Practice last week- head coach was gone so I ran a few practices with the captain of the team. In one of the practices I made them do a total of 50 jump squats threw out the practice. The next day 2 of the girls complained to shannon ( the main lady if sam is gone ) that they were injured. I Of course first laughed then explained to shannon that they are just sore and then tried to explain to them.
Took out to eat my favorite waiter and waitress. it was the only day in may they get off and they make 50$ a month ( crazy) was a good time the girl is crazy and I never know what she is going to say or do.
This really pissed me off, and there was nothing I could do about it-- so I am doing a killer workout in the gym. I get done with my 5th round of a circuit and I am huffing and puffing and in comes 4 guys all with lit cigarettes, they chat a tiny bit stare at me and weigh them selfs and then leave. Meanwhile I am looking back at them like I am going to shoot them or stab them. DON'T SMOKE IN A GYM
More in the gym- well I am use to the other workers in the hotel coming to look threw the window to stare at me wile I am working out- dosent phase me
-- love when other Cambodians are working out, they usually are in flip flops And flopping them loudly on a tred mill.
-- my neighbor, she is a good sport when she comes into the gym she always smiles and sometimes cheers or gives me the gesture with her lips that can mean good job ( they mainly use the gesture to point at something like sticking there lips together and pointing them in the direction kinda)
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Back for my final month
Back to school back to school
Back to teaching and coaching. How do you forget so much over 2 weeks? It's like I had to re go over the whole chapter in 2 days. That's what I did and then tested them on Friday. They did well and it kicked them in gear to study. Training was not the best. April is the hottest month. With it always being in the hundreds in the afternoon and never going below 90 it makes training difficult. They are now going into there futsal season where they play it on cement. No joke a cone was melting to the cement. Yeah um it's hot
At the orphanage on Monday we went to coach and the girls were not aware that we were starting so we told them and then returned on wednesday. ( you gotta love Cambodia communication) practice went great. So I then told them they did well and let them scrimmage at the end. Well practice can only be so good for so long at the orphanage, once they started playing one of the good girls was mad bc she thought the teams were unfair. She then decided to sit down in the middle of the field errrrrrrrrrrr!! It had almost gone so well. I tried to talk to her saying she will never get better by sitting on the ground and bla bla and she didn't budge but she did go and sit off the field. I tried again to talk after she was off the field, but she didn't even look at me. Good news though ha - the girls are starting to learn, bc when they do something wrong or bad - they quickly look up at me to see if I saw them. Progress little progress but progress
Back to teaching and coaching. How do you forget so much over 2 weeks? It's like I had to re go over the whole chapter in 2 days. That's what I did and then tested them on Friday. They did well and it kicked them in gear to study. Training was not the best. April is the hottest month. With it always being in the hundreds in the afternoon and never going below 90 it makes training difficult. They are now going into there futsal season where they play it on cement. No joke a cone was melting to the cement. Yeah um it's hot
At the orphanage on Monday we went to coach and the girls were not aware that we were starting so we told them and then returned on wednesday. ( you gotta love Cambodia communication) practice went great. So I then told them they did well and let them scrimmage at the end. Well practice can only be so good for so long at the orphanage, once they started playing one of the good girls was mad bc she thought the teams were unfair. She then decided to sit down in the middle of the field errrrrrrrrrrr!! It had almost gone so well. I tried to talk to her saying she will never get better by sitting on the ground and bla bla and she didn't budge but she did go and sit off the field. I tried again to talk after she was off the field, but she didn't even look at me. Good news though ha - the girls are starting to learn, bc when they do something wrong or bad - they quickly look up at me to see if I saw them. Progress little progress but progress
Bali
Bali
Indonesia is made up of about 17500. I went to the most popular, Bali
The highlight for me was getting up every morning to go surfing. I figured I needed to practice practice practice. So that's what I did. I managed to ride a ton of waves and drop in on a few. I had some old Aussie dudes helping me one day and I finally successfully dropped in on a wave and road it to the beach bc I was pooped. When I looked back at them they were pumping there fist and I couldn't hear them but I am sure cheering as well. I played a board game one afternoon with the local beach bums. They mocked every word I said and ganged up on me to make sure I would not win. They loved me!! With only a short time there I was not able to see everything Bali has to offer so I must go back!
Indonesia is made up of about 17500. I went to the most popular, Bali
The highlight for me was getting up every morning to go surfing. I figured I needed to practice practice practice. So that's what I did. I managed to ride a ton of waves and drop in on a few. I had some old Aussie dudes helping me one day and I finally successfully dropped in on a wave and road it to the beach bc I was pooped. When I looked back at them they were pumping there fist and I couldn't hear them but I am sure cheering as well. I played a board game one afternoon with the local beach bums. They mocked every word I said and ganged up on me to make sure I would not win. They loved me!! With only a short time there I was not able to see everything Bali has to offer so I must go back!
Songkran
( thialand new year)
Back in the big dirty city of Bangkok
Biggest water fight in the world! Cramped packed streets, dancing, water gun fights, buckets of water, music, pancake powder going all over your face and cloths, people throwing buckets of water at tuk tuks and moto bikes, you are never dry for a second.
Way cooler then the 4 of July but by day 2 I was like can I please just be dry for one minute.
Last three days
Back in the big dirty city of Bangkok
Biggest water fight in the world! Cramped packed streets, dancing, water gun fights, buckets of water, music, pancake powder going all over your face and cloths, people throwing buckets of water at tuk tuks and moto bikes, you are never dry for a second.
Way cooler then the 4 of July but by day 2 I was like can I please just be dry for one minute.
Last three days
To the peak
Hong kong
I stayed with a local, named tony who showed me the best things in hong kong. For starters I want you to picture the smallest bathroom ever. Were you have to sit sideways to go potty. The shower head is above that and were you can wash your hands with out standing up. Living space in hong kong is tiny- is what I am getting at.
Tony brought me to tradtional favorite din sum restaurants, I new this not bc he told but bc the restaurants were always busy and full of local old people reading the paper : ) din sum is were you order a few dishes and share the din sum can me dumplings, rice portage with fermented duck egg, rice with some sauce and a chickens foot, a steamed bun filled with a yummy creamy dessert type flavor or pork and onion maybe throw a shrimp in there. I actually really love it and I could go for some more right now. I became a pro at using chop sticks with only using a fork once in my 5 days there.
I of course went and saw the main sights. Went camping in the rain with a few people who have never camped before. Hahah I don't think they are the camping type. Saw beautiful beaches and of course climbed a mouton or two
Hong kong has way more to offer then just a big crazy city, I will put it at the top of the list for cities I like.
I stayed with a local, named tony who showed me the best things in hong kong. For starters I want you to picture the smallest bathroom ever. Were you have to sit sideways to go potty. The shower head is above that and were you can wash your hands with out standing up. Living space in hong kong is tiny- is what I am getting at.
Tony brought me to tradtional favorite din sum restaurants, I new this not bc he told but bc the restaurants were always busy and full of local old people reading the paper : ) din sum is were you order a few dishes and share the din sum can me dumplings, rice portage with fermented duck egg, rice with some sauce and a chickens foot, a steamed bun filled with a yummy creamy dessert type flavor or pork and onion maybe throw a shrimp in there. I actually really love it and I could go for some more right now. I became a pro at using chop sticks with only using a fork once in my 5 days there.
I of course went and saw the main sights. Went camping in the rain with a few people who have never camped before. Hahah I don't think they are the camping type. Saw beautiful beaches and of course climbed a mouton or two
Hong kong has way more to offer then just a big crazy city, I will put it at the top of the list for cities I like.
Champs
We are the champions my friends, and the mighty girls were so happy as the held hands and smiled off the field. They played against a team they had lost to last year so it was nice to beat them this year.
Now they have a 2 week break from school and I no they are sad from me as well.
There break is for the Khmer new year, were they will go and visit relatives and friends. This is one of the biggest breaks they have all year. They go to school year around with having breaks here and there.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
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