The Sarann Chaweng

... return if you set out to count them. Like mushrooms, new corporate names in the ESL industry continued to sprout out of nowhere to issue TEFL/TESOL certificate, to hire graduates, or to provide both: Bridge-Linguatec, Intensity-Callan, Global, English First.


The ESL industry has subdivided and morphed into many different shapes since the 1990s. The rapidly mutating ESL industry reminds me of that old horror flick, The Blob, in which a giant discombobulated mass squeezes ...

... After that i went on my up to the second one as Dave and Carls bike didnt have enough ummph to get them up the hill. THat waterfall was better but the view from the top was spectacular, you could see parts of Ko Samui stretching out below you and then see some of the smaller islands that surround it. In the evening we headed of in to town for some beers to get ourselves drunk enough for the Black Moon party. The place where the party was held was ...

... hammock relaxing..... we even found a pool down the beach from our little spot that everyone was welcome at..... a trap to get you to order food and drinks I assume..... but we certainly took advantage. Leading up to Full Moon as the town starts to fill up everywhere vendors are selling things that glow in the black lights.... necklaces, hair things, body paint........ yep we opted for the body paint! Full Moon arrives on the 8th, but it is a Buddhist holiday ...

... bite the bullet and buy another digital camera....it hurt the pocketbook a bit....but you can't come to Thailand and not get some good photos and video. Tonight, we have been invited by one of the local staff to join her and her friend on a fishing expedition at 9:00 pm. I thought we were going to be fishing from a boat, but apparently, we are spear fishing in the shallow waters....in the dark....soooo anyway......stay tuned. Over and out... p.s. photos to come soon... Deanne & Kris

... sisaan. Kattelin netista vahan videoita ja aloin harjottelemaan. Nyt menee jo jotain perus juttuja. Ei todellakaan mitaan lahellakaan noita salleja jotka Yoytubeen videoitaan laittaa, mut pikkuhiljaa siin kehittyy, kun vaan lyo itteensa tarpeeks usein. Ja se linkki http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IjdnMvB W_A Ei tannu tulla linkiks. Pitaa sit leikkaa ja liittaa. Jo koittakaa nyt lammittaa sita ilmastoa siella, et uskaltaa tulla takas.

... its ever been. On top of this, some of the teachers here are deeply and exceptionally inspiring. So for now, my intention is to complete the First Month Intensive and intend on focusing on being present. The remainder of the path will unfold on its own, I'm sure. I'm reminding myself (yet again) that sometimes the best gifts are not wrapped in pretty paper and maybe, just maybe, this somewhat acidic-looking presentation is a gateway to a path which will enlighten the rest of my life.

... relate it in this way: Thailand is to Europe as Mexico is to America. I didn't realize that it was such a neat vacation destination. I would definitely like to go back someday and see more of the islands. If you've seen the movie "The Beach" with Leonardo Di Caprio, it is filmed on Phi Phi island in Thailand. There are many beautiful places and many things to do. It is known for some of the best diving in the world and is a great place for ...

... some friends and had a relatively quiet night in preparation for what was to come!! Well when you are on a luxury island and it is pouring with rain what else is there to do but sit and get drunk??! This is precisely what we done all day Monday and Monday night we went to the Coral Bungalows - a popular resort where they had a pre-full moon cross dressing party! After the drinks from the day time this seemed like a great idea so we went home and got ...

... my food and drink considerably, I agreed to give it a go. Plus I had been carrying a copy of the 930 page book Shantaram and this seemed like a very good opportunity to finally read it. As a quick side note, it was an amazing book and well worth the effort of bringing it all the way from Aspen. Read it if you can! Now getting back to the fast, it's not as if you are eating nothing for a week. Your days are actually pretty full, with a typical day ...

... and they are not willing to bargain at all. They have the same stuff as in Bangkok so we didnt mind waiting. We dragged the lads to a Ladyboy show after much protesting. Conor left after about ten minutes and two bottles of beer and Tony followed soon after. We stayed till pretty much the end and it was all about giant flamboyant costumes and miming to Kylie, Britney, Tina Turner, Madonna etc. It wasnt like the one in Chang Mai ...