Funny thing. I was in class when I got a message from Sun Jew (one of my students) who was at her job. She wrote:
"i have "we are for sale now! we give u 15% discount" is this right sentence?"
After I stopped giggling I replied, "No." and sent her a sentence that wouldn't have sleezy foreign men propositioning her every 10 seconds.
Oh, and while I'm on the topic another amusing antedote from my teaching escapades:
7am class, a mid-twenties, conservative female student with rather poor english is discussing questions I've given them on "Addictions." Her speaking partner(Jin) is around the same age and asks her: "What are you addicted to?"
She puts her hand by her mouth, leans in and whispers: "sex."
Jin leans back, casually says: "Oh, really?" I lean forward astonished. Did I just hear what I thought I heard?
She thought he'd said: "What are some people addicted to?" And when we told her she'd said she was addicted to sex she went beat red and the class was in uproarious laughter.

Went to church this past Sunday. Even went to the cell group meeting afterwards and had a good time meeting some other foreigners. Chatted with two other ESL teachers around my age who've been here a while and they seemed really cool. Makes me wish I'd made the effort to go to cell group before. Afterwards they went to a Mexican restaurant near Haeundae but I wasn't up for that yet. Maybe next week. Was an astonishly goodlooking guy there with a fabulous Aussie accent who I never got an opportunity to talk with as he was in another group; and who I'm just betting is dating that tall blonde woman I was talking with. They seemed awful chummy. Oh, well, at this point I'll take the eye candy and be grateful.

Haven't heard from "R" in nearly a month now. For the best. Still, desperately hoping he messages me asking me out just one more time so I can have the satisfation of turning him down. Ran into his friend the other morning and more than the weather was chilly.

Army guy messaged me at 3 in the morning with the ever-so-suave: "what are you doing?"
Um...Doing situps and reading Stephen Hawkings "A Brief History of Time", what do you think I'm doing?? Slleeeeeping. Needless to say I didn't reply as that opener reeked ever-too-much like "R's" messages.

Lesson Learned.

When last month ended so did my 11: am class with my two cuties: John and Jay. Jay is going back to Seoul where he lives and studies and he thanked me for the class and stayed to say good-bye after the class which I thought was rather sweet. When I came back into the room after the break I found he'd written: "I am always grateful for your teaching!" on the board. Awwww.

And so a new month has begun yet again and thus new students. I have a lot of students in the 7 a.m. class this time (around 7 people) which is soooo much nicer cause now I don't have to listen to Peter (bless his heart) go on about the education system or how many books he buys and reads anymore. Plus, there's a bit of a cutie in that class as well, and, if I'm not mistaken has kinda taken to me. His name is also Jay (well, his nickname, still haven't gotten to remembering Korean names their all Kim's and Jin's anyway) and his English is quite fluent.

Today, I had to clean my apartment again because some buyers wanted to see my apartment again. I wonder how many more times this is going to happen. They were supposed to be here (according to Mr. Kim) between 10 or 11 am but arrived a quarter to twelve. grrr. Looked around and then left. I guess when my contract is done someone else (other than the new teacher who will replace me) will be living in that apartment. I feel kinda bad because I had to get C.J. (Korean ESL teacher) to interpret what Mr. Kim was saying because I couldn't understand if I had to just show some people my apartment or move out (with Asians' it wouldn't surprise me -- them being in the habit of informing you last minuite of just about everything). But, thankfully, it was just showing them arouind. Though I wonder how many more times I'm going to have to make my apartment "show" ready and wait around for late potential buyers, between now and July...

Today has been a nice Saturday. I didn't have to teach mt usual private lesson. It was nice not having to bus it down there and back again. Though those private lessons have been unstable lately and I may have to find alternate private lessons. After letting the people inspect the apartment I took a walk to the bookstore and bought two book, a magazine and a CD of the "sounds of the ocean." I want to listen to the CD at night to help me sleep because there's a really annoying and loud buzzing sound outside my apartment. Louise knows what I'm talking about. I don't know where it comes from exactly or what it is but it sounds like some kind of squeaky engine that buzzes like dying cats. Makes me mental. I bought the "motorcycle diaries" and "The Black Dahlia" murders.

Went shopping last weekend at E-Mart and bought a couple of new tops, 2 skirts and a pair of pants. Bought new make-up last week as well so now, everyone at works keeps commenting on my improved looks with such comments as: "What happened to you?!"
Did I look like a troll before or something?

On my way shopping, I stopped to talk to a man who shouted at me from across the street. He wanted me to teach him english. I told him to take my class but he insisted he wanted to learn 1 -1 in real life settings and he would "teach me Korean". yeah. Stupidly ( I do confess) I gave him my phone number as I was in a do-good mood I knew I'd regret. There's a call I have to dodge.

Thursday night I decided to hit my neighbourhood pub for a pint and a game of pool. It being Thursday I was pretty sure the place would be nearly dead and thought that was fine since I had to get up for work early anyway. Reminised with Chris (the bartender) about his New Years' Eve kiss (the one where the Korean chick surprised him by spitting beer in his mouth) and Louises' birthday...(cough!) adventures.

Not long after, 4 U.S. Army guys show up and then they're buying me drinks and kicking my butt at pool and telling me tales. They're from Ulsan - about 5 hours north from Busan, and are only here for a week, loading some heavy equiptment onto a freighter boat. Around 12:30 a.m. I am a tad liquored and offer to show them to a club in Seomyeon (near my school) that might be more happening. We stayed a while, and then I left just after 2 a.m. 3 hours sleep. Bloody hell, the Friday hurt. I didn't get any compliments on my appearance that day! lol. What a mess I was.