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I’m writing a set of Japanese kana textbooks
But it’s boring the hell out of me and my Illustrator skills are kinda crusty. In the meantime, this is the most entertaining website I’ve seen in eons: INCREDIBOX
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Downtime monitoring via Google Docs
This is the coolest idea for a site monitor: Use Google Docs to Monitor Your Website’s Uptime I’ve set it up and I’ll check it when I get back from…
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Your internet pass is revoked
Some pimply-faced expert got in my face about the educational value of e-learning: “What’s wrong with books? Don’t you know what books are? Books are like the internet printed on paper!”…
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Study level: Bad Asian
Me: Your speaking topic is about something you would like to own. Please speak about this for one minute. Student: I would like to own my hair. Me: … What?…
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Under the trees
@ RMU
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Hin Suay Nam Sai Resort, Rayong
I’m in Rayong with 110 students and 10 teachers on a business English education project. It’s hot and sunny here, but these are some of my favorite beaches in Thailand.…
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“…credible and meaningful in foreign cultures.”
The university where I teach, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham, used to be a teacher’s training college. My uni is just one Rajabhat institute of about 40 spread all over Thailand, that…
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Biggest load
Yes, please use the whole goddamn highway (@ Rayong outskirts).
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Side trip to Elephant Island
We came to visit students on a side trip. Much fun was had. We’re on the ferry back now to rendezvous with the university van back in Pattaya.
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Walking Street, Pattaya
Last night we were rolling with five-0. More on this later.
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We are Hos (love everybody) + special Tinglish Bonus
“Bye Nior” is a common Tinglish (Thai English) term meaning “graduation party” (goodBYE to the seNIORs)., which this flyer posted on a window at Maha Sarakham University is apparently advertising.…
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Khon Kaen Immigration
So the most heinous task of renewing our non-immigrant Type B working visas and work permits fell on this very day and to my great surprise, was quite painless, if…
