Pooh in the Classroom; Or, "Piglet, why did you just poke me in the belly?"

This is at my home in Bangkok errr oppps I mean this is me at the King's Palace with some friendly Thai University Lasses.

I am not sure how these twenty something college ladies are doing now... well here in Jeju I can only reflect on my goodly rule of this Paradise...

Reflections on reality are these the things deep thinkers do? Ahhh reality this is the conundrum of fat brained large bottomed thinkers to wish for an unfallen world- is this the curse of mortal men? My desire for world peace, forests of chocolate, and friendly honey bees; is this paradise lost- were chocolate beans really chocolate in the Garden now guarded by an angel with the flaming sword? I'm going to have to find the perfect garden on my next trip to the middle east- you'd think it would have been picked up by satellite photos- but it could be shrouded by a contemplative huff from God's mouth. Anyhow, it's not like I ever will return to the middle east to seek it- my campaign of "Black Boot" terror is over. But, the "Black Boots" may no longer be the description Iraq soldiers give the US Marines as they are now apparently issued tan desert boots just like the well equipped US Army.

Mmmm and here's talking about my current job- or privilege more like: it is my happy task to train up exuberant little Korean teens- Christ save them all. As to the children. well they are doing fine- recently I have had some mildly strange but amusing incidents of belly poking. Let me make this very clear: the bemused victim of this poking is Me, The perpetrator of said poking was a rather silly stomach stabbing female student. Why did she poke me while I walked amongst the students' desks helping them I can not be sure... I asked her, "Hey why did you poke me?" She replied head down humbly , "Sorry sorry."- I repeated seriously hiding my smiling mind, "Why did you poke me in the belly?" her only reply was a submissive and contrite, "Sorry teacher." However, her friend in the desk beside offered the answer of, "Handsome, handsome." At any rate, I did mention to my fellow English teacher in the room, but the Korean teacher offered no explanation nor rebuke to the rather silly student ether. So in retrospect I think it was a friendly sort of light poke that was brought upon by my own magnanimity. And, therefore I suppose I should be flattered. After all I am in sooth...

The Jeju Prince