Day 28 - April 16, 2008
Day 28
Its not even 1 month yet since I am in Japan and it already feels like 2 years seriously.
Drove a little faster than normal today to work...when I reached, the office administrator told me I have to pay 2200 yen per month for lunch...that sometimes I really don't feel like eating...So I tried to tell them that in May, I`m not sure if I will be taking lunch... this is because (1), I trying to save every penny for my trip to Germany and (2), sometimes I just don't want to eat at lunchtime (I didn't tell them this though)...shortly after I told the administrator, the principal called me and asked me why?? So I told him what the company told me at the training...which was that if you are scheduled by the company to take lunch, then you should take it and pay for it, as this is a part of your job for that day....ooh we SHOULD get a schedule every day from our employer. This schedule should specify exactly what you should do each day and which classes you should teach?????? up till this blessed day I don't si one from dem. All I get is the schedules from the schools... so what really my company was saying is that, if you don't see "have lunch with kids" on your work schedule...then it is totally up to you if you want to take lunch....the idea I am getting from the school though (even though they don't say it), is that lunch with the kids is a must...
I did notice that when the principal called me, he had a very concerned look on his face...shortly after that...it was my company that calling me and asking me why I don't want to take the lunch in May...and the school is concerned...So I told them exactly the same thing that they told me in the training...that I thought it was optional and that THEY should tell me when to take lunch and outside of that, we choose whether or not...aah bwoy..I made sure to tell them though that I hope I don't offend anyone because it takes nothing to offend some Japanese I gather...So now what my company is telling me, is that, if I do not want to take lunch, I should call them (my company) and tell them that I do not want lunch for that period, then they will inform the schools...what a complicated process...and this was not what I heard in the training...
Anyway..some people from the USA came along with 2 Japanese principals to view 2 of my classes today to see what I was doing I guess...I didn't like how one of the Japanese men was looking at me but maybe again, it could just be my mind...Oh this school they told me was a special school, in that every now and then people from anywhere will just pop in and view my classes, videotape it and/or take pictures of me teaching...So I must ALWAYS be prepared and ready....for me the classes went pretty well though and the principal told me that the visitors said they too enjoyed di class...again I don't know if this is so or not....
This internet place soon close suh mi gone...
Its not even 1 month yet since I am in Japan and it already feels like 2 years seriously.
Drove a little faster than normal today to work...when I reached, the office administrator told me I have to pay 2200 yen per month for lunch...that sometimes I really don't feel like eating...So I tried to tell them that in May, I`m not sure if I will be taking lunch... this is because (1), I trying to save every penny for my trip to Germany and (2), sometimes I just don't want to eat at lunchtime (I didn't tell them this though)...shortly after I told the administrator, the principal called me and asked me why?? So I told him what the company told me at the training...which was that if you are scheduled by the company to take lunch, then you should take it and pay for it, as this is a part of your job for that day....ooh we SHOULD get a schedule every day from our employer. This schedule should specify exactly what you should do each day and which classes you should teach?????? up till this blessed day I don't si one from dem. All I get is the schedules from the schools... so what really my company was saying is that, if you don't see "have lunch with kids" on your work schedule...then it is totally up to you if you want to take lunch....the idea I am getting from the school though (even though they don't say it), is that lunch with the kids is a must...
I did notice that when the principal called me, he had a very concerned look on his face...shortly after that...it was my company that calling me and asking me why I don't want to take the lunch in May...and the school is concerned...So I told them exactly the same thing that they told me in the training...that I thought it was optional and that THEY should tell me when to take lunch and outside of that, we choose whether or not...aah bwoy..I made sure to tell them though that I hope I don't offend anyone because it takes nothing to offend some Japanese I gather...So now what my company is telling me, is that, if I do not want to take lunch, I should call them (my company) and tell them that I do not want lunch for that period, then they will inform the schools...what a complicated process...and this was not what I heard in the training...
Anyway..some people from the USA came along with 2 Japanese principals to view 2 of my classes today to see what I was doing I guess...I didn't like how one of the Japanese men was looking at me but maybe again, it could just be my mind...Oh this school they told me was a special school, in that every now and then people from anywhere will just pop in and view my classes, videotape it and/or take pictures of me teaching...So I must ALWAYS be prepared and ready....for me the classes went pretty well though and the principal told me that the visitors said they too enjoyed di class...again I don't know if this is so or not....
This internet place soon close suh mi gone...
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