tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post7333796205520246807..comments2023-10-08T05:00:12.761-07:00Comments on the godroach speaks or "up and moved to canada": let's practise pronouncing "locking system"gumtreefid farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-58941668574814311432008-06-07T23:11:00.000-07:002008-06-07T23:11:00.000-07:00grotmeister,ah, but i'm not paid enough to *care* ...grotmeister,<BR/><BR/>ah, but i'm not paid enough to *care* or do extra work for them. when i finish my shift i want to go home and read novels in the bath, not organise social events. <BR/><BR/>also i get the feeling they don't want to be friends with each other. they want to be friends with canadians, but it's tricky because of the language barrier. why travel all this way to hang out with other koreans?<BR/><BR/>i choose to blame colonialisation and global capitalism. as my first year political science tutor said, "don't be so hard on yourself! dump on the system!"gumtreefid farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-58407585770971195712008-06-07T10:36:00.000-07:002008-06-07T10:36:00.000-07:00bbb,isn't it! and some of them ask me for advice, ...bbb,<BR/><BR/>isn't it! and some of them ask me for advice, on work and romantic problems and i'm all "no! i am not qualified! i can tell you how to make a sentence for these situations, but not what to put in it!" i think they're lacking support systems. <BR/><BR/>lovegumtreefid farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-81563127469052139722008-06-05T20:04:00.000-07:002008-06-05T20:04:00.000-07:00'i little bit lonely' breaks my heart - poor lost ...'i little bit lonely' breaks my heart - poor lost souls<BR/><BR/>maybe you could start up a coffee social group with them, extra-curricula-like, then when they know each other you could leave them to itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-39414247762794805522008-06-05T17:28:00.000-07:002008-06-05T17:28:00.000-07:00Oh my gawd....I little bit lonely.....How sad!BBBOh my gawd....<BR/>I little bit lonely.....<BR/>How sad!<BR/><BR/>BBBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-85903906412368237462008-06-05T13:45:00.000-07:002008-06-05T13:45:00.000-07:00vta,no, basement is downtown. so i can duck over o...vta,<BR/><BR/>no, basement is downtown. so i can duck over ot nice coffee shops in my breaks, which is good. it's nice to be downtown more often. <BR/><BR/>no windows. i'm thinking about sticking up my k-rudd poster in my cubicle, though. it's a learning device. . . <BR/><BR/>lovegumtreefid farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-50663414782784029252008-06-05T13:43:00.000-07:002008-06-05T13:43:00.000-07:00grotajira,you can't raise me all moral and indepen...grotajira,<BR/><BR/>you can't raise me all moral and independent then tell me to roll with it! make up your mind!<BR/><BR/>i understand it's an exploitative tradition, but there's degrees. i'm going to find out what the rules are regulating this system and see if this place breaks those rules. <BR/><BR/>it's a bit rough practising how to say the R in "depressed" and correcting the grammar of "i little bit lonely", you know? <BR/><BR/>lovegumtreefid farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-3156185594924913392008-06-05T13:38:00.000-07:002008-06-05T13:38:00.000-07:00jt,well, when they actually pay me! i have a list ...jt,<BR/><BR/>well, when they actually pay me! i have a list of things i want. mostly a haircut, but some other stuff too. <BR/><BR/>the bike shop is a good job. i have fun. <BR/><BR/>the basement is pretty sucky. i've spent a fair bit of time in basements in vancouver, what with one thing and another, but the joy of being in a room with no windows never gets old. . .<BR/><BR/>it's only for three months, and yes, i can pay the rent and eat!<BR/><BR/>love<BR/><BR/>ps. yes, isn't it beautiful?gumtreefid farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837860962210074213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-37667424751274386192008-06-04T16:54:00.000-07:002008-06-04T16:54:00.000-07:00where is the basement? not at the bike shop surely...where is the basement? not at the bike shop surely! is there a window at least???<BR/>I will email you soon<BR/>xovtaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-87808072989994594392008-06-04T15:41:00.000-07:002008-06-04T15:41:00.000-07:00kicking up a fuss won't achieve positive change - ...kicking up a fuss won't achieve positive change - exploiting international students is a fine tradition, and you won't change that<BR/><BR/>tho, of course it's your god-given american dooty to revolt against evil<BR/>(i warship satin)<BR/><BR/>if you work there you accept the conditions - that's the tacit understandingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30687480.post-53328741192407432792008-06-04T15:12:00.000-07:002008-06-04T15:12:00.000-07:00Six days a week!! - you should be rolling in cash ...Six days a week!! - you should be rolling in cash now!<BR/>The bike shop sounds like a nice job, even if it is exhausting. <BR/>I wouldnt like the basement. I spend a lot of my day looking out the window at the empty lake and the birds!!!<BR/>I'm glad you are gainfully employed and can now pay the rent and eat!<BR/>Lots of Love<BR/>JT<BR/>ps your seedling is coming along well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com