Long long long long Tuesday

Even though I only had three classes today, it has been the longest day EVER! However, there have at least been some amusing observations for me to make, as it is a “special” day. Today a buncha people from the BOE came to observe classes, so every teacher was pretty much crapping their pants all day long while I didn’t have to worry about anything. Everyone is wearing suits as if they do so every day, but they look so uncomfortable in them! It is freezing and raining outside and this one teacher was like “It’s so humid today!” I think he may be suffering from non-track suit shock.

The students were supposed to be on their best behavior today because of the visitors, but I think it got them more anxious, as I was very near killing a few of my bitchy-ass 1nenseis today (and usually 1nenseis are really cool). Somehow I (and they) survived the day, at least!

I think the Japanese gods may have been listening to me and Cindy bitching about the tasteless loaves of bread they give at kyushoku ‘cause today I had the most American-ized bread EVER. It was a loaf of bread fried and covered in cocoa powder. Um, yummy! Can I please have that for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Actually, I hear that’s what they eat for every meal in England…. ;) Oh, I merely jest, ya crazy wankers!

I was fortunately saved from having to attend the meetings on teaching with BOE peeps, and was chilling with the other pointless “teachers” in the staffroom. I decided that I forgot a very important item in my apartment, so I was able to leave for a bit. God forbid I not have my colored pencils! Hee hee hee. I actually did need them, as I had to color in a buncha flags (K, the Australian, New Zealand, and American flags are not fun to color in on a big scale) for shougakkou tomorrow, but I assume there are colored pencils somewhere in this school. Ah, I am such a rebel ALT.

K, so do you want to read the most depressing thing ever?! 3nensei were assigned to write about the housework done at their house and whether or not it is shared equally by their family. I had nothing to do with the assignment, but based on the writings I read, they were allowed to either use their present situation, or pretend they were in the future and talking about their own family (in which they are the mother or father). So, here is one student’s essay:

“Hello, everyone. I’m going to talk about sharing the housework in my house. I have many maids. First, my exclusive maid is Ms. Mariko. She is very kind and good cook. Next, my husband exclusive maid is Ms. Naoko. She is very beautiful. But she is bad character. HA HA HA. One day, my husband and maid (Ms. Naoko) were daiting is secret. The news made me sad. But, now, I’m happy!! Because I’ll bear twins baby. Them name is Kazuo and Kazuko. It is good name, isn’t it? Oh, housework is leave maids. It is wonderful, isn’t it? Good bay.”

The depressing thing is not the bad English, but the fact that a girl would fantasize about her future husband cheating on her with a maid?! What the hell? Note to self: if you are upset about your husband cheating on you, just get pregnant and everything will be better.

Yes, I am an evil person and the worst teacher in the world for posting that online, but this is what happens when a JTE you don’t even work with has you correct 200 essays just because she is too lazy to correct the homework she assigns! No, I’m not bitter at all. ;)

On that horrible note, this post is done.