Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This was a real "back to the real world" kind of week hampered by the fact that both Kan and I were quite ill up until late in the week. We both blame the overpowering air-conditioning in our … Continue reading Sunday Summary #21
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Sunday Summary #5
Welcome to Sunday Summary. This is a meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This was our last "teaching" week at school with a new topic ("Non-Living Things") and the last opportunity to review the children as best as we could for the upcoming final exams. I took my review … Continue reading Sunday Summary #5
Sunday Summary #3
Welcome to Sunday Summary. This is a meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. It replaces previous series such as Sunday Salon, Daily Phuket and Phuket Weekly. This week of 29 August to 4 September just seemed to fly by. I wasn't much busier than last week but add in … Continue reading Sunday Summary #3
Daily Phuket #65: 03 August 2021 – Going Home
I would say that this was the first really successful day since I began commuting to school in order to teach online. Not only did we beat the rain both coming and going but my three lessons went very well. Particularly the last one. P1/2 has now surpassed P4/2 and P4/1 as my favorite class … Continue reading Daily Phuket #65: 03 August 2021 – Going Home
May 2021: Everything is Broken
As I typed the title, my somewhat flawed memory was telling me that was the title of a Bob Dylan song a long time ago1. I am too lazy now to pull up MusicBee and confirm but it describes my current state accurately. My job is broken and I have an increasing number of broken … Continue reading May 2021: Everything is Broken
February 2021: The Endless Short Month
February, despite being just 28 days in length, seemed especially lengthy this time around. At least we stopped working on Saturdays early in the month or it would have been worse. We had a myriad of class cancellations for such things as giving alms to the monks, Scouting (which was just the students cleaning the … Continue reading February 2021: The Endless Short Month
Looking Back on the “Teens”… and Forward to the “Twenties”
As we move into the Year of Perfect Vision, allow me to take a look at both the Year That Was and the Decade of the Teens. Before I begin, I want to mention that a recent post I saw on Facebook had the user criticizing people thinking the current decade as ending at midnight … Continue reading Looking Back on the “Teens”… and Forward to the “Twenties”
6 Years of Non-Stop Reading
Today marks six years since I started a reading streak where I’ve read at least one page n a book each and every day. That’s 2,193 consecutive days, in fact. In that time, I’ve read 121,251 pages and finished 449 books. I am slowing down as my total number of books finished last year was … Continue reading 6 Years of Non-Stop Reading
Monthly Meanderings: October 2015
October was one of my more active months in recent memory despite the fact that I didn’t work at all during the majority of the month. I’ve been an hourly employee for my teaching agency the past three-and-a-half years so I don’t earn any income if I don’t work. Luckily, my savings cover those rare … Continue reading Monthly Meanderings: October 2015
A Year In The Life: 2014
The beginning of a New Year brings the traditional “year in review” post on blogs all over the world. Thus far, I’ve managed to avoid such an annual wrap-up as I’m not certain it serves much of a purpose. Now that I’m blogging much more, and am on the verge of several major changes in … Continue reading A Year In The Life: 2014
Mark Joseph Jochim 