Monday Thoughts

Not much to report about, and not much to complain about either. I realized that it's a weekday but I don't work this week. These week long vacations kind of sneak up on me. In any other situation I'd probably be anxious for a week-long vacation, but the truth is, I don't think very far in advance anymore. The last few days have been the same for the most part and it's been a nice routine. Although I feel like I'm retired, it's nice to slow down and take time to think about what you enjoy doing when you don't have to do anything.

I eat long breakfasts, read books, work out, sit in the sun by the pool (and getting a little too tan for my liking), eat picnic lunches and go out with friends at night. Tough life. I've also been enjoying all the goodies in the package from home (thank you!).

That being said, I have more time to listen to and observe the people around me. One theme that seems to come up in several places these days is Thai-Western relationships. Or just how Thai people and Westerners view relationship expectations so differently. Now I may touch more on this later when I can organize my thoughts, but I've heard some very interesting stories in the last weeks about how Thais and Westerners react differently to things like flirting, language barriers, expectations in a partner, communication, "duties and roles", money, infidelity, honesty, and regular relationship management techniques. I don't want to go into too much detail, since I don't want to offend anyone at the moment (such a peaceful Monday). However, maybe I need to have collect some first hand data and date a Thai guy as an experiment. Hmmm, probably not the most ethical thing to toy with a young, sensitive Thai heart for the sake of a social experiment on a blog. Ha. Maybe next time.