Nhemskie's Haven

Question : "The measure of your success is how much money you make." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? If you disagree, is there another way to define success? If you agree, why is money the best way to define sucess? Give specific reasons and examples to support your answer.      People generally relate success to how much money they make. People who believe this to be true might argue that this is because everything in this world revolves around money. However, in my opinion, there's so much more to success rather than just money. I would define success as how close a person is from achieving his or her goal and how satisfied that person is with his or her life.      To begin with, money is not everything in life and there are things that people can't buy with money. It might seem true that wealth can bring one a step closer to achieving one's dream, but when that's the case...

by Thess Manangan (Busan, South Korea) ---------------------------------- This aticle was shared with us by Ate Thess last Saturday at the FEESK meeting. It was published as a featured article in KOTESOL's English Connection ten years ago. We were very thankful and fortunate to have her as a guest speaker this month. Thanks ate Thess~! --------------------------------- Are native speaking English teachers better qualified to teach English than non-native speaking English teachers? Since living in Korea for more than six years, I have asked myself this question countless times. Non-native speakers of English, especially non-white Asians, face a difficult task finding quality teaching positions. Being Filipino, I have faced many closed doors when looking for teaching posts. It is not easy because Koreans hold certain perceptions of what foreign English teachers should look and sound like. If you don’t fit their perception, then you are simply “not qualified” to teach English. I came ...

I lost my voice yesterday and I could hardly speak right now. I feel I'm gonna die without saying any word. Tommy and I went to a nearby drugstore and asked for a medicine since it's holiday today so EENT clinics might not open. I thought of my class.. how could I ever go to school??? Oh dear me... I speak in whisper and the more I try, the more my throat aches. I just hope the medicine would help~ PLEASE. I chat with my sister last night and she's getting ready to go back to school this coming June. After stopping for almost 7 years she still has the courage to face what's ahead of her. And I'm quite curious of what would it be... sure it'll turn out good. As the two of us always say... we'll see each other in New York or in Paris... hehehe.... Last week we had an excursion trip to "Nuri Maru" or APEC house in Heaundae. Actually it was not really as special as I expected but the view from the house makes it a perfect place for conference- the sky...