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So. When I finally made it back to Singapore, the faint remembrance of some form of what Frenchie kept referring to as 'employment' kept nagging at me until, unable to ignore it any longer, I asked Risk or Death what it was we did when we weren't losing passports, throwing ourselves into abysses or driving in the wilderness and it turns out that I'm responsible for the literacy of a handful of young people. Panicked, and unconvinced by my own abilities, I found the nearest library and got my hands on a copy of this:

It was the big red emphasised letters that attracted me. This book has an appropriate sense of urgency. 

Not really, you guys!  I didn't really forget I was a teacher. Sillies. 

This week actually signalled the last week (hold your hip hip hoorahs: we cannot celebrate until the 1st September) of Important Reading for Masters Dissertation, undertaken at the National Institue of Education, which is part of the National University of Singapore which really is a delight, and here is why:

1. They have a Starbucks. 

2. They have lots of books about education (and probably about other things) that they let me read and take photos of when reading is too much.  

3. They have a free bus transfer to the MRT station (free!). 

4. They have awesomely named seminar wings:

In room B1-10 you get to talk a lot (chortle chortle, teacher joke). 

5. They have awesome clubs and activities. I know this because when I visited today, I walked straight into the Fresher's Fair, so I thought it only right to sign up for a club where I could continue to develop my already expert talents:

That's right. 

Next fascinating Masters update: 01.09.13. If it's before this, then it will be filled with despair and panic and some copied and pasted words that I need to hide somewhere.