I had another lot of 10 x 3 hour Thai lessons with A this month.

The problem with studying so intensively is that I don’t get the opportunity to memorize everything. I was more interested in putting the time in and knowing that despite being overwhelmed with vocabulary I’d at least have the chance to practice having converstations a little more.

A taught me a lot of phrases I really need to learn. I was extremely proud of myself when visiting Suan Lum Night market on my own and being able to discuss exporting various products with the Thai traders. I’ve also taken a faulty headset to get repaired and had a long conversation only in Thai about the problems and solutions.

As Tik’s studying hard for her IELTS English examination we have been communicating entirely in Engliagh for a month so I’m glad to have the opportunity to refresh my Thai skills again.

Stupidly though I organized all the hundreds of necessary Thai phrases onto index cards, and lost them all. I just found them today, so there’ll be no more excuses. I’m determined to be at a strong enough level for our wedding (potentially April or August 2007) that i can charm all the Thai guests and present my wedding speech in both languages.

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