Neighbors

Looks like some of my pals will be moving into one of the houses on the property come October.  Yes! 

I'm going to be trying to open a food stall at one of the walking streets, but I need to do a good deal more planning and research.  The hardest part, I think, is in the bag.  That is, finding a Thai person to partner with since I can't do it without one.  Then there's the detail that the person you work with must be trustworthy, hard working, and just as in it as you are.  Fortunately, Ashley has a stepson named Q who's very up for it and vouches for him.

I don't care terribly much about the money I'd make (lies), I'd say it's a bit more about fun and making food for people.

God dammit

First world problem in a developing country:  My landlord's servant keeps cleaning up my property and kitchen but throws away the beer bottle I keep putting outside for cigarette butts.

Change is nice

     Traveling is like this: When you walk a mile in another person's shoes you can understand them.  But when you put your own back on, the contrast reveals something about yourself and you grow as a person.  Traveling and/or change provide such opportunities for growth constantly.
     That said, one gains wisdom not through experience but through reflection of such experiences, it doesn't come with age.  Good lord does it not come with age.  Meeting an adult without a clue always makes me wonder how such people have gotten this far without drowning in their soup.
     Personally I find living according to a set of guidelines very helpful, it prevents me from repeating mistakes and matures my thinking to a much more...effective (?) level.  It keeps me feeling like I'm progressing towards something greater than where I'm currently at.  I guess that's what religion does for many people.  But I prefer my own wisdom or truths (as I prefer to call them) to live by that I've gained firsthand.
     I'm going to start keeping track of all this esoteric shit on paper so that someday I can create the greatest fortune cookies ever.  Not much of a fortune cookie though.  
     Anywho, if you've got the time and the moolah, please say fuck my ordinary life and see where it takes you.  I promise it'll be one of the best decisions you've ever made.  And don't give me that "I'm saving my traveling for when I retire" because that has to be one of the worst ideas I've ever heard.
     Real talk.
 

Getting away with murder

I'm the shittiest blogger.

Let's see, what have I been up to...

Well last night was...
 + 

There were about 12 people including myself.  One person I hadn't seen in maybe 3 months, Brian.  Since then I've gotten new eye glasses, different hair, and a handlebar.   He had no fucking clue I was myself till  I brought up a mutual memory and made him go



"You could ACTUALLY get away with murder"

lolololololololol

For those unaware...

 Its quiet the asset.  It brings joy to others and I get to make funny faces with it.  People seem to like to talk about, think about, ask about it, and marvel at it. 


School is going well.  I learn a lot from the students, above all else is how to manage people, how to reinforce behaviors I like, and how to mercilessly stamp out behaviors I don't.  'Aint saying I'm too great at it, but I'm working on it.

It's also pretty handy outside of school. =P  Complimenting something about a student makes them feel good.  Why stop with them?  Complimenting people for something I like makes them feel good too and isn't always nice when someone either affirms something about yourself or surprises you by showing you a reason you're awesome that you didn't know about?

My weeks are becoming more and more fun with each passing.  The routine I've got going is work Monday to Friday.  Gym 3 days a week.  Errands up the wazoo.  Weekends are party time and the party time just keeps getting better.

But Adam, what are your long term plans?  As of now it's likely I'd stay here another year.  It depends on much and the biggest much is who else would be staying or what people's general plans were.  That aside, I think I'd like to be a teacher and a professional education from the US would be stellar.  So in this plan I'd teach here for two years, go back to the US and bang out a master's in a year, and then return to Asia to teach.  Being a teacher in Asia is appealing for a lot of reasons.  One it's a foreign land (oooohhh), two is the level or respect the title of teacher grants you, and three the pay can be pretty fantastic. 

What I like about teaching is what my days are like and the responsibilities I have -the daily experience is such a range.

There ya go, a quick little update.