Ayutthaya & Hua Hin

Took a 2.5 hours train ride from Hua Lamphong Railway Station (accessible via Hua Lamphong MRT) and arrived at the quaint little town of Ayutthaya where we rented some bicycles. Hopped onto the ferry to cross the river and visited

CELTA Pass B

It’s official. How awesome is that? Doing the TEYL course right now. Masterpieces by Ion, Tom, Eric and myself. Ion can draw so well. Did I mention that I love crayons?

A Letter to Family

Dear Michi, All is well over here, please let Pa and Mummy know and tell them not to worry. Golden Sweat has been very accommodating with my nonsense and makes sure I get to school on time every day. He

Teaching Day 4 – First Conditional

Like I expected, I can’t remember what happened last weekend or what went on for teaching day 3 if I didn’t write ‘em down straightaway. There’s a cocktail of English and American accents and CELTA lingo in my head now

Teaching Day 2 & CELTA Dress Code

Just finished my assignment 1, stealing some time to blog a little. I experimented with using the Overhead Projector (OHP) for my lesson last Thursday. Too much drilling about “chesting” led me to forgetting to use the overhead transparency that

CELTA – Teaching Day 1 & Stuff to Bring

The CELTA course has been keeping me very occupied. Got a “Standard” pass for my teaching today. It’s not “Above Standard” but I’m happy because I know I still have plenty of room for improvement. Things like pairing/grouping students or

CELTA + TEYL at ECC Thailand, Bangkok

Why Thailand? The answer is simple, time and money. Thailand is one of the cheapest countries to take CELTA, considering it costs about US$3,800 at the British Council in Singapore and only US$1,660 at ECC Thailand (after early bird discount,