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Well today something out of the ordinary happened; this morning was going as per usual at school. I arrived early and started organising my day and then I had a couple of parents wanting to speak to me. In my primary class 1 class or 6 and 7 year olds, I have a handful of what Thais call Luk Krung or half foreigner, half Thai

Our Sun, shines bright and noticeable, stable. But when and it does happens during which the nuclear fuel contained is about spent good, she suddenly contracts and with a surprising turn, explodes with such energy it can be detected throughout the galaxy.

Well as I briefly said, doing a complete clean out of your computer is a bigger job than many of us probably think. It has been a lot harder than I thought. But I am now enjoying a computer that is fast and uncluttered.

The other day I ventured out to see a very special man I have seen once before. He is simply known as ‘Ajarn’ to me or teacher and this is his house. It is about 30klms away from the front door of my place, on the way to a place called Amnatcharoen (hwy 212). I had only been there once before to look at some books he has of his artwork.

Spend anytime in Thailand and soon enough you’ll come across someone telling you how lazy Thais are, this is a fact of life and one of the main foreign stereotypes of the denizens of the country. It seems to come from a couple of observations apparent about the country, these being many Thais often don’t seem to have much enthusiasm for the work they are doing and seem to be distant even bored or only half awake which leads sometimes to poor service or mistakes. The second Thais seem to have little enthusiasm for the work life, most Thais don’t seems to want to follow the western employment model of desiring a job in a good company and perhaps shining out and rising to a good position, they’d rather leave a decent job and start their own small shop doing little all day but waiting for customers. Over the last 2 weeks I’ve accidentally on purpose started conversations with a number of locals in a range of places such as bars, commuter bus stops, a local shrine, noodle and rice stalls in the industrial districts and behind the counter of a shop, I to many interesting people but the few printed here were the most candid.

The following are national days in Thailand though none of them are celebrated as public holidays. National Children’s Day - 2nd Saturday of January วันเด็กแห่งชาติ (Wan Dek Haeng Chat) Widely celebrated, especially by governmental agencies, with many activities for children.

When I see images like this I usually think of Japanese kids who often wear masks when they are ill or when they are concerned about catching a contagious disease. However, I took this picture this afternoon here in Thailand. The number of cases of people infected with the A/H1N1 virus has gone from a trickle to almost a flood overnight

I blogged the other day, about how I reward my students who make an extra effort in class. The students who do small things that make them stand out from the rest. This can be a number of things but a few students have been turning their workbooks into colouring books. Some students have been going beyond anything I expected; these are students in primary 5 or 11 years of age.

Each new school year brings tears for parents and also young students. A few of the small primary one students, for the first few days will be tearful, upset and will take a little time to settle into the life of a real student. It is a big step from kindergarten to primary school. Some make the transformation easily and others it can be a daunting experience