Slumdog Millionaire

I was happy Slumdog Millionaire won so many Academy Awards including Best Picture. I think one of the reasons I loved this show so much was it restored a good feeling back to the Oscars. All the films that have won in the past while have been great films but they were so dark and this movie has more of a feel good mood to it.
It also means so much more to me now that I have seen poverty first hand, it makes it so real.
They plucked poor children they found in Mumbai to act in it. They were all at the Oscars and the excitement that showed on their faces was so genuine it was enough to make you teary eyed.
It was so refreshing to see these real people from India who have seen hard times and lived hard lives beating out a bunch of pampered spoiled millionaires. I loved it!

How to post a video??

I am a little bit slow when it comes to computers. I really want to post some funny Youtube videos but I can't figure it out anyone have any ideas?

Insomnia

So I have been here almost two months and my sleeping schedule is still out of wack. I am still not used to it. So I don't sleep much at all. It sucks I have never had this insomnia problem and I am here to say I would not wish it on my worst enemy. You just lay there thinking of things you wouldn't normally have time to think about like worrying about something I said to someone in high school. So if I apologize to you for something you know why. Or when I am just laying there I will think of things that sound so insightful and deep so I try to remember when I wake up and it is never as cool as when I am deep in my own thoughts. I also found out Adam is a sleep talker. the other night he started saying "Brunes lets put in another movie " and then he laughed (he calls me Brunes) Knowing me I bet I was even witty in his dreams.

It is a cruel thing insomnia. If anyone has a remedy for it let me in on it I have time to try anything. It is now 2:30 a.m and I might try "When Harry met Sally" maybe Meg Ryan can put me to sleep.

Top ten things I have noticed about living in Thaialnd

10. All the girls dress the exact same (really tight spandex pants and high heels) and they have the same mullet haircut. That includes the boys too.
9.They spend so much time in front of the mirror, every time I am in a public bathroom I can't even get to the sink there are girls (and sometimes transvestites) primping taking up all the space, so sometimes I give up and use hand sanitizer.
8. They walk really slow right in front of you, or maybe that is just because it's so crowded you have to walk slow.
7. All the girls hold hands with each other in a best friend sort of way.
6. They have a staring problem, like they have never seen a white person. I sometimes just wave at them and say hi. Sometimes I will be eating and the person next to me will be staring right at me.
5. The waiters watch you eat, and before you order they just stand there while you are deciding. They don't seem to get it when I say" just one minute" They just smile and keep standing there so I sometimes order something I don't want just out of anxiousness.
4. They don't know how to form a line. Here I am waiting patiently and i get pushed and shoved and never get my turn. I was in the womens bathroom and I was getting very impatient I was giving some people a piece of my mind. I noticed I am a lot more brave when I am getting mad at someone who doesn't understand me.
3. The driving is like nothing anyone from America is used to. Their motto is lets see how close we can come to getting our selves killed today.
2. The ward we go to is our favorite ward we have ever been in. They are all so excited about church, and there are so many different people from different places, it's so fun to get to know all of them.
1. I think if I never have a bowl of rice again it will be too soon.

Teaching English

I finally started teaching English and I am liking it. I teach two girls they both know some English I am just helping them with pronunciation. So it is pretty easy and I enjoy talking to them. It takes about an hour to get there, I have a hard time in the taxis i get really sick so i have to try to tell the drivers to turn up the A/C and I try to put my face in it and imagine I am not in the cab with the crazy driver. Other than that it is great!

Ocean World Aquarium

This is the biggest Aquarium in South East Asia. It was so cool, there are so many crazy looking creatures that live in the ocean.

Yes, this is a shark!
Ocean rats, weirdest things. They look just like normal rats but they are under water. And a lot bigger.
We went on a glass bottom boat ride.

Weekend trip to the beach

We decided it was getting a little hot and one can only stand being in Bangkok with the business so long, so we are hopefully going to take many trips to the beaches in Thailand. This weekend we went to Hua Hin. It was great! There was a huge amount of old Europeans with skin diseases from too many trips to the beach, and some of them decided they didn't want to be constricted by their bikini tops. After the shock , We got a good laugh. We also got massages while we were there, the thai people must not really care about privacy because when they gave us the shirt and pants they wanted us to change into they didn't leave for us to change, we finally hinted we didnt want them to see us and after alot of awkwardness with them standing there, they got the picture.


The lovely beach of Hua Hin, don't ask me how to pronounce it. I have tried and the Thai people corrected me many times.
This guy stopped Adam on the streets wanting him to buy a suit ( Adam is good I usually just say no thanks and keep walking) But this guy wouldn't let go of Adams hand he held it for five minutes I had to take a picture I was laughing so hard.
At a restaurant. By the way I can never spell restaurant right, It always takes me about twice to get it right.
Check out our Chaco ( sandals) tan.

Trip to the Beach

The Australian open finals were playing and Adam couldn't stand missing it so we watched it at a bar and ordered virgin margaritas, I think that was the first time I have been in a bar that just shows you how sheltered I am.
We rode elephants I was so excited to do this. It was fun, this elephant is 30 years old and they live to be 100 years usually.
This was at a beach side restaraunt. We splurged, but ya know the American food is not very good here so there is no point in getting it. Even though I miss waffles, milk, rolls etc the list is endless.
Adam climbing on some rocks at the beach.

Look at this stuff isn't it neat, wouldn't you think my collections complete, wouldn't you think I's a girl......... Did you get that he is trying to be Arial.