Stalker “Gifts” Do you have any experience with stalkers? I do. Well, sort of. When I was in university, there was someone leaving dead animals at my house. They had my name on it and were taped to the door of my house and placed around my car. It happened once or twice a week … Read More
Author: Tim Schilstra
Eye Candy
A Handsome Co-Worker After camp yesterday, I was asked how it went. I said it was fine, but my co-teacher stole the show. He was the eye-candy. I was just making a little joke though. He is quite handsome and dressed in a suit. I’m the opposite and I wore just regular teaching clothes. Since … Read More
Piece of Cake
Dreaming of Vacation It is hard to get a couple weeks off in a row at my job. When they handed out the calendar this year, I circled three weeks in July. It was a rare three weeks in a row. It was way more difficult than it needed to be, but they promised I … Read More
Walking on Eggshells
CEO Camp It feels a little stressful today. Nowadays, we are having “CEO Camp”. We have invited the principals and vice-principals to our institute so they can experience our new facilities. It is sort of an advertisement as well. Our institute is a provincial institute and our existence relies upon students coming to our camps. … Read More
In a nutshell
Webpage Building I wrote two posts last Friday at work but I haven’t been able to post them yet. Until very recently, I have been able to makes posts and edit my website at my school computer. However, that recently stopped. Now, I am unable to type in the dialogue box where I would post … Read More
Rags to Riches
Becoming a Millionaire One of my favorite jokes is that when I came to Korea, I immediately became a millionaire. I went from rags to riches when I came to Korea. The reason for this is because of the exchange rate. It is true that I received over a million won with my first paycheck, … Read More
Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve
Blog It I am not the type of person who wears his heart on his sleeve. It is a little odd to say because a lot of people say I am a very open person. Is it possible to be both? I like to think that I am an open person but there are things … Read More
When in Rome
Bad Driving Habits I find myself acting more and more Korean when it comes to driving. I am worried that my bad driving habits are going to be a problem when I go back to Canada. Last night I was coming back from Costco, and I found myself speeding and then hitting the brakes near … Read More
In Stitches
Tight Clothes on a Fat Guy I wanted to go cycling after work today, so I brought some cycling gear and my bike to work. At the end of the day, I changed into lycra. If you haven’t seen cycling clothes before, lycra is very tight. Well, I was just in the other room preparing … Read More
Cold Feet
Bad at Dating I’m not very good at dating. I have been single for a while, but I am shy for meeting people. I’m at a disadvantage, as well, because I don’t like going to bars or being around people. Covid made things more difficult but now that the restrictions are lifting, so I should … Read More