The day after the incident... So, it was calm at work today. Only one coworker made a crack about my ordeal, and that was that. I have honestly claimed that I purposefully threw the taped ball at the clock. We shall see if I become the 'victim' of any disciplinary action.

It has been planned. I will be going to the 'STRIP OF THE ORIENT' in a couple of months. I know where I will be staying, I know what I will be doing, and I cannot wait. Who knows? I may just change my plans at the last minute, just to throw people off a bit. :-p Keep guessing.

Latest Movie:
The Prestige (2006)

What a crazy day! I just got off the phone with mommy, who I spoke to on the phone for an hour and 15 minutes. This morning, I got into work completely unmotivated. I started off the first class okay, right up until the end... With about 15 minutes to go in the class, I don't know what pushed me, but I went to the far side of the room, and without notice, threw my taped paper ball towards the clock. I'VE STILL GOT IT! I hit bullseye, and the glass shattered. Receptionists heard the pang, and thought something huge happened. This was where I got caught offguard. They asked my students in Thai what had happened. With the little Thai that I know, my students LIED! They said that we were playing a game, and one of them had accidentally overthrown the ball. After the receptionists left, I asked them why they had lied... To my utter surprise, they said that they didn't want me to get into trouble. I mean, come on, excuse my arrogance, but it is going to take more than just a broken clock to get this SENIOR TEACHER fired. HA! I guess this was the moment that made my day, this was another moment that I will add to the wall of teaching achievements - the mutal respect and care in the teacher/student relationship.

P.S. Heading out of the country in August, more details to come later.

P.P.S. Took down 4th in the 8.5k guarantee. Had mental blowups at the end table, pardon the French, it sucked.

Poker Face

"oh, oh, oh...
I'll get him hot, show him what I've got..."

Yesterday, all of the teachers went out for drinks to celebrate a birthday. The night was wild, as it took place in a shady area of the city. Doh well, good times. The birthday person crashed at my place. I am happy that I am a lightweight. Am I responsible or am I just a pansy? My liver hurts. :-p

This morning, Alan and I hit up Transformers 2, and I've got to say that I am so disappointed. The movie didn't do too much for me, and it was actually dragged out a bit. Could anybody tell the difference amongst the various Decepticons? Plus, I'm sure that it didn't help that one of the staff text-messaged me the ending two nights ago. I'M GOING TO GET YOU BACK :-p Harry is on the list, right after Public Enemies for the upcoming flix. After the movie, we met up with two other teachers for some bowling. There was no drunken bowling, as I was just completely hungover all day. Following bowling, I found this Japanese Curry place. It looks as if I may frequent this place, as it is a good exercise when I walk the 10-15 blocks home.

I've been so tilted as of late. I took today off, but tomorrow I'll get back into it.

Latest Movie:

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

I am on life-tilt at the moment. I am so disappointed in myself right now. As previously mentioned, I volunteered to take on 3 hours of 1-on-1 with a student, assisting this individual in their International School entrance exams. I don't think I did well at all. I didn't bring the A-game. The brutal beats don't stop there. I don't know if it is because I taught 6.5 hours straight today or what, but I blew my top in my last lesson. Shame on me for losing my temper. Rough day? I'll get over it, just a bit peeved.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4272198

Yay~!

I have been okay at work. I recently began documenting all of the food I've been ordering from Foodbyphone.com. Not much has been going on. For some odd reason, I decided to volunteer more hours at work. I'm honestly not sure why I did/do that. As mentioned in the previous post, I spoke with my father for 45 minutes yesterday. I miss home tons, I need to slowly make my way home.

Latest Movie:
Taken (2008)

Enchanted (2007)

I just finished talking to my dad for 45 minutes. Gawd, I miss home.

I've been so tilted lately. The other day, I wanted to blog badly, but blogger wasn't working. Why did I want to blog? After re-upping on tilt, there was an instant firewall, disconnecting my internet. I attempted to reconnect, but couldn't get back on. Super-duper sickly tilt.

For some miraculous reason, tilt and stars worked for me all day on Thursday. After doing my laundry, that is exactly what i did all day.

On Friday, I met up with Alan at one of the many malls to bowl. We decided to drink. While looking at the menu, we decided to hit up the drink with the most value. We went with the 3L of Chang, as well as 3 games each. This was the first time in my life where I bowled 100+ in three consecutive games. Amen to Thai Elephant Pee! BTW, this was at 11AM (See Above Picture, stole from the internet).

I haven't been cooking at all lately. Instead, I've been ordering out (www.foodbyphone.com). I also purchased the VIP membership, where I supposedly get sick discounts. I'm not at all concerned with that. The fact that I can get fat with food that resembles anything edible is what I crave. Yes, I am lazy - I order food for several meals. It is like my own personal freezer microwave food. Instead, I just use a rice cooker to heat up my food. Some have asked me about McDonalds. Well, the Golden Arches are terrible here, nothing like home at all. I used to complain about how small the sizes of McDonalds were in Taiwan... Yuck, at least the Taiwanese used Heinz Ketchup. Here... Only the Coke brand makes me happy here in Ronald-Land.

Latest Movies:

Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

High School Musical 1 (2006)

High School Musical 2 (2007)

High School Musical 3 (2008)

I just realized that Tilt has begun to accept AMEX. This is amazing; finally, something us donkeys can use to reload!

Latest Movies:

The Wrestler (2008)

The Last Emperor (1987)

This past week, I had acute tonsilitis in my throat, lower-lefthand side. It was absolutely brutal. I went to the hospital last Friday, and the Doctor was amazing. She spoke Mandarin and English, almost flawlessly. She prescribed some antibiotics, mouthwash, and some painkillers. It was great.

Yesterday, I saw my second coworker/friend return home to England. While this was sad news, the fun that I had these past two evenings were unmatched by anything else in my duration in Thailand. On Monday night, we went to La Baak for some Thai food and drinks. Last night, we all hit up The Hippie Bar at Khao San Road. This was the first time that I went to have drinks at nighttime; had it not been for the comraderie, I wouldn't have had a good time at all - just imagine the frat boy scene at College Park on a dirty Thursday evening.

Take that, Thai Immigration! Supposedly, there is this 90-day rule where I have to register my residential address. I thought I was going to have to pay some sick amount of fines because I had no knowledge I had to do so. Figuring I had to get a re-entry permit anyhow, since I am planning on going to Macao in August, I decided to wait in line. After waiting in line for almost 2 hours, I was told that I didn't need to get one of those 90-day passes, and that I wasn't going to be fined because I had been to Taiwan. HA! Take that Thai Immigration!

I've been waiting for my days-off for a while now, I surely need these couple of days. I need some rest!

My throat has been hurting tons as of late. Bad beat. I am going to bed early tonight. Good night.

Latest Movie:
UP (2009)

Last night, I finished 61st out of 2583 heads in the 5clam on stars. I am pretty happy about the result, as I misplayed certain scenarios. I've been heavily addicted to not only Utada Hikaru's new single, but to Football Manager 2009 on PC. I've been recently named the head coach of the Ghana national team. It is time to travel abroad.

Speaking of which... Before I return home, I would like to visit Macau and Singapore. Therefore, If any of you hobos will be around, you all know where I want to go. Two more days until UP.

Latest Views:
Prison Break Season 4 (2009)

I'm absolutely speechless at the moment. Yesterday was extremely unpleasant. I worked a 10+hour-day, after waking up at 5:45AM, where I taught 7.5 hours straight; this is not unusual for a Saturday. I had a Thai-style chicken fried rice dinner at a food stand, and came home. I gamed, and managed to perform well; I didn't end up sleeping until 1:30AM. I would soon find out that the evening was just beginning. I am not sure if you guys remember Dave Chappelle's Killing Me Softly, where he says a baby is selling weed at the corner at 1 in the morning. Well, in my third floor hallway last night, there was a baby crying all night long. Now, after watching Drag Me To Hell and considering the fact that I am in Thailand, many may say that I merely heard the vocals of our "good friends." I was not spooked, nor was I that bothered - it wasn't the first time that the baby cried at such hours, and I am sure that it won't be the last.

Just as I thought I was falling sleeping, the phone rings at 4AM.

I woke up at 6:00AM, only to snooze until 6:15AM. I got into work before 7:30AM, and started my 8AM one-on-one lesson with my first student of the day. He is an incredible individual: we all have labeled him as a 50 year-old stuck in a 13 year-old's body. Anyways, he really surprised me today when he spoke about gambling with his friends. This news just shocked me, but then again, I don't know why things still shock me, here in Thailand anymore. Elephants have been dying left and right, David Carradine's picture on the front-page of the Bangkok Post, etc etc etc. Nothing here surprises me anymore.

I only taught two sessions today, for a total of 3.5 hours. The day went by quickly, thank goodness, as I was just physically inept. I treated myself to an aromatheraphy session at Healthland. It was the nuts. However, this was the first time that I was truly scared that the masseuse was going to hurt my neck. As you all know, I am able to stretch my neck to relieve pressure amongst the various sections. But, this old, larger woman, did some crazy thing, and I thought I was going to play the real-life version of the evil villan, opposite Steven Seagal.

I get home, order Foodbyphone.com, and fire up Stars. Without brushing my teeth and anything else, I register and start. As we speak, I am currently in 9th place, out of the remaining 257, with an original starting field of 3006. I've been going deep, and have been feeling good about my play. The bankroll management challenge is still in effect. I am ashamed to say that I kind of swayed away from it last night; however, I am back in the groove, and am determined to grind like no other.

Another addiction to update... I've been playing Football Manager 2009 constantly. Now, we all know that I hate soccer, but this game has brought a brand new fascination for this world sport, which we do not play at home. I'm completely on tilt with many things, and almost everything, Thailand. I despise the so-called 'food' here; coming from a pig like me, its unappealing, to say the least. The internet connection here is a joke. Juno dial-up at home rivals the speeds that Thais call ADSL. And the ultimate bad beat of Thailand? Today is the male championship in the French Open. I am not a Nadal fan, and I am on the Federer bandwagon. The day that Federer doesn't have to face Nadal on clay, I am stuck in this horrid place that would rather show trashy soap operas and trifling, gossiping women than one of the top (best) competitors in the world do something that Pete Sampras has done.

Life, for the next 6 months, will be one of the longest, undesirable grinds that I will face. I need to reach an inner-peace and find contentment and happiness, or else I will go crazy. This is a start (i am addicted, as mentioned in my facebook and previous posting), yes, look up again, at Utada Hikaru. How important is breathing? Just ask David Carradine's partner, the one that placed him in such a hopeless predicament.

I went to Siam Paragon yesterday to watch Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell. I am not a big fan of scary movies; subsequently, I didn't have high expectations for the film. I've got to say that I am so impressed with the film, and am still scared from what I saw yesterday afternoon. Prior to the movie, I had lunch at Bel Guardo. It was good to have some quality food. They even granted my request to leave the leftover lunch in the kitchen, till I could pick it up after the movie. They actually misunderstood, thinking that I would come back to dine-in. Prior to picking up the leftover, I bought UNO and Connect 4.

We've got a lot of movies to watch this summer. I am going to watch UP: 3D next week at the IMAX theatre... and then... we've got Transformers, Harry Potter, and scatter some Taking of Pelham 123...

Latest Movies:

Night at the Museum 2 (2009)

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

Missing the Hollister Sellout Beat

I thought I lost my watch... but, I found it. {sigh}
I'm sitting here at work, bored out of my mind because I had my timetable all wrong - I don't teach until 1, but I got here at 9AM. I am such a 'tardy nit.

I miss SoCal. It won't be long. I think I might have to start a countdown... If I only knew which day to skidaddle.