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scot47
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 Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 5:38 am Post subject: where is best |
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As we stumble towards the end of the second Semester we are cheeered up by electronic notification that three months salary is due to appear any day. And then we get a loooong summer holiday.
Can life be so bad ? Even the running dogs over at BAe do not get long holidays like this ! |
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guangho
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:40 am Post subject: Re: where is best |
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As we stumble towards the end of the second Semester we are cheeered up by electronic notification that three months salary is due to appear any day. And then we get a loooong summer holiday.
Can life be so bad ? Even the running dogs over at BAe do not get long holidays like this ! |
I take this to mean they are two months behind? |
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scot47
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:31 am Post subject: |
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On the contrary. On May 25 they will pay us for May, June and July !
Some employers in KSA are honourable ! |
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thrifty
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 11:30 am Post subject: |
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| But Scot if you add up the annual bonus, meals, laundry, transport, temp bonus and the pay BAE get more than three times what you get. The teachers nearly double their holidays with unofficial holidays given by the CO. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 11:49 am Post subject: |
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| And those working for the running dogs over at BAe are the most miserable unhappy TEFLers I have ever had the misfortune to meet ! |
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dmb
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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| the most miserable unhappy TEFLers |
Thrifty, why don't you apply? You'd fit in wonderfully  |
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thrifty
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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DMB If only you knew.
Scot-you have quite the menagerie at your place, misers, reverts and types who hoard old newspapers. |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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| thrifty wrote: |
DMB If only you knew.
Scot-you have quite the menagerie at your place, misers, reverts and types who hoard old newspapers. |
I thought this was the standard description of Saudi expat teachers based on reading this section of the board over the years. It had seemed to be a matter of pride for many. 
I say whatever makes you happy - or at least contented. Have a good summer Scot47!! Enjoy some cooler climes...
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guangho
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| Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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| scot47 wrote: |
Some employers ... are honourable ! |
Are you sure? |
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scot47
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 3:24 am Post subject: |
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| Sure I am sure. And before I am deluged with hundreds of applications let me say:' THIS IS A MALE-ONLY INSTITUTION !' |
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Bebsi
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 10:53 pm Post subject: Honourable |
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Yes, KFUPM is indeed a most honourable institution. There are others, including the Royal Commission (notwithstanding my recent posting re UCY), and in fairness, BAe isn't the worst from what I'm led to believe.
To me, however, the integrity and professionalism of KFUPM stand out. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 10:45 am Post subject: |
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| I am not getting rid of my valuable collection of slightly-read newspapers ! |
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Wigwam
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| Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 7:49 pm Post subject: KFUPM Stinks |
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No professional development
no say in changing the curriculum
no independent learning centre for students
lack of teaching facilities
tedious teaching and learning materials
books based on rote learning and teaching methodologies
teachers stuck with creaking infrastructure
accommodation for married couples over 30 years old
'in house' exams invalidates any notion of international status |
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Bebsi
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| Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 9:28 pm Post subject: Poetry |
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Is this format supposed to be a sort of poem or something, Wigwam? If it's a sonnet, it should have another 5 lines, and better rhyming.
Perhaps you are a post-modernist? |
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Bebsi
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| Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 9:30 pm Post subject: BTW |
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Meant to say, married couples UNDER 30 get accom also!!
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| accommodation for married couples over 30 years old |
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