=== Trixar_za is now known as Trix[a]r_za [09:25] feels good to wake up at 10:30 [09:30] lol [09:30] i was up at 6 .-. [10:39] lol [11:16] good afternoon all [11:19] afternoon~ [11:19] hi Cantide [11:19] how's it going [11:20] it's going okay :) [11:20] and you? [11:20] well thanks [11:20] :) [11:20] my plans are slowly but surely progressing [11:21] your plans? [11:23] erm [11:23] to move to Asia [11:24] oh nice! you are moving? [11:24] to korea? [11:24] hope so :) [11:24] very cool [11:24] just waiting for graduation before i start looking for a job [11:24] and that should be at the end of May [11:25] ah, if you don't mind me asking, what are you studying? something ict-related? [11:28] a BA with majors in linguistics and English [11:28] finished it now, just waiting for graduation [11:28] i think most schools there want to hire people with degrees in education though [11:29] ah cool, are you going to be teaching english? [11:29] also, if you want to work at a university there you should have your masters [11:29] yeah, that's the plan :) [11:29] if not Korea, then Japan [11:29] but it looks set to happen this year :) [11:29] i have worked at a bunch of universities and never did a masters [11:29] although i did consider it [11:29] i only have a bachelors === Vin__ is now known as Vince-0 [11:29] yeah, there are universities in Busan that will hire people without their masters [11:30] but i believe it's more difficult in Seoul [11:30] for such a small country it seems like the koreans are very educated [11:30] it must be the high-tech industry [11:30] hmm [11:30] they also place a lot of trust and respect in teachers [11:30] and education is very important to them [11:30] ah i see, the "sensei" :) [11:31] something like that, yes :p [11:31] hold on [11:31] i watch a lot of japanese animation and it seems like being a sensei places you in a higher rank of society [11:31] although that is probably not so much the case anymore [11:34] while i was in kenya one of my colleagues had a south korean girlfriend and was spending half his time in south korea [11:34] i was looking at doing an asian tour, like flying to south korea, then traveling to japan, and coming back [11:35] maybe even stop over in china [11:35] a bunch of things happened and i never went through with it though [11:35] ah [11:35] pity [11:35] that would have been an amazing trip [11:35] still want to do it but first need to save up some money :) [11:35] http://pastebin.com/zMGqQTd7 <- something from a book i'm reading on the Korean language [11:36] wow ok [11:36] interesting [11:37] so yeah... teachers in Korea are highly respected [11:37] but that also might be changing now [11:37] and foreigners don't really have a good image there :/ [11:37] i think one was caught selling drugs, and another caught for pedophilia a few years ago [11:38] not only that, but if you're a teacher there, you're expected to be a person of very high caliber and immense knowledge... so you have to be that person [11:38] sounds like a lot of expectation :) [11:39] yeah :-S [11:39] yeah but foreigners everywhere have a bad reputation [11:39] acquiring knowledge is the first step [11:39] lemme search for a link [11:39] yeah [11:39] that's true [11:39] http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/01/31/gangnam-style-parody-gaijin-style-hits-the-web-with-mixed-reviews/ [11:40] in the netherlands foreigners have a stereotype of being drug abusers and/or criminals [11:41] haha [11:41] yeah, that is really the impression they have of foreigners [11:41] but not everyone [11:41] and not all foreigners [11:41] i was chatting to a Korean girl for a year [11:41] yesh of course [11:41] just 2 weeks ago she seemed to get the impression that i am that sort of foreigner [11:42] and has now created that image of me in her mind [11:42] needless to say, she's stopped communicating with me [11:42] :( [11:42] that's sad [11:42] yeah [11:42] but she's too insecure [11:43] had i been in Korea already, things might be different [11:43] anyway~~ [11:43] in some countries foreigners seem to have a positive reputation [11:43] i used to work in gaborone and the botswana girls all seemed to want me as their boyfriend [11:43] yeah, actually my time in Asia made me feel appreciated there [11:43] they told me they wanted a "english" / "white" boyfriend [11:44] haha [11:44] they seemed to think all white people are rich and spoil their girlfriends [11:44] ah, that's the impression that Filipinas have [11:44] i tried to explain that i'm not english but they seem to think all white people are english [11:44] so they all chase after foreigners [11:44] haha [11:44] in 3rd world countries i think it's a more common situation [11:44] yeah true [11:44] but in countries like Japan and Korea, the girls don't exactly need money [11:44] or want that sort of lifestyle [11:45] although i didn't have that in bangladesh, but we did get people asking to take pictures of us [11:45] they can get decent jobs themselves [11:45] haha [11:45] it seemed like they thought being white is so unusual they needed to get it in a picture [11:45] you seem to have travelled a lot :p [11:45] yup :) [11:45] i have been to just 5 countries (so far) [11:46] i hope to make that 10 in the next 10 years or so :) [11:46] i have lost count :P [11:46] haha [11:46] i wish i could say that [11:47] i just wish i could graduate asap .-. [11:47] the system here is sometimes so slow.. [11:50] i know how it feels [11:50] although i used to work part-time while i was studying [11:50] i work, too :p [11:51] next is honours... [11:51] but i'm not sure when i'll start that [12:14] huge winds where i live and snow in some parts of the country [12:14] this in late-march [12:14] absolutely insane weather in europe right now [12:14] yeah, i heard about that "spring snow" [12:15] our weather is also a bit weird [12:15] summer wasn't very hot, except for the odd day [12:15] i have lentebock (bock beer sold in the spring) in the refrigerator [12:15] i have no beer ._. [12:15] we had one week which was practically summer [12:16] and then snow the next [12:16] now in my region we have been having terrible winds the last few days [12:16] do you have a windmill? [12:16] * Cantide hides [12:16] no where i live there are no windmills [12:16] :< [12:17] just across the border in germany they have plenty wind turbines [12:17] the germans are big on their wind turbines [12:17] hi Kilos [12:17] hey Kilos :) [12:17] hi charl Cantide [12:17] i like wind turbines [12:17] so lekker to get power after lunch [12:17] well, any form of renewable power [12:17] oh, welcome back to the civilised world :) [12:18] lol [12:19] charl, did you go vote for tara? [12:20] hmm frightened him away [12:20] :D [12:23] he tara? [12:23] http://is.gd/MuOlvV [12:23] my daughter man [12:23] ah ! [12:23] tara-lynn [12:24] voted :) [12:25] ty very much [12:25] sorry i haven't been on irc much the last few weeks, seems like i have missed out [12:26] just been busy on this end [12:26] try get friends to vote as well [12:26] we forgive you but dont make a habit of it [12:26] :) [12:27] when is 9pm est [12:27] in our time that is [12:27] eastern standard time? [12:27] UTC - 5 hours [12:27] SAST is UTC + 2 hours [12:27] so 7 hour difference [12:28] so 4 am tomorrow morning? [12:28] whew [12:29] https://www.google.nl/search?q=time+in+new+york [12:29] it seems like they are in EDT right now, not EST [12:29] that is UTC - 4 hours [12:29] so that makes a 6 hour difference [12:29] hi Kanchi === Kanchi is now known as Cantide [12:29] lol [12:30] ty :) === Trix[a]r_za is now known as Trixar_za [15:33] hmm... pcs can drive a man to drink [15:33] couldnt boot from 2 working drives. kept telling me to insert the boot floppy [15:34] boot sequence set wrong? [15:34] just when i was ready to do new installs i see in bios its trying to boot from the 3g storage partition [15:35] how can it change on its own [15:35] grrrr [15:35] but all good now again [15:36] :) [15:37] Cantide, get your buddies all over the world to vote too please. still 16 to go for 5th place [15:37] >.< [15:37] i deactivated my Facebook account the other day [15:38] so i have only IRC and email [15:38] a little tricky :p [15:38] i never go facebook [15:38] ai [15:39] maybe i should just go see fb but dunno how many peeps even look there because its deserted [16:09] ai its changed so i cant find much === Trixar_za is now known as Trix[a]r_za [16:42] hi nlsthzn [16:42] hello uncle Kilos [16:42] how are you? [16:43] maintaining ty neil and you? [16:43] been searching everywhere for votes for tara [16:44] even ians old girlfriends [16:44] hehe [16:44] and still 16 or so to go [16:44] link me again please then I will also [16:44] sec [16:44] http://is.gd/MuOlvV [16:44] you got contacts that will vote too? [16:44] thx [16:45] will see what I can do :) [16:45] ty nlsthzn [16:45] not much time left [16:45] 9pm est it closes [16:46] kk [16:47] what time will that be here? [16:47] im lost [16:47] Maaz, convert est to gmt [16:48] Kilos: I can't do that: Unknown unit 'est' [16:48] ai [16:48] hi [16:48] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Est [16:48] done... [16:49] looks like it's UTC + 2 [16:49] err [16:49] UTC + 10 [16:49] and we're UTC + 2 [16:49] what is utc? [16:49] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC [16:49] same as gmt [16:49] ah thats nice to know ty Cantide [16:49] yeah [16:50] so 8 hours ahead of us [16:50] oh my arent they closed then yet? [16:50] yeah... would be.. [16:50] damn [16:50] and i just asked my brother [16:50] but 9 pm est on which day? [16:51] nope not closed yet [16:52] 24th i think [16:52] cool [16:53] i battle working times out [16:53] my brother is trying from within a VM, too lol [16:53] ah tell him ty very much [16:54] very welcome. ;) [16:54] haha [16:54] ah is that him [16:54] yup [16:54] he was here for a few secs other day [16:55] tell him to hang not in out [16:55] haha [16:55] he usually doesn't join channels [16:55] and just chats to me in PM [16:55] and he lives in Japan, so.. -za isn't really applicable to him [16:56] ah [16:56] we have netherlanders and have had russians so why not japan [16:57] and an arab too === Trix[a]r_za is now known as Trixar_za [17:02] Kilos: Look what I found: http://zool33.uni-graz.at/petz/umtskeeper/ [17:03] Oh and this: http://web.archive.org/web/20120808142345/http://wiki.sakis3g.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sakis3G_script [17:03] ah lekker Trixar_za have you tried it? [17:03] Going to now [17:04] See if I can get it to autoconnect me when I plug the modem in [17:09] Kilos, thought I would be clever and vot with my mobile...but I am using wifi. :P lolz [17:09] maybe try voting with your phone :p [17:10] turned off wifi, used LTE, and bamm, voted twice! ;) [17:10] well done [17:10] i gotta take this sim to use fone online [17:11] oh.. [17:11] but then it might have the same IP [17:11] so.. [17:11] hehe [17:11] is the ip on the sim or hdd [17:11] i go eat quick [17:12] well, your ISP, in this case your cellular network determines your IP [17:12] i think each time you reconnect you get a slightly different IP [17:12] but the website still seems to recognise it ;-; [17:16] i managed to vote again with my phone :p [17:18] Cool [17:18] I just learned how to create a 'binary free' copy of sakis3g [17:23] Kilos, I tried to get some voters in another channel, too :p [17:26] ty Cantide anywhere is welcome [17:27] she just gotta be in top 5 then its up to her [17:27] np :) [17:27] huh [17:27] her votes went up [17:27] hi griffin_ [17:28] but so did the other people's -_-v [17:28] how many more? [17:28] aw [17:28] Good evening...... Kilos [17:28] she's on 161 now [17:29] eek still 12 behind [17:29] but the person in 5th has 173 T-T [17:29] hey griffin_ :) [17:29] griffin_, please vote for tara_lynn at http://is.gd/MuOlvV [17:29] Hi every1 [17:29] and tell others too [17:29] no much time left methinks [17:29] * tara_lynn? [17:30] my daughter [17:30] in aus [17:30] lo Trixar_za [17:30] Trixar_za: who are you avoiding? [17:31] Kilos you must be proud [17:31] yeah i am griffin_ but we havent met yet [17:31] only online [17:32] been in contact through idols and xfactor a coupla times but never gets to the top [17:32] Nobody in particular @ Squirm [17:32] Hi btw [17:33] Trixar_za: then who as a group? [17:33] pfft [17:33] if you didn't want me around you could have just said something :/ [17:33] * Squirm storms off [17:33] Squirm, have you voted? [17:33] and the whole school? [17:33] Kilos: going to [17:34] Kilos: whole school is on leave [17:34] when is 9PM est in our time [17:34] oh yes, I stormed off [17:34] well friends then please squirm [17:34] hehe [17:34] Maaz: 21:00 est to cat [17:34] Squirm: What? [17:35] 21:00pmEST=04:00amCAT [17:35] cat = central africa time [17:35] oh we got till 4 am then [17:35] ty [17:35] thats us isnt it? [17:43] hi Tonberry [17:43] hello [17:43] please vote for tara-lynn @ http://is.gd/MuOlvV [17:47] Tonberry, ^^ [18:51] hi smile4ever get friends to vote please we still behind [18:52] and i poegaai [18:52] night all sleep tight [18:52] 7 hours left to vote === Trixar_za is now known as Trix[a]r_za [19:14] o/ === ThatGraemeGuy_ is now known as ThatGraemeGuy