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Hi guys, 

YumTomYum here~ ^^

Have you ever heard this before?

不要怕,不后悔

Don’t Afraid, Don’t Regret

                I get it from a book, a Chinese folk story book. 
The story is like this.

Long time ago *ehum*, there’s a boy who wanted to go abroad to find a job and gain experience. Then, he asked the oldest man in his family. The eldest said that he have six words for him, but that time he will only give him three; 不要怕, don’t be afraid. He said that he will give the rest to him after he back home.

Then the boy gone.

Out there, he made his life. He gained experience, he also have a good job. But by the time he become more success, he always feel something missing, something should be done better. He regret things he passed. Suddenly he remembered that the eldest have another three words for him. Thought that the eldest’ wisdom will help, he decided to go home.

Unfortunately, the eldest had passed away since the boy went abroad. But, the eldest had a letter which is written for him. The boy received it, and read. There’s another three words in the letter; 不后悔, don’t regret. Then by the time he read it, he feel better because he knew that he no need to regret.

What do you guys get after read the story above?

For me, I got this.

                Honestly, went abroad to Thailand has change my life. I need to be brave, get out from the ‘safety zone’; the family’s care and protection, the friends I’ve gotten from college, get out from the routine I have, etc. But luckily, I’m kind of person that enjoy adventure. Moreover, my family support me to go.

                Five moths there just passed like a dream. The big and green university, the classmate, the library, the monthly bazaar, the culinary, the church, the activity are something I always miss. There, I’ve became an active student who tried to do this and that, and I have time – which is rare if I’m living at Indonesia. So, is there anything I regret about?

YES. I have.

I regret that I should have made more friends, I should have do this and that, and I should not do this or that things. I think that you guys ever have that kind of feeling, like the boy in the story.

不要怕, 不后悔. Don’t afraid, don’t regret.

I learnt that I should not afraid to take a chance yet I should not regret for any detail in the journey. We only live once, so take it as lessons and memories are better than longing to turn back time which is impossible.

Agree?

Wait, I have my favourite quotes from The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey, 

#fromINAwithLOVE,

YumTomYum

Hello May! 

Please be good! 

It’s just so sudden, I decided to join the Snail Mail Revival (you can check their IG out, @snailmailrevival.) What is that and why would I do that?

Back from the Thailand, I’d looked for my Korean book, the learning source, the biography, the manhwa, and some others. Honestly, they are my treasure since I’ve gotten my Korean learning desire back. But that time, I couldn’t find it anywhere at home. But fortunately, now I found them with good condition! *hugs*

When I was looking for my books, I saw my parents’ old thing. And they told me that they have some pen pals when they’re young. That time, there’s a penpal club in the Post Office. My dad has friends from Netherland, Hongkong, and other places. I think it's nice! Moreover because now is global era that we can go anywhere without any border. 

It’s somehow made me remember of the old time.

When I was at my elementary, I moved to another city because my dad’s job. To be keep in touch with my bestie, we did send some letters, and it’s fun! Coming home, having some new mail, read it, reply it, save it, and read it again in the future. Nostalgic! So somehow, I wanted to do it again.

The #YumTomYumproject is coming altogether with #FromINAwithLOVE. It’s just my own made project. Haha. I do it on Instagram and a Post Crossing website. So what’s that?

I write postcard (I also do direct swap) to people outside Indonesia, I also let them know a little bit bahasa Indonesia or I introduce them a little bit about Indonesia. I hope with this little project, I’ll be able to make new friends and let my new friends know about Indonesia. In this first batch, I will use postcard. So that's why I can't tell too much story. Hahaha. So far, I've sent 3 postcards! ^^ 

I've sent that all today! Hopefully they will arrive ASAP and my friends like it. ^^

Want me to be your penpal, swapping postcards, and more? 

Check my Ig : @gberocks or send me email to gberocks@gmail.com

Spread the love of Indonesia!!

#FromINAwithLOVE

YumTomYum

This is the buss. FREE BUS!

What we saw at the first gate.

Pork Burger and the Minion. hehe

May you guys DROLLING in peace.

We landed at Don Muang Airport, lately I know it’s actually a domestic airport. My Thai friend wondered why I didn't landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport but Don Muang Airport. She asked me what plane did we use, and after I said we use Air Asia promo flight, she said, “Oh, that’s why.” There’s two airports in Thailand, Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang. Suvarnabhumi is Thailand’s International Airport. "In 2012, Bangkok, Thailand, proved to be one of Instagram's most photographed cities. More photos were shared at Suvarnabhumi Airport than anywhere else in the world!" Instagram said. Believe it or not, Suvarnabhumi Airport got the 1st place on the list! On the other hand, Don Muang is a small airport. Our Thai Buddy said, “But if you want to have an economical Flight, take a flight at Don Muang Airport!”. 

Thai Buddy is how we called some Thai who voluntary be our guide. They will guide us around campus, off campus, teach us a lot of things like how to use public transportation, to go here and there, and so on.

We’ve made contact to International Affair at King Mongkut University of Technology Thonburi  (KMUTT, will be called this way from now on) about our flight and our arrival, and they said they will wait for us at the Airport before we arrived. So that’s it. Just after we are out from the arrival gate, we spotted a big KMUTT sign and a group of white-black uniform. As soon as we met them, we told them about who we are. They introduced that they’re a group of buddies. There were around 10 buddies. We split into two groups and go with vans to have dinner at a mall.

This is US! Together with the Buddies. Picture was taken in the Airport! ^^

This is Than, he is one of our Thai Buddies. ^^

Hohoo! The scent of Thailand. That is a sign of Thai's Temple!

It takes around one hour to go to the Mall because of traffic jam. One of the Thai Buddy called “K” told us that they also have rush hour which caused Traffic Jam. Some of us seems jet lagged. They felt so dizzy in the van. Finally, we arrived at Central Plaza Rama 2, Rama is the ‘name’ of their King. There are King Rama 1 until King Rama 9 (which is still alive now). Our Thai Buddy told us that every 6 PM we will hear the National Anthem and we must stand up and stop everything we’re doing to show our respect to the King.

At the Mall, we went to a food court in the fifth floor. To buy food, we need to change our cash into a card. This is a new thing for us, because usually we only need to pay with cash and I personally think that it's a little bit complicated. First impression about Thai dish : It's unique. A lil bit spicy, sour, and sweet. We will try to adapt!

After we had our dinner, we went to the BangKhutTien dormitory. This is where we will stay for a few days, or maybe months, depend on the situation. We passed through Seven Eleven 24hours Market to buy some needs. There’s so many of them along the street.

The sleeping Dog.

We found a wild dog sleeping in front of the Seven Eleven's automatic door. It slept so tight and no one disturbed it. They said that there's a lot of wild dogs in Thailand.



It takes around one hour from the mall to our dormitory. It seems like our dorm is not in the main city. But it feels really good to be here. We got the room for two. It's big and cozy. The dorm's facilities are good too, High Speed Wifi, Sport Hall (and Gym), Laundry, 24 Hr Mini Market, etc. It's peaceful here. Not crowded, we hear no traffic sound. K said it’s a new dorm of KMUTT, so he haven’t been there before.

Arrived at our Dorm!

They said we will stay here for three days! And it's FREE!! Yay Yay Yay! K gave us his Wifi ID and Password, he said only sophomore can get this privilege. Freshmen haven’t get their Student ID card, so they unable to access wifi with they own ID.

Not like our local Internet Service, Thailand’s internet is a lot faster than us. Oh man, I don’t want to go home!

Okay. I guess this is the end of Day One report. See you next day! Keep updating!


***Today is 30th of July. And we've already moved out from the BKT Dorm. Why? Stay tune! ^^ I don't have much time nowadays. So I unable to give you the up-to-date news. Sorry~ m(_ _)m But I'm trying to find some time to share my story with you. 

              Good bye! 
          Sincerely yours,






              YumTomYum.