At Work, Dreaming of a Holiday, Isaan Style.

There hasn’t been a lot to report of late. I am back in the grind of working again and most of my day is taken up at school. I arrive each day around 6.30am a good hour before any other teacher. This is simply because it is so peaceful and there are no interruptions of students and so forth. I can make sure my day is completely planned, marking is done and I don’t have to rush at all through the day.

Some teachers will stay a little after school but I am out of there as soon as possible, usually no later than ten past four. I am back at the local sport school in the gym doing cardio, trying to lose plenty of the excess baggage picked up over the break and also light weights trying to firm the ever sagging muscles, or what used to resemble muscles.

It is then home and I play with my amazing niece Nong Ja. It is up to her what she wants to do. Off to the park for a walk, to the shops or just playing around in the house or front yard.

We have dinner, and then I get some time at the computer. I said I was going to spend less time at the computer as I want to spend more time with Ja, start trying to teach her more vocabulary of things and such.

Some nights I am up to 2am or more doing other things I have going on. I still get up at 6am and roll out of the bed into the shower. But these nights aren’t too often. Most of the time, it is around midnight but if I am lucky just before. Now it is 10.46pm as I tap away and I am pretty well up to date with everything, so the free time and the blog post.

Below are some of the pictures from our holiday, I wish I could be at the beach in Rayong or somewhere in Indonesia right now relaxing and having a cool beer, early morning surf or swim.

While we were away, Ja couldn’t get enough of the water. Early in the morning when she awoke she would utter about swimming, but first we would drag her unhappily to breakfast on the promise we would swim straight after. An afternoon or evening swim was also undertaken each day. I would be all dried up like an old prune while Ja wanted to keep splashing and screaming. Thankfully Noot liked to get wet as well.

My two amazing girls.

In short burst Ja would hit dry land before waddling off back to the pool and one of us following close by.

At night time even after big days, (we would have an afternoon nap) Ja would still have enough energy to want to dance or drive you crazy wanting to go for a walk outside the hotel. Trips to 7 Eleven for snacks and drinks were frequent and I always had to buy something extra for myself, chocolate, chips and so forth.

The girls had bought these oversize sunglasses and Ja wanted a piece of the action. It was hilarious just seeing these massive things on her small face, little only while she was twirling, shaking and at times mimicking the break dancers she sees at Big C here in Ubon.

She was super cool and brings back good memories. I wish I could be on holidays every day. But again I am sure we all do.

Brunty