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I love Thank you very Good bye

Tomorrow morning I will teach my last class ever in Gohan. After that I have two weeks in the English village, and then I’m done.

On my last day of regular classes at Gohan Elementary School the kids in grades 4, 5, and 6 made me some really awesome cards. Presenting the cards to me with their big puppydog eyes, they sure knew how to make a guy feel guilty for abandoning them!

I’ve scanned in the best of the cards which I now present to you in decreasing order of age, i.e. increasing order of cuteness.

Sixth Grade


Scan0019.jpgA lot of the sixth grade letters were folded in fascinating ways. Here are two folds I liked.

Scan0020.jpgThe English on this one might be sweet, but the Korean says “China seems good for you, don’t come back.” I guess not everyone loves me.

Scan0021.jpgSixth grade, you see, is about 1.5 the size of the other classes, and all of them act very much like I would have at that age with a foreign teacher who wouldn’t punish me. My “coteacher” liked to show up 25 minutes late each time, rendering that class all but a waste of everyone’s time. Hence the exasperated stick figure of me.

Scan0022.jpgThe sixth grade girls have come up with their own creepy character.

Scan0023.jpgSeveral other cards had it too. Some kind of magic gay pincushion?

Scan0024.jpgFront.

Scan0025.jpgBack. This girl always conspired to sit next to me at lunch time, so I think she really means it.

Scan0026.jpgYes, I hope to study many things in China.

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Scan0028.jpgIt wouldn’t be a secret if I told you the secret he’s keeping, now would it?

Fifth Grade


Scan0003.jpgInside.

Scan0004.jpgOutside

img_2533.jpg3D pop-up magic.

Scan0005.jpgAt least he didn’t draw a Vista GUI.

Scan0006.jpgTears?

img_2542.jpgScary bird/clown tears?

Scan0007.jpgThe monkey’s evil shadow is about to make it’s move.

Scan0008.jpgBut “This” was right!

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img_2538.jpgI’m labeled the smaller one.

Fourth Grade


Scan0012.jpgGuess who that’s a picture of.

Scan0013.jpgThat looks a lot like the KangwonLand jester mascot.

Scan0014.jpgThe yellow’s a bit hard to read. The important part is the picture’s labeled “<-- Mr. Abam face". Scan0015.jpgA suppressed left-hander perhaps?

Scan0016.jpgThis is a card true to my heart. Unlike the other neatly cut and folded cards, this one has ripped edges and no folds. In other words, just the kind of card I would have made in 4th grade. And I still draw like he does. (I think that’s supposed to be my shaved head and not my exposed brain…)

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I will miss you all too.

Cuteness

::skoreapics-left(“cuteness.jpg”, “UCLA Bruins”)::

The colors might not be blue and gold, but what it lacks in accuracy she makes up for in cuteness.

It took the third grade teacher at least a minute to get this shot with my cellphone. The special attention this young Bruins fan was getting for the picture was unacceptable to the other munchkins, who proceeded to variously dive, tumble, and bounce in front of her all at once.

While I’ve seen UCLA gear all over the place (even some Bruins underwear), I have yet to see one piece of U$C anything in Korea. This country does have something going for it after all.

Kongrishy

Those of you who regularly view my pictures may have caught of few of these already, but I thought it was time for the first installment of what I hope will be a bountiful collection of all the Kongrishy I can point my camera at. In chronological order…

Convorse
Maybe this was on purpose to avoid trademark lawyers? Hm… nope, not in Asia.

Mr. Shit is Death!
Yeah he is.

White Mart.This is where you buy Whiteman.

I love coffee beerOMG! Me too!

They spelled it wrong.They spelled it wrong.

Black PowerGolf isn’t on there. I guess Tiger Woods doesn’t count.
p.s. I’m starting my triletics training soon!

Moon time.Yeah it is.

Yeah you do.

See comes.Ew. That’s gross. I don’t want to see those!

Finally a chocolate bar for the Lil Jon in every Korean child.Finally a chocolate bar for the Lil Jon in every Korean child.

WhitemanAfter eating your Crunky, you don’t have to worry about your mouth being too ghetto. This toothpaste should clear that right up. Available at White Marts everywhere.

ClinxAnd for the ancient Greek (or math major) in you, another excellent toothpaste option.