Werking Girl

Lena has landed work. Not only that but she will actually be working two jobs which will have her at school for 7 days a week.
Job one is M - F. She works 9 to 11:00. Pretty cool.
Job two is S & S. Sat is 9 to 4 and Sun will be 9 to 12. Not so cool
But it is all about making some money and keeping busy. So this is what she has decided to do.
One of the groups is pre kindergarten, so age like 3 years. Soooo cute.

Water is still all around us. Many of the routes out of BKK are flooded and thus it is still a major topic of discussion. Politically it is going to grind away at the country for months and depending on what happens next rainy season, it could get uglly.
Major foreign companies had moved full bore into Thailand in recent years. Big players being car manufacturing and electronics manufacturing. A definite Japaneses tint to the business model. And of course these companies bring suppliers to the country as well. An example you know of is Celestica. They have a plant here to support the work for their big customers. The upshot of this is that the flood has had a significant impact on a number of these companies. Plants are shut, there are pics showing cars sitting in a lot, like the one beside Ford on the QEW. And the cars are under water!

 

 

 This is taken just last week, the one taken in early just barely showed the roof, so you can imagine what the inside of the plant looks like. No cars coming out of  Honda Thailand for a while!

Auto parts are still in short supply and affecting production for Toyota and Honda in Canada. Clear indication of the global market place we live in. And now these big companies are being wooed by neighbouring countries. Countries that now argue they have the people skills, low wages and do not have the flood risks. So unless Thailand can do something obvious to spell the floods in future they may be down to strike three with some of these global players. A big if for the Thai economy.

U are up to date. Enjoy, talk soon
Sawasdee Krup