Rice Grains

Last Friday after school I explored a different part of Bangkok looking for a western clothing store that a fellow student told me about. I ate lunch at a little street shop and then wandered along the street for a bit. It always amazes me the way vendors stack their various fruits. It looks so perfect, nothing out of line. I wonder if moving one strategic piece of fruit would result in catastrophe....not that I would do such a nasty thing!:)

The red fruit in the foreground has a funny name; I'm not even sure how to write it in English letters. Something like "ngou", with the "ou" being the sound of ought, but without the ending, just cut off short. I don't remember what the fruit in the middle is, and of course, the fruit at the far end is a pile of oranges.

Today I took my midterm test at language school. We all agreed that it was a mentally exhausting couple hours. We had a 4-page written fill in the blank section. Next we each took a turn at reading a story for the teacher (or at least making an attempt to read:). The final part of the test was the typical 10-sentence dictation. I do believe I will need to repeat this module! I am getting the information, but not getting it really fixed in my brain fast enough.

I had tutoring today from 3-5. Juthathip, my teacher, was trying to tell me a bit about Buddhism. It was another couple mentally exhausting hours. I'm not sure how much I really understood, but I did get a couple new words to add to my vocabulary. Talking is what I really need, so if I need to be exhausted, such is life, eh?:)