Aside from daily/semi-daily twitters (found at the bottom of the front page) I’ve been neglecting the whole outside world. And I have no doubt that you’ve been waiting anxiously for the release of Act II (more than when you waited for the release of Lord of the Rings 3, Harry Potter 7 (I haven’t read any), and the next great Vin Diesel movie (the first of which has yet to exist). [..]

The long awaited second edition of the Assignment Series is here. However, this wasn’t exactly an assignment, but an essay that my students had to write on their second quiz. It should provide some good insight into the young and brilliant minds of Thai teenagers. I decided to transcribe the grammar and spelling as is, with the exception of a few commas and punctuators (oh really? not a real word you say? maybe you should teach English too!?) to help with comprehension and flow. Also you get to really see the pain I have to go though meticulously correcting these. [..]

After a good number of uneventful weeks (note lack of blog posts) I’ve finally done something that was exciting enough to warrant an update on my adventures. August has a been a pretty lackluster month due to the lack of breaks and money- working permits and entry-visas are expensive items apparently. So traveling had, for the most part, been confined to the limits of Bangkok, primarily bars, bowling, the movies, and the sketchy water/amusement park- of which I am now a year-time member for a cool $30USD. The day pass was about $17, so why not pay the extra bit and come back at least once. [..]