Sunday, January 3, 2010

Mae Fah Luang university, Thai names

Nov 22, 2009

Mae Fah Luang university
http://www.mfu.ac.th/en/royal/index.php
This University was open in memory of the Princess Mother (PM) after her death.

The PM was a great person, very loved. If you ask people about her, they say the same story.

She succeeded to eradicate drugs in Northern Thailand. Here in North lived tribes cultivating and selling drugs in all neighboring countries for centuries. They were buying fruits and vegetables from the neighbors. Many of them did not know the Thai language. They spoke their own languages. PM opened schools to teach these people the ordinary agriculture. She created a net for transporting and selling their crops in the mainland. The fruits and vegetables are organic and have a big market. Incredible but true. The drugs are not cultivated here anymore. Or maybe there are some, but much less than before.

The Thai monarchy is constitutional. Thailand has a Parliament. The royal family is doing mostly charities. The institution of monarchy is very respected.

The University is very well guarded, everywhere are policemen and they give you a card when you enter the University territory. You should give the card to the policeman when you leave. The University is totally safe.

Students come on motorcycles. Hundreds and hundreds of motorcycles are in the parking lots. All students put their helmets on the motorcycle handles. No one steals them.

The Names
If you looked at the web site of the University, you probably observed that the names are very long and for me it is impossible to learn. Fortunately, only the first name is used, Dr Galina, Prof  Darunee  and so on. It makes life easier. Some professors who studied abroad have also western names, Apple, Joy and so on.

 The family goes to an astrologist when a child is born. Astrologist selects good and bad sounds for the child’s time of birth.  Parents should not take bad sounds. Usually, they take good sounds and create a long name without any meaning. But now some people add neutral sounds to create meaningful words. The name of the Professor I work with can be translated as Philosopher.


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