I lamented to my boardmates before: My Korean students don't laugh at my jokes. I pouted. "What jokes?" they asked. "Well," I explained. "My student and I were discussing an article about superstitions. And I asked him if he was superstitious. He said yes. And he said that he believes in dreams and that if one night he would have an awful dream, that he would absent himself from work the next day. And then I said to him: You know what, James, I'm superstitious too." "Really," he asked. "Yes," I affirmed. "I believe it is bad luck to believe in superstition." Silence. I waited for laughter. Nada. I smiled to myself. "I was just joking," I reassured him. "Anyway, going back to our discussion..." And another time, a student shared with me that he jumped rope for exercise 500 times a day and that he was presently aiming to raise the bar to a thousand jumps. "Wow!" I commended him. "That&
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ReplyDeletehi kuya! sus, yan lang na-appreciate mo? yung emote? what about the fact that i sort of cook now? =) sus, di man lang ka-appreciate2x yun. oh well. i appreciate myself (hihihi). take care kuya. i hope you're well. =)
ReplyDeleteMahirap kasi maappreciate kapag hindi natitikman eh. Hohoho! So kailan mo ako papatikimin ng mga luto mo?
ReplyDeletewhat date do you have in mind, kuya? and, i'm sorry, wala na akong balita from you about your doings and whereabouts. can i text you with regard to this? :)
ReplyDeleteI'm at Jakarta now, so texting me might be a bit too expensive. Hehe. Email me instead. Kwentuhan tayo. :D. Yahoo mail :D
ReplyDeletei'm sorry. i was a bit unclear. i meant about the date. but thank you. :D
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