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Darkness · Joined: 12 Oct 2006

My co-teacher can't tell me when my holidays are, I would like to book my flight NOW, cause last time I couldnt get a flight out of the country, due to the whole country taking vacation at the same time. Amazing idea, btw.

The other thing is i only have a small bar fridge in my apt, and i would like them to upgrade it. I can barely fit a 2L bottle in my fridge and some eggs. Will they upgrade it, who has the final say in this? If i have to buy my own used fridge, can i get one fairly cheap? I'm in a REALLY small town....

BS.Dos. · Joined: 29 Mar 2007

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

Darkness · Joined: 12 Oct 2006

Well it's a 2 bedroom apt, with a queen size bed. It's a nice apt, except for the fridge. I dont have any big grocery stores in my town, only small K grocery stores, so when i go into the major towns, i will be wanting to stock up, but cant' if my fridge is too small.

I'm sure I'l get my vacation dates eventually, I would just like to be able to know so i can book my tickets home for a festival i already have tickets for in Aug.

cruisemonkey · Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:15 pm Post subject: Re: P.S - 2 Questions

Darkness · Joined: 12 Oct 2006

Ok, so a formal letter to my school inspector. I'll do that before I ask about holidays.

I was gone all weekend, and someone came into my apt!! It looks like they took the old comfortor off my bed, and gave me some new/washed bedding...it's all wrapped in plastic. I was told I had the only key to this apt!!!!!!!!!

MrsSeoul · Joined: 31 May 2007

That means warm beer. Warm beer is where I draw the
line. I would be very angry.

Darkness · Joined: 12 Oct 2006

My fridge sucks so bad, I bought $40 worth of food today, and I can't fit some of it...dang!

bacasper · Joined: 26 Mar 2007

cruisemonkey · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:17 pm Post subject: Re: P.S - 2 Questions

Easter Clark · Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong

Careful about asking for holidays too soon into your contract--you want to create a favorable impression. Korean logic says that if you ask for time off months in advance, you're not concentrating hard enough on your job. I had a discussion about this with my boss not too long ago. I explained to him that by Western sensibilities, asking for holidays months in advance shows consideration for those having to make schedules.

At any rate, I would wait at least another month or so (you just started today, right??) before talking about vacation dates. You're bound to create the wrong impression if you start asking about this too early (i.e., within your first week)!

fancypants · Joined: 22 May 2005

if your boss won't give you a decent fridge after some gentle, yet persistent pestering, you could try a recycling centre. there should be one in your town, even if it IS small. you can get some pretty smoking deals on appliances, furniture, etc. there.

just make sure it works before you take it home.

my fridge pooched out on me (in the dead heat of july too!) when i lived in a rooftop apartment and the second hand one i bought didn't work. can't begin to tell you how bad hauling two full sized fridges up to the roof sucked.

Draz · Joined: 27 Jun 2007 Location: Land of Morning Clam

nomad-ish · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject:

Darkness · Joined: 12 Oct 2006

Who do I tell at my school to let no one in? I"m sure they wont come in again.

I'll work on getting a better fridge right now, then next month I'll work on vacation dates.

Plus I have a wack load of bills in my mail box that I just handed in, about $400 worth. I wrote all the totals down, to keep track, I'm not paying for that shite!