Quote from: sixtieshappy on August 29, 2016, 10:15:40 amAlso I just talked to a friend who also renewed and her exam didn't include the anal probing, so it must just be the weird hospital I went to. I really don't understand what the exam is for. The day before I went to the immigration office and got that all sorted, so who even looks at my health results? They're being mailed to my school.I also just had my medical test yesterday and no probing. Was worried about it since it was first mentioned... thanks to waygook.org
Also I just talked to a friend who also renewed and her exam didn't include the anal probing, so it must just be the weird hospital I went to. I really don't understand what the exam is for. The day before I went to the immigration office and got that all sorted, so who even looks at my health results? They're being mailed to my school.
Ouch, sorry to hear this happened to you. :(The name of that plant is the jujube tree (called 대추 in Korean). The berries are used for herbal tea. And as an FYI to anyone else, I could be wrong, but I think that spider is Korea's native banana spider (they are venomous to humans, but they're also extremely passive and rarely bite -- I don't think the bites are venomous enough to cause death, either, but they're supposed to hurt like hell).
Yeah, I was wondering if it was a jujube, but the leaves, and fruit were way to small, and the thorns disproportionately evil. Also, the plant looked more like a shrubbery than an actual tree.Still, I went back and tasted a berry, and it was a jujube after all. According to my coworker, who first claimed total ignorance, the dwarf varieties of the plant can be grown closer together, and the fruit makes for better tea than the normal variety. So anyway, good call Chinguetti. And "Banana Spider" seems like such an undignified name. I much prefer "Golden Orb-web Spider".Did you know that some species of this family grow large enough to catch and eat small birds and snakes? In Taiwan I've seen some that were bigger than my hand! Beautiful colours, but not a web I want to run into during my evening jog!
Quote from: krissyboo75 on August 30, 2016, 07:56:14 amQuote from: sixtieshappy on August 29, 2016, 10:15:40 amAlso I just talked to a friend who also renewed and her exam didn't include the anal probing, so it must just be the weird hospital I went to. I really don't understand what the exam is for. The day before I went to the immigration office and got that all sorted, so who even looks at my health results? They're being mailed to my school.I also just had my medical test yesterday and no probing. Was worried about it since it was first mentioned... thanks to waygook.org Good to know, thank you!!!
Maybe you could make it more of a discussion based/open type of forum? That way you could all learn from each other. If you're able, perhaps try being more of a facilitator
So that means I need to buy the service. Except because my school pays for my apartment, my co-teacher told me that the school has to be the one to sign the contract.But she said the internet service provider she contacted want a minimum contract of 3 years! ._. So my other option is... to move.
Quote from: jocko6418 on August 30, 2016, 02:21:09 pmSo that means I need to buy the service. Except because my school pays for my apartment, my co-teacher told me that the school has to be the one to sign the contract.But she said the internet service provider she contacted want a minimum contract of 3 years! ._. So my other option is... to move.That's strange -- I don't know why your co-teacher told you that (the part about how your school has to sign the internet contract). I think she's mistaken -- I've lived in several school-provided apartments over the years and I was always the one who signed my internet contracts, even though my previous schools paid for my previous school-provided apartments. As for the part about the internet service provider she contacted wanting a minimum 3-year contract, unless you live in a very small rural town or something remote, there should be other options of internet companies available to choose from.
Quote from: Mezoti97 on August 30, 2016, 03:45:14 pmQuote from: jocko6418 on August 30, 2016, 02:21:09 pmSo that means I need to buy the service. Except because my school pays for my apartment, my co-teacher told me that the school has to be the one to sign the contract.But she said the internet service provider she contacted want a minimum contract of 3 years! ._. So my other option is... to move.Yeah, something isn't right here. I lived hella rural last year in a school apartment, signed my own internet contract for 2 years (They did give me the option of 1 year), which I just transferred with me when I moved.... My internet has nothing to do with the school or any of my landlords.That's strange -- I don't know why your co-teacher told you that (the part about how your school has to sign the internet contract). I think she's mistaken -- I've lived in several school-provided apartments over the years and I was always the one who signed my internet contracts, even though my previous schools paid for my previous school-provided apartments. As for the part about the internet service provider she contacted wanting a minimum 3-year contract, unless you live in a very small rural town or something remote, there should be other options of internet companies available to choose from.I live hella rural and while I didn't sign up for internet, I did sign up for TV and it was just a 2-year contract (which I ended up canceling anyway cause I never watch Korean TV. Cancellation fee was the remainder of one year, so least I don't have to pay a 2nd year for something I never use ). Surely there's gotta be other options!
Quote from: jocko6418 on August 30, 2016, 02:21:09 pmSo that means I need to buy the service. Except because my school pays for my apartment, my co-teacher told me that the school has to be the one to sign the contract.But she said the internet service provider she contacted want a minimum contract of 3 years! ._. So my other option is... to move.Yeah, something isn't right here. I lived hella rural last year in a school apartment, signed my own internet contract for 2 years (They did give me the option of 1 year), which I just transferred with me when I moved.... My internet has nothing to do with the school or any of my landlords.That's strange -- I don't know why your co-teacher told you that (the part about how your school has to sign the internet contract). I think she's mistaken -- I've lived in several school-provided apartments over the years and I was always the one who signed my internet contracts, even though my previous schools paid for my previous school-provided apartments. As for the part about the internet service provider she contacted wanting a minimum 3-year contract, unless you live in a very small rural town or something remote, there should be other options of internet companies available to choose from.
Quote from: yirj17 on August 30, 2016, 04:01:19 pmQuote from: Mezoti97 on August 30, 2016, 03:45:14 pmQuote from: jocko6418 on August 30, 2016, 02:21:09 pmSo that means I need to buy the service. Except because my school pays for my apartment, my co-teacher told me that the school has to be the one to sign the contract.But she said the internet service provider she contacted want a minimum contract of 3 years! ._. So my other option is... to move.Yeah, something isn't right here. I lived hella rural last year in a school apartment, signed my own internet contract for 2 years (They did give me the option of 1 year), which I just transferred with me when I moved.... My internet has nothing to do with the school or any of my landlords.That's strange -- I don't know why your co-teacher told you that (the part about how your school has to sign the internet contract). I think she's mistaken -- I've lived in several school-provided apartments over the years and I was always the one who signed my internet contracts, even though my previous schools paid for my previous school-provided apartments. As for the part about the internet service provider she contacted wanting a minimum 3-year contract, unless you live in a very small rural town or something remote, there should be other options of internet companies available to choose from.I live hella rural and while I didn't sign up for internet, I did sign up for TV and it was just a 2-year contract (which I ended up canceling anyway cause I never watch Korean TV. Cancellation fee was the remainder of one year, so least I don't have to pay a 2nd year for something I never use ). Surely there's gotta be other options!