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Author: Micah

  • Wai Kruu Day

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    If you happen to be an American teacher in Thailand, odds are you’ll be at least a little weirded out by Wai Kruu Day. Today I with the rest of homeroom teachers for M3 (grade 9) were put on a stage. The students sat cross legged on the floor in front of us. They sat by…

  • สบาย ๆ

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    สบาย:comfortable. สบาย ๆ: chill, relax, take a deep breath, easy going. (ๆ is a repeat sign. สบาย ๆ is read สบาย สบาย) That’s without looking in a dictionary, so it may be a little off. Translation aside, today was a reminder that living here in this country it’s best to be able to face things and just think สบาย ๆ. (This is probably…

  • Shirts

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    When I first showed up here at school I tried to get an idea of what attire is and is not acceptable. A lot of teachers wear yellow polo shirts (yellow is the the color associated with Monday, which is the day the king was born on, so yellow is the king’s color, so wearing…

  • Wet, Dark, Bump

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    Friday night I was returning to my room on my motorcycle from a visit to a friend. The road was wet from rain. As I made a turn at an intersection I hit a bump. Hitting the bump I hit my breaks. Between the wet road, the turning, the bump, and the breaking, my motorcycle…

  • I’m Not Strong Enough

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    I just finished listening to a very good reminder. I just listened to the Pentecost Sunday sermon from FABIC, You’ve Got to be Pentecostal. I want to live a life not my own with a strength not my own. In and of my self I do not have the strength even for surrender. God help…