Introductions

Hey HugaPanda:

Welcome to the Saloon!   

All the best,

Sam

G'day HugAPanda and welcome. I'm an Australian still in the land down under. May I ask where you are from? I look forward to hearing about your adventures in China.

Im from Upstate New York, and I adore your accent (to me) Granny!

Hello, HugAPanda

Thanks for the welcome!
I've been reading around, and have discovered some sick, demented minds.

I like it! 

Never trust a freaking Panda

Gotta love a panda with some tude!

HAPs I'm sure you'll love Chengdu, I　was there the academic year before this one (now in Hangzhou). Where are you gonna be teaching?

Hey all
I,m Jeff, an Aussie living in Fu Zhou.
I,ve worked in Abbatoirs,Public Transport,spent a few years in the Army and was a manager for years in both the major supermarket chains in OZ. Somewhere in amongst all these jobs i found time to study for a degree that i have never used before.

I teach kiddies the finer points of communicating in English. (knew i,d find a use for my never used degree 1 day) .
I started off here as a University teacher in Zhe Jiang province but hated it and have since been a dancing monkey Teacher in TC's.
Been lucky employer wise so far
I like Drinking beer , playing with fireworks ,Drinking beer and watching pretty chinese girls in the street(especially whilst drinking beer and playing with fireworks). Though i must admit i dont like the fireworks when my wife catches me drinking beer and watching the pretty chinese girls in the street.
My chinese skills are pretty good in relation to my interests(i can order a beer, say helloo beautiful, and scream for help when the wife catches me drinking beer and saying hello beautiful to PCG's)
1 day i,ll learn how to buy fireworks in Chinese too.
Oh and i luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurve KTV!

Hello, Slayer.  Welcome

Hey Slayer --- welcome to the Saloon!   

All the best 

Sam

G'day and welcome Slayer6719. I'm in Brisbane, where are you from?

Thanks 

G'day and welcome Slayer6719. I'm in Brisbane, where are you from?

i,m from Melbourne orignally 

Thanks Jeff!  One of my brothers is down in Bendigo at the moment, traveling around in his Motorhome. The weather has been strange down that way; hot one day and cool the next. I have only been to Melbourne once when I flew in for a meeting and flew back to Brisbane; didn't see much from the taxi. Look forward to hearing how things are going for you and perhaps seeing a few photos.

I'm so new I don't even have an avatar yet ...ahem.

I'm from Canuckistan, slogging it out at a middle school in Chongqing. I love the teaching ... sadly, life in the free-if-you-don't-count-the-cost-of-mental-anguish apartment on campus leaves much, MUCH to be desired.

This is my third spin of the wheel in China.  I'm 43 and married to another Canucklehead currently getting his first taste of China.  He's a computer headed non teacher type, but his boss has given him a    on the proposal to live with me here next year whilst working for the company back there.

Meanwhile I'm on the hunt for a new job for next September and feeling a bit lost in the fog ... I got this one year gig with guanxi at this particular school.  My first two teaching terms here were month long whirlwinds on a team of teachers from a college in Canada.  We were delivering an intensive summer camp program for the EFL students... finding my next gig won't be so easy by the looks of it, but that's a tale and a query for another thread...