What would John Snow say?

So the Juan plan is coming together; whole school in hall for 30 mins + local media :)

Glad I did not sweat on detailed lesson plans for December, as plan B immediately binned (one size fits all classes), Juan's day = shift of classess and refusing to some on 25th = obliged to hang around on 24th. Think I will make a deal out of collecting Santa from the North Pole!)

So, meeting this morning while Boss & his wife stuffed cash into envelopes - a lot of cash. I'd guess about ¥4m? Think they had Bangladesh's national debt on the table.

Following Bacardi's lead, as she has adopted 'How's the Weather' into morning routine. Did register, which kids always enjoy, 'one little finger'. Quick serve lunch, had fun with Satsuki & Sona, but cold despite wearing thermal legs for 1st time this winter.

Winter is Coming.

Drip drop drip like an April shower

Pre-camping, in tiny tiddlers class.

Sports practice "rained off" by couple of drops! What is it about Japan & inability to endure a bit of rain? I could understand if it was torrential/yard flooded, but so very not the case. Put on macs!

And now it isn't raining even that little bit at all; Jim time was spontaneously requested (grumble, but can do and will do with a smile...but then mid-planning now being ditched for 'maybe later'. Not sure how they'd view their educational contributions being mucked around/sidelined like this. Guess this confirms that my part in the grand scheme of things very much the afterthought. Outside to boredom after all. 

Jim Time re-requested but for after lunch. Not a copy/paste job because this is the back of an envelope (no wifi, still) and it needs to be a completely different plan as they are low & slow after food - just before sleepies for this crowd.

Make a circle, ss1:2

One little finger, ss1:4 

Skiddamarink, ss3:14

Not a killer plan by any means, but need to have the resources handy and flexibility to slip it into action regardless the kids' situation. All sitting down on chairs? Still sat at tables? All standing up & no furniture? Need to be done in 5 minutes or stretch it to 15? Revving up or revving down? A capella or has the CD player turned up? 

Forty-nine yesterdays

No bike - 3 weeks to fix a bloody spoke?! Collected it on the way home, and lost Y3000 for the spoke. Jesus!

Furious mood yesterday - school landlord spouting bullshit about spare types & 3 blocks under the stairs around the back; we had to put them somewhere you arsehole, and they have been there for three years. What do you think rent entitles us to do? Boil your head.
Meanwhile, a client being stingy about hotel after I travel last thing or sparrow's fart? No respect = no co-operation
Also trip to recycle centre in between being badly advised filling in the bank loan form & making a mess of it. 
Also very angry my business class yesterday did not prepare, with Droopy tipping me over the edge with his routine lack of any gumption/personality. Imagine (fat) Ronaldo crossed with Michael Keaton.
Then asked to lead tourism map project with augmented reality.

Mundane start to today; some kids had made a mud cake + cherries with iLeader for me - thank you!. Double Jim Time today = keeps me busy. No complaints, as I far prefer to do stuff. Trying Three Billy Goats DVD & obvious technical issues with no chance to set up ahead of time; Choriso practical. Not much warm up as a result, & in the end coloring took far longer I imagined.

Other lot been on a trip & late back > lots of sleepy heads & lunched out.

Again, more with less, partly as we had less time to set up & Bacardi was unsure of the sockets. 

Same procedure "Hello" song

 "One little finger" then straight in after quick intro 

Three Billy Goats. 

Outro = I wrote something on finished product.