SEA-TEACHER "DAILY JOURNAL"

Sunday Funday Today we visited Ayutthaya City Park/mall. We left at 9.00. Ms. Nanny one of our mentor at ARU told us to go by Van number 5 with green color. We pay 10 bhat for each person. The price for the van was very cheap because Ayutthaya City Park is quite far from our dormitory. Ayutthaya City Park  After arriving at the mall we look for food to eat. Finally we chose KFC. After that we walked around every corner of the mall. The mall has only 2 floors but is very wide. There wa a cinema with 6 theaters, department store, food court, electronic store, etc. Around 15.00 pm we met with Ray (thai friend). Ray took us to the department store to buy some needed necessities. Having lunch at KFC Ayutthaya City Park Cinema Tesco Department Store In general Thai people are very fond of entertainment. They almost enliven the existing entertainment venues like in this mall. We returned to the dormitory at 5:00 pm. Furthermore, I just co...

Visiting University Market Today Ray our Thai friend was inviting us to visit the university Market. The market is located inside ARU. We went together there at 9.00 am by Van car. After arriving we walked around and bought some stuffs. The market is similar to Sunmor in Jogja hehe.  The price were vary. We tried to look the cheapest one in order to safe our money.  University market Around 11.00 pm we have our brunch together at the university canteen. I bought rice, sausage, and egg then I paid 30 bhat for it. After finishing our brunch we continued to walk around the market and saw several stuffs.  We returned to the dormitory  at 12.00 pm and have a rest. I just enjoyed my weekend today for resting and writing my daily report. Hopefully tomorrow will be a nice and wonderful day. See yaa !!!

Mother's Day Celebration Today I went to school with Asya and Ping as usual. Today our school was celebrating a mother's day that falls on August, 12th 2017. Mother's day in Thailand is commemorated on 12 August because that date is the date of queen shirikit's birth. At this event all teachers are required to wear blue clothes and also put the jasmine flowers on their chests that symbolize the sanctity of the flower. As for the event there were performances from some students such as traditional dance, singing songs, and most importantly giving the flower to  mother who on occasion was placed on the chairman of the Watkian school  as symbolic. At the end of the event we held a photo session together with the entire board of teachers from pre-school, primary to secondary teachers. So, I felt that I was one of them. All teachers of Wat Khian School At break time I went to the school canteen to help Ms. Napa and Ms. Faa to serve lunch to the student...

It' is Thursday I woke up at 5.30 am then took a bath and have a breakfast with my Indonesian friends. We ate a rice and teri made in Indonesia hehe . At 7.15 am I went to school with Asya and Ping as usual. After arriving school, we have a morning ceremony together in the school field. In this school the class began at 8.30 am. At that time I helped Ms. Napa and Ms. Faa to prepare their teaching media. Such as cutting the vocabulary picture and stuck them on the thick color paper.  They used it for teaching English.  I have my lunch in Muslim restaurant near the school. I ate chicken fried rice with Ms. Faa and Mr. Nick. I paid 35.00 bhat for the food and mineral water. After that I accompanied Ms. Faa to control the students in the break time. In this school all teachers have the schedule to control the students in every day. Ms. Faa has that schedule at Thursday. While controlling, I asked Ms. Faa about the students' uniforms in that school because it seems sam...

Second Day at School I have my breakfast at dormitory with my Indonesian friends together in order to save money hehehe. Today was the second day for me at school. I went there by tuk tuk with Asya one of my Indonesian friend from Aceh and her Thai friend Ping. We have the same way to school then Ping told the driver to drop me in Watkhian School. I met everyone in the school then do not forget to say “sawasdi kha” to respect one another. I met the teachers at the office. One of the teacher wanted to ask me “have you done your breakfast”? but he could not said it in  English and he just tried to use sign language to make me understand what he mean. One of the teacher helped him to translate the language in google translate so now the google translate plays an important role in communicating with Thai people hehehe. At 8.00 am we hold the morning ceremony with all students from Pre-school, primary, and secondary students at Watkhian School. In this school there are Pre-s...

Welcome to Watkhian School I woke up early in the morning and prepared everything for today. We went to ARU at 8.00 am and ate a breakfast in the canteen. Around 8.30 ms. Sherina brought us to meet the president of ARU at his office. The president was very friendly. He gave us some advices and motivation. He said “We are family…let’s say we are your parents and you are our children so, we have to take of you because you are our daughter and son”. It was really sweet for me hehe. After speech, he gave us some merchandise and put his signature on it.  Welcoming speech from the the rector of ARU Receiving a souvenir from the rector of ARU Around 10 am. Ms. Sherina brough us to the school by van of the university. My friend were going to other schools such as Pomphet School, Wat Yai Chai Mong Khon School, Satit Ayuthaya, Ayuthaya Nusorn School, and Anuban Phranakhon Si Ayuthaya School. I met with teacher Napa, the English teacher of secondary level in grade 8...

First Day Activities in Ayuthaya Sawasdi kha…today was the first day we have the activity in Ayuthaya. We went to ARU in the morning with Na and her friend who stayed in ARU dormitory. We went there by tuk-tuk traditional transportation in Thailand. It cost for 5 baht for one way. After arriving at the university, Na took us to the canteen to have a breakfast. There are only two shops who sell the halal food. I ate yellow rice and some side dishes made by Thai people. It cost for 30 baht for the food or around Rp.12.000 and 5 bhat for the mineral water or around Rp. 2.000. Breakfast menu One of a unique thing that I found in the school is the students dumped their dishes and put the plate in one place. So, the table is always clean. They never left the plate and glass on the table of the canteen.   After having a breakfast, we have a briefing about SEA-TEACHER program with ms. Sherina at the meeting room. She explained us about the activity for a mon...