Statistics just pisses me off. Everyone else in the class feels the same. Why would the last class before the midterm be spent giving us a 10% grade test over 2 hours, vs. reviewing what we have studied? Why? Because the entire test consists of material we have never been taught and is not in the book! How do we review!? This is the same as last year. A couple students called her on it and asked how she wanted us to learn the material. Her response was calling the entire class idiots for not having learned this in highschool. Hmm. That was it, she didn't try to help the idiots, just gave us a 10% closed-book test. I was only able to answer 40% of the questions, some of which had very ambigous grammar. I took some pictures of the question, but my phone is broken.

Friday night I went clear across town to Potato's band practice to setup my effects with P'Win. I was dropped by the taxi driver in the heavy rain across from the wrong naval building. So, I called them, then started walking to the studio which we must have passed. Once I got there I walked in on some band I've never seen in my life. Awkward. Caught a taxi back the other direction. Walked around in search of the other studio. Closed. At this point P'win is calling me, I pick up, but there is no sound. He can hear me, but I can't hear anything. I get in another taxi and find the studio wedged in between two buildings. Practice was over by then, but Win and I squeezed out a couple effect settings. Then I went to dinner with P'Bom and his fiance P'Pae (super cool), and P'Win. Around midnight P'Win and I drove back to our area of town and talked about guitar schools. Win highly recomended Peavey school, a shack, hidden in the far back of Siam Square. P'Ekk2 was the teacher and taught Win everything he knows since grade 8.

Saturday, after my suprise (major) test, I went to Siam and searched for Peavey School of Music. I found Cresendo School of Music, a huge place that looked very busy, but no Peavey. With no luck finding the school I crossed the road and took my phone to MBK. Should I go to I-Mobile again? Maybe I'll look around at the cheaper and quicker phone-fixers. Long story short: 1 hour fix time became one week, they aren't sure if it will work again.

Yesterday, P'Ekk invited me to go to Siam Square for the hell of it. That little tiny Peavey sign P'Win had told me about really is at the far back corner of Siam Square. We passed it on the way coming in. P'Ekk and I went to the 3rd floor of the building (Peavey office), and asked for P'Ekk2. There were only three people in the office: a secretary, a student, and some guy who answered "and who are you?" while smiling a big grin. "P'Win told me to come and talk to P'Ekk ครับ". P'Ekk2 seems like a really calm and friendly guy. The office is tiny didn't have a large number of students like Cresendo. These seemed like good qualities to me: 1. Not in a rush to get me taugh and out the door. 2. Experienced (walls are filled with signed albums of his students, some of which I know). 3. Friendly enough to spend time talking to me about styles, my interests, where I studied... seems patient enough to put up with me learning from him. So, I signed up. P'Ekk might too, for bass lessons. I went for two nights a week with P'Ekk2, at their new building in Sam Yan which is right across the street from Paradox's store/studio. 1,200 baht I think, I don't remember. Thats $30 a month for private instructions twice a week. I'm excited.

But not too excited. Today I study for my ONE HOUR!! Intro to Statisics midterm tomorrow. I have to google the subjects I need to know. Our text book upon close inspection is made up of double-spaced, large font questions, but lacks the answers. Can you imagine taking a class where the teacher only asked questions, then called you stupid because you didn't have anywhere to learn the material. To say this is frustrating would be an understatement. This is the second time.