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There was also a 사물놀이 (samul nori) performance by a group of 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders. 사물놀이 is a form of traditional Korean music played using two types of drums and two types of gongs.
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Self explanatory. To import any drugs (there is a very large excluded list, such as all nasal sprays and Viagra) for a period over 30 days, a permit must be applied for. This applies to everyone, including Japanese citizens. This is the first page of the medication listing form.
Sports Day, that magical day when the kids get to run about as much as they like and I don't have to teach OR sit at my desk all day! The 2010 Sports Day was held on Thursday, September 16th. When they weren't participating, the students sat on the steps under the pergola in front of the school. I sat with my co-teachers and the upper administration in between the two sets of steps.
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Each grade ran a race to determine who was fastest student in each grade. The sixth grade race was more like an obstacle course. They had to tumble on a mat, run through a maze of hula-hoops and finally jump over hurdles.
(Also, I love this picture so much. It's awesome sauce!)
No Diet Coke in Japan except with lemon added taste. These 500ml cans were in a machine very close to my apartment at US$1.00 each. Japan had banned all artificial sweeteners until early this year. Coke is trying very hard to get Diet Coke permitted.
Originally the 6th graders were suppose to perform Buchaechum (Korean fan dance), but the teachers decided to switch with the 5th graders and my 6th graders were PISSED. I can understand why; Buchaechum is so much cooler than waving colored flags around.
The kindergarten students (dressed as the Korean flag) dance to the song "Dokdo Is Our Land." Indoctrination starts early here.
The students have been practicing the exercises before school starts all semester. My favorite part is where they jump (I think it's funny, and the 6th graders' disgruntled expressions are visible from three stories up), and I've been watching the exercises from my office window. I can't say I'm going to miss the music.
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The office is selling their old motorcycle.
It's a Honda CD200 Roadmaster . I'm not sure which year model it is, but it's only done 64000kms or 68000.
I was asked to take a few shots of it to put the old girl on gumtree. Thought I'd upload something as I haven't done anything here on flickr except comment on other's work for the last week.
Date : 13 October 2009
Location : MySchool Office, Century Square, Century City, Cape Town, South Africa
Edit : I just realised I took this with the 400D kit, and I feel it's a rather nice and sharp image. Sure, there's a lot that can be done better, some composition and the likes, I could have gotten in closer, but I'm glad to report that the 400D still has what it takes. Learn how to use kit well and you don't need the highest priced body in the world :o)
There were lots of races at Sports Days. Each grade held races for all of the students, plus additional relay races for the fastest students. Even the students with broken arms competed in the races which, given the number of students that went sprawling in the gravel, didn't seem like a wise idea.
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The races were run in sets of five. Five students (groups of boys or girls, one from each class) would start running, and when they were halfway around the track, another group would start. There was a starter pistol and everything.
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Two of my cutest students. 예림 (English name: Tiffany) & 유지 (English name: Alice) are 4th graders who like to come by my office in the afternoon and try to talk with me. They are too cute for words.
St. Joe's RB Ryan Conschafter (23) takes the ball to the endzone for the first touchdown of the game. St Joe's JV won the game 40-0 over Lockport
There is a dwarf 5th grade student and when he reached the hurdles, a couple of 6th graders ran onto the track and lifted him over the hurdle so he could finish the race.
Blogged about here.