Smiling for the camera
Deceptive poker plays
Air pushed in translation
No thunder today
Arm wrestle the future
Knives behind backs
Until advantage found
In what the other lacks
Back to the big oak table
For diplomatic fire
Promises made and broken
As new demands require
All the hands now shaken
To sighs of relief
Yet rendered in denial
And insincere belief
I shall vomit back onto my contemporaries the disgust they inspire in me…
Gustav Flaubert
Today I’m feeling:
Pretty good though my students were very raucous today.
Today I’m grateful for:
The guy at the food stall who gave me a sesame-covered glutinous rice ball to try as I went out after class with the kids to get snacks.
The best thing about today was:
Getting the ironing done before Amy is back. I don’t want her to feel that she has to iron my shirts. Time went quick enough as I watched videos whilst doing them.
Daily thought
An example of good coming from a bad experience.
When going through the bad experience you feel as if nothing good could ever come out of that sick feeling. It is only on reflection that growth is recognised. Bad experiences include getting dumped and cheated on, being treated with contempt by bosses, and being made a scapegoat. To think about recent times would be how my first two teaching experiences dealing with the administrative system totally sucked but out of that I ended up where I am now where I am much happier.
Do you have a life partner?
Oh yes indeed. My lovely little Amy.
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