Sumit Punnakari

Chinese as the world super power is not a dream anymore. It's reality.

I've learned a great lesson and want to share with you, my love readers. The lesson is about knowing and being honest to yourself. I learned it in a hard way. And you can skip my mistakes for granted if you will. Knowing yourself means knowing who you are, what is you mission in this world (or your mission impossible?), and what will people remember of you once you left this planet earth. And from there, being honest about it. Be yourself to the fullest, no matter what others say. It's your life, not theirs. Who cares if you failed, except your parents, families and yourself. No one really. Believe me, I've done it and gone through it in an unforgettable ways.

I just read a book titled, "Don't Eat the Marshmallow, Yet" and really click with the idea presented in the book. In the end, success is more for the mind than the brain. 80% of success is accountable for the mind control, and only 20% for knowledge or degrees you have. Buddhism offers the ideal technique to deal with the mind, through Bhavana (both Samatha and Vipassana). Einstein is proved again to be right for this.

Today, I started to fulfill the Sacca Parami, Sacca Upa Parami and Sacca Paramattha Parami. Sacca is truthfulness. From today onwards, I will speak and act with truth. And may I have the strength to fulfill the parami with the support from the Lord Buddha Gotama.

Golden Swan or ၐိုပ္ထဝ္ (bob-hto) in Mon language, is the symbol of the Mon nation. Sometime, Mon people might also called the Golden Swan as Hongsar (a Pali term) and proudly identify themselves as the sons of Hongsar (ေကာန္ၐိုပ္ဟံသာ). I am also a son of Hongsar. And you?

If you to choose a language to be use among the world populations, what would it be? My choice is English. Let me explain why? There are roughly about 6 billion people in the world and to my knowledge, there are more than 3,000 living languages (language with at least 1 speaker). Among these languages, English stands out as the most used language for communication between 2 different ethnic groups. Why not Chinese? or Spanish? you might ask. Because English is much more easy to learn and use. I'll come back to this article for more explanation why it is easy.

I've been struggling with myself for so long, probably since I dropped out from Bradford in 2001. I simply didn't know what to do with my life, a failure? maybe. My dad died in 2001 and then my mom in 2003. I don't know when will be my turn. But there is one thing I discovered recently. My passion towards English language. That's the only thing I'm sure about. That's what feed my mouth and the families. English has such a profound benefits towards my life. So why don't I just share my passion with the world? I can and I will.

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. I am reading Practical English Usage by Michael Swan Start: November 12, 2009. Finish: (not yet) Books I read & recommended: As a Man Thinkieth, So is He by James Allen How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie Law of Success by Dr Napoleon Hill

. Books: 2009 English-Mon 3,000 Words, Bangkok (work in process) Articles: 1994 A Mon Memoirs, Siam Araya Magazine, Bangkok

. Sumit Punnakari , Humanitarian Worker & Writer Education/Training: 2009 LL.B. Sukhothai Thammadhiraj Open University (studying) 2003 International Buddhist Leadership Training, INEB 2000 Cert. in English for Executive Skills, Bradford College Working Experiences: 2010-current Assistant Head of Mission, Medecins Sans Frontieres-Belgium 2008-2009 Assistant Project Coordinator/Migration Focal Point, Medecins Sans Frontieres-Belgium 2006-2007 Project Manager, National Catholic Commission on Migration (NCCM) 2003-2006 Assistant Project Coordinator, Stella Maris Seafarers Center Songkhla 1995-1999 Translator/Field Administrator, Medecins Sans Frontieres-France Languages (speaking & writing): Fluent Mon, Thai, English, Burmese, Chinese, a little bit of French, German, Japanese and Arabic Computer: Fluent Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)