Well that's one for the "duh!" file. Color me all kinds of not shocked.

US citizen? Owe child support in excess of $2,500? Glad I won't be seeing you around here anymore! Honestly, that's one of the more irritating sorts of ex-pats. The guys who chase skirts all over HCMC and say that they can't go back home because they "owe taxes." Dudes, I grew ( Read more... )

Sometimes, being an English teacher makes you wanna run around the house singing like Henry Higgins.

Tonight was one of those nights.

Okay, these deeply stupid animals who live with us get wonderful canned food every day now. And, it's FISH.

So why the hell do they still lose their dubious amount of brains when I open a cannatuna?
Is there anything more exciting than writing course guides? No, I think not ( Read more... )

( God and His Brother are Coming to America )

My school is in District 4, which is accessible by a bridge, the highest point in HCM City, from just off the Lao area. The bridge is my daily annoyance. There aren't really any hills in town, just a long slow slopes toward the river, so the bridge even though it's not very tall, makes the only hill one is likely to encounter. You'd think that ( Read more... )

I had my first class with my new school tonight.

My friend the Limey was there too, to teach a couple of adult classes. Things were a little disorganized, which is typical with a new school. No teacher's book, no CD (they just began using the 3rd edition of Let's Go which is also very new), and the Limey was trotting up and down the stairs ( Read more... )

So, as I mentioned last night, I'm in my last week at my current school, and we've begun telling the parents and some children.

( All I Want is You )

So let's think, shall we, on what DOS Clueless could possibly say to me tonight about my last days at school that might possibly piss me off.

"Just a word... in your last classes, try not to get too emotional. It scares the children."

Oh okay, thanks, Mr Doesn't-Know-a-Damned-Thing-About-Classroom-Management. I'd like to thank you, Mr I-Think-I- ( Read more... )

Today I experienced reason #1,247 why I am leaving my current school.( Hey, those ranty-pants look GOOD on you! )

Okay, I managed to reorganize my private clients so that I now actually have One Day Off during the week. And that day is Friday.

In other news, last week I got a terrible, awful, dreadful, sad, and unfortunate book in the post from the fabulous princess335. I read it all in one terrible, awful, dreadful, sad, and unfortunate gulp ( Read more... )