Showing posts with label RI Foundation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RI Foundation. Show all posts
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Reunion
Friendship is one of the incredible miracles in our life. No matter how long or how far we are apart, the same experiences and concerns that we shared in those days never made our friendship fade away. This turns to be more than happiness when we finally meet again face to face across time and space.
Last weekend all this happened to me . For the first time in 30 years. This is about the Rotary students who shared two months during the summer at college in the US, where the Rotary International provided us with the orientation before we left for each applied university in the US.
My close friend, Suchada stopped by Tokyo over the weekend on her way back to LA from BK. We spent two days together. We felt for two days as if we were all riding on a merry-go-round.
Yes finally we made it. The instant we saw each other at the hotel lobby, we didn't feel we were apart for such a long time. Ahead of the fancy dinner with two boys, now gentlemen, in the evening, three girls enjoyed the afternoon chatting to fill in each 30 years' interval. And the dinner was just lavish enough to make it up for our 30 years. Our talk seemed endless before we knew we stayed too long at the restaurant. We talked and laughed a lot. The food was awesome and the service was great.
Now 17 Rotary classmates are united in Facebook group page. In this reunion with Suchada, wherever we go, at every visiting spot, she and I were busy "check-in" in Facebook with each iPhones to update our photos and messages to the rest of our friends. It was just fun because every time we checked in, our friends of all different places on the earth gave us "likes" instantly. We giggled at the results. We owed Facebook so much. There will be another reunions in the near future in Japan, or somewhere else in this world. No matter where it comes up, we will share our exciting moments together. And one day, we are hoping , all of us will get together at one place like we once used to do. How thrilling ! This was a great weekend.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
RI Convention in Bangkok
I am back from being in a pretty bad shape (that was why I didn't show up in FB for these weeks) and also a trip to Bangkok. Glad that I came over the two extremes for the last three weeks.
Two purposes for the trip to Bangkok were to attend the Rotary International Convention from 6-9 and to get reunited with one of my dear friends for these 30 years. I was scheduled to arrive on 4th but due to my condition, I changed my flight on 6th. My husband left for BKK two days earlier.
I had the splendid days to get in touch with the amazing history and culture of Thailand and the pleasant encounter with people, especially my new friend, Fay who is extremely talented and charming young Thai woman.
Unfortunately Suchada was not able to arrive at BKK from LA while I was staying but we are to make it next time somehow in BKK or in Tokyo with our friends.
In the House of Friendship, I met Mike, an Alumini Relations Specialist from the Rotary Foundation and had a nice suggestion to get reunited with more friends who spent time together in Statesboro, GA in 1980.
I'll try to write him sometime soon to get more information.
Hey, 17 guys, just wait for my next report. Oh my, where on earth is Yuna now? We miss her sooo much.
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