I don't care Wai

Tonight, while playing pool at a bar, a girl wai'ed me.  Now before you think about this too much, let me explain what a wai is.  A wai is a polite way of greeting and ackowledging someone, which consists of putting your palms together, your thumbs at your chin and then bowing your head a little bit.  The correct response is to wai back.  So I did it, and I did it holding my pool stick between my palms (maybe not proper, but I usually don't set things down to wai).  The problem is that I was standing under a ceiling fan.  So faster than I could respond, I raised the pool stick into the fan which knocked it back into my face, which just about knocked me out.  Have I learned a lesson?  Probably not.

Next year's my year!

Well, the results are in, and its official, I did not win this yearbook's "Best Teacher" award.  Its ok though, because next year is my year, I can feel it.

You're dreamy, Mr. Gary

Two students admitted to having dreams about me this past week, although one described her's as "a nightmare which made me cry."  The first student told me that she had a dream that there were two of me.  She left my class only to run into me in the hall.  The second student told me that in her dream, all I did was yell at her.  Which dream was the nightmare that caused a student to cry?  I will let you decide.

In other news, I went to the market today and ran into four people I knew from outside of school (two were together and two were their by themselves).  Situations like this have happened several times lately, and I really enjoy them because they give me a greater sense of belonging.

School is going ok right now.  I have exactly 5 weeks left, only about three week of instruction though.  I believe that I will be leaving here on June 25th.  Watch out USA, here I come...

Some positive things.

Here are a few positive experiences that I have had lately:

- I tried deep fried pig skin (I quit eating after I found one with a hair).

- I successfully made my mother's custard in a friend's oven.  The oven was a little whompy, but it worked out well.  Very delicious.

- I had Bailey's for the first time (Bailey's and milk actually), it was really good.  Then I had Bailey's again (this time just with ice).

- I took a free certification class for Thai language and culture (it was actually poorly run, really boring and I learned nothing, but now I am certified).

- I ate duck for the first time, I think.

- I was faught over by several mothers of Thai children my age (they want me as a son-in-law).

- I did a little clubbing with a Canadian friend.  I got a massage, back cracking, and steamed towel while washing my hands after going to the bathroom.

- I convinced a girl that I was gay so that she would leave me alone (don't even begin with the jokes).  Now people think the Canadian is gay too.

- I befriended my mom on facebook.