I love my job

[Som-Pong]

"This superhero named Erik. He has got green eyes & blond hair. He come from England. He became a hero because he teach English to us and he help us to have some knowledge. He is very strong and smart. So he can help us to understand in English. We think that Erik is one of our superheros for us"

Had my students design their own superhero for last class. This is what one group came up with under the guidance of Firm AKA Goldfish. Another group also used me as a base for their hero, they came up with "Our Hero is SuperErik, he can fly a kite." To fly a kite is slang for wanking in Thai. 7th graders.

[Luigi]

lol thats awesome and hilarious.

[Som-Pong]

It's great stuff man. Really happy about my job and my leisure time, the only downside is being poor. I'm pretty much fine with that though. I have 140 baht until tmw when I get an influx of 800 from tutoring.

[Benwahwah]

Did the second class dislike you, or is that their kind of humour? Or maybe I'm misinterpreting it by thinking that what they were trying to say is 'Our hero is SuperErik he can go fuck himself.'?

[Som-Pong]

555 yeah man, you misread it. They're both from the same class. The first one is from four girls who take their studies seriously. The second is for a group of four boys who almost give as little of a fuck as I do/ did. It would closely translate to: "SuperErik can jerk off" which is a fascinating concept for 13 year old Thai boys. In Roman letters I'd write "SuperErik geng check wow" SuperErik is a skilled wanker...

[Professor Diet Butcher]

so you have to tell them you're from England to get the job?

[Som-Pong]

555 I've actually told every single person I've met that I'm a Swede who grew up in NYC and went back for free uni. You can ask Vutu what accent or how many for that matter I speak :D Or even better JOIN WINNSON IN FEBRUARY (oh, he ain't drunk. He can use caps lock.) Niggahman, it's called focus. At some times I'll have a joint, in my mouth, a girl on my lap and a beer in my hand. That shit ain't easy to type with. Shit...

[Professor Diet Butcher]

You know for the longest time, I thought gingers were strictly from the British Isles. Mark Bocek was the first ginger I met who wasn't a Scot or Irish. Now you. I wonder what HA has to say about that.

[Winnson]

Very awesome man.

THESE HANDS CAN CRUSH DIAMONDS!

[Masato]

shape those young minds, SOM

So much influence you can give to keep their eyes and minds clean and strong. Teaching is a great profession/responsibility/opportunity that unfortunately has been mostly forgotten