SUMMER BREAK!!!! A Pitch Perfect Cover Included

  Hi, everyone. I'm sorry that we haven't updated our blog in a while. Our dad messed with the computer so that we could only sign in to Google with a BCC account. BCC is the name of his school, Bangkok Christian College. Anyway, back to the point, I apologize. In Thailand, it's currently SUMMER BREAK OR VACATION OR SOMETHING!!!!! Well, for kids who go to normal schools, of course. For international schools, it's reversed. If you don't live in Thailand, you're probably still in school, in which case, AWKWARD. Anyway, I felt that something so great and delightful as no school for a month deserved some celebratory..post..thingy..
   So sit back, relax, and enjoy the following video:

Yep, that's it. I know it's lame and not much of a celebration...or current, for that matter, since this video was taken a long time ago...but it's different! And different means good! Right? Don't worry, I'm not going to cheat you out of a blog post. Please check the new page, "Ask Palm: Summer Vacation" for a new column. And don't forget to comment!!

Finals And Studying

  I know I've blogged about this before, but since it is coming up around the corner again, I thought this would be an appropriate topic. Now, I realize that, if you don't live in Thailand, you won't be able to relate to this right now. I apologize. Anyway, let me just start off by stating the obvious: FINALS ARE HORRIBLE. First of all, you can't slack off or do anything fun anymore. Your parents will try and force you to study whenever possible, even during recess or free time at home. You probably won't be allowed to bring any sort of entertainment from home to school, be it an iPod, iPad ( why would anyone bring an iPad to school anyway?), a phone, or a book, you'll be vetoed every time. Our parents seem to think that studying actually helps us when our minds are on other things. That's to be expected, of course. They're parents. Their actions can always be traced back to some kind of 'good intention'. Teachers, on the other hand, are supposed to try and make sure that we have time for studying, so we can be ready for the finals. Instead, they heap boatloads of homework on us, determined to get everything they'd neglected for the whole term done so they wouldn't get in trouble with their bosses. They don't even care that we get loads of work from other teachers, too. I'm very sorry for ranting on like this. You all probably know these experiences first-hand anyway. Please comment! See you all next week.