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[Roger]

Telephone call one recent morning.
The Unknown: "Are you the resident at no. 11, 13th road, flat .o.?"
Me: "Who are you?"
The Unknown: "Are you the resident at no. 11, 13th road, flat .o.?"
Me (rising annoyance): "Do you have any name, perhaps???"
The Unknown: "This is the management office... are you the resident..."
Me: "Yes, I am the resident; do YOU have a NAME, perhaps???"
The Unknown: "...we have no money...we cannot subscribe to the newspaper you suggested..."

So, here I was listening to that rustic paper pusher telling me that my petition for the subscription to a reliable newspaper was not being entertained; I had spent a week gathering signatures from 2 dozen neighbours and residents in our estate, all supporting my endeavour to make them rescind their decision not to renew the subscription.

Anyway, they could have done it in better style... saying WHO was calling me, and, perhaps, even going to the trouble of writing their decision instead of giving me a chance call!
I still want to pour a septic tankful of sewage in their office!

[Laura C]

[foster]

I think the Local Chinese teachers are more offended by said boobs.

The kids just think I am fat...and not PHAT! Damn them narrow-minded little buggers.

[woza17]

I can understand your anger, you probably feel you are not being taken seriously, just wing it this time but not in the future. These situations are frustrating especially if you want to be taken seriously.
I am very fortunate that I am being taken seriously in my school and I set the ground rules from the beginning and they are working.
If you can, sit down and explain that you are a teacher that needs time to prepare your lessons.
Don't lose your cool, it doesn't help try and stay calm and think of your objective.

[Lanza-Armonia]

If your porno-infested minds wanna talk about teeties, then start your own darn thread. This is for pi$$ed of teachers only...

LA

[denise]

OK, LA, how about a compromise:

I am pissed off that I don't have big boobs!

Actually, I'm not. I'm quite content with myself as I am.

d

[foster]

As a teacher it makes me furious that female teachers, especially in Asian countries are often judged on their looks and therefore not taken seriously...or considered better if they are better looking.

It pi$$es me off that while I am trying to teach my Form 3 kids about Keeping fit and healthy eating, they are making snide comments about my body shape behind my back in Cantonese.

It pi$$ed me off today *English Speaking Day* that the one day we get other expats in our school and I was to do something nice for them, a Canto-crap teacher would not cover my class for 20 minutes so that I could. All day, about 5 students talked to me in English. I AM THE &!%$%$# ENGLISH TEACHER....who else SHOULD you be speaking to????

I am thankful that tomorrow is Friday.


p.s.
I like my body. I like what I have...being that there is a lot of it, I should love it. I have someone who likes it as well. Would be better if he were on the same continent, but you can't have everything!!

[gingermeggs]

Hey, Mario...we are doing our best to keep you pissed-off.
Personally I like a breast or two...preferably two on the same person, preferably on a person of the opposite sex. Such wonderful inventions!!! God sure knew what he was doing, when he thought of them.

[Lanza-Armonia]

@Denise - Ok, we'll compromise right there. And may one say you have lovely beasts (noting I spelt that wrong so robocop doesn't cap one's arse).

@Ginger

And I quote...

[willy]

Ok my turn got to work at 7am at 8:30 the power went out at 9am the backup died and my server died along with the a/c and phones�. 2pm 38 c first class moved outside last 2 classes by candle light 9:45 lights come on 10pm go home

[gingermeggs]

Mario Lanza, who's very unmerry,
Fumbles his way through the dictionary,
To find out the meaning
Of new words he's been gleaning,
But his spelling remains arbitrary.