Argentina wins, I lose!

Lots to say today, I might actually post twice... Lame?!

Thursday... Ever really look forward to an enjoyable evening only to have it blow up in your face? I know bunk about soccer, but I had a suspicious feeling Argentina was going to destroy Korea. !@# $@# was all pumped for the game, we decided that we'd watch it in 똥꼬 (literally means Asshole). I enjoy their bamboo booze, it tastes like cider, you get a ton of it for 4$, and it doesn't drop me like soju... Boy was I wrong?!

1 hour before the game, @#$ @#^ is shitting bricks (practically giving herself a heart attack). She's talking about having a feeling Korea is going to beat Argentina... So much for rationality!?

2 minutes into the game I knew Korea was going to be annihilated by Argentina, they couldn't maintain possession, they couldn't pass, they were children playing against men. $@# !@~ decided that drinking was a good way to cope with the stress of Korea getting their asses handed to them, so we ended up switching to soju... Long story shot, we ended up shitfaced at my home argueing about god knows what for 3 hours... Damn you Argentina?!

School sucked the next day, I try not to drink on weekdays as I actually respect my job and act professionally. Anyhow, I get a pass for being hungover that day because the rest of the schoolteachers were equally angry and hungover. I figured &$ @#% n me were through, but she appologized for going mental (she really was) and we just spent the weekend together relaxing and watching 3rd rock from the sun. I have absolutely NO money until I get paid, so when she suggested we go to a ShabuShabu restaurant, I countered with Kimbap... Cheap bastard?!

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My classes seem to be cancelled today for some unknown reason. At least 3 of them seem to be, I'm sure I'll be teaching grades 1,2 & 3 afterschool but that's just gravy. The kids have learned "How are you?" like little pros, and I didn't teach them that lame ass "I'm fine thank you, and you?" robot shit. They say "I'm very good" "I'm so hungry" (if it's before lunch time), "Not bad" (instead of fucking so-so). My students will get an imaginary punch in the face if they ever use so-so... Bad Teacher?!

Grade 3 is a different story, 지윤 is still making my class a nightmare. I'm not exactly sure how to deal with a student quite like her. We even have a new grade 2 student 소리, whom I was told hasn't smiled or spoken above a whisper since she began 1st grade. After a week I've got her singing and talking like the rest of my kids. I'm not going to give up. There's gotta be a way, and if there isn't a way I'll just have to do what I can to make the best of it... Resistance is futile!?

Weekends, Temples and Soccer

That's right, I said soccer. I teach my children about soccer, and they like to play soccer. I'm Canadian so i just go with what I've said all my life... ANYHOW?!

Watched the first game with @#$ $@! at a park near my place. Some newly minted politicians decided to set up a big screen as thanks to those who "voted" for them. It was quite nice! The Chopsticks joined us in watching S.A play to a draw. There was an entire pig being slow roasted on a BBQ made from 2 barrels split apart then welded together to form a MEGAQ, but you got such a small amount for 30$ it made me cry... RIP OFF!?

A grade 4 student 소연 just walked into class with a hangmans noose, and board eraser. She asks "Where do you live?" --- I thought she liked my class!!

We watched Korea beat Greece the following night at the same place. This time (obviously) it was packed with hundreds of Koreans. We had a little spot picked out, drank coffee and watched the game. I enjoyed it, but I know jack shit about soccer so I just went "ooo" when something good or bad happened. Oh, I also jumped up and cheered when Korea scored (didn't wanna slow the party).

We spent the weekend at my place (this time she told her mom she was staying in 섬연 with a friend) , it was awesome. Saturday we drove to Tongdosa temple and spent the afternoon walking around taking pictures and stuff. I love doing shit like that with someone! A real girlfriend is 10x more fulfilling than just some random chick you meet for a short dance in the forest... Whatchoo talkin 'bout SFP?!

Thanks to a great weekend, I've managed to do the impossible and shake off the mid-term funk I was in. I'm rocking my classes, well all except the grade 3 class. Those girls are stonefaced killers, especially 지윤. She's like possessed of the devil or something, she just sits there mumbling and making mean faces. She was so sweet last year too, I wonder what happened. Oh well can't win em all over!... LOVE ME DAMNIT?!

I've got 2 classes left today, gonna be no problem getting through them. Only question left on my mind is what to do after I'm done!... hmmmm?!

Midterm Blues

That's right, I'm kind of in a funk at school. It usually starts mid-late June and lasts until camps start...

The weather is just too fucking awesome, the beaches crying out for my attention, and I still haven't figured how to switch the system from heat to air conditioning (not that I use the A/C much anyhow). During this time I get tired of the same old shit I've done over the past 3 months. The only thing I enjoy doing now is planning the summer camps for the coming break, of which I have 3 this year... Vacation stealing Cocksuckers?!

After camps have finished, and I get my meager vacation, the batteries have been fully regarged and I'm ready to get back to the job with a vengeance.

This year we're doing a neat little lesson on 'Parachutes'. I'm going to have a little contest after for each team, involving a die cast metal soldier figurine, and maybe we'll send fido into the atmosphere as well but I'm Not sure yet. Fido will be plastic and much lighter than G.I Jeong, after they've designed and completed their 'chutes it's up to the roof to lauch our army. We'll combine the descent time for their 2 drops, and the team with the overall slowest descent time wins. Despite the low speaking level of my students, there's so much useable English I can teach them with this I'm having a hard time figuring out how I wanna do it!

Mini olympics, Cake decorating, Shoebox dioramas, Phonics, and making a movie are also on the agenda for this year. I'm a little bit annoyed that my new VP is a pussy and refuses to give me any of the perks I had last year (lots of extra time off, no desk warming etc...) but whatever. I enjoy my job, and the students make me happy... SFP 화이팅?!?!

OH Noes not another one...

So I should probably start taking bets on how long this new girl and I will last. It has potential, but then again I say that often enough! We've spent entirely too much time together since we've met. It could also burn out as fast as it started up, which I hope doesn't happen. It's strange, because she was the one instigating everything, I just kinda rode her wave (nice wave!!)... REAL nice wave?!

I hope I get to see her tonight, otherwise we'll probably meet up in 광알리 tomorrow for some KOREA vs. GREECE madness. Sorry to all you Greeks out there but Korea is going to smash you. I'm really looking forward to Argentina vs Korea. That will be a wild game I'm sure, I told my students I think Argentina will win... they got pissed!

Oh the stories I have about @#$ @#$ and me from last week... !?:)?!