Had a class focused on music yesterday. Had a quiz, using my ipod- played British tracks and got them to guess the artists and song title, then put a tick or cross as to whether they liked it or not. I put a couple of sly ones in, like Amplifico and Carpe Diem, just to see what they thought of them. Both got the majority of the thumbs up vote! We then got each group to write their own song. Form 1A made such an effort- they were so so sweet. They all sang, even...

2 days till Hong Kong- woo. I've only been teaching 2 full days and I'm worn out. Just can't seem to find any decent ideas for the classes. I'm becoming desperate! I have to teach 40 students for 2 hours straight twice a day and one of the classes just will not listen at all. They don't participate and it takes so much energy to even divide them into groups. When it's hot and I've had little to no sleep, it gets a teeny bit frustrating. But s'all good cos Aman...

Managed to get access to a computer in the school for the first time in aages, so I thought I'd better take advantage of it and write another postcard. Taught my first proper class this morning. Aman and I taught drama to form 1 for 2 hours. Got another session this afternoon. Their English was quite good but we definitely need to work on their confidence. Last night was quite amusing- firstly we hada huge and I mean huuuuuuuuge grass hopper in our room. Loo...

"When I went to the jungle I saw...This really cute creature. Is really cute! This is just a sketch, when you see it with your own eyes, you will see all the kindness in that big blue cute cuddly eyes. That soft fur and...The warmth feeling...when softly smile...A traveler was inspired by softly, then she wrote a poem to one she loves. Love- without love life would be nothing, But if you appreciate your love, try your best to protect it. Then that's where your...

Things are deff picking up here in Sabah. Aman and I have confirmed and paid for our Hong Kong flights-we leave next Friday and return on 2nd Feb, so will have 5 full days there. Will prob spend the last few days of our Chinese New Year hols doing our Padi course together in KK. This weekend we're meeting up with the rest of the Sabah crew to celebrate Georgie+Kathryn (ozzies), getting into their uni courses- they both just found out a few days ago. We've j...