You'll remember that we had a medical today, we weren't allowed to eat or drink for 12 hours and the first thing they ask for is a urine sample. You might like to know the outcomes - I have grown 3 centimetres, now 174cm and yes I stood properly (no tip toes), my heart and lungs are not abnormally sized and I don't have TB (Chest x-ray), my blood pressure is fine, my collar bone isn't broken (no idea why he prodded there), my bra wire doesn't have a pulse (not that I thought it did) and they haven't had my blood scenes back (haven't been here long enough to catch the lurgy). Basically I will at least live long enough to see out my contract and not put any strain on their rather plush hospital.

Finish the medical head back to school for a few more Thai Licence lessons; the first was about Thai etiquette.Here are a few pointers for you all.

1)The head is considered sacred, so no patting good children on the head, not a problem for those of us in secondary, but the lads are all teaching primary and most of them are 6 foot, so the head is the first thing they come to.

2)The soles of your feet are considered dirty and so should not be used to point at anything or anyone.Apparently the way you sit can constitute pointing, so best sit with your feet under the chair.

3)The Thais love their Royal family, so be careful what you say.

4)When you greet people the younger will say hello and do what is called the Wai. This involves placing your hands together the way you used to pray when you were a kid.Now depending on who you are performing the Wai to there are four ways to do it.I drew little pictures in the lesson and think I should share my art with the world. Check them out.In case Ruth is reading this, yes you should use the deity one when addressing me!!! Remember the younger person must do it first as a sign of respect.You could Wai when meeting someone, thanking someone, parting or showing respect.

5)Apparently you shouldn't move serving dishes closer to you, you should serve yourself, possibly only with the fork and spoon, still not found anywhere except our apartments that offers knives. We are getting quite good at cutting with a spoon.

6)Thais don't shout at each other or even appear to get angry.So even when you're complaining smile and keep your voice down.It works I tried it when my shower wasn't working and when I realised I didn't have any crockery, but the others did - it all got sorted in fast Thai time.

I have to say that the lunches at school are superb; you get a choice of three main dishes, rice or potatoes, plus salad bar.Then there's the large bowl of noodle soup with various meats and spices.If you have room, there is always the watermelon and pineapple to fill you up.

So a good day in school, head home and then realise I have no idea where my keys are - oh yes I do, the last time I saw them was at the hospital!!! Had to sweat on the landing waiting for the maid to arrive to let me in.

Today was Lynsay's 25th birthday, having blown out the candles on our makeshift cake (4 muffins) we headed off to Suan Lum night bizarre. The plan was to grab something to eat in the big food/bar/entertainment area and then wonder the bazaar.Didn't quite happen like that. We started with cocktails whilst waiting for the boys and had a few more whilst getting food and then a few more and then it was midnight.Where did the evening go? We didn't see any of the bazaar; just have to go back another day.