...Is not a bad movie, all right... Ok, I'm not a teeny bopper movie type of person, so it takes me years before I watch a teeny bopper movie. Like what happened with "Princess Diaries"; at first, I was really adamant not to watch it. But after seeing it by chance, I thought Anne Hathaway was not bad at all. Still, it did not give me enough reason to watch "Princess Diaries 2". And now, High School Musical... wait, both are Disney productions, right? So, I saw it, and I think it is a stroke of a genius. Up to now, I still sort of remember the songs... "'Cause it's the start of something new..." What else? Forgot the others... Still, I'm not a fan of Disney movie/TV teeny bopper-related productions. But, ok, I'm willing to watch High School Musical 2 and 3 for Ryan, Sharpay's brother :-p
Later, I'll be in Makati... no, I should be early in Makati for the Tagalog lesson. Traffic has not improved. It is said the huge road construction will be finished in year 2011 - 2011! Again... 2011... 2011! 2 years... won't blame Gloria... I voted for her, I believe in her, blindly... this is not her fault. After that, I'll proceed to Las Pinas...
Ah, yes, Las Pinas... my former Tagalog student (glad we're not Facebook friends, or else he might read this), hired me... The recommendation has been high... to which I feel truly embarrassed. What am I talking about? I got hired to become a part-time freelance Online English Tutor by my former Tagalog student, a blond British who seems (no, it's IS) the apple of the eyes of all Filipino office ladies in the place where I work. Is my grammar correct? Whatever... Embarrassing, because 1. I have yet to surpass the expectation of the Korean owner, who is kind, 2. I feel like being supervised not just by the owner, but also by the office ladies (I have yet to call them "office mates".) Yes, the office ladies are, well, kind... but then, I'm a neophyte, so I know nothing... And, well, British boss is also supervising me; of course, I have to show the best. The question is: Am I showing my best? And, gosh, the work... I truly wonder what is going on all the time. The duty is to teach Koreans of any age. It so happens I have to teach some children, to which I am not really that good at. My years of experience in tutoring does not include children, only adult expats.
Monday, beginning of work. I taught two children: girl first, then boy. Both Koreans. The girl, obviously, didn't want to talk. She seemed bored with me, while I continued my high, false childish/kindergartenish laugh (I was trying my best, or trying hard, to teach). She is 10 years old, she has read Lord of the Rings novels 1-3, she has eyeglasses (very young people with eyeglasses, for me, are somewhat genius), and, obviously, she was not buying the crap that I was doing. She was using stuff toys to make the gestures "Yes" and "No". And she has one great logical mind: she thinks that Santa Claus give gifts not only to good children. Why? Because she said she did some bad things last year, and she still received a gift. Next time that I encounter her, maybe I'll talk about Lord of the Rings, in an in-depth type of way...
The boy, to my relief, is slightly talkative. He wanted to talk, even though, sometimes, I was not sure what was going on. He is a genius, as well. He likes Science and Math. He likes to read. He has read Robinson Crusoe, etc... I didn't read Lord of the Rings 1-3 and Robinson Crusoe when I was a child, to be honest...
Tuesday, second day of work. I taught a boy, somewhat younger than the two above. This time, not really good in English. I tried my best/I tried hard to teach, followed the advice of my British boss and others (clap your hands, give the student a star or stars, smile all the time)... Still, the boy... seemed bored. His face was somewhat near to the monitor of the computer, with chin on the table; I suspect half-sleeping. Then a level test; this time, the girl is a teenager, and she is good in English. I was glad during that time, as finally, there was someone somewhat willing, or could, understand my instructions.
British boss said I would get advanced English-level students in near future (hope days only), but I think if I keep on teaching children, I have no idea how I will survive. Hmm... wonder what I will look like if I become a mother - EEEEK! What I mean is, how I would act if those were my children. Solution: do NOT have children.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
News... what...
Reading... what? Sleepy... a bit... Saw this link... Gordon Brown apologizing to a real war hero... when I clicked the link, it led me to Prime Minister Brown's statement, apologizing to Alan Turing for some judgment made about his sexual orientation (he was gay) years ago, that is, after World War 2... so I looked it up, Alan Turing... yup, he was gay... but, wow, he had a very beautiful mind... Reminds me of John Nash... And Oscar Wilde... Actually, I have a very stupid opinion: I think people of high intellect are usually close to becoming gays/lesbians. It must be the genes, I don't know. Like I said, very, very stupid opinion...
What else? Another link... Thatcher... her not approving the unification of Germany... here's what on the link:
...Even in 1990 Mrs Thatcher was still trying to slow things down. “I am convinced that reunification needs a long transition period,” she told Mr Gorbachev. “All Europe is watching this not without a degree of fear, remembering very well who started the two world wars.”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6829735.ece
My opinion: Should I care? Maybe for now, I don't... Maybe in the near future, I will...
What else... Oh, the former president of Taiwan, jailed for corruption, together with his wife. They could do that, no? Otherwise, if done in Philippines, too, all former presidents would go to jail - yes, including Cory Aquino (apparently, some money got, uh, lost during her regime, but only a very small amount... unlike Gloria's...)...
God, what a boring blog... I'm supposed to talk about myself, right? And looking at this blog to make sure I don't type wrong words... To make it readable... Myself... what happened to me? Was in the hospital for nearly like whole day, simply to get advice, etc... Now, the question left for me is: will I get biopsy in near future? I hope not... procedure looks painful... Well, I'll see how long I'll last...
And tomorrow, the planned family party at home... :-) Reminds me, next week, geez, have to teach in Makati, then go to some mini-get-together in Alabang... A he he :-p Not really mini... though I hope it will be as special as I expect it to be... :-)
What else? Oh, yes... Have been reading Ludlum's The (true) Bourne Identity... :-) The movie you saw? Not the real one. Lots of differences, like: Marie, girlfriend of Jason Bourne, is not really this complete, uh, hippie-like girl in the movie. In the real Bourne book, she is this lady who has Masters, etc., whatever, in Economics, coming from totally unknown universities, namely McGill University and Oxford University. She is a well-connected "doctor". She becomes Jason's adviser in dealing with banks, etc... Now I wish the movie gave Marie some justice, not simply giving her useful skills like driving...
Next book that I'm planning to read: a porn book written by Elfriede who? Elfriede who? Elfriede what? The title of the book is The Piano Teacher. Ok, Wikipediad it (when did it become a verb?). Elfriede Jelinek... hmm... hope it's correct. The novel has four characters (I've read some pages, juicy pages :-p ): The Mother, who is very concerned with her only child's activities, The Daughter, a self-destructive person who does everything she wants to (what a life), The Young Lover, who is like a magnet to all girls and makes a mistake by becoming a lover of the Daughter (not sure why, but I can relate with The Young Lover... not have a relationship, but what I mean, is, I can somehow see myself in the situation of The Young Lover...), and The Piano, which plays beautifully in the background called life... so dramatic... I already know the ending of the story, actually, as my habit is to read first the last page of the book before buying it... how brave The Daugther is to do that to herself, that's all I can say... I will never, ever be able to do that, no matter how crazy life is, that's for sure... whatever...
What else? Another link... Thatcher... her not approving the unification of Germany... here's what on the link:
...Even in 1990 Mrs Thatcher was still trying to slow things down. “I am convinced that reunification needs a long transition period,” she told Mr Gorbachev. “All Europe is watching this not without a degree of fear, remembering very well who started the two world wars.”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6829735.ece
My opinion: Should I care? Maybe for now, I don't... Maybe in the near future, I will...
What else... Oh, the former president of Taiwan, jailed for corruption, together with his wife. They could do that, no? Otherwise, if done in Philippines, too, all former presidents would go to jail - yes, including Cory Aquino (apparently, some money got, uh, lost during her regime, but only a very small amount... unlike Gloria's...)...
God, what a boring blog... I'm supposed to talk about myself, right? And looking at this blog to make sure I don't type wrong words... To make it readable... Myself... what happened to me? Was in the hospital for nearly like whole day, simply to get advice, etc... Now, the question left for me is: will I get biopsy in near future? I hope not... procedure looks painful... Well, I'll see how long I'll last...
And tomorrow, the planned family party at home... :-) Reminds me, next week, geez, have to teach in Makati, then go to some mini-get-together in Alabang... A he he :-p Not really mini... though I hope it will be as special as I expect it to be... :-)
What else? Oh, yes... Have been reading Ludlum's The (true) Bourne Identity... :-) The movie you saw? Not the real one. Lots of differences, like: Marie, girlfriend of Jason Bourne, is not really this complete, uh, hippie-like girl in the movie. In the real Bourne book, she is this lady who has Masters, etc., whatever, in Economics, coming from totally unknown universities, namely McGill University and Oxford University. She is a well-connected "doctor". She becomes Jason's adviser in dealing with banks, etc... Now I wish the movie gave Marie some justice, not simply giving her useful skills like driving...
Next book that I'm planning to read: a porn book written by Elfriede who? Elfriede who? Elfriede what? The title of the book is The Piano Teacher. Ok, Wikipediad it (when did it become a verb?). Elfriede Jelinek... hmm... hope it's correct. The novel has four characters (I've read some pages, juicy pages :-p ): The Mother, who is very concerned with her only child's activities, The Daughter, a self-destructive person who does everything she wants to (what a life), The Young Lover, who is like a magnet to all girls and makes a mistake by becoming a lover of the Daughter (not sure why, but I can relate with The Young Lover... not have a relationship, but what I mean, is, I can somehow see myself in the situation of The Young Lover...), and The Piano, which plays beautifully in the background called life... so dramatic... I already know the ending of the story, actually, as my habit is to read first the last page of the book before buying it... how brave The Daugther is to do that to herself, that's all I can say... I will never, ever be able to do that, no matter how crazy life is, that's for sure... whatever...
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Survived (Sort of)
Yup, nearly there... surviving the whatever-this-is... but have to be guilty, missed drinking two tablets since last night... those bitter tablets... tablets? Are they called tablets? Long and white... Jesus, need that dictionary...
What else... Oh, yeah :-) A good friend from Netherlands called... :-) Name is Tarno, a very good friend :-) and who used to terrorize people (thought not sure if he still does... :-p though, of course, there had been some grave and sad consequences, but won't get into details) Oh, asking like how I was, etc... As usual, I was boring. I'm a boring person to talk to, really... well... sometimes, not... but guess I'm much better in typing... can tell a lot of things, sort of... guess should bring my keyboard all the time...
What else... Oh... another number... or numbers... 2 different numbers... each containing 12 digits? 0023lotsofnos... I looked it up on the Wikipedia... country codes starting with 2-whatever are usually located in Africa... but then, I have a friend from Nigeria, and his cellphone number has 13 digits... in any case, this could also be a number from a call center agency... or a number from whatever application in the Internet... So what's the point? The point is:
1. Around 4:25am (Manila time - dawn!) these numbers tried to call or gave me a miscall 3 times (twice in one number, once in another). Imagine that - 3 times. Wonder what the caller was trying to do. Thank God was sleeping soundly (not snoring) during that time.
2. In the evening, around 7pm, one of these 12-digit numbers called me again. This time, I had been able to answer. I said "Hello?" like lots of times. But I did not get any reply; it simply cut itself off after a few seconds of listening to my yellingish. Wonder why...
Whatever... if it/they/whatever calls me again, hope it answers back, not simply making me say "Hello?" to nothingness...
What else... oh... new prospective student to learn Tagalog... :-) Though I suspected this student of one of those 12-digit numbers, as after the Point no. 2, this possible student called me to inquire about Tagalog lessons... but then, is there anyone that desperate to inquire about rates, books, etc.? Of course none!
What else... Oh... Noynoy Aquino... finally decided to run for the Presidential Seat... My mother, who attended the funeral of Cory Aquino, said she does not agree with him running, and so is my 2nd sister... they both said they won't vote for him just because of Cory-sympathy... it's not yet time for him, they said... As for me... He has to find a way to beat Manny Villar, who is the Commercial King these days (yup, not Infomercial - wannabe presidents market themselves, not informing people about themselves... Except Manny and a few others, maybe... I know Manny came from a poor family, went to a prestigious university, worked hard, became rich)... Whatever... Not voting for him, as well... as already made up my mind... Though if he were going to run for the Vice Presidential seat, might vote for him...
What else... Oh, yeah :-) A good friend from Netherlands called... :-) Name is Tarno, a very good friend :-) and who used to terrorize people (thought not sure if he still does... :-p though, of course, there had been some grave and sad consequences, but won't get into details) Oh, asking like how I was, etc... As usual, I was boring. I'm a boring person to talk to, really... well... sometimes, not... but guess I'm much better in typing... can tell a lot of things, sort of... guess should bring my keyboard all the time...
What else... Oh... another number... or numbers... 2 different numbers... each containing 12 digits? 0023lotsofnos... I looked it up on the Wikipedia... country codes starting with 2-whatever are usually located in Africa... but then, I have a friend from Nigeria, and his cellphone number has 13 digits... in any case, this could also be a number from a call center agency... or a number from whatever application in the Internet... So what's the point? The point is:
1. Around 4:25am (Manila time - dawn!) these numbers tried to call or gave me a miscall 3 times (twice in one number, once in another). Imagine that - 3 times. Wonder what the caller was trying to do. Thank God was sleeping soundly (not snoring) during that time.
2. In the evening, around 7pm, one of these 12-digit numbers called me again. This time, I had been able to answer. I said "Hello?" like lots of times. But I did not get any reply; it simply cut itself off after a few seconds of listening to my yellingish. Wonder why...
Whatever... if it/they/whatever calls me again, hope it answers back, not simply making me say "Hello?" to nothingness...
What else... oh... new prospective student to learn Tagalog... :-) Though I suspected this student of one of those 12-digit numbers, as after the Point no. 2, this possible student called me to inquire about Tagalog lessons... but then, is there anyone that desperate to inquire about rates, books, etc.? Of course none!
What else... Oh... Noynoy Aquino... finally decided to run for the Presidential Seat... My mother, who attended the funeral of Cory Aquino, said she does not agree with him running, and so is my 2nd sister... they both said they won't vote for him just because of Cory-sympathy... it's not yet time for him, they said... As for me... He has to find a way to beat Manny Villar, who is the Commercial King these days (yup, not Infomercial - wannabe presidents market themselves, not informing people about themselves... Except Manny and a few others, maybe... I know Manny came from a poor family, went to a prestigious university, worked hard, became rich)... Whatever... Not voting for him, as well... as already made up my mind... Though if he were going to run for the Vice Presidential seat, might vote for him...
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