‘VSO Volunteer in Thailand’ Archives
Post Mortem and Blog Awards
My blog is a finalist for the Philippine Blog Awards, lifestyle category, Luzon level. Wow, gee.. This Grasya on the road less traveled is smiling. I’m starting to reap the good karma yay! yay! ^_^ Dear God, thanks for all this, but we still have a long way to go, [Read More]
Wrap Up! Onwards to the next chapter
So I have really moved on. ^_^ and as a VSO Volunteer that has returned to her motherland, I’m happy to report my accomplishments from my stay in Thailand: I. Expected: 1 website, output: 7 websites (harhar) II. Workshops: a. as trainer: 3 CMS Training b. as [Read More]
Amidst floods and storms
Life goes on really. Amidst catastrophe, what we can do is stay calm, be prepared and see what is on the bright side.. Speaking of preparation, I have invited environmentalists on my farewell party and maybe we can discuss how to cope up with climate [Read More]
The real farmville
I was at a farm to visit another VSO Volunteer from Uganda who’s placed here in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was a great experience to see what other volunteers are doing, and I might apply it too when I get back.. who knows i could monitor my web projects online while [Read More]
Reverse Culture Shock
So, like many other VSO Volunteers (and other International Volunteers as well), I’m in my last phase and is preparing to go home. And since I’m not new to this because I survived India as a VSO Volunteer too, I expect myself to be coping up [Read More]
Towards a free world
This video from the Free World Charter does make sense… it’s slowly happening although there are still lots to be done. See for yourself and let me know how we can aim for a more better and free world: [Read More]
Learning a bit of Shan Culture
Inle Lake, where I traveled last few weeks ago is in Shan state, Burma. And it is interesting that I’m learning a bit of the Shan culture while sharing my skills with girls from the Shan state. Shan Language, when spoken sounds similar to Thai.. but when written, is [Read More]
Maid to be Free
Recently I met Jenny, a German girl who works as au pair in the United States.. She’s only 23 yet traveled Denmark, England, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, United States already! And now, she just completed her tour in South East Asia. For those who wants [Read More]
Human Rights in Simple English
Honestly, I always find myself holding up my yawns whenever I’m with lawyers discussing their technical stuff.. but hey, I see them yawning too when I discuss computer stuff. But it does not necessarily mean we create another invisible divide. That’s why I stare [Read More]
The challenge of going back home
This is my VSO Volunteer life so far: I’ve been partying too much… ive been making way too many friends.. ive travelled too much (well still stuck in Chiang Mai most of the time but still ive travelled a lot!)… ive been so happy but come to think of it, [Read More]
