Asisting day 1

August, 15, 2017

Today is tuesday. I was a teacher asistant today. I helped teacher to controlled the class. I asked student to do their task. we thaouht in M 1/1. They studied in group, the topic was Proliferate generatively.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5. In this group there was George helped me  be translator to his friend

Group 6

This girl is Oi. She rank 1 in the class. She speaks english well. Her mother is english teacher.

After class, I had lunch. Usually i eat lunch in the school where food given by school with container. But this afternoon that container lost. So, my advisor Mrs. Camaiporn invited me to lunch outside. We went to Halal restaurant food. Surprisingly the seller offered me Gulai Ayam and Nasi Putih, she spoke Indonesia but a little bit. She came from Manapaki, the region near from Malaysia. I order Gulai Ayam and Nasi Putih.

 Nasi Putih + gulai ayam

 Same apperance but unfortunately different taste.

National holiday Mother's day

 August, 14, 2017

 Today is monday and National holiday Mother's day. We have spent  two days at the dorm. We felt boring. Then Hickma's advisor gave us suggestion to visit Thai chinese cultural center. We went there without buddies, we rode tuk tuk we try our best to Negotiate with tuk tuk driver  about cost. He did not speak english, we did not speak thai ahahaha . We  did not speak anything to negotiate, we used calculator to help us during negociation process. Then we saw him the picture of  our destination place to give direction, finally we arrived in  Thai chinese cultural center.

 We were on tuk tuk

We took a photo before entering the place

I and Fish

Herny in action

I was enjoying the view

Yohana In action

Actually this place near to UD Town, so we walked to buy some food for dinnre in UD Town. Finally we cameback to the dorm.

Sunday is free time

August, 13, 2017

Yah it is sunday. Sunday is lazy day. I did'n go anywhere. One place that I went to just 7eleven to buy food for lunch and dinner.  7Eleven served packing rice with omelet  that match with my tongue, another choice for me is packing pasta, it is so yummy. I spent day talked everything with my friends in the dorm. In the evening i did my lesson plan that i would use to teach next week.

Ok, in this ocassion i will share  to you the Unique things in Udonthani.

• 7Eleven

         7Eleven is look like a mini market. we can find our daily need there.

 

My favorite side in 7 Eleven

 I love this rice with omelet

price 37 Bath = Rp 16.000

• Tuk Tuk

 This one we used to ride to go anywhere

we pay10 bath for each

• Top Up machine

If you want to top up your load, you don't need to go to counter. We can use this machine, Just put money. But every command in thai alphabet so you must remember carefully step by step by pictures or you can ask someone to help you.

• free water Refill

                                                         UDRU served free water for us

Last day observation, Mc. Donal & Walking street

Day 5, Observation
August, 11, 2017

I went to school with Sila in 07.00.  My advisor Mrs. Camaiporn told me she did not come to school. Se would attended seminar in pittanayatukul school Arrived at school we signed our attendant list then I went to science lab.

I observed the  class where Miu one of practicum student from Rajabhat university taught there. They  studied about plant reproduction. Sutents are talkactive. But I saw funny moment, that one of student tight slept during learning process until the class end.

Then I observed other class (1/4). This not my advise class but I observed it. They study about reproduction also. I saw the teacher angry to the student, but I did not understand what she said, then se hit the student. In thai teacher allowed to hit student if  there is no blood,and  there is no pain.

In the afternoon, One of english teacher invited me for eating lunch in Mc. Donal. I was so happy,  I have not found yet thai food  that match my tongue. And all dishes in Mc. Donal meant more for me. It saved my life hahahaha..

Mom Kun & I

Mrs Wina & I 

Mom Kun dan Mrs. Wina told me, they have been in Semarang,  Indonesia in 2012. They were exited to share their experience. oh i was so lucky. I really enjoyed that food, and fortunately Mrs Wina had Mc. Donal coupons then she shared me some of them. After lunch we went to clothing store and Mom Kun buy scraft for me. She is so kind.

Using these coupons we get cheaper price

Mom Kun Bought lottery

In the evening My friends and I went to Walking street. Walking Street is a look like night market in Indonesia. There were alot tof things sold here, and not too expensive. But I did not buy anything  since iam keeping my money to survive here for a mont hhahaha.

 Walking Street

 Temple in the Walking Street

Day 3 observation and trip to UD town

day 3 observation  Observation, 9 Agustus 2017

Today is first day for us ( vincent, Lynard, Sila, and I) went to school by ourselves, no miss Kim and no buddy. Sila  and I out from girl dorm together. Vincent and Linard went out together from boy dorm, they went to school first. Arrived in school we signed our attendant list, then joined to celebrate flag ceremony. 

 Students and teachers were wearing scout uniform

Afterthat I went to Science Lab to observed in 1/8 class, very nice studens. I talked with them everything. Some of them can speak English well.  

Ban Makhaeng served me some food for lunch, it was so big size, I could not spent it. So Mrs Tim ask me to bring it to my dorm for dinner. Alhamdulillah. And Mrs Tim also served praying rug (sajadah) for me to praying in Zuhur.

 Container of food

In the afternoon I saw  selection process for grade 9 students  to representation this school in science competition in UDRU to celebrate science day in Thailand. 

At The evening I accompanied by my buddy Frame went to centera Plaza. There I changed my money to Tai Bath and bought some beef Sossis. 

At the night All of Sea teacher member and some buddies  travelled to UD town rode tuk tuk , there I bought really nice ice cream and walked aroud that place. It was great. Before back, all of us had dinner.

Sea Theacher participants and buddies

 

 We had dinner together

Day 2 observation

Day 2 Observation, 8 Agustus 2017

This morning we went to school together, our buddy ( partner language) dropped us to our each school. For Ban Makhaeng we dropped by Beng who studying Math in UDRU. Arrived in School we went to Human Resource Room to sign our attendant list, Then we join to celebrate flag ceremony . Afterthat I went to science lab to observ the class, my advisor always in lab.

 

In this second day, I attentioned everything in this school. I Made conclution about this school. These are :

• This school consist of kindergarden, elementary school, junior high school, and senior high scool. This school is a public school,  all of student don’t pay money to study here.
• This school served lunch for student in kinderganden and elementary school. They also served me some foods for lunch everyday.

• ·         Boy student dan girl student has uniform with different colour.
  

•      Leraning process begin in 08.00 ang finish 16.00

• ·       Every teacher should has a program that can produced something to support their subject. My advisor has additional class to make a simple air plane, because It related with science Every teacher have lesson plan, but I don’t understand. It use thai alphabet.

• This day I observe 1/8 class. They are smart students. I introduced myself to them and talked anything else to interact each other. In the afternoon I see the student made a simple plane together. It was great.Then I went to  science lab  to see selection process for studentgrade 8 to representation Ban Makhaeng School to follow science competition in UDRU at 16 in this mont.  in 16.00 we back to our dorm. 
• In the evening I and some of friends accompany by our buddy go to 7Eleven to buy our daly need. 

 7 Eleven (mini market )

( From left : Ina, Bekti, wike, Ita )

First Day In Ban Makkhaeng School

Day 1 Observation, 7 Agustus 2017

In the morning about  07.00 AM, Miss Kim came to our dorm to drop us went  to the practicum schools.

We ( from left: Dyan, Khicmah, Dea, Ina, Bekti, Wike,Sila, and Yohana ) are in front of the dormitory

Photo taken by Miss Kim.

All of us rode a van to reach our school except Herni and Ita, who was assigned in Demonstration school, demonstation school located in Rajabhat University , so they walked to reach their  school. The first stopped of our van was in Ban Makheang School .

 Ban Makhaeng School will  be my practicum school for a month.

 I and 3 of  my friends they were Vincent and Lynard who came from Filipina and Sila from Yoyakarta out of the van first. Miss Kim handover us to school. We Got warmly welcome from one of the teacher  who we called “Kru Nang” . Kru Nang assigned me to teach in grade 7, Lynard in grade 9, sila and Vincent in grade 8. After that we joined  flag ceremony, for your information in Udonthani flag ceremony celebrates everyday. After flag ceremony , the teacher gave us time to introduced ourselves in front of all residents of the school.

Next, all of us met with our advisor. My advisor is Mrs. Chamaiporn. But Her nick name is Mrs Tim. I think in Thai , everyone has different nick name with their sure name. She is less English but she do her best, she is very kind to me. She  gave me the material that I am going to teach, It is about matter, element, compound, solution, and suspension for M.1 (junior high school grade 1). She showed me my desk in front of  hers , and she gave two classes to teach , they are 1/1 and 1/8.

 Mrs Chamaiporn

Mrs Chamaiporn gave me information about this school having all grades from pre-school until high school. There is also special class for the students who need special education. The school have 150 teachers, 7 main building and 3800 students. It is a large school.

Ms. Srippa Bunthaothook (nick name : Miuk)

Miuk is student from UDRU who doing practicum in Bank Makhaeng. Her major is Biology. She help me everything here, although we have problem about language but she is taking care of me very well.

 Today I observed in M 1/1, and introduced myself there. The students are all good, they were talkactive and didn’t mind to make mistakes.

Students 1/1. They always study in group

Afterthat I went  to the science lab  to see process of selection for all students grade 7.  This selection goal was to find students who will representate Ban Makkhaeng to join science competition in Rajabat Univesrity on August, 16 next week.

 

 
In 16.00 pm, we backed to our dorm. Learnig process in this school began at 07.30 until 16,00.