My Cat Named Night

I found a black stray cat walking around my house but I did not pay attention to her.She was a female kitten which no one wanted to take home.I had seen it seeking for food in a bin placed in front of my house for three days.However,there was no food in it.I had a lot of sympathy for her since it looked very skinny.She had no food to eat and no one fed her.Moreover,a big cat next door chased her every day.Once I saw what happened to her,I decided to keep her and let it stay with,Koala,my kind dog in my house until now.Then,her life is turned upside down.She deserves to be loved because she is the good feline.Her behavior is not like the kitten because she always licks me like Koala does,greets me whenever I come back home from work which becomes to be her tradition and unbelievably growled at a stranger standing in front of the gate.She does not like travelling but she prefers staying at home and never let her master be out of her sight.She deeply adores the owner even though it can not speak.Her eyes are full of love,trust and honesty.Nowadays,it does not have to worry about food,shelter,medicine and security because everything is done and set for her. Actually,I am a dog lover but Night,the black cat,can change my mind.I love both dogs and cats,especially the cat named Night.

Twenty Four Hours

Like all people,I have twenty four hours a day.I think it is not too much if I spend most of my time doing something I love.On the other hand,it becomes a long day for me if I have to involve in anything I absolutely loathe.So I think it is me who have to decide what I want to do.This stimulates me to do happily.Such the things that I perfectly willing to join.Actually,I do not like living and working in an inflexible frame of life because I want to do something different from others and things beyond my eyes.Any way,I take seven hours to sleep,nine hours to work,two hours to drive to work.Thus I have eighteen hours fixed and I have six hours to do a few things that catch my heart in my life.I make a decision to cook,have dinner, share ideas and watch TV with my family about three hours in the evening.It is worth doing because everybody is happy and we love one another more.The rest of my time, three hours,is for me since I really need it for brushing up my English skills.I am fascinated to practise that foreign language before I go to bed.Thus time,twenty four hours,is enough for me because I learn how to manage it.My life is easier than that before.Happiness is in my hands and I myself hold it firmly as I want to be happy twenty four hours a day.

Balance in My Life

When I was young,I wanted to spend all my time playing games or sports with my neighbors.I enjoyed my life and had nothing to worry about.The world was so beautiful.I laughed and had so much fun whenever I played a scary ghost with the kids next door,Joo and Tum.They played a trick on me first so I did the same things to them later.I never forget those moments.I was so happy that I had not wanted to grow up and become an adult.

However,time changes.I am one of the living things in the universe;therefore,it is impossible to ask the sun to stop shining by day.When I was a teenager,I gradually changed my interests.I loved studying and became a bookworm.I read books every day because I wanted to become the top student of my class.I could make it,but that was not enough for me.I yearned for the highest points in every subject and did not want anyone to take my place.Thus I emphasized on studying hard and disappeared from the playground.I read all day and whenever I had free time.I stayed up super late studying.Time was precious to me so I did not do any activities as I used to do with my family.My world was my books.I was an energetic young girl. As the result,I got the highest points in every subject,except for geometry and science.I thought I was qualified.I was so proud and happy when I succeeded in my study.I never cared very much about my friends' feeling.I never realized these kinds of disgusting behaviors until I finished high school.I got only my transcript but not the relationship.I had not any ideas why I changed so much.No one forced me.It was my unwanted attitudes.Actually,everybody asked me to relax and play sports with them,but I came so far.

Not too long,I had another interesting thing when I became the late adolescent.I started teaching five extra classes in the evening.I was so happy because I could earn big money while I was studying.Making money was enjoyable and pleasant.I taught on weekdays but I was still the top three students.I saved my money and bought things I wanted later.I gave some to my mother.I had worked and studied hard since then.I taught so many students that I went home around 11.00 p.m. after I was very popular among the people who lived in the same village.I never went home before the sun set.Furthermore,I had my extra class on Saturday.I got massive money every month.I felt good.That made me accustomed to work hard,and my points of views were changed again.It was not long to live as a business life because I moved to Sakaew province and worked as a teacher.

The remote area was full of love.People were friendly,kind and helpful.Their lives were so simple and I knew at that moment that this was the real life.I lived alone. On one hand,I stood on my own feet without my family and friends,and that made me feel lonely.On the other hand,My life was free from economic chaos.There were no any department stores and luxury restaurants.I had a happy life since my life in the unfamiliar area was not complicated.There were no road blockages and the villagers' lives were easy going so I did not need to hurry any more.I always got up early in the morning to buy vegetables,grown naturally in the fields,in the yard,on the hedge or on the water surface,sold by old villagers at the market.Going to market in the morning let me know their real lives.I directly learned the ways of their lives, traditions and cultures.It was worth doing that every morning.Since it was not far from my place so I had much time to stroll and observe the goods.It was inexpensive, thus I never paid more than ten baht for fruit or vegetables a day.Then I went home to prepare myself for school.I taught my lovely students with my high competence.I devoted my time to my students who needed someone to support them.I knew my strong point which was tutoring.Consequently,I routinely tutored for hours after school without asking anything in return.In addition,I rode a motorcycle with a friend of mine to visit poor students who lived in the far villages and I reported the information to other teachers.Then,we helped those students together by giving them jobs done in the afternoon and scholarships.I was so happy because they could had not only the money to school but also the money to pay for what they needed at home such as meal,clothes and necessary things in their lives.After working there for nine years,I moved to Bangkok,the city where I was born.

Living in the city of Thailand completely changes my life.It is up side down to the country I just came from.Firstly,there is heavy traffic on the roads in the morning, and I get stuck in traffic for several minutes.It is worse if some drivers disobey stop signs or traffic lights,and those inevitably cause the accidents that make me late for work.Thus I must get up at five o'clock and go to work at six am. That means I do not have time to go to market in the morning.Instead,I drive through the traffic congestion.Secondly,everybody is in a hurry like a guinea pig running in a small winding wheel.I am so tired with time as it is precious to Bangkokians,some say time is money.They focus on time and money too much;as a result,their families are not strong any more.I was shocked when my students told me that they never saw their parents,since they went to work while the kids were still in bed and went home while the children were in bed.They hardly see one another by day.I am almost like them because I had two hours to have dinner,watch TV and talk to my family after I came back home.It was not enough.Thirdly,it is not the land of smile as it used to be.People who live next doors or persons who work at the same offices do different things opposite to the slogan they promote our country.They are easily angry with others,and they do not know how to work in the real team.I am not happy to have bad atmosphere at my work place.Finally,I lose my balance in life when I work hard.I am not healthy and fit now.It is said that"the value of work evaluated by its product". This makes many people work so hard that they unbelievably forget to do exercises, sleep at the right average and eat various food.I am the one who is in the group of those people.I think it is time to change myself.

I want to be healthy and happy.I need to consider what I really desire the most in my life and keep myself in that track.After I thoroughly think about it,I decide to choose the two things.I will carefully take care of myself.Time and money is not influential to me at all as I will control it.Moreover,I will not be stressful and think too much since I do not want an unwanted guest,a cancer,coming to visit me.I intend to do whatever good for me such as working out,sleeping enough,eating healthy food, watching TV,travelling,reading novels,feeding my pets,plant vegetables, cleaning my house,going to market,cooking at home and spending my time with my family.The most important thing is adjusting some bad behaviors in order to have a peaceful mind. Working and relaxing should be balanced like a scale.If not,it means that I do not know how to live in this world.While I am not happy,I can not work and live well.So I will try to balance in my life and make it perfect.

Changing Unwanted Behaviour

I am a middle-aged woman who used to addict to food.I enjoyed eating different types of food approximately twenty years ago.What in my head was only what I was going to eat because food made me relaxed and enjoyable.I consumed vast quantities of health food and junk food.I never thought twice about the delicious things that kept me alive.No one could stop me when I desired to eat something.I spent most of my time shopping for food,eating out at restaurants and shops that sold the delicious meal.I sometimes cooked exotic food at home on weekend and had a special time with my friends.It was probably the best thing I had done,but I realised that there were so many things wrong with me.Firstly,I gained my weight and I felt a sharp pain in my knees.I could not walk and go up the stairs easily.I had been suffering from the bad dream since I got fat.Moreover,I had health problems because I had high cholesterol. I was not healthy any more because I felt dizzy all the time.Secondly,my big money was spent carelessly on the food over and over again.As the result,I lived in luxury and deeply rooted my unwanted behaviour.I do not think I could be a good model for anyone since I did not follow the Sufficiency Economy.Thirdly,the last reason,I lost my self-confidence and self-esteem.I had to buy bigger dress size and it was really hard to find the right one.I decided to change my eating habits when I watched a TV programme,The Biggest Loser.All contestants could lose their massive weight in three months,they inspired me to lose my heavy weight.Nowadays,I control my oversized meal portions and think why I need to consume those.In addition,I will have food that contain less carbohydrate and fat.I prefer to eat vegetables and fruits.Most of all, I rarely eat out and save money every month.Although I lost only three kilograms in thirty days,I feel great and happy.I will carry on my big project,decreasing twenty kilograms and having a lot of saving money in a hundred and thirty days.I think I can make it.Wait and see!.

Australian English

I think Australian English is very interesting,especially Australian slang. Australians speak English,but some words and phrases Australians use are very different.When I first talked to an Aussie,I cocked my ears carefully.I could not believe that I had to ask him what he just said.I immediately decided to learned English more.Otherwise,I would be in a trouble while I was in the land down under.I studied hard by watching TV programmes,listening to audio cds and reading books. Consequently,I have improved my English and I am so proud of myself.Spending all morning studying the Australian English was worth dedicating.I enjoyed my life in this country after I made the right decision.
Australian Slang Resources
http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html
http://www.aussieslang.com/slang/australian-slang-a.asp
http://www.australiatravelsearch.com.au/trc/slang.html
http://www.dunway.com/html/aussie_slang.html

The man-made lagoon and beach at South Bank

There was one thing I missed to do when I was in Brisbrane.That was swimming in the man-made lagoon located in the middle of the city.My cousin persuaded me to see how it was but I denied doing what she suggested me.I first thought it was like Siam Park (Suan Siam)in Thailand;however,I was completely wrong.I went there just only one day left before I left for Bangkok the next day.I was so sorry.I wished I had a time capsule.I really wanted to swim and relaxed under the palm trees,but I could not because of my set schedule.I observed the attractive area before I embarked the popular CityCat vessels to travel past such Brisbane icons as the Story Bridge and South Bank Parklands.Everything surrrounding the beach was kept in my memory.The water was crystal clear.People all of ages enjoyed every minute in the shallow artificial pond,happily sunbathed on the white sand and had picnics along the edge of the beach.People do not have to pay for the service because it is free of charge. I wish my country had the beach like this in the central of Bangkok.Since I have a plan to visit Brisbane next year,I will come back to the man-made lagoon and beach at South Bank again and do what I want with my cousin.

Relaxing in Brisbane Botanic Gardens

Parks are places where some people choose to go to after their works on weekday.I could see them doing various activities such as sitting in the shade,having meal, reading books,lazing in the sun,watching lovely birds and jogging while I was waiting for my cousin there.Morever,I noticed that many people together with all the members of their family prefered to have picnics in the parks on weekend.Brisbane Botanic Gardens,located in the central of the city,is one of the parks where a lot of Australians do so because it is lush with green grass,colorful flowers and strong trees.There is a pond inhabitated by varied birds,fish,shells and reptiles.This area is the highlight of the popular place because it is the natural ecology.It is very intersting.There is a sign near the pond.It says"Do not give food to animals" I clearly understood that immediately so I followed the instruction.I just rested in this quiet garden whenever I was bored with the skyscrappers.It was the only beautiful place that was near my accommodation so I always went there once a week.I had a wonderful time in the unforgetable garden.I am sure that I am going to visit it again next year since I intend to do more activities there.

The Impressive Library in Brisbane

Reading is my favorite hobby.I spend my time consuming information every day.I can say that I am a bookworm.In my opinion,being a teacher may be questionable if one does not update his knowledge in order to maintain his professional competence. Thus,I always read books whenever I have free time.I carry one or two books every where in case of waiting for something or whatever.I accompanied my cousin,Ke to Southbank Institute of Technology one evening because she needed to get her student card.while I was waiting for her,I had an opportunity to read some books in the library of the institute.It is a very nice place as it is quiet,and the environment of the room encourages students to read,study and do researches.The air conditioned room is full of valuable resources tempting all bookworms to experience in order to meet their needs.The librarians are very helpful and friendly.I love this fantastic library.