A Love Note Before the Noise

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A Love Note Before the Noise

Before anything else,

before cooking, before plans, before the next thing we think we should do—

I want to ask you for six seconds.


Not to buy.

Not to decide.

Not to scroll faster.

Just to breathe.


Because my brain has been busy.


And if I’m honest, it’s been busy for a long time.

Busy keeping up.

Busy explaining myself.

Busy translating what Thai food really is into a world that wants shortcuts, spectacle, and noise.

And somewhere along the way, even I started feeling fragmented by it.

So this is me, stepping slightly out of the current.


Not dramatically.

Not with a grand announcement.

Just quietly.


I’ve resisted building a community for years.

Not because I didn’t want closeness — but because I take closeness seriously.


A real community means responsibility.

It means care.

It means not teaching from a stage, but from a table.

And I wasn’t ready to do that in a space that didn’t feel safe for me first.


But something has shifted.

Maybe it’s age.

Maybe it’s exhaustion.

Maybe it’s clarity.


I no longer want to shout truth into the algorithm and hope it lands gently.

I want to invite people who are listening.


People who want Thai food, not as a trend,

But as a language.

A rhythm.

A way of paying attention.


Cook Like A Thai Community isn’t a launch.

It’s not a promise of constant content.

It’s not another place you have to “keep up.”

It’s a quieter room.


One where I can teach the way I was taught.


Where context matters.

Where food is not separated from culture, memory, or respect.


If this note finds you tired, you’re not alone.

If it finds you curious — stay close.

If it finds you overwhelmed — breathe again.

Six seconds.


Eighteen if you can spare them.


I’m not rushing this.


And I’m not rushing you.


I just wanted you to know why I’m building this, and why I’m finally ready.

With warmth,

with care,

with intention,

By Pradichaya | My Stories In Motion | Join hundreds of other readers like you  to enjoy exploring in Thai cooking and culture.

If you’d like to be notified when Cook Like A Thai Community opens, you can add your name to the waitlist below.


No pressure. No countdown. Just a simple note when it’s ready — and you can decide then.


Below is the original announcement

COMING SOON!

Our PRIVATE Cook Like A Thai Community

Get On the Waitlist Now. Learn TRUE Thai Cooking and Culture the way real Thais do.

Join, and benefit from:

  • Learning the true Thai way — not the watered-down, Westernized kind.

  • Picking up Thai cooking “how-to” the same way Thais cook, eat, and live.

  • Cooking with REAL Thai recipes. No premixed powders or bottled sauce nonsense.

  • Seeing Thai culture the way we live it — through our food, rhythm, and respect for flavor..

I teach what I eat. No gimmicks. No shortcuts. Just Thai, taught right.

So you can

COOK LIKE A THAI.

BY PRADICHAYA

Bringing out the best from within you: through storytelling, cooking like a true Thai, a sensible math-learning approach, and several other things under the dome.


My Stories In Motion

My Stories in Motion is where I share my Thai roots — the childhood memories, food stories, cultural truths, and moments that shaped my life.


Pradichaya Poonyarit

Seasoned opera singer, educator, podcaster, vlogger, and author. A dreamer with a giant “bowl-of-spaghetti brain,” she sets her heart on helping you realize your dream.

Ralph Schatzki

With 30 years of teaching experience internationally and in the U.S., Ralph helps students who feel lost in math rebuild what they missed — quietly, confidently, and without judgment.


"You're not scattered, you are integrated."

Let Pradichaya help you leap out of "authentic Thai" food (and all kinds of) "overwhelm."

And let Ralph help your grade 5–11 child through their math struggles.

You're not alone.

We are here for you.

Let us know how we can help you move forward.