Monday, July 23, 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Current
The current events in the UK media are sad reading. The head of the security firm still taking his 57 million pound fee despite failing to fulfill his contract. What the Hell is this? Who earns that sort of money?
The reems of corruption scandals that appear to be unravelling put even Thailand to shame. What a terrible sad mess and a tragic demise of a society, hijacked by awful, awful people. And it would seem it's all interwoven with the politicians and corporate bosses that makes the whole thing stink. Is there anyone honest in this lot? Or is everyone prey to the powers of greed and corruption. It's just sad for the country and the honest labourer. The victims being the dad who stabbed to death his 3 kids before throwing himself off a cliff. Mysterious actions of a damaged society that no one can interpret - highly worrying as we venture into the unknown. Pressures on the mind that no one can predict the consequences or future actions.
Don't worry plenty of it going on in Thailand too. A father who while fired up on booze and yaabaa (acid) told his friend to kill his daughter, which the friend duly did. A daily occurance the horror stories here.
Meanwhile, Man continues his extraction of every resource on or in the planet to fuel his driving desire.
Up, up, up I am reminded of Peter and I placing ants in syringes and watching them crawl upwards as we squeezed from the bottom to see them brutally squashed.
Resource wars nearing every closer across the globe. China making desperate bids to secure energy. Syria in civil war as the president's wife orders luxury goods from Knightsbrige.
Takes a lot to stay steady in this day and age. Just don't look in the mirror. Don't be entranced by desire.
The reems of corruption scandals that appear to be unravelling put even Thailand to shame. What a terrible sad mess and a tragic demise of a society, hijacked by awful, awful people. And it would seem it's all interwoven with the politicians and corporate bosses that makes the whole thing stink. Is there anyone honest in this lot? Or is everyone prey to the powers of greed and corruption. It's just sad for the country and the honest labourer. The victims being the dad who stabbed to death his 3 kids before throwing himself off a cliff. Mysterious actions of a damaged society that no one can interpret - highly worrying as we venture into the unknown. Pressures on the mind that no one can predict the consequences or future actions.
Don't worry plenty of it going on in Thailand too. A father who while fired up on booze and yaabaa (acid) told his friend to kill his daughter, which the friend duly did. A daily occurance the horror stories here.
Meanwhile, Man continues his extraction of every resource on or in the planet to fuel his driving desire.
Up, up, up I am reminded of Peter and I placing ants in syringes and watching them crawl upwards as we squeezed from the bottom to see them brutally squashed.
Resource wars nearing every closer across the globe. China making desperate bids to secure energy. Syria in civil war as the president's wife orders luxury goods from Knightsbrige.
Takes a lot to stay steady in this day and age. Just don't look in the mirror. Don't be entranced by desire.
Tuesday
Off to private class in a moment.
Working hard and a rather fond habit of gin and tonics in the evening.
Busy and regularly quite tired. I have started taking naps again after my day job to recharge the batteries.
The diet has gone a bit haywire too. Not drastically but it needs some work. Looking after Grace is still a tough job. I very wisely jumped on the bike on Sunday evenng and did my old route through the country for an hour which brought welcome relief.
Apart from this, life is fairly blissful dispite watching the entire world full into a stinky sea of corruption and vileness. It really is an awful mess of things man has made, especially of late.
We watched Swiss Family Robinson the other day which was great and John Mills represents the man of yesterday, the man you no longer see. He looked so damn fit I checked him up on IMDB and sure enough he passed away aged 97 in 2005. I'm not in the least surprised.
Working hard and a rather fond habit of gin and tonics in the evening.
Busy and regularly quite tired. I have started taking naps again after my day job to recharge the batteries.
The diet has gone a bit haywire too. Not drastically but it needs some work. Looking after Grace is still a tough job. I very wisely jumped on the bike on Sunday evenng and did my old route through the country for an hour which brought welcome relief.
Apart from this, life is fairly blissful dispite watching the entire world full into a stinky sea of corruption and vileness. It really is an awful mess of things man has made, especially of late.
We watched Swiss Family Robinson the other day which was great and John Mills represents the man of yesterday, the man you no longer see. He looked so damn fit I checked him up on IMDB and sure enough he passed away aged 97 in 2005. I'm not in the least surprised.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Weekend at Last
Darn busy right now with a lot of priavte classes that keep vital extra funds rolling in.
Other than that life is fairly quiet. Our time is spent nurturing Grace. I bought her a Play Doh fairytale set the other day which is fun. And right now she is hooked on Tom and Jerry.
Oi is fine and enjoying working though the Western teacher she has been assigned to has no experience and is basically completely crap as a teacher. I tell Oi not to think about it too much.
One good thing for me is, that I as I am an ok teacher, work is never in short supply and I am doing as much as I can tolerate now. My private classes are an enjoyable 5 minute bike ride away, my second boss is very kind and works everything to suit my needs. It's damn cushy really, but then I have 10 years experience now and I do it to my needs.
I am totally hooked on Stronghold Kingdoms, which is just as well as I rarely see other people these days. It's a great fun and social game, and I have been kickin' ass of late sending my armies to raze enemy villages and take people out of the game. I ignore their pleas for mercy.
There is a chemist that sells Guinness on my way home which proves too tempting too many times as I whizz by on my bike. Also, a cheapish bottle of gin can be found in town at 390 Baht a pop. I can buy fresh lemons, soda and ice to make the perfect evening beverage.
These things, these good things must be learnt I find. Living well is not expensive, you just need to know what to do. Regular supplies of olives, Guinness and G&T's make everything very, very rosy. We live a very comfortable life in a rented house in the country. Life is spent in the garden and gazing at the sky.
I suppose what I am saying is that it is not about how much money you have, which for many people is the case, but how you spend what you have to make life pleasant. Cheese, of how I miss cheese, and stuff like that is the food of the Gods, and it doesn't have to cost a lot and you don't have to have it all the time.
Hey, I will be looking forward to Christmas when I splash out on all those edible goodies.
Other than that life is fairly quiet. Our time is spent nurturing Grace. I bought her a Play Doh fairytale set the other day which is fun. And right now she is hooked on Tom and Jerry.
Oi is fine and enjoying working though the Western teacher she has been assigned to has no experience and is basically completely crap as a teacher. I tell Oi not to think about it too much.
One good thing for me is, that I as I am an ok teacher, work is never in short supply and I am doing as much as I can tolerate now. My private classes are an enjoyable 5 minute bike ride away, my second boss is very kind and works everything to suit my needs. It's damn cushy really, but then I have 10 years experience now and I do it to my needs.
I am totally hooked on Stronghold Kingdoms, which is just as well as I rarely see other people these days. It's a great fun and social game, and I have been kickin' ass of late sending my armies to raze enemy villages and take people out of the game. I ignore their pleas for mercy.
There is a chemist that sells Guinness on my way home which proves too tempting too many times as I whizz by on my bike. Also, a cheapish bottle of gin can be found in town at 390 Baht a pop. I can buy fresh lemons, soda and ice to make the perfect evening beverage.
These things, these good things must be learnt I find. Living well is not expensive, you just need to know what to do. Regular supplies of olives, Guinness and G&T's make everything very, very rosy. We live a very comfortable life in a rented house in the country. Life is spent in the garden and gazing at the sky.
I suppose what I am saying is that it is not about how much money you have, which for many people is the case, but how you spend what you have to make life pleasant. Cheese, of how I miss cheese, and stuff like that is the food of the Gods, and it doesn't have to cost a lot and you don't have to have it all the time.
Hey, I will be looking forward to Christmas when I splash out on all those edible goodies.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
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