Children's Day 09
Interesting discovery: between the time I turn my computer on and have entered my password for Vista and the time EVERYTHING on my desktop has loaded and the computer is no longer doing that funny high-pitched-angry-cus-you're-making-me-work whir, I have time to knit a row on my latest Snuggles blanket.
This is my only holiday between Seolnal (January) and summer vacay (July) and the hedgies woke me up at 2 and 6. High on the agenda today: two ferret balls and a much bigger cage. Other items: finish the Kitty book and pack some surprises for the recipient (done), three ATCs for the senders' choice/quik turnaround swaps, my application to Hyupsung University, starting on the build-a-pizza and hopefully a siesta this afternoon. I've lost way too much sleep the last few nights and am getting headachey from it.
A friend asked me to go with her to hypnobirthing classes today. I really don't want to. While this particular friend is in a bad situation with very little support around her, her personality has a lot to do with this and it is incredibly difficult to be sympathetic and try to lend some support to someone when they are abrasive, defensive and aggressive whenever you ask them to explain what they're planning to do. Case in point - I asked about the qualifications of the hypnobirthing teacher and got a 'don't be so skeptical' retort. I'm not. But comments like that definitely make me feel like being skeptical!
Interesting discovery at work yesterday: other teachers are also unhappy about our new 'break schedule' as they didn't hear the manager when she said it doesn't count towards their teaching hours. While they don't earn as much overtime as I do (my contract is structured differently, as is one other teacher's), they still stand to lose out. I got jack of being quietly upset yesterday and while I still haven't spoken to the manager I did speak to the other teachers and made it clear that I am tired of fighting, tired of the school pulling shady deals on us, tired of being the bad guy and being seen as the one who makes trouble. I spoke to the head teacher and asked if the scheme was open for negotiation, she said no. She also finally showed her true colors as there was not a flicker of surprise on her countenance when after a short exchange I called the school on it's financial as opposed to welfare-based reasons for the new breaks.
Talk about every man for himself.
Final exam for Korean class on Wednesday! Excited and a bit scared. I will be glad to have a bit of a break after this though as the SnB has moved to Mondays for this month so I will be able to do that instead... these extracurriculars are doing wonders. I'm loving the commitments I have going at the moment.
Whew. OK Will leave this for now. Will try to make future posts shorter as I've posted a few mammoth ones recently. Anyone reading this from/in Korea, happy children's day =)
This is my only holiday between Seolnal (January) and summer vacay (July) and the hedgies woke me up at 2 and 6. High on the agenda today: two ferret balls and a much bigger cage. Other items: finish the Kitty book and pack some surprises for the recipient (done), three ATCs for the senders' choice/quik turnaround swaps, my application to Hyupsung University, starting on the build-a-pizza and hopefully a siesta this afternoon. I've lost way too much sleep the last few nights and am getting headachey from it.
A friend asked me to go with her to hypnobirthing classes today. I really don't want to. While this particular friend is in a bad situation with very little support around her, her personality has a lot to do with this and it is incredibly difficult to be sympathetic and try to lend some support to someone when they are abrasive, defensive and aggressive whenever you ask them to explain what they're planning to do. Case in point - I asked about the qualifications of the hypnobirthing teacher and got a 'don't be so skeptical' retort. I'm not. But comments like that definitely make me feel like being skeptical!
Interesting discovery at work yesterday: other teachers are also unhappy about our new 'break schedule' as they didn't hear the manager when she said it doesn't count towards their teaching hours. While they don't earn as much overtime as I do (my contract is structured differently, as is one other teacher's), they still stand to lose out. I got jack of being quietly upset yesterday and while I still haven't spoken to the manager I did speak to the other teachers and made it clear that I am tired of fighting, tired of the school pulling shady deals on us, tired of being the bad guy and being seen as the one who makes trouble. I spoke to the head teacher and asked if the scheme was open for negotiation, she said no. She also finally showed her true colors as there was not a flicker of surprise on her countenance when after a short exchange I called the school on it's financial as opposed to welfare-based reasons for the new breaks.
Talk about every man for himself.
Final exam for Korean class on Wednesday! Excited and a bit scared. I will be glad to have a bit of a break after this though as the SnB has moved to Mondays for this month so I will be able to do that instead... these extracurriculars are doing wonders. I'm loving the commitments I have going at the moment.
Whew. OK Will leave this for now. Will try to make future posts shorter as I've posted a few mammoth ones recently. Anyone reading this from/in Korea, happy children's day =)