'A Mother's Will' – a short story by Suwanni Sukhontha
Her son, who died of drugs, is remembered in a collection of stories, including 'a mother's will', as if he were still alive. Touching.
Reader's entry: One-way ticket Bangkok – Amsterdam for a fourteen-year-old Thai in 12 hurdles
My girlfriend came to the Netherlands at the end of 2020. The plan was to have her now 14-year-old son come over to study here. He lives with his grandparents and mother and son have daily video contact. While he is attending secondary school in Thailand, she can take the civic integration exams here. She now has a job as a sushi chef and more and more Dutch words are creeping into our English conversations.
My son is going to do his Thai military service
Thailand has a two-year military service for young men, so our son Lukin also has to believe it. Six months ago he was already informed by the Pattaya City Hall and in February of this year it was his turn. That is, he had to report for a light medical examination and then participate in a "drawing" with the prize of whether or not he actually had to enter the service.
How does a Thai become a monk for a short period of time?
For most families it is a great honor if the son becomes a monk temporarily. This tradition of becoming a monk for 20 days or more has been around for a long time. The first day in the monastery, the person pays tribute to his parents and the father blesses him.
Like father, like son in Pattaya
Today is Father's Day and it turns out that many fathers like to go on holiday with their son. Neat fathers who are active with their son, but Gringo knows two English fathers who did something completely different with their son. They took their son to Pattaya on holiday to introduce the boys to the always vibrant nightlife and that had far-reaching consequences.
