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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010
Location: England/Anyang
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 Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:15 am Post subject: Re: Late |
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| Louis VI wrote: |
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| ...it's impossible to sleep before 3am... don't get tired until 3am. |
It's your fault. You didn't know thyself. You should have taken one of the thousands of afternoon hagwon jobs where you don't need to teach until 2 or 3pm. In fact, I've known plenty of hagwon teachers over the years who say they regularly sleep from 3am until noon, loving the lifestyle of that routine. |
I DID take such a job. It was great. Summer vacation means the schedule changes to day time though. Thankfully that ends in one week. But I was late twice before in normal schedule. No idea how. But in theory getting up at 9 every day (heaven forbid) should make the soon-to-be 12pm waking up a sinch. Such a lout =D |
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Leon
Joined: 31 May 2010
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:24 am Post subject: |
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| My first room mate in college had a similar problem so he had something billed as the worlds loudest alarm clock. I hated that clock more than anything else in the world. It also had a vibrating disk that he put under his pillow that went off as well. Another year I had a room mate that had a clock that said the hour out loud for every new hour that used to wake me up some times in the middle of the night saying "it's 4am", I hated that one as well. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:28 am Post subject: |
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Beat you by 361 minutes!  |
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:33 am Post subject: |
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Beat you by 361 minutes! |
Nice-uh! I missed that post. My sister hates that thing, but it works. My beau uses the one with the puzzle pieces that go everywhere (like that game perfection) and he has to find the pieces to shut it up. Well, he used it until he smashed it to even more pieces LOL |
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dumpring
Joined: 06 Apr 2010
Location: Auckland, NZ
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:21 am Post subject: Re: Late |
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| Globutron wrote: |
| Louis VI wrote: |
| Globutron wrote: |
| ...it's impossible to sleep before 3am... don't get tired until 3am. |
It's your fault. You didn't know thyself. You should have taken one of the thousands of afternoon hagwon jobs where you don't need to teach until 2 or 3pm. In fact, I've known plenty of hagwon teachers over the years who say they regularly sleep from 3am until noon, loving the lifestyle of that routine. |
I DID take such a job. It was great. Summer vacation means the schedule changes to day time though. Thankfully that ends in one week. But I was late twice before in normal schedule. No idea how. But in theory getting up at 9 every day (heaven forbid) should make the soon-to-be 12pm waking up a sinch. Such a lout =D |
Work for JungChul? I've got the exact same deal.. Except I regularly turn up late since all my co-workers do too haha. |
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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010
Location: England/Anyang
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:28 am Post subject: Re: Late |
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| dumpring wrote: |
| Globutron wrote: |
| Louis VI wrote: |
| Globutron wrote: |
| ...it's impossible to sleep before 3am... don't get tired until 3am. |
It's your fault. You didn't know thyself. You should have taken one of the thousands of afternoon hagwon jobs where you don't need to teach until 2 or 3pm. In fact, I've known plenty of hagwon teachers over the years who say they regularly sleep from 3am until noon, loving the lifestyle of that routine. |
I DID take such a job. It was great. Summer vacation means the schedule changes to day time though. Thankfully that ends in one week. But I was late twice before in normal schedule. No idea how. But in theory getting up at 9 every day (heaven forbid) should make the soon-to-be 12pm waking up a sinch. Such a lout =D |
Work for JungChul? I've got the exact same deal.. Except I regularly turn up late since all my co-workers do too haha. |
I generally make a habit of being exactly 6 minutes late daily. But the first hour is me basically reading a book or something. Preparing for lessons takes about 10 minutes. The boss said herself she doesn't mind.
I'm with E Bo Young, actually. |
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mimi belle
Joined: 11 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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How about using 2 alarm clocks? Something I've done on occasion when it's really important to wake up early...like going to the airport, etc.
Set them a few minutes apart. This way when the first one goes off and you hit the 'snooze' button, you still have to deal with the other one. |
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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010
Location: England/Anyang
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| Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:19 am Post subject: |
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| mimi belle wrote: |
How about using 2 alarm clocks? Something I've done on occasion when it's really important to wake up early...like going to the airport, etc.
Set them a few minutes apart. This way when the first one goes off and you hit the 'snooze' button, you still have to deal with the other one. |
I have 6 alarms, all at different times, 5-10 minutes apart...
They need to be well hidden, I think that's the answer. 3 more days until I can lie in every day until 11! |
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brownwc
Joined: 09 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| In addition to setting alarms for the time you "would like" to wake up (i.e., the time that would allow you to brush your teeth, do your hair, etc.), try setting one for a time that will make you say, "oh, crap!" (i.e., a time that gives you only enough time to throw on some trousers and a shirt, saving the tasks of buttoning your shirt and putting on your belt and socks for the ride to the hagwon). I was late about four times in two weeks before I discovered this trick. Sure, sometimes I have to clock in at the hagwon and then run to the bathroom to wash my face and comb my hair, but my boss likes that a lot better than my missing classes. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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Drink heavily early in the evening so you wake up just at the right time.
In all seriousness, reading a good book and clearing your conciensce does wonders. Think peaceful thoughts of family before you go to sleep and look forward to the next day. Sounds corny but it helps. |
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captain kirk
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Talking about alarm clocks the twin bell ones in Korea, with the whacker in between waving and hitting the two bells on top, great. Big C battery in there, not a wind up. 'Yanox', 'Lewis', brand made in Korea. Retro but they really make a racket. If you can't find them in Emart, Lotte (but they're ususally there) look in the windows of old-style little jewellery shops. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I think the issue is more keeping the student wake-up routine than the wake-up sleep routine. I go to bed really late every night, but I have the fear of God in me of missing work, unlike missing classes. Develop that fear. |
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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010
Location: England/Anyang
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| Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:25 am Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| I think the issue is more keeping the student wake-up routine than the wake-up sleep routine. I go to bed really late every night, but I have the fear of God in me of missing work, unlike missing classes. Develop that fear. |
Haha the fear is quickly growing. I got up 4 hours before necessary today, now the schedule is back. I think sleeping 4-5 hours a night for a month has done my body well.
And yeah I have that alarm clock, the bell one, It's amazing. Can't find them anywhere in the UK. Pity it's so easy for me to turn it off. Maybe I should tape the off switch, as well as hiding it.
Might not be a problem from now on, getting up.
Lots of great answers here, especially that rolly-polly clock. Must have. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:02 pm Post subject: Re: Late |
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I generally make a habit of being exactly 6 minutes late daily. But the first hour is me basically reading a book or something. Preparing for lessons takes about 10 minutes. The boss said herself she doesn't mind.
I'm with E Bo Young, actually. |
(bolding mine)
This is typical of some bosses here. They will go to great lengths to preserve harmony...but eventually there's "the straw that breaks the camel's back" and they go off on you one day. I've witnessed this with several co-workers. Even myself. Although it wasn't being late, it was asking for pension and medical insurance that set him off. Up until then he'd acted like a decent boss to work for.
What I'm trying to say is that she might say she doesn't mind (and maybe she doesn't) but she just might be quietly getting angrier and angrier. All the while smiling and saying it's not a problem and then one day it just overflows. Confrontation and open communication is not exactly in vogue here although it does happen.
Just don't be suprised if one or two months before the contract ends, she suddenly "snaps." |
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Globutron
Joined: 13 Feb 2010
Location: England/Anyang
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| Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah I thought this about other issues that some teachers provide her.
This one not so much because she pre-empted the suggestion, that if we think we have enough preparation time then it's ok. But turning up 2 minutes after the lesson starts as I did is not really the same pot of goats cheese, or however that saying goes. |
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