Another wholly uneventful week, largely the same as the one previous with a couple of exceptions. First, the teachers returned to our school to continue our online lessons following a week spent doing the same from home. I suppose they got wind that we were actually enjoying working from home, free of the problems that … Continue reading Phuket Weekly 2022 #4 (22-31 January)
Month: January 2022
Phuket Weekly 2022 #3 (15-21 January)
It was a relatively calm week. Sunday was National Teachers' Day which meant nothing as it was a regular day off (my usual two-hour in-house class cancelled due to the continuing pandemic situation). I did receive a few well-wishes from my students so that was nice. Mostly, I spent the day preparing my new laptop … Continue reading Phuket Weekly 2022 #3 (15-21 January)
Phuket Weekly 2022 #2 (8-14 January)
This really was a weary week. In fact, very little of note happened as I adjusted to the routine and pitfalls of teaching online and trying to be even more vigilant now that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is running rampant round the island. Very few people that I know have NOT contracted the virus … Continue reading Phuket Weekly 2022 #2 (8-14 January)
Phuket Weekly 2022 #1 (1-7 January)
It has been a bumpy start to the New Year, to say the least. In Thailand, we have entered our Fifth Wave of COVID-19 and yesterday the government raised the Restriction Level to 4 (out of a possible 5 which is complete lockdown); they are anticipating 10,000 cases per day by the end of the … Continue reading Phuket Weekly 2022 #1 (1-7 January)
New Year’s 2022/2565: Backwards & Forwards On the See-Saw of Life
It has been my tradition for a number of years to make a vain attempt at recapping the year that was before plunging headlong into the year to be. With the last two years having been the worst in recent memory for virtually everyone on the planet, I would prefer to simply stop at this … Continue reading New Year’s 2022/2565: Backwards & Forwards On the See-Saw of Life
Mark Joseph Jochim 