Day 4 - August 8, 2018
“Use every experience as learning opportunities.”
One of the main reasons why I joined the SEA Teacher Program of SEAMEO is that I would like to grab this opportunity to become one of my greatest learning experiences. Other way around, I also believe that one way or another, I would be able to use my experiences here as learning opportunities. With these learnings, I would be able to share more to my students.
Satit School Orientation / MY FIRST PAD THAI
We had a short orientation about the Satit or Demonstration School of Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University. We met the Director, Vice Director, Heads and Coordinators of Satit School. After that, we had a short tour around the building and the textbooks were given to us in advance so that we can prepare our lesson in advance. The schedules were also plotted and I had Fridays for my gate duty (though I didn’t have any clue on what to do there yet). We also had free lunch in the conference room: MY FIRST PAD THAI!!!
Essential Thai Phrases (based on orientation and own experiences)
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Khawb-khun Ka = Thank you
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Mai khao-jai = I don’t understand
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Khaw-thot = Excuse me / sorry
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Nongnam = toilet
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Mai Pet = Not spicy
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Aroi = Delicious
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Mah = Very (eg. Aroi Mah = Very Delicious)
What to do and NOT to do inside the classroom?
What to DO:
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Wai
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Decent clothes
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Remove shoes when entering temples and some stores
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Keep voice down (!!!)
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SMILE! (Land of Smiles)
What NOT to do:
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Touch or point feet (dirtiest part)
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Touch heads (sacred)
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No too much PDA
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Pointing gesture
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Throwing at someone
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Disrespect the royal family, monks and buddha