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Bryan
Joined: 29 Oct 2007
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 Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject: What are your goals while in Korea? |
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I thought we could use a thread that might be productive and inspirational, so I'd like to ask the question, what are your goals that you want to achieve while here in Korea?
For example, a person might say:
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I plan to be in Korea two years. I wish to...
Pay off my student loans
Save $10,000
Learn intermediate level Korean
Lose 25lbs |
What are your goals? I'd be happy to hear, as long as they're serious posts. |
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DoubleRS
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:21 pm Post subject: Goals |
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In one year's time I want to...
Be more compassionate
Exercise and/or meditate daily
Read tons of classic novels
Learn beginning Korean
Raise my alcohol tolerance |
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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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| Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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Save money
Travel around to see other countries during my PAID vacations
Get fit by working out over 1 hour a day in a new state of the art gym
Get my weight down to 80 kilograms
Ride out the perfect storm of a bad economic cycle
Stay employed |
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Straphanger
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
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| Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I want a full set of 10, 50, 100, 500 won coins. |
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Janny
Joined: 02 Jul 2008
Location: all over the place
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| Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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My goals in Korea:
-run away from my marriage / having kids
-run away from a drug addiction
-make money for little work
-maintain a life on the fringe of society
-accept very few responsibilities
-enjoy my job with children who are not yet jaded
A little too honest maybe...but it's Sunday afternoon and I'm drinking beer and looking at fall foliage. An honest moment is alright. |
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numazawa
Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Location: The Concrete Barnyard
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| Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Janny wrote: |
My goals in Korea:
-run away from my marriage / having kids
-run away from a drug addiction
-make money for little work
-maintain a life on the fringe of society
-accept very few responsibilities
-enjoy my job with children who are not yet jaded
A little too honest maybe...but it's Sunday afternoon and I'm drinking beer and looking at fall foliage. An honest moment is alright. |
Hey! It's fall already. Switch to wine -- you'll be glad you did!  |
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pidgin
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: Seoul
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Pay off properties in Thailand for investment/retirement.
Become self-employed.
Finance children's education (WITHOUT) them taking out loans.
Just enjoy....and "be." |
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Css
Joined: 27 Sep 2004
Location: South of the river
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| Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:15 am Post subject: |
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| 2 chicks at the same time man |
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MrRogers
Joined: 29 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:29 am Post subject: |
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seriously
goal:
GET OUT from day one |
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call_the_shots
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:49 am Post subject: |
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| Straphanger wrote: |
| I want a full set of 10, 50, 100, 500 won coins. |
I once had a student who brought to class his collection of old 1 and 5 won coins. I wonder how hard it is to find those nowadays. |
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call_the_shots
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:51 am Post subject: |
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| Janny wrote: |
-make money for little work
-maintain a life on the fringe of society
-accept very few responsibilities
-enjoy my job with children who are not yet jaded
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I think you speak for everybody on these points. |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:00 am Post subject: |
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- pay off student loans ($8000)
- save at least $20,000 CAD
- get into shape
- have fun
So far I've paid off my loan and had some fun. I lost the weight I wanted to, and now I'm exercising to look more toned. 40% complete on the savings. Ten months left.  (Out of 18.)
After this, I don't know. |
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Straphanger
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:22 am Post subject: |
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| call_the_shots wrote: |
| Straphanger wrote: |
| I want a full set of 10, 50, 100, 500 won coins. |
I once had a student who brought to class his collection of old 1 and 5 won coins. I wonder how hard it is to find those nowadays. |
Extremely. But not impossible, so I'm told. I'm told 1 won coins are actually still minted, though not in circulation. The other numismatist I talked to here said that the 5W coin is not minted anymore.
I finally finished going through the old FT's shipwon box and found the oldest at 1968 and the newest at 2008. Odd ones I'm missing:
2002 shipwon
1998 bekwon
The rest I just haven't found yet. I had flips brought in and I'll put them in later. Optimistically, I need 50x4 - 1960-2009 in four coins. 50W are hard to get because shopkeepers all round it down to the nearest bekwon. |
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maingman
Joined: 26 Jan 2008
Location: left Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:44 am Post subject: . |
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| Try and stay in my current ( non PS work/job) |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:49 am Post subject: |
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My goals, in the order they pop into my head:
- complete an MA degree in linguistics (Feb. '09 start)
- get a departmental university job
- finish paying my loans (have made significant progress)
- speak intermediate Korean
- speak beginner Arabic
- deadlift five plates
- squat three plates
- get better at pullups and dips (no specific goals)
- get rid of my last few inches of stubborn belly fat
- travel more (spending January in Thailand)
- make significant headway into retirement savings
- do all this in the next 3 years or so, then:
- go to another country to teach and consider a PhD
Good thread idea! |
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