Well today I did my Xmas Lesson (or to be P.C. Winter Holiday Lesson)…. While doing it I had this song stuck in my head the entire time, actually its still going strong 12 hours later….
It is: “Merry Fucking Christmas” sung by Mr. Garrison on Southpark
for those of you interesting in knowing the lyrics…
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To break the norm of doing my work (in this case preparing Final Exam schedules & Questions) on the couch in front of the TV, I decided to go try working at Starbucks down the street. It was nice to be in a place with central heating & non-sporadic Internet connection – I liked […]
Finally got around to getting my first (in a set of 3) Hepatitis A&B Shots today…Luckily I went with the Foreign Affairs guy, and he was able to talk them into just giving me the shot, since I had the blood work done 2 months ago – saved me from getting stuck with another needle […]
While in Hong Kong, I counted up the blank pages in my passport…looks like I was short by about 2 blank pages for my proper Chinese Work Visa that I should get issued this month (December) – they like to use up 4 pages for some reason… After a quick visit to the Shanghai consulate […]
After getting a haircut today (albeit different than what I was hoping for, I guess is the style right now in China), I went with my trusty guide (a student from another class) to a music shop to pickup her Guzheng (A Zither instrument). I forgot how neat they looked – I wanted to […]
Apparently not everything what we find funny/slightly amusing in the west is entertaining in China…
To make the class more interesting for the 3rd lesson, I thought I would do stories (handouts), with discussions & vocabulary of the less common words….
As for discussion topics, when asked what is the “funny” part of the story, […]
Well the day finally came… the day when I finally got off my ass and worked for my pay (was getting paid for doing nothing up until now :-D). Yep, today was my first day of teaching… I had 2 classes, or as they like to say 4 sessions (each of my classes is […]
Guanqian Jie located in the middle of Suzhou (about a 15rmb cab ride from my place) , is a pedestrian only section of road with lots of shops… Somewhat similar to Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. It is much larger but doesn’t feel as upscale - especially when you get that random whiff of […]
Not really…More like Salty Cardboard…. :-/
After picking up my free ticket to an Oktoberfest event (for being an Expat :-p) this Sunday, I swung by an electronics place known as “U-Town”. I was told it was the place to go to get electronics here…Upon getting to the store, I realize it was more like an indoor (4 floors) electronics […]