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Salam · Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:46 pm Post subject:

Phils, I really hope you are not referring to me in that post of yours. I have every interest in teaching and probably more interest in Jakarta than most foreigners living there.

(ie. plan to get married there, became a muslim there, have many friends there, etc etc etc)

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

Salam · Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:20 pm Post subject:

Wow, straight in the deep end, that must have been a bit hard to deal with.

What actual system does EF use? I heard of something called Nova? What is that?

guru · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 156 Location: Indonesia

if you love jakarta then come for a year at a language school first, or commit to a 2 year deal at a national plus school. you can hook up a job with some schools without even a local interview (they often do phone interviews). Finding a wife is not a problem. Finding a good wife is harder (in any country). Conversely the same in finding a husband!

Forget about working for 3 months. it just can't happen. Give it a go for a year.

Chester · Joined: 15 May 2004 Posts: 383 Location: Australia

salam, you can't be serious.
you are trying to wind people up, right.
surely you are taking the pisss out of us?

nova is a franchise in nipland
but i suspect you know that.

not funny dude

You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby,
I don't wanna live for ever,

i love these lines from "lemmy"
rock

Salam · Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 10:11 am Post subject:

Yes, that is now the plan, although I think I'll hold off on the wife till I am very well established professionally.

I may take a week say 3-4 months in and come home, pack everything up, sell off what I don't want and ship the rest - then move back permanently.

Thanks to all those who contributed advice. I'll be in Jakarta in July and now setting up interviews with schools - just so I am known and not one of a dozen facless CVs across a Dos's desk.

Salam · Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 10:15 am Post subject:

Chester,

Had no idea that Nova was a franchise in "nipland" (is that Japan?), I've only been interested in Indonesia so haven't looked anywhere else to be honest.

Thanks for the heads up though. Silly me thought it was some form of teaching style or series of books like Headway for instance.

Chester · Joined: 15 May 2004 Posts: 383 Location: Australia

you are "chucky"

come on.tell the truth

you are the "chucky" of "dave's ESL"

rock

Salam · Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 10:31 am Post subject:

"chucky"?

Sorry mate you got me on that one. No idea what you mean unless you are referring to that evil little doll from the Child's Play series of films. I'm afraid I'm a bit big to fill those shoes.