Feeding System Meeting

As Thailand is facing with oil price crisis, same as the world, my office, the State Railway of Thailand, sees it as an opportunity to lobby the government to increase the role of mass transportation especiallly rail. One of the challenges is to build the airport link...rail connection to the new airport. So we recently sent a request to Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation of Japan asking for an expert or two on feeding system to electrified train, something new to us. The 'Yes' came after couple of days, and lots of behind the scence lobbying by the japanese expert in Thailand. Here are the evidence of our fruitful labour.

Finally.....here came the moment we had been waiting for....FOOD 

The golden rule of work is smile and laugh at boss' comments and jokes.... 

Khun Nakorn is trapped between two japanese expert. 

Here came the bosses....Khun Suchai, in black suit, is deputy governor on special affairs...so he has karaoke machine in his office to hint his responsibility. Next to him is Khun A-Rak, Chief Financial Officer. They are both adorable bosses I have worked with on many occasions. 

Conversation to suppress our hunger. Mr. Igarashi, a japanese expert in suit was meditating for the same purpose while Sucheep, civil engineer and former japanese graduate just hoped that hot tea would satisfy him. 

Me calling my boss asking him to 'hurry up, we are all hungry'. Our Deputy Governor, Chief Finance Officer and Khun Nakorn, the 'hopefully-soon-to-be' Deputy Governor were on their way to chinese restuarant at the hotel near work. 

Arigato!!!! 

Gift session to complete the morning do!!! 

The 'Spare' Chairperson who couldn't resist my charm and begging trying to look so 'chairmanly'. He was acting on behalf of our Deputy Governor who was urgently called to stand-by for the parliament meeting. 

Mr. Kobayashi (left) former expert to SRT, still working closly with us. He helped bringing over the two electric system experts who flew directly and purposely for this meeting. 

smiling organiser and her boss 

Excuse me sir, I have question!!!! 

Depression not Depressing

As a depression was passing through most of southeast asia countries, we were (heavily) blessed with non-stop pouring rain causing chaotic traffic. Instead of being annoyed I just brought my digicam with me to record what I saw those wet days....

lovely moon through the overhead electricity lines. 

Nature always provide little wonder even in the busy town with skyscrappers 

Early moon over the river (me driving/stuck on the bridge on way home 

let there be light shining through the dark clouds 

a lone angle against the darken sky 

A darken sky on way home.... 

fancy a free swim anybody??? 

turning a corner from my house 

passing through the club house inside my ville! 

en route to the main road 

With my translation service on the rise, I've turned one corner into a home office. On one sideis the new book case filled with dictionaries, reference books and financial folders, on the other is work desk with printer, flat screen monitor and huge CPU with compliments from Gordon. Here is me dressed for Toyota Interpreting Work in the afternoon.

I recently bought a bookcase to keep all my dictionaries and references...here is how I decorate the case top ;) 

My latest creation and sales!!! It looks pretty good and gives me more confident in my flower making and arraanging skills.