I love yellow flags

Yellow flags. Good things. Amazing things. You'll never guess what they mean. They're everywhere. In the supermarket, on the street... unfortunatley only for a limited time, but.... they mean.... that the vegetarian festival is on in Banngkok - in all of Thailand in fact. So... you want some foood, you see a yellow flag, you can eat it without asking what's in it. It's beautiful.
There's a stand right outside of my school. Haven't seen anything close to home, but I can deal with that. So instead of my typical lunch of milk, or yogurt or something similar, I can have vegetarian food from the cross for less than $1. I realise that I could eat the lunches at the school... there is a vegetarian option.... but I'm protesting for whatever reason. I'm sure there was a good reason at some point and now I just stick with it.

Not much else to share. I've discovered that I have paid a bill late... well, I still haven't paid it. I don't know how to pay it now but they wouldn't let me pay it at the normal location. The last thing I want is for my electricity to be cut off. No A/C.... that would be treacherous.

That's a day in my life. Just a normal Monday.

Time flies

It was recently pointed out to me... thanks Paul... that I have not updated my blog in awhile. And it's true. I've definitely been lacking in the posting bussiness. So... I'm trying to start doing it again. Keep everyone updated about life in the BKK.

So... I have moved, I have started a new job, I haven't been anywhere, but life is good. Teaching year 4 is great. The kids are lovely and I'm settling into the profile of classroom teacher. I'm also teaching music throughout the school at a more intense level than last year. So... everyday is a challenge. Good challenge, but a challenge all the same.

It's rainy season in the lovely country of Thailand. One day I actually walked home in knee deep water. That's when you don't even let your mind think about what could be floating in the flooding waters of Bangkok. I won't even talk about the rat I saw floating by.

My thai is getting better and better and I do try a lot harder than I ever have before. It does make life so difficult, but I try to ask questions just for the sake of asking them, and hope that I can understand the responses.

There was a state of emergency declared in Bangkok a few weeks ago. Stupidly I assumed that mom and dad would have heard about it on the evening news. So, when I called them saying I was okay and nothing to worry about... I naturally started something. It was calm cool and collected. I saw no evidence of this state of emergency, but I also stayed clear of any area that could be problematic. Politics politics politics.

So... there you go.... a mini update and I promise to do a much better job in the future.