The current English language teaching Jobs Landscape: What would you do if someone tells you to your face they will pay you less money for a job you're applying for because of where you were born? That is, in a nutshell, the EFL/ELT job landscape for many non-native English speakers. You are qualified, trained and…
15 October 2017: It was around 7 am and my friend and I were in a minivan with three Shan dudes, her sitting shotgun because of her long legs (lucky!) and me in the backseat sitting snuggly with the dudes. There were corn fields and hot wind was blowing in my face. I was listening…
I'm currently reading a book of poetry. Since the revolution began in Myanmar or in less romantic language- since the power-hungry genocidal general decided to rudely steal the liberty and freedom of 50 million or so people and decided to give orders to his evil army to go on a stealing and killing rampage in…
Taken during cherry blossom season this year, Spring 2021 I disappeared because of several things. 1). I received some creepy messages from someone. At first I thought they were genuinely appreciating my ramblings and I entertained them but when I realised they had some other ideas, I felt it was too late and I would…
My Thailand adventures are probably the most wonderful and most painful times of my life. It was strange because when I was living in Thailand, all I ever wanted was to leave and when I finally did leave, it was with a lot of sadness and second-thoughts. One of the things I miss the most…
This is the part 3 and the final installation of my eventful visit to the police station. You can read the proper posts on my site (somewhere). Me: [proceeding to use my phone] P1: Please do not turn on your phone. Me: I don't remember the time - if you want to know the exact…
What triggered the "crime" in question was a very lightly scratched lamp post. My friend thought he should call the rental company about the scratch even though it was barely visible on the car but the problem was when he did it, the police came and in my city, we don't really have any crimes…
I think all my close friends know three things about me - one, I can digress. Case in point, one time I was talking to my boss during a faculty meeting and I don't exactly remember how but I managed to bring in eating little chocolate pillows for breakfast which put the conversation to a…
Have you ever wondered what happened to all the other women in songs, novels and films? You know - the ones who didn't end up with the main characters, the ones who are portrayed as villains, witches and supposed home-wreckers, and social climbers. the ones in the songs with whom the guys cheated with. In…
it's okay to not be okay care very little about what others have to say about you remember that it doesn't matter if your story so far has been less than desirable your past mistakes don't make the sum total of who you are you're not a bad person for expressing your discomfort you're allowed…
forehead kisses are meant for the soul i won't be washing my sheets for days when i saw you last time i kissed you i closed my eyes and tried hard to remember everything the way you taste, your smell, your fingers in my hair, on my body playing with my dress you didn't like…
As if this whole year so far hasn't been a fucking horror show, a giant typhoon decided to make an appearance in it. If this was a novel or something, this is about the time the readers would begin to question if they should continue reading the said book. On Friday the 4th, while D…
