A Friend from Tennessee

I did not expect to meet someone who knew a little bit of Thai language.  But I met this friend “Khun D” from TN. My new friend is quite interesting with personality that I found very challenging.  

The first standout characteristic popping up in my head is he is very spontaneous and unplanned.  I first met him in person 2 days before my birthday in 2022. That was also an unplanned arrangement to see each other as he thought I should not be left alone celebrating my BD by myself. He also did several of surprised visits to his parents, relatives, and friends including me.  He showed up at my house as a SURPRISE couple days before Christmas in 2022.

The second characteristic of my TN friend is he cares for others, and he wants to reach out and helps everyone if he can.  He never stops his support to his parents, children, relatives, friends in and outside the USA, and people who are in trouble.

The third characteristic is he is always thinking. His brain seems to be filled up and unrest all the time.  One example is while driving, he wanted the best route until last minute of the turn to either route A or route B.  LoL, I will just pick one and stick with it and I care less if it will take 5 minutes longer. Another sample is when an undesirable thing pops up in his mind, he will get occupied with the thought and he will not let it go until it is being taken care of.  During that time, nothing gets his attention at all.

Derived from the third characteristic, maybe I would say he seems to be indecisive and sometimes he contradicts his own thoughts or appears to have contradiction between his own thought and action. 

The fourth characteristic is he enjoys deep concepts.  This also shows in the movies he likes like Blade Runner 2049, the documentaries like UFO and such. He told me about the theory of A 432 Hz (or 435 Hz?) versus A 440 Hz which I never knew about but now when I look up online, there are many articles about this and even related to conspiracy theory behind the use of A 440 Hz.  

Due to his fourth characteristic, he also holds the fifth characteristic which is being open minded to other cultures, beliefs, and religions. He feels relaxed with Zen music. He used to go to Buddhist temples, and he gave me a famous monk amulet, Luang Pu Thuod.

The sixth characteristic is he keeps achieving “Excellence.”  His website design, illustrations for his mother’s book, his music, and all things have been the result of excellence in his mind.

The seventh characteristic that might also derived from being excellent is he is very neat. His stuff after being used always go back to where they are.  He does not need lots of belongings in his house, and his house is clutter free. 

The seventh characteristic is he spends money wisely. He does not have the kind of extravaganza lifestyle. He can be down to earth but at the same time, he can also mingle up with the super-rich.

The eight characteristic is he can easily make new friends with anyone and anywhere he goes. Also, one thing I notice is he calls every girl he meets “sweetie”.   LoL So, when he calls me “sweetie”, it does not actually mean anything special. (My cousin also calls everyone “honey”)

The ninth characteristic is he prefers solitary life.  He might on and off enjoy having a companion but living under the same roof till death do us part, um, he will not be able to have a commitment on that route, maybe forever.