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On Saturday Night we held our first Pub Quiz for Inter Nations
March 8th Pub Quiz at Guilin Restaurant
Inter Nations is a worldwide organization that brings locals and expats together to socialize and network.
Here in Surabaya we have nearly 500 active members
We meet at restaurants, pubs and coffee shops. We have also had a few trips out of the city
Interested in going out? Like to whitewater rafting? Want to go hiking? Want to take photos around the city?
Do you like pizza, Indonesian food, Indian cuisine,club sandwiches and coffee, Japanese or Korean? Maybe you want to have a beer with new friends?
Brainy beauties
Skating in the tropics
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A successful evening with quite a number of new faces. For some it was their first attendance, while others were there for the second, third or sixth time. We talked, enjoyed good food and even had a dance troupe to entertain us. Thanks again to our members and guests. with 20 members attending and maybe 10 guests it was a good evening.
On August 17th the world’s largest archipelago celebrates its freedom.
Happy Independence Day Indonesia.
Merdeka!!!
On this day please grant that our family, friends, neighbours and strangers gain freedom from fear, pain and poverty.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Save_the_Animals_at_Surabaya_Zoo
Once a world class zoo, and a place where animals were protected and bred – Surabaya Zoo may be the only refuge for animals on the brink of extinction. Unfortunately, Surabaya Zoo is not able to protect or care for the animals in its charge.
Surabaya Zoo is now a sadly desperate place where animals live in an unclean,crowded and malnourished state. Sumatran Tigers, Orangutans, Elephants, Komodo Dragons, Leopards and Crocodiles are suffering daily.
As individuals, and through a collective effort please show that you care.
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For the manager of Informa Supermal
Six months ago we purchased a sofa from your store. We were very happy with the style and the colour. We brought it home and for six months it has been a welcome addition to our living room. It is the centerpiece of activities, conversations and family moments.
We have made a few purchases from your store and have subsequently recommended your store to family and friends. Due to our previous positive experiences, we were not prepared to be disappointed.
Unfortunately, a little less than a month ago(five months after purchase) we noticed that the fabric had split and was cracking in a few areas. We brought this to the attention of your customer service people. We produced a receipt.
Informa Supermal then sent someone to our home to verify the damage.
We were subsequently informed that Informa did not guarantee its products.
We wish to lodge a formal complaint.
We request adequate repair, replacement, or a full refund.
Your prompt reply is expected.
Regards, Wayne Duplessis
Very disappointed by the customer service at a local furniture shop.
We bought a nice-looking sofa, and after less than six months the fabric has split and cracked in numerous places. We brought this to the store’s attention, along with the receipt and were told that there was no guarantee.
This after they sent someone to the house to verify the damage.
If you have no guarantee or return-policy then why go
through the charade of investigating customer complaints?
Informa Supermal
Thank you Ray Bradbury. You will be remembered by those who still think, still read, and still dream.
In an ideal world all English teachers would be CELTA/TEFL/TESOL certified and hold four year teaching degrees. They would all speak perfect American or British English, and be from the USA, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Barsoom, East Anglia or whatever we designate as a nation of Native-English speakers.
Wouldn’t those conditions be wonderful?
Who would the conditions be ideal for?
For government officials anxious to score points and make quotas, perhaps. Unlikely they help students anymore than the current system in South Korea has benefited anyone … not teachers, not school owners, not recruiters, and not the students in need of teachers.
Students need teachers who are knowledgeable, informed, willing to learn, active and involved. They do not need a particular accent, nor do they necessarily need a degree-trained teacher. Their teacher needs the structure that an intensive teacher-training program offers, especially one that is grounded in current practices and theory and makes use of real classroom situations.
Please inform me of one English major who acquired actual teaching skills in university. Having knowledge of Mark Twain, Chaucer and Cervantes is all well and good, but it doesn’t help you teach a class of 14 year-old 2nd language speakers whose world view is shaped by four hours of Warcraft every night.
It’s time for governments, South Korea, Indonesia and China to wake up and smell the white board.
Students and schools don’t need teachers with good papers, they need teachers who can elicit intelligent feedback, encourage interaction, and motivate good communicators. Train the teachers who are here, and hire those who wish and show an aptitude to teach. Hire teachers based on what they teach like, not what they look like. Hire local and foreign teachers. Cultivate a culture of awareness, improvement and involvement.
If a new paradigm is to be embraced let it be one based on need, common sense and sustainability.
Wayne