Breaking The Shackles

I only have one class today, it's only an hour long and starts at 7:00pm. However, we have a teacher's meeting every week on Wednesday at 11:30am, so that means getting up early. We discussed the Halloween Party we will be throwing, possibly after the Halloween Day. It's not a celebrated 'Day' here, but since we're an English school, we try to hold events for the days that are celebrated in and amongst America.

I again could not sleep, woke up with dark black circles under both my eyes. No foil for the windows, it's kind of expensive, they're big windows, and I'd like to be able to look out the windows too. I even used the blindfold thing again.

Life has become pretty routine here... Wake up, go to work, eat, watch a movie, go to sleep, wash rinse repeat. Not that it's bad or anything, just the 'pizaz' of being here has kind of worn off. The pollution keeps me indoor as much as possible, and life really isn't that much different than back at home, as long as you throw cultural differences out the window. We eat, We Sleep, We Work, We Play... People are people no matter where you go, and they all pretty much do the same thing.

Depression... Looking back, I think this is something I've delt with for a long time, and may actually be a "problem" for me. It's not that I want to be down, it's just how I feel. I wouldn't say I've defeated myself, but it's just the way you feel when you wake up in the morning. People don't want to be depressed (sane people anyways), there is no fun in it. I might want to get a more professional opinion at some point, but I think it'd be a safe bet.

Just as Doug said, I find it very difficult to get along with most of my co-workers. Mainly because of the difference in opinions. Some people just don't mesh well with others, and I think I might be one of those people. I've always been kind of a solo kind of guy, and I enjoy it most of the time.

I spoke with some friends from home on MSN... It was nice to speak with them. Seems like times are kind of tuff for everyone, but that's life. As long as ones focus is intact, you should be able to get through almost anything. Living here hasn't been easy on numerous levels, but I'm doing it, and that's what counts.

I think there might be a girl here that is interested in me, but I'm not sure I want to get into any kind of relationship right now. I'm not sure what her intentions are yet either, they haven't been that clear.

Lately, I've been spending a lot of time at the Internet Cafe, although I didn't go last night because I'm running low on money. Doug went though... He has even less money than I do. May not have been the smartest thing for him to do, but we'll manage, so it's no big deal. I'm trying to make it to the 25th without taking any money out of my PC savings envelope. I'm not sure I'll make it though. While at the cafe, I watch a lot of stuff on YouTube, and just try to not think about anything. Sometimes you need to let everything go, and I find that when I'm there I can do that. I play some games, listen to some music, browse the internet, and chat with some friends.

What do you all think about this whole Korean Nuclear testing?


Well time has gotten away so I should be going, below are some videos I've enjoyed off of YouTube - just click the Play sign to start them.

And finally some Questions and Answer:
Do you like to read? Occasionally
What does the school offer? Maybe they have some things.They're supposed to offer Chinese Lessons, but they haven't been doing them.
I would think they would want to keep their employees happy. They do strive too, which is why they're always asking about me
Check with some of the other teachers, maybe they know of other things to do. They just want to go to bars and drink
How easy is it to talk to your boss? Pretty Easy, now if he's listening or not is a different question.
Can you recommend some things to him to consider? We basically work for a corporation, so I don't think so.
Classes you might like to take? I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do in my life, so that's a long ways away.
Think hard on what you would like to do now and later. That's the problem, I think too much and don't act.
What do they do where you are at? Don't quite understand the question... They don't celebrate Halloween if that's what you're asking.
What are their customs? More then enough info on this on the internet, would take too long for me to go into.


Anime Music Video



A Japanese Artist I Really Like:



Funny - Bad Music Though: