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Straphanger
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
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| Rex Jacobs wrote: |
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| I heard there was some kind of fake election? Can somebody PM me or post any info. It's time we do a "hellmann" on them. |
Ahh...a mayonaisse blitzkrieg attack...excellent choice. |
REAL mayonnaise is spelled correctly. |
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KimchiGarden
Joined: 19 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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Nice one Straphanger.
Rex tries to make a funny, and gets his nose rubbed in his own poo..... LOL |
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Straphanger
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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Nice one Straphanger.
Rex tries to make a funny, and gets his nose rubbed in his own poo..... LOL |
I knew a guy, had a kid named Rex. Problem is, wen they were trying to potty train him, all the friends and neighbors would stop by, sometimes complete strangers.
Because, really, who doesn't slow down to gawk at train wrecks? |
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Rex Jacobs
Joined: 17 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Nice one Straphanger.
Rex tries to make a funny, and gets his nose rubbed in his own poo..... LOL |
Wow yeah dude....Straphanger really showed me. Yeah Straphanger you completely pwned me bro. Straphanger really does have the best people skills in Korea.... |
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Straphanger
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Rex Jacobs wrote: |
| KimchiGarden wrote: |
Nice one Straphanger.
Rex tries to make a funny, and gets his nose rubbed in his own poo..... LOL |
Wow yeah dude....Straphanger really showed me. Yeah Straphanger you completely pwned me bro. Straphanger really does have the best people skills in Korea.... |
Mayonnaise is also properly spelled with a capital M because it's named after a place...but I guess you didn't know that either. Or you could have zinged me for it. |
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Cheonmunka
Joined: 04 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe so. Here's my question: What brought about the change in Korean immigration law that we see today... F-2, F-5 visas, etc. These didn't just pop up out of thin air. What kind of activity --- political or no, and by whom --- brought the current visa menu into existence? Who screamed and hollered and got it done? |
Funny you should ask that. I wrote a letter to a senator, also posted on a few Korean websites, about my plight. I was pissed off that even with two Korean born children with a Korean mother and all my other close relations with the family I was still at the whim of a boss, who I hardly knew at all, who basically sponsored my life here. (I think you'd agree that that was just ridiculous. What, the children's father's ability to live within the country is controlled by some person the family doesn't even know.) This was sometime in 2001 from memory. Not too long afterwards I was not a little surprised when they came out with the F2. I'd like to think I had something to do with it. It was the biggest burden in my life. Of course I had to express it. It was a [MOD EDIT]restriction.
I know that the letter was read as I used some low frequency English words and they were plagarised/used verbatim in an article by the said senator in the Chosun Ilbo.
PS: Same thing later with F2/F5's opening their own study rooms. Wife got on to the head honcho at the Ed. Dept in Seoul, a man named Lee, who at that time had the portfolio of controlling all the hakwons/private facilities of all Korea. When the local Bucheon Ed. Dept said no, he called Kyongi and then Bucheon to change that to a yes. |
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KimchiGarden
Joined: 19 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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Funny you should ask that. I wrote a letter to a senator, also posted on a few Korean websites, about my plight. I was pissed off that even with two Korean born children with a Korean mother and all my other close relations with the family I was still at the whim of a boss, who I hardly knew at all, who basically sponsored my life here. (I think you'd agree that that was just ridiculous. What, the children's father's ability to live within the country is controlled by some person the family doesn't even know.) This was sometime in 2001 from memory. Not too long afterwards I was not a little surprised when they came out with the F2. I'd like to think I had something to do with it. It was the biggest burden in my life. Of course I had to express it. It was a [MOD EDIT] restriction.
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So the F2 was because of you? Thanks, you have done more good then ATEK has ever done. |
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KimchiGarden
Joined: 19 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:54 am Post subject: |
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Something happened to my last post?
Hmmm... anyway, I am interesting in getting in contact with Matt Henderson of ATEK. If somebody could PM me his contact information.
Mods, Matt Henderson is a public person who is the CEO of ATEK. If you have a problem with this question, please PM me. |
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be11a
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:37 am Post subject: eh? |
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Something happened to my last post?
Hmmm... anyway, I am interesting in getting in contact with Matt Henderson of ATEK. If somebody could PM me his contact information.
Mods, Matt Henderson is a public person who is the CEO of ATEK. If you have a problem with this question, please PM me. |
KG, your source is stale. ATEK has no CEO, they dropped that plan (the not-for-profit business model) months ago.
For those interested, below is a copy of their latest newsletter (yes, I'm a member -- release the hounds!)
Dear Member,
Local associations continue to grow throughout the country, with Gangwon and Jeolla-buk joining Seoul, Busan and Gyeong-nam as active PMAs.
Teachers in other cities and provinces need members to volunteer for positions at both local and national levels.
If you are interested in taking a more active role in building the association, please contact the National Membership Director at [email protected].
ATEK Update -
� National Council created!
Our membership continues to grow daily, and members now have an elected body of volunteers to represent their interests at the national level. The National Council will act on behalf of members to set policy and to respond to challenges faced by members.
� National elections coming
General Members will soon be invited to nominate themselves (and others) to serve as president of the association. Stay tuned!
� ATEK to respond to attacks on teachers
We're preparing to file a complaint, on behalf of members, to the Press Arbitration Commission regarding recent attacks in media on teachers on visas in Korea. We'll keep you informed of developments.
� New website nearly ready
It has taken a bit longer than we expected, but the new ATEK website is nearly ready to go live. You'll be invited to register soon. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:24 am Post subject: |
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Good to know elections are being held.
But, sadly, the Human Rights advocacy thing rears up its ugly head again with this talk of a complaint being filed....this is beyond what ATEK should be doing...oh well. |
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Cheonmunka
Joined: 04 Jun 2004
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All I have to say to that KimchiGarden is to go direct to the source: If you are having troubles with an agency go to the ministry that controls that agency. I see that the group above is going to do that ..
And, Yes, I know that what I did had some bearing on the visa changes. I know that for a fact.
But that is history. Good luck to the new generation. |
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lifeinkorea
Joined: 24 Jan 2009
Location: somewhere in China
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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They sure are spending a lot of time preparing. "We're going to do this", "Get ready for ___", "The beginning stages of ___ are in place for ___".
I haven't seen any actual things being done.
When will we be able to work where we want without needing permission like other Asian countries? |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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They sure are spending a lot of time preparing. "We're going to do this", "Get ready for ___", "The beginning stages of ___ are in place for ___".
I haven't seen any actual things being done.
When will we be able to work where we want without needing permission like other Asian countries? |
Which other Asian countries would those be? |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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Japan for sure.
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They sure are spending a lot of time preparing. "We're going to do this", "Get ready for ___", "The beginning stages of ___ are in place for ___".
I haven't seen any actual things being done.
When will we be able to work where we want without needing permission like other Asian countries? |
Which other Asian countries would those be? |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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Japan for sure.
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They sure are spending a lot of time preparing. "We're going to do this", "Get ready for ___", "The beginning stages of ___ are in place for ___".
I haven't seen any actual things being done.
When will we be able to work where we want without needing permission like other Asian countries? |
Which other Asian countries would those be? |
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Nope. As has already been posted many times, that visa remains a sponsored visa. To work elsewhere you still need permission. PatrickGHBusan (to name one of several posters) has already pointed this out most recently in the "legal issues regarding visas" thread.
In Japan you can keep your visa, but if you wish to work elsewhere you will still need paperwork from your old employer and new employer... so you can't just quit and walk down the street to the next school. |
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