Yes, you've read it right!
The phrase came from my dad, actually. He was concerned that I didn't enjoy teaching one of my students, so one day, he suddenly asked me "Have you fired your student yet?" Funny, isn't it? ^_^
I am glad to say that I am no longer teaching Baito-kun(a nickname my friends and I came up for him. "Baito" means "part time" in Jap, and "Kun" is just a way of addressing a guy, like "san" for example), and I can say that there's no love loss in this case. No big loss when it comes to money too, he was such a "kecchi" (miser) person and he dared think that just because he was paying, he could order me around like I'm his personal slave or something. Typical Jap guy (or the steoreotype ones, perhaps I should say), who doesn't know how to treat the opposite sex well. No wonder gender studies in Japan is becoming more and more popular.
Anyways, moral of the story is that one has a right to even fire students, if said student(s) is(are) not interested in learning. hohoho
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Christmas plans
Hello!!
Wow, time flies. It's already the end of November. I think I should get started for the end of year speech... might take me a while ^_~
So people, what's up for Christmas? I know that some of you are heading home, wish I was too, but I'm gonna go off to Paris instead, even better, although am sorries that I will be missing so many of you.... *sob*
YY, should I come visit you this time? Keep me posted!
As for everyone else, just to remind you that I start my final year next April. IF you want to come visit me, better do it before I leave here....
Wow, time flies. It's already the end of November. I think I should get started for the end of year speech... might take me a while ^_~
So people, what's up for Christmas? I know that some of you are heading home, wish I was too, but I'm gonna go off to Paris instead, even better, although am sorries that I will be missing so many of you.... *sob*
YY, should I come visit you this time? Keep me posted!
As for everyone else, just to remind you that I start my final year next April. IF you want to come visit me, better do it before I leave here....
Monday, November 20, 2006
rainy days and mondays always make me cry~~~
Hands up those who know the Carpenters. Ah, the days of childhood. Somehow, this song got stuck in my head today, and how fitting it is to reality! It's a Monday, and it was raining in the morning, a token from yesterday's shower. On top of it, been feeling kinda depressed lately, due to various reasons (so far I've gotten different possible reasons from other people ^_^) I say it's the weather, and that I'm overworked but underpaid, and that I want a change of air, sort out my life, and decide what to do for my future. So yeah, lots of heavy stuff going around, and the people who are supposed to be there are never there. Me is disappointed, to the max. Dunno if I should laugh, shrugh it off, cry, be upset, or be angry. I guess any adjectives work depending on my mood of the day. Any votes to cast?
Another 13mins and I will get off work. Gotta rush back to school to do a bit of Noh and then, have an English class with my horrible student. I just wanna go home and sleep, but still got homework waiting for me. Just found out that I used the wrong data for my research class, now I've gotta redo everything by tomorrow noon for I'm up for a mid-term presentation that very day!! grr...
irritated me
Another 13mins and I will get off work. Gotta rush back to school to do a bit of Noh and then, have an English class with my horrible student. I just wanna go home and sleep, but still got homework waiting for me. Just found out that I used the wrong data for my research class, now I've gotta redo everything by tomorrow noon for I'm up for a mid-term presentation that very day!! grr...
irritated me
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
London #3
With Nisha in Oxford Street... after a day of shopping ^_~
Sherlock Holmes museum!!!!!!!!!!! 221b Baker street (it's true!!)
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
1st rejection
3rd year students have it hard over here. We spend two sem getting all the credits we need so that one can devote oneself to writing the graduation paper during the 4th year. However, one is also required to spend the 3rd year either job-hunting, or preparing for grad school.
I am still so uncertain whether I want to work or continue studying. I'm already behind the official job hunting schedule, cos over here, they hire by bulk a year in advance, for everyone enters the company in April only on the year we graduate. Weird system I know. Anyways, I am so so lost that I even have trouble with internship applications. Just got my 1st rejection today *sob sob*
This is going to be a tough winter...
I am still so uncertain whether I want to work or continue studying. I'm already behind the official job hunting schedule, cos over here, they hire by bulk a year in advance, for everyone enters the company in April only on the year we graduate. Weird system I know. Anyways, I am so so lost that I even have trouble with internship applications. Just got my 1st rejection today *sob sob*
This is going to be a tough winter...
Monday, November 13, 2006
carrefour rocks!
Yes, Carrefour, the French supermart absolutely rocks ^_^ Going to Carrefour for us deprived people over here is like going for an outing, rain or shine...lolz ... Finally last Sat, we went to Carrefour, and the French ppl who came along declared us to be in France. *laughs* I guess it's like the Amerians with Cosco (I have seen it too, believe me!). I wonder what would make M'sians like that, perhaps mamak stores? LOL
Back to the subject of Saturday. Well, we got dinner there(two whole chickens!), red wine, cider, and my French friend Joan got his ingredients for a French dessert! He made us a Bordeaux speciality, something similar to the tarte tartin. It tasted great, but he forgot the whipped cream!!!!
So we had loads of fun, cooking, eating, and we even ended the evening with poker, ha! Was my first time, it was loads fun. Next weekend I want to go for karaoke, and we've got another dinner lined up already...hohoho...
moral of d story? Great fun, but yours truly fears that she has put on just a bit of weight from that night..... (I can imagine reactions now...)
Back to the subject of Saturday. Well, we got dinner there(two whole chickens!), red wine, cider, and my French friend Joan got his ingredients for a French dessert! He made us a Bordeaux speciality, something similar to the tarte tartin. It tasted great, but he forgot the whipped cream!!!!
So we had loads of fun, cooking, eating, and we even ended the evening with poker, ha! Was my first time, it was loads fun. Next weekend I want to go for karaoke, and we've got another dinner lined up already...hohoho...
moral of d story? Great fun, but yours truly fears that she has put on just a bit of weight from that night..... (I can imagine reactions now...)
Thursday, October 12, 2006
aucun subjet
hellos!
Looking at my last post... it has been almost a month! wow... time flies. can't believe that I am now back in wonderful Japan and on top of it, classes have begun..yucks! haha...
The winter semester is always business and business and business. The lecturers just don't care that students are trying to recover from 2 months of idling... Can't believe that I even had an exam at the end of the summer hols! Darn my faculty for their weird tastes.
Good news for me: less classes this sem! yippie! but more work...boo! well, must be a balance somewhere. At least technically, I now have more time to work, more time to procrastinate, more time to.... no ideas.. maybe I might actually make more effort to go out, if the weather agrees with me. haha!
Speaking of new sem, new students! The yearly cycle for the exchange students. Seems that there are some rather interesting people this time round. I've only met the French speaking people (typically me, lolz. Gotta practice all the time now!).
And lastly, happy belated birthday Su! I know that it's a week late..sorries about that! hope it was great ^_^
signing off, J
Looking at my last post... it has been almost a month! wow... time flies. can't believe that I am now back in wonderful Japan and on top of it, classes have begun..yucks! haha...
The winter semester is always business and business and business. The lecturers just don't care that students are trying to recover from 2 months of idling... Can't believe that I even had an exam at the end of the summer hols! Darn my faculty for their weird tastes.
Good news for me: less classes this sem! yippie! but more work...boo! well, must be a balance somewhere. At least technically, I now have more time to work, more time to procrastinate, more time to.... no ideas.. maybe I might actually make more effort to go out, if the weather agrees with me. haha!
Speaking of new sem, new students! The yearly cycle for the exchange students. Seems that there are some rather interesting people this time round. I've only met the French speaking people (typically me, lolz. Gotta practice all the time now!).
And lastly, happy belated birthday Su! I know that it's a week late..sorries about that! hope it was great ^_^
signing off, J
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
The last leg of the race
I think I deserve to take part in the Amazing Race, I am sure that I will be able to compete in that without much problems. Heck, might even win!
Can't believe that I am almost at the end of my travel, 7 long glorious weeks of wandering (almost) around Europe. Just the other day, I realised that I've actually taken all possible modes of transportations! Planes, trains, subways, trams, funiculars, boats, cars! You name it and I would have done it already. I even managed to use all 3 of Paris's airports! Crazy. Yes, indeed when I look back at what I have done, I can't believe I actually did them.
Am now in England. Can't even remember the time I started wanting to come here. It is like a dream to be here. Visiting monuments and areas of names that I know so well but yet have never been to is just a fantastic experience. I only wished that I had enough time, energy and money to visit Stratford-upon-Avon, Stonehenge, Oxford etc. I will have to come back here another time. For now I am contented to be just in London, to see the Phantom, to visit Madame Tussauds (absolutely amazing!), the British Museum. The best part? NO language problem, yeah! lolz... brilliant!
Photos of Venice below, check it out!
cheers, J
Can't believe that I am almost at the end of my travel, 7 long glorious weeks of wandering (almost) around Europe. Just the other day, I realised that I've actually taken all possible modes of transportations! Planes, trains, subways, trams, funiculars, boats, cars! You name it and I would have done it already. I even managed to use all 3 of Paris's airports! Crazy. Yes, indeed when I look back at what I have done, I can't believe I actually did them.
Am now in England. Can't even remember the time I started wanting to come here. It is like a dream to be here. Visiting monuments and areas of names that I know so well but yet have never been to is just a fantastic experience. I only wished that I had enough time, energy and money to visit Stratford-upon-Avon, Stonehenge, Oxford etc. I will have to come back here another time. For now I am contented to be just in London, to see the Phantom, to visit Madame Tussauds (absolutely amazing!), the British Museum. The best part? NO language problem, yeah! lolz... brilliant!
Photos of Venice below, check it out!
cheers, J
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Norway 25th-30th Aug
Norway.... land of Vikings and of trolls... of terrible tales and heroic voyages. Also a land of fjords and wonderful sceneries that only New Zealand can rival with.
Bergen is Norway's 2nd largest city, after Oslo. But it is so different from Oslo. It seems that Bergens to not consider themselves to be part of Norway.... or so the tour guide said as we took a quick bus tour around the city's attractions. Must be the region thing, which is not at all uncommon in Europe.
So here are some photos to titilate your senses... and a quick note to the last few photos on food... in order... whale meat, reindeer, and moose. Yes, you have read it correctly... those 3 are Norway's specialities... ^_^
Yours trolly.... J
Bergen is Norway's 2nd largest city, after Oslo. But it is so different from Oslo. It seems that Bergens to not consider themselves to be part of Norway.... or so the tour guide said as we took a quick bus tour around the city's attractions. Must be the region thing, which is not at all uncommon in Europe.
So here are some photos to titilate your senses... and a quick note to the last few photos on food... in order... whale meat, reindeer, and moose. Yes, you have read it correctly... those 3 are Norway's specialities... ^_^
Yours trolly.... J
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