Sangklaburi's river

You can tell the water level rose a lot, I used to walk a bit before reaching the pier, now it's straight from the steps.

In the West we assume the rainy season means rain and high level of water, no one teaches us that the heat is still there, the steam is in the air, we sweat a lot, the mud strangely enough does not dry, the mosquitoes are even more present, snakes, snails and frogs show up a lot as well.

The wooden structure on the right is a fishing boat/raft. I forgot to ask if there is more fish during this season or not.

Before the dam was built there was a temple somewhere to the right, now it's underwater. During the summer you can see bits of it out and visit it properly. It will be for next time for me.

My office: children of the forest

The view from my office window.

Roof tops are not the same around the world.

Children of the forest is , as the name implies, not in the middle of Bangkok or in the middle of a busy intersection. It's either a 20 minute walk through a forest or a bumpy motorbike ride downhill. It's worth the walk and the bumpy ride is fast, just make sure you're driver is sober (yes, experience talking).

The scenario is quite beautiful. Just add the fact that you're sweating buckets most of the time, the fact that there is mud everywhere, that your clothes will always be dirty...

My favorite bit when walking to the office in the morning is watching the clouds in the distance. It gives me a great boost for the rest of the day.

Central park

I still have a lot to see in Central Park (800 acres is no joke) but I loved every bit I saw.

From people just chillin', having fun...

To other places full of tourists like me.

And while sometimes I felt I wasn't in NY, some corners would always remind me of where I was.

Some bits were like in the movies.

Others were new, like the homeless guy that sold me a poem about love and then asked me what I was doing later...

On me way to New York city

I haven't been to a national park yet but I've seen plenty of flowers and loads of squirrels.

This one got my attention because I had never seen one with the fur that color. I also saw him grab half a pizza slice and hop off with it... very cool.

Now I leave you with some DC flowers as I take a bus to New York...

Sculpture garden

It's part of the National Gallery of art museum and sits right in front of the US Archives, the little lake helps a lot of turists deal with the heat. I know there is another sculpture garden far bigger than this one but I haven't seen it yet.

Why I love Brussels

A slideshow with comments. Once you see the amount of photos I think you'll forgive me for the lack of posts lately.

If Picasa supported music in their slideshows I'd add this track I found last Friday. It's called Remmidemmi.

P.S. Please let the slideshow load, if after a bit you don't see anything you're probably my sister. I suggest reloading or using another browser.

Flying thingies

Some of you know my famous disgust of all things insects and reptiles. I understand their place in the food chain and all but I prefer to keep my distance.

With the rain season starting in Sanglkaburi the animal kingdom has shown me who is the ruling majority.

Every single night since my return I lose almost 30 minutes killing unindentified flying thingies. I know they are insects but I never saw them in the West. One looks like a cricket but much smaller, another like a beetle, another like a flying ant...And they come in by the masses, the bastards.

It got to the point that I already leave some time between brushing my teeth and turning off the light for clearing dead bodies off my bed.

Sometimes I misjudge or forget about my fan and as a result the dead bodies fly back to me...

P.S. You don't hve this in the whole of Thailand, it's worth because I am in the middle of the jungle.

P.S. Despite my best hopes, even the insane amount of rain it's not cooler. So we sweat and get soaking wet with the rain, brilliant.

Ko Lanta slideshow to refresh your memory

As the other teachers show us more photos I'll look for some worth publishing.

UPDATE: If you can't see it as my sister complained, try using the latest Mozilla OR LATEST INTERNET EXPLORER and letting it load...

I made new friends!

Lots of photos today. I wanted to really try and show you how much fun I had and I thought the best way was to show you my smile.

The landscapes are just there to make you jealous.

A close friend, a punching bag.

On the truck with some of the boys.

This is Pee-Wah, my favorite Burmese. Despite the fact that she doesn't speak English it was with her that I had the most laughs with.

She also has the biggest braid I've ever seen.

Twice it went down to her feet and twice she cut it, this is the third try. Blimey!

This is Lek. Don't let his serious face fool you, he was my date on most nights out.

He also took this picture.


This is Booboo, he respected me a lot more after I beat his ass in Thai Boxing.

This is the biggest smile Joidapur has for the cameras. He's 19, you see, he's too cool to smile.

Asian kids are too cool to be true...

This is Saranee, she made the necklace I'm wearing.


I got to sit down a bit but my camera never stopped working.

All the teachers liked me

Well, some more than others.

But really what's there not to love?