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I went to Gokayawa by bus on April 23rd and
24th. Then I waslked It hurts so tardly
that I want to die.
finally a destination arrive

I went to Gokayama on April
23.
I was tired. Because, I saw
Marimokkori in huton.
I don't like Marimokkori.
It's not kind and not cute.
But, Marimokkori is staying my class
room now!
I'm not fine.

I went to Gokayama by bus. Gokayama is famous for beautiful mountains. We made curry and rice there. Boys spoke with friends, when girls cook curry and rice. And we ate curry and rice. But I don't like curry. so I ate only rice.

You know, because cooking is women's work.

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I went to Gokayama by bus on April 23.
I walking about 20km.
I enjoyed Shopping.
We saw a forreigner.
I made rice and curry.
It was nice curry and rice.
My

We went to in Gokayama.
I welked 20km.
I duy.
I saw a stinkbug, and verey verey breath.
I rainy indoors carryrice made.
I'm a lot of funed.
Gokayam erey seen.

I went to Gokayama wis a bas last
manth. I had a good time.
It was fun walkeng to Gokayama
but it wasn't fun after sum
time pasted. We made cry a
nd rice but it was
hard but it was tasty.

I went to gokayam by bus
and walk. I made curry
rice. I aet curry rice ve
ry good. I were play cord gome.
We were buy souvenir. I enjoyed
lodging study.

I went to Gokayama by bus with my classmeat. I wolked to Gokayama. I was very tired. But I enjoyed it. I saw Gasyouzukuri for the first time. Gokayama is a famous for a folk song. I met a lot of kamemusi. I don't like kamemusi. I made a curry and rice for the first time. I enjoyed Gokayama. I had a very good time to Gokayama.

I went to Gokayama on April 23rd and 24th.
When I walked there, I was sleeping.
But When I walking finished, I was very
pleasant.
Next,                  I went ホテル, there are a
lot of かめむし in this room.

We were cooked curr rice in rain. We were happening there. But very nice taste.

I went to the plese on April 23rd and 24th in the Gokayama. I went to walk and bus. I maked outdoor cooking and curry rice. It's very good. But, I was tired. I walk a lot of at that time, seed Gashodukuri. It's very old.

I went to Gokayama by bus and
walk. on April 23rd 24th.
I saw Gasshozukuri and Iwaseke.
I bought a stripe as a souvenir.
I ate soft ice cream. I enjoy Mi
nyoukosru falk dances and cook
a curry rice very much.
It's a good!

Gokayama itta kamemusigatairyou niotta kare-作ri tanosikatta amakadekita.

I went to Gokayama.
But kamemusi Is very smill.
When I was free I had Soft icocrer.

I went to Kyoto.
I went to Kiyomizu tenplen. I like tenplen.
Kiyomizu tenplen is very beg!!!
and Kyomizu tenoplen is very butefer!!!

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

These kids would be able to write better if their teacher wasn't an incompetent stupid Monkey-Lizard looking bitch.

I went to Gokayama in April by bus and walk. I walk to there twenty kilo
meter. On my way wark I watch very beautiful a cherry tree. But I arrive an inn

The stupid bitch, instead of doing a proper lesson on writing things, and saying "by the way, here are some points you could consider covering in your school trip essay", she was like FOLLOW THIS PAGE OF THE TEXTBOOK EXACTLY, FOR IF WE DEVIATE FROM THE TEXTBOOK, BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN AAAAAAAAAAAH.

The textbook has it set up like:

1) Where did you go? When did you go there? How did you go there?
2) Was it your first trip there?
3) What did you see? What were your impressions?

Which gives me bullshit like:

I went to Gokayama.
I went there on April 23 and 24.
I went there by bus.
I was first trip to Gokayama.
I saw Yamashitake.
It was beautiful.
I enjoyed my trip.

EVERY
SINGLE
ONE
is like this, not because the kids aren't capable of more, but because the incompetent twat's plan is fucking hidebound.

eiplel . 21,
I wen to Golden pavirion.RokuOhzi tenppol on the scohl trip.
it vere veuteful,
I had good scohl trip.

I went to Kyoto,Osaka and Hiroshima on a school trip. Day is Aipril 23・24・25. Frist day, I went to Youziya. i bought aburatorigami. This shoop is very popular it.

I went to Kyoto on the scool trip.
I went to kitanotenmangu and kiyomizutera.
I boutert Love carm on the kiyomizutera.
I very enjoid

I want go to Osaka. Osaka is very happy. I eated okonomiyaki. Tibou is Okonomi yaki hous. It is okonomiyaki very good. And takoyaki is very good. I'm happy.

I went to Kaiyukan on a school trip.
I watched three very cute dolphins.
I have never had such good feeling.
Nxt, I saw manbo. shrak, jelly fish, and carb when.
I had good time.
Thank you.

I went to an school trip in Osaka and Kyoto and Hiroshima. I went to Kyoto tempes. It very buerteful. I have never seen |<yomizu tempe. I saw good tempe. I had good three days.

I went to Kyoto last manse.
     We went to Kiyomizudera.
I like secand trip. Kiyomizudera was veru from wanderful. I bay got omamo
ri. I feer to Kyoto-nerstry.

Aiepler 34. Iwent to OoShaka.
OoShaka is big citey. I went to Umeda kagethu. I whceied Tamuken. He is very entresting.
He is very good.

I went to Kyota on a shooltrip.
I went to kinkakuji.
                                 I rand a rat fromKyota.

I go to Kiyomisu temple.
Kiyomisu temple is biutiful and big.
Kiyomisu temple very much.
Some day.

The variety of spellings for April is amazing. -_-

It's not necessarily Engrish, so it has a new title, you see.

They had to write and then speak about their school trip.  They had weeks to work on this script, and practice giving it as a speech, so it was okay, you'd think. It didn't stop them from saying a lot of weird stuff.

I saw lots of forgen peepool. They were all bifferent but they all looked the same.

After their speech, they had to answer two questions I gave them.  It was annoying, because they were easy questions that they should be able to answer, but they didn't bother thinking.

Q: What did you buy in Osaka?
A: By bus.

Q: How did you go to Osaka?
A: Yes, I did.

Another problem they have (and that the teachers have too, so it's impossible to fix) is that they don't understand the difference between "see" and "watch". In Japanese, it's the same verb, so it's hard for them.  So you get sentences like:

I watched Kiyomizu Temple.

which implies that Kiyomizu Temple was doing something, and that it was interesting to watch it doing that, or something. I'm 99.99999999999% sure, though, that Kiyomizu Temple was sitting there passively, and as such, they saw it.

There were also the kids who thought they were in a Shakespearian Comedy:

I was surprise-ed by the contsraction.

We sang a song to dead people, and I was move-ed.

Finally, there were things that were just "... huh?" inducing:

I saw THE GOLDEN TEMPEST OF KYOTO.

The nuclear bomb was out of order, but it was fun.

In Dotonbori, we saw Kuidaore Ningyo. It is Cyborg of the Famousness.

I had never blrizited Kyoto.

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.

I'm sick. I have a cold.  I hope it goes away quickly, as two weeks from now I'll be somewhere over the Pacific, and I HAETZ TRANSPACIFIC TRAVEL, SO I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW FUCKING TERRIBLE IT'LL BE IF I AM ALREADY SICK >:|||

But anyway (shrug).

I made pad thai tonight. It wasn't GREAT (I cheated -- I used instant pad thai -- noodles, spice mix, veggies, eggs, shrimps), but I made it better by adding fresh shrimp, scallions, shallots, and egg, and tofu.  It was filling and delicious.  Needed more spice to clear out my head, but it was alright.

Anyway, here's a video taken at my desk at work. FEEL THE AMBIENCE.

I did laundry today.
I tried to work on my tan, but doing it, you know, 30-40 minutes/day per side is slow going, so who knows if I'll ever be disenpastied.
Got harassed about trash again for no apparent reason.  If I hadn't made any effort to be a part of the community, and no one knew me, and I kept to myself and whatnot, and then deigned to put out unsorted trash, okay, I can see them being annoyed and treating me like this, but when I've tried to be a part of the community, I say hi to people whenever i see them, and most of the time all I get is glares and silence, and no one ever tells me about events going on, and I only randomly appear once in a while when I figure out, by chance, that there's an event.  I've tried, and they've shut me out. Apparently the only way to get them to talk to me is to put out unsorted trash, which has only served to make the few people who were halfassed friendly to me give me the cold shoulder.

FUCK YOUR DRACONIAN TRASH SORTING SYSTEM.
FUCK THIS TOWN
FUCK THIS JOB
FUCK YOU ALL.

Now please enjoy this bizarre game that happened at Sports Day one year.  Three kids hold a third up, and run to the end of the course. The kid who is held aloft then swings a rope with a weight and tries to knock a tin can off a desk. Lather rinse repeat.