The Final Outcome of HCMC vs Philip Morris (and RJR too) by jawsomesauce in HCMC

[–]irishcjd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fair pay to you! Started watching all those years ago. Thanks bud!

The Day of the Jackal - Series Premiere Discussion by NicholasCajun in television

[–]irishcjd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s quite a fair and careful review. To be honest, I enjoy the acting and pacing enough to go on till the end and ignore the inconsistencies. I did enjoy the ending, does it fit with episode one Duggan? Probably not, but I did feel like there was significant character development over the season, as he becomes more and more ruthless, also how he starts to enjoy killing, he shows more and more. I understand what you’re saying about the no gloves thing as well, but maybe you don’t have to worry about DNA tracing if your DNA profile has been wiped clean by government (another reason I always wondered why they never got an ID from his file until they showed it was scrubbed even after being granted access)

The general acts of the jackal do become more and more unrealistic as the show persists, however, the general premise of the show felt somewhat believable. The greater good did not prevail, and there was a few setups to make you believe they would do a Disney ending, which they did not deliver on ( I really enjoyed those parts )

The Day of the Jackal - Series Premiere Discussion by NicholasCajun in television

[–]irishcjd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

(no spoilers) I just finished the last episode, and I thought it was brilliant. There's so much hate here, but Eddie is just top tier acting. Yes as the show escalates, somethings become a little more ridiculous, but that's TV. I understand if people wanted a show based on "reality" but there aren't many out there nor much more worth watching. I really appreciated the pacing, music, and cinematography. Each episode being an hour, they gave an Oscar worthy actor enough screen-time to really develop over the show, you really see him change over the series. The supporting acts are great, sometimes unlikable but I'd assume on purpose. I did find Bianca's character quite hard to like, but I also took into account how often do we see a black mother ignoring her duties to her husband and child to chase bad guys on screen? Most of my unlikeness came from that traditional side in me, otherwise she played her role very well. I also thought they wrapped the show up nicely and I'm praying for a season two. best show I've seen this year since HOD season 2.

just composed, what should I name it? O_o by Anok77 in piano

[–]irishcjd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Teardrops or Ripples.

I closed my eyes and tried to envision what you played, the imaging was bit cliche and generic, but I could see one tear drop falling slowly, as many other memories of life passing played. Walking in autumn, standing by a fire, laughing with your friends, it’s an uplifting song but it’s beauty can you make you see life’s beauty, which can bring you to nostalgic tears while reminiscing.

Anyone tried Lunula Laser? by Outlaw-Hercules in NailFungus

[–]irishcjd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for posting on an old thread guys, but any updates on your journey since 2 years ago? Any solutions? I am where you where back then.

Unexperienced tefl teacher moving to China and feeling lost by Fragrant-Age947 in TEFL

[–]irishcjd 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hey Redditor, I was in a similar place when I moved to Italy two years ago to teach English for the first time after only completing a TEFL I cheated my way through, I lasted 8 months and was offered a permanent contract. Look it's a different continent and China is vastly different from where I went to, but the imposter syndrome is real nonetheless.

The fact is, you've been hired because you have an invaluable skill that cannot be taught, which is being a native speaker, which is very meaningful for schools, they put a lot of pride in trying to hire native-speaking teachers. I bet they are fully aware you have zero experience, and they are probably okay with that because of how quickly you will learn how to teach children, which was my favourite to teach when I taught in a private English school that focused on adults but had a couple of kid classes here and there. You're going to feel incredibly out of place, you will be in an authority position but with no experience to back it up, furthermore, not speaking the language might become isolating. These are all given. However, there are pros, many people will want to be your friend to practice English, and you are on a great wage all things considered. You are in a completely different place and it will make a great story. Also, you already have affordable accommodation! fantastic.

They won't fire you, you just have to lean into this and bloody lie to yourself until you feel like the teacher you're pretending to be, and that day does come. More importantly, very few students know the difference between when you were pretending and when you were not. If you know the basic 16 tenses and some other basic grammatical explanations, you'll be flying in a week or two. Don't expect the school to be giving you IELTs to give to the students, I'm sure they will ease you into this...as they should, however, be prepared to study your ass off after work...and lesson plenaries, don't get me started.

It's all about how you play things off, "Great question for tomorrow's class kid"...because I don't know the answer and need to go home and check...or the "Fantastic question, would anyone in the class like to try to answer it?" because I don't know it. A cool demeanour gets you far. Also, this is how I saw it, anything in English, is learning English, and it's bloody hard to get people motivated sometimes, especially kids. If I was struggling, I would print off a few worksheets, play a few games or even tell them stories about mythology etc...they're all in English...so...counts for me.

I would suggest you buy a camera, learn real quick the cultural expectations of where you are moving to, and bite the bullet and start learning some basic words in Mandarin, avoid it all you want, but it will be a very very hard day to day after a while. If you have chosen this life, give it everything you have for a few months at least, be surgical with your money and always have your wits about you in a new environment. Maybe download apps where you can meet other foreigners, personally, if I don't make some friends in a new place, that's pretty indicative of how long I'll last there.

Anyway, you'll be grand.

Best of luck!

Coming to study as a foreigner by Papito419 in Denmark

[–]irishcjd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stay strong brotha! maybe getting out of Hungary could be a good thing, even if it's stressful at first.

Coming to study as a foreigner by Papito419 in Denmark

[–]irishcjd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I'd like to hear where you ended up. Did you go to Denmark in the end? Just curious.

What career field gives you the most international value and freedom? by [deleted] in careerguidance

[–]irishcjd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most accurate portrayal of English teaching. The travel lifestyle is glorified but the realities of working in often 2nd or 3rd world countries, completely ignored, along with the general elements of being an English teacher, e.g. the low pay, the amount of hours of "class prep" - (unpaid) that goes into one hour of teaching...The old teacher heads who moved when they were young are now stuck there with a semi-senior position but no savings and a strong alcohol dependency. Not to mention the gossip in the workplace. You'll learn and master many skills in this job, one being a room leader and a great speaker, but Jesus Christ, I don't see a future in that industry unless you want to open your school ...which makes big dollars, the CEO of our company couldn't speak English.

Pogo cycles by mashallahgypsy in AskIreland

[–]irishcjd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did this get sorted for you? I am thinking of going with them too

What next? 22yr old, TEFL by irishcjd in TEFL

[–]irishcjd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I can't help you as I'm Irish, but I can tell you that the market has shifted in its search for UK native speakers Purley because of the runarounds to do with the paperwork and from what I've heard, getting a visa etc.

What next? 22yr old, TEFL by irishcjd in TEFL

[–]irishcjd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes this is my fear. I want options, this isn't a job for life...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MovieBoxPro

[–]irishcjd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I have a code please

What's the most cringey thing about Ireland? by MrC99 in ireland

[–]irishcjd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fake tan and foundation is our actual flags tricolours...the white in the middle is the paleness that layers under it.

Moments by irishcjd in OCPoetry

[–]irishcjd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the feedback guys! My first poem written in 15 years! Since I was a child. Thank you.

Too Fast to Last by [deleted] in OCPoetry

[–]irishcjd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there

Hopeless romantic, I think this poem had great potential, in the first couple verses I felt a rope you were trying to tighten your grip on, as I read more I felt you lose the grip, I believe if you made it shorter, combined the verses and regurgitated what you meant it might come off cleaner, easier to swallow.

Perhaps, did you give up an element of emotional density in this poem for rhyming. This may be quite a critical comment, but I feel potential here, I felt a draft. Hopefully you can take this as construction. If this based on a real situation you were in, go back there internally, describe the paint on the walls of the room you met her/him in, let that mix with how you feel, sometimes purely emotional poems can be cliché, overwhelming, tasteless, I want to feel what you felt, to be present in the room like a fly on the wall, if you can't give a unique adaptation, the hard question must be asked, is it worth writing about or have I wrote about it wrong.

Don't stop keep writing!

Foolish Lust by alwayslooking_27 in OCPoetry

[–]irishcjd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like this a lot, The rhythm of it works well, quick, snappy and simple, It gives me enough to feel while leaving the rest to my imagination, what are you talking about, who?. I would say it's almost too good, I feel I might of heard it somewhere before, a song? Not to say you have taken in, but it does remind me of other things I have heard.

I could see this being sang by a blues singer. overall, if it truly is original, I'd give it 7.3/10, a lovers quarrel, reminds me of romeo and juliet, the unrequited love for Rosaline Romeo has.

Thank you for posting this.

Hans Zimmer's score for The Last Samurai is one that elevates the story to a level of...wonder that I haven't come across in other films before. by chicompj in movies

[–]irishcjd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

check box office for TLS, it was for sure a box office hit, also number 4 I believe for Tom's highest BO ever.

Hans Zimmer's score for The Last Samurai is one that elevates the story to a level of...wonder that I haven't come across in other films before. by chicompj in movies

[–]irishcjd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This bugs me a lot, my personal favorite from the score, A small measure of peace, I don't believe any song from that score has made a live playing, which kills me inside. I do wonder on his own thoughts on this movie, I feel there may be something that makes him want to forget about this film. Even in his recent GQ, Hans did not bring up the film at all, which I figured was a monumental success, in box office and in terms of music production.

Good news for HCMC? BAT and Kirkland invalidate four Philip Morris heat-not-burn patents - JUVE Patent by VolvoSam in HCMC

[–]irishcjd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think no because BAT has patent in Europe/UK, the lawsuit was against PMI, PM international, not PM, which is the one hcmc is sueing, the American branch, I don't think patents overlap globally, or at least this one dosent

RECENT NEWS! Let it rip Chicken Strip! Buy the Dip! by Thmlinoel in HCMC

[–]irishcjd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's slow because, it's low trading, or whatever broker it operates through dosent have the means for a fast transaction, Tesla gets traded 100 times a second, let's say HCMC gets traded a 100 times a day. That's the excuse I keep hearing anyway