In response to (Message Deleted by Poster) (Rory Smyth)

Hey there rory, it's great to find you floating again!! What a great review on IEC there you've written. And since I am actually mentioned in there (the guy who is a chinese but never uses his REAL chinese name but Indonesian name), I'd like to put some points right.

First rory, I am an Indonesian. I was born here, live here and pay all my taxes to my country, which is Indonesia; unlucky for you, I don't pay my taxes to the government of China. Maybe you have a very low level of understanding the fact that Indonesia is a country formed by hundreds of different ethnic groups and Chinese is one of them. We are just too proud to keep our chinese names in house and use our Indonesian names wherever we go. Moreover, in our birth certificate, if you've seen one, sadly for you rory, it's our Indonesian name printed there; again, because we are INDONESIAN; to be more specific, CHINESE INDONESIAN. Maybe you've never been to a country which is rich in cultures and ethnic groups and as a result, fail to understand this point.

Second Rory, about the house you mentioned in there, I won't argue with you too much. I firmly believe there are more people out there who understand how things don't stay forever. If you expect the lamps, the bed, the bed sheet and the paint to remain exactly the same, then I apologise for not being able to provide you with all those. However, I'm fairly confident that the teachers have had no problems living in the two shared houses we provide. Small problems occur, but no major issues. The case of the house being broken into has been two years old and honestly, I wonder if you could find any updated cases after we have improved the security of the house.

Third Rory, you are just damned right about the corruption in this country and how it affects the process of getting the work visa. However, correct me if I'm wrong here, you were clearly told that it took approx. two months to process the work visa prior to the bureaucracy complexity in this country and it might drag a bit longer since we had to go through the month which the Moslems were fasting for a month and preparing their one week Id Fitri holidays. You were told about this and agreed to all the ways we had to smartly play with the bureaucracy process in this country. I'd have understood you blowing this up if we've had problems many times. But with all the teachers we've had until now, they all legally work for us and has their work visas kept in their own respective pockets. About a teacher not getting the work visa for nearly 9 months, I wish you could have made the difference between blown up jokes and real facts. Sadly, you failed.

By the way rory, I honestly think that you must have forgotten another point to add to your exciting post. Its my fault actually to trust all the reference letters you sent me without actually calling the schools you worked for in China. I just found out how you were actually fired from a school, because you told a parent to feck off, not fvck off and you think it should never be a problem. Furthermore, I also heard about how you were arrested by the police back in China and your face actually appeared in the front page of a well-known paper in China. Why dont you post this as an introduction to your post? In addition, your interesting attitude in your one month time here with IEC might as well be worth posting. Let me help you with this. You came to school, taught after consuming alcohol with your eyes red, yelling at Yen Sri (branch school manager) in the presence of all parents and kids. You were drunk at some nights and ruined the reputation of the school by lying down on the street being watched by the people passing the street. You intimidated your fellow housemate by banging on his wall and yelling all night. You went into a karaoke bar, grabbed the microphone, was drunk, and proudly announced Im here to take over Indonesian government, risking the lives of fellow teachers who brought you out that night. You arrived in front of the flat, again, drunk, insulted the Moslems by simulating the way they pray in front of the flat.

The conclusion here rory, I think you are your own worst enemy. If only you could help yourself out.