I just spent my Sunday watching G.I. Joe in the Minister of Commerce's living room and checking out his daughter's horseback riding lessons. Arai WA? Arai gohdai.

My friend Nui called a few days ago and asked if I have free time for a tutoring job. Nui works for the minister, who wants an English-speaking big sister for his 9 year old. It's kind of tutoring, and kind of just hanging out and making Nong Kwan comfortable with English. I was invited to meet the family today, so I spent all day with Nui, the father, his bodyguard and his driver. After touring the family's collection of animals (monkeys, parrots, and massive fish and turtles imported from the Amazon), we had lunch at Singha's microbrewery and then spent the evening watching his daughter's riding lessons. It was nice to get to know them in this relaxed way before the tutoring/big sister thing kicks off next week.

Thanks, P'Nui!