Party Time

Friday night was the "big do" for school. It was a fun evening, and the theme ended up being "The Amazing Race", so we were all sat at different countries, with roadblock, detour ect cards on our tables for decoration, and huge posters (ceiling to floor) of major cities around the world. It was cool. Here are a few pics of us all dressed up!

A time for asking..

It's that time of year at Dalat International School where the end of year "party" is about to happen... It's actually called the "Junior SeniorBanquet" (referred to as JSB) and it's a HUGE deal. The Juniors (Grade 11's) prepare and plan the whole thing - they start at the beginning of the year - and put it on for the Seniors (Grade 12's). It's a way of honoring the senior class who is about to graduate. The grade 10, 11 and 12's plus all the staff attend this event. It's all a big secret as to what the theme is and where it is held.. We are all taken on coach buses from the school, not having a clue where we are going until we actually get to the venue!
So the build up is happening now.. And the big thing is that the guys have to ask the girls as their "dates" - and this is usually a "public" asking... Some things that the guys have done is sing a solo in the middle of class/lunch time in front of students, give flowers, picnic on the beach.. ect. And not only students were asked.. Your's truly was also asked... publicly..:) I was playing ladies indoor soccer after school one day when another collegue/friend of mine walked into the middle of the game with a bouquet of flowers, and came walking toward me! He asked if I would go to JSB with him and of course I accepted:)
Below is a pic of another "asking" where Robbie (grade 12 student) came as a "knight in shining armour" on a horse onto school property! He asked his girlfriend with a bouquet of roses and had another horse with him on which she got on and they left campus, trotting off in the sunset to the beach, where a picnic was waiting... aaahhh:)

Long weekend approaching ..

I know I haven't blogged for a while - sorry! But ya know, the life of a teacher just doesn't stop! I did my first school trip today - yes, quite different than planning one in a western country! First, you have a bit of a language barrier.. then you have "Malaysian time" which is called "rubber time"..it kinda can stretch in both directions! But it ended up being a great day - we went to the University of Malaysia where they have a museum on space stuff and things we've been doing in Social Studies. Our "guide" did a great job of giving us a bunch of activities to do. So, yes, I am now sitting on my bed, thoroughly exhausted, eagerly anticipating "Friday" (actually Thursday..) tomorrow... Yay for a long weekend! Oh, but you must be impressed - I also ran (yes, RAN) a mile and walked a mile tonight too! TWO miles of excercise... You can say "Wow" now... ;)
Oh yeah, we had a chocolate party too in our class this week. (We just finished reading the novel, "The Chocolate Touch") One of my kids' parents has a chocolate fountain... which we ALL enjoyed:) Yet another pic of me eating..

And here's my kitty, (who's growing every day!) with his new friend, Sammie. (Wendi's dog)