My Vietnam

The battle is over. We lost. The fight to correct pronunciation is in tatters. Finishee.

Now onto the war. And Kickerly. Oops, I mean quickly. If the first casualty of war is innocence then somewhere down the line sanity ends up in the hospital. I am not only losing my temper but my faith in humanity right now. The persistence of some these kids in refusing to accept my pronunciation or to simply not be able to say some words is driving me crazy. I swear some are doing it just to drive up my blood pressure. Incandescent with rage, I persist with the struggle knowing that one of us has to lose.

Despite Korean students apparent love and flair for mathematics, they are failing to add this one together. Q+U produces a /KW/ sound, however they are coming up with /KI/ or /KEH. As an example, many of my students cannot say "Question" they say "Kestion".

Kestion? Kick, kickERly. KIEAT!! I KIT!

Illogical

The weather in Korea has been very comfortable lately - not cold but not yet warm. Perhaps there is still a cold snap to come but the signs are that Winter is over for another year. Indeed today, I am told it was around 20°C. The sun is shining and people seem to be happier. Despite this, someone is keeping the heating on in the teachers room.

Who can it be? Of course I have my suspicions. I have questioned several people and they all deny turning it on and even admit that they want it off and that it should not be on. Right now I am not wearing a coat to work, it's that comfortable right now. It's not only a waste of money but it's annoying several people especially me, who happens to sit right next to the heater. I question the sanity of anyone who needs the heater on right now and wonder if they have an agenda.