hot hot hot

So, yes, I know. It has been a long time since my last post. That's not to say that nothing has happened in the past month; believe me, there are many adventures which have been had. I suppose I have just become lazy.

I apologize to all of you, especially those of you who have been waking up to snow on the ground. It is hot here. I mean REALLY hot. I had to do playground duty today - and would have enjoyed jumping in our pool... although the pool isn't built yet. It's hot. Blistering may be a good word. My upcoming vacation (2 more sleeps) is forecasted for temperatures between 40 and 45 degrees.

Speaking of hot - we had a fire drill at school the other day. First one of the year. Now... only in Thailand would a fire drill proceed as follows:

• an alarm that can only be heard if you are in the hallway, and people in the hallways, running into classrooms to inform the teachers of what is happening
• children taking the time to put on their shoes as shoes aren't allowed inside.... but we had to wait while 12 three year olds put their shoes on.... and many other small children
• having personal nannies walking with their children with umbrellas to protect them from the sun.
• school maids holding large beach umbrellas to shade the children from the sun.

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but if the school was on fire - one would think getting the children out quickly would be more important than them putting their shoes on. It would also be important to actually hear the fire alarm. And one would hope that the top priority would not be shading the children from the sun. Maybe that's only my opinion.

Sometimes I have to shake my head and say "only in Thailand."