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tomato
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: I get so little foreign language experience, I must be in Koreatown, Los Angeles.
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 Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 2:56 am Post subject: May holidays |
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Our boss is letting us off on Monday, May 1 for Labor Day and Friday, May5 for Children's Day.
We're supposed to be eternally grateful for the three-day work week.
But now I look on the calendar and see that:
Monday, May 8 is Parents' Day.
Monday, May 15 is both Teachers' Day and Jubilee Day.
Friday, May 19 is Invention Day.
Thursday, May 25 is Disaster Prevention Day.
Wednesday, May 31 is Sea Day.
And we have to work all of those days!
I have half a mind to quit this job and look for an employer who lets the teachers off on all of those days.
Last edited by tomato on Tue May 02, 2006 5:06 am; edited 1 time in total |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:42 am Post subject: Re: May holidays |
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Labor Day off was a generosity on your boss's part -- very few teachers got that one. At my public school they gave the cafeteria cooks the day off (to save paying triple-time) & lunch was ramyeon & kimbap.
May 5 is a standard red day.
Many schools in my district are staying closed on Teachers Day. Not mine though. Discussing May holidays today, I told the kids I wanted money that day. Lots of it.
Invention Day twice a month -- great idea!
May 31 in fact will see all public schools closed & maybe some hagwons -- local election day. |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:49 am Post subject: |
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| I was pretty lucky with my school. I got May 1st off, for some reason, this Thursday off, and Friday off for Children's day, and then it looks like Teacher's day and also election day. However, we aren't getting the whole week off at Chuseok, so that sucks, but maybe I won't even be there, so who knows. |
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Jaygee
Joined: 03 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:54 am Post subject: |
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| Today, May 2nd, is Korea's "Cucumber" Day. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 4:02 am Post subject: |
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| Jaygee wrote: |
| Today, May 2nd, is Korea's "Cucumber" Day. |
Damn, I wish I knew that earlier. Teaching household tasks to elementary teachers today & the character in my handout cleaning the fridge says "Yecch! This cucumber is mushy." |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 4:06 am Post subject: |
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The school I am teaching at has May 15th off but I am not sure if we will... as I am teaching their after school programme...
I hope we get the day off. heh.. |
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Homer
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| Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 4:41 am Post subject: |
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Tomato...while you are at it why not ask for days off on the holidays you would get back home?
Heck..go all out...ask for all holidays from all sources (Jewish holidays, Chinese holidays, all independence or national days the world over).
That will work out just fine...  |
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tomato
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: I get so little foreign language experience, I must be in Koreatown, Los Angeles.
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| Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 5:08 am Post subject: Re: May holidays |
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| schwa wrote: |
| Invention Day twice a month -- great idea! |
My mistake. I corrected that. |
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