Children's Day.... wish we had that in England

Like in the title, this day is just for children. It's a pretty fun one too as all the kids had to do was to play games that were organised for them. Us teachers and adults on the other hand had to put in a lot of time thinking up these games, getting prizes and decorating our space.
The night before we blew up I don't know how many balloons and let me tell you, they didn't taste very nice and I was very light headed afterwards. Once that was over we stuck them everywhere as decorations as all children love balloons.

The next day we got there early to finish setting everything whilst waiting for the children to arrive. To start with, we had all the SISAT children but only a few stayed around. Then, all the younger children came and we played loads of silly games like balloon pop where everyone has a balloon attached to their leg and they all have to pop each others without letting their own get popped. Other games we played were teams games where you are all in a line and have to pass something down such as rubber bands with a straw or a hula-hoop whilst holding hands. The kids loved it especially when we gave out loads of sweets and chocolate. Throughout the morning I was wearing a number of different funky glasses which got me stared at even more than usual!

Once it had finished we tidied up and then went to the cinema with P-Chittey to watch a Thai film. Even though we couldn't understand what was being said, we understood the plot of the film quite well. The one thing we found funny was the romance though. When two of the main characters held hands, everyone in the theatre screamed and cheered. All that happened by the end of the film was that he had kissed her cheek and that got them cheering! I wonder how they would react when watching some films that are made in America and Europe as there tends to be a bit more than a kiss on a cheek.
Once that experience was over, our host family took us to the Aquarium as it had opened today and had free entry. We went around and saw all the fish and then went back home. A very busy but fun day.