...because I should have been wearing the one that Andrea sent me. I'd need something underneath, as it is quite the display of cleavage, but what it says on it would speak volumes.
Seriously? Seriously!
I have joked a lot lately about the changes my schedule goes through. I do seriously get a new schedule at least daily, if not more often. It's getting kinda crazy - though it's great for me, as I now refuse to prep in advance thus saving myself time, because I never know if there would be any point to it.
Today Ms. Hong walked in, 40 minutes into the first day of a first grade class.
"Amanda teacher, we have changed the class. You will be reading and vocab teacher, not writing and grammar."
"Ummm.... ok. Tomorrow?"
"Now."
"Riiiight. Can I have the books then?"
So, seriously? What is going on these days? When did they become impossible for the office staff to schedule things properly and logically?
Monday, July 06, 2009
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Reading and Spreadsheets, Oh My!
Have you seen the 1001 Book List?
I was just doing it and it's hilarious how many titles I can't recall if I've read or just heard of. I have to keep googling summaries!
I've read 64 of the recent list and 9 of the removed books, I think. There are a couple more that I might have read, but I got fed up with all the googling.
I was just doing it and it's hilarious how many titles I can't recall if I've read or just heard of. I have to keep googling summaries!
I've read 64 of the recent list and 9 of the removed books, I think. There are a couple more that I might have read, but I got fed up with all the googling.
Friday, July 03, 2009
Odds & Ends
More odd than ends, really, but here they are.
* My fourth grader Apple channeled Yoda today: "There's no almost in here. Just finished and not finished."
* I am such a subway slacker. I almost never take it. Then I did (to Itaewon after work) and bumped into someone I know, got asked for directions by a gaggle of Korean teenagers and saw someone straightening her hair in the subway bathroom.
* On my way to Padraic's goodbye drinks at Bar Bliss I took the wrong staircase. Though it should have been parallel to where I needed to be, it somehow wasn't. This is why hashers refer to Korea as being "not quite right."
* The other day I went to Seoul Station to book a bunch of tickets for Mudfest next weekend. I also ate at McDonalds and then got a smoothie at Smoothie King. They're right, anything else IS just juice.
* I wonder if consuming a drink from Nutritional Lifestyle Center will cancel out eating at the Our Food Will Make You Fat and Unhealthy Center.
* I got train tickets, paid a bill, and transfered money to Canada all in one two hour break. Imagine if I was that effective all the time.
* I hadn't even heard of Charlotte, North Carolina utnil I read the Bones novels and it seems from 4th grade social studies that perhaps it's actually quite an important city.
* The same textbook, however, mentioned Cuba being near the Florida Keys and said nothing else. Nothing about, say, Americans not being able to so much as go there or smoke Cuban cigars.
* I've noted down the words leaf and elephant on the list of things I was going to mention in the post and I don't have any idea why.
* If we hadn't changed Ann Murray as an answer, we would have won the Canadian quiz at Philies. However, drinking Caesars at RMT and getting a free beer for being Canadian, along with listening to "Canada is Really Big", "Barrett's Privateers", and the national anthem was enough to keep me out until 2:30.
* Thursday's 12 hours of teaching sucked more than a little.
* Apparently Clamato is 99.9% free of clams. I find that odd.
* From a listening quiz: "Do you get much exercise, Joey? Sure. I walk to MacDonalds."
* I have some students who like to use the word peanut as a codeword for penis. It's annoying, though with Valentino's accent, "Peanuts are my favourite food" followed by "Fire in the bum hole" caused me to giggle like a 12-year old boy.
* Americans are as obsessed with the Arctic as Canadians, judging by the number of times I've read about the Iditarod, Balto, or Storm.
* My shoes may have matched all week, but one morning I boiled water, put coffee in the cafetiere, but neglected to bring the two together. The sadness I felt when I got out of the shower and realised there wasn't coffee ready far surpasses my emotional reaction to MJ's death.
* 1984 and Lord of the Flies are more fascinating when you are older and can see more of the connections to everything else.
* That said, reading 1984 in the shadow of North Korea leads to some interesting discussions. And caused me to register with my embassy.
* Some people are freeloaders and you may feel like your head will explode when you realise they will not replace the shit they borrowed from you and did not return, but it's probably best to let it go and just remember that those people can't be trusted.
* Schedule changes twice a day seem to be the new norm. I'm getting really good at rolling with the punches.
* Make love, not war.
* My fourth grader Apple channeled Yoda today: "There's no almost in here. Just finished and not finished."
* I am such a subway slacker. I almost never take it. Then I did (to Itaewon after work) and bumped into someone I know, got asked for directions by a gaggle of Korean teenagers and saw someone straightening her hair in the subway bathroom.
* On my way to Padraic's goodbye drinks at Bar Bliss I took the wrong staircase. Though it should have been parallel to where I needed to be, it somehow wasn't. This is why hashers refer to Korea as being "not quite right."
* The other day I went to Seoul Station to book a bunch of tickets for Mudfest next weekend. I also ate at McDonalds and then got a smoothie at Smoothie King. They're right, anything else IS just juice.
* I wonder if consuming a drink from Nutritional Lifestyle Center will cancel out eating at the Our Food Will Make You Fat and Unhealthy Center.
* I got train tickets, paid a bill, and transfered money to Canada all in one two hour break. Imagine if I was that effective all the time.
* I hadn't even heard of Charlotte, North Carolina utnil I read the Bones novels and it seems from 4th grade social studies that perhaps it's actually quite an important city.
* The same textbook, however, mentioned Cuba being near the Florida Keys and said nothing else. Nothing about, say, Americans not being able to so much as go there or smoke Cuban cigars.
* I've noted down the words leaf and elephant on the list of things I was going to mention in the post and I don't have any idea why.
* If we hadn't changed Ann Murray as an answer, we would have won the Canadian quiz at Philies. However, drinking Caesars at RMT and getting a free beer for being Canadian, along with listening to "Canada is Really Big", "Barrett's Privateers", and the national anthem was enough to keep me out until 2:30.
* Thursday's 12 hours of teaching sucked more than a little.
* Apparently Clamato is 99.9% free of clams. I find that odd.
* From a listening quiz: "Do you get much exercise, Joey? Sure. I walk to MacDonalds."
* I have some students who like to use the word peanut as a codeword for penis. It's annoying, though with Valentino's accent, "Peanuts are my favourite food" followed by "Fire in the bum hole" caused me to giggle like a 12-year old boy.
* Americans are as obsessed with the Arctic as Canadians, judging by the number of times I've read about the Iditarod, Balto, or Storm.
* My shoes may have matched all week, but one morning I boiled water, put coffee in the cafetiere, but neglected to bring the two together. The sadness I felt when I got out of the shower and realised there wasn't coffee ready far surpasses my emotional reaction to MJ's death.
* 1984 and Lord of the Flies are more fascinating when you are older and can see more of the connections to everything else.
* That said, reading 1984 in the shadow of North Korea leads to some interesting discussions. And caused me to register with my embassy.
* Some people are freeloaders and you may feel like your head will explode when you realise they will not replace the shit they borrowed from you and did not return, but it's probably best to let it go and just remember that those people can't be trusted.
* Schedule changes twice a day seem to be the new norm. I'm getting really good at rolling with the punches.
* Make love, not war.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
I'm Concerned
Who's going to stroke Mrs. Slocum's pussy now that she's dead?
I know what the hash response would be.
My name is Jack, na na na na na na...
I know what the hash response would be.
My name is Jack, na na na na na na...
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Well, That Doesn't Seem Legal
Apparently Korean hagwons are quite concerned that all of us dirty foreigners are going to infect the Korean populace with swine flu. At first there were just some teachers in quarantine. Then there were the bosses who wanted their foreign staff to refrain from socializing with other foreigners. Now I've started hearing about schools who are insisting that they will fire teachers or dock their pay if they leave the country on vacations this summer.
Koreans are still going on holiday, of course. And my students haven't taken up washing their hands after they pee. But forcing teachers to stay in country during their incredibly short vacation time is totally going to save the country from a pandemic.
Perhaps the hagwon owners need to watch this.
Koreans are still going on holiday, of course. And my students haven't taken up washing their hands after they pee. But forcing teachers to stay in country during their incredibly short vacation time is totally going to save the country from a pandemic.
Perhaps the hagwon owners need to watch this.
Monday, June 29, 2009
These are the kinds of emails I get from Hashers...
Missing, One bedpan, silver colored. Has beer and chicken stains. Names of known alcoholics on back. Last seen near bags during GS's on out run last Saturday afternoon. REWARD PAID IN ALCOHOL FOR PROMPT RECOVERY. No questions asked.
found on a blog page....... ""We were halfway down the yellow line at nine-o-clock when agargantuan foreigner draped in a multi-colored woolen poncho, cowboyhat, and known only as Bone, suggested having ..........."" Who could it be????
If you want, I'll lead the pack this weekend. I've never been to the spot, ran really fast or regularlly woken up sober on Sunday morning. If anybody else wants to join, let me know. Let me know either by email xxxx@hotmail.com, hand phone -010-xxxx-xxxx, DSN: xxxx-xxxx, snail mail - xxx-x Bonporo, Yongsan Gu,Seoul, ROK, facebook - xxxx xxxx, skype - xxxx80, hash space - !@*!?@*, super spy - chalked mail box outside front gate in Uijoenbu, spot light - giant upside down penis in the middle of a cloudy night or stripper gram - on my lap.
found on a blog page....... ""We were halfway down the yellow line at nine-o-clock when agargantuan foreigner draped in a multi-colored woolen poncho, cowboyhat, and known only as Bone, suggested having ..........."" Who could it be????
If you want, I'll lead the pack this weekend. I've never been to the spot, ran really fast or regularlly woken up sober on Sunday morning. If anybody else wants to join, let me know. Let me know either by email xxxx@hotmail.com, hand phone -010-xxxx-xxxx, DSN: xxxx-xxxx, snail mail - xxx-x Bonporo, Yongsan Gu,Seoul, ROK, facebook - xxxx xxxx, skype - xxxx80, hash space - !@*!?@*, super spy - chalked mail box outside front gate in Uijoenbu, spot light - giant upside down penis in the middle of a cloudy night or stripper gram - on my lap.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Today is 80's Themed
Facebook is my major source of news these days - it's certainly how I found out about Michael Jackson's death. Everyone is posting things, some of them commenting on his less-than-stellar aspects. Many people seem to think there is something bad about that.
But, you know, I'm reading 1984. And not just reading it, but teaching it, so I have to pay close attention and explain how the system in the novel works. One of the three main pillars is the mutability of the past.
Michael Jackson made some good music. Then he possibly molested a lot of children and did some very odd things to his appearance. Ignoring that aspect of him isn't polite, in my opinion, so much as it disrespects him by immediately trying to rewrite the past to be more favourable upon his death.
Criticism of public figures upon or after their death doesn't strike me as a negative. Far worse is to be silent about the bad things of the past, as that results in their continuation in the future.
But, you know, I'm reading 1984. And not just reading it, but teaching it, so I have to pay close attention and explain how the system in the novel works. One of the three main pillars is the mutability of the past.
Michael Jackson made some good music. Then he possibly molested a lot of children and did some very odd things to his appearance. Ignoring that aspect of him isn't polite, in my opinion, so much as it disrespects him by immediately trying to rewrite the past to be more favourable upon his death.
Criticism of public figures upon or after their death doesn't strike me as a negative. Far worse is to be silent about the bad things of the past, as that results in their continuation in the future.
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