Life update part 3

 2015:

This was the year I went to Brazil, one of the greatest experiences in my life. I met many great friends like Antonio, Aldo, Carolina, Cesar, Kevin, Jenny (we communicated with sign languages 😂). I remembered on my farewell party, Aldo cried and cried and cried as well as Jenny because they were sad I was leaving. Everyone after work, we would met up from friends from different project, went to supermarket to buy beer, and went to the beach and drink, play guitar, smoke weed. Everyday was fun like that. And on the weekend we would organized a trip to somewhere far. The food was delicious! And cheap! The people was super kind!! And friendly!! People kept offering me free food to try because they though I am Japanese lol. I remembered asking for discount for a bouquet of flowers but the shop owner didnt want to give me discount but after I walked away she called me up and gave the flowers to me for free after finding out that I was going to give the flowers to my host mother because it was her birthday. My host mother cant speak English but in the morning she would took me to breakfast table and brought out 7 types of juices for me to choose from. Recife is really a great city with many nice people. The trip has made me realised how much I love travelling. Talking to different people from all walks of life made me understand the meaning of life due to many deep conversations I had with them (the late night beach talk). I also went to Rio by myself and did hang guiding. Being in Rio and surviving 6 weeks in Brazil made me realised how strong and capable I am. If I can survive Brazil, I probably could survive anywhere and achieve anything 😂😂. This is also the year I become a director with 18 people under me. I had to love and nurture them, try to understand their strength, weaknesses, their goal for self improvement and how to help them. I also made many new friends from the conferences like Bobby, and Allan Long. I also went to New Zealand on a road trip with Konrad. Well, I think we did fight a bit along the way because I was not very good with giving direction and we were lost a few time. But Hamilton was great and tubing in a cave was one of my favourite experience. I also did bungee jumping but not very found of it. It was the craziest things I have done. Towards the end of the year, instead of going for graduation ceremonies, I decided to travel instead. I went to white heave beach and dive in the great barrier reef and discovered my love for diving. It was such a wonderful experience like I have entered a whole different world. I also did skydiving which was fun. The heart reef was also very beautiful but it was a shame I saw it alone. Being on a solo trip and having too much time to explore my inner thought could also be a dangerous thing. When you think too much and too deep, you start to asking for “what if” “should I” “would I regret it” etc. Because of the I decide to try it again with Daniel. I dont know if it was a right a wrong choice but it happened and it is now my past. Fiona invited me to her yearly camping with her high school friends. The trip was great but I do feel like an outsider when they play games that only local people would know. They talked about celebrities whom I dont know. And I felt left out. I guest that is the price to pay when I move around a lot. So far I have lived in 7 countires. I build many found memories in each countries but I also left many friends behinds. I realized that I have no common memories with those people and maybe it is time for me to settle down in Laos.

2016:

I’m back in Laos and got a job in Unilever as management trainee. I have to reject an internship in China and I felt bad about it. In Unilever, I have learned a lot from my boss P Cook and I have met many good friends Ice, Doi, Year, Yourick, Nana, Nasia and Sis Manila. I have done many exciting projects like nice hair competition, song and MV, TV series and Sit come, concert, marathon, roadshow, etc. I wrote scripts and treatment for 3 TV series. I did long distance relationship with Daniel and it was the year we broke up, not for the long distance.

2017: 

I still work in Unilever and things were great. Lot of partying, lot of working and lot of traveling. 

2018:

Moved to Cambodia for work. Met my great friends Piseth, Monil and Moon. They took good care of me especially Piset who took me out a lot. He took me to cross fit. Every week we will go bowling and movie at least twice a week. And Moon would drive us for a road trip. Did Monil, Piseth and I go to a full moon party? I dont really remember. I also travel to Korea with Piseth and to Bali and the Philippines alone. 

2019:

This year I went to Japan with Ice. He was very patience with take photo for me and wait for me when I do my shopping 😂. I felt bad at times and quite surprise with how patience he was. It is the year I want to the UK. UK was so cold and I dont like the weather, the transportation, how expensive everything is and I dislike their food. There was not much to see besides roman building and museum. But I met many good friends like Stephanie, Sacha, Dragos. I have won many start up pitch and start up weekend competition. It has made me more confident in myself about starting my own company. Also I went to Scotland and Northern Ireland the place where Titanic was build. 

2020: The year of Covid. I was stuck in my dorm room watching all the series, movies and Thai Drama I could possible find. I did a lot of mediation and I was scared to be running out of food and afraid to go out to groceries. But during lockdown, I found my company! I came back round July and kicked it off immediately. I also met Joe my husband ❤️ I also bought a new car and started a clothing shop called Routine in Savannakhet, my first actual business.

2021: This is the year I struggled to keep my company going, and working on my cash flow. I did have some saving but I rent it all out two two friends who still havent paid back. Due to Covid, and lack of time, I closed down my clothing business to fully focus on my marketing company. There were many up and down. It is the year I got marry. We had a small wedding with only close friends and family due to Covid. I am not the type of person who care about ceremonies. Wedding is not important to me but a marriage is.

2021-2022 were the busiest years of my life. But the company did very well later on. We had many big clients Unilever, Heineken, Samsung, Toyota. I love my team and very proud of how far I have come. But I still have a long way to grow. I think I am only 10% there. But I no longer want to travel and I dont really know why. We took Marky to school in Udon so we basically live in Thailand for 8 months. We travel back and forth from Laos to Thailand each week and it was difficult for us. But didn’t let any of my clients know about living arrangement. It was hard sometimes for me to have meeting with them as I was on wheels a lot. Also I have to stay alone in Laos some of the week if I have meeting, event, or TVC shooting.

Life Update part 2

 2014: Life was great in 2013, but I decided to quit my job although I earned good money but I gained no experience related to Marketing. So I decided to joined AIESEC which was a big turning point in my life. I have made many great friends like Bree, Fiona, Gaute, Faiz, Yara and many more. I have learned about digital marketing, how to run ads on FB, develop and manage website, organise a marketing campaign, ask for sponsorship, email marketing, event, work in board direction, video shooting, and manage my team. I have realized my potential and have more confident. Also I met my second serious boyfriend Daniel. We were on and off and we did have many good and bad memories. I have become a director of marketing and bare many responsibilities. 

Life Update

 Hi me! I’m back to blogging after so many years! Lol.

One of the good things about traveling is that I have a lot of time to reflect on myself while waiting for my flight, or being on a long hour bus ride. I get to reflect on how my life has been for the past few year, am I happy, what are my current goals, and how to improve my life. 

I went through my IG posts and I miss my past and my friends a lot. Many people have crossed my mind lately. 

Here is a quick update on my life.

2011: worked at Vientiane College as Teacher Assistant, learned how to drive, worked as Emcee and radio host, worked as TV host for a Modern Women talk show which aired on National TV, worked as a video editor, and TV show director, applied for Australian scholarship. My sister got a loan to renovate mom’s hotel and she met her bf and married him. I dated three guys Ninja, Manoy and Nunou (my high school friend). Dating is very different in Laos especially for teenagers. You met a guy for a day and he would ask you to be his girlfriend the next day and you would break up a week later 😂😂. 

2022: I got the scholarship to Australia and had to do a preparation course for a year. I kept working as a radio host and I really loved it. I had my first serious boyfriend his name is Jack. I met many good friend from Nufy like Tanya, Bebe, Oung, Ai ard, Xay, Amboo, Lon, Tutu, Bobby, Linly, Diana, Nina, Nana, Mei, Donald. Also met many great teacher like Lynn, Marko, Sam, Leon and Mark. It was the year I decided to study marketing thank you Leon. I used to misunderstood marketing as sales and has never considered it. Then I told Leon how I want to help Lao products excel domestically and internationally so Leon asked me to go research what marketing is about. After some research, I realised that marketing is for me. It is a combination of the three things I love: business, psychology, creativity. 

2012-2018 were the best years of my life until Covid happened. 

2013: Arrived in Australia and everything was new and exciting. Found a job as a waitress at a Thai restaurant which gave me lot of pocket money beside the allowance from the scholarship. Actually I have stopped asking money from my parents since I was 15. I rent a nice house near Uni which saved me transportation fee. I had great housemate Kris who took me clubbing almost three times a week. No matter how tired I was after work, she will get dressed up and dragged me to the club. I met my uni friend Aaron, Monique, Rebecca, Eddy, Paul, Bobby, Math who introduced me to the Australia way. I traveled by myself for the first time and found out it was actually ok to be by myself. I was scared at first about safety, but once you did it, you know how capable you actually are.

40 Countries I Want to Visit

1. Turkey 
2. Egypt
3. Italy
4. Greece
5. USA
6. Canada
7. France
8. England
9. Colombia
10. Peru
11. Argentina
12. Chile
13. Russia
14. China
15. Japan 
16. Korea
17. Taiwan
18. Hong Kong
19. The Philippines
20. Indonesia
21. Cambodia
22. Pakistan
23. India
24. South Africa
25. Spain
26. Germany
27. Austria
29. Norway
30. Sweden
31. Finland
32. Ireland
33. Romania
34. Hungary
35. Poland
36. Czech Republic
37. Denmark
38. Morocco
39. Netherlands
40. Fiji

30 Things That Make Me Happy

1. Food: Sushi, Ramen, Noodle Soup, Chocolate, Seafood
2. Travelling to a new country
3. Beaches
4. Parks
5. Funny TV series
6. Music
7. Dancing
8. Drinking
9. Star gazing
10. Flowers
11. Massage
12. Hot tub
13. Breakfast
14. Theme park
15. Photography
16. Doing something for the first time
17. Hanging out with friends
19. Singing
20. Helping others
21. Talking about deep stuff
22. Family
23. Card games
24. DIY
25. Waterfalls
26. Caves
27. Radio Hosting
28. Public Speaking
29. Puppies
30. Boxing

Who have I Become?

I still remember the girl I was 7 years ago. She was shy, but sweet and kind. She was always surrounded by friends. She was nice to everyone, hardly tell lies and she gave money to beggars.  She prayed to god and she respected her mother. She was so innocent then, believing whatever other people say and she tried very hard to please everyone. Up until life happened, when she became a different person, when she became me. Now, I am mean, hot tempered, irritable, and so judgmental. Looking back, I could understand why bad things happened in my life. There was no one else to blame but me. I have put forwards the wrong step and the consequences weren't pretty. But from all those mistakes I have made, I learned. Now, it's time to remind myself once again of my wrong doings in the past as not to let the history repeats itself.

Here I've come up with some resolutions to improve my life:

1. Be selfless:
Every single soul on earth is selfish, I get that. However, you gain more by wanting less. This is especially true for love. Who wouldn't love you if you always put other people's first. It is undeniable that people will take advantage of you but so be it. When I do something selfish, I feel bad about it, but I still do it anyway, because everyone else are doing it, because it's more convenient doing it. But I'm not everyone else. I am who I am, who I want to be. So no more selfishness.

2. Never judge!:
I have learned a harsh way by judging people. Everyone has their good and bad, stories that are untold, and true potential. In fact, for quite sometimes, I have been thinking that I'm better than some other people. I look down at them and do not want to associate with them because I'm afraid of being tied down to them and can't escape them forever. And some people would just annoy me. They try too hard to get close to me but I think that is just their way of approaching people. But I should start over. Someone may seem like an social outcast, but she or he may become your BFF or someone you just lucky to have. I have experienced this before so why did I forget? Ok, from now on, no more judging. Being to everyone regardless of the sex, social status, race, personalities, dressing style, and their moral value.

3. Be more caring:
Caring is loving. You care about your family, your friends, and your loved one to show how much you love them. You go an extra mile so that your loved one feel your love. But I have been taking cate of myself for so long that I have forgotten how to care for others. This has to come to an end. I have to stop being annoyed when people care about me too. Sometimes I think they are just fake. Why do they care so much about me? What have I done to deserve it? But some people are caring by nature. But I choose to be caring by choice. This is one of the virtue that would lead me to a good life.:)

SO those are 3 resolutions for me. I would have written more but then, it would be hard to keep track. From now on, I will record down anything I do that fits into those 3 resolutions. It's a way of tracking my process. I will come up with more resolution about virtues in the future. But let's focus on those 3 for now. Chao!

Back from holiday

I just came back from holiday from Sunshine coast today. It was the first time I went for a holiday with my Australian friends and it was such a memorable experience.

We stayed at beach front hotel called Ramada hotel. The rooms were nice and there was a swimming pool, and free breakfast.

Also, the hotel is so close to the beach, so Aaron and I went to the beach for a walk and took heaps of pictures everyday.

The breakfast was so nice as well. I swear I have never eaten this much amount of breakfast elsewhere.

There is nothing much on the first day. Aaron and I went for swimming and all we talked was about my love life. haha.

 On the second day, Aaron, Monique, Lauren and I went to the Underwater World. We saw many cute animals and took heaps of pictures there.

Then we went to the Sunshine castle but we only stayed on the outside to take pictures because nobody wanted to pay for the ticket.

I really wanted to go to Aussie world which is the amusement park but everyone else wanted underwater world. lol. I just don't love animals that much I guess I'm not the weird one here:P But Aaron said next time we could go to Aussie World! Yaay!

At night Aaron and I went out for dinner just the two of us. ice-cream and Japanese! Then we played swing and went back to the hotel for swimming. Those were really good time. We had a lot of laugh chasing each other in the pool, playing drinking game, dancing like nuts in the hotel room, pillow fight, and talking in bitchy annoying accents. lol.

And the best part was the drinking game with Aaron, Monique and Monique's cousin Tyler. I was so so wasted. So much so that started drunk texting people. I have not been this drunk for a very long time. lol. I made a fool of myself so many time during the drinking game but that was alright since I was able to make everyone laughed. Orange and Donuts. haha *insiders' joke*

It was sad that holiday has ended. Now it's time for reality. Uni is starting next week and I have to go back to work. Arghhhhhhh!!!!! But I'm glad I had a wonderful holiday and it was thank to all my friends who made it happened. :D

Sincerely,


 Alex


PS. I have changed my name to Alexandria. But the shorten version is still Alex. The meaning of the name is "Defender of Men" or "protector of warriors" and I totally like it. People with this name have a deep inner desire to lead, organize, supervise, and to achieve status, power and wealth. It's feminist and it's a name of a princess :) haha

I'm Back!

Hello to whoever reading this. It has been so long since the last time I blogged. It was two years ago I guess. Well, actually I have another blog on Tumblr. But over there, I just reblog some funny stuff. I feel like I want to start blogging about my life and my thoughts again. I really need this. My life has been so unorganized lately and I have been thinking about too many things and couldn't sleep. Another reason is spring break has started and I don't want to waste my time staying all night youtubing or shopping online and then sleep all day. I need some directions in my life and I know one way to do it is by writing blog (about myself). I hope this works. I will try to blog more often. Blogging has really helped me get through in the past. So I'm hoping it will still work now. So from now onwards, this blog is gonna be about the grown-up me. haha. (I doubt it). C'on. Be positive. lol. it's 3 in the morning and i haven't sleep and am feeling every hungry..

What happened to me after 1year and 20 days?

Wow, can't believe it. it's been more than a year since i last updated my blog. in fact, i can't even remember my password. so at one point, i even created a new blog. but i forgot the new link, my user name, and not to mention about my password. lol. but i didn't even bother to find out. the truth is, i love this blog. i can really be myself here. and almost my whole life is here. i can't just throw it away. this blog has been more than just a blog to me. it has made differences in my life. (actually, it's made my life became worse and messier) LOL. seriously, my life has been such a mess sometimes because of this blog. but it did bring along good things too. so i decided to reset my password. took me quite some time though... i mean, really, there are so many passwords for me to remember,,,u know,,,okok. now, back to the point.

What happened to Lek Luckanong Souliyavong after 1 year and 20 days? I'm sure none of you would want to know. but i'm telling anyway. hahahaha

so after i left You Know Where, I came back to my country Laos (of course). to shorten the story, let me show you my timeline:


home sweet home

- Dec 2010: was enjoying my holidays. celebrating my release from the long suffering A'Level period. partying almost every night!


with my friends at a resort

- Jan 2011: helped my sister run our family business (hotel, restaurant and karaoke) - really busy cuz we made a lot of changes. like, totally renew the place. got my first Laotian bf on the 14th. his name is Ninja (hahaha it's a nice name, ok?)


me and my sis

- Feb: opened my own coffee shop. but it didn't go well. really disappointed and guity cuz my dad invested a lot of money for me. but it's been a really good experience. on one can be successful without experiencing failure first.

- Mar: became an MC for some events. first time got paid by employer. so i opened my first bank account. started school at a College. studied about world current affairs, writing, listening skills etc. totally boring stuff. but my plan was to get the scholarship from this school. so i have to endure. got a new bf. but he broke my heart later on.

- Aprl: applied for a job as a creative at Meexay Sound and Picture Promotion. my boss said he want to make me a director. woah. tt was not what i have planned but in the end, i decided to just go along with it. my previous bf broke up with me. really hurt. got a new bf after i was single for like an hour. he is an old schoolmate of mine. our relationship was on and off. nothing interesting. all of my friends who know him hate him.




Lao New Year (water festival) the days i went crazy

- May: became a tv host at Lao National TV for a variety show called Modern Women. LOL. I know. who would have thought? Me on tv? anyway, it was a nice experience. however, cuz of the spotligt, my eyes are having some problem. they became too sensitive to the light so i have to wear protective glasses whenever i use computer (or even when i'm out at the mall - the light are too bright there).


my show. the background has so many colours. lol

- Jun: learn how to use Premier. the guy at the office taught me so i can help him edit the video my own show. so i became both a host and a video editor and sometimes, my boss ask me to direct the filming. (btw, my boss has a faith in me,,i'm so guilty i quit after 3 months just because i was too lazy to wake up early..) nonetheless, i've got chances to meet a lot of celebrities (from Laos and Thailand) hehe.


at my sister's wedding

- jul: started doing marketing job at my company. went around the town asking for sponsors. not so bad though. also, i became teacher assistant at my college. which means i helped the teacher teach the children class. but only last for one term cuz i got bored in the end. my boss at work asked me to become a photographer for the Mall Opening Concert. the concert lasted three days. hav to work like a professional. really tried.


the actor who played the movie Suck Seed and Love Jurinsie. he's very popular and cute >.<

- Aug: received a very good news. got a scholarship to Australia!!!!! yay!!!! but have to take foundation course in Laos for one year. the whole process took about 8 months to finish. had to go to a lot of stages. but totally worth it. it's the most wanted and most competitive scholarship in laos.


- Sep: quit my job and just stayed athome doing nothing


This is my dog. her name is joupjaeng. we go for jogging every evening together:D

- Oct: become MC for WIG bazar (WIG: Women International Group) and the Asain Women Ruby Final Match.
- Nov: applied for a job as a DJ at Climax Multimedia. got it! yay! can't be happier! i really want to try this one out. so my show was called Top Radio. on air everyday from 10-11 am. play only inter song! really fun! there is this guy who work at the same company. he keeps asking to become a singer (he is a song producer and a DJ and a model) but i keep rejecting.


my 21th birthday

- Dec: still having fun being a DJ. and my dad got me MacBook Air. AWESOMENESS!!!! help my sister organize a huge concert. we're hiring a popular singers form Laos and Thai. the audiences are about 3000 ppl. so it's gonna be fun and exciting :D hav to design poster and ticket for her too. oh and there is this tv show who interviewed me as a DJ. lol. so, once again on tv.


me as a DJ


So that is how i sum up my one whole year in a single post. thank you for being/not being interested about my life. :D


it's been a great year so far.

cheers!

In Tranzit

I'm struck in Bangkok right now but it's not going to be as romantic as it is in that movie In Tranzit.

After watching Eat Pray Love, I feel like traveling somewhere alone on my own. Maybe not like Liz who throws her life and all her money away but something adventurous enough to make life more exciting.

Although I find traveling bloody difficult, scary and tiresome, it is at the same time challenging and thus, exciting. What I like is meeting with people on the plane and have a nice little chat. But what I hate are carrying heavy luggage, being scared of getting robbed or accidentally losing the money, getting lose, missing the flight and becoming totally broke in a country where you know no one. I have many bad experiences while traveling so don't let me start talking about it.

This is the first time ever that I brought my own ticket though I paid for about half of the price; the first time that I didn't tell mamma to come and pick me up at the airport. In fact, non of my family knows that I'm going back today. haha. I want to surprise everyone and I can only pray that everything will turn out fine.

So I have plan to go to Vietnam to visit Huong next year. Or maybe to Bali with Su and Vaish. Or maybe to Xieng Mai with Su. I want to try traveling to Singapore through Malaysia. I really have to step out from my tiny little world. I have never been to anywhere but Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore. sad life...

The problems are not just the will but also time and money. I can't imagine and parents allowing me to go to those places alone either. haiz... It's such a shame that I have been in Singapore for 4 years but I haven't gone to anywhere but school and Orchard Road.

I really want to learn a fourth language. Either Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese or Korean. French is too difficult since I have tried that for 3 years but failed. But again, since my sis knows Vietnamese and my bro knows Chinese, I should either choose Japanese or Korean. Jap or kor? Hmm.. Then, again, it's very typical of me to just say and never do. And I hate that a lot. lol

Would you rather be a vampire or a werewolf?

vampire

Ask me anything

Do you believe in fate?

no

Ask me anything

Who's the coolest person you know?

myself. lol. jk

Ask me anything

What's your favorite movie quote?

the saddest thing to do is to give up even before trying. (something like that. From All About Steve)

Ask me anything

Would you rather be a famous musician or a famous actor?

famous musician

Ask me anything

If you could ask God one question what would it be?

is there heaven?

Ask me anything

What's your favorite type of flower?

daisy

Ask me anything

What's your favorite city?

Vientiane

Ask me anything

My Last 10 Days in Singapore

Starting tomorrow, I officially have 10 days left in Singapore. I wish I could do something meaningful, or fruitful, or maybe memorable in those 10 days but I don't think I can. I'm so broke that I can't even top up my ez-link despite the fact that my sister has sent me money twice this month. So no matter what, I can't ask for money anymore. haiz.

Today, my earphone is broken. Maybe this is the sign that I should stop watching movies. There are no more nice movies left for me to watch anyway. I'm so sick of watching movies right now. But what is the point if I can't go out? Grrrrr. Yeah, I had no choice but to activate facebook. Still, I'm no longer a facebook fan. So, again, what is the point?

My life is officially boring. For now.

Decision

When I graduated from high school four years ago, I stood right in front of the two paths; I have reached the end of the road and it was time for me to make a decision just like what my other friends had done. At that time, I was too scared to follow my dream. I was too scared that I was not good enough, that it was not meant to be. So I decided to walk around in one big circle for four years thinking that it would provide me enough time for me to make my final decision.

Now, four years had passed and I came back to the same spot. What have I learnt for the past four years? Well, if I were to speak candidly, nothing. Ok, maybe my English standard has improved from horrendous to poor. Nonetheless, I still afraid of following my dream, and to make the matter worse, my confidence level has actually dropped.

Now that I am studying here, my parents' expectation of me has skyrocketed. Everyone expects me to do extremely well: a scholarship to an overseas university, a good job, and a good future. If I say I just want to go back and live a normal life just like everybody, they will say, "It's such a waste. You have a good opportunity so why throw it away? You are wasting your four years here." I'm not kidding. Those are the exact words I have been hearing over and over again.

It's not that no one understands me because I cannot even understand myself so I do not know who does and who does not. I do not understand myself and I have not been understanding myself for many many years. I do not know what I want and what should I want and what I can have. How to make a decision that I would not regret for the rest of my life?

I have a dream, a dream that my parents have been talking me out of it since, like, forever; A dream that I have been running away from; a dream that I do not even sure if it is real. Do I want it enough? Am I good enough? Am I strong enough? These questions are the hot topics in my mind in every single day.

I know you probably think that I am mad and that I should think about my A'levels more. But life is too short; too short and too precious at the same time. Maybe the answer to my question is sitting there, inside my heart. It's been waiting there for me for very long and all I need to do is to dig for it hard enough. Life is too precious and as a result, people are too afraid to make a choice because they are scared of making the wrong one. That's why they choose to go with the flow. But I'm tired of that. It's time for me to make a decision.