In retrospect, livening in Bangkok ｜バンコクの生活を振り返ってみて
One of the pros for me to live in Bangkok is to be able to easily buy books written in English (which is hardly available in my hometown, Nagano).
バンコクに住む利点の１つは、洋書が買える事です。地元長野では難しいです。
Every major department store in Bangkok has at least one book store, and if I were asked what do you do for weekends, I would say that I go to book stores to check the new books, grab coffees at some posh cafes in BKK and reading books. Sounds like I have not made the most of living in BKK as an expat?
大抵のデパートには、本屋さんが最低１つあります。もし週末何をしているか聞かれたら、本屋でニューリリースをチェックし、カフェで読書すると答えます。海外駐在っぽくないですよね？
As mentioned above, there being some quite big book stores nearby was completely new for me, and which has been a great thing.
前述の通り、大きな本屋さんが近くにある事自体私にとっては新鮮な事で、とても気に入っています。
Thanks to those, I have met a bunch of books that expand my view and presumably it has been contributing my life to move forward somewhat. Here's what I wanted to say, the books that you met influence your life, and those books depend on where you live (unless you use Kindle).
そのおかげで、とても良い本に出会い、見識を広げてくれました。つまり言いたいことは、あなたが出会った本はあなたの人生を変え、出会う本はあなたの住む場所によります(キンドルを使っていれば別ですが)。
Anyway, I'm moving back to Japan at the end of March. This three-years-living in BKK certainly changed my life (I hope it's in a good way) and I would like to extend my appreciation to this city and everyone I met.
とにかく、3月末に日本に帰ります。この三年間のバンコクライフは間違いなく私の人生を変えました(良い方向に、と信じてます)、この町出会った全ての人に感謝です。
By the way, our first daughter was born in January. I'm really excited to start our new life in Nagano with three of us.
ところで一月に娘が生まれました。日本での新しい生活が楽しみです。チアーズ！
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My Life in Bangkok in Retrospection
One of the advantages of living in Bangkok for me was the ease in which I could buy books written in English (distinctly unlike the situation in my hometown of Nagano, Japan). Every major department store in Bangkok has at least one bookstore; thus, if I were asked what I did on the weekends, I would say that I visited one to check out any new books, grabbed a coffee at one of the posh cafes in a mall, and then, enjoyed a nice, leisurely reading. Does this not sound like I have made the most of living in this city as an expat?
As mentioned above, the fact that there were well-stocked bookstores nearby had been not only a rather pleasant surprise, but also a rather new experience for me. Without question, the numerous books that I have read here have expanded my outlook on life, and presumably, they have contributed to both my personal growth and to moving my life forward somewhat. My point is that the books that you read can influence your life, yet, the quality and quantity of those books can also depend on where you live (unless you use Kindle).
Anyway, with both a mixture of regret and anticipation, I am moving back to Japan at the end of this month. The past three years of living in Bangkok have certainly changed my life (in a good way, I think…), thus, I would like to acknowledge my appreciation for that, as well as my interactions with all of its citizens. By the way, our daughter was born in January, so I am tremendously excited, as well as looking forward to beginning our new life as a family—the three of us--in Nagano.
Hi, Yosuke. Good job! The changes that I made were to allow your sentences to sound more natural to my native ears, to clarify and explain your ideas, and for ease of reading. Apologies if I misinterpreted your thoughts! I hope that this helps you. J. Best of luck with the relocation, as well as best of wishes for spending time with your daughter as she grows up! (*-^)
*It is unclear from your text if you are in Bangkok by yourself, or with your family. If with your family, then I would change, “I am moving back,” to “We are moving back.” As an aside, I used to play tennis in Bangkok near the Park President Hotel on 24 Sukhumvit Alley. There is an apartment complex full of Japanese expats and their families nearby. Perhaps, if you walked up to the Emporium/The EmQuartier malls around the Phrom Phong BTS, for coffee at Starbucks, and to read, we had “met” in passing. It truly can be a small world...
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