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Pattaya
Originally uploaded by Shaggy Z.

On Wednesday at 6 we all met in the staff room. In typical Thai style we left at 7, giving a few minutes to rest on the couch. We took two of the GES vans. The trip was enjoyable as we sang Cumbaya and Down by the Bay and played question games and took pictures. We arrived at Pattaya at around 10. Pattaya is southeast of Bangkok on the Gulf of Thailand. We stayed at a Baptist Church family camp which was right next to the beach. On arrival we went to the grocery store for "supper". Played a few rounds of crazy 8's with Craig and Mike (who I was rooming with) then headed to bed. It was nice here the waves hit the shore as I lay there. The next morning we had breakfast at 8:30 and then spent an hour by ourselves reflecting on a passage in Thesalonians. We then met back for prayer and then had another half hour of personal prayer time. After that we had communion with eachother then broke up into groups to pray. After that some of us tossed the football around and then we headed to Pattaya Park Tower. It's a big tower in Pattaya with 3 revolving restaurants at the top. We had lunch up there, then took the zip line down! After we got on the roof a storm moved in so we had to wait half an hour before we could jump. It was pretty amazing watching the storm move in from the ocean. You could clearly see where it was raining and could watch it get closer to shore. The ride down wasn't was not very fast, giving us time to enjoy the view. We spent the afternoon with some free time so headed to the beach and tossed the frisbee and football around in the water with Mike, Craig, and Heidi. Later we were joined by Ajarn Sahat and Ajarn Surong. Supper was brought to the camp and after supper we hung out by the campfire. I read outside till about midnight and then headed to bed. Friday morning we had breakfast at about 8:30 then headed back to Nonthaburi. In the afternoon I had a division meeting with Mike and Colleen and then had some work time. In the evening we went to a Japanese restaurant in The Mall called Fuji for Kari's birthday. After that I saw "The Fantastic Four" at the theatre with Craig, Michelle, Lindsay, Mike, and Vicky. The movie was pretty lame. This morning (Saturday) we had devotions at 8:30 and then various meetings. I had a grounds and facilities administrative team meeting. We don't have an administrator so each of us has to have an administrative role. Mine is taking care of the computers in the computer lab and staff room as well as the website. I spent the afternoon working then went to the nearby market (Talat Nonthaburi) with Craig and Michelle. Checked out a nearby mall then headed back and spent the evening working. Tomorrow I'll probably go to NBC. I hear there is an American that will be speaking tomorrow.