An ASEAN display

One of the presentations was a representation of all the different countries that form part of ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations).  I, unfortunately, didn't get photos of all of the countries as some of the students weren't around at the time.

Playing Tourist

I had to take part in the High School presentation this year and play the role of one of three tourists (all foreign teachers) being shown around a recreation of the Royal Bang Pa-In Palace in Ayutthaya province.  We even had some lines to learn!

Thai Culture Presentation

Every year there is a nationwide competition where the king offers a prize to the school with the best presentation.  A few different committees will come to the school to see and judge each participating school's presentation. There is a prize for Kindergarten, Primary and High School.   According to one of the English department heads our school has already won the Kindergarten and Primary prize this year.  

The presentation consisted of a number of different stalls displaying different parts of Thai culture.  These presentations consisted of singing, dancing, fruit sculpting, flower art, and various other displays.  There was even a foot massage stall where students (who were sent to train with professional masseuses) would massage your feet.  I was lucky enough to receive a foot massage after the show was over.

Flooding in Bangkok

These pictures are a bit out of date as I took them on my way home from Bangkok about a month ago.  Every time it rained heavily there was some minor flooding in certain areas.  As it stands, I don't think we'll be getting a major flood again this year as the rainy season is pretty much over and we are still dry.

National Braai Day

Heritage Day (colloquially known as National Braai Day) is celebrated on the 24th of September and is also a public holiday in South Africa.   We celebrated it in true South African style by having a braai with some friends.  As the 24th fell on a Monday this year, being in Thailand we had to have our celebration one day early since we had to work the next day.

Tinglish at its best!

One of our farang friends decided to go back to her home country of Scotland.  At her going away party she served this cake which was supposed to say "You're Coming Home!", but instead had this odd Thai interpretation on it...

Our Local Curry Place

A lovely little Thai restaurant near our village with a lovely view.  My favourite dish is their chicken yellow curry. It's not spicy at all, but rather has a more spiced Malay taste to it.