Mary's Diary (Part 15)
Maria Berg (72) made a wish come true: she moved to Thailand in October 2012 and she has no regrets. Her family calls her an ADHD senior and she agrees. Maria worked as an animal caretaker, student nurse, animal ambulance driver, lady bartender, activity supervisor in day care and as a caretaker C in private home care. She was not very stable either, because she lived in Amsterdam, Maastricht, Belgium, Den Bosch, Drenthe and Groningen.
The Thai man
Because all stories on thailandblog are always about the Thai woman, I thought, let's talk about the Thai man. I know, I'm in my seventies, so I'm not at all involved anymore, but I've reviewed all the men I've met here.
By the way, it is striking how many beautiful Thai women I see and how many ugly Thai men. I am for someone of my generation, very tall, so short men are already losing weight. Never fell for looks, I was a so-called text glider. Never heard of it? Men with a great sense of humor and special texts, that's what I fell for, appearance came in second place.
Here I can't talk to the men, but I can hear if they have a pleasant voice, look fresh, etc. The man at the bank, he is nice to see, speaks a little English, looks well groomed and has dimples in his cheeks, very nice when he smiles, but he already loses 160 cm tall.
The man at immigration. Tall, slender, strikingly handsome, well dressed, a pleasant voice and he spoke English. He was the spokesperson for a blonde lady who hadn't understood, given her clothing, that she wasn't here on the beach. I would have liked to go to a restaurant with him.
The tuktuk driver, who regularly drives me and also drove me by car, drove the mother dog to Hua Hin. He is not so young anymore, has a sweet face, is very kind and considerate, loves animals and.. I got a present from him. Talking to him is difficult, but with gestures we always work it out.
The handyman: Works at my son's and sometimes comes to do something with me, a quiet man, so calm, almost as if he's not there. He is at home in all markets, handy for in and around the house, but he has a meaningless appearance and no appearance whatsoever.
The upholsterer: Reupholstered my sofa. He is tall, half Chinese and has beautiful Chinese eyes. He has a thriving business, he speaks some English and keeps his promises, that must be his Chinese side.
The restaurateur, a special person, he is also a painter and has the best restaurant in the area. Hangs his own work on the walls, from which he regularly sells. Has two small children, whom he raises with his mother and sister. Mom's gone. He's tall, slender, has a ponytail, a mustache and a goatee and has something attractive, I could have felt something for him.
My neighbor, a big man, with a sweet face, not handsome, but very nice with his family and hard working. Has respect for everything and everyone, a nice person to live next to.
The man from the neighborhood, not so young anymore, has gray hair and a booming laugh. He speaks German and English. We regularly run into each other, me on the bike and him on the moped, then he always shouts: hello madam, with that roaring laugh behind it. Here on the square he always strikes up a conversation with me and there is also a lot of laughter. He also likes animals, but he is very small.
Then the nice thing is that as a text glider I have a weakness for a man with whom I cannot talk and laugh at all, namely the tuktuk driver.
The Wonder Dog
As I wrote last time, almost all the dogs around here are dead. Of the two puppies that went to a close acquaintance of mine, one was also dead, the other named Marly, is still there and has nothing. Last Saturday they took a puppy from the temple. Marly took some getting used to, but they are now close friends. I go there every day during the week to feed them at 12 o'clock, because then everyone works.
Laptop
My laptop broke down and I couldn't fix it. Well, there is a company around here that sells second-hand Panasonic laptops and computers. Selected a laptop there. I was able to get it the next day. That was laughable, what was written on the keys did not match what he wrote. Back to the store, got stickers to put on the keys. Now it was correct, only I kept getting Thai texts. Back to the store again. There they just took another laptop off a shelf and said: tomorrow it will be ready. Now it is doing well and I am happy with it.
Children and shops
When I go to shops here in Thailand, I see things happening that would not be possible in the Netherlands. Children touch everything, parents don't look up or down and salespeople of the shops also seem to find it the most normal thing in the world. Shower cubicles, where children just stand in with their shoes on, cupboards that they open and crawl into, beds that they lie on with shoes on, move small things from their place and put them somewhere else. I look at it in dismay and the sellers just smile, it's unbelievable.
The centipede
It's evening and I'm watching TV The door is closed, the lights are on, there's a nice program coming on. Suddenly, a centipede comes running by and disappears under the couch. All sofa parts in their place, because I don't want that beast in my house. No matter how I look, I can't find a centipede. Then put the sofa parts back in place. But I keep looking to see if I see him walking, now I also have a light on at night, I'm terrified that I'm going to step on it.
The nose
In particular the 'nostrils'. Just as every person has a different nose shape, so every person has different nostrils. As a child between the ages of 8 and 10, I went to the Kalverstraat in Amsterdam with a friend to look at noses, sometimes we got a big laugh.
As an adult, I learned that you can read a lot, from the nostrils, from your fellow man. You have to be especially careful with the imperious nostrils. Here's a list of names of people who have them, so everyone understands what I mean.
Ex-Queen Beatrix, Queen Máxima, Robert de Nero, Margaret Thatcher, Albert Verlinde, Sofia Loren, Michael Douglas, Madonna, Anthony Quinn.
Well, the confusing thing is that the noses here in Thailand are so different from outside. Here the whole nose is very different, firstly the eternal smile and then the deceptive model of the nose and nostrils. See here to find out who is imperious.
Maria's Diary (part 14) appeared on February 1.
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Are you the text slider type? Then the steady look of male writers with their smooth and fun pen should be careful here! It will also be difficult to choose between Thai men, a boyfriend at the immigration service is nice, a handy cook is nice, doing odd jobs is also useful... 😉
It's still sad about all those poor sweet dogs and you still want some warmth around you (should the men start worrying now?). It's nice that your laptop now writes normal Dutch again and no Thai characters (must have been the country and language settings).
I thought for a moment that you were describing the behavior of children in the home, as a shopkeeper you don't want those kinds of children in your shop and you could subtly hint at your displeasure, you would think... What should an owner of a porcelain shop do? endure?!
Fortunately, they still respect someone there who has achieved something. It is unimaginable to see how children behave in a shop full of porcelain, crystal and other precious and fragile objects. Everyone can learn something from that. It almost seems to go automatically with exceptions.
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Surprising content this time Maria, class, something different again. You are versatile. I'm 1,72 m so probably lose weight too. Greetings and look forward to your next diary.
Nice and interesting story!
Tekstglijer never heard of this Maria, at first it comes across as a slimeball, but that must be my Rotterdam interpretation of this apparent Amsterdam word.
Well, I think that after reading your story, everyone will immediately wonder if I am also a text glider, and you have also made me think, would Maria also approve of me as being the true and only real text glider.
But how do you find out, because you can't judge yourself about your own appearance.
So I just asked my wife for advice, I called out in a somewhat slippery tone, tarak what do you think of me, do you think I'm handsome, they answer yes you're a beautiful man, I thought I can tick that off.
She asked me why I wanted to know, well, explain that to a Thai person if you have only just heard of the word text glider and its meaning.
I answer, oh nothing special, I'm already sixty and about to retire and I've only gotten a year older, I just wanted to know if you still think I'm beautiful, yes, they answer again, beautiful and you still look young, but sometimes I'm you also a little tingtong.
Oh tingtong I asked what she meant, you are always joking and often you are not serious, I looked at her with my faithful eyes (in which any woman would drown) do you not like my jokes I asked her.
Yes usually nice but not always! mmmm not always oh the one you don't understand you don't like of course, she looked at me with that look that I've been in awe of in recent years, that look that radiated from haircuts well because for your height they also have a cast, jokingly added I went for it and quickly gave her a kiss on her cheek, okay mai pen rai they reply, pff relieved I sighed deeply.
So I'm funny sometimes I can tick that off too, and with my height it's also good 1 meter 90 so I tick that off too.
Now it's my nose's turn because according to Maria you can read a lot from this, well my nose is not big not small normal actually, but it was about the nostrils.
Which celebrity's nostrils resemble mine the most, although I must say that I think my nose shows quite a few royal traits, Beatrix and Maxima fall off, by the way, a nice name Maxima for someone with a big nose hihi ( just kidding)
Mark Verlinden then? no, I had already noticed his nostrils, they come across as a bit smoky when he talks, a horse has that too, you become obsessed with it, just turn off the sound on the TV and just pay attention to Albert's nostrils after two minutes, see you only have your nose on the screen and it also seems that he is getting bigger and bigger, no Albert is losing weight.
Then Robert De Niro my hero who wouldn't want to look like him and then that nose couldn't be more beautiful, but wait a minute he has the exact same nose as mine! This is him Maria my nose including the wings are a copy of Robert the Hero's nose that will be another tick! go it can hardly go wrong, Maria can no longer get out of this, every tuk-tuk driver or handyman can still suck a point here, this Rotterdam Robert goes on and on and is closed to her heart by an Amsterdam, because one thing that's for sure Maria has a nose for this, she who, long before I was born, gained her knowledge in the Kalverstraat with her girlfriend.
Ooo it has become quite a long reaction to your story I see now, I needed a lot of text to reinforce my somewhat slippery reaction here and there.
Well I can still hear it Mary my fate now rests in your hands, because as an old and slippery saying says, a man may know a lot, but a woman understands everything.
Oh yes and as far as those kids in the store are concerned, you just have to think like this, there are more bad parents than bad children.
Regards,
tingng
@ Farang tingtong Very funny! Why don't you even write a diary, because with stories like this you score and the women are queuing at your door. Strengthen the blog's staff fleet.
Afternoon Dick,
You give dangerous advice!
Ladies, watch out.
If his wife has no problem putting 1.90 m. in plaster, then….
LOUISE
Thanks for the nice comments.
Gerrrie, you make me laugh again, it's a shame you're too young for me, otherwise you would have had a great chance and those few cm shorter? The household step ladder with the 3 steps can be used for more than the top shelf in the cupboard.
Dear Maria, thank you for your nice comment. I know how to use a kitchen ladder, but then as a contraceptive. Once had a girlfriend of 204 meters and long legs. I always had to stand on the second step and just before the moment supreme she kicked the steps away. Glad you accepted my invitation to come to Q8, so who knows 😉
2.04 meters of course
The neighbors came to see what was there that made me laugh so hard, luckily I can't explain it to them. My morning is good again, I left with a grin on my face towards feeding dogs.
I just had a little more romance in mind.
Morning Mary,
Another very nice piece.
Only, you're forcing me to do something again. @#@#$@#$
I just lost all those earlobes, I'm saddled with noses again -:)
We also have a man like your tuk-tuk driver here as the one who keeps the bushes and trees wet here in the park.
Doesn't understand a word of English, rattles at you like a machine gun in Thai and is constantly in a dent.
Whether you like it or not, you start to laugh and say hello yourself and both parties have not understood each other for a meter.
Nice day.
LOUISE
Beautiful Mary,
Finally something about the Thai man. All that posturing and chatting with the Thai women started to bore me.
Actually says more about the writers than about the Thai woman. .
Also your piece about noses, you are right. How fun it is to observe people.
I think the word text slider is appropriate here.
Already looking forward to your next diary.
With kind regards,
Wim.