tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post8390449657941470511..comments2024-03-29T07:31:49.016+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: in the aftermath of the retreatKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-83382411209862419462017-09-26T05:40:10.848+09:002017-09-26T05:40:10.848+09:00You pretty much nailed my comments. Good memory.You pretty much nailed my comments. Good memory.John from Daejeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431973044799010218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-42143115631894187982017-09-25T23:21:20.085+09:002017-09-25T23:21:20.085+09:00All's well that ends well, as they say.All's well that ends well, as they say.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-27813936338694457212017-09-25T14:31:10.356+09:002017-09-25T14:31:10.356+09:00Oh, yeah: I think, John, that you had also asked ...Oh, yeah: I think, John, that you had also asked whether I thought the workshop had been useful. In my opinion, not really. The activities didn't really cultivate a deeper sense of teamwork or esprit de corps; there was nothing that couldn't have been done in our regular office, during office hours. I also didn't find out anything new about my coworkers that I couldn't have found out just by interacting with them in the office. All in all, the retreat felt utterly unnecessary.<br /><br />Here's a list of what I went through:<br /><br />1. the "2 lies, 1 truth" game (a reversal of "2 truths, 1 lie")<br />2. a "build a grammar lesson" partner activity<br />3. a "toss the arrow in the cylinder" game (based on the old game played in Korean palaces), in which one partner (the arrow-tosser) is blindfolded and the other partner verbally helps the blindfolded party to aim and throw (strangely enough, I won that competition by getting an arrow into the cylinder with help from my lovely partner)<br />4. a partner activity in which we had to construct a children's story with a moral<br /><br />Apparently, the following morning, the group did some kind of lesson-planning activity. I told the boss, before I left, that I could probably <i>teach</i> such an activity.<br /><br />I heard that there was an incident during the night: one guy, who has been healing from a broken foot, twisted his foot during the night and screamed loudly enough to wake others up. He's been limping around all day today (Monday) and will probably have to see a doc. This is the same guy who helped my boss plan the retreat, so a mean part of me sees this as karmic retribution.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-62879271320451870722017-09-25T13:56:12.047+09:002017-09-25T13:56:12.047+09:00John from Daejeon,
I had published your comment a...John from Daejeon,<br /><br />I had published your comment and was looking at it via my Blogger feed when I accidentally hit the "remove content" button. I have no idea why I did this; it was a total brain fart, and I apologize. If you're wondering where your comment went, well, there's your answer. I wasn't trying to censor you or anything; it was an honest—and honestly stupid—mistake. Feel free to rewrite your comment if you wish. I'll be more careful next time.<br /><br />Something about, "You lasted longer than I would have. I'd have left before dinner had I come to the retreat at all." Something like that.<br /><br />Again, sorry.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.com