Reasons why I say I'm an old man

It's day 21 of Movember. On Thursday of this week, I had one of the boys I taught in Daheishi last year come up to me with a look of concern and surprise on his face. I said hello and he looked at me seriously and said, "Mrak! Why do you have... this!" He pointed straight at my Mo. He followed it up by saying, "You look so... like old man now!" I laughed it off and attempted to explain that I was growing it more for sport than for a fashion statement (although my self-confidence has skyrocketed in recent weeks), and that it's to raise money for cancer. He continued to look at me with a kind of quizzical look, half-smiling, half-confused, and after saying, "Oh. Okay", he walked away.

So, in the spirit of the season, here's a couple of Movember pictures so you can check out the growth as of today. One is with my buddy Daca who's also participating in the growth attempt (however, his Vietnamese lineage makes him a bit Mo-challenged) during our get together for Hockey Morning in China (I've been showing the games for about a month, but only today did I have more than 2 attendees). And before you judge, people, remember that "Everyone is beautiful in their own way." And by donating to this worthy cause, you'll encourage me to NEVER try this sort of facial hair experiment again!




Also, thanks to Katie and Celia for their donations. If you want to help out, you can donate to one of the following Mo Teams that I've joined...

The EduMoCators
The DMoLIS Team

It's now Sunday night and I'm attempting to motivate myself into doing the hoop-jumping related work that I need to accomplish for our school's certification process. We need to have tidy binders with a whole bunch of very detailed materials that I've never required in the past. I guess it's a good way to organize myself, but I'm just not so organized. And I'm not so good at getting stuff done ahead of schedule. So, lots of stuff to do tonight and tomorrow.

Yours in all the Mo glory I can muster...

T