http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Roc/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Roc en-us Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:38:49 +0000 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:38:49 +0000 Blog will be updated Jan 2007 due to me being very busy.I'll post my belated Chiang Mai trip blog this weekbetter late then neverso hold tight.Wishing everybody a merry christmas and happy new yearLove ChrisOu and Chang House family.XXXXXXXXXX http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-112519.html HeyAfter much timestress and money the coffee shop is finally open.It was a long time to get there but we did it and I'm really proud of how it turned out.Although there is still along way to go before it's the bog bllocks so I'll have to get saving.Enough of me here is 3 lots of pic's.EnjoyP.S. Find me and my shop...www.ayutthayainfo.com http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-93991.html Heysorry no picture's as yet but I've been so busy getting the shop ready and trying to motivate my student's.Getting the shop ready is easy compared to organising 55 student's in a classroom that would pass as a boiler room on the too hot scale any day.The shop is a mixture of dreamidea and cool and not in that order.I think most people who know me would be surprised that I'm even doing this a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-87149.html These are some of the photo's that were taken during the epic party.The camera was eventually passed to someone who hadn't had as much to drink as me or Ou.Hey I found a girl who can not only pull a party outta the bag but also look's stunning doing it.Enjoy the pic's the rest is a blur which took two day's to recover from.Cheer'sSorry it's abit latebeen busy....... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-78958.html HeyThe guesthouse is a no goafter working out cost's it looked like to much hard work.So as lady has it the restaurant next door closed due to money problem's so I'm now renting it and starting a small business.The place will be turned into a coffee shop.There's nothing better then sitting in an aircon place reading the paper and drinking good coffee.The idea is now in the process of becoming http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-74830.html HeyThese are some pictures of the guesthouse I hope to have up and running.The location is two minutes from the ruins and opposite the bus and minibus station in Ayutthaya.As you can see a lot of work is needed to get it open again but I'm willing to work everyday to get it off the ground.I've offered a managers job to a good friend of mine and Ou'she's a trust worthy guy who has done some tou http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-68316.html Greetings gangSorry no pictures as yet but everything seems to be going well.The bar's been abit slow at late but with the World Cup around the corner things will pick up.I have loads of ideas which will soon be put into practice.Having my experiance in bar and restaurants has helped and now i'm trying to plan a promotion that should blow the rest out the water and leave one bar drowning.We've be http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-63384.html HeyI recently went to Dreamworld a themepark on the outskirts of Bangkok with Ou and her kid's.It was on a Friday so it gave me chance to do something other then sleeping or spending all day hungover.OOP'S too late and after getting only 5hrs kip we were on our way to the park.Sitting in the front seat with the girl's singing in the back didn't go down to well and the urge to throw up all over http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-49706.html Here are some photo's of a wedding me and Ou went to a month ago.We went on a boat cruise around Ayutthaya and being the only farang I was slightly out of place but the beer kept me in good spirit.The food was greatthe couple looked great and the karaoke was pretty funny.I didn't sing but listening to the groom singHave I told you lately that I love youmade me want to throw myself of the boat.A http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-43985.html Hey everyone.Sorry it's taking me so long to publish another chapter of my wonderful life in Thailand.Truth is I've been busylazy and sick all at the same time and right this moment I'm suffering from a headache which has lasted two day's.The heat is the problem it's been really cool and the last week or so it's been a burn yer bald patch 37 but it beat's being in England with all the snow and ra http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-43793.html Greeting's The day before yesterday I was involved in an accident.Not a major one but it made me think about the traffic that has built up in Thailand.I was walking across a busy street well the main street in Ayutthaya when I was struck by a motorbike.The high school kid driving it was shaken but unharmedI suffered some cut's and bruising and the shock of being thrown in the air and landing f http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-37622.html Greeting's ganghope your all well and very fat after the festive season.I'm not so fat although I am getting paranoid about my weight and everything else.The hot climate play's havoc with my brain and sometime's I don't know my arse from my elbow.At the moment it's a sweaty armpit's 36 so I'm happy to be teaching in an air conditioned classroom'well most of the time.'As for Chrimbo and New Year http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-36141.html Heythis is really is going to be quick so I'll try not to ramble.I've been here in Ayutthaya about 9 months now and it's going really well.I went to Koh Samet a few weekends back with my girlfriend Ou and had a blast.The fooddrink and the beach was well worth the trip and being my first weekend off in 8 months I feed like a king on seafood and sun mmmmmmmm.Ok i'll stop thinking about it and s http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-30523.html I 'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN...........kinda how I feel about Thailand although after watching Michael Buble in Bangkok.It was an average Friday morning and I swear I'm getting old cos I felt about 50.I done some chores which always get's me going at the start of the daythen went over to the guesthouse and had a big breaky.After watching the highlight's of the England vs Poland which was pretty go http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-23346.html HeySorry it's been so long I've been really busy teaching and trying not to drink too much.I haven't done much outside the classroom although I have had some good night's out here in Ayutthaya.I'm now looking forward to Christmas as I've booked myself on a PADI dive course in Koh Tao and then on to Koh Samui for New Year's 'it's a hard life living in the sun'.I don't feel much stress out here as http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-16328.html At last I've got round to telling you all about my trip to Bangkok which included a free ride theira really good football match and a nightmare getting home.It was a typical Friday morning and getting up alway's felt more difficult then usual.Usual meaning I alway's had a hangover and didn't get up until way after 1pm.That morning I didn't have a hangover but I was really eager to get a move onI http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-16324.html YepThat's right i'm here for one year and kinda wondering how and why I'm doing such a job as teachingI've decided to limit my blog to once a month as I'm working all the time and there are only a few moment's that are of interest to all the people who read my blog.If it start's getting boringplease tell me.......Where was IAh yesworking here in Ayutthaya is great although I work for a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-11849.html My first teaching experience was a case of sink or swimI had to fill in for one of guy's who was sickhe was teaching a class of 55 student's around 1214 year old's.Oh so I'll be teaching one classI said'No' I was teaching two classes.......A pin dropped and I nearly went green.I got there thinking I was going to get torn from limb to limb and stuck on the white board. When I got there it http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-10732.html Hi againJust thought i'd write another entry to tell people about my TEFL time on Koh Samui.The course it's self is well thought out with lot's of time to do planning of lessons and complete the task's set by the tutor Phil Jenkin's.The best part of the course for me was the teaching practice.The grammar and phonetic's were a struggle for me but with the help of my fellow student's and tutor I http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-9731.html Greetings from AyutthayaAfter leaving Koh Samui with a sense of relief i headed of to Ayutthaya with my fellow TEFL teacher Ken May.Ken being a former resident and teacher in the old capital made me feel alot better about getting there in one piece.And after a short flight and a couple of bus changes of which i wouldn't of made if i was on my ownI'd have probably ended up in backend of nowhere. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ayuthaya/blog-9685.html