Continuing from yesterday’s post about the Christmas Party. The next challenge was the “Dress someone like a Christmas tree” challenge. Unfortunately there was no “Think of good names for the challenges” challenge…
The students broke off into groups of 4-5 and began their task of destroying Christmas decorations decorating each other. The results range from really bad to even worse, but in the end we gave the first place to the girl who wrapped her head in tinsel. Inspired Christmas decorations or the world’s worst safety helmet? You decide!
The results are rather surprising since the students helped us to decorate the room and the real Christmas tree and the results were rather impressive. Maybe the Japanese ability to decorate disappears under exciting conditions?
The real question now is what could possibly top all this? Unwrapping a huge present painfully slowly and winning a pretty crappy prize (A British keyring. Actually quite a nice prize for a Japanese student. Matt provided it, he’d kill me if I took credit for it!) sure is fun, as is ripping paper and wrapping each other in Tinsel. What could possibly top it all?
Well, whilst Matt taught the students The Twelve Days Of Christmas, I went off to undergo an amazing transformation!
Merry Christmas indeed! Yes, Mike Claus made an appearance at the end of the party. For some weird reason the Japanese teacher who helped me get into the atrocity told me I should stuff my trousers so that’s why I have thunder thighs in this picture. I can’t believe I’m posting in on the Internet! After a short build up from Matt and Barney, (the American teacher I work with) I burst in and gave sweets to everyone, before I answered a few questions from the students about Christmas and so forth.
Overall the party was a great time. I have to say now, and I shall write it in bold font otherwise I will get in trouble, that this was down to Matt and his amazing planning! Between us we have put on two great parties now, and we have an Easter party to think of next year. For now though, I’m happy just to know that somewhere, someone is looking at a picture of me dressed as Santa with towels stuffed in my trousers.
December 20th, 2006 at 5:48 am
Ho ho ho and a rofl on my xmas wofl my friend!
Good to hear the latest exploits of you :D
In case I dont get a chance/my internet fails me at home again, may I take this opportunity to wish you an enjoyable Christmas, and a happy English New Year!
I recently caught up with Will and Kirsten for a noodle-related meal in Sheffield, and - suffice to say - the city was literally weeping for your absence in the fair Valley of the Don [and by that I mean there was a shedload of building work around the station... ¬_¬ ]
I’m sure you’ll have a more-unique-than-the-rest-of-us-xmas - have a good one and I look forward to more updates ^_^
TTFN,
December 20th, 2006 at 4:42 pm
Get me the email of one of those cute Japanese guys (who isn’t dressed like a tree/’tard..) *bats eyelids*
And also, Santa is looking rather well endowed… ;p
December 20th, 2006 at 4:55 pm
Dan: Mmm. Noodles. Quickly becoming my favourite food too.
Jake: Most Japanese guys are either dressed strangely or are just flat out strange. Still, I’ll keep my eyes peeled.
Merry Christmas to both of you! :)