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(3 review)
Author : Lilburne, Guy
ISBN : 978616-2220630
Category : True Stories & Memoirs
Pages : 129
Format : ebook
We all have a dream of how we would like our life to be, but most of us compromise and settle for far less. I was guilty of the doing the same. Stuck in a rut. A burnt out and washed up police detective who drinks and smokes too much and was just letting life pass by, hoping one day it would all change and life would get better.
On little more than an impulse I decide to leave my well paid job in England, register my rather dull profile on a Thai internet dating site, sell my house, leave all my family and friends behind and go to live in Thailand. I must be mad, it’s a crazy gamble to risk everything but I was prepared to do it.
I met Jee, a girl half my age. She comes from Udon Thani, a place that I had never heard of in an area I knew nothing about, the Isaan area in the Northeast of Thailand, a girl who seemed to be everything that I was looking for and more. A strong quiet character who was prepared to give this old farang another chance at life.
But, and it’s a big but, I know I am experiencing a culture shock. I feel lonely, bored and unable to communicate. I’m often confused and misunderstandings are an everyday occurrence. I don’t know what I’m doing here and I think I’ve made a big mistake. The problem is I really quite like Jee.
I find out things about myself as well as Jee. I start to embrace a Thai culture that I hadn’t previously noticed as a tourist and have an understanding of ‘sanuk’ (fun) and ‘mai pen rai’ (never mind).
I know it’s going to take me longer to come to terms with some other everyday things in Thai culture, like eating frogs, snails, insects and bugs. Squatter type toilets that I’m too scared to use because I don’t know how. Driving on roads when everyone seems to know the rules except me.
This is the story of stumbling upon and overcoming many cultural differences that face any Farang / Thai relationship, but it’s also about discovering and embracing a Thai culture away from the bars, beaches and bright lights of Phuket and Pattaya. This is a love story, but as any farang in a relationship with a Thai lady will know, it’s not just about two people, it’s about a whole family and the community around them. |
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: Lisa E.
, Author
(read all my reviews) |
22 Feb, 2012
Loved This Book
Dear Guy,
Just writing to tell you that I have just finished reading your book “My Thai Story” and that I thoroughly enjoyed it. I am really interested in finding out what happened to you and Jee and what has transpired over the last 12 months since.
It was such an interesting read as it shared some parallels with my own experiences. I hope you continue to write and I look forward to finding out what happened next in your story. Cheers Andrew.
Andrew Manic by email
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: Lisa E.
, Author
(read all my reviews) |
22 Feb, 2012
Loved It !
Bruce Beasley
Just finished My Thai Story. Loved it!
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: Eddie M.
from Quezon City , PH
(read all my reviews) |
08 Nov, 2011
A Real Life Story at its best..
Just done reading this e-book, wow it's an awe inspiring story. Seems there's an undefined majic behind the story, the way it was chronicled and presented. You can feel there's something so special that keeps you interested to keep going on until the very end. Can't wait to see the Second Edition of this Real Life Story of a very wonderful person....a classical journey in a world full of trials and challenges
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