End of term sum up
So it’s finally nearing the end of term, and now I truly appreciate why teachers deserve longer holidays than anyone else. Not that I’m biased or anything… Such a massive weariness takes you over when you know that soon the holidays will be upon you; it’s quite remarkable how heavy you feel. All those weeks of planning, teaching, marking, remembering what Bobby did yesterday and what Jane is doing tomorrow, being nice, smiling, being there for...
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So, yeah, I bewail the ‘mong’ behaviour of my A2 class quite a lot, I admit it. But it’s kind of tricky not to, given that my daily greetings usually float optimistically on the air only to crash to the snotty-tissue-strewn ground when only one student whispers hello back… Take today for instance. I’d mentioned the previous week that it was my birthday on Tuesday – the day we would be having our last class until January – so I suggested...
Read MoreNip to the loo my darling!
Yes, it’s a poo. A giant, cuddley poo. The most awesome restaurant chain in the world, straight from Taiwan to the streets of little ol’ Foshan, is right on my doorstep. This is the Toilet Restaurant, where you are greeted by a friendly plush poo, seated on loos and served your food in an assortment of miniature bathroom fittings. Supporting your glass-topped table are an assortment of free-standing sinks and, if you’re really lucky, you’ll have a cute little...
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Small, black bunny WLTM buxom, enormous, boisterous female FGT and possibly more Yes, welcome to the world my beautiful, clumsy, floppy, magnificently large, nine-month-old French Lop doe, Petticoat. I have to say that when I went into the pet shop I hadn’t envisioned returning with the Boudicia of a bunny who now lives in my study, but there she was all by herself in a cage on the floor because she was too big for the window, and that was it, I brought her home. ...
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