Sports Day, Basketball Tournament and Pie

So a couple of things have happened worth mentioning for you.

Sports Day is a day where all the kids (separated by Matyom (grades 7-12) and Pratom (grades 1-6) are divided into colors and groups and makes giant floats and does a parade with skits and songs and dances... it lasts all day. I believe they actually do a couple "sport" like things, but I only had time to stay for the 2 hours of parades in the morning. It was pretty funny.

There was a basketball tournament, which I did not watch... But they did have cheerleaders and chant squads out to do performances, which is hilarious. Thai people don't really understand talent. If they were to ever watch a cheer squad or dance team from the US, they would be shocked. They do lots of weird "Thai" movements, obviously taken from Thai dance... but their costumes were hilarious! Thats the only reason I went to go watch... it was pretty funny

This past weekend a couple teachers from PRC went to Pai, a lazy mountain town about 3-4 hours by motorcycle north of Chiang Mai. It is a town known for its hippy and very laid back attitude. It was gorgeous. The drive was really fun, as we rented bikes and drove up and through some windy mountain roads and the city was really chill. We got little huts right on the river, nothing special, shared bathroom, lots of bugs, but its quiet and peaceful and only 5 bucks a night per room. We spent the days hanging out, checking out waterfalls, going to hot springs, driving around the countryside, and the evening sitting outside and relaxing (also all the bars were closed due to the holiday) but that worked out nice. It was a great weekend and very relaxing.

However something happened to me the last night, and now I'm sick. I blame Malaria and Dengue, but it's probably just a flu like bug, only hot/cold flashes, cramps and diarrhea... nothing new :)

hope alls well back home. counting down the days until the cruise!