nzlegend 1 Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by woywoy: Kamoshika... what does that mean? Sounds like some sort of super brainy arts graduate's job! What do you actually do? . Super brainy? erh no I wish........Specialist in Humanities/International services = teacher that is what it sayes on the Passport visa status of people working here as teachers. Britgob asked about Kamoshika's so here goes... Kamoshika? well yes strange creatures the Kamoshika. Not a deer but a Serow! what is one of those you say well its a Short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of south and southeast Asia, according to the dictionary. Here are links to some pictures on the net http://plaza17.mbn.or.jp/~hunagatayama/photo7.htm http://www.tsurugi.org/kamoshika/02.html Japanese serow (kamoshika) The kamoshika, an even-toed ungulate of the family Bovidae, is found in central and southern Japan -Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu - in subalpine forests 1,500-2,500m above sea level. The body is 1-1.5m long and the animal stands 70cm high at the shoulder. Both sexes have horns 8-15cm long which bend slightly backwards. The body is covered with thick, white down and dark brown hair 7-10cm long. Below the eye and in the ungulae, the kamoshika has glands which secrete an odiferous fluid and it is often seen rubbing this fluid on trees and rocks, probably as a territorial marker.The slow-moving animal strolls around in the daytime nibbling leaves, the young buds and seeds of the alpine rose, hemlock-spruce, ground-cypress and so on. The offspring are born around June. Leather made from kamoshika hide has been used for clothing and the horns for making fish hooks. In the past, uncontrolled hunting caused a very sharp drop in numbers, but since 1955 the animal has been protected as a natural monument. Link to post Share on other sites
Chumbawamba 0 Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Banking. It's fun, you know. Link to post Share on other sites
slit 0 Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 I teach (or pretend to), like many others. Any other AETs here? Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 ha ha ha this place is full of eng teachers but no one wants to admit it!!! im one and so it my wife and its much better that Survying or trying to Teach in a decile 1 school in NZ. so come on fess up who's a teacher!! Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 really though, whats wrong with being a teacher? the main thing that sucks is having to go boarding on the weekend when everyone else is there, but i did have a nice long new years holiday with plenty of empty slopes. and i think there are other pluses-- lots of vacation time, stress-free work, good money. this job is a piece of cake- i'm never going to have it this good when i return to the states. Link to post Share on other sites
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