Where did snakes come from?

 Original

 It is 10:21a on Sunday. I made two cups of cocoa as usual and brought them to my computer's room.  I started to make only one cup of cocoa and must dump the rest of hot water to the sink because my new electric hot water minimum level always for two cups. Later, I changed how I made my cocoa. Instead of two spoons of cocoa in a cup to two cups add one spoon of cocoa each. I used all hot water.

My dream last night was created from my thought about how clean of the. house. As the cleaning lady and I like to keep my house clean and tiny as much as I can. NO, I am not a perfectionist but I am allergic to dust and my grandmother trained me well to keep all things neatly and in their places. The dream started from, I was looking all my bathrooms and checking for the curb board if dusty. On Saturday night, I was doing this in real, Haha. Everything in real was satisfied, nothing dirty or dusty. Let's continue in the dream. Our house is a two stories with unfinished basement and I keep the basement clean as it. After checking the bathrooms then I saw myself outside the house. The house happened to have a high up lifted above the ground as same as a traditional Thai style. OMG! what was that in my head to create it, Haha. The first picture was a real style American house base on the ground and when I saw outside the house was transforming.

There were many plastic bags and paper covered the whole cement floor under the house and obviously saw a couple big grey-black snakes among the trash. Their heads appeared out of the bags and the bodies covered under the trash. I stood in distance and started to think about how to clean this area without snakes bit me. Then, I kept walking to the .... I did not see in my dreams but the scene changed to the back yard and a bit dull atmosphere, no sun light as same as the previous scene. It was behind the back wooden deck exactly we have one in real. The green grass was tall as my ankle level and I stopped walking further when I saw a very HUGE snake and a smaller. The HUGE one was black. Its size was bigger than my tight and the smaller one pattern like a python. Its size was as same as my hands. There were a group of people walking past by me out of nowhere. Haha. Were they my neighbors? I could feel, NO, they were not but they were people came for hiking, exercising as in the park. 

I knew myself and I could feel my brain thought along my dream but I did not want to change. I asked the first man in the group who walked near me, if they would walk past those snakes. I thought his answer was YES and he said, " We will walk carefully and pass those snakes fine." Then....I woke up. Haha

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I thought about Thai fortune when people dream about snake embrace means that person would meet the love, partner for marry. My dream was not like that then I looked in Thai fortune teller what will it says about my dream. The information said could be negative and positive. It concerns with life problems, financial conflicts, pressure and stress about facing the difficulty situation. Also, the snake is the iconic to treat, develop the culture in some communities. The snake is also a symbol of intention to self improvement or learning from the past experiences. The article NOTED, "Be careful of the dream define about snakes as it may just the thought under the subconscious. The suggestion from the article was doing self-exploration and understand self-feeling and adjusting the opinion, attitude of the situation and  focusing more of self- healthcare, both body and mind.

I enjoy reading and learning varies information but am not believing in the fortune. I am in the scientist side with the evidence and proof. I do not dream often. It may happen once a year, or two because I normally have not think or worry about anything when my head hits the pillow. I meditate by praying a short buddhist pray but never finished because I fall asleep. The secret of praying is focusing and emptying mind then easily to fall asleep. My husband has a sleeping problem and I told him to do as I have been doing. He has been trying and not successful yet but he keeps doing it. We wish, one day he will fall asleep easily. 

Do you have a sleeping problem? What would you do besides taking a sleeping pill?

AI version

It was 10:21 a.m. on Sunday. I made two cups of cocoa, as usual, and brought them into my computer room. At first, I tried making only one cup, but my new electric kettle has a minimum water level—always enough for two cups. So every time I made just one, I had to dump the extra hot water into the sink, which felt wasteful. Later, I changed my method: instead of two spoons of cocoa in one cup, I put one spoon into each cup and used all the hot water.

Last night’s dream came from my thoughts about keeping the house clean. As a former cleaning lady—and someone who likes her home tidy—I try to keep things neat, not perfect. I’m not a perfectionist, but I am allergic to dust, and my grandmother trained me well to keep everything in its place.

The dream began with me checking all the bathrooms, looking with my eyes to see whether the baseboards were dusty. On Saturday night, I actually did this in real life, haha. Everything was clean and satisfying. But in the dream, after checking the bathrooms, I suddenly found myself outside the house.

Our real house is two stories with an unfinished basement, and I keep that basement clean too. But in the dream, the house had transformed into a Thai‑style house lifted high above the ground. OMG—what was my brain doing, haha. One moment it was a normal American house, and the next it was raised up like that.

Under the house, the cement floor was covered with plastic bags and paper. Among the trash, I saw two large grey‑black snakes. Their heads poked out of the bags while their bodies hid underneath. I stood at a distance, trying to figure out how to clean the area without getting bitten.

Then the scene shifted. I didn’t see myself walking, but suddenly I was in the backyard. The atmosphere was dull, no sunlight—just like the previous scene. It looked exactly like our real wooden deck, but the grass was tall, up to my ankles. I stopped walking when I saw a HUGE black snake and a smaller one. The big one was thicker than my thigh. The smaller one had python-like patterns and was about the size of my hands.

Out of nowhere, a group of people walked past me—haha. Were they my neighbors? No, I could feel they weren’t. They were more like hikers passing through a park.

I asked the first man in the group whether they planned to walk past the snakes. I expected him to say yes, and he did: “We’ll walk carefully and pass them just fine.” Then…I woke up. Haha.

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Afterthoughts

In Thai fortune-telling, dreaming of a snake wrapping around you means you’ll meet your soulmate. My dream was nothing like that, so I looked up what it might mean. The interpretations were mixed—some negative, some positive. They mentioned life problems, financial pressure, or stress from difficult situations. They also said snakes can symbolize cultural beliefs, transformation, or self‑improvement.

The article warned not to take snake dreams too literally because they often come from subconscious thoughts. The suggestion was to explore your feelings, adjust your perspective, and focus on caring for your body and mind.

I enjoy reading different interpretations, but I don’t believe in fortune-telling. I’m on the science side—evidence and proof. I rarely dream anyway. Maybe once a year. When my head hits the pillow, I usually fall asleep right away. I meditate by praying a short Buddhist prayer, but I never finish it because I fall asleep. The secret is focusing and emptying the mind.

My husband has trouble sleeping. I told him to try what I do. He’s been trying, not successful yet, but he keeps going. We hope one day he’ll fall asleep easily.

Do you ever have trouble sleeping? What do you do besides taking a sleeping pill?

The Frog Adventures — Chapter One

 My Original

It is a small pond far away from the town. There is an army of frogs from nowhere setting a village around it. I call the village, "Gob-nai-gala" in Thai. In English, Gob= frog, nai=in, gala=coconut shell. The frogs in all sides never crossed to another side. Each frog own one coconut shell. Among them, there is a young male frog named "Choke" . He lays in his DIY hammock under his coconut shell everyday and sing the songs happily. He is different from most frog because he created his own way to enjoy himself which lift the coconut shell half way from the ground while the others stay inside, under the shells. The other shells only ajar enough to get-in and go-out.

Every frog stays in its space, its own GALA and only leave from the shell when searching for food. They will jump into the pond and head back directly to their own shells"homes". None goes out of the directly or stop at other shells. Also Choke, he does the same as everyone else.

One day after he fetched for food and fill his stomach enough for the day then he comes back to his hammock. He is lying on it and thinking, " I want to know, what do other frogs store inside their shells? What do their shell look like? Do they comfortable like mine?" Immediately, he is jumping off the hammock and walking to other frogs's shells in the same side. He knocks on each shells to call the owner and politely requests to get inside. He spent time until visited all in the same side of his space. He found out, none of the other shells look like his. The only darkness is all the other frogs have in their shells and ugly mold on top of the shells both inside and outside. None can compare to his shell. His space and the open shell with a DIY hammock are fantastic. The air flows through, bright and free of mold. However, he is still curious to know about the inside shells of the frogs in the other sides of the pond. If they will be different. Eventually, he prepares and collapses his hammock, flip his coconut shell up. He ties the hammock inside the shells and drags the whole into the pond.

to be continue...

AI (copilot) version

Far away from town, there is a small, quiet pond. Around this pond lives an army of frogs who appeared from nowhere and built a tiny village. I call this village “Gob‑nai‑gala.” In Thai:

• gob = frog

• nai = in

• gala = coconut shell

Each frog owns one coconut shell, and none of them ever crosses to another side of the pond. Every frog stays in its own shell, its own gala, and only leaves when searching for food. They jump into the pond, find what they need, and return straight home. No one stops at another frog’s shell. Even Choke, a young male frog, follows this rule.

But Choke is different.

Every day, he lies in his DIY hammock under his coconut shell and sings happily. While other frogs keep their shells barely open — just enough to get in and out — Choke lifts his shell halfway off the ground. His space is bright, airy, and free of mold. The others live in darkness, their shells covered with ugly mold inside and out.

One day, after he fetched his food and filled his stomach for the day, Choke returned to his hammock. As he lay there, he wondered:

“What do other frogs keep inside their shells? What do their homes look like? Are they comfortable like mine?”

Without waiting another moment, he jumped off his hammock and walked to the nearby shells on his side of the pond. He knocked politely on each one, asking to come inside. He visited every frog on his side and discovered that none of their shells looked like his. All were dark, cramped, and moldy. None could compare to his bright, open space with a handmade hammock.

Still, Choke remained curious. What about the frogs on the other sides of the pond? Would their shells be different?

Eventually, he made up his mind. He packed up his hammock, flipped his coconut shell upright, tied the hammock inside, and began dragging the whole thing toward the pond.

To be continued…

A man in a movie vs a man in real life

 My Original

Let jump on my boat and go back to Thailand a couple years before2008. The first time my husband visited me there and we shared the bed, my king size bed in a studio apartment Thai style. It was a one whole room and a small bathroom. I am trying to show you the real image. He stayed with me about two weeks and I did not know that he was not sleeping at all. I knew later after I moved to the USA. I asked him. He was uncomfortable to have me beside him in bed. HaHa
Both of us had never married or in a long relationship before we met each other. We never stayed under the same roof with anyone. We were together as a real life partner for both situations. 
Let come back to the USA but not today in 2026. It was in 2008 and the incident happened slowly. It was funny and a bit upsetting me that time. He lives in a small house, small bedroom and a king size bed, only one  big blanket. Its size was big enough for both of us but during the night, he took the whole pillow and left me shivering. Of course, he did not have only one blanket but I did not solve the problem right away. I fixed it later. I added one more blanket in bed so we had our own. It seems like no more issues but several times he grabbed my blanket during the night because he could not find his. It was on the floor. I always got up and grabbed it and put on him. You may thought that why this matter? His blanket, my blanket. For him was fine. Any blanket, he did care but I was used to with the blanket I set for my side.  This incident still happens once in a while and I am the one who grabbed his blanket from the floor back on him.

According to the movie, I have not mentioned earlier which related to us. I thought about dreaming women who watches Thai movie and the man always taking care of the woman. He took a blanket covering the woman at night. He sacrificed his comfort like gave his jacket to the woman on a chilling day or night. I watched some of American movies  too. Yeah, it was the same scenario. In real life, my husband is a nice, polite, gentleman who never done anything like the man in the movie to me but I do to him.  It is my pleasure and I never thought that was a red flag at all. I obviously seeing worse men in real life, luckily they do not have relationship with me or nothing to do along my path.

I saw many couple YouTube videos. Most of them are funny base on their real even and those are the fact of human.

A good relationship and a healthy marriage to me does not mean only one does the most action but we learn, understand and accept the partner. It is adapting and adjusting to get along and being happy couple. I always measure the good part and the bad part when he does something out of my expectations. We are still together happily because the good part of him always heavier than the bad part. In fact, it is not the bad part at all , only it is not what I expected.

In my opinion, a healthy relationship starts from the first communication and base on the individual desire. What matters qualification the partner must have or would have, what is the red flag, what is compromising. Not in hurry and rushing but taking time and working together to make both side get along as one.

AI(Copilot) Fixed : In Movies He Covers Her...In Real Life I Cover Him

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“In my opinion, a healthy relationship starts from the first communication and is built on each person’s true desires. What matters is knowing what qualities your partner must have, what counts as a red flag, and what is worth compromising. Not rushing, not forcing — just taking time and working together until both sides can truly live as one.”