http://rememberingthailand.today.com Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:22:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's always overwhelming when you get to meet new people in a new place and there are always hang-ups no matter what. I lived with the other missionary teachers from the language school and good thing, I get to have a roommate who is super cool, Sonya from the beautiful state ... http://rememberingthailand.today.com/2009/01/14/new-place-new-people-new-adjustments/ When I arrived in Ubon I met wonderful people and to our surprise we actually coexist a couple of times in the Philippines but didn't really get acquainted until this time. But there was a negative report that came about before I arrived which was going to tarnish my reputation without ... http://rememberingthailand.today.com/2009/01/13/what-a-small-world/ 620 kilometers northeast of Bangkok, Ubon is a big city that lies in the eastern border of Thailand. It was much cooler here than in Bangkok and the air was less polluted. This was going to be my home for the next six months. Ubon Ratchatani is a rather progressive city ... http://rememberingthailand.today.com/2009/01/11/ubon-ratchani/ Finally, the day had come for me to go to my work place in Ubon Ratchatani, 620 kilometers northeast of Bangkok, near the border of Laos and Cambodia. I was thrilled. Assuming I already knew everything I needed to know, I went to the bus station by taxi. I was ... http://rememberingthailand.today.com/2009/01/10/the-trip-to-ubon/  After the result of my test, I got called for additional information and instruction about my job. i was very happy. I'm gonna have a work permit at last--or so I thought. For another month I stayed unoccupied but I didn't bother look for another or a more lucrative teaching ... http://rememberingthailand.today.com/2009/01/09/waiting-to-start-work/ Finally, somebody told me to apply at SDA language School. They didn't pay as much as the international schools did but I thought to myself that it would be good for a start. Maybe it was for me as well. So off I went to the language school to send my ... http://rememberingthailand.today.com/2009/01/08/sda-language-school/ When I arrived in Thailand in 2001 there was no prepaid simcard. If you wanted to buy a phone it's got to be on a contract and the price of simcards were ridiculously expensive you could buy another phone. It was a difficult time for me because it means I ... http://rememberingthailand.today.com/2009/01/07/no-prepaid-sim/ After some weeks of job hunting, Karoline got accepted at EIS and when she came home she told me to see the principal at once. I called the principal and made arrangement for an interview which was going to take place the next day. I was excited and hopeful that I ... http://rememberingthailand.today.com/2009/01/06/stupid-answers/ Eventually, Karoline and I got tired of looking for teaching vacancies so we decided to try telemarketing. Through my homies' help, dictation, and influence, we called one of the telemarketing bosses who was based in Thonglor. We mentioned the name of our referrer and we were asked to go to ... http://rememberingthailand.today.com/2009/01/04/tampering-passports/ Once back in Bangkok, Karoline and I started the job search again. We would borrow newspapers and scout for ads. One time she got a call for an interview and she asked if she could take a friend which the caller approved. However, it was strange because the interview was ... http://rememberingthailand.today.com/2009/01/03/job-search-again/