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Laurence · Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Posts: 401

I scored:

- 4 cards
- one letter
- was sang a song (ok it was to the entire staff, not just to me)
- 2 boxes of Vietnamese coffee (Viet powdered cappucino - gonna be a new experience)
- three boxes of apple chips
- a drawing of me (wearing bright pink slacks)

and

da. dada Daaaaaa ~

a large bottle of Glenfiddich Scotch.

Kinda hard to thank a nine year-old for that one

but hey, gift horse etc. ~

Anyone top that?

kev7161 · Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Posts: 5880 Location: Suzhou, China

Mine was just so-so - - several cards, bought or hand made (the bought ones had the typical spelling errors: Happy Teacher 'sday). Got some flowers, a cute half coffee mug (said something like: "I spent so much money on this holiday, I could only afford half of a coffee mug! Santa Cruz, California"), moon cake gift certificates (ugh!). But the sentiments were nice and the kids enjoy seeing me getting so delighted with their gifts.

I must say (without trying to sound too snobbish(?) greedy(?) ungrateful(?) ), my first couple years here, I was receiving pretty lavish gifts. I guess the parents realized they couldn't buy me off or something, so now kind of mundane gifts! Laughing

xi.gua · Joined: 15 Jul 2010 Posts: 170

I'm not even there yet Sad

I missed out. But at the same time I don't miss the pointless dinner the school provides where they try to play the game of "how drunk can we get the laowai before his afternoon classes begin."

The Revealer · Joined: 19 Aug 2010 Posts: 50

300 rmb "bonus".

AdrianG4 · Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 160 Location: Harbin, China

Dinner, movie (THE MOVIE WAS IN CHINESE) and Rose

LanGuTou · Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 621 Location: Shandong

johntpartee · Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 3258

A card, a rose, and a bag of assorted fruit. In addition, several text messages and e-mails from students in classes from previous terms. I think that was the most gratifying.

Mister Al · Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 840 Location: In there

I haven't started back yet this semester but got a phone call to go to the office to collect some very nice flowers and a card.

living&learning · Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 245

Still on summer holiday, so no gifts for me. I'll consider the two month holiday a nice enough gesture Wink

maotouying · Joined: 16 May 2005 Posts: 119 Location: My Chair In China

New City..New school.
New set of students. So complete strangers..

A tiny card and a tiny cactus plant.

Nothing to brag about. I will file the card and the cactus can stay as I will someday leave.

Guerciotti · Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 5:05 pm Post subject:

johnsmither · Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 43

I got the day off, my schedule gives me every other Friday off. So perhaps there is loads of stuff waiting for me Monday morning but more likely nothing.

maotouying · Joined: 16 May 2005 Posts: 119 Location: My Chair In China

MisterButtkins · Joined: 03 Oct 2009 Posts: 1221

Had a nice banquet but most of the people had to work the next day so there wasn't much drinking and the vibe was rather lame. I also got a new black laptop bag from one of my bosses.

The Great Wall of Whiner · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 4946 Location: Blabbing

10 candles

4 apples

20-30 cards

24 Tsingdao tins of beer

Bottle of Canadian Ice Wine

Zippo (tm) lighter

Lots of hugs and little things like erasers and notes and pens

A vase with *beep* willows

8 boquettes of flowers

A laser pointer