Unidentified flying objects...

I feel sometimes that my house has somewhat something in common with a remake of Jurassic park.  I came across two small white eggs nestled in the middle of the cushions of my sofa yesterday.  After looking it up on the internet it seems that those are lizard eggs! How nice!

Furthermore I discovered sort of an oil spill at the feet of my dining table last week-end! Please check this out - see the pictures below. After cleaning it up I assumed it was the shit of an unknown animal certainly coming from the beam running across the middle of my ceiling. My greatest nightmare would be that I be the next target of this unidentified animal shit tossing during my sleep!

Last but not least, I was bitten by an army of ants hidden in my towel last morning after having taken a shower. I washed the towel twice after that, and still found living ants left in the towel...Isn't this freakish!

Actually my worst nightmare would be to come across a giant spider crawling on the wall behind my bed. This I haven't seen so far. I cross my fingers.

 

Hey hey, those are the little drawbacks of living in a tropical country ;-).

 

The Lao National Teachers'day. 10/07/2015

Did you know teachers had their "Christmas day" in Laos? I didn't! 

The 7th of October is actually the National Teachers' day in Laos. What does this entail? First of all it's like a holiday, that is to say the teachers have a day off. The day before, there is a short ceremony in the morning at school where students read a poem to the teachers, then give them flowers.  And on top of that, students give gifts to their teachers. That's how I was unexpectedly covered with gifts this very morning by my students. How cute !!! They were so excited to see me unwrap the nice packages. I was spoiled. I really have to tell you what I got because it is worth telling. A Prévert list :

- washing powder.
- tooth paste and soaps
- crackers for appetizers
- a box of kit kat bars
- 3 sets of glasses
- a hair clip covered with diamonds an pearls
- a set of goodies (drinks, cookies)
 -2 sets of bird saliva drinks (drinks made of solidified bird saliva used to build birds'nests, particularly prized due to their rarity, supposedly high nutritional value and exquisite flavor. I haven't tried yet, might be a little reluctant though)
- a piece of silk fabric
- two very good quality fake leather bags (brand name : Marie-Claire!)
- a selfie stick
- a 1000 bath bill (30 euros, a fortune overhere).

Cynical minds would say it is the National Teachers' Bribery day! Don't listen to them.



Teachers'day ceremony



Christmas for Teachers



Teng & Kobey

The National Teachers'day! Isnt' that something to emulate in France? It would cheer up our French teachers!