November, 2007

I am the baby at work and some of the Thai women at work like to look after me. At the top of that list is the little lady in the kitchen, Ba Moo (rough translation, Auntie Pork). This is a short little woman, maybe 4’10”, who is in her mid fifties. She’s a peculiar [...]

It’s just dawning on me that my time in Thailand is winding down. I’ve been putting off the thought of my departure because of the sadness it’s going to bring me. It signifies another milestone in my life, the end of an era and beginning of a new journey, where ever that may be. It’s [...]

It’s been chilly here in Thailand for the past few weeks. The calendar will soon roll over to December and the temperature will drop even more. The days of 95 degrees Fahrenheit are all but memories of April, May, June, July, August, and September. Now I wake up and walk to get a taxi and [...]

In a previous blog I rambled on about the poor educational system in Thailand. I noted the diluted field of teachers and the incompetence that erodes the system. Well, that system took a turn for the worse. I am now in charge of imparting knowledge onto the next generation. AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Weep for the children…I sure [...]

I was having a really bad Friday. Just a whole lot of crap was going on. My head was spinning; I was on the verge of punching out several teachers at school, the students were running around making me crazy. It was not my day; I don’t think I smiled all day. At the end [...]