livin' with seoul: it's my blog & i'll moan if i want 2

it’s day 2, week 3 of ck, part vii... & i haven’t really much 2 say. well, i haven't really many positive things 2 say. things haven’t changed all that much since i last reported – okay so i might just have hinted - on how a lot of my teachers (but thankfully not all of them) don’t seem 2 know their arse from their elbow... what 2 lines are... how 2 read a clock... manage less than a dozen korean kids... stick 2 straightforward schedules... pass me without the need 2 ask a question... & where they left their common sense (i’m being kind 2 them by assuming they had it @ some stage previous 2 coming 2 kool-rea). & no, i’m not being over critical. remember, i haven’t always been the boss. nope, i 2 have been a ck teacher... 4 times before... so i know better than most how easy a gig being a ck teacher is. but not even that helps me understand how seemingly mature adults – the majority of them with vast amounts of teaching experience – struggle with a ck stint. i guess i shouldn’t complain 2 much. i mean, it could be worse... every teacher could be a retard, not just most of them.

'livin’ with seoul’ by the numbers – an update

75 - days i’ve been 'livin' with seoul.'

9 - days until camp ends.

0 – days off i’ll have in those 9 days.

5 – days i will have off after those 9 days.

27 - days until i go home.

7– days since i rejected my first contract extension offer.

4 – days since a renewed contract offer was put 2 me. i still have a decision 2 make.

2 – amount of times i’ve been 2 the onsite gym.

27 – hours i had away from ck this past wekeend.

8 – amount of times since camp began, i estimate, that one of my teachers as made a comment along the lines of “i dunno how you do this job.” yeah, i sometimes wonder 2.

75 – a rough approximation of the amount of questions i get asked on a daily basis. for the purposes of this blog i’ve actually tried 2 keep a tally of the figure... as if i don't already have enough 2 do.

80 – another rough approximation, in percentage, of those 75 questions that i would have answered previously.

5 - another rough approximation, again in percentage, of those 75 questions that are actually good/sensible questions.

70 – number of pictures presently in the ‘livin' with seoul’ photo album.

34 – number of those 70 pictures taken in a bar, outside a bar or are in some way alcohol related.

25 - minutes i've spent so far working on this entry in my room... hiding away from my teachers, & their questions.

14 - entries so far in this ’livin’ with seoul’ blog.

2 – days it has snowed this week.

-4 - temperature, in degrees celsius, in seoul right now (5:30pm on tuesday).

3 - temperature, in degrees celsius, in dublin right now (8:30am on tuesday)

'livin’ with seoul’ revelations

i’m not sure what it is about today in particular but people, including a few koreans, have made a few comments about me... & koreans being koreans means they are far from shy about sharing their revelations with me. this is what i’ve heard or been told today alone (not all comments pertain 2 me... it may be my blog but i'm still not that egocentric) –

that i’m handsome... by a korean. well of course.

that i’ve lost weight... by a teacher. well of course... it’s ck... losing weight is par for the course.

that i look like bruce willis... by a korean. THE bruce willis? i’ve heard kiefer sutherland a few times before alright but bruce willis! wtf?

that i look busy... by a teacher who approched me 2 ask a dumbass question. i guess i didn't look busy enough because she still asked me the god damn question.

that i need a haircut... by a korean. very true.

that materials haven’t arrived yet... by moaning teachers. “i know guys... i’ve ordered them but... well, it’s them koreans... tut tut.” i always blame the koreans... bless them.

that i’m a "free spirit"... by a teacher, the most recent one 2 utter the “i dunno how you do this job” comment.

that everyone is going out tonight for beers... by numerous thirsty teachers. fuck yeah... me 2.

‘livin’ with seoul’ beer advertisment watch

speaking of beer – which i tend 2 do a lot - check out the new heineken add below. if only the beer itself was as good as the adds.

& this amstel add is just as good, maybe even better.

‘livin’ with seoul’ yank ribbing

the video below isn’t a joke. honest. it can be explained solely by the fact that this guy is american... & if you're terminally bored you can find him on “them internets” here.