Germany Journey - Culture shock

Brief von Deutschland. (Kulturschock)
(Kulturschock - Culture shock)

Hi! Now I'm in Thailand. Sorry for stop writing blog for long time. Anyway, I started blogging again.

While I was in Germany, there are many things that I have to get used to such as food, languages, transportation and including culture.

First, greeting, actually, it's not my first time for foreign country but I still shock for greeting things. Yeah, I'm from Thailand, we just do Wai(ไหว้) and say sawaddee(สวัสดี) for greeting. We don't shaking hands, hugging or kissing that's why i always shock (but not much as the first time). Some of my friends know that I always surprise for foreign greeting, then, they tried to freaking me, hugging, lifting,,,,, anyway, if you want to freak me just hug me is freak enough. And again, somebody they don't know, anyway I don't mind but i just fell a little bit panic. Yeah, actually I think now i already get used to hug. (but not kissing or lifting, please) In my home town, I just do something like sniff kiss with my family (and with my close friend) that is the most thing i did. Sometime I just wonder, why guy do hugging with girl, why don't guy and guy. Just wonder. ('cause I'm girl, you know)

Then everybody know that if you were in Germany, you have to drink beer. Honestly, I never use alcohol before. (Nah, Just a little bit not even more than a gulp of 5% alcohol.) One reason is I was in Student Buddhist Club so it's immoral to drink alcohol. But just only a week, I had drink like 3 or more glass of beer (Oh my god!) I don't want my parents to know that but Hey! mom and dad, I was in Germany, how can I decline, isn't it? (hehe) But in Thailand, I can't even drink a glass of schnapps. It's not so good for girl to drink here. (Actually, I need just a glass of cocktail, can I?)

While I was there, when I have to stay at the hostel with other it's so shock. They naked in the room! Oh my god! And everybody with top less. I might say this is my first time for that, kind of shock ha? Not more than that, ..... I can't tell you in the detail, sorry. When I am here, I just saw girl with underwear, it was very embarrassed. Here, I don't even wear the armless shirt!

Somebody has notice that I always bow my head when I walk pass someone. I never notice that, it's automatically. It's one thing for pay respect for the other. And other thing, they told me that I always avoid to look at the eyes. Yeah! I know it's rude there to don't look at the eyes because it's mean I don't pay attention to them. But lots of Asian believe that if you look at your pair eyes, it's rude to them. So I automatically avoid to look at the eyes, sometime I didn't notice. Fortunately, my friends understand me, they know that is my nature. Actually i know that's rude and I try to look at my pair eyes but sometime I think, "Oh my god! I look at his eyes for so long, it might be not good." or "Oh my god! I'm afraid for staring for so long." I didn't mean to rude you but I was so afraid to staring, it's something I try to get used to.

It's good that lots of people understand asian girl like me. They are so kind especially my roommate she knows our culture and so kind to me. Miss everyone :D I know that something I don't need to get used to. Something Thai is the best for me. (hehe)

Auf Wiedersehen,
Aun Patama Ramchune

Germany Journey - Paris

Brief von Deutschland. (Paris)

Hi, I'm Patama Ramchune. I'm currently in Erlangen, Germany for taking the training program here.

Before I came to Germany, my first country that i have to stop in EU is France on 25 June 2010. I decided to visit my friends,Eve Pop and Louis, at Paris for 3-4 days and then take the train to Erlangen. The flight from Bangkok was so so so nice. I met such a good flight mate, he's so nice and help me everything that i need to know. But the only thing that i don't like is his girlfriend. (Booooo, just kidding) Then I have to wait for the flight to Paris at Abu Dhabi, there was very super dupler high technology, free wifi, free computer. I can stay overnight there actually. By the way, I arrived Paris around 7 o'clock more or less, then called my friends. Everything seem to be nice, unfortunately, the train from there place to the Airport was stop working!!! What?!? Yes, they are strike for something. Ok, so they take the bus instead and we met around 11 o'clock. (Oh! god) This was what i just heard from Thailand that Paris seem to have strike everyweek. Oh! ok, this was what I have to see once in Paris. Then, I have to spend all evening in the bed 'cuz i was very tired from the plain. There place was very nice, they have there own bathrooom and share kitchen with 2 other guys, not so bad.

Next day, we had city tour in Paris to visit the most popular place you have to see like Eiffel Tower, Champs-Élysées, the gate somewhere, Louvre etc. That was so nice, actually, i'm not the one who love to travel to see the popular place and take a picture to say like "Hey! i'm here", otherwise if i was with friends is alright. Then we stop at somewhere like the garden around Eiffel tower, that was so nice and relax, we taking a lot of funny picture. After that, everybody was so tired, so we stay in front of computer and do everythink like you do in thailand. (You know, you're the same, doing this routine.) Then we have a dinner at midnight (more or less). Oh! my god, I never have dinner at midnight since i was graduated! It made me feel like in the uni again. (oh common, it's just 3 or 4 month) Anyway, Pop and Louis was the good cook, i sware.(Hey! Louis do you need housewife.)

Next, I can't remember exactly what we were do, but we did something like shopping :) and I had a nice Paris desert. wow, i'll gain a lot of weight from that one. Then we went home and there was a projector in there room (for the project) and Louis just got the movie "Kick ass" so we stay at Louis room and watch the movie together. It was so cool, he projected the screen on the wall and we all lie down and watch the movie. (nice guys)

Nextday, we got up and went out so late. I could say like CPE time or something. Then I had to buy the ticket to Germany for the next day. I know that it was so late but what should I do? So we went to the train station office and bought the ticket. Unfortunately, it's no seat to go to Germany. Oh common, then I decided to stay longer of a day and it was good. Then we went to Château de Versailles. (It's a castle) but we didn't go inside because it was close. (yes, we went late) anyway, we stay at the garden for a while and made some funny video that someone might seen it already. (but there are more than that.... we are so "Grean"!) After that, Pop Eve and Loius have to finish there report and submit to there professor tomorrow, so they are in hurry and had to work over night, all i can do is just prepare the meal (but most of the meal was from pop, actually). Then I went to bed around 2 or 3 am. And when I woke up in the morning, I was surprised, why Eve's snore so lound, then I got up and see,,, Oh! goddddd Jezzzz, Loise was sleep on Eve bed!!! what should i do, what should i do? (well, do i need to do something, he was sleeping - -") Then I stared to turn on my computer and doing the same routine. I don't know why but the sound of his breath make my mind blow up for sure. So I need to listen to the music to stop thinking about the sound....

Then after they woke up, we went to there school (or University) It didn't seem like university at all from my view but that was nice. Then we tried to find some French meal, and I have Cruz cruz with big sausage (or something - -") anyway, i don't like cruz cruz now. That evening, the internet was down, so we can't to our routine thing. Then me and Loise went to the music room. Wow! how coooooooool was that place! It was all I need to have all the time. There are a lot of instrument (yeah! except Guitar) and we were there such a long time, I can't remember how long but that was so coooool. You can see me using the DJ. thing here >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE5Cae91poU

Then, it's time to say goodbye guys, see you next time. I have to catch my train From Paris to Stuttgart and Stuttgart to Nuremburg and Nuremburg to Erlangen. Cooool! man I am with 28-kilo-bag here! with 3 connection but it was fine. Not so bad than I expect.(well i didn't expect for the bad things just in case) And It was nice to see my friends there before my huge journey in Germany.

Auf wiedersehen
Ann Aun Patama

Germany Journey – First step, Visum

YEah!!!! I just got Germany Visa :-P

Anyway, for whom that don't know what da heck I'm gonna do there.

Firstly, I win a scholarship from IAESTE and i'm going to work at Erlengen, Germany for 2 months (23 June till 9 September 2010). My work field is about image processing and speech processing. (Yeah! it's computer study). I'm gonna take off on 23 Juni, around 8.30 pm (check-in 5.30 pm) and please don't try to sent me off, i'm gonna cry..... (actually, it's Wednesday and it won't suitable for you, my friends who got the job.) But it would be nice :)

I have plan to visit my friends atParis on 24-28 June and then take the Euro... something (Eurorail?) to go to Erlengen, Germany. It would be the great time there for both Paris and Erlengen.

Erlengen local staff was very nice, they usually send me the email like where or when are your arrival, local guide book or year plan for exchange student.

Arrrrrr I can't wait for my huge journey.

good luck everyone

Ann

Progress Senior Project - 3/23/2010

Yeah! I'm finish!

here is our poster for present... Actually, i don't like the way teacher ask us to present via poster. It was very bored. Anyway, it wasn't too bad, I can looking around and see other project.

Yeah! It maybe my last blog for project. T^T kind of sad but i'll continue write more about my work next time. :-P

Progress Senior Project - 3/15/2010

Final video with 3 experiments.

The last experiment is another form of Thai music sheet. To remove the line I use hough transform to remove it but after that, it make the program can't work well on reading but it still acceptable(for me)

Next time, I'll show you the poster for our presentation. See you next time.

I'm gone

Yeah! I'm gonna go to Germany! Next few week!

That pretty weird that i'm going to work on Image and speech processing field. (><) I'm not so good in this but this's only one remaining work I can do. T T...... It's just 2 month trainee (I hope I could stay a lot more than 2 month..... fail) I can't decided which period I'll fly but first of all I hope they accept me to work there. (If not I wish they can find another place for me that work about web technology which i have more experience than the image and speech things.... and I can stay longer.) But I got A on image processing and attend the speech precessing for a half term. It wouldn't be the problem. Honestly, I wanna go more than 4 month. But it's ok if i just have about that time..... (T T)

I wanna join the graduation day this year..... I hope the university would accept me within this April, So I can back to Thailand in July and prepare for graduation day. If not, I hope KMUTT will have the graduation day in October, so I can go there on November instead.

Anyway, I'll find the way to study abroad maybe work for 2 years and collected money...... So! hurry up, find the job and get the money. (FIGHT!)

PS. I'm not really want to study, I just want to travel and stay abroad just a year is ok. I want to study about language. (Wooww, this is the first time I spell this work correctly at first.... LOL)

Progress Senior Project - 3/02/2010

All my false, sorry.

I got a lot of things to done this period. Anyway, now i just remain only exam and senior project. Last week and this week is very illness. I was sick, sleep late, lazy and bored. I didn't go home for a month. (OMG!!)

It has the information as much as this blog but the report is seem to be more formal.

All my false, I forgot to check the report from my friends. There are a lot of missing and mistake. I can't find the editable version of report, can't even find the final report in my computer. O_o...

Aj. Nuttanart just return the report on Wednesday and we need to hand in within this Tuesday which Monday is a holiday. ^^"" I worked on the addition part which were appendix and theory. Then send it to my partner on Saturday morning (See! I can't went to the bar and can't went to see my friends from Changmai). But my partner just sent the full report to adviser on Monday. (T T) Good luck everyone, I saw a lot of my friendssss still awake at 5 am haha!!! LOL