17 Years Later 🇹🇭❤️ | A Simple Valentine’s Night

17 Years Later 🇹🇭❤️ | A Simple Valentine’s Night

This year’s Valentine’s Day in Thailand wasn’t about expensive gifts or dramatic surprises. Instead of guessing what to buy, I convinced Chanya to take the afternoon off so we could head out for dinner and a little shopping together.

We visit The Spheres Phetkasem, wander around looking for parking, and settle into the easy rhythm that has defined our life together for 17 years. No fancy dinner plans. Just food, tea, and time.

Chanya considers Shabu, gets distracted by YodCha (Chiang Mai chai tea), and nearly walks into a water feature. We grab iced drinks — huge cups for only 60 baht — and talk about our “weird life”: she works, I play games. Somehow, that balance works for us.

As we wander the mall, I reflect on something important — we’re not in each other’s face every day. That space might be one reason we’ve lasted this long. Living in Thailand has its quirks, but sharing ordinary days like this is what makes it meaningful.

Over ramen and basil chicken, the conversation drifts into YouTube policy frustrations, changing rules, and how content platforms evolve. From there, it naturally moves into our longer story — from 2009 to now — and how AI first entered my life in 2016.

For us, Valentine’s Day in Thailand is less about flowers and more about simple presence. Chanya takes the camera for a bit and gives a short Thai lesson, and we finish the evening at Eve and Boy where she picks up a few things she actually wanted — practical, not extravagant.

If you’re new here and curious how this journey started back in 2009, you can read more about our story on our About Us page.

A simple Valentine’s night. No drama. Just 17 years and counting.

The Spheres Phetkasem
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