Thread: This vlog reminded me of the ajarn.com good old days!

Some of the stuff Bruce talks about sometimes came up in the old TEFLer forum. Never personally met the guy but shared multiple acquaintances. I did attend his TEFL course in Ban Phe back in August 2007. FYI … Dave Hopkins who was the primary trainer in Ban Phe passed away a couple weeks ago at age 80.

I cannot stand all the vlogging wankers that have now pitched up in Thailand. Total muppets and they all show such repetitive image of Thailand.

Originally Posted by Bonecollector

I cannot stand all the vlogging wankers that have now pitched up in Thailand. Total muppets and they all show such repetitive image of Thailand.

Concur. Only shared this one because Bruce and the local TEFL scene were a blast from the past.

Originally Posted by Bonecollector

I cannot stand all the vlogging wankers that have now pitched up in Thailand. Total muppets and they all show such repetitive image of Thailand.

Mr negative

Originally Posted by Storekeeper

Concur. Only shared this one because Bruce and the local TEFL scene were a blast from the past.

Yep no worries and obviously thanks for taking the time to share, nostalgia is a favourite of mine as well!

It aint what it used to be, though.

Bruce, a genuinely good guy.....I've chatted with him tons of times, back during the TEFL Wars.

I watched an interview of BKK Pat by this guy. It was alright.

The Pat power walk at the start is kinda funny. 0:53 in

Trim d to green you for a positive post for a change.

Originally Posted by Topper

Bruce, a genuinely good guy.....I've chatted with him tons of times, back during the TEFL Wars.

Yeah, the interview pulled me back to my spectator days and reading, researching, planning the dipping my toes into the TEFLer scene thing back in the 2004-2010 timeframe. Mostly what I heard and saw back then was the opinions of his detractors. But I liked what I got for my $1500 bucks. Which was basically a simple, professional method of teaching English for those with no clue about how to do it. Thankfully I landed in a school where the student English level was quite high and didn’t need the method I was taught. It’s a lot of friggin’ work. And now that I’ve seen the interview and heard his side of the story I’d have to applaud him. You get exactly what’s promised to you and then it’s up to you whether success or failure comes your way. Another side benefit of the course, though not it’s intention, was as introduction to the absolute freak show type of people a newbie is going to encounter in Thailand.

Originally Posted by Storekeeper

was as introduction to the absolute freak show type of people a newbie is going to encounter in Thailand.

I did 17 years in government schools....the people I've met and the stories I could tell....

Originally Posted by Backspin

I watched an interview of BKK Pat by this guy. It was alright.

The Pat power walk at the start is kinda funny. 0:53 in

Guy looks about 5 feet tall.

Figures.

I did my TEFL in Phuket with TEFL International. One of the teachers there was an ajarn poster. Can't remember his name now. American. Beard. Young at the time. Eric?

Originally Posted by Topper

If it's the Eric I'm thinking of, he got deported from Thailand and ending up dying of a drug overdose in America. One of the posters on SZS had posted up what a drug induced whack job he was at the time and the admin of SZS ended up getting a call from the Thonglor police asking to take down the guy's story.

What a gong show

Originally Posted by Backspin

What a gong show

Those were the days....

Originally Posted by Topper

I did 17 years in government schools....the people I've met and the stories I could tell....

2 was enough for me to realize I couldn’t turn down a contract that included paying fees for my luk sao at the international school level.

Originally Posted by Topper

If it's the Eric I'm thinking of…

He was a moderator, right?

Originally Posted by cyrille

He was a moderator, right?

Did you see him at the Thailand fora mods convention ?

Originally Posted by cyrille

He was a moderator, right?

For a bit on AF. I've met him several times and at the time he seemed ok, however towards the end I was warned that Mr. Yaba and him became good friends.

He definitely seemed off kilter on af.

Remember him losing his about having to buy ping pong balls for his after school activity.



Hilarious rant, which his mod mates removed.

So, he was a speed fiend.

It fits.

Brings back memories. The dynamic between Bangkok Phil and Louis was very interesting. I suspect. the forum was getting to risky for Phil. I still hold some resentment for the unceremonial manor in which Louis pulled the plug. Good group of folks on that forum, many here now.

Originally Posted by russellsimpson

I still hold some resentment for the unceremonial manor in which Louis pulled the plug.

That he apparently did it in some sort of country seat already seems quite ceremonial.

Originally Posted by cyrille

That he apparently did it in some sort of country seat already seems quite ceremonial.

Louuuuieeee was in England when he did it, so who really knows?

Originally Posted by Topper

Those were the days....

I had 2 nicks there. Was that a ban worthy offense in 2012?