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So....let me explain a few things. The first thing is that the primary blog is still As The Burndog Turns over on Tumblr...that's still the home of fun. This blog is still alive...but I'm not sure what I'm doing with it at the moment. I post things here every now and again. Mostly when Tumblr isn't doing what it's supposed to and I still want to blog...but there's also the fact that there are Blogger people who never migrated to Tumblr...and...seeing as they're the original Burnfans...I feel obligated to provide them with a semi-regular dose of Burndog.
Now...I want to discuss the 'photo' thing. Some people hate the photos. Some people hate the rants. Some people love the photos. Some people love the rants. The fact is that the blog's readership has doubled since I started adding photos...mostly because people will re-blog or share a photo....but they just read a rant and then move on. So...that's good for the blog. I haven't posted any photos this week...and will try to post less on As The Burndog Turns....however...I have changed the name of What Would Fucktard Do? to Burndog's Slightly Wanky Photos...and I will post photos over there. That way...you cunts who like rants can have rants...and you fucktards who like photos...can have photos.
Now...that I've clarified shit...I must apologise. Formspring has a wickedly short word limit...and your message stopped where it stopped above. Send me the rest via email will ya? burndoggy@hotmail.com
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I sincerely hope that two different people asked these questions...because if it's the same fella...then you might not want to be yourself after all! Holding your farts on the first dozen dates is the minimum mileage one should go in order to impress a girl! Good grief! As for the question...well...in general terms...it depends on the bird. I've dated girls who've cocked their leg and let one rip on the first date...and I've dated other birds who would faint if I even mentioned the old back door tuba. We're all different after all.
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Well...there's a fine line between 'impressing a girl' and being a knob. My advice is that you need to play up to your own strengths and try to minimise your weaknesses. There's no point trying to be showy...that comes across as shallow and arrogant...however...a little show doesn't hurt. All in moderation...and maintain your personality and dignity...and you'll be right cobber.
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I am. I fucking loved the golf last year. Terrible fucking sport...but I like having a few jars and a blether whilst hitting the wee ball. Let me know when it's back on hey chaps.
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Well...I was out with the Bird in Itaewon (daytime) and Hongdae (night) on the Saturday before Halloween...and my general opinion was and still is...look-at-me egowankers. I complained bitterly to the Bird about how much I thought that it was a puddle of old wank.
Having said that...I think that because I'm from a country that doesn't give a fuck about Halloween...and I'm not single. So there's nothing in it for me. I've always hated fancy dress...always. It's always seemed to me to be a complete wank off. Now...the kangaroo thing was alright...mostly because the kids had a laugh...but really...fancy dress? Fuck off! -
I agree...I am a Legend. A proper noun...capital l...Legend. Thanks. Not sure where you get your stats from though. '2 million plus foreigners'! Fucking hell! That's Korea Herald type stat work! According to last year's census there are 590,000 foreign residents in South Korea who have lived here for greater than 3 months. Now...most people suggest that there are a million foreigners...so if you add in the people who have lived here for less than three months (including those who enter and exit a lot to maintain their tourist visas), tourists, and people who didn't complete the survey...you get around a million people. Half of the two million that you suggested...but still a LOT of foreigners. So...why don't those one million foreigners pump out blog after blog of sheer Burndog-esque brilliance? Well...consider this...only 60,924 of those 590,000 foreigners (give or take 10,000) that I mentioned earlier are from English speaking backgrounds (U.S.A 41,300, Canada 10,378, U.K 2,869, Australia 2,453 South Africa 2,000, New Zealand 1,450, and Ireland 474) That's right! More than half of those 590,000 are from China. So...those cats aren't about to be writing any English language blogs any time soon. There may well be some rad blogs written by people from the Philippines and India who reside in Korea...but I haven't seen any...so that means that we're left waiting for 60,924 people to write us some shit that's worth reading. Now...there are a LOT more than 60,924 people who speak English living in Australia...but do I regularly read any decent blogs from back home? Yes...two! TWO!!! Now...the mere fact that my blog floats your boat...means that Korea is punching well above its weight in terms of decent shit that you like to read per capita.
Anyway...here's a basic breakdown of blogs in Korea. 80% are written by cunts who are 'writing for my friends and family back home'. These blogs contain photos of people eating kimchi and videos of 'live' octopus being consumed. For some reason these people constantly link to their blog on places like waygook...because, even though they are writing it for their 'family and friends back in Blah Blah'...they secretly think that their unique ability to make a play on the word Seoul ("Seoul Food" or "Kimchi has Seoul" or "Heart and Seoul") along with their ability to see Korea as the magical wonderland that it is...makes their blog worth reading. These blogs are usually written by people who leave Korea after a year...and on 90% of occassions the blog stops without warning after reality hits home (eg, the 6th or 7th month).
1 blog is Eat Your Kimchi. 10% of blogs are other couples who have just arrived in Korea who think that they might be Eat Your Kimchi. I don't like EYK all that much...partly because it's not my style...and partly because I know that Simon and Martina sometimes get comped tickets to events that they then describe favourably in their videos...but they never disclose that they were provided with tickets or other goodies. That's poor journalism. It's only when you see the fake Simon and Martina clones that you realise that S&M actually do know their shit...and they do a pretty good job of making videos that most punters can enjoy. I shall post a video of S&M and one of their copycats below...so you can see what I mean.
3% are bitter people who hate everything and everyone and just need somewhere to do it. They usually either kill themselves, succumb to death threats, or leave the country. The sad fact is that nobody even notices when they leave.
5% are people reproducing Korean news articles and stories in an entirely self important and wanky fashion.
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Yes...I did indeed dress up as a kangaroo for Halloween. The kids fucking loved it!
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I think that most people like being a 'little bit' sick. I don't mind being sick enough to stay home, drink warm water and watch tv. I don't enjoy it when some pissy little thing just will not fuck off...so you're coughing, spluttering and blowing your fucking nose for two months! That shits me. In moderation...and with the right telly on....anything is alright (well...not ANYTHING...but a lot of things).
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Tough question. Dealing with sadness has not always been my strong point. When my dad died I went into a deep and dark depression that took a couple of years to get out of...and I think that I developed a lot from that experience. These days, when I feel down, I've got a lot more perspective than I used to have...and I can generally remember times when I've dealt (usually poorly) with similar shit in the past. For example, when the Bird and I broke up earlier this year...I tried my hardest to respond in a manner that I could be proud of. For me, this meant avoiding the drink and trying to ignore her a little. In the past, when I've been down, I've self medicated with booze and being a needy Neddy. This doesn't work. Keep busy, maintain perspective, and remember that things will get better. Whenever I feel at my worst, I write a date in my diary three months down the track...and if I feel the same way on that date...I'll top myself. So far...I've always felt well enough that it's never been required (obviously...because dead men don't blog!). I'm not sure that it's a method that works well if you're medically depressed...if that's the case...I recommend counselling. Best of luck Burnfan.
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Yes. I have been moderating comments since Eve posted her 'anonymous' comment on the blog a couple of months ago. The irony is that I turned on moderation when I thought that the horrible comments were written by someone I didn't know. Fucking annoyance that whole fucking affair.
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Now...here's an awful thing...your question ends in the middle of a sentence!!! Was there more than just editing photos??? Anyway...I would say no. There are a few reasons...the main one being that the HDD is too small on the iPad...by the time you chuck some apps, music and photos on it...you'd have no room for movies or any of the other shit. I just couldn't imagine using the iPad and not using a computer. It wouldn't work for me. My tip is that you might want to browse the wider interwebs and see if some cunt might have better information on how that might work.
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I haven't seen it. Sorry. For me, Robin Williams' film career started and ended with The World According To Garp (and I don't even ken if that's the right name). Feel free to tell me about Jack. I might give it a look.
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Well let me explain it as well as I can for you my ugly Burnchum. It's one of three things. Thing one...is that maybe you are a handsome cunt...but you can't see it. Thing two is that you do have a face like a blind cobbler's thumb...but the fact that you look 'different' or 'exotic' or represent 'the other' means that Korean's find you handsome. Thing three...and this is probably the correct answer...you're and ugly cunt and they're just being polite....get over yourself and enjoy yourself rather than sitting about pondering your own belly button.
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The short answer is no. I mean...the Pod was his idea...he is supposed to be on it every week...but he's only managed to make it to three pods this season. With seven rounds left of K-League action...that's pretty poor. If he can make it to every pod for the rest of the season...then yeah...you can colour me more fulfilled.
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This happened to me when I first started at my school. See...this school had a weird system where I taught without a co-teacher...and when i got here...I didn't know that. I also didn't know that they weren't going to offer me any support or encouragement at all. It was a fucking nightmare. So...I called GEPIK...who told me that I was shit out of luck, because how shit works within the school is the Principal's business. This was only after Wenise (the old head of Elementary Teachers) called my VP and had a chat. So...the VP hated my guts after that...and so did all of the teachers here. Six months later...I had turned that shit around to the point where my Principal was holding meetings demanding that the Korean teachers showed me a little more respect.
Now...one thing I don't understand about your question is that you say "I have one month". Do you mean one month left on your contract? Do you mean one month of experience? If you mean one month left...then fuck it. Just put on your big boy/girl pants and go to school...do your job...and go home...knowing full well that in four weeks you'll be somewhere else while they're all frumping about how much of a cunt you were. If you mean one month at the school...then we're still alright.
I got my situation to turn around by focussing all of my efforts on making the kids like me and enjoy my lessons. I would play soccer with them, eat lunch with them, talk to them, talk to them, and talk to them. I spent all of my time with the students. Yes...it made me more distant from the staff...BUT...the students kept telling their parents about how awesome Burndog teacher is...and then...the parents...when they saw the Principal...they would say that they'd heard the school had a great English teacher. If the students love you, then the parents love you...if the parents love you, then the Principal loves you, if the Principal loves you then the teachers have to show you a certain level of respect...and if you're not a cunt...they'll eventually love you as well.
So...my advice is...get your arse away from all of that political tension...and spend as much time with your students as you can. Sooner or later...shit will become gravy.
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This is technically spam...but I'm not too busy to answer some spam. No. No I'm not on http://lame-o.com/. Not now. Not ever. There are a lot of reasons, but the main one is that I am not 'alternative'. I've never tried to be. I find the idea of attaching my identity to a sub-culture whose rules and beliefs are more stringent than the rules and beliefs of the actual culture that I am a part of, retarded. Don't get me wrong...I've got some great mates who have dabbled in gothicism...and I have no issue with that...it's just not for me. I love me too much to sub-divide
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G'Day Digger! It's not technically a question...but I appreciate the comment all the same! Dave's a fucking champion...and one of the best things about moving back to Melbourne is that I'll be able to hang out friends like Dave again! I believe that dave uses the 'D-word' as a reference to the whole 'N-word' debate that's been raging since the 'bus incident' last week. Nice one Doctor!
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I'm gonna be honest and say that I don't know. I don't think anyone knows right now. You'll have to wait and see. If there are jobs advertised in Spring...then take one. If \not....then it's all fucked up...and don't apply to GEPIK...go for SMOE or EPIK. Don't freak out or listen to all of the shit you see online (including on this blog)...just play it by ear
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Yeah...I think I would love a uni job...BUT...that's for next time. I've enjoyed being at this school...and when I come back...I would be open to changing to a University...but I don't have a Masters...so I'm a little doubtful!
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A '21 college graduate'? 21 stone? 21 feet? 21 years? Anyways...the chances of a 21 year old getting hired as an English teacher are pretty good. You need to stop reading my piece of shit blog, and start talking to recruiters...there are plenty of schools in Korea (private and public) who like younger teachers. Get in touch with a recruiter and get it on.
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