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From the manager ‘More than words’ Mr. Spain Jingkaojai, PRC Manager You always are more than the words people make of you, really! We live our lives through choices and decisions. And the last ones we want to make are the ones according to other people’s thinking. This may sound rebellious or even arrogant. This takes bravery and guts. But really, at the end of the day and at the bottom out of it, every decision in life that we regret is one where we didn’t listen deeply to the voices within our hearts. We know what we want to do most of the time about most things, though not everything we want to do is what we should do and vice versa. But we know if we really listen. But we make our own decision; simple as that. Nobody else is really be part of this process. Life can be a happy but very lonely journey when it is time to make decisions, especially big ones. We should always seek and listen to all the voices and words, but not at the moment of decision making. It is natural. Of course, there are risks involved in everything we do in life. But that’s natural. We just have to move on with life trying our best to
From the principal ‘Life and learning’ Dr. Sirinan Sriweraskul, PRC Principal The time has gone by so fast, and sometime we may be nervous about many things that we haven’t done yet or that we have done but that didn’t succeed. However, it may be because we waste by doing other things too much or by not taking things seriously. We feel bad when look back at times past, but time is still proceeding. It doesn’t wait for anyone. The
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mitigate them along our journey toward the end. Don’t be afraid of risks. Just beware of them. Learn from them and move on. Many people are afraid to be outside their comfort zones. Too scared to try anything new in life. And that can become the biggest mistake we ever make. Go out there and get the most out of life. The sky really is the limit out there if you dare to step out. And mistakes are always part of the package. The real mistakes are not the ones you intentionally make. They are the ones you make and don’t learn from and repeatedly allow. That’s the definition of a real mistake. We live in an increasingly demanding and competitive world. Everything is connected and communicated from our fingertips. Expectations all around can be set and known within seconds. There seems to be no escape from this chaos. But do all of these really change our way of life? They certainly do, both for better and worse. But no matter what, nothing can change the fact that there is always the intact wisdom, the voices within our hearts, that we should listen to and seek to understand. No matter how noisy it seems to be externally, the truth remains. Listen to your heart. And listen wisely. Seeking, listening, risk taking, decision making, mistakes — these are all life’s nature. And we should wholeheartedly welcome them to always be part of our journeys. Embrace them. And learn from them. But when it is time to make decisions, we are on our own. No, we don’t mean to be different. We don’t mean to be rebellious. We don’t mean to be proud. We just mean to be who we really are. We are more than the words people make of us. We really are. new year, 2015, has come. But it will be fine if we go over last year and aim for new plans in the coming year. I believe that good things will happen in your life, family and society. If it doesn’t happen as you expect, you should learn to live with it and make new opportunities for yourself. Because life is all about learning, and those who learn more will be tough and gain more chances to succeed. I appreciate this quote from Robert Frost, the famous British poet. He wrote about his thoughts on human life: “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” Life goes on, just like the time that keeps going on. We should be strong and be prepared for the things that will happen in the future. May God bless you and your family with happiness and success in 2015 and forever.
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Sorawit Jeenanurak (11th grade) “Too late will never happen to those who take good care of and know the value of time,” says Arisara Tanapakij, a famous Thai tutor. This phrase that I want to share with you is to remind all of us about the importance of time. As the school year comes to a close, many people have to accomplish something huge and only have little time to do so. Managing your time well is truly essential. You may only have one chance to complete your mission. What you have been readying for long will end in one day or one night. So try to make the most of it and do your best so you will not regret it later. Recently, I watched a movie called “Sliding Doors.” It is a movie presenting a girl’s lives. The girl is fired, so she comes home by underground. The movie shows us her two lives: when she misses the door to the train and when she doesn’t. The girl is the same person, but her lives are like apples and oranges just because of that blink of an eye when she misses the train. The girl has a split second to catch the train, and when she does, her life is changed forever. Now let’s get back to us. We have millions of split seconds to complete our goals, and will we not be able to do so? All of us are taught not to waste time, or otherwise we’ll regret it later. What happens is that a lot of us do waste time, and a lot of us do regret it. Let’s not let that happen and instead step forward together — not for anyone else’s sake, but for your own.
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