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Happiness is in the air

Happiness is in the air
November 24, 2015
This exercise involves two components: i) defining happiness, and ii) incorporating happiness.
1. What is your definition of happiness? Please write your answer below.
To me, happiness means feeling accomplished of doing something new and that kind of things make other people smile and be pleased. Also,happiness includes the moment that ones share good moment together with family, friend and boyfriend/ girlfriend.  People are likely to be happier when they share their success & accomplishment with others and see others join their happiness.  
2. What makes you happy in the way that you have defined it? (List 3 – 4 things/activities). Please write your answer below.

These are some activities that make me happy:

1.  Visiting poor kids at the local orphanage. By doing so, I see kids eagerly join the activity and when I leave the place, they ask me to visit them again. I see their eyes sparkling and broad smiles. That makes me feel like I'm important to them.  The moment of sharing happiness between kids & I are very enriching & precious. 

2.  Walking on campus and smell flowers' fragrance.  I think just only people who walk, not drive, will be able to look at small things and enjoy nature along the way to office. It's very simple,but brighten my working days. This's the way we share our happiness in a kitchen. 

3.  Cooking with my mum.  She's a great cook and when I've a foreign friends visiting home, we cooked for them. My mum's very happy when guests give her a compliment.  That makes me happy too. 

4.  Writing a blog.  I frequently manage time to write a blog after getting back from a journey. I feel happy to reflect my trip and put it in my blog.  More importantly, when I read it later, it reminds me of my happy moment while traveling. 

Som's Internship experience abroad



This is Natthaya. You can simply call me 'Som'. I have just had a great experience of an internship at the Royal Thai Embassy Singapore last summer. Normally, I always have a strong will to do productive activities during school holidays. I just cannot stay at home doing nothing or spend my time just sleeping and eating; therefore, I decided to do an internship at the overseas embassy. Though I have been traveling a lot, I have never stayed in foreign countries for more than 2 weeks. I want to explore different lifestyles in other countries which I was lucky enough to have permission from my parents.



          The Royal Thai Embassy is located on Orchard Road, one of the most well-known streets in the world. This piece of land belongs to King Rama V. King Rama V who bought it since he went to Singapore in the old times. He was a man of vision for buying the top ranking expensive land in the world. It is one and only Thailand's land outside the Kingdom of Thailand. That is why I am so glad to be there. Even though it is just a short period of time, it was a precious thing to do once in a lifetime.





          My duty included doing assignment directly from the ambassador, the ministry, the ministry counselor and other diplomats in the embassy. I somehow worked about the confidential government information or official documents and letters. Therefore, I had to watch out the information to be leaked out. Furthermore, I was responsible for passport and Thai ID card served Thai people who live in Singapore. Due to the fact that the Royal Thai Embassy Singapore is a government sector, working there was quite strict in detail and in time limited. I should do everything correctly and in sequence of the process. Luckily, I had such a good team. All officers including the ambassador, the ministry, the ministry counselors were very kind to me. They taught me how to work neatly.  They not only taught about the office work there, but also how to live properly and stay gold.



          I am extremely grateful to have been able to have the priceless experience. This entire experience has broadened my mind and worldviews .  Lastly, I might say it taught me so much more than I would ever expected.