Tomorrow will be the last day for the Chinese program. I will get to the classroom at 8:30 am and give them a final test. Then, I will work with the other two instructors on grading. But finally... it is going to end soooooon ( Read more... )

Met my ex-roommate's boyfriend yesterday evening. He went to Cambodia last semester and just got back to school two weeks ago. We chatted a while, and he said: "oh, I met someone in Cambodia who knows you." "Who?" I can't think of anyone except my ex-roommate who also went to Cambodia this summer. He looked up in the sky and thought for a while, ( Read more... )

I went to a bagel store in town this morning to get some bagels. I asked for six sesimine and six poppy seeds. The girl who was serving me was a black girl (I think she is new coz i've never met her before) and she told me: "you can get one free too." The other girl, who worked in the store longer, spanked the black girl on the butt lightly after ( Read more... )

I have been quite busy these days, teaching the Intensive Chinese three hours a day, plus an hour of office hour from Mon to Thur, and taking my own practicum for six hours a week, plus tons of time spending on preparation and grading homework everyday. It's not that easy to live in the US. 美国不是个好混的地方。Sometimes I just feel like quiting, but I know ( Read more... )

I wanted to show two movies to my one-on-one student. The movies are vcds and I can't show them on the computer that's in our classroom because it is an old computer and it's too slow ( Read more... )

I went out for a walk along the coastal bike ride track yesterday evening. The weather is great here at Monterey (it might be greater if it is a little warmer). I saw sea lions in the water playing together in threes and fives. The other day I also saw two sea otters flirting with each other in the water. I think soon I can hear sea lions' noises ( Read more... )

I found out that I fell short of 8 hours' teaching on my paychecks. But as I was calculating it more carefully this morning, I realized that it might because I didn't go and get my pay check in April. It better be that case, because this is supposed to be a $200 pay check. I will see what I will get in my email Tuesday from person who holds all the

to answer the call from Chris about updating journals, I decided to spend a little time on this ( Read more... )

the running water sound in the bathroom nearly kills me. The hot water fossit was too old and broke down. Water keeps running out although I have turned it all the way up. I called the manager, but she told me that I had to wait till tomorrow because the real estate agency have to pay double fee the plumber coz it's after five. So, now i am sitting ( Read more... )

I am feeling tired now ( Read more... )