It blows my mind

It blows my mind that people I have never met in real life, people I have only met over the internet, are more willing (and to make a point to) keep in touch with me than many (not quite all) of the people that I sat next to day after day after day.


Oh, and BTW, random blog-thought I wish I could share with the entire world: if you are not under contract with them now, don't ever use T-Mobile. Their customer service sucks and is condescending. They claim not to have an address that you can mail documentation to (because their fax will not work with yours, half way around the world) unless you ask them for a supervisor. Only then will they pony up with an address, and any documentation you send must include a letter as to why you are mailing them something.

To: Unknown person (because your reps do not take mail and won't tell me your name)
From: Check to postmark-it's from Korea, just like I said in both faxes I sent before I left the States!
Re: The bills you keep sending me for a charge T-Mobile keeps levying that is not theirs-legally.

HI,
I AM MAILING YOU BECAUSE YOUR COMPANY SUCKS.
Here is the proof you wnated that I moved. A bill, It is in korean, so you have no proof of anythin!
Hahahahahahaha. Your company sucks. Please note, that as a former customer service rep, I am NOT saying you suck. I know the difference. But, please tell Delores whose real name is Sharon that she it is inappropraite to be condescending. If I wasn't half way around the world, I would tell her myself. But, you are customer relations, so you tell her, ok?

Thanks. BTW, bill me again and I will report you to the better business bureau. Not that you care, but I will.

Have a nice day when you get out of work. If you are not happy, leave CubicleLand ASAP. I wasted 2 1/2 years more than I should have. (the first 6 months were ok, then I knew my job so well I was bored silly).

Mallory


End rant. Please excuse mistakes. Too ripped to check.

Dongdaemun is Calling

Dongdaemun is calling. Oh, that lovely yarn from the bottom floor of that building outside 424 blueline (lite blue, that is) stop is calling me.

"Come back! Buy me! Make something soft and cuddly and wonderful with me! I may be polyester, but I am the best darn polyester you have ever seen!"

It's calling loudly, too, because I can hear it over all the stupid racket the uni kids are making outside the building. I want to move to Musildong! There is nothing here except for uni students who throw up on the stairs! Ergh! Disgusting. Ok, I am too tired (and probably sick, basedont he way my throat hurts) to post the pics from my field trip tonote. That was Monday. It was a long long long day. Pretty scenery, though. Long.

A shout out to Sade in Spain for her help in figuring out the Skully pattern. I hope my mini tweak is ok. You will now see that she is linked to my blog. She knew who I was too! Must have seen my posts (or Spinn's) about coming to Korea. So, check out her blog too, if you have stopped by!

Ah the LUV

My oldest big sissy loves me looooooots. She sent me my first care package with lot o' goodies. Teri, keep the fake American dollars coming so I can have an auction with my third graders. I need something to motivate them to act like good doobies. I know they get a lot more work starting in the third grade, so they are getting tempermental and they are no longer think of school as fun. But it is so important that to me that they pay attention and learn and hopefully have a good semester with me so I am working hard to figure out how best to work with them.

I got my Sox hat as requested and that made me sooooooooooo very happy that was dancing aroung my shoebox (a.k.a. my apartment) to The Devil Went Down to Georgia, even though it skips. I was so happy to hear a song like that that makes me think of my family. I love you and miss you lots. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Teri. My big sis' rocks!

No, Really, Seriously Y'all

How am I supposed to take a cop shop seriously if they have this picture on the outside? No, really, no joke. Can you believe this?

Downside: it smells like gimchi central outside my apartment right now. Ick. Ugh. All Gimchi, All the Time! College kids have moved in en masse over the last couple of days. It's getting loud and messy. Grrrr.

Say What?

Some how this just doesn't seem right!

I'm getting there. I am ready for this week, and even partially ready for next week. Tomorrow I will meet with my co-teacher to go over the plan for grade 2 for next week. I compile that into something in English for her for Wednesday. Should be interesting, since Mr. Hong decided that we are doing a welcoming dinner for the new teachers (Edvish and me) tomorrow evening. Hopefully it won't take too long. I'd like to get things to the point that I am getting all my prep done during my free periods at school.

Tomorrow the second graders have some sort of practice, so I do not have 1st period. I will only teach the lesson once, and I get to go in late since I do not start until second period. Sweet!

These photos are from a trip to Seoul a couple of weeks ago. Anna and and I met up with Desi, who was fresh off the boat from Georgia a mere week before me. The first is Desi looking proud of her new hat and then one of Anna and me where we had lunch. I can't remember what the food is called at the moment. It is meat, gimchi, garlic and veggies cooked on a dome shaped grill like thing so that the fat rolls down and away from the food. It was tasty, though not something I am crazy about.

There is a place downstairs in my building that serves the same thing, I think. Fattening if eaten too much. Pork, too, which many people I know here don't eat. SDA's are often vegetarian, and even those that do eat meat usually don't eat pork.





Maybe I'll add pics from my trip this past saturday next time.