Shagwell Mansions Chon Buri

... 8:30 or 9 when I go back upstairs to read a little more and fall asleep.  However, since I've been on the internet all day at work there isnt much else to do and reading a lot in one time span usually puts me to sleep no matter what time it is. So that means I've been doing it student teaching style and going to sleep ridiculously early some nights. 

I have also tried to download t.v. shows but mostly my internet is too slow to do it, and I dont have any movies with me. I have ...

... absolutely no sense to me considering I watch t.v., read my book, and chat with friends....and they know this! Since I "have to follow the book" I dont have much wiggle room in any of my classes and dont need elaborate lesson plans that take hours to make, like my ones back home did. I do like the non-stressful work atmosphere though. 

So that's school in a nutshell. If I think of other major parts that I missed I will be sure to add them. Hope you learned something!

... them some moves". I tried my best, really I did, but I'm sorry, they really had no concept of rhythm. Is that mean?

We danced some more, I drank some more.

Finally I said goodbye to the ladyboy, the weird Malaysian dude, the strange girl with the contact lenses that made her look posessed and who asked Vivi if she thought she was a lesbian, one sweet girl who told me she loved me...many hugs and we were ...

... people that densely cover the area between the Grand Palace and the River. At the river, we could feel the cool breeze that was coming from the dark rain clouds that were still hanging above most of the city and threatening to deluge us with torrents of rain. We were taken to the small river dock onto a waiting ling slender boat. It was powered by a large automobile like engine that was mounted several feet about the deck of the boat. From the engine protruded a long ...

... five weeks of traveling. The water was warm, which was a nice change from what I had been used to growing up in California, and we were able to watch the sunset from the water. That night we watched a fire dancing show on the beach, which seems to be one of the most popular pastimes for young Thai guys. Everywhere we've been in Thailand there have been fire shows, using poi (fire-lit balls on the end of chains) and staffs (sticks lit with fire on both sides of a handle ...

... The visibility wasn't great because it had been raining a bit at night. there was still a lot to see. I'm looking forward to getting to the south islands to go diving again, hopefully in clearer water. I wasn't drinking while i was learning to dive, needed a break anyway, so Karl decided to try and find some people who would drink with him. He managed to find a group of Irish. I went to bed at around 12 because i had to get up early to dive the next morning and Karl ...

... we were not in a deluxe room we were to be transferred to another hotel the next day. We started at Siam Bayview and we are now at A-one Royal Cruise the building is actually shaped as a ship and all the staff dressed up as sailors etc. Tash has been staying in during the night and Kate and i have checked out the action. Now during the day i have really loved pattaya i think being by the beach does that, the atmosphere and the feel of the place has been great, the ...

... in a park outside the palace, and got chatting to a Thai man who recommended various sites. Handily then a tuk-tuk turned up offering to take us to each of them for 50 bahts (about 80p). We thought there must be something odd about this, but took him up on the offer anyway and all went well until we decided to change our plan and asked him to take us back to the hotel (having got chatting to yet another 'friendly' Thai ...

... 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 ...

... should have turned and run when I got here and they handed me the new mosquito net that that had bought for the "Farang" teacher and said, did you bring books to read? Actually the mosquitos aren't bad, they've all been fried in the sun. It's got to be 100 degrees with 100 percent humidity. Although, how would I know? I haven't seen an English tv station or newspaper since I got here and if I ask anyone, the answer is in Celcius ...