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Post by Hildor on Jul 10, 2009 11:29:05 GMT
Now THAT'S something new ;D Luckily you don't have to lick this animal. Would've been difficult with those feathers.
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Post by LaFille on Jul 10, 2009 22:31:02 GMT
Awww, jang, don't get yourself burnt out, will ya? And I'm not sure a hangover would help to get through an even bigger teaching day. Sonar, erm not too much sand in the clothes when waking up?
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Post by twoheadedragon on Jul 11, 2009 7:06:22 GMT
@dragon: Cool, I hope it goes well. I assume the team is part of some joint effort designed to help feed the people and to impart methods on how to feed themselves(fishing, agriculture, quality of water, etc.)? Um, not really. It's our own effort (the 7 people are all ours ;D), and it's more centered on bringing Educational Materials for children (such as books, videos, etc., although I think we may be bringing some medical/food aid, but I'm not completely sure since I'm not on the team going there), plus doing seminars and counseling at the schools and orphanages we will visit. The material has all been sponsored by various supporters in Jakarta, when the trip is over (after the 21st) I will know the exact statistics.
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Post by janggut on Jul 12, 2009 8:21:45 GMT
@ 2-head-dragon -> God bless u, good man! @ Fille -> thanks. i think i'll manage somehow. @ Sonar Chix -> thanks for beer, i mean, BEER! ;D two bottles are more than enough for me. anyway, here's my new schedule; Monday: 9am-12nn (adult), 2:30-5pm (children) Tuesday: 9am-12nn (adult), 1-4pm (adult), 7-9pm (adult) Wednesday: 2:30-5pm (children), 7-9pm (children) Thursday: 9am-12nn (adult), 1-4pm (adult), 7-9pm (adult) Friday: 2:30-5pm (children) Saturday: 9am-12nn (adult) i teach English, mostly. for children, i teach Malay & English. as for adults, i teach general English as well as biz English. i'm handling varying levels; from elementary to intermediate & everything in between. thankfully i have a supportive colleague who's willing to show me the ropes. she's a great mentor.
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Post by Galadriel on Jul 12, 2009 21:23:52 GMT
Good luck Janggut, you will do fine and you wouldn't be such a great teacher if they didn't ask you to teach all these classes right?
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Post by janggut on Jul 13, 2009 4:43:20 GMT
i guess i could look at things that way, Gal, yes. thanks for the vote of confidence. (man, we really need a huggie smilie!)
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jul 13, 2009 4:57:06 GMT
Looks like a LOT of work, Jang! I just hope they're paying you for it! Good luck with it
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Post by The Sonar Chicken on Jul 13, 2009 9:58:26 GMT
Phew ... just came back from an outing with my aunt who'd travelled from America to Singapore. Very very tired. Conversation with her was quite interesting and civil though you know... typical American who thinks the world revolves around USA aka "The West". We walked around a couple of second-hand bookstores and uhm, guess what I found? This! ;D I DID feel the temptation of buying them but didn't get any though. Was a bit broke atm, haha. Sadly, I couldn't find the book I was looking for: I'd been hoping to get it second hand. Then, we'd lunch at a Vietnamese eatery. Now THAT'S something new ;D Luckily you don't have to lick this animal. Would've been difficult with those feathers. Hee hee... it sure would be! ;D @dragon: Oh? Do let me know how it went. Stuff like this can be interesting to hear about. @ janggut: Hmmm... just who got the bright idea to assign so many hours to you in some of the days? Plus, you're a new teacher, right? So they didn't let you adjust slowly eh? *pats him* Aww... oh well. Hope ya enjoy the beer slowly.
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Post by twoheadedragon on Jul 13, 2009 10:17:35 GMT
Hi everyone, the orphanage visit we did yesterday went very well! It's good to be back, I have a feeling it's somebody's birthday... @ Janggut: Thanks a lot, God bless you too! I'll be praying for you to adapt to your new schedule! @ Sonar: Yes, I'll be sure to post the statistics when I know them!
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Post by Galadriel on Jul 13, 2009 17:55:37 GMT
I can work nightshifts at the company where i started in april! Woohoo!! At least untill the end of july!
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Post by Dark Phoenix Rising on Jul 13, 2009 19:03:17 GMT
Congrats Gal
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Post by LaFille on Jul 13, 2009 22:45:48 GMT
Jang, wow, even in the weekend!? Good that it's mostly adult groups though... Will keep thinking of you. Sonar & THD, looks like you had an interesting time. Gal, congrats for the job, and I hope they'll keep you for more.
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Post by Gray Lensman on Jul 14, 2009 2:00:52 GMT
Jang: Looks like a busy schedule ahead... and I don't envy you that at all. I wish you well with it, and have no doubt you'll manage it well. Gal: Congrats for getting the job, and fingers crossed for it to last a good long while.
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Post by janggut on Jul 14, 2009 5:18:07 GMT
@ Gal -> u go, girl!! don't worry about how long it'll last. just do your best & enjoy each day. @ Sonar Chix -> hehehe!! nice books! wish i could get one of those in Malaysia. which is unlikely, as u know. @ everyone -> thanks 4 your concern. however i think i'll manage. i'll just go postal & mental when i need some release. ;D then i'll have some beer, thanks to Sonar Chix. ;D
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Post by twoheadedragon on Jul 14, 2009 9:20:53 GMT
@ Gal: Congrats, hope you manage well! @ Sonar Chicken: Nice books, but there's NO way of getting them here! @ Janggut: As a matter of fact, when there's a book we can't find here we ask somebody who's going on a trip to Malaysia to find the book for us there!
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Post by janggut on Jul 16, 2009 2:35:15 GMT
@ 2-headed dragon -> when it comes to books, yeah, i guess u can thank corruption. ;D @ everyone -> just got news that i've got permanent status for my current job at the college. received my confirmation letter this morning. more 'FUN' times ahead! WOOHOO!!!! ;D
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jul 16, 2009 2:42:47 GMT
Yay! Well done, Jang! And congratulations!
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Post by Hand-E-Food on Jul 16, 2009 4:23:33 GMT
Congratulation, Jang! ;D
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Post by janggut on Jul 16, 2009 5:59:38 GMT
thanks, EK & HEF. at work, they gave me a crappy PC. a CELERON!! 128MB!! running XP!! only to run out of memory once Windows is successfully loaded!! :bleep: so i brought my spare PC in. not too bad - P4 2.6GHz, 512MB RAM, Geforce FX5200, 80GB HD. enough to do office work & then some. since it's my personal PC, i don't have any license/rights for any software meant for the college PC's. so i had to use something totally new to me & it makes me feel like a total noob; thank God Ubuntu has Firefox & OpenOffice, which i need 4 my work.
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Post by Hildor on Jul 16, 2009 6:35:38 GMT
Is there no way to get you a better pc from work? In here it's not really understandable how you could have to use your own pc for work. That is when you use a computer a lot for work ofcourse.
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