Saturday, January 23, 2010
Scott Neufeld
So Jasmine got her way. As much as I protested the need for a cat in Thailand, we have recently added Maestro to our family. He is super cute, and the messiest eater on the planet. Usually when we come home from a day at school, there is food scattered across a one metre radius from his dish. He enjoys watching playstation games and has meowed at the screen a few times (cheering for the Oilers I like to think). He is eight weeks old and weighs about the same as a bic pen. He enjoys ham and batting at our heads while we sleep. He is also a jumping machine, of which I will post a video of shortly. As much as I tried to talk Jasmine out of a cat, I am glad we have him, though I would gladly trade him for a dog.
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Scott Neufeld
Since we work at a British school, we hang around with a lot of people from the motherland. Thus we have learned a lot of terms that we generally don't have back in Canada. Here are ten of the words or phrases that have come up the most frequently...
1. Knackered .... Tired
2. Bolloxed .... Drunk
3. Alright ..... Hello
4. Mate .....Friend
5. Rubbish ..... Garbage
6. Pigeon Hole ... Mailbox
7. Shattered .....Tired
8. Minging ........ Ugly
9. Fit .........attractive or hot
10. Skint .... Broke
We are trying hard not to let these little words enter or perfect Canadian vocabulary, but it is quite difficult when you hear it all the time.
Friday, January 08, 2010
Scott Neufeld
Fun In Phuket!
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Scott Neufeld
It was January 1st, and we had just got back from Bangkok after a lovely night of bringing in the New Year. Our little kitten was happy as a lark, and we were getting ready for bed. "I am thirsty, " I thought to myself, "and I think I will go and get a drink of water from the fridge." So off I went to the kitchen. The lights were off, so I turned them on, as is my custom of doing when the lights are off. I took the pitcher from the fridge and had myself a little drink of water. I put the pitcher of water back in the fridge after my thirst was quenched. "My leg is itchy," I thought to myself, as I reached down to scratch it. In doing so, I also looked down. That is when I saw the biggest spider I have ever seen in my life resting a couple of inches from my big toe. I jumped away from it, and it didn't even move. I told Jasmine that she had to come in and look at the massive girth of this spider, which she politely declined. I then took my trusty broom and killed it. Would you like to see this spider? Ok.....
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Imagine looking down and seeing this little guy right at your feet. Do you see its glowing eyes? I could have been killed. I have only seen one of these so far in Thailand, and I am hoping this is the only one I see. Goodness sake! I wonder if it is poisonous. Oh well, its dead now. Life can move on. I am just glad that I stumbled upon it, and not our cat, or worse yet, my wife.
