Preparation for Christmas/International Languages Day

So at school, the Christmas celebration has been combined with International Languages Day ever since our department started teaching Japanese and Chinese as well. The teachers including me had to wear 'cultural' outfits from around the world to promote this event. I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to represent, but they tell me I'm wearing the same costume as a prince in a famous Korean drama...Our photos are now slapped on every building at school. I'm trying to convince everyone that my costume is representing someone from the colonial times in America. So far, I haven't convinced anybody...555

Still a pop star...

I went to my usual som tum/gai yang (papaya salad/grilled chicken) shop today, and as I was waiting for the Khun Pi to make my som tum bpuu, I saw a group of about 9 of my M1 kids come in to sit down and order food at the next stall. They wai-ed me respectfully with not a lack of giggles when they spotted me. While I was observing another Khun Pi making fried snacks, I kept seeing the M1 kids come to the road in pairs behind me appearing to hold their cellphones up the the road. What? The Khun Pi smiled as I, still clueless, kept staring at how the other Khun Pi was making beautiful fried taro cups. Another pair of kids came up and this time, they were facing me and as I stole a glance, they got startled and ran back to their seats. Unbeknownst to me, they were each taking a photo of me on their cell phones! I chuckled and chased the two boys back to their seats at which all the kids exploded in laughter and nervous giggles. The other people at the restaurant all shifted their gaze toward me as I told them they can take photos with me and that they don't have to be shy to ask. Each of them went home with a photo of me and them. This is Thailand. I am still a pop star here in this small town.