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Gregory Pena

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Hello, my name’s Gregory. I’m 22 now (about to turn 23 soon), and I’ve been diagnosed with Asperger’s ever since I was little. Currently, my main topic of interest would mainly be East Asia, especially Japan, so if anyone else is interested in that, I’d be happy to chat. For some reason, I’ve been feeling lonely and I’m hoping joininghere might help me meet new people. Pleasure meeting you all.
 
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Welcome! I have been lucky to travel in Asia. I was in Thailand for a lot of April. Previously I have worked in Japan and Indonesia and traveled to Taiwan, Malaysia (including Borneo), and Singapore.
 
Hi and welcome, I hope that you enjoy it here and find it useful and supportive. Please do join in discussions and perhaps make threads about your interests. Your intro reminded me of a Paul Simon song, Leaves that are green, it starts, 'I was 21 years when I wrote this song, I'm 22 now but I won't be for long'. Then Billy Bragg quoted that at the start of his song New England, same 2 first lines different song. I guess it's quite a happening time or lifestage!
 
Gregory Pena said:
When I took my MBTI I got that I was ISTJ-T. Not sure how much that holds up but it seems we’re kinda similar then.

Sweet, how was it?
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I went to Thailand to learn more of its culture. I prepped by reading some histories and parts of the Ramakien. I made the mistake of spending my first 5 days in the Sukhumvit area. Nice hotels, but too many farang and places like McDonalds. But, it was close to good public transportation where I could get to interesting areas. One night hired a tuk tuk to take me around to night markets and the flower market. Along the way heard Gamelan music from a temple and stopped to listen I also visited the temple because I promised my sister in law that I would fold a lotus and offer it to Buddha for her. A monk, sitting at the side saw me and motioned me over. I knelt and he blessed me and gave me a token with the Buddha on one side and a Yant (prayer) on the other, a blessing for travelers.

I moved to a small hotel in a quieter neighborhood in Rattanakosin Island. Older, but comfortable, with lits of great things within walking distance. I could walk to Pad Thai Thipsammai, where Pad Thai was invented, inexpensive and good. Took cooking lessons and had an education about Buddhism, listening to a monk who was talking about foundational beliefs with an interpreter. Then I met up with a nurse and her husband I met online who took me to the ancient capitol of Ayutthaya (fabulous), Erewan National Park in Kanchanaburi (beautiful) and visited the Death Railway museum (somber) and stayed near the railway bridge over the river Kwai.

I wrapped up my trip getting a Sak Yant tattoo from a monk who first interviewed me for 40 minutes (with an interpreter) then decided on the Yant and its placement. Coincidentally, the core of the tattoo was the Yant given to me by the monk who blessed me. I then went out and enjoyed street food on my last day.
 
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