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So here I am in Thailand. A unique country with a unique culture and a unique heritage. The areas of outstanding natural beauty are too numerous to mention and there are so many interesting places to visit and things to do. I know what you're all thinking...you're thinking "Paul, how come you haven't been to watch WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE?!". Well fear not cos last night we were there!
We took 5 coach loads of kids from the orphanage. It was all thanks to sponsorship from Isuzu D-Max Super Commonrail (whatever the hell that is) and I'm sure they'll be really glad of this plug on my blog.
Unfortunately Randy Orton couldn't be there but I don't think anyone cared as no-one had ever heard of him. I personally was very disappointed not to see Kendo Nagasaki...I was also a little put out that not once did the rest of the stadium join in with the chants we tried to start...
Since I've been here I've been trying to find somewhere that I can get a regular game of footy...a couple of weeks ago I wandered into a school (I didn't know it was) cos I had seen some people coming out dressed in football kits a few days earlier - I got a few strange looks...luckily the guy with "Army" written on the back of his jacket wasn't packing a pistol...Anyway - the other day I found out that some staff from the orphanage (and some other people) play every night at 6 O'clock...I played on Wednesday and I'm planning to play tonight as well...the game's a bit different here - the surface isn't the best and they generally play at a slower pace - I found out after 10 minutes why!
After the game one of the guys came up to me and said "Celtic...Roy Keane"...I wasn't sure whether he was referring to the shirt I was wearing or the overall quality of my play...I'm thinking it was the latter.
Btw - I just found out today that I got rejected for the PGCE course next year...I'm not too surprised as the interview didn't go that well, and in a way not too disappointed cos I wasn't too impressed with UWE but I have to be honest that I'm pretty pissed off that it took them this long to decide - cos now the course is full for my other choice!
Also, I haven't worked out who the anonymous commenter was on the last post...you'll have to give me another clue...the heat here affects your brain.
We took 5 coach loads of kids from the orphanage. It was all thanks to sponsorship from Isuzu D-Max Super Commonrail (whatever the hell that is) and I'm sure they'll be really glad of this plug on my blog.
Unfortunately Randy Orton couldn't be there but I don't think anyone cared as no-one had ever heard of him. I personally was very disappointed not to see Kendo Nagasaki...I was also a little put out that not once did the rest of the stadium join in with the chants we tried to start...
Since I've been here I've been trying to find somewhere that I can get a regular game of footy...a couple of weeks ago I wandered into a school (I didn't know it was) cos I had seen some people coming out dressed in football kits a few days earlier - I got a few strange looks...luckily the guy with "Army" written on the back of his jacket wasn't packing a pistol...Anyway - the other day I found out that some staff from the orphanage (and some other people) play every night at 6 O'clock...I played on Wednesday and I'm planning to play tonight as well...the game's a bit different here - the surface isn't the best and they generally play at a slower pace - I found out after 10 minutes why!
After the game one of the guys came up to me and said "Celtic...Roy Keane"...I wasn't sure whether he was referring to the shirt I was wearing or the overall quality of my play...I'm thinking it was the latter.
Btw - I just found out today that I got rejected for the PGCE course next year...I'm not too surprised as the interview didn't go that well, and in a way not too disappointed cos I wasn't too impressed with UWE but I have to be honest that I'm pretty pissed off that it took them this long to decide - cos now the course is full for my other choice!
Also, I haven't worked out who the anonymous commenter was on the last post...you'll have to give me another clue...the heat here affects your brain.
posted by Paul McG @ 9:43 AM
1 Comments:
At 2:55 PM,
Anonymous said…
Did anyone put a foreign object in your ring?? Plenty of time for that I suppose! Great that Celtic fans are springing up in Thailand - encourage more of it! Although there's not much to cheer about at the moment - they're rubbish!
Anyway back to the serious stuff.... We all think you're doing a fantastic job Paulo - you should feel very proud of yourself. I was very sad to read the last instalment about the conditions for some of the kids but also feel good that you're making a difference.
It sounds like a great experience all round. Not many westerners get to live and work in a city like bangkok.
As for the UWE - it probably will be for the best if they are that badly organised. It will work out and this experience will be invaluable.
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