![]() ![]() Like my people, I was filled with fear of the unknown! But very soon the anxiety melted to a sigh of relieve when I met my Host Counsellor who gave me my first taste of Thailand – Cha Tra Mue, the delectable iced tea on the go. When I arrived at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Thailand, I was excited but disbelieving, my being here was too good to be true. Fear of the unknown! Little knowledge of Thai people and misconceptions on Asian people was the cause of the fear. ![]() When I got the good news that I have been accepted in Rotary Peace Fellowship class 27 at Chulalongkorn university, my heart was filled with delight, I was anxious to share the news with my family, my team and my close friends, their reaction was a cocktail of excitement and fear. ![]() I cannot purport to be adept of Thai people and Thai Culture and therefore this post is not meant to display my aptitude of Thai culture or people, it is mostly my appreciation and admiration of the Thai people and Thai hospitality. When I started to write this blog post my first idea was reflecting on Class 27 field trip to Songkhla, southern Thailand but my spirit would not let me, my thoughts kept spinning towards something that has impressed my heart a lot lately – the Thai People.
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