Author Topic: KRAZY KOREA: Semester 4, The FINAL CHAPTER: THE SHOCKING TWIST ENDING (Read 9838 times)

Corporal · « **Reply #60 on:** April 05, 2011, 02:17:47 AM »

What, no rage-induced massacre? Not even a pranking spree? You just up and go? $:-\$

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Grats, man. Good to see you get to keep your sanity for the foreseeable future.

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pilonv1 · « **Reply #61 on:** April 05, 2011, 02:41:39 AM »

Quote from: Green Man on April 05, 2011, 01:13:40 AM

Goddammit, it can't end this way. I expected a murderous rampage.

Now I think about it, the fact this is the end of this story is making me sad. I don't want to understand

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #62 on:** April 05, 2011, 03:48:24 AM »

Quote from: GilloD on April 04, 2011, 08:15:39 PM

THE SHOCKING TWIST ENDING:

My friends work at a game dev studio. They were looking to hire. I interviewed and got the gig. It's better in every possible way. I have to resign on Monday.

As a bonus-u: The Gov't just announced a hiring freeze. No more English-ee monkey to play tricks for the kiddos.

Good for you man! Did you tell your boss "Please Understand" when you quit?

chronovore · « **Reply #63 on:** April 05, 2011, 08:15:38 AM »

Quote from: jiji on April 04, 2011, 11:19:57 PM

<Principal> WHYEE YOU QUIT ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE-U
<GilloD> Please understand.

So good.

Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on April 05, 2011, 12:47:26 AM

GilloD's long nightmare has come to a close

I will miss your amusing stories but this is probably better for your mental health. Is your wife staying in the teaching gig or no?

Are you kidding? Working at a Korean gaming studio? HIS STORIES ARE ONLY JUST BEGINNING.

GilloD · « **Reply #64 on:** April 06, 2011, 01:45:00 AM »

My Principal had the other teachers cleaning toilets today. When I explained that that was in no way even close to being my job, she looked something up on her phone and said "(Gillo)-Sosangnim! No team play! No team play!". Fuuuuck you. 3 more weeks.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #65 on:** April 06, 2011, 02:59:40 AM »

wait, you're staying in Korea or moving to the US? I assumed the latter but Chrono has me all confused now.

chronovore · « **Reply #66 on:** April 06, 2011, 04:01:49 AM »

Hell, even Chrono is confused now.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #67 on:** April 06, 2011, 07:38:43 AM »

congrats on finding a ticket out of bizarro world!

GilloD · « **Reply #68 on:** April 06, 2011, 09:09:23 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on April 06, 2011, 02:59:40 AM

wait, you're staying in Korea or moving to the US? I assumed the latter but Chrono has me all confused now.

Staying in Korea, just in a way, way better gig

pilonv1 · « **Reply #69 on:** April 06, 2011, 09:14:57 AM »

someone else needs to move to korea to keep this thread going

Tauntaun · « **Reply #70 on:** April 06, 2011, 10:26:41 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on April 06, 2011, 09:14:57 AM

someone else needs to move to korea to keep this thread going

I nominate Borys, he can dance on their clothes when they piss him off.

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Joe Molotov · « **Reply #71 on:** April 06, 2011, 05:24:42 PM »

Thor should open a Korean porn shop. The hilarity would be beyond human comprehension.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #72 on:** April 06, 2011, 07:32:13 PM »

DOUBRE DONG

T234 · « **Reply #73 on:** April 06, 2011, 07:35:58 PM »

I hear the weed market there is nonexistant, pass. Unless I get a space in a fairly rural spot.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #74 on:** April 06, 2011, 08:34:01 PM »

Quote from: GilloD on April 06, 2011, 09:09:23 AM

Quote from: Cormacaroni on April 06, 2011, 02:59:40 AM
wait, you're staying in Korea or moving to the US? I assumed the latter but Chrono has me all confused now.

Staying in Korea, just in a way, way better gig

Given your luck so far...

GilloD · « **Reply #75 on:** April 07, 2011, 03:32:17 AM »

Haha. Speaking of! I went in for a 2nd interview today. I had it pretty much in the bag last week, then they found like one last dude to interview. Given that nearly anyone has better on-paper qualifications than I do, I'm nervous. THE JIG COULD BE UP OH GOD HELP

chronovore · « **Reply #76 on:** April 07, 2011, 08:59:52 AM »

GilloD's going to be doing K-to-E translations for localized Korean-made games.

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HAH! Gotcha! We all know that Korea doesn't give two flying poops about localizing their games to English!

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Brehvolution · « **Reply #77 on:** April 07, 2011, 09:06:54 AM »

Gold farming does sound like a better gig.

muckhole · « **Reply #78 on:** April 07, 2011, 10:22:44 AM »

The director's cut ending of this ends with GilloD quitting his job in some spectacular fashion, joyfully heading to his new job, where he finds upon arrival the gig was given to someone else (likely an unqualified relative) at the last second. "Please understand" echoes off the walls as the camera slowly zooms in on his wide, disbelieving eyes, then cuts to him begging for his job back at the school, but with more duties and a pay cut.

As the credits roll, we see a shell-shocked GilloD on his hands and knees sullenly scrubbing a toilet, while wearing a shirt that reads "없음 팀 플레이!".

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Bonus Post-Credits Scene: A student glides up behind Gillo and gives him the "shit-needle" while he's scrubbing the toilet. THE END

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Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #79 on:** April 07, 2011, 10:26:52 AM »

Robo · « **Reply #80 on:** April 07, 2011, 10:52:53 AM »

Quote from: dcharlie on April 07, 2011, 07:05:06 AM

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Staying in Korea, just in a way, way better gig

is this with EA? IF so - you will be working with... someone....

someone we all know... someone cool.

oh god oh god please please please please please

bork · « **Reply #81 on:** April 07, 2011, 12:46:06 PM »

Quote from: muckhole on April 07, 2011, 10:22:44 AM

The director's cut ending of this ends with GilloD quitting his job in some spectacular fashion, joyfully heading to his new job, where he finds upon arrival the gig was given to someone else (likely an unqualified relative) at the last second. "Please understand" echoes off the walls as the camera slowly zooms in on his wide, disbelieving eyes, then cuts to him begging for his job back at the school, but with more duties and a pay cut.

As the credits roll, we see a shell-shocked GilloD on his hands and knees sullenly scrubbing a toilet, while wearing a shirt that reads "없음 팀 플레이!".

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Bonus Post-Credits Scene: A student glides up behind Gillo and gives him the "shit-needle" while he's scrubbing the toilet. THE END
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GilloD · « **Reply #82 on:** April 07, 2011, 09:39:36 PM »

Quote from: dcharlie on April 07, 2011, 07:05:06 AM

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Staying in Korea, just in a way, way better gig

is this with EA? IF so - you will be working with... someone....

someone we all know... someone cool.

Haha, No. Although the President of this studio worked at EA for a long time. He owned a studio that got gobbled by EA. Who works at EA?

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #83 on:** April 08, 2011, 12:12:33 AM »

GilloD · « **Reply #84 on:** July 21, 2011, 11:41:31 PM »

So, I never updated this thread because I GOT A LIFE, but here are a few anecdotes:

So, I ended up not getting the job. Basically, it was almost mine and then some dude had to go renew his Visa and they were like "Oh, interview some more people!" and that was that. So I had to keep teaching.

The other day they gave me a gift. Korean Ginseng Pills. Uh. I know they're expensive, so I said Thank You and brought them home. The next day I come into work late because there are no classes and they're like FRANTIC. This ensues:

"WHERE IS THE GIFT"
"What? The gift? I took it home"
"WHY HOME WHY IS GIFT HOME"
"It's a gift, I brought it home"
"Oh no no no. Oh no"
"What?"
"Principal says no gifts because maybe ti could make some favorite treatment. You must go home and get the gift!"

I gladly obliged, stopped for coffee along the way. It turns out the principal was COLLECTING ALL THE GIFTS AND DESTROYING THEM hahaha.

#2:
So it came out in the news today that our Province (Think: County) didn't requisition ANY MONEY for foreign teachers this year. They were already cutting like 1/3rd of all the teachers, but it turns out they didn't budget a dime. So now they're saying they can't pay anyone past September- We're leaving in August thank god. Classic Korea, someone just decided to unilaterally end the program and they told NO ONE.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #85 on:** July 21, 2011, 11:52:54 PM »

Quote from: GilloD on July 21, 2011, 11:41:31 PM

I gladly obliged, stopped for coffee along the way. It turns out the principal was COLLECTING ALL THE GIFTS AND DESTROYING THEM hahaha.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #86 on:** July 22, 2011, 12:32:57 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on July 21, 2011, 11:52:54 PM

Quote from: GilloD on July 21, 2011, 11:41:31 PM
I gladly obliged, stopped for coffee along the way. It turns out the principal was COLLECTING ALL THE GIFTS AND DESTROYING THEM hahaha.

By destroying, they meant "he keeps them," right?

chronovore · « **Reply #87 on:** July 22, 2011, 01:13:11 AM »

Ginseng pills? He's downing them in fistfuls and then going out for the $50 "haircuts"...

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #88 on:** July 22, 2011, 03:24:43 AM »

It doesn't make any sense, why collect all the gifts? Crazy Asians.

Are you going back to the US of A?

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #89 on:** July 23, 2011, 11:42:48 PM »

This might be for the best. My desperate, poor ass was considering going back. Might not have been a great choice.

GilloD · « **Reply #90 on:** July 24, 2011, 11:30:32 PM »

Got my wisdom teeth out. The Dentist was a she-male which is like UNHEARD OF in Korea. They only do local anesthetic here. It's neat to hear your bones break in your head.

chronovore · « **Reply #91 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:00:44 AM »

Quote from: GilloD on July 24, 2011, 11:30:32 PM

Got my wisdom teeth out. The Dentist was a she-male which is like UNHEARD OF in Korea. They only do local anesthetic here. It's neat to hear your bones break in your head.

Your life is such an insane adventure, like some kind of third-reel in a Terry Gilliam film.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #92 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:02:41 AM »

More like outtakes from the Hangover. But with bit more repercussions*.

*sometimes

benjipwns · « **Reply #93 on:** July 25, 2011, 10:55:52 AM »

I know you have no idea who I am GilloD but whenever I get frustrated with the American academic bureaucracy or students I just think Please Understand or HANGOUL TEACHER.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #94 on:** July 25, 2011, 11:24:34 AM »

The second ending is really the perfect ending. The entire program cut and nobody telling anyone. A bizarre end to a bizarre time at a bizarre job.

PUREEZ UNDUHSTAHND

GilloD · « **Reply #95 on:** July 25, 2011, 11:01:13 PM »

Just 3 more weeks. I have to teach these "Summer Camps". They're okay. Fucking boring, the kids don't wanna be here, I don't wanna be here. I'm just like giving them word searches and then watching Spongebob and Adventure Time while coding in the 2nd monitor. Good deal.

BlackMage · « **Reply #96 on:** July 25, 2011, 11:03:30 PM »

Quote from: GilloD on July 25, 2011, 11:01:13 PM

Just 3 more weeks. I have to teach these "Summer Camps". They're okay. Fucking boring, the kids don't wanna be here, I don't wanna be here. I'm just like giving them word searches and then watching Spongebob and Adventure Time while coding in the 2nd monitor. Good deal.

so maybe i missed it but where you living after korea? LA maybe?

demi · « **Reply #97 on:** July 25, 2011, 11:03:44 PM »

GilloD - do you think its possible to make an interactive "Himuro Plinko" for our front page? I remember you dwelling on ActionScript.

GilloD · « **Reply #98 on:** July 25, 2011, 11:43:15 PM »

Quote from: demi on July 25, 2011, 11:03:44 PM

GilloD - do you think its possible to make an interactive "Himuro Plinko" for our front page? I remember you dwelling on ActionScript.

Oh man. That is an A++ idea. Lemme get on it.

GilloD · « **Reply #99 on:** July 25, 2011, 11:44:06 PM »

Quote from: BlackMage on July 25, 2011, 11:03:30 PM

Quote from: GilloD on July 25, 2011, 11:01:13 PM
Just 3 more weeks. I have to teach these "Summer Camps". They're okay. Fucking boring, the kids don't wanna be here, I don't wanna be here. I'm just like giving them word searches and then watching Spongebob and Adventure Time while coding in the 2nd monitor. Good deal.

so maybe i missed it but where you living after korea? LA maybe?

Chicago for a bit, my wife has to finish her grad work. After that, dunno. Depends on if I make any headway in Chi-town, re: games. Or where I get into grad school.

GilloD · « **Reply #100 on:** July 25, 2011, 11:46:58 PM »

Hahaha. Oh man. Check this out, so I'm teaching camp which goes from 9-12:10. After that I'm supposed to just sit at my desk for 4 and a half hours. Because our new Principal is a crazy bitch (Did I post about she tried to get us to clean the bathrooms?). I left yesterday at like 1:30 because I was like THIS IS DUMMMMMBBBBBBBBBBB and the Principal got super angry about it. So today they were like
"Principal wants to talk to you"
"Principal says you must stay whole working day"
"No, I'm not going to do that. I have things to be doing to prepare for going home to America. I can't stay here"
"She says you must or you will have to take vacation day"
"I have no more vacation days. If you want, you can spend a few million won and rearrange my flight. If you think that's a good idea"
Korean chatter
"She is very angry and will decide this later"

Then:

She tried to give me paperwork to do. They were like "You must stamp every page two times" and it's a stack of like 300 pages. I walked away! Feels great. I feel great.

lennedsay · « **Reply #101 on:** July 25, 2011, 11:51:49 PM »

Because fuck em, that's why!

PLEASE UNDERSTAND, MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #102 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:56:03 AM »

The paperwork sounds like a great exercise for your class, if it ever comes to that

pilonv1 · « **Reply #103 on:** July 26, 2011, 03:13:19 AM »

I'm going to miss this thread

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #104 on:** July 26, 2011, 03:15:12 AM »

Ok, who's next? Someone needs to head over to Korea and teach the English.

GilloD · « **Reply #105 on:** July 26, 2011, 03:22:00 AM »

God damn it. I ended up staying at work to work on Himuro Plinko and now it is liek MONSOONING OUTSIDE and I am TRAPPED HERE and I haven't eaten all day because my wisdom sockets hurrrrrrrt

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #106 on:** July 26, 2011, 03:47:13 AM »

Quote from: GilloD on July 25, 2011, 11:46:58 PM

She tried to give me paperwork to do. They were like "You must stamp every page two times" and it's a stack of like 300 pages. I walked away! Feels great. I feel great.

Not afraid she will cut your paycheck?

Tasty · « **Reply #107 on:** July 26, 2011, 03:55:57 AM »

Quote from: GilloD on July 26, 2011, 03:22:00 AM

God damn it. I ended up staying at work to work on Himuro Plinko and now it is liek MONSOONING OUTSIDE and I am TRAPPED HERE and I haven't eaten all day because my wisdom sockets hurrrrrrrt

Do a canvas version yo.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #108 on:** July 26, 2011, 12:05:42 PM »

Don't forget to upper deck all the toilets before you leave.

T234 · « **Reply #109 on:** July 26, 2011, 12:09:54 PM »

UPPER DECK! UPPER DECK! UPPER DECK!

chronovore · « **Reply #110 on:** July 26, 2011, 06:00:49 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on July 26, 2011, 12:05:42 PM

Don't forget to upper deck the principal's desk before you leave.

Fixed.

GilloD · « **Reply #111 on:** July 26, 2011, 07:07:19 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on July 26, 2011, 12:05:42 PM

Don't forget to upper deck all the toilets before you leave.

They're all squat toilets and I work on the same floor as the Kindergarten kids. There;s shit on the floor all the time already

chronovore · « **Reply #112 on:** July 26, 2011, 07:10:59 PM »

Quote from: GilloD on July 26, 2011, 07:07:19 PM

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on July 26, 2011, 12:05:42 PM
Don't forget to upper deck all the toilets before you leave.

They're all squat toilets and I work on the same floor as the Kindergarten kids. There;s shit on the floor all the time already

Introduce a group of the kindergarteners to the principal's office.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #113 on:** July 26, 2011, 09:21:46 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on July 26, 2011, 06:00:49 PM

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on July 26, 2011, 12:05:42 PM
Don't forget to upper deck the principal's face before you leave.

Fixed.

Fixed.

GilloD · « **Reply #114 on:** July 27, 2011, 06:21:28 AM »

Himu Plinko is turning out great. Th physics are fucked up

Herr Mafflard · « **Reply #115 on:** July 27, 2011, 06:47:13 AM »

Considering it's Himuro Plinko, the odd physics should be a feature, not a bug.

chronovore · « **Reply #116 on:** July 27, 2011, 06:57:11 AM »

Considering it's Himu Plinko, the physics should change every other day.

bork · « **Reply #117 on:** July 27, 2011, 09:26:00 AM »

Quote from: GilloD on July 25, 2011, 11:46:58 PM

Hahaha. Oh man. Check this out, so I'm teaching camp which goes from 9-12:10. After that I'm supposed to just sit at my desk for 4 and a half hours. Because our new Principal is a crazy bitch (Did I post about she tried to get us to clean the bathrooms?). I left yesterday at like 1:30 because I was like THIS IS DUMMMMMBBBBBBBBBBB and the Principal got super angry about it. So today they were like
"Principal wants to talk to you"
"Principal says you must stay whole working day"
"No, I'm not going to do that. I have things to be doing to prepare for going home to America. I can't stay here"
"She says you must or you will have to take vacation day"
"I have no more vacation days. If you want, you can spend a few million won and rearrange my flight. If you think that's a good idea"
Korean chatter
"She is very angry and will decide this later"

Then:

She tried to give me paperwork to do. They were like "You must stamp every page two times" and it's a stack of like 300 pages. I walked away! Feels great. I feel great.

Awesome.

I am again reminded of the parallels between your experiences and my own teaching...adventures in Japan. I also had a bitch of a vice-principal that would try to get me do shit I didn't need to do or stay when nothing was going on. One time I left during lunch to go buy some food, and she blocked the entranceway and was like "where are you going?!" "Uh...to the convenience store. I don't want today's school lunch." "YOU NEED TO EAT SCHOOL LUNCH." So I just walked right around her and out the door. I'm sure I posted this in one of your threads, but this is the same bitch who blamed me for a laptop getting a virus...even though it happened on a day that I wasn't even there.

demi · « **Reply #118 on:** July 27, 2011, 09:31:45 AM »

Quote from: GilloD on July 25, 2011, 11:44:06 PM

Quote from: BlackMage on July 25, 2011, 11:03:30 PM
Quote from: GilloD on July 25, 2011, 11:01:13 PM
Just 3 more weeks. I have to teach these "Summer Camps". They're okay. Fucking boring, the kids don't wanna be here, I don't wanna be here. I'm just like giving them word searches and then watching Spongebob and Adventure Time while coding in the 2nd monitor. Good deal.

so maybe i missed it but where you living after korea? LA maybe?

Chicago for a bit, my wife has to finish her grad work. After that, dunno. Depends on if I make any headway in Chi-town, re: games. Or where I get into grad school.

I'll visit if you go to Chicago, when I stop there to hang with my bear chums

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #119 on:** July 27, 2011, 09:33:04 AM »

Why do these people act like this? Is it only to foreigners?

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Author Topic: KRAZY KOREA: Semester 4, The FINAL CHAPTER: THE SHOCKING TWIST ENDING (Read 9838 times)