Chiangmai semi-lockdown day 18

I realized that I often just wrote about my negative emotions and never really mention my positive emotions. To someone who accidentally stopped by my blog, reading whatever it is I was saying on here, you probably have an impression that I’m full of sorrow, sadness and depression. Believe it or not, more often that not, the opposite is true. In daily life, I’m a happy, always smiling person, I can find even one small thread of happiness in any sad situation. I trained myself to do so. My days in San Kamphaeng even in semi-lockdown, I found happiness everywhere, I just don’t know why I never write about it.

I learn to cook Thai food, I mentioned my only friend left in San Kamphaeng, P’Mai. Over the last 2 months, she has taught me all kind Thai food, and Issan style food. I need to document all in my note book on how to make them. I believe I can easily open a small Thai food shop now. My time in San Kamphaeng actually wasn’t wasted, I developed one more skills :). Landon was even asked me, “What you gonna do with this extra skills? ” . I guess, I’m just gonna eat the food that I can cook now that I can cook 3 types of food. Thai, French and Vietnamese.

When I run in the morning, some days I will see my 2 best friend, Milo & Ovaltine. This morning at 7 AM, there were playing on the empty ground digging something, then they saw me and run toward me to say hi. Then we will run together, the picture below is them waiting for me since I run much slower than them. I felt like my heart was warming up when Ovaltine run so fast toward me just to say hi.

Because P’Mai shut down the shop since the beginning of this month due to her back pain, she’s no longer a threat of contracting Covid. I came to her place once or twice a day. We will make some food to eat together. In her house, there are 2 dogs, my favorite one is Poo, he’s a Golden Retriever – 2 years old. I’d to spoil him, give him a massage and special treats. He has such a gentle soul, thought they don’t let him run free, always with a leash. I kept asking for him to run free but they said, it’s dangerous because the dogs will attack him since he doesn’t know how to socialize. I hug him everyday 🙂 . I do have a special love for dogs and now sometimes cats. Or all the animals in general.

I purchased a membership from Master Class and started learning from Doctor Jane Goodall, I can totally relate to whatever she said. Each and every animal has their own characteristics. Poo likes to play, Ovaltine is very jealous and possessive whenever I pet him, Milo cannot get near, Kung is the most gentle of them all- I think it came with age.

I practice flute and until yesterday Ukulele. I’m not good at any of them, but it’s so soothing to practice. Flute is my main instrument, but I get tired from using the air. Ukulele is a much more relaxed tool that I can just sit and play.

I can watch sunrise and sunset everyday

I bought my ticket back to Bangkok. It’s more than official now, that I will be back on Thursday the 16th. The house owner told me that I can stay till the morning of April 16th and I said yes. So that one thing settle for now.

The Thai Government has finally issued an automatic visa extension for all traveler who’s stranded in Thailand till April 30th. So my passport to stay here is safe for now. That’s the second thing to settle today

I also signed up on the special list to go home, that’s the 3rd thing today.

Writing about happy thing makes me happy today 🙂

PS: How am I gonna process my sad emotions if I’m just gonna write about my happiness ?