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This is circulating around the net from Douglas Adams, the last part of “Life, The Universe and Everything”. I thought I would preserve its greatness here also. 16 things it takes most of us 50 years to learn 1. The badness of a movie is directly proportional to the number of helicopters in it. 2. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight-saving time. 3. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she’s pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment. 4. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers. 5. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is: age 11. 6. There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” 7. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them. 8. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be “meetings.” 9. The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy people who are not in them. 10. If there really is a God who created the entire universe with all of its glories, and he decides to deliver a message to humanity, he will NOT use as his messenger a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle or in some cases, really bad make-up too. 11. You should not confuse your career with your life. 12. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter/janitor, is not a nice person. 13. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously. 14. When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy. 15. Your true friends love you, anyway. 16. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.
Verry funny video of an Italian tourist. It’s not Japanese related but it’s related to funny misunderstanding I have had in Japan. I just wish I knew when they misunderstood me.
Just to let you know, this eikaiwa is one of the big four in Japan. To be stable in Japan as an English teacher, you will need to have a Masters. A Masters of Applied Linguistics TESOL is the best choice. I’m getting mine in Education (M.ed.) with an emphasis in technology. I’m thinking the technology background will help me in the future. There will be lots of TESOL degrees out there in the future.
Looks like nowadays coming to Japan to make some money is not what it used to be. I’ve been asking students around the world how much it costs for English lessons in their country. Most of them tell me it costs about the same as here, around $40 an hour (averaged between group or private). The average salary, I am hearing, stands at about $2,000 per month in most countries also. If you take into account that living costs in Japan are approaching, or have reached, the same as other developed countries, then it really doesn’t mean you can make that much more by coming to Japan. The availability of jobs paying well or that can guarantee enough lessons to get you to that magic 350,000 yen marker are, in my opinion, really hard to find if not impossible. Unless you’re willing to put in the time, like two years, to get to the point where you’ll be making a decent salary, I would suggest calling around the world and asking how much the different English schools are paying and how much a beer costs in each country. Then make your decisions. Unless of course you just like Japan and want to come here; something I can highly suggest. PS: Make sure you ask how much a standard beer is in a bar, a restaurant and a convenience store. Then comment here so we can all see. Cheers! Japan Bar: 6-800 yen, Restaurant: 500 yen, Convenience store: 500ml–> 280 yen for beer, 220 yen for (3rd category - Daisan or Happosei ), and 200 yen for (Malt Liquor? - Happoshu).
My wife is moving up one level today as a Buddhist. She has to sit an concentrate for an hour and a half. I don’t think I’m willing to go that far to become a Japanese; it’s hard enough for me to give up ambition and drive just to get a good paying job. Death of an artist lurking. News Weather Current Events Food and Drink Main Topic Music by Jimmy Cliff: You can get it if you really want Arnold talks to escort service
Life is a funny thing. One day you can be dancing at a rave in Berlin and the next thing you know you’re teaching your child to read. Do I feel any different? Absolutely. Is it bad? No. Just different. Why? I have no stinkin’ idea. It’s the wierdest thing. I haven’t changed inside, but my priorities pull me away from the crazy things I wish I could do. Do I regret being in the position I’m in? Not all. I chose this life and the path that lead me here…well…not really, but I was lucky the path I chose was the right one. I don’t think my life here in Japan is for everyone. I mean, it really takes a lot out of me to remember I’m a gaijin. Everyday I have to remind myself I will NEVER have a voice. I’ll always be that outside guy we like to have around…sometimes. I’m interesting to Japanese. I can speak English, and I have a lot of stories and sometimes a big mouth–which makes for conversation. I have creative ideas and make things happen. The biggest challenge is just keeping my head wrapped around this and consistently moving forward without asking for too much in return. I think I’m figuring it out. |
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