Smiling in the garden

Sawasdee Kha...

Do you like tree, I love tree and the colour green.

When you feel tired because of some problem in your life and you need to cool down your mind but if you don't have enough time to go somewhere faraway you can just look out to your courtyard or sit under the tree, close your eyes and take a deep breath in and out.

I did that when I need some power to go on and I don’t have to go far away, in my work place which surely PN, I can just sit, relax and listen to the song and sometime is ancient Thai song, all atmosphere make me feel like I live in 200 years back into period of time.

Sometime something make me upset, but I can smile to my lovely guest, not because I have to but because I love to. When people smile, you can see in there eyes that it’s from there mind or not. Smile can make you feel better, when you feel sad, put the bad thing on side and let’s smile together.

Noo

Mail from Suzanna

I've got a mail from Suzanna, she is a sweet american girl who was stay with us for a week. In the mail she thanks me for send her photos that I took when she was in Bangkok.

Suzanna came to stay at the hotel with her boyfriend Noah for 2 nights on 7-8 of April, then they went to Krabi for Songkran and back to stay with us again.

Noah is a photographer and Suzanna is just finished her university in photographing. I love to take a photo as well, so we talk a lot about photographing.

After 2 days back from Krabi, Noah was left to Newyork first, Suzanna still with us for 3 more days, so when I had a day off, I took her to the coffeeshop located by the Choapraya river and have a view of Wat Arun (The temple of dawn), then we walked to the flower market which she was really exited and took a lot of photos.

We walk through the flower market and wanted to go to China Town but we've lost, I couldn't find the way to China Town because last time I went there is 3 years ago, I apologised to Suzanna, but what she said was made me very please, she said "You don't have to be sorry, we're hanging out, you're not my guide, we can find it together."

I asked the people who walked pass and they were really please to help us, then we could got to China Town and had Pad Thai for our dinner and had chinese herb dessert before came back to the hotel.

Our time together was very good, we talk a lot and we have many ideal in common such as political and environmental.

The day before Suzanna left us, she took photos of our staffs.

Now she is busying with moving from Seattle to find a job in NY and live near Noah. I wish her to find a good job soon :)

Noo

William and Chantel : a newlywed

William and Chantel are a newlywed from England. They are very sweet couple, their face can tell that they are so happy.

The day I met them is the day they were leaving PN and Thailand, I saw his Thai language tattoo on William's arm, so I asked about it...

His tattoo is "The journey of our life, 08/04/2009 Thailand", the 08/04/2009 is the day he and Chantel got married.

William told me that they just got married on the island in Krabi, and went to honeymoon at Koh Lanta and other island in Krabi, then came to stay at PN for 2 nights and went shopping in Bangkok.

I gived him my email and asked them to send me the wedding photos, William said he will send me the photo, but I haven't get it yet, so William if you've read this I'm waiting to see the photos :)

Noo

Pink Taxi

I wrote this on Apr 7, '09

Yesterday evening, when I was sewing a sarong, I saw Lar one of my colleague ran after a guest, she asked me to run with her to find the taxi coz the guest was left her bag in the taxi. I ran over Lar and get to the main road, we saw a lot of taxi but we don't know which one, all we know is it's a pink taxi.

We came back to the hotel, Lar called the police, I called Ruam Dauy Shauy Gun, and Tukta another staff call FM100, I asked the guest, what's in the bag and her husband told me that it got cash around 10-20 thousand Baht with a camera, a mobile phone and her passport. Her husband tried to call to her mobile but no one pick up.

We wait for about 15 minute and we hadn't heard anything from the radio or police so Tukta took them to the police station at Khoa Sarn Road. Half an hour after that they came back and went up to their room.

We've heard nothing from anywhere.

Noo

I'm living my slow life

I wrote this on Apr 2, '09

I've been working at Phranakorn Nornlen for 2 days now. I'm learning the job at Front House, how to do paper work, explain to our guest about our service in the hotel, suggest the guest where and how to go for sightseeing in Bangkok.

But in this morning, Khun Donald let me helped in Food & Beverage to serve breakfast for guests. This job reminded me of waiting job in Melbourne and I enjoyed it than Front House job coz I don't like paper work, although I have to know how to do it, If I need to run my own small hotel in the future.

Today while I was working, all I heard is the beautiful song from the CD player, it was quiet like I stayed in the country side. The theme of this lovely hotel is "Slow Life", the atmosphere is like that, a peaceful place in a crazy city, when you walk out the gate you will see many people with their busy life but when you get into this hotel, your life is slower and easier than ever.

I'm living my slow and lovely life.

Noo

What does PN mean??

Most of guests that came to our hotel often to asked us that “What does PN means So today I will talk about PN(^_^).
Let start ….P = Phranakorn ,It is this airea that we are. N=Nornlen,In Thai language means relaxing or take a nap some thing like that.So 2 words with together means This place for relaxing .Is it correct?( ask our guest that stayed with us).That is just only meaning of the name.Then I will give you PN mean in my feeling.PN is my second home and family.Start from building and asmosphere .It ’s so nice and peaceful especially at night with the light in small garden so beautiful….I started fall in love this place when I started my work also.This is the most of my favorite place in Bangkok (because I came from country side).PN is a small house but very very big wormth.During the dayI often have gone to the roof 2 times /day.Please follow me I will bring you to the roof.In the morning I’ve gone to see the organic vegetable farm (greany) make me feel freshy in early morning.Then played yoga on there(in front of Buddha view ),the have big bed that suitable . Not just only me do that some time I saw our guest play yoga on there too.After finished I meditated atlease half an hour .So all of activity in the morning make me ready to work with happiness all day.In the evening at night if you go to the roof(7 -20pm) you will see the fantastic view of a very big standing Buddha and Rama 8 bridge with the light.(golden color). Most of time here make me life with slow life really.
When I finish my work I always hang around here and relax(Nornlen).Because here peaceful.By the way people here also nice both of staff and guests.It like magnetic that make all smile and happy.From above I would like to tell everyone that PN have a plenty of peaceful and happiness. If you would like to find somewhere bring you to have slow life please come to visit here .Welcome you with smile and sincere always.
Although after next Wednesday I will not stay here ,but I still would like to be a small part of here forever…..So …Thank you P’Oke P’Rose P’Donald and all of staff here.This is the best English school in Thailand for me……Will miss everybody and come to visit here when I come back to Thailand….I Promis

Really love PN
Ann

New year Party with slow life

Hello everyone !!(^_^)

First of all :Happy new year 2009 Kha.Today I have some thing would like to shair with you.I will talk about New year party.Sine I had been studying in university for 4 years. I never join new year party that have a small party but a lot lot of fun and warmth like at PN.This year we dressed like a persons that the live in a village.And also we have a lot of show such as singing dancing that I will show you a picture then.My speacial is I had shown playing Thai flute with my colleague who sing a song( P'Tukta) and who play guitar (Eak).How really we all have a great time and have a lot of fun , pictures will show you.We hope I will meet you on next new year party.So the last we wish you have a good time,good heath,good love all the time.

(^_^)

PN Gang