Guest author Oliver Phommavanh visited Aquinas College on Tuesday 24 July 2012. A stand up comedian and teacher, Oliver writes funny books for Middle School students. His books Thai-riffic, Con-nerd and Punchlines are available in the Aquinas College Library.

On Tuesday, Oliver shared a non-Thai pizza lunch with about 30 students, then he told some of his literary adventures to Year 8 students in two sessions before meeting Gold Coast teacher-librarians and English teachers for a Thai dinner.

Students learned some Thai language, that not all Thai people like Thai food, the boys learned that they wear the Thai flag on their socks everyday, that it’s OK to be different and even a little bit random! Oliver talked about being a stand up comedian on the Footy Show, being a writer, how he first got published and even about which parts of his books are based on his life.

A big thank you to Oliver for making Aquinas his only stop on the Gold Coast. We’re really looking forward to reading his next two books!