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| When I arrived in Hua Hin in March 2024, it was still the dry season. I remember my delight when the skies finally opened and the wet season began. It would pour down so hard that I couldn't hear my TV. So, when this happened, I would go to my room and nap...lulled to sleep by the smell and sound of the pelting rain. Since moving into my new home seven months ago, we've hardly had any rain. When Nada and I go touring on my motorcycle, the mountains that six months ago were lush and green, now appear dry and brown. They are still beautiful, even if shrouded in smoke from the fires that burn throughout SE Asia at this time of year. I must admit that I am longing for the monsoon to arrive. Despite this, I know that after several weeks of wet weather, I will pine for the dry season again. Things are good right now and Nada and I are both doing well. I'm still training hard and slowly overcoming my sugar addiction. I treat myself occasionally by buying a small bottle of red soda from the 7-Eleven we pass on our afternoon walk. The exercise routine I do is intense and consists of doing multiple sets of thirty reps. It takes one hour to complete with over six hundred and fifty repetitions. I try and train every second day, but I do take an extra day off when my body complains too much. I still watch a lot of YouTube, especially at night when Nada showers and calls her older sister (Pa) to chat. I'm trying to avoid the negative channels these days because they don't give a balanced viewpoint to the subject matter they take on. It appears that content providers stick with a set approach when it comes to presenting stories on many subjects, including Thai/Farang relationships. I get that there can be difficulties, and Nada and I have experienced some differences in opinion. But no matter who we meet and fall in love with, there will be issues and things we need to accept about our partners to maintain a viable relationship. In the villa estate where Nada and I live, we are surrounded by long-standing and successful Thai/Farang relationships. I believe if there is mutual respect and admiration for what both people bring to the table, helps to make a happy future together more likely, despite the language and cultural differences we face. I watched a YouTube video last night made by a Russian guy who tours Thailand on a big motorbike. What made me take note was his ability to speak almost perfect Thai, and how much of a difference that made to his experiences on the road. I'm still learning new Thai words every day, but listening to the Russian converse with locals has made me realise just how important learning to speak Thai is going to be for me going forward. Knowing individual words for everyday things will not suffice, and I am more determined than ever to take on this most difficult task. It will take years before I can hold a conversation in Thai, but I am not going anywhere and the benefits to me will make it all worthwhile. |
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