Holy Sh*t Batman

Holy Sh*t Batman is right. I have to travel from India to Dublin, Ireland for some Call Center Process Training and then from Dublin I will go back to India for three days and then on to The Philippines. But, I have to fly from India to Singapore and from Singapore to London and then on to Ireland. But Wait, isn’t Singapore the other direction from India to London. It was in my 5th grade Geography class.

Now, I am saddled with the prospect of almost two days of traveling and what will surely be a 16 hour flight from Singapore to London. Sixteen hours on a plane. Your clothes will be so far jammed up your bum and stuck to your body that your pants will be coming out of your mouth. I like airline food well enough but this is strange at it’s best.

You would think that an international company with 15,000 employees would let you take the most direct flight to get from A to B. I’m all for saving money but a SIXTEEN hour flight. I’d rather get a Root Canal or rolled and robbed in Kazakhstan.

But Hey, when you travel OPM (Other Peoples Money) you can't complain that much. But Still........ A SIXTEEN HOUR FLIGHT

It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time

How do most of us get into the English teaching business. Some by default and others by choice. I can�t understand why anybody would do it by choice without first investigating what happens later on. I�m glad I failed in that respect. I got started because I was going to Costa Rica with the intention of going to a great little town on the Atlantic side and live on the beach and learn Spanish. I had a one way ticket and $60 so I figured that I would have to learn Spanish and take any job that came along. I had gotten off the plane and checked into a pension. I read the local English newspaper and saw an ad, �English teachers wanted. Will train.� I thought to myself, �Hey, I�m a College Graduate. I can do that.� I went to the interview and when I walked into the school I saw a group of absolutely gorgeous young women (20�s) walking out and when I got in there was an even larger number. �This looks like a fun place to work.� And it started from there. I had no idea what I was getting into. Now, 25 years later, I am dead broke rumbling around in India, teaching in a Call Center. I have done some interesting stuff and met some great people. I still keep buying or making arrangements to buy Lottery tickets though.