All in a day's work
Join me on my vocabulary journey as I document just some of the engaging Japanese words that I encounter during my days as a translator/English monkey.
Actually, a lot of these I either know the vocab but not the kanji, or can read the kanji but don't know the meaning.
文房具 stationery
消極的 passive
無駄骨 efforts in vain
周知 well-known
有効 valid/effective
子分 follower/ "man"
頻度 frequency
除外する omit
負担 burden
規定 rules/regulations
やむを得らない unavoidable/ inevitable
支給する provide/ supply
貸借する loan
転送する forward
発注する order
服する serve
現状回復 to return something to it's original state
命する to order/command
維持する maintain/ preserve
世間話 small talk
These are only some of the words I encountered today. No wonder I've been so tired recently!!!
Actually, a lot of these I either know the vocab but not the kanji, or can read the kanji but don't know the meaning.
文房具 stationery
消極的 passive
無駄骨 efforts in vain
周知 well-known
有効 valid/effective
子分 follower/ "man"
頻度 frequency
除外する omit
負担 burden
規定 rules/regulations
やむを得らない unavoidable/ inevitable
支給する provide/ supply
貸借する loan
転送する forward
発注する order
服する serve
現状回復 to return something to it's original state
命する to order/command
維持する maintain/ preserve
世間話 small talk
These are only some of the words I encountered today. No wonder I've been so tired recently!!!
Samezu: 11:56pm
おっちー has been out all day, Hiroko is in her room. We actually had a brief conversation when she came home and she seems pretty cool, just very quiet and secretive!!
I am in the living room chilling with the wireless network and watching a REALLY old Ultraman movie on TV.
But after a long day in which I walked for probably over 7 hours and missed the deadline for this year's JLPT, it's time to go to sleep! Tomorrow is long lines at the immigration office, yay!
I am in the living room chilling with the wireless network and watching a REALLY old Ultraman movie on TV.
But after a long day in which I walked for probably over 7 hours and missed the deadline for this year's JLPT, it's time to go to sleep! Tomorrow is long lines at the immigration office, yay!
Samezu: 8:45pm
おっちー is half-passed out in the living room singing along to classic rock songs while sending emails on his keitai.
Hiroko is holed up in her room, occasionally coming out and shuffling around in the kitchen.
I love having roommates!!!
I am thinking about buying this sofa or this sofa but I want to try them before I buy them!!
Hiroko is holed up in her room, occasionally coming out and shuffling around in the kitchen.
I love having roommates!!!
I am thinking about buying this sofa or this sofa but I want to try them before I buy them!!
I'm driunk
yes and I love my (exx) students, and I'm kind of sorry I quit my job but happy on the other hand becuse i can finally contact people hwo i really care about (students) like a normal person instead of someone with a stic up their ass (aeon teacher) yes.
four more days and I'm out. i've already made several students cry (and cried in the process).. can we get through next week with no tears?!?!?
I love my students!!!!!
four more days and I'm out. i've already made several students cry (and cried in the process).. can we get through next week with no tears?!?!?
I love my students!!!!!
I am teh master
So, this week I quit. It's pretty awesome to think that I won't have to drag myself through classes like my CP tonight anymore!!! ha ha ha!!
On Tuesday night, with shaky ands and in terrible Japanese, I told my manager that I wanted to quit. She was shaken, but handled the situation with such reflexive reactions that it makes me think managers at Aeon are actually trained in what to do if a teacher suddenly decides to quit. I expected trainers to come in and talk to me, or a guilt trip like other people have mentioned, but there was none of that. It was surprisingly easy, and aside from being reminded several times about the burden I'm putting on everyone, there's been no big reactions about it. The head teacher even wrote me a letter aying she understood how I felt because she had considered quitting before too. Ha ha ha!
And today I started telling the students. Some of them were understandably upset, and even got kind of teary, but everyone seemed to understand. Although it's a sad thing, they're used to it.
Annnnd today I found a place to live. It's a roomshare in 大井町 in an awesome 3LDK. I get a 6畳 tatami room with a balcony, there's a １２畳 living room, seperate kitchen, and the one guy I met seems to be pretty cool. Thank you mixi!!!
So far this whole thing has been really easy. On Monday I have a date at 1pm to sign the contract. I hope everything works out!! And on the 2nd, Hodaka will be coming to Tokyo for 2 weeks to do training for his new job, woot.
Things are looking up for once!!
On Tuesday night, with shaky ands and in terrible Japanese, I told my manager that I wanted to quit. She was shaken, but handled the situation with such reflexive reactions that it makes me think managers at Aeon are actually trained in what to do if a teacher suddenly decides to quit. I expected trainers to come in and talk to me, or a guilt trip like other people have mentioned, but there was none of that. It was surprisingly easy, and aside from being reminded several times about the burden I'm putting on everyone, there's been no big reactions about it. The head teacher even wrote me a letter aying she understood how I felt because she had considered quitting before too. Ha ha ha!
And today I started telling the students. Some of them were understandably upset, and even got kind of teary, but everyone seemed to understand. Although it's a sad thing, they're used to it.
Annnnd today I found a place to live. It's a roomshare in 大井町 in an awesome 3LDK. I get a 6畳 tatami room with a balcony, there's a １２畳 living room, seperate kitchen, and the one guy I met seems to be pretty cool. Thank you mixi!!!
So far this whole thing has been really easy. On Monday I have a date at 1pm to sign the contract. I hope everything works out!! And on the 2nd, Hodaka will be coming to Tokyo for 2 weeks to do training for his new job, woot.
Things are looking up for once!!
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Who spent 4000 yen on yakiniku and drinking tonight and doesn't give a shit about saving money or gaining weight?
Hell yeah.
I'm all into this stress-free thing, even if it's terribly uncharacteristic of myself. My poor bank account.
Tomorrow I will apply to any outstanding emails and comments, I swear.
Hell yeah.
I'm all into this stress-free thing, even if it's terribly uncharacteristic of myself. My poor bank account.
Tomorrow I will apply to any outstanding emails and comments, I swear.
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I guess I should post positive things now and again, and since I'm wide awake I guess I'll talk about my students today.
I don't know why, but they were far more hilarious than usual. The things they said were slightly ridiculous, but maybe the 'devil may care' attitude I've decided to take towards work has made it more amusing. Not sure.
The high point was my Viewpoint class that had two students that are supposed to be in Focuspoint, both with the same name. We were just talking, shooting the shit, when we got on the topic of school trips. Apparently this one guy's high school is no longer allowed to go to Tokyo Disneyland because in the past some of the kids punched Mickey Mouse and pushed him into a fountain. So every year they were forced to go hiking in Nagano instead. OMFG, awesome. A bit later we were talking about Japanese love of uniforms, and the other guy openly admitted he has a uniform fetish!! Woah!! While we were discussing the differences between Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, and how free and friendly people from Osaka are, the same guy is like, "They're so open down there, it's incredible. Like, 24 hours open!" STUDENT MADE A GOOD JOKE OMFG AWESOME.
In my last class we were practicing giving advice, precautions, and warnings. An older, 40-ish salaryman student was asking for advice on what to do for a job interview to a 20-ish university student girl. When he asked her if it was a good idea to wear glasses, her reply was "Of course! It's because they make you look so handsome and sexy!"
I hope tomorrow was as easy as today was.
I don't know why, but they were far more hilarious than usual. The things they said were slightly ridiculous, but maybe the 'devil may care' attitude I've decided to take towards work has made it more amusing. Not sure.
The high point was my Viewpoint class that had two students that are supposed to be in Focuspoint, both with the same name. We were just talking, shooting the shit, when we got on the topic of school trips. Apparently this one guy's high school is no longer allowed to go to Tokyo Disneyland because in the past some of the kids punched Mickey Mouse and pushed him into a fountain. So every year they were forced to go hiking in Nagano instead. OMFG, awesome. A bit later we were talking about Japanese love of uniforms, and the other guy openly admitted he has a uniform fetish!! Woah!! While we were discussing the differences between Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, and how free and friendly people from Osaka are, the same guy is like, "They're so open down there, it's incredible. Like, 24 hours open!" STUDENT MADE A GOOD JOKE OMFG AWESOME.
In my last class we were practicing giving advice, precautions, and warnings. An older, 40-ish salaryman student was asking for advice on what to do for a job interview to a 20-ish university student girl. When he asked her if it was a good idea to wear glasses, her reply was "Of course! It's because they make you look so handsome and sexy!"
I hope tomorrow was as easy as today was.
Argh
I swear to god the most obnoxious thing about living in this country is doing your laundry.
In the winter it's cold and things take forever to dry, inside or outside.
In the summer it's rainy and humid and things take forever to dry, inside or outside.
All I want is clean, dry clothes!! Not clean wet ones or dry dirty ones!!
On a different topic, for the first day back to work after a vacation, it wasn't so bad. Students can be fun I guess.
On a slightly related topic, there is a gorgeous storm happening right now, something rare for the Kanto area. And the thunder is setting off all the car alarms. Ha.
In the winter it's cold and things take forever to dry, inside or outside.
In the summer it's rainy and humid and things take forever to dry, inside or outside.
All I want is clean, dry clothes!! Not clean wet ones or dry dirty ones!!
On a different topic, for the first day back to work after a vacation, it wasn't so bad. Students can be fun I guess.
On a slightly related topic, there is a gorgeous storm happening right now, something rare for the Kanto area. And the thunder is setting off all the car alarms. Ha.
I want to....
... go jogging
... go drinking
... get out of Tokyo
... not go to work.
but it's 10am on a rainy Thursday morning, and I have to continue my life as Dancing English Monkey in three hours.
I know there's people who suffer for years and years at a job they hate in a place they hate living a lifestyle they hate. But why should we waste our time like that?
If anyone's interested, I uploaded a lot of pictures in my gallery, and am currently writing about my awesome summer vacation on my English blog.
What is up with this sucky weather?!
... go drinking
... get out of Tokyo
... not go to work.
but it's 10am on a rainy Thursday morning, and I have to continue my life as Dancing English Monkey in three hours.
I know there's people who suffer for years and years at a job they hate in a place they hate living a lifestyle they hate. But why should we waste our time like that?
If anyone's interested, I uploaded a lot of pictures in my gallery, and am currently writing about my awesome summer vacation on my English blog.
What is up with this sucky weather?!