RTMT – 28th January 2025

Ambivalent to the critics
Recreating identities in the forge
The master of one’s own image
Youth that will live forever

Enthusiasm is common, endurance is rare*
Make to break and embrace mistake
Public gestures; look upon this fool!
The larger-than-life, the clown despite
Years of training to teach otherwise

An acrostic formed around a quote from *Angela Duckworth

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Today I’m feeling:

Ok though I wasn’t keen on getting up this morning. I did force myself though, got some exercise in and feel a little better for it. It’s still cold this morning too and maybe will remain cold overnight for a week more as daytime temps head back to the more normal thirties.

Health:

Physical: 7
Mental: 7

Today I’m grateful for:

Teacher David giving me samples of his chilli dough snacks to taste test. They were weird, though I strangely enjoyed the mustard-flavoured one.

The best thing about today was:

Getting home. My last class, while still fun to teach, had some students that I needed to put back in line and it kinda subdued the vibe for everyone.

What was out of your control today and how did you handle it?

When I went to Gui’s new shop again today (which he will also call House when he gets new signs made) I originally parked out on the road in the parking spaces but a guy came up asking for 30 baht.

I told him not to worry and got back in the car and double-parked in front of the shop instead, where no one bothered to come and tell me to either move or pay.