life giving

two interesting things to report today.
firstly you'll be glad to hear i caught a mouse. went out and bought this sticky trap which is like this big square carpet tile with sticky glue all over it and you put bread crumbs in the middle and wait for the mouse to come along and get stuck. worked a treat, only problem is it doesnt kill them so you end up with a strugling mouse in the middle of this sticky mess all over the kitchen floor. im still debating how to dispose of the creature...

second, and slightly more life giving than life taking. i went over to the royal phnom penh university today to check it out. i mentioned to steve that i wanted to see if i could go over there every now and then to see if i could do anything. my idea really was to set up an english conversation club at the church and invite the uni students. its certain to draw a crowd and would be a great way to meet more khmer and introduce them to our church. so i went over there are drove round a bit, they dont seem to have a reception and i couldnt find anyone who looked like they might be in charge, it is a pretty big campus and i was mighty impressed. so i got their phone number and will give em a buz somtime this week. i really hope something comes from this i really have faith for it and am getting excited by the prospect of doing more student stuff both here and in england.
the fact that i am actually from england puts me in pretty good chances to get a job somewhere teaching, if i could do a day a week at the university as a class room assistant or something that would be ideal. it would be good to have a bit extra cash, not that i need the money, and i really like the atmosphere up there, its a lot quiter and chilled out than the main city area.
so who knows what the new year will bring. i really hope this uni door opens up the possibilities are literally endless.

tis the season.
Ben.