CNY

Happy Chinese New Year Everyone! Too all my Asia-dwellers: hope you are having a lovely holiday! I’m noticing that not so many people over here care so much about CNY.. and I’m really wishing I had the weekend off and MK and I could go to Bali.. which was our CNY thing to do every [...]

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From bed..

I’m not feeling so hot. The nice thing about working in a department with a lot of “mom” types is that they are really good with the sympathy thing. I looked horrendous today and only had to teach a couple classes this morning so they all insisted that I miss the boring afternoon meetings and [...]

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Saturday Coffee Time

It’s a lazy Saturday and I’m loving it! Last week was my first 5 day teaching week and I survived it. It was a pretty full on week but it is now over. Last night I couldn’t be bothered to go out and so I make pizza and watched some Sex and the City and [...]

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Boys Boys Boys

Right now there is lots happening in the Boy World. Well not quite lots but there is definite POTENTIAL for things to start stirring.
Kali (one of my 2 friends.. and a girl I also teach the same stuff with) was talking to Adam today and he asked if us new girls go for Friday Night [...]

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Holiday routines are the best routines..

Well I think MK and I have pretty much perfected our holiday routine. We have always traveled well together in that we feel the same about spending money on the same things.. we like doing the same things and we enjoy the perfect blend of laziness and activity. It’s all rather ideal.. We went out [...]

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Bali Bliss…

Ahhhh…. I am happy. Bali is fantastic. One full day down and oh so many more to go! MK and I were just talking about how we feel so much happier and healthier here. The fresh air works wonders and the sun and blue sky and ocean and fresh fruit and.. and… and.. it’s great!
Have [...]

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And.. breathe

Leaving school today was surreal. Walking out of that building and knowing that I won’t be going back was strange. I feel like I need to let out a huge breath but I just can’t. It’s too big. Sure it sounds really dramatic but it’s how I’m feeling. Just really kind of uptight and like [...]

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Convince me

Right now I am doing an assortment of things. Jimmy’s maid locked him out of his house so he’s having his afternoon nap on my couch while Before Sunset is playing on TV in the background. I am typing up the beginning chapters of my book and also trying to sort out things for Germany. [...]

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Back.. sort of

Back from Bali and having a quiet time before the final term 4 insanity hits for apparently 11 weeks??
It was a fantastic holiday and I was able to read a lot and even get some of the creative juices flowing. Also feeling sunned and healthier and just better about everything.
Met some really cool people.. as [...]

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Holiday Update

Still in Bali and just taking a break from the sun for a bit. It’s crazy how internet is so accessible in this place. Actually it’s not crazy at all seeing as this is a tourist hot spot and it’s not like the internet is some new fangled communication device. Anyway been having a fantastic [...]

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Chaos to Comos

Wow! I am finally safe inside my lovely apartment with full blast AC! I spent the morning and early part of the afternoon marking and I can now say that I’m done baby!
Anyway I felt like I needed to escape my little nest and venture out into the world for a coffee and snack and [...]

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Almost Break Time

Slowly things are getting done! All my report card comments are complete and now I’m just plugging through some mock exam papers which I hope to have finished by tomorrow evening! Work ends in an hour (although let’s face it.. I’m on holidays in my head now!) and then that is the end of the [...]

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Airport HookUp

I like how little things happen sometimes to make me smile. One of my boys on the back-burner suddenly re-emerged yesterday. This is a guy I met in Bali once and we’ve stayed in touch sporadically over the past months. Things have been a tad quiet but he explains its due to work, which is [...]

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Goodbye February, Hello March

Well February is finally over and so I’m going to tell myself I’m done with the whole “winter blah” stage. It is weird because of all the rain, seasonal depression is affecting everyone! But there is way too much going on and way too much to be excited about to let the depressing thoughts dominate.
HKN [...]

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Something Else

I have been tagged.. hmm.. so here it goes:
7 Things I Approve of:
1) Starbucks Coffee- not just the fact that they have such an array of excellent beverages but as a place to be.. to chill.. to escape the somewhat SEAsian chaos.. it’s lovely and comforting to know that some things are the same. Nevermind [...]

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