meet my new students
As a citizen of the third largest English speaking nation of the world and working in what could be the most eager nation to speak English, Filipinos have the chance to teach English in Korea, though illegaly. This is because only native speakers can teach English in Korea.
But some Filipinos still teach in tutorial centers or privately. Beginning tomorrow, I will be a tutor to these boys, my teammates' sons, receiving the equivalent cost of a pig every month, hehe.
Wish me luck this April!
Mayon volcano, the Philippines
As spring approaches Korea, summer settles in the Philippines where some of my friends are now frolicking in a world-class beach Boracay.
Lemme share this another tourist attraction I hope to visit soon: the "perfect cone" volcano in Albay.
Props to orgmate Ryan who is working in a geothermal powerplant near this wonder for the picture.Happy weekend everone!
i wonder...
1. if i will be able to finish my work before it sails out
2. if my brother-in-law will be able to take his vacation in time with mine
3. when is that vacation
4.
how..i wonder why
5. if May 31 is a workday
6. if i can work overtime tomorrow
7. if i will survive the month finncially without withdrawing cash from my credit card
8. if any reader could guess what is being offered or sold in the store pictured above9. what prize will i give to the lucky guesser (Koreans or people from Korea are exempted)
Stevie Wonder performed earlier in American Idol.
The Dog Series: it's the year of the dog today!
Here's a screen shot from a
LOST DVD i rented before. Because I moved to a smaller room, which currently do not have its own tv and internet connection, but I make sure that I do not miss out on some shows I enjoy watching:
American Idol, Desperate Housewives, CSI (just finished an episode now) and yes,
LOST (my nightcap after this entry).
Other great tv shows are also available, thanks to my friends who download them: 24 and F*R*I*E*N*D*S.
Too many shows, too little time. Happy weekend folks!
goodbye winter, goodbye Dalia
This morning, our FPSO project named Dalia (thats the blurry ship in the background) sailed away towards its destination. My involvement in this project includes helping my teammates compose their emails for both the vendors and the clients.
Next month, in full bloom of spring and exactly 10 days before my birthday, our very own project, Sable Tier II, will be leaving our yard.
Average temperature these days: 5 yo 15 degrees Celsius
exponentially growing!
The Filipino community in our island just keeps on growing, growing and growing. Last weekend, the youngest batch of Filipino engineers in our company came. About the same time, 17 more Filipino engineers for a rival shipbuilding company (okay that would be Samsung) also arrived. One of them turns out to be an orgmate of a former university dormmate. And just this afternoon, I met a Filipina, whose husband is a Korean fisherman.
From my small world of a dozen crazy Filipinos, we may now be reaching a couple of hundred!
