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Hello dudes n foxy mommas...what is up? Well here i am Old Man Robb and well things are going... fine for now. Doing lots of work on my education course, it looks like i might be able to wrap up Part One of the course in May, but what happens in the fall? Well there is that offer to teach for Aeon, but do i want another NOVA in my life? I mean really..do i want to go somewhere where i am just teacher #2202001 where every week i have to turn around and ask "Who are You?" because that is what kind of teacher turnover NOVA had, plus the other thing with Japanese companies is that you have to pay your own flight over, you are not reembursed for this, the one advantage of teaching in South Korea is that your flight is paid, but you may not get to have a flight back. The one thing that draws me to Japan is that there is so much of Japan i didn't seem to see last time and Aeon is offering a chance to go whereever you want to in Japan, seems to be anyways.. living somewhere like Osaka would be fun..Universal Studios and stuff is right there...but i also remember Japan being alot more $$$$ than S Korea was...

Recently i was given an article to read in my class about "Teaching Materials" and what is their importance, well i have mixed feelings about teaching materials, especially when one travels abroad to teach English to younger students as well as older students, my response to the question was as follows:

My own teaching experiences in both Japan and South Korea were a time of learning, but yet at the same time frustriation. There were many constraints put on me and my fellow teachers by the educational institutions at which i worked at. In Japan, we were only allowed to use an assigned textbook for all students whom ranged in age from sixteen to sixty. We were not allowed to use any outside teaching books in our lessons. When Raimes article mentions students being hampered by barriers, restrictions and fears, this could go for teachers teaching for english companies in foreign countries as well, especially the line "I'm not the real me." the course of actions that Raimes mentions at the end mean well, but have no bearing sometimes when working in a foreign country under company guidelines and rules. Foreign teachers forming committees is frowned upon, such a suggestion made by a fellow teacher of mine in Japan landed that individual in trouble with the company we worked for. Teachers with lots of ideas and imagination find themselves hampered by constraints imposed where they work.

Oh went over to Barry's and his wife's place on Friday night and i finally got to see BLACK DYNAMITE which is the best tribute to 70's Blaxploitation films i have ever seen...the dude dressed like Shaft, threw kicks like Jim Kelly and was Richard Rountree, Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, Jim Brown and Jim Kelly all rolled up into one! Lots of awesome diologue too about the malt liquor in the film "Crack the top and the panties will drop!" LOL! Just too much to mention..intentional bloopers too with boom mikes and footage from other flicks..watch to get the references...too many to mention here...it is definitly Old Man Robb's movie of the year for 2010 so far...

How about Team Canada? Well they certainly got their wake up call against the Americans...i felt alarms going off when they played the Swiss and had to squeak by with a 3-2 win and then they got a lesson in hockey from the Americans and then rebounded somewhat with a 8-2 trouncing of the Germans last night. Roberto Luongo better be getting the start in the nets again...Brodeur made a boner of a play passing the puck up right into another American goal... its ironic that almost 30 years to the day of the "Miracle on Ice" that the Americans upset a hockey superpower that they did it again...history never repeats? Bullshit in this case...I would like to see them keep Iginla and Crosby together...now that its the Ruskies and one loss and you are out...now the drama thickens...

Ohhh yeah! Like i would have forgotten but tonight i am headed to the AUS Semi-Finals at Acadia Arena where the Axemen are taking on SMU!!! Acadia had a bye and got to sit back as SMU took on Moncton in the quarter finals. Who will win? Well it is all new now folks...the playoffs can provide upsets..so game #1 is tonight and game #2 is Friday night at Acadia Arena.. i could go on and on about the crowds at the games, but i would be wasting my time and yours as it would fall on deaf ears...i just do not want to hear it from any of these "FAIRWEATHER" fans about how they supported the team this year...not at all..

Oh yeah i should mention that on March 10th, ticket go on sale for WWE at the Halifax Metro Centre on May 15th! I really do not watch WWE that much anymore, i just catch the highlights on the net every now and then, first of all i work alot and well second its kinda the same old same old with HHH and John Cena and Randy Orton just shoved down the viewers throats, 3 minute matches, the writing is terrible and there is more talk talk talk than anything else...less talk, more action. I see Bret Hart is back, but really can he even wrestle? After a concussion and a heart attack? Wrestling needs an overhaul, WWE isn't fun to watch, even with guest hosts, TNA is not much better with their geriatric club with the Hulkster and Ric Flair... i wish i could see more of ROH and of course what is better than the indpendent Maritime wrestling scene? Support them by going to see UCW and MSW..Summer is coming and it is always better in person, it comes local to places like Berwick and Windsor and you can actually afford to take the kids, get some pics and meet some of the wrestlers...always a fun time.

Of course i wish this concert was coming to Halifax...maybe it is?

Rob Zombie and ALICE COOPER!!!! Together at last..this is a poster for their Winnipeg show...they may have lost the Jets but dammit they are getting Alice and Zombie! Maybe Zombie can stop directing movies and get back to what he does best and Cooper..well last saw the Coop back in 2006 with special guests Helix and it was a frickin good time..lots of Alice having his head cut off on stage, the snake, blood, Alice in the straight-jacket...the only thing i would like to see changed up about Cooper is the song set a little bit...he was such a drunk that he cannot remember albums such as Flush The Fashion, Special Forces, Zipper Catches Skin and my favorite of the bunch, 1983's DaDa... at least a song or two Alice...would love to hear "Former Lee Warmer" performer just once...

Anywho folks..that is all for now! Have a good one!