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schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

Wanna feel good? .. Be generous.

What are you going to do to embrace the spirit of giving this year?

coolsage · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 3:14 am Post subject:

As you well know, feeling good is not the destination of one's generosity. How about some ideas? What are You going to do?

maxxx_power · Joined: 17 Mar 2003 Location: BWAHAHAHAHA! I'M FREE!!!!!!!

I'm donating plenty of overtime hours to our hagwon's christmas pageant (by donating I mean being forced). Being the only American at my work means I get to do all the speaking/presenting while the less desireable talkers lurk in the shadows.

museum · Joined: 07 Nov 2003 Location: South Korea

Well as far as Christmas goes I'm doing the same as I did last year. I budget 5000 won for each child and buy them all a small gift.

I will give each of the little darlings and a few not so little, a christmas gift on the 23/24th. I'm the only English teacher at a school with 40 Korean teachers. I like most of my students, every teacher has a few kids he/she would like to toss out the 9th floor window.

Last year I recieved a lot of nice gifts from my students, and the ones who forgot made up for it on my birthday (Jan 20)

Spend a little money on your students and the parents will spend a little more on you. The Korean teachers don't seem to give the kids any thing. I was wrapping the kids gifts today in my office, I felt like one of santas helpers.

Best wishes for Christmas.

Michael

schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

coolsage · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 4:46 am Post subject:

Point taken, and, yes, those are some good ideas. And it is truly refreshing to be in a position to give. The kitten is great; I should have named him after you. I think I'll seek out the custodial folks at my workplace, who are very good-natured, and who work for peanuts, and present them with at least a festive bottle or two of soju. Cheers.

kimchiqueen · Joined: 15 Oct 2003 Location: in the middle of somewhere

I'm gonna make 10 litres of EggNog for all the kiddies to try. I may not have the cash to get them gifts like last year, but EggNog is cheap to make, and easy. A little of my culture in the gift...hopefully when Sol Nal comes, I'll get some great Korean food back. Wink

Merry HoHo Everyone!
~You better watch out, your better not cry, you better not pout... I'm tellin you why....~

Swiss James · Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai

You're giving EggNog to kids? But isn't it full of booze?

I'm not here for Christmas, but I have bought the cutest little hanbok outfits for my Nieces and Nephew.

crazylemongirl · Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Location: almost there...

I'm thinking that I will buy lunch for my korean co-workers as I am bad at buying gifts.

The kids - maybe some candy. But I bought so much halloween without so much as a thank you I wonder if its worh it.

CLG

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

Zyzyfer · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:15 pm Post subject:

Giving 1,000 won every so often to the Salvation Army thingos.

Buying the Chica's roommate a small gift, even though she doesn't do Christmas or anything.

Bought the Chica a little Christmas tree that we decorated just after Thanksgiving.

Bought cards to send home to the family. Sending actual gifts might add up to some terrible expenses, and I don't like playing favorites, so everyone gets a card.

cypher · Joined: 08 Nov 2003

I was thinking of jetting outta this place to somewhere warm and comforting for winter holidays. Totally ungenerous, I know, but for sanity's sake....anyway, I'm being paid back for that mean thought since my passport will be with immigration until the 27th. So I'll have to do some sanity check within Korea. Any ideas?