Blogs from South Central Coast, Vietnam, Asia - page 292

Email pal for my Best Friend. Criteria to meet: * Daily email correspondence. Does not need to be long winded. Point form ideal. * Must be able to write about a variety of scatological topics. Top topics would be Travel and shopping finds/bargains. * Computer with internet connection. * Good sense of humour. * If you're a single male..even better! * If you have a toll free number this may lead to phone correspondence. LOL Inquire within. I was thinking that when I leave Tam Ky I will not likely be going onto the internet on a daily basis, so I thought I should post the above "wanted ad" so that Anita is not left with an empty mailbox. Gosh, I’m so thoughtful! :) On that note... Only one week left. Will be sad to say ... read more

Internet has really been acting up today. It is oh so frustrating when you see that you have new messages but then are unable to access them. It's like the internet is playing games me..such a tease! haha I can't believe that is it mid-week already. Monday was a lethargic one for me. I think it all started with that Vietnamese language lesson. You know, the one where I was beginning to wonder if I have attention deficit disorder (BTW, I think I have confirmed that after today's lesson!) I really would like to learn more Vietnamese but am seriously lacking in motivation at the moment. Anyway, my lethargic day just went downhill from that language lesson. We were all going to go to Khach San (hotel) to dance but nobody was really that keen since ... read more

Despite my calamitous introduction to cycling in Vietnam, I was soon remounting the spokes to trekk off to more remote regions. Relief from the harassing calls of moto-bike drivers was an additional benefit. And so, I set off to visit a reknowned pagoda, which turned out to be under reconstruction. At any rate, I was enjoying my ride so much, I decided to continue on down the dirt track, all the way out of the city limits, and into some of the surrounding towns. In a matter of meters, I saw the world around me transform. Always a keen observer of the youth around me, I noticed the kids more than anything. Three little girls shouted gleefully in play as they tended a small shop. A hoard of 5 year olds gathered around to watch one ... read more

Thursday already! Today I have two classes to teach at the Vocational Training Centre. Already had my morning class with the girls. One point five hours Attention span is going Let us play a game! Today at the VTC I introduced opposites to the girls. Up/Down. Above/Below. Tall/Short. You get the idea. I think it went over well. Basically we went over each pair. Then I had them repeat the groupings of words together as a group and then individually. Then I pulled out the flashcards I had made up to quiz them some more. They didn't quite get it at first. I held up the first card and they would repeat the word. Then I'd ask them what the opposite of that word was..they kept repeating the same word over. So I had to flip ... read more

NOT! Well, another exciting day in Tam Ky. I did end up doing some of my laundry yesterday. Now I'm just wondering how many days it will take for all of it to dry! LOL Yesterday afternoon was nice and sunny so Claire, Karen and I decided to venture off to the beach since Karen hasn't had a chance to go there yet. Since I had done my laundry and washed two of my three pairs of pants I was wearing a knee length skirt. We head down to pick up our bikes..Hmm, this is not going to work! Great, now I have to wear my thick denim jeans! So I put those on and folded them up to make them capri length..quite the fashion statement! LOL Soon enough we set out on our bike ride ... read more