm here in Bangkok and can't stop it clearly till now 10:30 pm. I was lucky that i got to my friend's room since we have some discussion for our group.

Well, it's heavy rain though it happens rarely here for such long hours. It was cloudy this afternoon when i was in the lab of A building while i was preparing my presentation. Now i am fine here to get back to my room. But still need to continue my paper work.

Labors and Lecturers

2008-05-01T20:18:00.004+07:00

Best wishes to all Labors for this particular day. It's a good day to remember the special rights and life of labors on this Labor Day but there is one thing just come to my mind "who is Labor?"

Can we say a Lecturer is one of the labor or Labor means who struggle physically and spend all the energy? But for our University, Lecturers are not accounted as a labor and still running all the normal classes as usual. They have to work as normal office day and we also have to attend even evening class. :D:D:D:D

No holiday for Lecturers and staff in Assumption University of Thailand but don't know for other universities in Thailand.

Goodbye April 2008!

2008-04-29T15:03:00.002+07:00

I have to say "Goodbye April 2008" for my life as it's coming to the end very soon. I know i can not post new things very often and all the time has passed. I won't give you any reason for not posting blogs, of course though i have it.

Mid-Summer and Mid-Life

2008-04-10T09:14:00.003+07:00

I just check it back to my last post and notice it's almost a month that i couldn't share any post. It doesn't mean that i stop blogging but something make me uneasy to turn back whenever i think about a new post.

Anyway, i have been and still learning from my work, my classes, my environments, and of course from my friends and got lots of interesting things to post. Things are changing too fast...

Aww... My current job has been almost a year but seems yesterday... Some of my close friends got married but i still think that they are single and can hav great time together like before... but it's not... even to get one email from them become a strange thing. They might be too busy with their family, husband, wife or children...

Some classmates are on holidays, some will be back in June, some says good bye, some got misunderstanding, some graduated, and some will be in my business fields as we plan together for our future. The time goes too fast...

My mid-summer is close to mid-term exam though i just change subject just a few weeks ago... seems a few hours ago. E-business strategy was closed and move to Knowledge Management. I like this summer course as added with Organization Development. But summer never like a real semester in June and November with much more friends... we create and share 6-7 groups of classmates...and make things changing...

Am not sure if we meet again in June... or Jan 09...

My mid-life and thoughts are roaming around as i am here 2 and half yrs but i can not imagine my beloved Mom is getting old now. I can not believe it coz i left her 8 yrs ago and all her features are still the same in my mind... even my youngest brother got married last 2 months ago though i see him as little boy... Tell me where the time has gone!...

I wake up early monrning to go to work and withdraw some money from ATM... realize i just got enough money for monthly living expense... no extra saving... i have been working and spending time to get some extra... but all has gone at last... where my money has gone!...

Now, I wake up from my Mid-Life in my Mid-Summer... i think straight forward...something must be done...

Something will left behind... Someone will go away...Someone will be with me...

Oh Poor Men and Cambodian Wives

2008-03-26T13:40:00.003+07:00

After reading one news mentioning that "Over the past four years, some 2,500 women have wedded South Korean men", and make me interested to continue my reading.

"On poor man" ... just repeat in my mind... "You buy your wife"... it's interesting based on the issue how the South Korean Men bought wives from Cambodian. Report says "The grooms, mostly factory workers and farmers, have trouble finding wives in South Korea because they are low-income earners"

Keep silence for a while and think "How South Korean Men are suffering to get a wife with their low income"... I don't know how much it cost or how much they need to have to get a Korean wife. But it seems to me that it's not a real family life but rather money-oriented and can not be last long when all the wealth has gone.

On the other hand, it's not free service but "Potential grooms reportedly pay brokers up to US $20,000, the IOM report says. The bride's family receives at most $1,000" report says and "Kim In-Kook, a South Korean embassy official, confirmed that the number of marriage visas issued to Cambodian brides soared from 72 in 2004 to 1,759 last year"

With this increase numbers, most Cambodian young girls are attracted by promises of high living standards and money in their late teens and early 20s.

What Things Make You Happen?

2008-03-19T15:01:00.004+07:00

Just to share what i've got from other source and hope you will like it too as i am!

Three things in life that, once gone, never come back

1. Time
2. Words
3. Opportunity

Three things in life that can destroy a person

1. Anger
2. Pride
3. Unforgiveness

Three things in life that you should never lose

1. Hope
2. Peace
3. Honesty

Three things in life that are most valuable

1. Love
2. Family & Friends
3. Kindness

Three things in life that are never certain

1. Fortune
2. Success
3. Dreams

Three things that make a person

1. Commitment
2. Sincerity
3. Hard work

I was On the News of Prweb.com

2008-03-11T13:29:00.002+07:00

Buddies,

Greetings!

You might forget or unrealize that i was on Prweb.com mentiong about my current job as Affiliate with Travel Meta Search and other commission partners in this fields. What's Prweb.com?

It's " PRWeb, a leader in online news and press release distribution, has been used by more than 40,000 organizations of all sizes to increase the visibility of their news, improve their search engine rankings and drive traffic to their Web site. ".....

To expend a wider market in this travel fields, my current company is proud to be there and of course myself as we are one of the biggest in Asia.

News mentioned that " "Affiliates for AsiaTiv can potentially earn a nice income," says Elias Maung, Affiliate Manager for AsiaTiv. "When they sign up they are given access to our state of the art technology and multi-tier system. They have a great opportunity to earn money."

Read:http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/2/prweb721554.htm

Thousands of people are traveling daily around the world and most of Europeans and Latin Americans are heading to Asia where they can find cheaper price and saving cost. Even they can have a better chance of work, earning and family life.

For this part of reason, hope travel business will do a great deal and will share you out more if there is a chance. Cheers!

Is there Life before Death?

2008-03-08T13:31:00.002+07:00

By Nhkum Gum

Previously, I worked as a teacher and I was caught up with teaching in class because it gave me satisfaction and joy. I enjoy time with students. I almost forgot hardship and anxiety for living. When the students passed the exams and they paid respect to me, I was happy for their success. Since a college student, I wanted good education and broaden knowledge. The more I explored for my passions for them, the more disappointed I felt about them. So, I myself go with the flow indulging myself and avoiding my inner call. I escaped the call of my desire with my busy routine. I did not think about which way I would be living before death. Most of my days were just hoping something forward for each better day. I did not listen to my desire because it could be impossible to think beyond prescribed education in my country. Besides, many graduated students became trishaw drivers or vendors.

Again, I was curious to observe my future. So, I made up my mind to change my job. I got a job as a computer technician when I graduated with computer course. With a new job, I learned practical skills at work and granted broad views of the computer field. Giving full attention and services to customers was important. I realized that my daily routine was repeating itself and quite different from my previous job. The functions of a technician were less creative than teaching even though both goals were giving satisfaction to the customers. But sometimes I found my teaching skills were effective in the computer job while I dealt with the customers about technical maintenances because the customers could do some parts of maintenance. It would save a lot of money. During those days, repetition at work made me bored and depressed to go to work every day. I was carrying as a lifeless body and going to an aimless direction because the job gave me no pleasure and it did not require much my own creative idea. It was just a looping routine for my own survival. I worked for a survival and struggled with a merely extra income to be able to pass each day. I could not almost have time to think about what I wanted and what I desired for my living. I wondered when that tiresome and aimless routine might end but worried that it would come before death.

These livings always ended without attachment at all. I just followed where I should belong according to my school degree. I chose jobs accordingly based on the degree. When I became a technician, I felt that I was isolated from the desire I dreamed. I just followed without knowing my own call of living. So, I was struggling with inconvenience when I faced difficulties at work I could easily give up for them. The job seemed distanced from my true feeling for my living. I did not feel that I knew what I was doing. I only expected that I needed to live better and survive well. I assumed that it was the only way of living before death. So, I ignored my feeling of living with compassion and attachment.

Now I realize that there are many things beyond my needs. They can not satisfy me but I lost almost a real meaning of living without knowing my desire. I sense that I need to open my mind even death would come anytime but rejoice it with satisfaction of the ways I have lived. I should grow my desire. I will follow my own and unique call of living before death. I start changing for a new life as an open minded person. I sense that I am not afraid of questioning myself. I will devote myself to deepen my call. I will sacrifice to lessen my self interests but experience of a profound way of living and project myself for building my society for a better place. It is where I belong to and appreciate experiences of living. It is the way I would like to live before my death.

Thank you "Nhkum Gum" for sharing his life review for my blog reader!

I just sleep on this post before!

2008-03-05T10:32:00.003+07:00

It takes me sometime to make decision to write this post and i was sleeping on it since a few weeks ago. Even got a chance to talk with my friend and asked me "Why don't you post on your blog?". Sure it's just a snap! Let me handle it out.

You know what? I heard many times that people speak a lot and huge but it doesn't make sense at last. Guess it!

Just give me one example here: I met one of my friends on the way when i was rusing to my evening class after the whole day of office work and spending one hr in a terrible traffic, he said "Hi, Hav you finished your dinner?", Me: "No time for dinner yet, coz i just arrive and class began already"....

Then we continue some small talk for a few minutes; Me "Where'r u goin?"... Fri "Going to send something to my friend" .... Me "I c, Is not late to send this time?".. Fri "Um, it's a bit far from here, but i was busy for my study"...

You know why he is busy with just 2/3 subjects evening classes 6:30 - 9:30 pm? No idea for me. As far as i know, if a student goes for evening class, means they have the whole day and night of time except 2-3 classes in a week.

Unless a student is working in weekdays, how can we understand he/she is busy with study. Sure, someone will says "Don't you know everyone is busy for their own?" Of course i agree that you all are busy. But busy for what?

Even someone study for 3 subjects which is 9 hrs in a week coz mostly evening classes are 3 hrs. So in 7 days a week, there is 7 x 24 =168 hrs and 168 - 9= 159 hrs are spare time for your hobby, activities, meal and sleeping if you don't work.

And another one will says "That's non of your business to say"...Ok...fine... But this is positive view of post why most of the people, especially my colleagues (students) who speak a lot and huge about their study and busy.. boosy... busi....

You can see their status in Gtalk "Pls leave message, i have exam"..."I'm doing project"... So what? How a bout for students who is working and studying? Do they have more time? And do you hear that they say like you? Even if they say " I am busi " be sure that working and studying guy will be more busy than you. You might not notice unless you are in the field.

In group project, one will say "Hi all friends, i can not come to see you...... i have final exam.... i have final project..... sorry.. thank you for your help.... ".... Help what? You dare to write this email to your friends... Ya?

Look, sometime, "Too much time is not enough to do small thing"... If there is only one day left to finish assignment, rusing to step on it and finish up but if Lecturer postpone to another week, then still very limited time and say "I am bosi, hav final project....etc..." ....

Becareful when you choose your group in doing group project :P Student with 159 hrs extra time will say first "He/she is Too Busy for study, exam and project"...

60 th Anniversary Of Chin National Day!

2008-02-25T12:47:00.007+07:00

60th Anniversary of Chin National Day was celebrated by CCFB (Chin Christian Fellowship Bangkok) on 24th Feb 2008 at MCA Church, Ekamai soi 16, Bangkok, Thailand.

Though it's on 20 th Feb in every year, shifted to the closest Sunday with the purpose of inviting all workers, students and other respective leaders and pastors who are living in Bangkok and around areas.

More than 200 Chins were participating on this special occasion from 2-6 PM Bangkok time with sharing of History of Chin National Day, Chin Culture Dances and Songs, other spiritual encouragement and unity talk were given by respective leaders.

The Chins enjoyed celebration by fully participation, wearing colorful culture dresses, Chin Logo T-shirts while they were worshiping, dancing and taken photos.

Dan Pauk (order from A Myanmar Restaurant) was offered to all participants after the program. It's known as the biggest and the first celebration of Chin National Day in Bangkok publicly though it was some celebration among small Chin community in the previous years.

A brief back to CCFB, was implemented and founded in early months of 2007 by Khin Mya Win (A Chin Lady who is working at Thai Local NGO on Myanmar Migrant Worker Affairs) and Elias (current MBA-TecM Student from Assumption University of Thailand, and Affiliate Manager of Asia Online Ltd http://www.asiativ.com/ ).

Now, CCFB is running with its own committee and planning to have more social and spiritual affair for Chins in Bangkok and around areas.

Special thanks to all our Chin students in Bangkok, Leaders, Donors and all participants on this Special Day.

Crowded Monday

2008-02-18T12:53:00.003+07:00

I just called "Crowded Monday" for Bangkok. Though it's not a strange to see and experience this crowded monday, i have been thinking to let you know how we suffer sometime on this specific day.

Once, i still remember that i missed my lunch cos of this stituation. The same as Today, we start to move and look around where we could have lunch. But unfortunately, we couldn't find any seat available at restautrants near our office.

Normally, monday is more crowded coz no street vendors are allowed to sell and people have to move only to restaurants.

So, we turn around to check almost an hour and got at last after the first round. Noted that monday is most crowded at restaurants and friday is most crowded on the street since there are lots of street vendors who sells lots of thing such as clothes, food and drinks, CD & VCD, cosmetic and so on. And most of young ladies will enjoy spending their lunch time.

Happy Valentine's Day 2 Ya'll

2008-02-14T00:15:00.004+07:00

Wish you with a Wonderful, Lovely and Happy Valentine's Day. If you love to share or listen Mp3 selections for this special day, Click here for Myanmar and Click here to listen in English.

Just Seems Like Better

2008-02-05T13:24:00.000+07:00

Just seems like better today but don't think am drunkud. Well i got drunk of coz. First i thought that my friends couldn't try like me. Huh.. Worse... um... No... can we say just they could properly try like me. :D

Wanna share how we did and enjoy the nite but i couldn't work well even in the offic as i got big headache and almost got sick.

Still remember, i had to buy "Hang" small bottle to recover early in the morning. Damn! Too much but we really enjoy it. You wann know more what? I got one secret number from there.. Um.. unfortunately couldn't contact till then... :(

May be i invite al my friends again to have second try. :P

Happy Weekend!

2008-02-01T15:55:00.001+07:00

After my exam last week, a bit take time to write a new post. All my personal cases put me too much stress on these days and no idea for new post.

Sometime, i am thinking to write how i feel and real situation of myself, but i couldn't do so. May be oneday. Coz i don't want say all about since it's not a thing to release too.

Anyway, now i just wanna write at least something and that's why a post is coming out. You might remember a post about how it takes time and crowed during lunch time everyday. And today is the last day of the week, Friday, and people enjoy more to spend time for shopping before and after lunch.

Usually, i prefer to have lunch as fast as i can and back to office to read some news or wirte a post. But this afternoon was more terrible than other weekdays and took me almost one hr to pass thru and had lunch.

Happy Weekend! I have a plan too since one of our big brother invited us to join dinner. I don't know exactly where the place is but we are going to meet at ABAC first around 7:00 pm and move to restaurant.

Hope we will have a great time with Beer and meals but not sure who can drink like me since as far as i know, this group can't drink much except me..:P

Exam was DONE but still with Class

2008-01-23T09:03:00.000+07:00

After the main exam part of our study program, my elective course is going on as usual. Mostly i take evening classes and weekends if in summer or based on semester schedule date.

We did have quest speaker last week for the topic of " New Products" in Marchendising. Pretty nice but i forgot to prepare nice slide show for yesterday 2 minutes presentation. Half of the students absent the class and lecture started to ask to submit our soft file and present. Oooh...

Just tried to pick up 2 slides what i had prepared since last week but not finalized yet. Anyway, i could manage well since my topic was just simple "Trade Sponsor"

Then, still thinking about our dinner party which will be on 1 st Feb 08. Thanks Ahkogyi who invited us via email yesterday. Hope we can enjoy and cheer with favorite Beer ???? :)

Sunset in Bangkok Made me feel THIS!

2008-01-21T20:10:00.000+07:00

After working long hours, i was out just to see out side of our office and it was around 17:00 pm. The time was close to leave office and tried to finish up all my work process.

Suddenly, i saw a wonderful Sunset of Bangkok city thru the back door. "How nice?" just repeat in my mind and kept in memory card at once:

Lol... I miss somebody from somewhere... Still far away from home and my motherland.

See How Nice Bangkok Sunset is... And thinking if i were with someone to spend wonderful evening.

Exam is DONE...

2008-01-20T16:25:00.000+07:00

Got Headache! But i can relax now though i am not sure whether i could pass exam or not. It's the most difficult and biggest comprehensive exam for our program with 5 subjects for 5 hrs. All the students are afraid of this exam since we have to study again all core subjects which we had studied in previous 2-3 semester.

Anyway, no choice and we must do since we study this program. We have 2 options before graduation. A student must do Thesis or Master Project with Comprehensive Exam. So this is my choice to continue with my Master Project in the following semester.

Let me try and just wanna share one photo taken in exam room. No one knew coz i just took when i left the room for sea break.. :)

Last Day preparation for ComExam

2008-01-19T12:10:00.000+07:00

Oh.... got tired by now after the whole day and night preparation for our comprehensive exam. We study hard in a group till midnight. Our library is nice place where we can get private room on 4 th floor for the whole day and then move to E-building after my have some dinner. But we can't stay at school after 10 pm so my move to my room on the first nite and another room last nite.

It's not an easy job and even i take office leave for these days and we spend time till midnite for our discussion.

Today is just private study time to review all what we had discuss on our case study and exam will start tomorrow morning at 9 am. :D Let me try..... and let me share photos (taken by my small mobile camera) of Nite view that we passed at ABAC.

The Second Day of Preparation!

2008-01-18T10:28:00.000+07:00

We are on the second day of Preparation for Comprehensive Exam intensively. Great to have my Myanmar Friends here at MBA-TecM as we share the same mind and knowledge in a spirit of unity.

Thank you friends! You all are nice to me and hope we will have a better future together. Let's keep it up till we reach to our final goals.

Cheers.

MBA-TecM Comprehensive Exam

2008-01-17T09:22:00.000+07:00

Abit excited since we are going to have Comprehensive Exam on coming sunday 20/01/08 and all our group are trying to have deep discussion on our case study.

It's five hours question based on all the core subjects and we need to focus on different ways of Maketing Management, Strategy Management, Business research, Financial Management and Information Technology Management.

Um. Then still left 2 elective course which i am going to take in this coming summer and continue to do Master Project and DONE.

Pretty Hard!