Wow, what a rough week it has been. That's always the way it is the week before exams, but it doesn't make it any easier. For the past week, I've been struggling to make two midterm exams and grade 2000 lab assignments. (That's 10 assignments for 200 students. No joke.)
But last night marked the end of all of that and the beginning of my month o'fun, which will include a 2 week vacation soon. One of my very best friends, Gary, started it off when he arrived from Singapore yesterday afternoon. We had a great time catching up over a bottle of red wine at my place last night. After not seeing any old friends for several months, it was very refreshing to be able to reminisce about our old lives in San Francisco and the friends we left both left behind there.
Today, another very good friend, Giam, arrived from LA. Piyawat and I picked him up at the airport and took him to my house where he is currently napping. Gotta love jetlag. Tomorrow Giam, Mark, Mark's friend Tom and I will head to a nearby island for a 3-day weekend with plenty of much needed R&R. Yehaw!
Too bad that I can't join you on the trip. When you lie down on the beach under the sun with a bottle of beer in your hand, I will be in class listening to students presenting their reports :( Anyway, enjoy the trip!
Piyawat ;)