Before I do that however, my little kiddies of Sarasas Witaed Saimai Bilingual School would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! The school had a huge Christmas show (complete with completely new, outfitted stage decorations) on Friday, where all the classes dressed in their holiday best and belted the best tunes of the season! My little ones sang "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," and were the cutest ones for sure! Here is Attakan (a.k.a. the compulsive pelvic thruster) as St. Nicholas himself!
After weeks of intense choreography sessions, voice lessons and performance practice (okay...maybe not so much on the first two...), my grade 1C students wore their red Santa hats with pride and danced their little hearts out on stage. Ms. Chartnapa (my adorable Thai teacher) and I were very proud of them for managing to actually stand in one place, sing and do all the moves after all those weeks of practice! I mean, they are just 1st graders! Here is the front row crew of Thanawat, Aan, Chotiros, Patharapol and Nattaporn.
I do have to make one side note...I am loving the whole teacher thing if for no other reason than for all the Christmas and birthday gifts from my students! Purses, scarves, candy, jewelry boxes, bags and trinkets - I got them all! The parents of these students are no dummies - they surely know the way to get this teacher to give all their children A's!
After the Christmas show on Friday, which happened to also be this girl's 23rd birthday (which in the words of Jessica Simpson, is like halfway to 30!), I got the most lovely surprise! Joanne, Suzi, Lauren and Thomas (along with others) planned a little birthday dinner and get-together at a local bar/restaurant to celebrate the big 2-3! It was my first ever surprise party! Woohoo!
Complete with yummy food, some birthday drinks, a bunch of Sarasas teachers and of course, one deliciously scrumptious chocolate cake (with an Oreo crust, may I add! Thank you once again Miss Joanne!), I had so much fun! So many teachers showed up, may of whom I was totally not expecting to, some with gifts even, that made it the most wonderful birthday halfway across the world! The bar/restaurant even had karaoke, which you know I happen to love! Cher's "Believe" anyone?
So between my birthday also being the last day before Christmas break, one would think the day could not get any better. But then, you might just be wrong. After celebrating, I then headed off to Thailand's Suvarnhbumi Airport to pick up Eric - a very special visitor who I will be traipsing, trekking and tailgating it around Thailand with for the next 12 days! After a brief 24 hours of flying, he arrived safely (complete with loads of goodies from home!) and being the notorious tour guide I am, wasted no time in getting this kid right into Central Bangkok!
Tuk-tuk rides, Chatuchak Market shopping excursions and ventures to the top of Thailand's tallest tower later, I like to think this kid had a pretty good first day here! The weather is being extra hot and steamy - a nice break from the brittle cold of Wisconsin I hope! Unfortunately, I don't want to make Eric spend too much time of his holiday while I update my blog, so I will give you lots more fun details on the adventure later. We have about 20 minutes before we need to pack up, head to the airport and fly off to that jungle! Bon voyage!
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