My Doodle Illustration of the Story (sorry for the blurryness)It's 5am already and Mr. Sang gets out of bed. His wife, Wannah, is preparing rice while his children, Den and Dang, are still sleeping. Dang is three and Den is four years old. Den should be in school already but Mr. Sang is unable to think of a way to register him because they don't have a permanent residence.
Mr. Sang used to be a rice farmer in the Northeast of Thailand before the drought. He and his wife moved to Bangkok four years ago to find better work, and now work construction. They live at the construction sites while they work on the buildings. The daily wage of $6 each covers their daily expenses unless a child gets sick and someone has to stay home from work.
Mr. Sang heard about an accident that happened at the site last week. Many workers fell from a platform hanging from the 9th floor and died. Mr. Sang feels uneasy because he uses a similar platform everyday for his work. What if he was to fall and die? How would his family be cared for?
Mr. Sang begins to smell the salted fish cooking. He thinks of his children. They are so skinny. His wife discusses this issue with him often. They can't provide enough food for them. Mr. Sang would like to have more money. So, he buys lottery tickets, hoping to one day win and provide for his family.*
*Translated by me.
I'm thankful that studying at this school not only grows my knowledge for the Thai language, but also the culture and people. My first course's mid-term test is tomorrow morning.
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