February 24, 2005

Week one done

Here I sit, my fourth day of the first teaching week, huddled in my blanket tent with the space heater as the tentpole. It’s cold in my apartment, and I should be working on finalizing my verbose and non-sensical lesson...

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Posted by Robert on February 24, 2005 07:15 AM
Category: February 2005

February 14, 2005

Anti-Valentines in Macau

The streets were lined with red lanterns, people were singing and dancing, and despite it all, I found myself sitting in a Starbucks Chain in Largo do Senado, writing postcards and making eye-contact with a familiar face from long ago....

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Posted by Robert on February 14, 2005 03:27 PM
Category: February 2005

February 10, 2005

Kick, Swagger, and Sing

My hands were bleeding again. The wounds were opening up and I was angry. So I punched again. And again. And again. The people in the lounge stared at me as I worked on the punching bag. When I...

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Posted by Robert on February 10, 2005 06:20 PM
Category: February 2005

February 08, 2005

Bangkok 3

The Thai have customs that should be observed. DO respect the mode of dress among them. WE must seem like heathen people when we walk baring lots of skin. I've run into my fair share of PRINCESSES, who think their...

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Posted by Robert on February 8, 2005 11:11 PM
Category: February 2005

February 04, 2005

Mushroom mountains, Dynamic Joints, and Rum and Cokes

The monks sat but a dozen meters from me, their backs turned to us. I stood there puzzled, and realized that there were ardent fools among the visitors, bearing their skin in a way that was indecent and disrespectful of...

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Posted by Robert on February 4, 2005 10:26 AM
Category: February 2005

February 01, 2005

Change of Companions

I hadn't seen Fieke and Vicky in a bit, and I did rather miss them. I went for my snorkelling and lunch with Lisa and Angel. Swedeboy bailed when I ended up replacing him as the lad of interest....

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Posted by Robert on February 1, 2005 11:42 PM
Category: February 2005

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