My Pal Murphy

Murphy is my invisible friend who accompanies me almost daily.
He's in charge of all the mishaps, " Murphy's Law".

He definitely accompanied me this morning. First day of school.
My ride was late. Car problems.

Rode my motorcycle to school. Enjoyed the morning breeze.
Arrived early, they were having an assembly.

I always hate it when they hand me a microphone and ask me to "give a speech."
I don't like speeches. Makes no sense to give a speech in English to people who do not speak the language.

Short and sweet "Hope you are all fine, see you in class!"

Once settled into the classroom, they brought in a table for me.
Just as I sat down a decision was made to move me to another classroom.

Air conditioned.

I had been given three textbooks. None of them applied to the three classes I was teaching. None of the students had textbooks. The books had not arrived.

I was actually prepared for this. I've been in Thailand long enough.

I had planned to use my MacBook in the classroom. The school has wireless internet. After four tries at logging in I gave up. Was able to get the correct access code after class and can use it "hence forth."

Surprisingly the morning went quite fast.

I rewarded myself with lunch at the Dusit.
It's one of my favorite dining places.
English menu, food's great, and the service is better than many other places around town. They also have wireless internet.