ezekiel Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Since I finished my degree I'm currently looking for a job in Taiwan to teach English (its not law related but I want to travel one last time before the career kicks in. Besides, if I could learn Mandarin that'd be very cool.) Since the Chinese New Year holiday finishes at the end of January/beginning of February I may be leaving at the start of February which'll mean at least some time off the net (a week or so?). At least unlike sailing this summer I'll probably be able to get a connection soon after leaving and EON will be the piece of home I take with me... ::smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Wow, that's really cool. Good luck! ::bigsmile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayre el KaBeer Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Just remember to use this line one the plane "Where we're going, we don't need roads". All the best ezekiel ::thumbsup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Congrats! ::thumbsup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat82 Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Way cool...Oh, and Ezekiel remember that if the plane crashes and there is no parachutes, all you have to do is grab the nearest life boat, jump out and spend a point of inspiration, and you'l be allright ::biggrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfPotts Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 Actually, I'd suggest doing that sometime before the plane crashes - but after the pilots have abandoned ship & shot-up the cockpit... ::sly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezekiel Posted January 12, 2004 Author Share Posted January 12, 2004 Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.Maybe prior to leaving I should find myself an asian child sidekick as well just in case.(Indiana Jones comes to mind...)Actually since this is more or less going on a whim, I just hope my karma takes care of me. I keep repeating to myself my two mantras:"No guts, no glory."and"The road of someday leads to nowhere" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nullifier Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 You forgot "No time for love, Dr. Jones!" ::biggrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 Well Ezekiel, you can always study the japanese culture sufficiently to put together a cult for the Forceful Personalities e-book, or put together a Nipontai expansion with first hand insights!!! ::biggrin and if you do not follow it I highly recommend you read up on Mega-Tokyo, its an on-line comic that completely reworked my perceptions of tokyo and its police. ::bigsmile err well not really, but its funny ad about two guys (one who speaks NO japanese, and the other that loves everything japanese)Best of Luck,Gideon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocket Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 ::thumbsup Good luck, ezekiel! ::smiley5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezekiel Posted January 13, 2004 Author Share Posted January 13, 2004 you can always study the japanese culture sufficiently to put together a cult for the Forceful Personalities e-book, or put together a Nipontai expansion with first hand insights!!! and if you do not follow it I highly recommend you read up on Mega-Tokyo, its an on-line comic that completely reworked my perceptions of tokyo and its police. err well not really, but its funny ad about two guys (one who speaks NO japanese, and the other that loves everything japanese)I could, except that I'll be in China's rogue state, Taiwan...not Japan. (fair mistake though since a hell of a lot of people choose to do the "Teach English in Japan" bit through JET...actually though I haven't said that's more or less what I presumed Terry did before erupting.) The advantage of Taiwan over Japan for TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) is that you can save more money and there're less foreigners. That means I'm more likely to suffer from ulcers due to culture shock which is pretty much what I'm looking for... ::wink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezekiel Posted March 6, 2004 Author Share Posted March 6, 2004 Hehehttp://www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/2004/03/06...na_budget040306and I'm on the verge of signing a year contract for work in Homei starting April 16th... ::biggrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooho Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Congradulations, ezekiel. ::thumbsup Don't let the ulcers get the best of you. We're all looking forward to reports of how awesome Taiwan seems. *sigh* Makes one rethink being a poor homebody. ::wink ::biggrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezekiel Posted March 8, 2004 Author Share Posted March 8, 2004 Thanks ::smile It might comfort you to know that I have no money since I've just finished my studies (really, no money...) All you need is the will to leave and, once you've found something, you put on a suit and convince your bank to give you some money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooho Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 LOL, my bank's willing to give me money for school, but that's about it. Maybe I'll do Japan after graduation though. ::biggrin If everyone is going to have such interesting lives, I've got to keep up with the Jones's!! ::ninja ::ninja ::ninja ::ninja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezekiel Posted March 8, 2004 Author Share Posted March 8, 2004 LOL, my bank's willing to give me money for school, but that's about it. Maybe I'll do Japan after graduation though. Nonsense! The bank will loan you money if it thinks it can make a profit out of it.(like from student loans) You need to ask for enough money to make it worth their while (1000$ is not enough) and you need to provide either a guarantor or evidence that you'll have the means to repay (like a work contract) If you plan to work in Asia though, you need a Bachelor's for the Work Visa (at least for Korea, Japan and Taiwan. I haven't checked everywhere)Anyway, I've accepted the contract so unless the Taiwanese dollar crashes or China invades after the elections/referendum this month, I'll be leaving beginning/mid April (I officially start on the 19th though I'll arrive before that). I don't know yet if I'll be connected at home or not but I'll keep you informed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezekiel Posted March 19, 2004 Author Share Posted March 19, 2004 Man I hate this...its 4 am, I'm about to go to bed and I find out that the President and VP of Taiwan were shot. They'll live but what irks me is that I can't get anything on it on TV. News only blurts about Al Qaeda leader surrounded! Iraq this Iraq that! Apparently heads of state getting shot isn't "special report" material...better wait 'til the 6 O'clock news...Oh well, I've got a few weeks to see if the situation stabilizes. I'll be interested to see who wins the elections tomorrow. I'm under the impression that if Chen (the president) loses his supporters will probably riot now that he's been shot.anyway, an hour later, I'm still up...better go to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Oh geez.. My sympathies, man... ::confused Hope as few wrenches or spanners as possible are thrown into your affairs from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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