Wednesday, December 31, 2008

the english test




How to run a test to evaluate the English ability of 250 applicants in one day. With a few hours notice. Get help! My students came to my assistance in a big way and thanks guys and girls.
To the opening question "My name is Jim, what is yours" I had responses ranging from "I'm fine" to "I come from Lombok".











shooting is fun...






















shooting is fun

With the Immigration first year cadets I went with staff to kelapa Dua near Depok where the very large Police base is. I am not sure how I became a marine but I said Navy, they said mariner, I said, yes, and then grown men oohed and little old ladies looked at me with grateful eyes. The marines here, above all other services, have a great reputation. So the pressure was on here and I aced the group.

the wild bunch

The people who do the hard yards here as everywhere, are the kitchen staff. They really are first in, last out. And they let me sneak in a coffee and have a cigarette in the back room. The problem that really makes them
struggle is that they are the people I practice my excellent bahasa Indonesian on and they really love it. In fact they laugh a lot and throw themselves giggling on the ground which is a local custom for showing that you really are a great speaker of their language.