A little bit of nothing really….

To Quote Britney: “oops, I did it again”. I promised myself that I would stop all the partying and late nights, but instead I went on a pub crawl and the next night I stayed up till 3ish… Why do I have absolutely no self control?

Just over two weeks until holidays. I cant wait, purely because I get to see my friends and family again, mostly my dog. Yeah, im counting down the days (18 fyi) and I said I would not do that, I would live in the moment… but Im bored of the moment… I want time to fly.

I have not taught for a month now and its become too natural… any one know of a man I can marry who will support me for life? hehe.                                                                              I have a full week of doing nothing, again… its finals now, so they’re all writing tests. I have not been told that I wont be teaching, but they haven’t told me for the last month, so yeah… I assume.

The festival is on this week too, but only comes alive at night, so I haven’t seen the full thing yet… SO this king nari fest is a heritage festival, its beautiful, so many lights and flowers…. dancing and tons of stalls.They opened it with a giant parade which lasted about three hours. Then there was plays and shows etc. I avoided it because I hate watching the animals being ridden, literally just makes me cry, like on the spot I just burst out in tears. I Have had many a people casually walk away from me as I am wiping tears away from my eyes. hahahah.

On the bright side, the new shipment of teachers will be in next term and all the negative old teachers are leaving- yay. Not that they are bad people, gosh no… beautiful hearts but too much drama. So im so thankful for the upcoming change and new adventures.

Sadly, a few of my good mates will be leaving but if they are true, they will stay in touch. If not, they influenced my life, taught me a lesson and are continuing on their path… no hard feelings. 🙂 so that’s all for now… 🙂

xoxo

 

 

 

Thailand is ummm…different.

I mentioned that Thailand wasn’t what I expected…. now to share what Thailand is like.

I have been blessed enough to travel a little bit and have noticed a few things about the thai way….

1. Thai time- yeah, since they are very relaxed people (wait till traffic) there is minimal rushing. They will arrive for meetings or lessons or school or lunch anywhere between 10 -45 minutes late and its OK. yup, no one gets cross and walks out. They apologise and life carries on.
2. Food arrives at different times so no waiting for all meals to arrive before dishing in… nope! You get your food and you start eating. The next plate may arrive in the next 5 minutes or like in half an hour…. its normal, no point in complaining.
   

   
3.  You eat with a fork and spoon… goodbye Knifes. You will learn to cut up food with a spoon. A mate of mine can de-shell a prawn using a spoon and fork. Yup, first its odd eating with a spoon but now i cant think of how the food would fit on a fork…lol
4. If you think the car is going to pull in front of you, you are correct.– TRAFFIC IS A BITCH,. I used to get panic attacks when I knew I had to hit the streets. Bikes swerve in and out of traffic, up one ways and AROUND cars. Cars will just pull in front of you while you are driving at a safe speed and distance from the next vehicle…. Going past a stop street??- slow down cause signs mean very little here. Cops helps a tad. But also not really hahaha.
   

   

   
5. THAI WOMAN ARE THE SCARY ONES- yeeeah, submissive asian woman is not a thing here, these woman will rip you a new one. They are strong and independent. I LOVE IT just don’t get on their bad side, just turn and run.
6. Yes, they are sweet but not exactly hygienic…. Now I say this lightly as I have lots of Thai friends  who are just great, however, a lot of people walking up the street or sitting at the shops will randomly spit, pick their nose, pat the dog and then eat their meal. Smoking and walking, eating, driving…. it’s a thing here. Not great as a non-smoker. mmmmmmm, some guy was cutting his toe nails on the train…. see what im saying. There are also a lot of homeless people, which breaks my heart because I want to help them.
7. Monks are everywhere, they are sweet and quiet and people will approach them in the streets and give them food offerings and proceed to bow and pray? I don’t actually know what they say to them but i see this a lot.
8. WHERE ARE THE POOLS? its bloody 34 degrees and I WANT TO SWIM…. but no, no one owns a pool, there are no pools around the town. Some hotels have and you can pay to go there. Houses don’t have pools….. it’s just not a thing.
9. Spirit houses– they have what I thought was a very elaborate post box, but alas it is a spirit house. To house spirits…. that simple. They leave food there and water with a straw ( no messing lipstick) and then light incense. It’s odd for me because its new but a very common activity here.
10. Plastic, plastic, plastic- They love plastic bags- I literally ordered a bottle of water, its got a plasic seal on it, they put it in a plastic bag and the put that into a bigger plastic bag. I got a plastic straw wrapped in plastic too. Its soooo much. 
11.  last one- the language barrier, I will say a word and they will repeat it. “Thats what I said” but with out an accent. Yeah…. I literally said “computer”and NO ONE knew what I was saying- eventually some one translated and said “compUtEER”( ACCENT) And like magic they all knew what I was on about. hahahaha Its different. Not bad, just different.

So there is just a few things about Thailand that are different for me…. still love it, still dont want to go back home or leave the country. Havent studied thai for a month now, but im getting by.