http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/ Benito Vacio on Ajarn.com en Ajarn.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-01T10:51:16+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/dancing-with-coordinators/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/dancing-with-coordinators/#When:10:51:16Z The next term is fast approaching and many schools have job openings. Have you decided to apply to another school and look for a new teaching job because you have some conflict with your coordinator? If you don't plan to leave then how do you handle the conflict? Dancing with coordinators Benito Vacio 2012-02-01T10:51:16+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/a-ticket-to-happiness/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/a-ticket-to-happiness/#When:09:12:54Z In the past I never paid any importance to my environment. Whenever I rode buses, I would crumple up bus tickets. I would play with them like a ball, fold them into a paper plane and let them fly. Sometimes I would fold the ticket into a neat triangle and insert it into the back of someone’s seat. But I guess I’m not the only one who does this right? A ticket to happiness Benito Vacio 2012-01-03T09:12:54+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/the-queen-of-fruits-and-her-vanishing-land/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/the-queen-of-fruits-and-her-vanishing-land/#When:06:07:26Z Although Pak Kret is noted mainly for its pots, it once had acres of sumptuous durian plantations and was known as the Land of the Queen of Fruits. My American friend who has lived in Thailand for more than 30 years and also my Thai friends who have spent all their lives in Pak Kret, all call it ‘The Land of the Durian' The queen of fruits and her vanishing land Benito Vacio 2011-12-02T06:07:26+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/class-may-i-go-out/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/class-may-i-go-out/#When:09:44:30Z What do you do you if in the middle of your teaching you suddenly feel the urge to go to the toilet? Do you wait until your class is over? Do you ask your students to excuse you? What's the best way to deal with this most personal of issues? Class, may I go out? Benito Vacio 2011-11-02T09:44:30+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/how-to-compile-a-flawless-resume/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/how-to-compile-a-flawless-resume/#When:09:08:06Z This month many of our "kababayan" are busy writing their resumes hunting for jobs so I would like to write about an idea resume. How to compile a flawless resume Benito Vacio 2011-10-03T09:08:06+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/the-land-of-good-samaritans/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/the-land-of-good-samaritans/#When:01:48:44Z What happened to me last November has given me the impression that there are indeed a lot of good samaritans in Thailand. The land of good samaritans Benito Vacio 2011-09-07T01:48:44+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/the-road-less-travelled/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/the-road-less-travelled/#When:02:00:57Z One Filipino teacher from Chulalongkorn University Nonthaburi English Project told me that his mother adopted two street kids in the Philippines. The mother sends the kids to school and provides them their daily needs. What a way of attaining happiness! The road less travelled Benito Vacio 2011-08-13T02:00:57+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/teaching-in-thailand-for-keeps/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/teaching-in-thailand-for-keeps/#When:02:21:12Z Getting fired from a job causes teachers anxiety, embarrassment, trauma and often sense of injustice. Teaching in Thailand for keeps Benito Vacio 2011-07-04T02:21:12+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/an-assured-retirement-for-filipinos/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/an-assured-retirement-for-filipinos/#When:08:51:31Z Have you ever thought about what’s going to happen when you leave Thailand after teaching here for several years? Will you be receiving a separation pay equivalent to one month salary per year of service or reaping the benefits of any other scheme? An assured retirement for Filipinos Benito Vacio 2011-06-06T08:51:31+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/when-your-head-is-full-of-lesson-plans/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/benito-vacio/when-your-head-is-full-of-lesson-plans/#When:02:52:21Z Have you ever experienced an inability to sleep, "sleep deprivation" or insomnia? Are you bothered by it? How do you overcome it when you will be teaching the next day for possibly 4-5 hours? When your head is full of lesson plans Benito Vacio 2011-05-05T02:52:21+07:00