Birthday Party

My private student's cousin had a Birthday party, and it was a typical Thai affair. Food. Kareoke. Whiskey. And more food. We had a great time and it lasted into the wee hours. Teacher was very tired at morning class.

The Living Greeting Card

End of Two Week Intensive

The two week intensive for government employees came to an end and the students invited me to their big party at the hotel where they were staying. The surprised me with a wonderful gift. A Hugo Boss dress shirt with a matching tie. Such taste! Aren't I lucky? They were a great class and I think they got a lot out of it. And they seemed to have fun while they were learning which is most important to me.

It was a great party that went late into the evening with wonderful food and lots of dancing and of course - Karaoke! Teacher did his best with Hotel California and Dancing Queen. All video tapes have been destroyed for public safety.

Laundry Thai style

I have yet to see a dryer in Thailand. No need. You wash your clothes, hang them up and they are dry in about an hour. This sounds great but that means no late night last minute washes the night before - which was my usual pattern in the States. And the washing machines here aren't the greatest. The don't really have much gusto. The just swirl the clothes around and then spin them dry. So they don't really get hard dirt out and this city is so dirty that pants get really dirty. Maybe that why I see so many professional Thais wearing black pants. I do the khaki thing because it works for casual too and that means less clothes but I think it is time to go black. When in Thai...

How big is Bangkok?

So big there is a golf course in the middle of the city!

Her Name is Mook

This is one of my private students. We meet for two hours twice a week. My assignment-No textbook. No lesson plan. Only conversation. Now that is tough because she is very shy. Her English however is excellent. She loves Harry Potter and her teacher loves fantasy books, so we are writing a story together which may turn into book by the end.

This shy and terribly bright young girl came up with the most fabulous ideas. Like the woman who lives in a tree and can only answer yes or no questions who turns out to be the hero's mother but he doesn't know this till the end because he has to ask are you my mother?

The father of the hero went to the magical land of Wen years ago and two witches fell in love with him and he married one and had a child by her and the other comes to the real world later and steals the child and and the entire family has to go to the magical world to rescue him. She's sixteen and sharp and creative and a joy to teach.

Teacher at Work

Teacher arriving for work (looking a little messy but it is about 95 degrees outside.) Ready to start the day.
This is the class for the two week intensive that I am doing. These are all government employees including lawyers, police, accountants and engineers. We meet everyday(except Sunday) for six hours for two weeks. They are all from out of town so they are excited to be in Bangkok shopping, eating, sight-seeing and learning some English along the way. They are a great class and we are having a lot of fun.


This is Air. She is one of my private students through ECC. I go to her house every Sunday morning and we work from 9:30 to 11:30 and then she cooks for me!!!!!

This is flat noodles with pork, mushrooms, baby corn on the cob, onions, spinach and chili. So delicious! My favorite that she makes for me. I have had it three times now. Paciu.

(One restaurant that I go to - I never order off the menu - they just bring me something new ever time.)

Everyone is trying to make Teacher fat!!!!

Bring it on!!!

Apology

Apologies. Apologies. I have been neglecting my blog duties. Computer trouble. Internet trouble. I wont bore you with the details, but we should be all set now and back in business. And I got a new camera! So as soon I can figure out how to use the damn thing - pics will be overflowing.

Basically I have settled into kind of routine. I have a steady work schedule. I have my favorite places to eat and I have started going into Bangkok and exploring the nightlife. But I do work alot. I am doing another English camp for the next two weeks. A class of 20 adult professionals from 9 in the morning to 5 at night, Monday thru Friday and then of course my evening classes and Saturday and Sunday I have full days so its looks like I will not have a day off for about three weeks. But there is a holiday coming up and I will have 5 days off. So I am caught up in work now. I still enjoy it. There is just not that much to blog about it. I mean do you really want me to go on about verb tenses. LOL More fun stuff to come - I promise!!