Just re-confirmation.
You know, its great, cause these summer camps that BOND is putting together just re-confirms to me how horrible this company is. You tend to think "Yeah, maybe BOND ain't so bad and maybe it was just me getting used to China that made my first 6 months terrible..." when the last 6 months go fairly uneventful since you know how to deal with them better and know more in general. Well, these summer camps and the crappiness with which they have been infused just goes to re-instate my previous view of BOND just in time for me leaving and being able to post a review on the TEFL websites. I can't wait really. I am excited.
I received my schedual the other day, remember? Well, its fine. I don't really have a problem with it. However, John still hasn't received a schedual and classes started on wednesday and tomorrow. They are jerking him around...big time. He has contact the people in charge of this many times and was avoided or just not cared about. They were like, "well, we don't know what to do with you. There is a camp out in Guangzhou, you want to do that?" First he has heard of it and he talked with Amanda about his pay and, boy, did she piss him off. The main deal he was told and came over here on was that he would be salaried, now its most likely going to be 80RMB/lesson because they don't have enuff classes for him.
He was livid.
And on top of that, one of the main reasons to come back here, Jolene, has disappeared for 12 days back to her home town at the last minute to take some important exams at her school. She found out 1.5 days before that she had important exams! And they haven't been connecting while he's dealing with jet lag and also dealing with a broken armed Echo who annoys the hell out of him day in and day out. I feel for the guy, i really do. I hate to see him in this situation, but, I had to say to him, "Dude, I told you to stay away, but you didn't listen. You were away too long." while shakin' my head. I hope things get better for him.
The job Catherine mentioned in Guangzhou was pretty much 2 hours for 80RMB/hour. He was like, "WTF is that!?"
Oh well.
I had my second day of the Pre-Starters camp today. It was pretty good. The kids seemed to enjoy what I got them doing. After that, I headed home and did some DVD work. I received the fotos from Ben's wedding via EMS or MES or whatever. I got to work on that right away. The translations from Daisy' mom also were completed today. Fantastic.
I went to the gym with Jez Dobs, new english guy, and John. My legs are sore again from that damn Chang Quan. ARGH! I also got a call from Guo Sifu's daughter saying that we have a Wushu Demo on saturday that I must attend at 6pm. Koolio. Bringing my video camera. I will do Hong Quan 1 and 3. Hopefully better than last time. I hope my legs heal up by then.
I was gonna hit up practice but I was much too tired and I also felt I needed to go to Roberts vacation sendoff gathering of playing snooker. He is going hiking along the silk road with some friends then back to Australia for all of August. Then he comes back here in the beginning of September.
I was there and this is where most of the fone calls concerning John and Catherine were going on.
James showed up just before I left. I cant believe he is still around.
Well, goodnite.