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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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 Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:33 am Post subject: to: Pet Lover |
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Are you leaving Korea for good?
After 10 years.. have you finally had enough??
When are you leaving??
Sorry for all these questions - I always thought you were here for good!!! |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:57 am Post subject: |
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Wow. Really, Pet Lover? My R-L calendar is just pockmarked with farewell parties this month. And now cyber-chingoos, too??
Expats are always departing, but a 10-year veteran... losing one of them is like part of the natural landscape sprouts legs and gets on a plane.
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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bump  |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, I am leaving. It hasn't been ten years though....I've only been here since 1997 and minus one year.
What happened? Well, I met a guy. On the internet. He happens to live in the States, so that's where I'm going. Yeah, we plan to get married.  I never thought I'd find a vegan non-smoking, non-drinking, non-church going guy who is also into yoga and loves little dogs. What on earth were the odds?? But, we found each other and now we're in loooooove~!
You won't see any posts in the buy/sell/trade forum though as I negotiated leaving pretty much every right here in this apartment in exchange for not having to pay back anything for breaking my contract. (did give a little more than four month's notice) Next teacher will be extremely lucky.
July 29th and I'm out of here.  |
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Good luck, girl! What are you going to do for work? |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Free World
Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Location: Drake Hotel
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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I say good riddance.  |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Actually, I'm going to be a homemaker. I'm a throw-back to the 1950s....it's what I've wanted to be for as long as I can remember. Teacher was second choice after I realized that I had to earn some money in order to eat. I might get a part-time tutoring job....like 10 hours a week....and I might not. I'd like to work at one of the goraw branches to pick up food preparation tips...I'd work there for FREE (but won't tell them that unless it's the only way I can get it).
I'd say I'll miss you, too, VanIslander, but I've seen a lot of expats leave Korea for good and not be able to leave this board, so I'm not going to say I won't be posting anymore...because I probably will. |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| FreeWorld~ HA! You are leaving in two weeks so who are you to talk? |
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kitekid
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Location: usually at http://www.expatkorea.com/
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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taking the blender with you i assume (just kidding)?
good luck! |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:46 am Post subject: |
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Awww... that's great that you met the love of your life.
Many congratulations on your forthcoming nuptial and the best of luck for the future!!!!
Take care!! |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 2:52 am Post subject: |
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kitekid, that (*$#^*#(* blender is still sitting around in my place. There is someone who thinks he wants it (he must have the muscles of a weighlifter or something), but I haven't been able to meet with him yet to give it to him. He also had dibs on the free air cleaner, and I'm thinking he's just going to have to come out here himself and pick up both items. Mike, you reading this?
Anyway, kitekid, now you know why I was so reluctant to purchase a high-end blender.....but you can bet I'm getting a great one once I'm over there! |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:08 am Post subject: |
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| I never thought I'd find a vegan non-smoking, non-drinking, non-church going guy who is also into yoga and loves little dogs. What on earth were the odds?? |
Yes, what were the odds? What were the odds? The mind boggles.
I can see two good things coming out of this...
#1. Korean kids will now be safer.
#2. And you found your teetotalling, yoga-lovin' fellow-pet-lovin' honey. Congrats on a job well done. Best of luck.
And if you and/or your dad make any more screw ups at the ATM machine, my mom and Aunt Helen are still waitin for the Lover family to take up the challenge.
No need to be a stranger around here.
Have a good trip home.
(Although this is probably misplaced and misdirected, I'd like to offer one last bit of advice I've adapted from an old friend: Soju gets you through times of no money better than money gets you through times of no soju.) |
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Dawn
Joined: 06 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:39 am Post subject: |
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| Free World wrote: |
| I say good riddance. |
Bah. I say good riddance to BOTH of ya!
Room and board for future Korean vacations can be arranged. Rates for Freeworld will be quoted in terms of Tim Horton's coffee, while Petlover will be required to pay in Dagoba chocolate. |
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Free World
Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Location: Drake Hotel
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| Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 2:55 am Post subject: |
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| pet lover wrote: |
| FreeWorld~ HA! You are leaving in two weeks so who are you to talk? |
If I jumped off a bridge...
| Dawn wrote: |
Bah. I say good riddance to BOTH of ya!
Room and board for future Korean vacations can be arranged. Rates for Freeworld will be quoted in terms of Tim Horton's coffee, while Petlover will be required to pay in Dagoba chocolate. |
Sounds like a fair trade. |
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