Another gap between updates, and I'm doing things quicker than I can find time to record them. I'm setting off towards Cambodia in a couple of hours, so it really is time to call it quits on Laos. There's also a bizarre time skew in many of these blogs because I've started writing about things which have happened now, then resumed a previous narrative. At this rate, in about a month I will jump over around 2 months to arrive back in the present. By that time the ...

Sorry to anyone who may be hoping for semi-regular updates, but I seem to be doing more travelling than I have time to write. After my latest jaunt to Malaysia, and then another trip to Laos, there's a lot of catching up to do at work. Happily, the department I work in has lots of money. This is because it doesn't pay for anything. It's one of those nice ironies that people who haven't worked in Thailand don't understand. For example, here's a conversation I had ...

After having my proposal for a virtual learning environment rejected, I've spent the last 2 days just doing it anyway by cannibalising old computer equipment. I had already done most of the reading while in China so kind of know what I'm doing. This means 2 days of just clicking 'ok' or adding a detail here or there, like that Simpsons where Homer gets to work from home. Rather than replacing myself with a broom and going to see 'honk if you're horny' (I checke...

After having my proposal for a virtual learning environment rejected, I've spent the last 2 days just doing it anyway by cannibalising old computer equipment. I had already done most of the reading while in China so kind of know what I'm doing. This means 2 days of just clicking 'ok' or adding a detail here or there, like that Simpsons where Homer gets to work from home. Rather than replacing myself with a broom and going to see 'honk if you're horny' (I checke...

A long time since my last update, but that's partly because of where I went. For those unfamiliar with Thai term dates, this is sort of a holiday period in that there isn't very much going on or anyone around but you still sort of have to be there but not if anyone notices and don't say anything but nudge nudge have you signed in. Plus I needed a new visa, and was going to Laos anyway for a conference with the education faculty. So - first stop is Vientiane. I...