When I was first in BKK long time ago, I was worked with new friends and when they first know that I cam from Isaan most of them laugh at me. I was embarrassed even I don?t know what exactly meaning of the laugh, probably my square face and cat?s nose, but now I don?t have such feeling at all. Perhaps I grew up.

I was talking to my young brother on last Saturday of our planning to pay a visit our family in coming October. I was surprised to hear my brother said he wants to spend time with mom for a year to cook her and take good care of her. Well mom always takes good care of him when he was young; maybe it?s a time to pay back.

I still remembered when we were young; dad comes to Korat to work. Mom was taking care 4 of us, and I think she was lone one day she wants to show us how good she dances. Oh I forgot to tell that my mom was a lead female Isaan fork music (ËÃÃÅÓ) and my dad was a lead male Isaan fork. Mom shown us her Isaan dancing, which I now think it is beautiful dance. When I was young I heard and saw Isaan music everyday and so bored, but now I love it and appreciated how beautiful this art.

The way mom dance is just the same as this girl in this vdo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjQ-WG5lm3A&feature=related

Her smile so genuine and innocent because her eyes also smile and telling how she feels. It reminded me of all Isaan things and how much I missed my hometown. Now I think mom can?t dance anymore because her back bone is look as if C shape due to old and work too hard for her kids. I love the word she saying àËÅ×Ã㨢ç¹éçËÅÒÂà´é ËÅÒÂà´é ÃéÒÂààIf any Farang can translate this song into English ( a whole song) I have a reward for you. (Not include the one who has Isaan girlfriend na)

have a lovely weekend and see you Monday, see if how anyone can make it?. :D

maybe Fuji or.......(up to you)

you dont have this iIsarn feeling anymore, because most of the girls in BKK come nowadays from Isarn

I respect your mum and love u...cause u never forgot and appreciated in the culture and the folk art in northeast (Isan Bann Hao). I hope your mum've good strong health improve continually, have a lot of happiness in everything ...and everybody in your family same all. ^__^

another lovely journal Soda and nice to see your brother going home to look after your mum.

: )

My family is not originally from Isaan but they moved to PakChong, Korat long enough to call it home and I have been living in Isaan all my life and love it here. Even though non of my family members can speak Isaan nor have the accent, we love it here and proud to call it home!

OK, now Soda, time for your own Isaan dancing video.

I will guess at the translation: We are all brothers under the sun.

I see more advancetage of being Issan girls than feeling down about it ...most Bangkokian have to put up with pollutions for years and continually but for us we have more choices to be .I'm very happy with where I am and such life in BKK have given me work & socialize experiences to go and face the world..have to thanks it for that.

Now I know where u have your musician talent from ) keep up your work on guitar , I'd like to hear some folk song when I 'm back in town some day ja

Great journal Soda. It is amazing to think about the work our parents did to make our lives better.

And it's wonderful that your brother is going back to take care of your mom. :-)

soda thanks for sharing - this is a much warm and heartfelt piece of your life.. kinda makes me all watery eyed

so you had to go and leave a link to Isaan music vid - I spent another hour listening to related videos. - everytime I pull up an Isaan video I find myself doing this...in my oppinion..

Isaan music and dance is the heart and soul of Thailand I love the sound and the feeling of it )

must be nice to to see this video, that brings back the memories for you

enjoy ur weekend too

Very touching thank you. And thanks for the link.

Reading your journal gives me the same sad, but good feeling as listening to the music

Great journal Soda, love all the reading and the video. And btw, what I know about Isaan I think is great too.

Chris:)

touch mak mak ka i love isaan mak mak too

I love isaan food mak mak :')

Isaan girls are HOT.

' nuff said.

lovely story, as always.

keep them all in a journal and propose to publish it with voluntary support from TF people. Instead of sending money to other charities we could pool some together and spend it on something else.

"when they first know that I cam from Isaan most of them laugh at me"

Isaan culture is very uniques and beautiful ,I was born in bkk and i dont have any Issaan blood.I feel so sad when someone look down on Issaan ppl.

Issaan ppl are very strong ,nice, caring ,and honest.

think about this ...most of thai ppl have Issaan blood....the famous boxer come from Issaan,mixed thai issaan-american have very good look ,Issaan food is very nice and famous....

ppl all over the world know thai issan girls are very beautiful....(but miss thailand never look Issaan ..if that we should win miss world every year..)