Slippers

A blog entry without a picture seems boring, so I decided to upload a picture of my latest purchase - asian slippers. True, a blog entry about slippers also seems boring. Anyways, lately I'd been noticing that my sheepskin slippers are far too warm for springtime. So when I saw these bad boys at the supermarket on for $1.50 I couldn't resist. They're rubber soled for a quick garbage run and there's also a bear on the front for style. 

Cuts may have to be made on items returning home to Canada - these slippers are far from relegation. 

I'm also in China...

This weekend has been quiet (as per usual). I take over 100 percent teaching load on Monday so things will most likely get out of hand... a few things to look forward to are a staff vs. students basketball game, and another staff vs. students soccer game (at a real field where I can use my cleats for the first time!)

I watched 'The Watchmen' last night and was kind of disappointed - maybe because it was on a small crappy TV. Either way, if you've come to my blog looking for movie reviews, you've found one, and its a disappointing 'not recommended' for the Watchmen. However, the microwavable caramel popcorn I accidentally purchased was quite good. I recommend it.

 

I am BUSY

My correspondence, blog entries, journal entries, and social life have definitely suffered these past few weeks. I feel incredibly busy, at the end of each day I come home around 430pm and really enjoy climbing into my sweatpants. Or occasionally my jeans to walk into Manjitan and do some grocery shopping. 

It's not a physically demanding day, but having to be so mentally alert and organized all day is something I still need to get used to. The good news is, I am happy to be a teacher. Tomorrow my Social Studies 10 class will write their first chapter test since I have taken over... I wonder if I'll still want to be a teacher after marking 60 tests and paragraphs. It will be interesting to see student results ie. how much of my lessons they are absorbing. 

There are not too many highlights to talk about, so I thought I would describe my weekly routine for those interested: 

Monday - Friday at school (teaching, planning, photocopying, meetings). I eat most lunches at home, usually pasta leftovers. Occasionally I eat at the school cafeteria which has a huge selection of dishes... I just don't have any idea what they are. Most of the time I discover what I'm eating once I begin eating... seems logical... but thats only most of the time. 

Tuesdays and Fridays after school I play hockey unless I have a meeting with a student... I do tomorrow (disappointing because the weather is finally turning... maybe I can show up late for hockey). On Saturdays I take the sky train for 30 minutes into Kai Fa Chu to play basketball with some teachers. Then for the rest of the day I usually grocery shop at the big supermarket, and pick up some new illegal DVDs. One of these weekends I am going to get a suit tailor made: you just bring in a photo of a suit, pick your own fabric, and they make it for around $70. Stephen for the next music video we can do Puff Daddy and Mase beautifully. 

Sundays is usually more planning, however this past weekend some students had asked to play basketball so that was my afternoon. Its awesome that being able to slam dunk is automatic respect and cool points from all the students... cause I can slam dunk (I enter contests).

And thats basically my week(s). Being so busy the weeks are flying by now, its hard to believe there's just over a month left. I am looking forward to coming home. I miss my girlfriend.