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A Time to be Social

I was asked at SME today about possibly teaching a class on Sunday. The work load has been increasing. This would be a good thing if it wasn't for the fact that they pay so late. Teaching at SME can only be treated as a part time job for spare cash. I had to refuse this Sunday because I'll be going boating with Andy. I taught my Web Design class (all in Chinese) and it went okay. I think the students can accept that I have some experience even though I can not speak Cantonese well. I have a lot of prep work to do though, and I think making a vocab sheet for myself will help.

We had a surprise, one of our own who had left (Kammy) came back to work at SME. The low level jobs really don't pay well in Hong Kong. I guess this is where min wage comes in. Her new environment apparently was horrible so her mother had agreed to let her return to work at SME.

I was given an outline for a new English class starting Thursday. It looks like I will be teaching the full thing, from Grammar and Writting to Listening and Speaking. Since Kammy was back we decided to grab something to eat after work. Carmen, Kammy, Joan and I went out to a little shop that was selling battered and seared peppers, fishballs, and other similar foods. Joan (who likes to be called Joanna) openned up her pop and sprayed a bit onto a lady who was sitting at the same table. The lady seemed already annoyed when we sat down, and it didn't help with Joan trying to contain her laughter.

I had an appointment with Priscilla as well, so I said my goodbyes and met up with her for dinner. This is the first time I've seen her since she got back from Canada. I met up with her friends Julien, Eva, and her best friend in Hong Kong. We had a nice dinner and then went to Dickens to watch the soccer game. It was a nice social night. After we departed I met up with Ada and Gloria who happened to be shopping for spices down in Causeway Bay. I had wowed them with my famous pork chops (okay, I claim them to be famous) and Gloria was interested in learning. We went out for some dessert and talked. I made it home at about 3 am.

posted by Tempest7 @ 11:00