she is among those stranded in bangkok because of the closure of the Suvarnabhumi airport. she left sunday on a personal/pleasure trip with an officemate and was supposed to be back wednesday except that rallyists took over the airport tuesday evening.
she was worried, irked and inconvenienced in the early stages but was already ok not long after. i was surprised actually. she kept on telling me before, she's a changed person now, strong and positive. much as i would have liked to believe, i must say i was not totally convinced. at least, until this bangkok experience. i believe her now. through it all, i did see someone strong and optimistic. i am surprised and i am very, very happy. keep it up friend : )
i'm taking the liberty to share two of her text messages to me while there:
"Sbgay srap buhay dto dami fud kain tulog lng relax.pg dating dyan presured ulit sa work.me taiwanese bus.man p kmi frend dto gud thing di p alis n iwan kmi"
"U r rite bfrend i know everythin hapens 4 a reason n 4 d best.o positive na outluk ko di ba.thnx 2 u.sbi hipag ko pti usa n davao nkta me tv.dami pa love sa kin"
she got interviewed while there and the interview was shown in various newscasts. my sister was saying so many people there, she was chosen to be asked and her portion was aired. i didn't see it but a lot of people did. she got a lot of calls and messages after that. the calls, highly appreciated, of course, got us worried though. she's on roaming and whatever messages and calls she receives, she gets corresponding charges. we've twice made advance payments to her phone so she would not exceed her credit limit. we didn't want her line to be cut-off, even just temporarily, as there would be delays in reconnection.
i was on the phone with her husband and he was telling me he was initially thinking his wife would get burned somehow and not go out as much after bangkok. then when he talked to her over the phone, he said his thoughts changed to, 'aba, hindi madadala ito! buffet, executive breakfasts, free accommodations... nag-enjoy pa!'
i'm not sure whether my best friend mentioned that the hotel is just across a mall. and that they've gained friends, one belgian, the other taiwanese. plus we discovered that it was so easy to send her money. i sent through western union the money her husband gave and my best friend just crossed the street to claim it. voila, her funds were replenished, ha-ha. ooops, uh-oh? ; )
anyway, this is not intended to make light of the current situation in thailand. there is danger, there are risks. there are lessons to be learned, agencies to be emulated and agencies to be rebuked. not everyone is as fortunate as my best friend. she just got really lucky but even then i think she'll have a mouthful to say, especially about her airline, once she comes back. being positive does not just mean taking everything in stride. it could also mean taking action so the negatives do not proliferate.
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