Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. The week started off with my hometown American football team, the Kansas City Chiefs, winning the Super Bowl championship game, ending the season that began last August. Their first Super Bowl win in 50 years occurred on the … Continue reading Sunday Summary #27
Lovely Lady
Sunday Summary #26
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. Ah, Valentine's Day is coming up this Tuesday. Or, as we call it in Thai schools, Sticker Day. Rather than exchanging cards or candy hearts, the students here plaster each other head to toe with heart-shaped stickers. But … Continue reading Sunday Summary #26
Sunday Summary #25
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. I am sad to say that this edition of Sunday Summary will have to wait until tomorrow (Monday Missive? Memorandum?) as I just cannot bring myself to do it. I am actually in Bangkok at the moment, having … Continue reading Sunday Summary #25
Sunday Summary #24
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. The good news is that my dear Kanchana is back firmly in the Land of the Living following a prolonged illness. In fact, it has been a whirlwind week as we both got caught up on things and … Continue reading Sunday Summary #24
Happy New Year 2023!
I hope that everybody is enjoying either their New Year's Eve or, as we are, New Year's Day. As I write this, it is just after 10 in the morning on Monday, January 1. Kan and I woke up early, had some breakfast, and are now being rather lazy in our hotel room just 700 … Continue reading Happy New Year 2023!
Sunday Summary #19
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. Merry Christmas! Today is Christmas Day and I am spending a very welcome lazy day at home. Well, not so lazy as it seems like I have a million things to do and no real desire to do … Continue reading Sunday Summary #19
Sunday Summary #18
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. The week began with another holiday; Thai Constitution Day is annually celebrated on December 10 so Monday was a substitution day. My lovely lady Kan took this as her last weekend of "freedom" before starting a new job … Continue reading Sunday Summary #18
Sunday Summary #17
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This was a very busy week, starting with my birthday weekend -- my Lovely Lady Kanchana returned to Phuket just before midnight on my birthday last Saturday and we covered almost the entire southern half of the island … Continue reading Sunday Summary #17
Sunday Summary #14
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This mid-November week brought more rain, more flooding, to Phuket despite Rainy Season "officially" ending last month. In Kata, I settled more into the routine of the new school term -- teaching every day and spending my evenings … Continue reading Sunday Summary #14
Sunday Summary #12
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This was an extremely busy week -- virtually non-stop -- and I still have quite a bit to do today before I feel that I can relax. Not only did I start working at a new school (a … Continue reading Sunday Summary #12
Mark Joseph Jochim 