Early departure for the clock museum. Strikingly attractive waif there as guide, excuse me, spoke some English too. Must go back & say hello properly.
Introduced my student (owns the restaurant next door) to Minnie. Too much bowing & high pitched platitudes.
High speed lunch, prepped Jim Time for next Tuesday which Sarong warned me about - otherwise would have been a disaster!
Corridor conflict with Yuki as usual, including another punch to the nuts. Blindsided and arms restrained by dangling others, I lost big time. This has got to stop.
To Luna where the Chinese torture continued....
Showing posts with label nuts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nuts. Show all posts
Thursday, 28 May 2015
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Ninja aerobics and icy nuts.
Ninja gym with Choriso, then her whistle aerobics (I ducked out, getting a headache).
A couple of kids think throwing ice at my nuts is funny. Ha Ha.
Nice pictures on wall from sledging, which the children have drawn; funny how clumps of them are similar - by classroom but I also guess by table, and influenced by the instructions or tips they were given. iLeader gingerly minding her stitches. Looks very sore.
Stepped in when the room got rowdy. Googled song lyrics for Madge before she ended playing the CD. Is Battle Hymn of the Republic an old song? Do you know it? Erm!
On my own agenda = a meeting this afternoon at a technical college later to discuss providing classes, and the need to find a pinch hitter for an evening company class. Two new kids joining my school on Saturdays, but two leaving Tuesdays as they hit the entrance exam crash barriers.
A couple of kids think throwing ice at my nuts is funny. Ha Ha.
Nice pictures on wall from sledging, which the children have drawn; funny how clumps of them are similar - by classroom but I also guess by table, and influenced by the instructions or tips they were given. iLeader gingerly minding her stitches. Looks very sore.
Stepped in when the room got rowdy. Googled song lyrics for Madge before she ended playing the CD. Is Battle Hymn of the Republic an old song? Do you know it? Erm!
On my own agenda = a meeting this afternoon at a technical college later to discuss providing classes, and the need to find a pinch hitter for an evening company class. Two new kids joining my school on Saturdays, but two leaving Tuesdays as they hit the entrance exam crash barriers.
Friday, 16 January 2015
Slip sliding away
Heavy snow last night, and still snowing most of today.
Was chief sled pusher in the morning at Asahi Kids Park; a slow and careful drive out there in the convoy of green mini-buses. Actually not a very glamorous 'snow park' at all, but a few dumps of snow from a front-loader to make a steady little incline on a concrete auditorium. Enough to get some speed up on little plastic sleds. We bowed to the staff as good little girls and boys, then mostly obeyed the instructions of keeping out of the way of downhill traffic which cannot stop. Some dopey ones found out the hard and painful way. My job? Simple, stand at the top & get a sweat on, pushing countless pairs of children off down the slope. Good to mess a few of the miscreants about, dumping them out etc, and to ensure everyone got a good go. As you'd expect, everyone fully outfitted and prepped (except me!). Ended up soaked through, & kept rucking my left shoulder.
iLeader fell done the stairs & busted up her chin with a nasty gash in our absence. Ironically, on a day when very slippery outside & an excursion to sliding heaven. Laughed at first, but she has actually done herself a nasty one, along the bottom of her jaw/chin.
Made myself useful digging out the yard & then paths across the park in the afternoon. Refreshing exercise.
Allan panicking to learn head & shoulders - only person who doesn't know it?! Minnie a wry laugh in disbelief too. Madge looking frisky; papier-mâché apples at stage one with her, but after a fast bento lunch (competitive mums spend ages prepping these masterpieces) I was a punching bag again. One hit in the nuts this morning with a lump of ice and thought it was the funniest thing; two or three punches connected during lunch, as well as a head butt & a kancho through to the sac. Well annoyed.
Was chief sled pusher in the morning at Asahi Kids Park; a slow and careful drive out there in the convoy of green mini-buses. Actually not a very glamorous 'snow park' at all, but a few dumps of snow from a front-loader to make a steady little incline on a concrete auditorium. Enough to get some speed up on little plastic sleds. We bowed to the staff as good little girls and boys, then mostly obeyed the instructions of keeping out of the way of downhill traffic which cannot stop. Some dopey ones found out the hard and painful way. My job? Simple, stand at the top & get a sweat on, pushing countless pairs of children off down the slope. Good to mess a few of the miscreants about, dumping them out etc, and to ensure everyone got a good go. As you'd expect, everyone fully outfitted and prepped (except me!). Ended up soaked through, & kept rucking my left shoulder.
iLeader fell done the stairs & busted up her chin with a nasty gash in our absence. Ironically, on a day when very slippery outside & an excursion to sliding heaven. Laughed at first, but she has actually done herself a nasty one, along the bottom of her jaw/chin.
Made myself useful digging out the yard & then paths across the park in the afternoon. Refreshing exercise.
Allan panicking to learn head & shoulders - only person who doesn't know it?! Minnie a wry laugh in disbelief too. Madge looking frisky; papier-mâché apples at stage one with her, but after a fast bento lunch (competitive mums spend ages prepping these masterpieces) I was a punching bag again. One hit in the nuts this morning with a lump of ice and thought it was the funniest thing; two or three punches connected during lunch, as well as a head butt & a kancho through to the sac. Well annoyed.
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
A kick in the nuts - lasts all day if you get it right
Footy this am not much cop, Napoleon as usual expecting everyone to give him the ball & let him wallop it from 3 feet. Twat. (I would have thought the same thing when I was his age, so I think the word is appropriate. Wrecks any sense on enjoyment for everybody else because he 'owns' the ball. It is not my place to directly adjust this state of play, but for the children to confront/negotiate a way out. I feel frustrated because even at my age I find this kind of in-your-face bully-boys hard to tackle. I have always gone around, using superior ball skills and vision. The got thumped on the bus.)
Green & listless with Fski; Sitting at the back as the uncoordinated boys misbehave, with added bollock-ache from a full-handed slap across the nads in the yard. Just the left one, but enough for general nausea & need for a lie down. Have I any use for them these days, though?
Stole lunchtime upstairs to refresh memory Super Simple Songs' Xmas playlist, need lesson plans for Dec. Think 3/4 of them should do the trick + video for Dec 24th show?
Some went apple picking, older other half went to see their next school. Not I. Find a place to be.
Going to try & get my Brazilian Don Juan here Dec 5th.
Green & listless with Fski; Sitting at the back as the uncoordinated boys misbehave, with added bollock-ache from a full-handed slap across the nads in the yard. Just the left one, but enough for general nausea & need for a lie down. Have I any use for them these days, though?
Stole lunchtime upstairs to refresh memory Super Simple Songs' Xmas playlist, need lesson plans for Dec. Think 3/4 of them should do the trick + video for Dec 24th show?
Some went apple picking, older other half went to see their next school. Not I. Find a place to be.
Going to try & get my Brazilian Don Juan here Dec 5th.
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Happy Birthday Granny Chris
A damp, musty, autumn-is-here morning, made better by a nice mum hanging around a bit chatting to my co-gatekeeper on welcoming duty.
My schedule was wrong again, and I find myself with the other teeny group, being included in activities but somewhat off the cuff - what sounds do UK animals make?! If I'd had time, and a projector off my iPod, we could have done Old McDonald for a big giggle...this double act have a number of find your seat/settle down/be quieter hand games that can be transferred to EFL classrooms, such as clapping with 5, then 4,3,2,1 fingers to reduce volume & co-operatively end up with hands behind backs & paying attention.
This class also given a little dressing down about abandonning bags on mummy, but asked to give themselves rules after deciding what kind of behaviour was not reasonable. Like!
In the hall we were entertaining ourselves with a large silk 'parachute' & doing roly polies. My thoughts elsewhere though (Australia - The Ashes starting soon = I'll have to go to the toilet a lot more often!)
I noticed three boys sitting next to each other were all southpaws - cool! Wonder if that was accidental (teacher allocated) or personal aggregation?
Had enough of being coughed at, poked with snotty fingers, gaping mouths chewing unidentifiable foodstuffs, and the perenial hitting/kicking contest that is driving me nuts and frequently aimed AT my nuts. See how long any of the other teachers will put up with that?
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My schedule was wrong again, and I find myself with the other teeny group, being included in activities but somewhat off the cuff - what sounds do UK animals make?! If I'd had time, and a projector off my iPod, we could have done Old McDonald for a big giggle...this double act have a number of find your seat/settle down/be quieter hand games that can be transferred to EFL classrooms, such as clapping with 5, then 4,3,2,1 fingers to reduce volume & co-operatively end up with hands behind backs & paying attention.
This class also given a little dressing down about abandonning bags on mummy, but asked to give themselves rules after deciding what kind of behaviour was not reasonable. Like!
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I noticed three boys sitting next to each other were all southpaws - cool! Wonder if that was accidental (teacher allocated) or personal aggregation?
Had enough of being coughed at, poked with snotty fingers, gaping mouths chewing unidentifiable foodstuffs, and the perenial hitting/kicking contest that is driving me nuts and frequently aimed AT my nuts. See how long any of the other teachers will put up with that?
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