308 posts tagged “japan”

Today, not really. I just wanna share a music video with you.
今日のビデオはこちらで～す！

Gackt on Heyx3 in November.

So, every time I've travelled abroad, I've been asked to submit an itinerary. Not something particularly detailed, but just you know, flight numbers, dates, and an emergency contact number or two.  I have forms that I was given to do this, and I've been doing it this way since forever.

Last week, my supervisor at the BoE reminded me that I had to submit those forms, since I was heading to Canada.  "No problem," I said.

Today, I had some free time, and spent an entire period writing up my itinerary, and it was delightful.  Then Monkey-Lizard came over and was like, "Hey, the school office wants you to fill out this form about your trip to Canada."

"I've already filled in all the necessary forms."

"But you have to fill in this one too."

It had spaces for all the information I'd already supplied, and also wanted more bullshit like "purpose of your trip". Hi fuckstacks, you're not immigration, and you're not my mom. You've already approved my vacation time, you do not need to know what the purpose of my trip is. Bite me.

I told them to just copy the pertinent information from the forms I'd already filled out onto this new form that I'd never seen ever, if it was that important to them.  They said it was maybe impossible, but that they would try, if I would just stamp beside my name.  Unfortunately, they'd misspelled my name, and I've had QUITE E-FUCKING-NOUGH of that.  Yes, it's a difficult last name for a Japanese person to spell in English off the top of their head.  I'm not expecting them to be able to do that.  I'm expecting them to fix their goddamned master lists to be correct. I've been here for four fucking years, so there's no fucking excuse why my name is still spelled wrong everywhere.

Then they sucked their teeth and got nervous because I was being difficult and argumentative.  Yeah, well, fuck you guys.  I've done what I need to do, and you're just trying to make shit extra complicated for no good reason -- die in a fire.

A little later, Monkey-Lizard comes back and wants to talk about a demo lesson we're doing together sometime mid-to-late next month that I want nothing to do with.  She shows me the plan, and starts yammering, her lips smacking, and I stop her.  "Hay, you go SPELL MY NAME CORRECTLY, AND THEN WE CAN TALK."  It wasn't even spelled wrong in the same way! She'd copied it off of some other master list where my name is borked.  She could have just asked me to spell it, but no, that wouldn't fix anything, and I think she knew that's what I'd say.  She went away and came back a little later with it fixed up properly.

Then another teacher came with the travel form again, and I'm like, seriously, I've never filled this out in my life, and all the information is already on here. Someone else can fill it out, because I'm most certainly not fucking doing it.

She fills out some sections for me, and then asks me the purpose of my trip.  "While the purpose of my trip is acceptable, and was cleared by principal and vice-principal alike, I don't need to write it on an official form, because it is none of their business, thank you very much. I'm taking my paid leave, and what I do with that paid leave is of my own concern, and no one else's."

"Hmmm.... we Japanese teachers must say but... maybe it is okay for you."

You're damned fucking right it is.

Then there's the other matter of Pisses-On-The-Floor-VP#1 who took the sheet with the days I wanted to book off between now and August 2009, and said he'd take care of it. This was two months ago, and I haven't heard anything. My days off haven't been marked in the book, and he hasn't said yes or no about anything. I've decided that he can fuck himself, and I'm just not gonna show up on the days I want off. If they call and wonder where I am, I'll just tell them, "I booked that time off a year ago.  Did P-O-T-F-VP#1 not do it properly? Well you do it now, and I'll stamp the form when I come back."

Seriously, what are they going to do if I don't come in one day? Make me take paid leave for it? THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE, SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111one  I suppose if this were a normal job, I could be written up, and then it would affect my chances at a raise/a promotion, and maybe they'd fire me after enough incidents. However, I have no chances for a raise/a promotion here ANYWAY, and they're not gonna fire me for something like that. I'd have to kill someone to be fired (and even then, my contract stipulates that I can get paid incarceration leave while in prison, if I fill out the appropriate forms).

In good news, Expedia found me a $79 (tax included) hotel near the airport in Toronto, so I don't have to drop $300/night at the Gateway Sheraton / sleep on a bench in Terminal 1.  Success -- it is mine.

It Math 23
I went to Kyoto, OoSaka, Hirosima.
Kyoto is very intresting. Because wndafor.
Oosaka is eat takoyaki.
Takoyaki meke intresting.

I went to Kyout. With my friend is went to KnKakugi. KnKaKugi is golden temple. KnKaKugi is very syinning. I know KnKaKugi isn't name. KnKaKugi is Rokuon
gi. I enjoyed KnKaKugi.

I went to Kyoto on a scooll trip,
I wathed Kiyomizutenpre in Kyoto.
Kiyomizutenpre is very veautifor And very Big.
I enjoed this trip tenk you.

Were go to the school trip.
Next in kin|<a|<ji. the beatful gold temple
How long time 30分 in kinka|<uji.
I enjoyed school trip.

Augst 23th I went to Kyoto with my many friends, Kyoto is very intersting, Kitanotenma
ngu is I took a poto with my friends,
          I had very good time,

On A      23                     Iw     t        Ki

Aplir 23 is Kyoto on a school trip.
Kinkakuji is very beutiful. next Kitanotenma
ngu is leanning god is Suguwaran Mitizane.
next Kiyomizudera is very very beutiful.
Kyoto is excited.

It April 24.
I went to Dotonbori
   with my friends.
I bought omiyage.
I enjoied good time.

On April 23, I went to Kyoto on a school trip. I had never visited the city. So I was excited. I went to Kinkaku with my group members. It wa beautiful. There were many foreign people there. So I was very tired.

It's April 23 in Kyouto!
Kyouto is kinkakuji in this berteful.
That is many perple, herman,
Is very very intresting!!
I have

I'm marking writing tests. The kids were given 7 minutes to write 5 sentences about their school trip (bear in mind that they've already spent several weeks writing longer compositions about their school trips, so they could have just memorized it -- they knew the content of the test ahead of time).

Each sentence is worth 2 marks for a total of ten. Spelling mistakes are overlooked if they're words they don't know very well/have no business knowing how to spell; words they've been using every class since they were first graders (they're third now) ought to be spelled correctly. Verb tense is important. Articles are important.

Here's a sampling of the worst/most interesting ones:

I want to Kyoto a scool trip. at fast kyoto fast knkakuji. Gold templ a butniFl Next nijoujou. nijoujou cod rad is long

Demachi jurior hight school went to Kyoto. On the fast day I waeched mujical, operazanokaijin of Gekidanshiki. School terip. It was becase good memory.

Aipr 23, I wnot to Kyoto. go to the kinkakuji Looks. very butifr. Kyoto very very enjoyed.

I want to Osaka. I APlir twantFov scool tvip. it is Osaka Des Osakajo it glait is nsa ti noko gord big.

I went to Kyoto. I went to kitanotenmangu. I was betuful anb shingsping. I had a goob time.

April 24. I went to Osaka. I visited instant Chines noodls histry musum. star and cherry bloss on the cup. Chines noodls is people in love.

I went to Osaka on Apil 24 with my classmate. I went to Kansai for the firt time. First, I went to Osaka cattle. It was big cattle. I went to some other place. I enjoyed making Takoyaki the best. My Takoyaki was very good. I had a very good time. Thank you.

Jellyfish at Kaiyukan.