Season’s Greeting everyone

Hi everyone , I have been busy lately and been around too.

Well to keep you informed of what goes on here in MDY , the environs and with us ….

The whole family was off to Bagan for a few days , pretty devoid of tourists that place was… pizza was good though…

I went to Monywa .. was nearly run off the street by a truck.. a friend Georg from Germany went up the Chindwin River by boat..

We also went to Lashio last week , idyllic valleys , cold weather , misty mornings , tiny hamlets and buffaloes and kids lolling in the midday sun….it’s orange season and had a few pints with me friends….

The school get-together was on the 24th and 300 people came , songs ,dance, refreshments, a general knowledge competition and a singing contest……

My wife is ping-ponging back and forth between MDY and Spore….My personal holiday has started ( 25 dec to Jan 4 )and that means I am preparing for teacher training and the summer English classes for young learners….watching football games and playing games on my computer ….

The weather here in MDY is perfect at the moment….

Nothing has changed much here in this country but a very Merry X’mas and a smashing New Year to you all !

Pics of my travels coming soon !

 

I feel a bit dizzy and sad with all the going ons here .
The general uncertainty and head in the ground mentality of you know who is getting on the nerves.
What is should be more though can’t say which way fate will take us

 

Pics Pics Pics

Vegetable and flower shops at pinsa on the Mandalay-Pyin-Oo-Lwin Road

In the Pyin Oo Lwin gardens

Nonsense or rubbish translations on TV

37th street

   

Mandalay on a rainy/overcast day

   

 USL                                                                                            

 

Real Nice Trees

 

The blog is 3 months old today

Well as the title says it’s been 3 months since I started up this blog. Thank you all for visiting and come again whenever possible.

In the past 3 months  :  3195  hits and counting…………. 

USL

 

New definitions sent by maha2 in S’pore

Cigarette = A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end and a fool on the other.

 Father = A bank provided by nature.

 Etc = A sign to make other believe that you know more than you actually do.

Opportunist = A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally falls into a river.

Optimist = A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in midway “See , I’m not injured yet”.

 Compromise = The art of dividing the cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.

 Conference room = A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagree later on.

 Office = A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.

Experience = The name, men give to their mistakes.

 Doctor = A person who kills your ills by pills , and kills you with his bills.

Divorce = A future tense of marriage.

 Criminal = A guy no different from the rest, except that he got caught.

 Diplomat = A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

 Committee = Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.

Conference = The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.

 

What do u think of this ladies ? Is this stuff true?

A friend of mine sent me this ……… 

Why Ladies Today Are Still Single

1. The nice men are ugly.
2. The handsome men are not nice.
3. The handsome and nice men are gay.
4. The handsome, nice and heterosexual men are married.
5. The men who are not so handsome, but are nice men, have no money.
6. The men who are not so handsome, but are nice men with money think we are only after their money.
7. The handsome men without money are after our money.
8. The handsome men, who are not so nice and somewhat heterosexual, don’t think we are
     beautiful enough.
9. The men who think we are beautiful, that are heterosexual, somewhat nice and have
     money, are cowards.
10. The men who are somewhat handsome, somewhat nice and have some
     money and thank God are heterosexual, are shy and NEVER MAKE THE FIRST MOVE!!!! 11. The men who never make the first move ,automatically lose interest in us when we take the initiative.
NOW, WHO THE HELL UNDERSTANDS MEN?

 

                    

Why do students come to English Language classes ?

I think I can come up with lots of answers

1. To improve their English language skills ( That’s what they all say but …)

2. To please their parents

3. Because it’s the cool thing to do

4. Because their friends are attending

5. Because its  what everyone does

6. To  learn enough to  pass an exam or just get through  a personal interview for work etc.

7. To get be with or to get a   boy/girl friend

8. To get out of the house

9. To get to go on picnics

10. Because someone told them that they need to learn a bit if they go abroad to study or work

Probably there are lots more reasons .

But what I say is that : YOU ARE ALL WELCOME

Let’ s learn as much as possible while you’re at class.

 I’ll do my best to make classes interesting and useful for you too.

USL

( My next post will be on how coming to language classes can benefit you ,other than the points given above )

 

                                          

Although I wouldn’t put it this way in class but I believe the  words above to be pretty good common sense and very practical. 

( Students: it means that unexpected and negative things happen in life and we have to face and take care of them the best we can. They cannot be avoided)

 

Doesn’t it  look like a Burmese guy chewing betel nut ( kun ) ?

 

Don’t they look totally cute !

                               

Here’s a photo of two friends of mine on a bike on their way from Bangkok to Cambodia . Yup, they rode all the way to Angkor Wat and Phenom Phen on that thing.

go Go GO !!!  EASY RIDER, Love your moustache !!!!