Things Not To Do In Jamaica
Days 1579 - 1585
Sunday, July 15 - Saturday, July 21, 2012
Day 1579 ( Best 2012 Olympic Uniform / Bolt's Dream )
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Met some friends today in Tokyo and had dinner.
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Best 2012 Olympic Uniform
Which of these do you like?
I personally like the Germany, New Zealand, USA and Jamaica uniforms. People in the USA are hating on the US uniform and people in Jamaica are hating on the Jamaican uniform.
http://olympics.time.com/2012/07/13/olympic-uniforms-the-best-the-worst-and-the-just-plain-weird/#opener
But I think both looks good if you ask me. I would give Germany the edge over the others though. You can vote below.
http://olympics.time.com/2012/07/17/which-olympic-uniform-reigns-supreme/
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Day 1580 ( Amazing Spiderman )
Monday, July 16, 2012
Today was a well needed holiday in Japan. Recently I feel as if my battery is running low.
In the afternoon I watched Amazing Spiderman with my friend. It was a good watch. It kept me interested for the over 2hours there. Good action, good acting and nice plot etc. I give it 8/10.
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Day 1581 ( Things Not To Do In Jamaica )
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Left work early today and came back to complete my last week blog.
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Things Not To Do In Jamaica
This is a very short list I compiled of things not to do in Jamaica:
Don't Take The Spanish Town To Ocho Rios Route Taxis
These taxi men are crazy as I mentioned in a blog before
http://davecollyjap.blogspot.jp/2012/05/some-differences-between-jamaica-and.html.
They take 45 mins to get to a destination that usually takes about 1hr 30 mins otherwise.
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Don't Lend Money To People Unless You Know Them Very Very Well
I mentioned this in my last blog. Just don't lend money unless it is to a family member or close friend. This money will not be returned. Even if you ask several times.
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Don't Go To Neighborhoods That You Are Not Familiar With
Some places in Jamaica are dangerous. So just don't go wandering off in some random neighborhood or you may regret it. Also if possible, walk in a group.
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Don't Wear Expensive Jewelry Or Walk With Too Much Money In The City
If you go to places like Down Town, Kingston, you can get cheap stuff on the road BUT don't wear jewelry or take too much money with you. It may get stolen.
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Don't Be Early For An Event Unless It Is An Official Event
If you are, then you will be the only one there. We work by "Jamaican Time" there. Which is normally a hour or more after the suggested start time. When I went to the Bahamas, it was 2 hours or more after the time given.
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Day 1582 ( )
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
While heading home from work, I saw the three special education teachers at my school today walking. They saw me and asked me if I could go to lunch with them. So I did. We went to a Chinese restaurant not too far from the school. The food was pretty decent.
In the evening, did my usual evening conversation.
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Day 1583 ( Strange Child )
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Recently, every single week at this school, a few teachers forget that they have English. It is somewhat annoying. My company is of the opinion that English is important to the schools. It appears that way at some schools, but at others like the one I go today, it is at the bottom of their list. Everything else is more important.
Anyway, today at this school, there is a child that is normally well behaved. But today something went wrong. I played a game with this class where they should throw the ball at the card that I call. Then, this student got the ball and he threw it in my general direction. I am still uncertain if he threw the ball at me or simply threw it away. In any case, the ball went in the direction where I was. I was of course surprised. If it did hit me, I don't know what I would have done.
There are a few things/people that I have a very low tolerance for. Rude children is one of them. And I may just lose it if a student purposely hit me with a ball. Most people who know me, has never seen me angry before, but when I do get angry, I am scary and possibly dangerous. I scare myself because I don't know what I will do then regret it afterwards.
Anyway, the teacher that was there with me said the student has been behaving very strange since he came to school today. She also said that he wasn't throwing the ball at me and that he even emptied some sort of liquid substance in the casing for a musical instrument owned by the school.
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After work, I went to a company meeting. The final one before summer vacation. After the meeting, me and a couple of the English teachers had dinner at TGIF.
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Day 1584 ( Last Day At Work Before Summer Vacation )
Friday, July 20, 2012 (4 Years 4 Months)
Finally the day has come!!! The last workday before the long awaited summer holidays. I don't know, but between April and July I am not sure what happened. But my energy has gone down... Oh I know what... I started teaching at the YMCA. Today was also the last day for YMCA until late August.
Surprising myself, I went to bed at 10pm. Normally I would go to bed around 1 am there about.
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Day 1585 ( )
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Did absolutely nothing today. Stayed in and fooled around my iphone and the computer for the entire day.
Sunday, July 15 - Saturday, July 21, 2012
Day 1579 ( Best 2012 Olympic Uniform / Bolt's Dream )
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Met some friends today in Tokyo and had dinner.
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Best 2012 Olympic Uniform
Which of these do you like?
I personally like the Germany, New Zealand, USA and Jamaica uniforms. People in the USA are hating on the US uniform and people in Jamaica are hating on the Jamaican uniform.
http://olympics.time.com/2012/07/13/olympic-uniforms-the-best-the-worst-and-the-just-plain-weird/#opener
But I think both looks good if you ask me. I would give Germany the edge over the others though. You can vote below.
http://olympics.time.com/2012/07/17/which-olympic-uniform-reigns-supreme/
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Day 1580 ( Amazing Spiderman )
Monday, July 16, 2012
Today was a well needed holiday in Japan. Recently I feel as if my battery is running low.
In the afternoon I watched Amazing Spiderman with my friend. It was a good watch. It kept me interested for the over 2hours there. Good action, good acting and nice plot etc. I give it 8/10.
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Day 1581 ( Things Not To Do In Jamaica )
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Left work early today and came back to complete my last week blog.
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Things Not To Do In Jamaica
This is a very short list I compiled of things not to do in Jamaica:
Don't Take The Spanish Town To Ocho Rios Route Taxis
These taxi men are crazy as I mentioned in a blog before
http://davecollyjap.blogspot.jp/2012/05/some-differences-between-jamaica-and.html.
They take 45 mins to get to a destination that usually takes about 1hr 30 mins otherwise.
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Don't Lend Money To People Unless You Know Them Very Very Well
I mentioned this in my last blog. Just don't lend money unless it is to a family member or close friend. This money will not be returned. Even if you ask several times.
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Don't Go To Neighborhoods That You Are Not Familiar With
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Don't Wear Expensive Jewelry Or Walk With Too Much Money In The City
If you go to places like Down Town, Kingston, you can get cheap stuff on the road BUT don't wear jewelry or take too much money with you. It may get stolen.
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Don't Be Early For An Event Unless It Is An Official Event
If you are, then you will be the only one there. We work by "Jamaican Time" there. Which is normally a hour or more after the suggested start time. When I went to the Bahamas, it was 2 hours or more after the time given.
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Day 1582 ( )
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
While heading home from work, I saw the three special education teachers at my school today walking. They saw me and asked me if I could go to lunch with them. So I did. We went to a Chinese restaurant not too far from the school. The food was pretty decent.
In the evening, did my usual evening conversation.
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Day 1583 ( Strange Child )
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Recently, every single week at this school, a few teachers forget that they have English. It is somewhat annoying. My company is of the opinion that English is important to the schools. It appears that way at some schools, but at others like the one I go today, it is at the bottom of their list. Everything else is more important.
Anyway, today at this school, there is a child that is normally well behaved. But today something went wrong. I played a game with this class where they should throw the ball at the card that I call. Then, this student got the ball and he threw it in my general direction. I am still uncertain if he threw the ball at me or simply threw it away. In any case, the ball went in the direction where I was. I was of course surprised. If it did hit me, I don't know what I would have done.
There are a few things/people that I have a very low tolerance for. Rude children is one of them. And I may just lose it if a student purposely hit me with a ball. Most people who know me, has never seen me angry before, but when I do get angry, I am scary and possibly dangerous. I scare myself because I don't know what I will do then regret it afterwards.
Anyway, the teacher that was there with me said the student has been behaving very strange since he came to school today. She also said that he wasn't throwing the ball at me and that he even emptied some sort of liquid substance in the casing for a musical instrument owned by the school.
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After work, I went to a company meeting. The final one before summer vacation. After the meeting, me and a couple of the English teachers had dinner at TGIF.
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Day 1584 ( Last Day At Work Before Summer Vacation )
Friday, July 20, 2012 (4 Years 4 Months)
Finally the day has come!!! The last workday before the long awaited summer holidays. I don't know, but between April and July I am not sure what happened. But my energy has gone down... Oh I know what... I started teaching at the YMCA. Today was also the last day for YMCA until late August.
Surprising myself, I went to bed at 10pm. Normally I would go to bed around 1 am there about.
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Day 1585 ( )
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Did absolutely nothing today. Stayed in and fooled around my iphone and the computer for the entire day.
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