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A Visa Crawl
Long-term foreign residents of Thailand not fortunate (unfortunate?) enough to have a permanent residency or Thailand Elite card must apply for visa extensions, usually every year. It’s pretty much expected…
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Dutch wives et al
Speaking of writing class, one of the earlier assignments was to write from the point of view of an object. Imagine my surprise when one of my students said she…
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Writing prompt generator
I’m teaching a writing class right now. Today I’m drilling the students with short, timed writing exercises. I forgot to think up fresh writing prompts before class, but that’s what…
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1:50 AM
I’m grading writing exams and listening to Houses of the Holy. Definitely my favorite Zepp. I tried grading earlier in the evening but Max would come and take my pen…
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Banning “Dzongkha” – Microsoft hates the Dalai Lama and Bhutan, but Loves Chinese Money!
Oh, Microsoft! In October 2005, an internal Microsoft proposal blocked the term “Dzongkha” from all company software and promotional material, substituting the term “Tibetan – Bhutan” instead. The International Campaign…
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Druk Yul – Land of the Thunder Dragon
I’m currently doing some minor freelance work for the government of Bhutan, which has been one of my dreams since I heard than Bhutanese look just like Japanese about ten…
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Buffalo x 8
First of all, Wikipedia has done more for me over the years than anti-fungal ointment, and depending on if you smelled my shoes when I had athlete’s foot (actually, if…
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Writing exercises
While researching for an extended writing class, I stumbled upon this list of exercises at McSweeney’s: THIRTEEN WRITING PROMPTS Sample: “A wasp called the tarantula hawk reproduces by paralyzing tarantulas…
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Chn wisperz
A couple of the more interesting mistakes on the dictation tests I’m grading: parking garage –> taking the lass courthouse –> cock house bakery –> buggery That is all.
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Get a Job
HOLY CRAP! “Want a job you can really relish? Do you have an appetite for adventure, a friendly personality and boundless enthusiasm? Do you want to become a goodwill ambassador…
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What makes a good teacher?
This question has been bothering me since I started teaching a couple years ago. In my head I have a pretty good idea what makes a good teacher, and I…
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Away for a few…
The English Program at my university is leaving tomorrow at 5:30 AM for a four day trip to a national forest in Saraburi for our annual English Camp. It will…
