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Q: Did I hit the jackpot?
- Paid medical
- Paid plane ticket in advance
- Paid visa
- Paid round-trip to Hong Kong
- Accommodations which far exceeded the contract requirements (awesome 4-5 bedroom apartment, and I mean awesome): free utilities (electricity, water, internet, etc), in a very rich neighborhood/gated community.
- Picked up at the airport by friendly people, and driven for hours to get to their smallish city, which actually has a very clean environment.
- Clean school. I mean squeaky clean.
- A really good salary that I can't complain about
- A fair contract
- Only foreign teacher in the entire city.
- Friendly and helpful police
- Everyone actually being nice to me.
- Everyone going out of their way to make sure me and my wife are happy.
- Invited to dinners.
- Ripped my shoelaces, and the school immediately ran to buy new ones...
- Blazing fast brand new computer with high-speed internet. Nevermind the fact that I basically bought three with me... it's the thought that counts!
- etc.
Did I land in mArtiAn/Hughland? I've had nothing but good things happen here. My first impression was better than anywhere else in China. Only one other person can speak English here, and she's not too good at it. However, she's already hit it off big time with my wife, and she does all the translating for me.
There's a lot more, but I'm completely bewildered at the moment. I'm just gonna go ahead and go to sleep...
EDIT: 4-5 bedrooms. One room (#5) seems like a closet room or something.
11 years 2 weeks ago in Business & Jobs - China
maybe you are already sleeping !!! or maybe you are back in the states?
Good luck, dude. I hope this all works out for you, and we go back to the happy-yay-go-China Hulk that first graced the boards. What province are you in?
I will say this, though.... you are their super exciting new foreigner and everyone will be wanting to make a good start; you, the school and the staff. Don't expect all shining rosebuds in the future, and still always keep what's best for you, Mrs Hulk and mini-Huk(ette?) in mind.
Incidentally, how is mini-Hulk going?
Hulk:
Mini-Hulkette is fine. I think we're having a daughter, but it's just a theory.
I just hope it continues as is.
Congrats Hulk, hope it all works out for you in the future.
Nice one Hulk, just don't let her family find out your location and you're made!
Welcome to the I love China club (provisional member) 
Hulk:
Thanks for the welcome! To be honest, I'm really enjoying China now. I told you Changsha was the devil, now do you believe me? This place is so good... everyone is so friendly. I feel welcome, and needed.
I am pleased you have found a good school. But as Miss A said, just keep an eye out for signs that the honeymoon period with the school is ending.
Good luck with it. 
Your patience paid off after all. I am glad for you. In this situation are you still leaving China or stay for a little longer? Anyway, enjoy it as it lasts, the honeymoon and be a great teacher. Congratulations! God bless you!
:
so you're still looking forward to moving out of China although you're happy where you are now. Maybe you should do it when the Honeymoon it ends up.
Hulk:
I want my child born in America. No amount of money in the world is worth more than that to me.
Your patience paid off after all. I am glad for you. In this situation are you still leaving China or stay for a little longer? Anyway, enjoy it as it lasts, the honeymoon and be a great teacher. Congratulations! God bless you!
Edit! Oops that answer appeared 2 times. Sorry! Admin, maybe you can delete it. Thanks!
You were daydreaming again.....time to wake up and smell the coffee beans. What you described was only an imagination a vision of where you would like to be...
thedude:
When God said brains you thought he said trains and grabbed the first one out of town.
Congratulations!
Wonder who the p*ick was who gave you a thumbs down.
Anyway, no. 4 up from me!
Hulk:
I think I have some ideas.
By the way, the advice you and crimo offered me was immensely helpful. I've always been a bit shy due to my hearing issue (part of the reason I've never really tried to teach here), but the fact is that none of these people can speak decent English, yet mine is flawless.
I've always been a little worried about it since most people here speak very bad English outside of universities, and thought I couldn't do the job since I couldn't understand most people here... but after a few posts on the matter, it seems like I wasn't the ONLY one having this problem!
I'm able to do the job very easily, and the kids absolutely love me. It's still a bit difficult because of my lack of experience, but my hearing has nothing to do with it. It's all about keeping the kids happy and that's no easy task. They also learn quickly, and I've been correcting a lot of pronunciation mistakes, playing games, etc.
congrats i hope everything works out.
Hulk:
Thanks, crimo. Your advice helped tremendously, along with Raf's.
Good for you! Sounds like you got a good deal. Just remember all this awesomeness when little things start to bug you. So I guess you're staying in China for the time being? Is it so you can earn some money and avoid the x-ray during pregnancy?
Hulk:
Well, I kinda hit a rough spot. I only have access to one bank account back home, and I only put a certain amount of money in it. Somehow I managed to spend about 17k USD in the last 8 months by being a complete idiot.
Going out to eat every day, buying pretty much anything I felt like... not a good idea. So I looked for a job. Need to make some money before we go home. We've decided to do the xray, and double, or triple-shield her.
EDIT: And no, not so much that we want to stay here to avoid the xray, it's just in case we get stuck here. Plus we need some extra cash to take care of the baby once we get home.
Haha, mArtiAn and Hugh land? If that's where you landed, RUN!
No, good on you mate. Glad you landed on your feet.
By the way, surely I don't make this place out to be some wonderland, do I? I mean, i've told about being drugged here, having my trousers sliced open with a razor-blade twice and my wallet lifted. I've had a martial arts instructor invite me to a duel at his dojo, or whatever the Hell they call them. (That's actually happened twice believe it or not. I turned down the first offer). I've had a tattoo removal botched causing severe septicemia, after which I collapsed in a pile of my own s**t and vomit before being rushed to hospital. (Can you imagine how much s**t and vomit it takes to make a pile?). I've been severely bent over by one of the schools I worked for, ripped off more times than I can remember, plus I once got caught in a scam in Shanghai that left me cornered in a room full of 7 people demanding 2000 yuan. Did I pay? Did I bol***s! Plus i've had at least two people threaten my life. And i'm sure i've shared most of that on here at one time or another. But like the song says; "YOU GOT TO AAAAACENTUATE THE POSITIVE, AND, EEEEELIMINATE THE NEGATIVE, AND, TAAAAAAKE A LOT OF DRUGS AND THAT, I REALLY DON'T REMEMBER ALL THE WORDS. YOU - GOT - TO - AAAAAAACENTUATE THE POSITIVE, AND................."
mArtiAn:
Haha, that's just the parts I can remember. Is that your real name? You a lady? My nan was called Jean.
Hulk:
I dunno, but you're always like "I've never experienced X here in China," when the majority of us have. I figured you were living in Wonderland or something.
mArtiAn:
Well I wouldn't say i'd seen what i'd not, nor not what I had. Not sure what X is though. Maybe people poo-ing in the street. I'm glad i've not.
:
Hahahahah..."You a lady?"...let me think...nope, I must say! I know Jean it's for ladies in the English speaking world but actually it's a French name that is for men. In France a lady would be called Jeanne. I know, it sounds weird if you pronounce it in an English way. Hahahah LOL
mArtiAn:
Sure, I know the French name Jean. Jean Paul Sartre for one. Excuse the mistake.
:
Hahahahahaha Hulk, I've always been a man. "C'est plus fort que moi" as it is said in French. I am sorry abut that. Now you know what Jean is as a matter of fact.
Awesome dude...I wish you nothing but the best.
Karma (or whatever you want to call it) has an interesting way of working itself out in the end....all the best.
Hulk,
Now is the time to be firm in anything you require. The honeymoon period surely will subside and the real China will undoubtedly surface. Not to take anything away from your current situation but please my friend, keep your eyes open. This could be a time for you to start giving in to the little requests they may have. Your situation is good but realistically it is the scenario that exists everywhere else in the modern so keep a level here. I'm not trying to rain on your parade but I've seen this many times.
Take care
Sorry, made a mistake. They actually gave us a 4 bedroom apartment (I just woke up and finished investigating) that could easily be made into 5, if I decided to put in a shiny floor in the other room. I feel like an upperclass gangster now.
I know they may have a bunch of little requests, but I honestly don't care too much about those. After they've given me all of this crazy stuff and improved my China-life a million times over, made my wife feel really happy (she loves this city, the people, the apartment, etc), then they can just crap all over me if they want. So as long as they continue to provide what they already have, I'll accept it gladly.
derek:
"they can crap all over me if they want"..........? C'mon man. I'm already worried about you.
Hulk:
I'm not in Changsha anymore. I'm not even in Hunan province! Right now I'm so happy I'll let them place me in a burlap bag and beat me with reeds.
:
Be careful Hulk, nothing it's for free in this Country. Let us know how it's going on and I am sure you will do your best.
Hulk:
Of course it's not free. Sorry 'bout that.
I have to work for it. It's just provided in the package.
Lol....
There was another foreign teacher here before me. The computer belonged to him, and... Well... He was a playboy. Or so he thought. Oh my goodness, this computer is full of the most pathetic things ever. I actually feel bad for him... should i share the juicy details? Failed prostitution attempts, etc...
The honeymoon period is over. He was bitching hardcore about this school... They sent him to Hong Kong for two months, and he got stuck there and forced to return to his non-native home country...
Hugh.G.Rection:
Hulk, if any of those 'things' are illegal, (by Chinese standards) show them to your DOS / Boss, cover your ass, you don't want to sh#@ on your nice new doorstep.
Hulk:
Shredded it. I don't want anything to do with it.
I actually contacted the previous teacher. He said he loved it there despite some problems, and actually told me that the honeymoon period doesn't end here. They're always nice, and the boss is always inviting people out to dinner. I've already been invited once.
it will all come crashing down when you realize... the dumplings are undercooked!
Good luck
Hulk:
Funny you mention that. I just witnessed undercooked dumplings at walmart. Good thing it isn't a make-or-break, and they have good baozi everywhere. 
