Friday, February 17, 2006

where has this month gone to?

It seems like I only got here yesterday and yet tomorrow it'll be four weeks.
I feel a little more settled in and I am starting to get to know my way around town by now. Slowly but steadily I'm making progress with my thai studies. Somedays I get the impression that I will never get a grip on this language and on other days I manage to have small conversations in thai and I get all excited and all of a sudden it seems like its not that hard after all. :o) Next week I'm starting on the Thai alphabet.
But now I wanna upload some pics. Hope you like them.

Love, Hanna

Monday, February 06, 2006

My first attempt at Thai language and its five tones!

Well, like I said I started Thai studies last week. It's curios how just a little more knowledge of the language can help you to feel a lot more comfortable. But those tones are killing me. Take the word 'ma' for example. In the common tone it means 'come', in the high tone it means 'horse' and in the rising tone it means 'dog'.
Meanwhile I trying to settle in and I'm getting used to my daily routine and the new environment. But I'm sure it will take awhile for me to feel really at home in Pattaya.
Last Friday same of us from Tamar attended a service at a befriended church here in Pattaya. Some guy from the US (Montana) with his team were teaching and ministering. The entire meeting was great. A whole bunch of the girls were healed and others learned how to pray for others to be healed. Yesterday in church we heard several of the girls give testimonies - it was very moving.

I myself was touched by God in a very strong and powerful way. More and stronger than I have been in a long time. Its just to personal to share the whole story here on the blog. But please feel free to email and ask me about. To say the least it was exactly what I had needed and a strong confirmation about me being here.

More some other time.
Love,
Hanna