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XDawn
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Ack1027
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On May 22 2008 20:01 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote: i still remember you, DoubleStorm ? If you were referring to me I think you have the wrong person in mind. | ||
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
On May 23 2008 01:56 XDawn wrote: Please don't result to Korean fashion - which is kiddy as fuck and looks absolutely stupid. lol angry much? I've lived in the states for the majority of my life so it looks different to me too. It's just 2 months. | ||
LosingID8
CA10824 Posts
On May 23 2008 01:56 XDawn wrote: Please don't result to Korean fashion - which is kiddy as fuck and looks absolutely stupid. some korean clothing looks really good | ||
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FreeZEternal
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proA.June91
Vietnam445 Posts
great :D gl with your career :D | ||
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Ack1027
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FakeSteve[TPR]
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On May 23 2008 06:02 Ack1027 wrote: ? If you were referring to me I think you have the wrong person in mind. haha oh right you used to be bahamut something not doublestorm | ||
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
This is actually the first time I got a hold of a computer. I'm in Pyeongtaek at my g-ma's house atm. I start my job on Monday and I had a meeting with the principal at the school I'll be working at. It went pretty smooth I guess. I have to admit, even though I know how to respond to people I still find myself being nervous because back in the States there are very few people I actually speak strictly Korean with. Anyway, I'm pretty excited about starting work, the schedule they gave me isn't so bad. I figured I would probably be assisting an existing teacher but they actually put me in charge of 17, third and fourth graders and 18 fifth and sixth graders. I don't really have experience as a teacher, but my mom was a Korean school teacher in the states for 20 years and I did work at a kids daycare for a few months. Hopefully it won't be too bad, I'm just having some trouble thinking of ideas of how to make class fun for the kids when I'm teaching by myself. Apparently, the last teacher they had spoke English well but knew close to no Korean so the kids were bored and didn't learn anything. Btw I fucking love lan centers here. $1 an hour, sup? I haven't taken that many pictures so far, but I'll be sure to include them in the next post I can. I don't actually have a computer at my grandma's house because well...let's say my family in this part of Korea survives on the basics. The house doesn't even have warm water for showers etc. I don't mind it too much though, I actually wake up in the mornings and shit with ice cold water splashed on me. [Imagine Rocky in Russia training for Draco -___- ] I'm probably gonna visit Seoul next weekend because I'm just gonna stay here and prepare to start work on Monday. I'm gonna meet up with some friends and maybe even meet up with Susie from TL! I guess I'll end with a semi-funny/debacle story: So my plane arrived at Incheon about an hour early, which is extremely rare. I mean planes never fucking arrive early. Anyway, I'm sitting there waiting for my aunt to come meet me but she's about 50 minutes away so she says just to chill for a bit. I call up some friends, take a short nap and listen to some music etc. After about 40 mins I call her again to see where she is and to tell her where to meet me. She arrives shortly after, while I'm on the pay-phone calling her. I recognize her and because I waited so long I was happy to see her. I gave her a hug and she thought I would be hungry so we went downstairs to the food area and bought dinner. Anyway while waiting for food I feel around in my pockets and I can't find my cell phone. To clarify, I was using my cell phone to look up Korean numbers and actually using the airport pay phones to make the call. So after thinking for about 5 min I finally figure out where I must have left it and I dip upstairs to try and find it. Of course, it's not there. So I run around asking people nearby and this lady says she saw some airport employee pick it up and says I should check lost and found. I go to information desk and ask where lost and found is, shit WOULD BE at the other side of the airport. So I run over there and talk to the lady and she's says nobody has turned in a phone yet. Anyway, to get to where I am now, Pyeongtaek it takes about 2 and a half hours by bus and since it was getting late I couldn't really wait around for my phone to show up. My aunt bought me the bus ticket and said she left her number with the lost and found office so if my phone showed up she said she would let me know. So there I am sitting on the bus, kinda pissed because I'd like to say I'm pretty organized and when I lose important stuff like my phone I get really annoyed and it's all I can think about. I'm thinking wow this bus ride is fucking long. Eventually I fall asleep....I get woken up by the loudspeaker and the driver saying that the bus has arrived at Pyeontaek-Songtan. So in my hazy state I get off the bus and take out my luggage. Anyway, the bus leaves and I carry my bags to the station and when my eyes finally refocus I realize I got off one stop too early and I'm at some really shady bus station. At this point it was like 10:30 PM or some shit and I was afraid there would be no more buses coming to take me to Pyeongtaek. I had some spare change so I decided to call someone but THEN I REALIZED I LOST ALL THE NUMBERS RELEVANT TO KOREA IN MY CELL PHONE. Anyway, after about 15 minutes of guessing I figured out my aunt's number because I had called her 3 times at the airport and asked her if there were any more buses coming, and OF COURSE as soon as I ask her the bus for Pyeongtaek arrives at the station. When I met my uncle he said my aunt called and found the person who found my phone and that she would be mailing it to Pyeongtaek. Sigh....other than that my trip so far has been ok the jet lag and stuff hasn't effected me yet. This post turned out a lot longer than I thought but hey I figured you might as well get a chance to laugh at me since I probably posted boring stuff before that haha. Later TL! | ||
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Elric
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Rekrul
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Rekrul
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Rekrul
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thedeadhaji
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On May 23 2008 22:59 FreeZEternal wrote: I hate how everybody in Korea wears the same clothes, have the same accessories, and girls all look the same cuz they go to the same doctor to get plastic surgery -.-;;;;;;;;;;;;; at least they dont all look the same + are butt ugly + all have dyed brown poop-colored hair as in Japan! | ||
lilsusie
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On May 30 2008 20:49 Rekrul wrote: And my english teacher comments were directed towards the average white male teaching english in Korea. Not all of them either, but most. You'll probably learn soon enough. Average white male working in Seoul are also different from the ones who teach out in the boonies. =/ | ||
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Heen
Korea (South)2178 Posts
 gogo uswestI can't really give any advice on teaching english in Korea since I've never done it myself but a close friend of my taught college students english for 2 months and from what I could tell getting everyone to participate > actually teaching english makes you a better teacher. Yea, fuck Korean fashion  Shopping at places like 동대문 is such a bitch because the shop owners try to sell you really gay looking shit, passing them off as trendy. Just last week I went to get a pair of jeans and that bitch kept trying to get me to where tight ass jeans that make you look tall and skinny but faggy as hell -_- | ||
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Luddite
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