A few nights ago, a guy asked me what in the world would I do in Korea without a "real" (read: caucasian) man to satisfy me. I am not concerned and told him I doubt there will be any problem, but still he pressed, going so far as to suggest he come visit me there. Awkward.
I was exceedingly offended by his remarks (The very idea that a woman should need a man to satisfy her- ha! as if), and the feeling stuck with me for days until I had an epiphany last night.
As laughable as I find the matter, I understand why you (all you men, really) have to believe such a thing is true and go on joking about endowments as they relate to ethnicity. It's a bit sad, really, because it's clear now that you have little self worth except for that defined by your perceived value to women. Is your penis really the best thing you have going for you?
I don't expect any of you to believe me because it just might shatter your worldview, but here it is: women don't need you and can, in fact, live without you. We don't love your peter half as much as you do, and I'm not sure that we could even aspire to. I understand how a man would be threatened by such a revelation, so I have no intention of telling you to cease your delusions of being God's gift to women.
Personally, I must say I find the notion of my only being God's gift to men tragically depressing. I am my own, and my self-worth is not measured by how pleasing others judge my physical traits to be.
Perhaps I am remiss in not sooner mentioning that I'm no man-hating, liberal, hippie feminist of questionable orientation; I'm really not. Don't get me wrong; I love men and I love to love them. But the only downside I can see to not having one around to "please" and "satisfy" me, as it were, is more free time. And I have been wanting to write a book.
Sorry, fellas. Women being able to take care of themselves and solve their own frustrations probably threatens the world order and your life's purpose. Perhaps some of you ought to consider higher aspirations. If this bothers you, if you have a problem with my being a whole person, complete and self-possessed as an individual, well, it's not my problem.
That being the case, we will now part ways. But please know that I wish you the very best of luck in finding converts for the cult of your cock.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
It just doesn't math
From my recruiter:
Your documents have been received in Korea and everything looks great. They are currently at immigration, and your visa reservation number is expected on the 30th. The school would like you to arrive on November 5th.
From the Visa application guide:
Once you have your visa reservation number, the process from here is to send the items below to the
Korean Consulate. You will then be contacted for an in-person interview at the consulate...
Once the consulate receives your application and paperwork( including visa reservation number), they will contact you to arrange an interview. Some consulates will let you call to book an interview before you have your visa number, others will not.
You will be required to visit the Korean consulate IN PERSON unless special arrangements can be made. We are not trying to get your hopes up but there are some Korean Consulates who have become sympathetic to teacher applicants who have to come from a LONG way.
The visa will be processed after that. Each consulate has different processing times (from one hour to 5 days), so ask them when it will be ready!
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So I'll be making the phone call tomorrow to find out just how lenient our local Korean Consulate is. It's in Houston, btw. Do you think they'd count Denton as "a LONG way," considering I have no car and no way to get there in person?
Your documents have been received in Korea and everything looks great. They are currently at immigration, and your visa reservation number is expected on the 30th. The school would like you to arrive on November 5th.
From the Visa application guide:
Once you have your visa reservation number, the process from here is to send the items below to the
Korean Consulate. You will then be contacted for an in-person interview at the consulate...
Once the consulate receives your application and paperwork( including visa reservation number), they will contact you to arrange an interview. Some consulates will let you call to book an interview before you have your visa number, others will not.
You will be required to visit the Korean consulate IN PERSON unless special arrangements can be made. We are not trying to get your hopes up but there are some Korean Consulates who have become sympathetic to teacher applicants who have to come from a LONG way.
The visa will be processed after that. Each consulate has different processing times (from one hour to 5 days), so ask them when it will be ready!
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So I'll be making the phone call tomorrow to find out just how lenient our local Korean Consulate is. It's in Houston, btw. Do you think they'd count Denton as "a LONG way," considering I have no car and no way to get there in person?
Thursday, October 15, 2009
New job offer
I have a job offer for a small hagwon south of Seoul. I'll be teaching 10- to 12-year-olds for W2.1mil/mo. I'm just not as thrilled about this one, but I need employment so badly, I don't care much where or what level. The bossman complimented my speaking voice, which I find odd because I don't much care for the sound of my voice on recordings. Whatever.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Deep breath
Most people achieved their greatest success one step beyond what looked like their greatest failure.--Brian Tracey (The Treasury of Quotes)
Email follows:
Laina and Moniqa,
I have terrible news. When I sent you the contract to be hired, your director hired another teacher already here in Korea. He was not aware that Footprints had another candidate for us when she decided to stay in Canada last week.
I am so sorry. You are with the best recruiters for Korea, so don't fret, you will be here soon teaching. As I told you, Footprints put the best teachers with reputable schools. (Footprints was my recruiter 3 years ago and we use them to hire teachers from USA & Canada.
Email follows:
Laina and Moniqa,
I have terrible news. When I sent you the contract to be hired, your director hired another teacher already here in Korea. He was not aware that Footprints had another candidate for us when she decided to stay in Canada last week.
I am so sorry. You are with the best recruiters for Korea, so don't fret, you will be here soon teaching. As I told you, Footprints put the best teachers with reputable schools. (Footprints was my recruiter 3 years ago and we use them to hire teachers from USA & Canada.
Job offer!
I just got a job offer! I will be teaching at a high school that prepares students for the Ivy League colleges of SK. The director is from the north Texas area, too, and is eager to have me on board. He was telling me all about life in Korea and how low utilities bills are; the most he's paid is $25 with the a/c running all summer. :0)
He wants me to start on the 14th because he'll be taking a vacation and needs the new teacher to fill in for him. He said there are 5 other foreign teachers about my age for me to hang out with. I'm so excited! I don't know if I can get all my paperwork in time and get packed, though.
He wants me to start on the 14th because he'll be taking a vacation and needs the new teacher to fill in for him. He said there are 5 other foreign teachers about my age for me to hang out with. I'm so excited! I don't know if I can get all my paperwork in time and get packed, though.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Korea update: Fuck the state of Texas
One of the things required for me to go to Korea is to obtain a notarized state level background check. Feel free to scroll to the last line of this entry for the summary.
In June, I went to the police department office on campus because it was closest. They directed me to the office downtown; they directed me to their records department; they directed me to the DPS. I didn't have any cash or check or patience to wait in the line out the door at the DPS. So I called to find out how much the background check would cost. Denton DPS cannot give me a state level background check (contrary to what the Denton P.D. told me because they obviously have their shit together); they directed me to the Garland office. There's no way I'm driving out there without calling. I call the Garland office and find there is no way whatsoever to reach a human person at that office by telephone. There are a dozen button push options, none of which have anything to do with a background check.
Back to the internet. The DPS Web site says I can obtain a state level background check by mailing $10, my name, age, race, etc. to the Austin office. I sent that out June 23. They sent it back about 2 weeks later, telling me I needed to send an additional $5 and fingerprints, contrary to the information on the Web site because they obviously have their shit together. I did this. They sent it back to me a second time, another 2 weeks later, with the problem that my signatures did not match. I wrote my name in cursive on my written request so it would be clear I was requesting a b.c. for myself. I signed the fingerprint cards in the space labeled "Signature." Whatever. So I fixed it and sent it in again. Last week the DPS sent it back a THIRD time, claiming my fingerprints were too dark and not rolled well enough. Bullfuckingshit. I had a friend experienced in taking fingerprints for his major do the prints for me. And the DPS could not have told me there was a problem with the prints the FIRST time they were sent back to me? My guess is that they ran them and didn't find anything because my record is CLEAN and so they decided it must be my fault.
I called the Crime Records Department of the DPS to find out where I can go locally to get this done in person because my sister in Utah was able to go downtown and get a b.c. in about 15 minutes. You can't get it done in person in the state of Texas, contrary to what Denton DPS told me because they obviously have their shit together. They directed me to the number for a third party agency that assists in DPS b.c.'s. I called the number last Thursday and they can't get me in until tomorrow in the Lewisville office to get this done. 7-10 business days after that, I will receive my b.c. in the mail. It will take 2-3 weeks after that to mail it to the Sec. of State office for an apostille certification so I can send it overseas to the school at which I will be teaching.
In summation, I'm stuck here until October. Fuckity fucking fuckers. Fuck.
In June, I went to the police department office on campus because it was closest. They directed me to the office downtown; they directed me to their records department; they directed me to the DPS. I didn't have any cash or check or patience to wait in the line out the door at the DPS. So I called to find out how much the background check would cost. Denton DPS cannot give me a state level background check (contrary to what the Denton P.D. told me because they obviously have their shit together); they directed me to the Garland office. There's no way I'm driving out there without calling. I call the Garland office and find there is no way whatsoever to reach a human person at that office by telephone. There are a dozen button push options, none of which have anything to do with a background check.
Back to the internet. The DPS Web site says I can obtain a state level background check by mailing $10, my name, age, race, etc. to the Austin office. I sent that out June 23. They sent it back about 2 weeks later, telling me I needed to send an additional $5 and fingerprints, contrary to the information on the Web site because they obviously have their shit together. I did this. They sent it back to me a second time, another 2 weeks later, with the problem that my signatures did not match. I wrote my name in cursive on my written request so it would be clear I was requesting a b.c. for myself. I signed the fingerprint cards in the space labeled "Signature." Whatever. So I fixed it and sent it in again. Last week the DPS sent it back a THIRD time, claiming my fingerprints were too dark and not rolled well enough. Bullfuckingshit. I had a friend experienced in taking fingerprints for his major do the prints for me. And the DPS could not have told me there was a problem with the prints the FIRST time they were sent back to me? My guess is that they ran them and didn't find anything because my record is CLEAN and so they decided it must be my fault.
I called the Crime Records Department of the DPS to find out where I can go locally to get this done in person because my sister in Utah was able to go downtown and get a b.c. in about 15 minutes. You can't get it done in person in the state of Texas, contrary to what Denton DPS told me because they obviously have their shit together. They directed me to the number for a third party agency that assists in DPS b.c.'s. I called the number last Thursday and they can't get me in until tomorrow in the Lewisville office to get this done. 7-10 business days after that, I will receive my b.c. in the mail. It will take 2-3 weeks after that to mail it to the Sec. of State office for an apostille certification so I can send it overseas to the school at which I will be teaching.
In summation, I'm stuck here until October. Fuckity fucking fuckers. Fuck.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Learning the language
Speaking Korean is not a prerequisite for teaching English in Korea. Some people pick it up after they live there, bring a phrases book, or take classes once they realize how tough living in a country where they don't speak the language is. From what I gather, the children I'll be teaching might be the only translators available. But I am going to live there for a year and have no desire to feel helpless, lost, and afraid of what's on the menu every time I'm hungry.
So I found this spiffy Web site, Livemocha.com, which offers free language lessons and is also a social networking site so you can get help from native speakers and offer assistance to others. It offers writing, reading, and speaking lessons. I now know FIVE whole words of Korean (man, woman, girl, boy, and hello) and can almost write them, too. Learning a new language is easy until you add in the completely new alphabet. It takes two symbols to express single words. Yikes. I can't wait to learn how not to order fish in Korean! Check it out and add me; my username is themonbelly.
***As of December 2009, Livemocha hasn't helped me learn shit as far as Korean goes. It's very helpful for learning Spanish and brushing up on my French, though. I prefer this site for learning the alphabet and have been taking free lessons near the Sookmyung Women's University station Saturdays 4-5:30.***
So I found this spiffy Web site, Livemocha.com, which offers free language lessons and is also a social networking site so you can get help from native speakers and offer assistance to others. It offers writing, reading, and speaking lessons. I now know FIVE whole words of Korean (man, woman, girl, boy, and hello) and can almost write them, too. Learning a new language is easy until you add in the completely new alphabet. It takes two symbols to express single words. Yikes. I can't wait to learn how not to order fish in Korean! Check it out and add me; my username is themonbelly.
***As of December 2009, Livemocha hasn't helped me learn shit as far as Korean goes. It's very helpful for learning Spanish and brushing up on my French, though. I prefer this site for learning the alphabet and have been taking free lessons near the Sookmyung Women's University station Saturdays 4-5:30.***
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