Ocean Marina Yacht Club Hotel Pattaya Chon Buri

Pattaya’s latest Attraction - Pattaya Floating MarketLocated in Banglamung district of Chonburi Province is the Four Regions Floating Market or Pattaya Floating Market opened to the public in November 2008 claimed to be to be the biggest floating market in the eastern region featuring 111 boutique-shops ...

... flip flops that are 2 sizes too big.
I went back to the restaurant the next day (today) and the 55 year old Thai dude who I'm sure took them (by accident of course) now insists that he didn't and won't give them back!
Cursed is thou flip flop.
I'm getting a pair of bright green flip flops with pink and yellow dots this time.
Last night it rained so hard that it started dripping in my bungalow. I threw my raincoat on top of the mosquito net and that seemed to do the trick ...

... on the road back to the bus. We did make use of the Happy Room at the stop. Happy Room is a term that is used in the Orient to describe restrooms. They say going to this room makes a person happy. That was true for me. I also took the time to do a little "living off of the land" shopping. It consisted of a can of Coke Zero (sugar-free) and a bag of chips. I asked how much they cost in US Dollars and the clerk called the manager who said two dollars. I gave him the money and the ...

... than a grocery store) where I got some supplies and the VP bought us a microwave.

Anyway, I'm going to head back to check out my textbooks and try to create some good lesson plans. For all those who want to know, I don't have an address yet. I actually had it in one of the manuals they gave us, but the VP took them back today (apparently she has to make copies), so hopefully I can send that info out to everyone soon.

My first classes are on Tuesday...two days...wish me luck!

... are all these cushions surrounding little tables all over the beach where we sit and eat and drink and there are fire jugglers to entertain us! We've been having a great time but the only problem is its a very quiet island so we havent really met any other backpackers and its a real couples-ville place (which does not please ...

... am happy to let people do what they must do but i have been shocked at the amount of men old, young, ugly and attractive that literally walk up to these beautiful Thai women and grope them and treating them like meat - it i think has been the morals of the men that have shocked me the most but enough about that. Most of the time i have been relaxing by the pool working on my tan and enjoying the Thai Cuisine which let me tell you has been amazing. Well that is all ...

... we hope) and our visas won't be ready until next Wednesday, hence the beach break. That, and booking flights from Vientiane (Laos) to Hanoi (Vietnam) all went smoothly and means we avoid a 24 hr plus bus journey apparently. We were feeling pretty pleased with ourselves having sorted that out, and headed off to the Grand Palace. Only spent about an hour there as it was so hot, but it's an amazing place. We were then ...

... out to be a great training. To make the students more comfortable talking about sex in an unfamiliar environment, Tuum began the first day with a session on slang. She gathered them in teams to create an all-inclusive list of sex slang words. Some of my Thai friends from the TAO and I made our own list, and in a dashing display of linguistic ability (or emotional immaturity), my list was the longest and probably the most offensive. Certainly a proud day for me and ...

... increased heat this season. On my better days, I joke that the only marketable skills I have are good handwriting, clay sculpting, and the ability to topple governments will my mere presence. On my worse days, the realization that this may be true depresses me. True, Haiti was not the best example of this horrible luck I bring with me. The Pittsburgh Penguins coaching staff has more job security than the Haitian Presidency. But this is Thailand. That's not supposed to happen here ...

... lashed together, the lucky ones live is bungalow type structures on stilts above the ground. Mangoes, tapioca, jack fruit , all grow in abundance here. There are water buffalo in the rice paddies and of course, wild dogs everywhere. I teach 3 classes a day and that's plenty as I have to make my own materials which consist of nine picture cards per class. I have ready access to the copier (no waiting!) and plenty of supplies, just nothing fancy. The ...