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 past week (22-28 August 2022) was busy and wet. Aside from one four-hour Sunday morning webinar, a Thai cultural celebration on Friday … Continue reading Sunday Summary #2
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Daily Phuket #106: 14 February 2022 – Eerily Quiet!
The latest (on Sunday) news was that the Lower Primary students would return to our school for on-site learning today, Monday the 14th so I got up bright and early. The daily COVID-19 case numbers had yet to be publicized when I began the 15-minute walk to work at 6:30. It was eerily quiet, quieter … Continue reading Daily Phuket #106: 14 February 2022 – Eerily Quiet!
Phuket Weekly 2022 #6 (09-13 February)
This will be a VERY BRIEF post as I only took two photos and NOTHING different happened all week. Well, other than the number of daily cases of COVID-19 in Thailand surged from 10,000 to more than 16,400 yesterday (it's around 15,800 today). I ended up staying at home all week -- teaching online from … Continue reading Phuket Weekly 2022 #6 (09-13 February)
Phuket Weekly 2022 #5 (01-08 February)
The first week of February saw a BIT more variety than the last two weeks of January, but not much. I did get out-and-about the evening of the first (the start of the Lunar New Year) to take some photos, my Sunday morning in-house students finally returned for the first time since December, and I … Continue reading Phuket Weekly 2022 #5 (01-08 February)
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)
Daily Phuket #76: 15 October 2021 – Last Day of School
This was quite the most difficult school term that I believe I ever experienced. Difficult school, difficult situations, difficult health. Since my recovery, I have had a difficult couple of weeks giving (and marking) exams. Those were mostly done online with occasional in-person encounters. I certainly was not prepared for the vast number of students … Continue reading Daily Phuket #76: 15 October 2021 – Last Day of School
Daily Phuket #74: 05 September 2021 – Silent Seminar
Today, I participated in a 6-hour seminar in which a total of 12 English teachers gave details on creating the perfect CV and all the ins and outs you can imagine for a successful job interview. This was heavily promoted by the university and more than one thousand students participated in today's 9am to 4pm … Continue reading Daily Phuket #74: 05 September 2021 – Silent Seminar
Daily Phuket #71: 15 August 2021 – Phuket Town’s Founding Father
This past week went by rather quickly as my continuing online classes are starting to feel like a routine. There were no major disasters save Monday's first lesson; I had complained to an advisor that none of the students seemed to be paying the least bit of attention nor did they respond when I took … Continue reading Daily Phuket #71: 15 August 2021 – Phuket Town’s Founding Father
Daily Phuket #68: 06 August 2021 – Online Teaching In Action
I am making this post early today as it is Friday and my plan is to not even turn on my computer when I return home this evening -- at least for a few hours. It has been a truly exhausting week and I just want to lay in bed and read my book. Tomorrow, … Continue reading Daily Phuket #68: 06 August 2021 – Online Teaching In Action
Mark Joseph Jochim 