The reasons that I must go to and love Thailand

by Chaidar Ammar

 Assalamu'alaikum... Swasdee krub... Selamat Malam (Ratree Sawad)...

it's been a long time ago I didn't write on my blog, now I'm going to write about my reasons come to Thailand, and this is my first time write on blog in english, actually my english isn't good :p but I will try my best to write it with a good structure and tenses...

I will write my story about Thailand :)  Thailand has a good food, movies, nice beaches, many more, and the most important thing is Thailand has a good and friendly people and that's called "Thai", I have so many friends in Thailand, from Southern Thailand - Central Thailand (like Bangkok, Petchaburi, etc) and Northern Thailand (Chiang Mai, Lampang and Bueng Karn near from Laos). at first I will tell my story with my Southern Thailand friends and my trip during in South Thailand.

Southern Thailand (Hat Yai, Songkhla, Nakhon Sri Tammarat, Yala, Etc)

TRAVELING IN SOUTHERN THAILAND..

First, I did traveling with my family 3 countries at once on May 2013 (Singapore, Malaysia and South Thailand) and when I was entering that place I felt like "Oh It's Thailand, it's same with Jogjakarta, it's because their handwriting or called aksorn as same as Jogja aksorn" and I met so many Thai people at there, and I was trying to speak Thai language (I have been studying Thai language since 2011 from movies and learn by myself) and what did they say about ? they said my Thai is good hahaha, they thought I'm Thai people from Bangkok due of my Thai accent, yeah I spoke "Arai (what)" is Alai, but most of Thai people who live in Southern Thailand wear hijab or muslim, and they speak "Arai" is Arai, I only have 2 days one night in Hat Yai. Moreover my mother met Thai muslim who works at one of many muslim restaurants in Hat Yai, the name of the restaurant is Mariam Restaurant or Maliam Restaurant (Thai accent), her name is Ayurita Sasa or her name in Thai aksorn อายูรีตา สาสา. yeah she is my mother's step daughter.

 

Me with Khun Sau (Songthaew's driver)

Second, I did traveling with my older sister and my mother only 2 countries on August 2013 (KL, Hat Yai), my older sister asked me to go with her and her child to Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) her husband was working in Kuala Lumpur and we got 5 days at there, at first we were confused to go to Singapore or Thailand on weekend, but my older sister asked me to go to Thailand and we took a bus from KL to Hat Yai, yeah !! and I got back again to Hat Yai, do you know? many people at there still remembering me, especially the songthaew's driver haha I was happy at the time, and we went to Ayurita Sasa's restaurant again or I call her P'Ayu because she is older than me and we ate Thai food again and as usual I ordered Pattaya Friend Rice.

 My mother and my older sister with P'Ayurita Sasa

Third, it's the last one, I did traveling with my friends !! :) we made a plan to do traveling 3 countries (Singapore, Malaysia and South Thailand) after finishing our penulisan ilmiah on in english is Scientific Research, and Alhamdulillah (thanks god in Muslim) we finished it together !! yeaaah !!!!! we went to Singapore on 3 September, and 4 September we went to Johor Bahru, and Kuala Lumpur at 4 night we went to Hat Yai (again) 55555+ (lol in Thailand) before going to Hat Yai, when I was in Jakarta I got a friend his name is Jiranut Kaenkaew, I know him from my group "Thailand Holic" on that group we share everything about Thailand and Indonesia and then friendship between Thailand and Indonesia, Jiranut is Thai and one of many thai members on the group, at first I didn't know that Jiranut is come from Hat Yai because he has been studying in Bangkok (Dhurakij Pundit University), when I knew it he is from Hat Yai, I asked him to go back to Hat Yai to meet me and my friends but he couldn't meet us because he had a class at the time, but he was looking for his friend to be my guidance, his friend's name is Ying Yin (Nuttanee) yeah I was acquainted with Ying, and Ying also tell me about her friend (Jiranut's friend too) her friend's name is Tangmo (Tomang Massarat), I and my 9 friends met them at our hotel (Center Mansion) and finally we met Ying and Tangmo, we had already booked the songthaew to travel Songkhla, and do u know guys?? they came from Songkhla to Hat Yai and then they went again to Songkhla ! haha what a wasting time for Ying and Tangmo, but they said it's ok :), yeah they are really nice and friendly, but we got problem talk with them haha due of their english, yeah their english is not good, they can't speak english well, and their pronunciation is hard to hear, they said english is englit, cable is caben, people is peopen, it's because thai accent when talk in english, but it's ok for me or in Thai language is Mai pen rai (No problem or no worries) 555+(lol) when we were arrived at Samila Beach they talked to one of many girls at there, and they tell us that she is their friend, her name is Karn (Rakchanok Maro) wow !! and we did crazy things and ugly things or in Thai language baa and pluek style haha, we felt that we know each other for a very very long time ago, we went to Samila Beach, Khlong Hae Floating Market and night market (sorry, I forgot about the name of the market) hehe, and finally we arrived at the hotel and prepare for tomorrow, we should go back to Singapore, what a tiring day but that was fun, the next day after we were happy together, we must go back to Singapore, how sad :'( yeah we should ! and we were going to Kim Young Market and ate in Kelantan Restaurant before going back to Singapore, the time was up, we should say goodbye to Ying, Tangmo and Karn, and do you know guys? it was so touched me and my friends, Ying was crying when we were going back to Singapore, we just met and knew for only one night but it felt like we knew very very long time ago :'( yeah Thailand people are nice and friendly ! once again thank you for the time, thank you, khob khun krub YING, TANGMO AND KARN phom rak tuk khon and phom kidteung tuk khon (I love you guys and miss you guys) and thanks to Jiranut Kaenkaew who was acquainting them to me and my friends, I wouldn't forget our memories.

 When Thai and Indonesian are gathered into one, I and my friends with Ying, Tangmo and Karn at Samila Beach, Songkhla Thailand.

Before going to Singapore, I felt sad at the time :')

Fourth, soon on September 2015 Insha Allah :)) I have to finish my undergraduate first and after finishing will go there again with my family and my cousin !! now I have so many friends from Southern Thailand, hope to meet you again YING, TANGMO, KARN, and my new friends in Hat Yai (Sukree Kateng), Nakhon Sri Tammarat (N'Arms or Wuttinan Pannarai, Woraweth or P'Chen) Yala (P'Autsaman) and Narathiwat (P'Flah's family and Nureesun) etc, I have to prepare to give you guys gift from Indonesia ;) 

TSAI (Thai Students Association Indonesia)

Next !! I will tell my story with TSAI, TSAI is Thai students who study in Indonesia, first I came to meet and greet with Ice Preechaya and Mez Tharatorn, the title of the movie is "I Fine Thank You Love You" yeah first I didn't know there were many thai students came to the event too, I was being photographer of my group "Thailand Holic" and when I took a photo, TSAI were sitting in the front of the cinema, when I looked at them I was confused because they wore Indonesian dress or clothes but they speak Thai each other, yeah after I know they are Thai Students, after the event finish, I was rushing into them to know them, and I got one friend, her name is Fadilah Waekuechi, she comes from Narathiwat, and we told about Southern Thai little, fortunately I have been there 5555+ (lol) I knew little about their cities in South Thai, I got her Line username, and I pulled her into our gorup "Thailand Holic" on Line, and P'flah (P' is older brother or older sister same as with Kakak in Indonesian language) and she was dragged her friend to join to our group, it's around six members new from TSAI we did little chitchat about Thailand, once upon a time there was an event the event is Food Hotel Indonesia 2015, and I was invited by TSAI to go to that event (actually at there I was helping them to keep the stand at the event) 5555+ (lol) here are my photos with them at the event.

 

I Fine Thank You Love You Meet and Greet at FX Senayan

Food and Hotel Indonesia 2015 with TSAI (Thai Students Association in Indonesia)

and once upon a time, I asked them to make us Thai food, three of TSAI whom I know came to my house (Rusda, Haizoon, and Suhana) they cooked me Som Tam and Tom Yum, what a tasty food !! thank you gusy for cooking us, someday you should cook me again Mango (Mamuang) Sticky Rice and Pad Thai haha.

Som Tam and Tom Yum cooked by us, haha no, I'm not, I just seeing they cook for us :p and taste the food, aroi mak (very tasty)

 

Pappaya Pok Pok aka Som Tam cooked by Rusda, Haizoon and Suhana

Beau From Central Thailand

Beau is an co admin of Thailand Ball, she does research about other countries, and she came to Indonesia on February if I'm not mistaken hehe, someone from my group told me, there is a girl from Thailand will do travel in Indonesia from Jakarta to Bali by backpacker style, and I dragged her into my group "Thailand Holic" and I was looking for her a guidance at least one person of each city, and I got 4 guidances, in Jakarta there were I and Inu, and then in Bandung there was Meli, but she was inviting her 2 friends to go along with Beau, and then in Jogja there was Erna, she got problem with her flight at first, so she was rescheduled her flight to Jakarta, she was in Jakarta almost midnight, she was calling me that she just arrived at hotel at midnight, but she was very excited to go with me in the next morning, in the next morning I was pick her up at Madu Inn Hotel, Mangga Besar, we were going to Kota Tua (Old City Jakarta) and then National Monument of Jakarta (Monas) and Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. last we ate Ayam Mercon (Mercon Chicken) and that's very very spicy !! haha Beau likes Gorengan Tahu (Tofu) so badly, I wish I will go to Thailand and bring you Gorengan Tahu and Ayam Mercon, 555+(lol) here are my photo with her

Old City (Historical Place of Jakarta) Kota Tua

we were doing wai (greeting of Thailand) at National Monument (Monas)

At Taman Mini Indonesia Indah

Beau tried to wear hijab (Muslim) and took a photo with my family

Cover Dance ABC Chakatuk with Beau

P'Giffy Berry from Northern Thailand

Once upon a time on March, my P'Gift would come to Indonesia, but this was not her first time come to Indonesia, I didn't meet her at the first time because I didn't know her very well, and on the second time she said that she would come to Indonesia (Jakarta and many cities in Java Island, Indonesia) her flight is from BKK to JKT and she was staying one night in Jakarta, I told her before that she can stay at my home with my family for one night, it can reduce her budget in Indonesia, but I couldn't pick her up at the Soekarno Hatta Airpot (Jakarta Int'l Airport) because I had a class at the time, but I pick her up in Taman Mini, after meeting her we were going to my house, at first I want to take her to travel in Taman Mini, but she bring her luggage, and it's very very big ! haha so we were going to my home directly, before arriving at my home we stopped at shop, and I bought her Satay (Sate) and Kue Bugis and Pisang Molen, haha she likes all, but she likes Pisang Molen so badly ! and finally we were arrived at my home, and P'gift met with my family, we did chitchat until midnight and dance Indonesia traditional song (Dangdut), unfortunately the time goes so fast, the day after we chitchat I should take her to terminal bus, she will go to Purwakarta, and then we met again the day before she goes back to Thailand, we met at central park, we do crazy things and many people looked at us, haha I don't care. I and my family miss you P'Gift :') come to Jakarta again oneday, and you should come to Jakarta more than 2 days ! haha so we can talk longer than before, and I gave her and her friend (Dulongkorn aka P'Kob) Batik dresses, when I saw their photo wore batik, I am very very sure that he looked like Indonesian haha, yeah we are Asean, not too many differences.

P'Gift with my family

P'Gift with me before she went to Purwakarta

 The day before she went to Bangkok

P'Kob wore My Batik dress

and P'Gift also wear my Batik Dress, suay mak mak (Cantik banget -- Very beautiful) :D

Goyang Dumang (Indonesian traditional Dangdut) with P'Gift

Spirit Letters from Thailand Friends

now I'm doing Undergraduate Thesis, and I will finish my thesis this year and graduation "Amin" I got so many letters from my Thailand friends who support me for my Thesis, thank you to you guys !! here are the photos of the letter

 

From Earthquake (Gempabumi) or her real name Pichamon Nopnakorn

Thank you very much (Khob Khun Mak Mak Mak na Krub) this is the best one ><, you wrote in on whiteboard !!!!!!!! I hope someday I will meet you Earth, phom kidteung khun chen gun :D

From Pongrapee James 

From Ruethairat Haizoon (Thai Students (TSAI)

From N'Arms (Wuttinan Pannarai)

 Although I don't understand what did u write about, but I believe that you wrote it with heart :p and the meaning of that words are very very giving me support, thank you (terima kasih or khop khun krub) guys (tuk khon) who have given me the letters, chob mak mak >< (like it very very much).

 Got Invitation from Thai people to go to Thailand and stay at their house :)

This is the last, I got so many many invitations from my Thailand friends, they asked me to go to their cities in Thailand to meet them, will do guys !!!!!! I will come to ur cities and will meet u guys surely, but now I must finish my Thesis and then I must save my money, here are fewer invitations from many invitations that I got :)

Non is one of my many nong (Little brothers) from Thailand, he can speak French, German and Italian (soon) 555+ he is very clever ! :D he is very nice and friendly, we knew each other since 2 months ago, he liked my photo on Instagram, and he asked me to go to Thailand and come to stay at his place ! wow !!! Thank you Non, I haven't come to Bangkok yet :') but next trip I will go to Bangkok, thanks for offering me to stay at your place, that's good and It can reduce my budget. success for u always ! :)

 

He is one of TSAI (Thailand Students in Indonesia) and he lives in Southern Thailand, thank you for offering me, I have a plan to go to South Thailand on September, I will tell u P'Autsaman :)

 

really ???????? :3 I just going to Thailand you will be happy ?  haha wait me Tangmo, I will go there to meet you, Ying, and Karn again, and I have prepared some gift from Indonesia for you haha

 

Beau knows that I always go to Southern Thailand, she wants me to go to Central Thailand like Bangkok, etc, Next time I will go to there Beau and meet u again, miss you already :D miss doing pruek and baa style again (crazy and ugly style again)

Thank you for reading this blog, sorry if I might get hurt someone, and sorry for my bad english, bad tenses etc haha, these are my reasons about love and go to Thailand, what about you ?? :) let's keep our friendship between Indonesia and Thailand. Aku Cinta Thailand and Phom rak Indonisia :D