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But as I immerse myself deeper into this strange country, replete with often inexplicable thought-patterns, worldviews and customs, I begin to discover a much darker, more complex side to the Land of Smiles and its inhabitants. Soon, Piam begins to reveal her true colours. It soon dawns on me that, despite my best intentions most of the time , I have been ensnared — as have many men before me — by the dreaded honey trap. I'll provide some links at the end of the interview.
Was the book originally intended for just the Polish market? From the beginning I knew that I wanted it to be published in English at some stage. This is why I negotiated with my publisher in Poland to give them copyrights only to the Polish version of the book. I translated the book myself and teamed up with Oliver Slow — a professional editor who gave a native-English polishing to my translation. It's been a year since I moved to Myanmar. I have been working as a Product Manager for the biggest, local, and private tour operator in the country.
I've traveled to almost all parts of the country including some restricted areas, which of course gave me a few ideas for a new book. The idea is to show how the country looked in when I first visited, how it looked like when I moved there beginning of and a lot has changed already and how it's transforming now.
Myanmar has been the most difficult, challenging, and fascinating country I have ever lived in. The number of pros, however, is much greater than the number of cons.
So, yes, I really enjoy myself here. I am intending to stay for a considerable while. On the other hand I was saying the same about Thailand after about a year there I am practically married to a gorgeous Colombian girl who lives with me in Yangon. Thai women are the best in the world Here are the links for those who fancy taking a look at your book.
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It's one of the most common questions we get e-mailed to us. So find out exactly where you stand. If you like visiting ajarn. Q Marek, welcome back to the ajarn hot seat. Q So how long did the gig last? Q You decided not to renew the contract. What were your reasons for that? A The job was alright, but I've never considered teaching English to be a career. A The idea was to work with small groups of filthy rich people and offer them adventurous, but safe and luxury holidays based on our own itineraries.
Q It sounded like a very ambitious plan. Q What were some of the mistakes you made during the early days of the tour company - or did it all go wonderfully well?
A We had a good start with many clients wanting to travel all around Southeast Asia and beyond. Q It sounds as though you got to see almost every country in SE Asia. A All of them are special in their own way.
Q Fast forward to May and you and your business partner upped sticks and left for South America. A It was a fast decision. Q How did the tour business go in that part of the world? A It was supposed to be easier mostly due to the cultural similarities and a possibility of learning local languages faster than Asian ones. What were you doing there?
A During one of my hotel inspection trips in Malaysia I had visited the camp of an outdoor adventure company organizing white water rafting, rock climbing, zip-lining recent addition among other fascinating activities. Q Amazingly Marek, you've still found the time to write a book. Tell us all about that. Q I'll provide some links at the end of the interview.
A From the beginning I knew that I wanted it to be published in English at some stage. Q Where are you living now and what are you up to? A It's been a year since I moved to Myanmar. Q Are you enjoying life in Myanmar? A Myanmar has been the most difficult, challenging, and fascinating country I have ever lived in. Q And no more relationships with Thai women I guess? A I am practically married to a gorgeous Colombian girl who lives with me in Yangon.
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Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. Interesting and exciting - worth reading if you intend living in Thailand or having a Thai girlfriend when visiting. Looking forward to Marek's next book. Well written and entertaining. The pit fall some farangs endure in thailand.
Couldn't put it down till I finished it. One person found this helpful. Good true to form but have read better. See all 3 reviews. Most helpful customer reviews on Amazon. Entertaining story about a man quitting his office job in Europe to leave in the Land of Smiles, Thailand. I thought it writing was crisp, smooth, and with minimal typos.
He actually inspired me to plan a trip to Thailand later in the year at first he even inspired me to quite my office job and move Thailand to teach English, but that lasted about a day. They say that someone someone visits Thailand for a year and writes a book. Someone who lives there for 5 years tries to put their thoughts in a blog. Those who have been there for 20 years are more confused than ever. This book fits the first category.
It needs a good edit. Marek wants you to believe that this is his life story till he leaves Thailand and end up in Myanmar via Columbia. May be so but you have to overlook some minor points in the narrative we will cover below. Working for a major software company Microsoft?
Then he gets bored, his standing in the company suffers and he makes his final move to quit and move to Thailand. The story immediately takes on a new life and become real page turner. He picks teaching English as his new profession. He describes very well what a charade is the teaching profession in Thailand. Unruly and indifferent students, poor pay, and pressure to pass nearly all students regardless. So far well told. But then things get iffy.