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Kent F. Kruhoeffer
Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:34 am Post subject: Long time no post! |
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It's been about five years since I posted on Dave's, so I'd like to begin this little reincarnation by offering my sincere apologies to everyone for pulling the proverbial disappearing act. I guess the best excuse I have is that I just burned out of the whole forum thing.
Anyway, I just wanted to pop in here today and say hello to everyone and to dispel any unfounded rumors of my early demise. A special 'hello' to Mr. Kalgukshi, Dave S, Writerman, Guy C, Johnslat and any other old-timers who still remember me.
After reluctantly leaving Thailand during the height of the Red-shirt / Yellow-shirt protests (our hotel clients had dropped off considerably during that time) and a four-year stint in China, I have just moved to Manila for a little sunshine and some R&R.
Again, my humble apologies for dropping off the ESL radar; It's nice to see that Dave's is still alive and well. |
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fat_chris
Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 3198 Location: Beijing
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:19 am Post subject: |
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Welcome back. I do remember you from the older days.
I hear you about getting burnt out on the forum thing. I find that I spend several months on here at a time and then I take a hiatus from it for a while. No problem with that.
Thailand...China...Manilla...not bad.
Warm regards,
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Kent F. Kruhoeffer
Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:52 am Post subject: Xie xie! |
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Thanks, Chris. That's +1 for not burning me at the stake. |
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 7:51 am Post subject: |
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Burning at the stake? Nyaaah. Welcome back, and stick around as long as you like - the community's a bit richer in useful info and ideas while you're here:-) |
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Teacher in Rome
Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Posts: 1286
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:20 am Post subject: |
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I remember you too! Welcome back - really nice to see an old face again! Didn't you use to manage an ESL links directory, or am I imagining things?
Hope all going well in Manila. |
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Kent F. Kruhoeffer
Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:39 am Post subject: |
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Thank you Spiral78, for the warm words of welcome!
Thanks also, Teacher in Rome, for jumping in to say hi. Yes, many years ago I had put together and maintained a list of links for the Thailand and Russia forums, but link lists, in particular, require constant updates, and after you've left the country, it's fairly hard to do that.
Having said that, don't despair; my next project for Dave's will be to collect and publish a list of links to all of the bars on A. Mabini and M.H. Del Pilar Streets, followed by several weeks of rigid hands-on quality control inspections.
Ok, not. |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Kent,
I wondered what happened to you, and I'm very glad to see that you're OK.
I dropped off the board myself for a while upon returning from Saudi in 2003, but "just when you think you're out, they pull you back in."
You were always a great source of good information, and your posts were a pleasure to read. Your avatar is perfect since you have such a "sunny" disposition.
I'm very glad that you've returned and look forward to reading more from you.
Welcome back and warm regards,
John |
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Mr. Kalgukshi Mod Team
Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Posts: 6613 Location: Need to know basis only.
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Your return is duly noted.
For being AWOL for five years, you are hereby ordered to post daily on Dave's for the next ten years.
Your cooperation is appreciated. |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Mr. K,
Gosh - you seem to be getting mellow in your old age. I mean - only ten years!!!
Welcome to that club, by the way. I turned 70 a little over a week ago.
Regards,
Geezer John |
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Mr. Kalgukshi Mod Team
Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Posts: 6613 Location: Need to know basis only.
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:54 am Post subject: |
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Both of us know that he is lucky the Articles of Specifications only charge AWOL and not Desertion. I can't believe I argued in his defense with the Legal Officer for his only being charged with AWOL.
Yeah, getting a little too mellow.
Sad.
Semper Fi. |
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artemisia
Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 875 Location: the world
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 1:06 am Post subject: |
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I liked the confessional tone: It's been X number of years since my last...
As an ex-Catholic, I can relate to this. |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 1:11 am Post subject: |
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Dear artemisia,
Ego te absolvo a peccatis tuis in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Say five "Our Fathers" and three "Hail Marys"
Go now, my child, and sin no more (nor any less, of course )
Regards,
Father John |
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artemisia
Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 875 Location: the world
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 1:16 am Post subject: |
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Thank you, Father John. I'm so glad you didn't forget the penance! |
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Kent F. Kruhoeffer
Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:46 am Post subject: guilty as charged |
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You guys crack me up.
Since this post is slightly (or grossly) off-topic, I wanted to bring it back on-topic for a moment and expand briefly on my frame of mind and the circumstances surrounding my abrupt forum pull-out. Back in 2007, I was a regular contributor to the Thailand forum - at a time when the Thai government was responding to numerous pedo scandals and press reports about teachers with fake degrees bought on Khao San Road getting nabbed in raids by Immigration.
The response by the Thai government was a deluge of knee-jerk rules and regulations regarding visas and WPs, which seemed to change on a weekly basis. i.e., it was becoming impossible to actually tell people what was required in order to get a work permit for Thailand. Long story short, I got really frustrated at having to try to make sense of it all, much less explain it to newbies who were interested in teaching in Thailand.
When I started losing sleep over it, I just said enough is enough.
On a side note, I read several recent posts on the Thailand forum yesterday and noticed that not much has changed. There is still discussion and debate as to what is required to teach at a given school in the land of smiles. Some things never change, I guess.
Back to the present.
My sincere thanks to John and Mr. Kalgukshi for the light-hearted banter above. I'm touched - and still laughing about artemisia's 'Father, forgive me' commentary. You're right, it does sound like a Confession =)
PS: Happy belated birthday, John! |
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