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Across The Continent – 24th December 2024

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An entire life within the crashing waves
Hands held and shown what to do
Never stand with your back to the ocean
Ride the rips just passing through

Now the city is the best teacher
From drill bits to bureaucratic affairs
Those unflinching bureaucratic eyes
Offer little with their dead-eyed stares

These are days to tell about
Belonging everywhere ever been
Sick of these city shenanigans
You must choose one it seems

Continuing the theme from Across The Room. Inspired, borrowed and paraphrased from this post at Spinning Visions.

Today I’m feeling:

Not so good after a bad sleep due to all the spice from dinner. I skipped exercise for a little extra rest but this morning my stomach is still in a state of gurgling.

I’m also still not sure if I might be getting Amy’s flu. Without exercise, I couldn’t stand a cold shower this morning and today is my first jacket day of winter.

Around 9.30am, my stomach had settled and I could enjoy the rest of the day more. Still tired, though but at least don’t feel like any flu symptoms are developing.

Health:

Physical: 6
Mental: 7

Today I’m grateful for:

The wooden scent blocks in the car that are slowly removing the smells of it once being Amy’s mum’s and slowly becoming mine.

The best thing about today was:

Listening to students explain their decisions about some English work I gave them about the Thai TV show Hormones.

I was surprised at a couple of students at how close-minded they were, whilst a couple of others were able to well articulate their thoughts.

I’ll try to find some other topics and questions like this.

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

A couple of students in my last class were quite rude in their exclamations for the class to go faster so that they could leave early. I was firm with them the first time, threatened them the second and made fun of them the third time.

It was a bit annoying but maybe it was frustrating for them as they didn’t know how long the class was going to take, while I did and knew that they would have plenty of time.

Something I learned today?

A TikTok video taught me the significance of Chinese chopsticks, why they are the length they are and why one end is round and the other square.

Pin took this picture and sent it to me later with a note, ‘so cute’, which is very kind of her to say!

The Tides – 2nd August 2024

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The words all emptied out of me
Contemplating the push and pull
Heart and head once so proud and full
Sat now, a sculpture by the sea
Contemplating the push and pull
The words all emptied out of me

Shared with WDYS #247 and the attached picture

The Biolet is a six-line poem; the first two lines are repeated as the last two lines in reverse.
The rhyme scheme can be expressed as ABbaBA (with the capital letters representing the repeated lines).
The length of the lines can be in iambic tetrameter (8 syllables), iambic pentameter (10 syllables), iambic hexameter (12 syllables), or in unmetered lines of random lengths.

The second line doesn’t fit the iambic tetrameter but I like it there as the actual words make the reader contemplate the push and pull, chaotic like the ocean.

17th Dec 2024 – Published at Edge of Humanity

Today I’m feeling:

Tired! Gah! Reset my alarm again to get an extra 30 minutes, as I slept very well last night and wanted to sleep more.  It’s another English weather day, making my eyes ache and strain again and though my classes were all fun today they also felt like a struggle.

Thankfully, my mind was in pretty good shape and I was able to come up with some good ideas on the fly.

Today I’m grateful for:

The village uncles (see below)

The best thing about today was:

Getting a message from Amy during one of my lessons whilst teaching.  The message said ‘I’m in trouble’ and there was a picture of our car stuck in the mud of our lawn, as she had driven it across there to get closer to the house to unload her shopping.

I chuckled to myself as I carried on teaching.  She managed to get it out later with the help of a couple of uncles from next door.

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

In my second class today, half of my students didn’t turn up as they had been pulled off to do something else.  It was annoying to find out just as my class was starting and not have advance warning.

I dealt with it by just working with the 11 students who were there, which is a nice number of students for a class!

Something I learned today?

Ukraine has apparently reached out to China to help broker a peace deal with Russia.  Hmm….whilst NATO is trying to keep the war going and possibly expanding it to China too….

Review your acts, Good and bad.

I got a message from Winter’s mum that he had had an accident in the morning and was in ER!  I later found out that it was a motorbike accident and that he’s ok but his grandmum broke her arm.  I wished them the best.