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| Koda |
 Posted: Oct 26, 2009 6:40 pm |
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クラゲ, 流れ星
Joined: 27 Oct 2008
Posts: 12318
Location: Still on Mars
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@Heaven: Same! My parents got me one for my birthday  I suck at texting though....   |
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| octocoffee |
| Posted: Oct 27, 2009 8:29 am |
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ポケット
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Posts: 2485
Location: USA
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I've had my cell phone for about a year and a half now...I guess that's a long time. But my contract is being renewed in five months.  |
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| hitomi #1 |
| Posted: Oct 28, 2009 10:09 pm |
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PEACH
Joined: 17 Feb 2009
Posts: 1933
Location: On Ai's speed dial!
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Hmmmm, must be one of the few people in the world to have never had a cellphone,  sigh, born 500 years to late, liked the simpler times. 
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| sljinu |
| Posted: Oct 31, 2009 12:27 am |
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ユメクイ
Joined: 02 Aug 2007
Posts: 1203
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^ And I thought I was relatively conservative with technology
Also, just wanted to say that I now have another job! Or rather, another income source  I now do private tuition for math so I get $35/hour for that. On an even better note, one of my brother's friends might also ask for me to tutor them so I'll finally have more money muahahahah
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What, it's a lot of money for a student....ok fine, for me |
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| hitomi #1 |
| Posted: Oct 31, 2009 12:56 am |
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PEACH
Joined: 17 Feb 2009
Posts: 1933
Location: On Ai's speed dial!
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^^ $35/hr, need any more help?  Sigh, I could use something on the side that pays that, have been tutoring English for over a year now twice a week, it's volunteer, get nothing. That's a good rate, at least for here, very few make that where I live, cost a lot though to live there?
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| octocoffee |
| Posted: Oct 31, 2009 12:38 pm |
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ポケット
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Posts: 2485
Location: USA
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| I wish I could $35...Money is nice for CDs and whatnot. But I guess I can put off things like that. It'd be fun to tutor people though, I think. Is it? |
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| hitomi #1 |
| Posted: Oct 31, 2009 3:39 pm |
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PEACH
Joined: 17 Feb 2009
Posts: 1933
Location: On Ai's speed dial!
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Tutoring is interesting, though a bit frustrating at times, none speak English, plus I'm also trying to teach them how to use a computer, never a dull moment.  |
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| sljinu |
| Posted: Oct 31, 2009 5:23 pm |
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ユメクイ
Joined: 02 Aug 2007
Posts: 1203
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@hitomi #1: I still live with my family so the cost of living doesn't really factor in for me but yeah, I think Sydney is a reasonably expensive place to live in. It's not as much as New York or London but it's still pretty high, especially for a student. I'll probably leave home once I find a stable job and graduate from uni...
As for tutoring, you're really generous to do it as volunteer work! My rate is quite cheap compared to professional tutors ($100 for 1.5 hours!?!) Why don't you find out what the average rate is and then lower it a substantial amount? At least you'll get something more out of it other than just personal gain 
@octocoffee: Hehe tutoring lil kids is fun, they do (and say) all sorts of interesting things  |
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| hitomi #1 |
| Posted: Oct 31, 2009 5:49 pm |
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PEACH
Joined: 17 Feb 2009
Posts: 1933
Location: On Ai's speed dial!
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People see NY as where I live and presume it's expensive, but where I live is nowhere near NYC, looking at a map it's just below Lake Ontario, relatively cheap to live unlike most citiies in the North East. Would be nice to make some extra $$$$, but it's strictly volunteer, that's okay though, as you've noticed(or will), I'm a tad strange, if there was money involved I'd probably lose interest and not do it! 
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| sakuraangel |
| Posted: Oct 31, 2009 6:45 pm |
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クラゲ, 流れ星
Joined: 10 Feb 2007
Posts: 8011
Location: Canada
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Just wanted to say Happy Halloween to everyone on Channel-Ai! I'm aware that some countries don't celebrate this. Hope you get some form of sweets today regardless!
@ hitomi #1 - I'm under the impress you tutor adults is that right? I use to tutor kids last year for volunteering reasons. I wanted to continue this year but I've got too much going on this year with school and whatnot. I think tutoring pre-teens and teenagers is the hardest. I found it really difficult to get them to stay focuses. Though it was fun to have conversations with them. I preferred teaching ESL to the seniors when I was allowed too. They were more attentive, not to mention some of them were very kind. |
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| hitomi #1 |
| Posted: Oct 31, 2009 8:10 pm |
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PEACH
Joined: 17 Feb 2009
Posts: 1933
Location: On Ai's speed dial!
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Yes, adults, biggest problem it gets a bit harder to teach someone who's been speaking and living in one kind of culture for 35 years to change it, sure I or most of us would have a hard time with that, would think teens would be easier because of that, oh well, perhaps I could emigrate to Hokkaido and see if it's hard for me too! Ooh, there's my tutor!
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| flintandtas |
| Posted: Oct 31, 2009 9:18 pm |
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クラゲ, 流れ星
Joined: 07 Jul 2009
Posts: 8414
Location: Sydney, Australia
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I was once offered a tutoring job at $170 an hour, that was for uni students in a class type situation though so it obviously had a much inflated price to it ... I didn't take it mainly because I was working during the time they wanted me to tutor, and more importantly, I was probably too shy at that time to handle it.
Back on the topic of mobile phones, I've "technically" never owned or paid for a mobile phone in my life. When I first started working, my boss said I needed a mobile phone, but because it looked like I'd never buy one for myself they bought one for me and have been paying for it ever since Now that I'm so used to owning one though I think I would buy one if I didn't get one from work anymore |
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| hitomi #1 |
| Posted: Oct 31, 2009 9:31 pm |
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PEACH
Joined: 17 Feb 2009
Posts: 1933
Location: On Ai's speed dial!
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^^ All you have to do is watch dramas now, in the older days, well not too old,  but they actually used to talk face to face, now it's too much of this. 
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| octocoffee |
| Posted: Nov 01, 2009 2:13 pm |
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ポケット
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Posts: 2485
Location: USA
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Densha Otoko! I love that drama, it's so cute.
@sljinu
You're so right, little kids say crazy things. One little boy once told me that 9/11 had caused global warming |
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| mello |
| Posted: Nov 03, 2009 5:32 pm |
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上塩タン焼680円
Joined: 06 Dec 2006
Posts: 310
Location: England
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octocoffee wrote: One little boy once told me that 9/11 had caused global warming
wow, I have never heard that one before .
I still own and use a nokia 3310, call me ancient or out of touch, but I just cannot find a reason to replace it
um, sorry, I really cant think of anything else productive to say here...
Good luck with whatever you are doing in your lives, minna-san!
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