tsonj:

So in other words, you conformed. 

royceH:

He wasn't conforming at all, he was accepting a different standard from Chinese ppl. And he wasn't accepting it.

icnif77:

Neighbours are 'easy': 'treat him same as he treats you'. Get noise, GIVE noise, get trash, give trash

philbravery:

last trip i did a speaking gig for a local middle school , got every student up in two's and three's and got them act out a situation in English ,like buying a bottle of milk at the shop . Or if I got a smart ass i give them a situation that takes them out of their comfort zone,  

sorrel:

that's the sort of thing i do with some of my classes here

but i am always trying to think of more challenging things for them, epsecially the  post-grad students i have 

Paulberger:

@sorrel i hate the post grad students!  i had a class last term with post grads, and doctorate students in science and medicine.  their english was amazing and their essays were about real technical topics with crazy scientific words i haven't used since high school chemistry class.. i used to have to google what they were writing so i could understand the essay...

philbravery:

@ sorrel   that's easy if you want to challenge them , set the scene up as a first date, if they show signs of breezing through it add a third person as one of their partners catching them out . I would put money down that it will challenge them and you get a good laugh at the same time . edit for more teaching tips send $50 to Phil's school of evil idea's .com where getting even is our business

tsonj:

So lucky!

Paulberger:

how's that gig going?  i've been curious about those.

bill8899:

Paul: Not bad. I must be at school from 8-5, but other than that and our location I really can't complain. The students are smart but to be honest, they have a typical 'too many classes' Chinese schedule, so they like to fool around in oral English and listening. I just play along. I teach econ, and that's where I have my fun. 

We got our finals schedule, as far as when they want the final exam paper and what days the finals are scheduled, about three weeks in advance. Finals are Weds-Fri and I don't yet know the date of mine but I'll have 4 days to grade papers regardless, so why worry?

Good students and all the other teachers are serious, not a bunch of drunken women chasers who start drinking at 10am. Of course we're at school all day, so drinking during the day might be a problem. haha

The other thing is we're not exactly close to downtown. We're actually in between two cities. Ah well,

I just keep well ahead of my econ class and flog the ted.com lectures and I'm OK. Or maybe not? We'll see if they ask me back, but I'm betting they will.

So these international high school gigs may be an option. I'm hooked for now as I'm burned out on teaching oral English and I am putting my business degrees to good use. 

Dam this is long!

Paulberger:

i got a degree in finance and i often thought of trying to use it at a school here.  but to be honest i haven't really tried.  my university said maybe next semester i would co-teach a class with the finance department.  i've thought about trying to find an american ran school like your's though.

tsonj:

Thank you, Bill.

bill8899:

It's somehow associated with a US school but operations are Chinese. Econ or history classes are your 'in' if you don't have a science degree.

The Echiacities anwer bug has attackd me s no ore pots fr now

tsonj:

You found your silver lining.

Paulberger:

good for you man.  im sure its well deserved.  put a good word in for me.

Nessquick:

Thanks guys.

And Paul, I will try ask. but nothing sure :)

bill8899:

Did you say 'blowjob'? Hahaha

Ummm congrats on the  new job! The work job!

Nessquick:

yeah,  my wife earned experiences in that field ( from me, of course ) . but yet I am still struggling to enjoy it more often :( so maybe with this " feel of safety" for her, will come some "feel of happy" for me

tsonj:

Hulk, thank you. Is it snowing in your neck of the woods?

tsonj:

I guess I am not very wise then. I need to wise up. I'll get to it. Thank you.

Scandinavian:

"sleeping like a baby" misused terms. Babies wake up every two hours needing to suck on nipples...... ahhhh

Hulk:

Not a misused term. My daughter sleeps really well.

tsonj:

I guess it depends on the baby.

webdude:

"Babies wake up every two hours needing to suck on nipples...... ahhhh"

What's wrong with sucking on nipples every two hours? 

If we did, this world would be a heckuva lot more peaceful and interesting and fun. 

tsonj:

what have you done to overcome those sleepless nights?

dom87:

still looking for a solution, thats the problem...

always have the problem that my head is full how thoughts so i cant sleep

bill8899:

I hear you, but ... the word 'diagonal' is your friend!

tsonj:

You think that is the problem...hmm! 

TedDBayer:

 I have to have a comfortable bed and if all you can think of at bedtime is your boss, time to let the little head do the thinking.

tsonj:

Actually Ted, I was thinking about a phrase "I would not have come to know sin had it not being for the Law" The longer I am here the more sadden I am become knowing that lie is just a normal part of the everyday because it's not considered 'a sin'. People in high positions sin everyday and they don't know that they are sinning...and that is because they have no true knowledge of the law. 'In fact I was once alive apart from law; but when the commandment arrive, sin came to life again, but I died'. Doing the right and the good thing is the hardest and so we don't even try. But for those of us who have learnt the difference between the bad and the good, we feel remorseful when we do something against each other that is not right. 

That was the thing that I was meditating on. It bothers me that lies are necessary when there is no necessity for it.

TedDBayer:

hhmm one of those if i's not a sin it's a felony guys? What I'm suggesting isn't a sin and I wouldn' lie to you.

tsonj:

When i find someone who can compete with Mr. Loneliness then 4 and 5 will definitely be a must. In the meantime I will try to work on 1 and 2. Thanks for the advice.

Paulberger:

when i absolutely cannot fall asleep, i read.  it tires the eyes, and calms your mind.  any and all anxious thoughts in your head slowly leave while reading.  but, i'm talking about books.  reading on an ipad or computer screen stimulates your eyes and mind and makes it harder to sleep.  don't overwhelm yourself with what happened in the day, remember the days over and you need your rest to make the next one memorable.  i suffered from insomnia for 4 years, caused by some terrible events in my life.  it was hell to get over.  the best, and most important advice i can give you is to NOT take sleeping medicine.  especially since you don't need a prescription in china for the powerful ones.  trust me, i wont get into my personal experience with the pills, but avoid them!