Same Same, but Different

Last night we went into the city. BOY I can not wait to stop writing that sentence.....we are looking for rooms down there ASAP. 

Anyway....we went down into the city and went to Sizzlers. Home of the greatest salad bar I have seen in Thailand. As my SRS ladies know I love the Whole Foods salad bar....this was not quite that....but all the veggies and fruit and soup...made me feel all warm inside. It was ladies night plus Nick (Lucky man if you ask me.) There was 9 total for dinner and bowling!  Black light bowling baby. There is a saying out here..."same, same, but different"  I don't know the best way to explain it. I will have to get the right definition from one of my friends out here. But I think I can relate it to bowling in Thailand. Everything is the same...bowling balls, black lights, hot beats, fancy scoring screens....me sucking and throwing gutter balls. See..."same, same". But then we get to the topic of bowling shoes. You measure your feet. You put your coin in what size it says you are VENDING machine...and your shoes POP out. sooo that would be the "different"  It was so funny. Every time we put a coin in a different size shoe "machine" a pair of bowling shoes flew out at us. We just could not help but get the giggles.

We did not have morning classes this morning because the Princess of Thailand was coming to the University. So I write this blog as I am sitting in my classroom because I guess I am that mean teacher that did not cancel afternoon classes as well.....so the students pretty much said F this lady and still did not come. Six out of 20 students showed up. I gave them 10 points we played never have I ever and they left. I have one more class I am supposed to have this afternoon so we will see how many of them show.  If there is only a few student that is fine with me because I have cleaning, laundry, lots of grading and a much needed date with the gym this afternoon that needs to happen.

Yesterday my classes were also pretty mad at me. Sunday was fathers day here in the Land of Smiles....and last week all my classes were literally on the verge of tears when I told them we were having class Monday. "But teeeecher it fater day"
"Oh yeah? What day?"
"Sunday"
"OK, see you Monday."
"NOooooooooooooooooo"

They tried to pull a fast one on me but I guess our University was one of the only things actually opened in Thailand. But trying to make up 5 classes that don't actually need to be canceled on a Monday for me would be a nightmare because I teach every day all day from 9-4....when would I make them up ??  I asked the students this and I got the deer in headlights look. Most kids showed up yesterday.....

...........And now for a JACK update. I asked them to talk about their dream job and then present their partners dream job to the class....and why they want this job. My example was I wanted to be a super model. That way I could have lots of handsome boyfriends, a huge condo, free clothes, my hair and make-up done for me all day everyday and travel around the world for photo shoots.
Common answers: A tour guide, millionaire, housewife married to a millionaire, photographer, owning own business, professional football player, pop singer...you know pretty good answers.

Jacks partner: "Jack's dream job is to be a koala bear"
Me: "Jack, that is an animal"
Jack: "Eh... yes teacher"

After class.....

Me: "Jack...see you Wednesday morning at Coffee World. 8AM?"
Jack: "Yes, yes teacher"

So looks like we will be talking about what a job is and examples of them......oh boy.