yevi
Tried natto; not a fan
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Post by yevi on Aug 21, 2015 15:07:02 GMT 9
I'm staying at 東京ベイ幕張 on my CIR co-worker's recommendation. no idea what it's like but there's some rooms for like 6000-7000/night sooo
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Post by marudate on Aug 24, 2015 14:07:55 GMT 9
Do you know what time the conference starts? I'm trying to figure out if I need to get there the night before or if the day of is fine. If day of I have more non-例のあのホテル options like Hotel Franks (stayed there last year, it was fine and similar in price to 例のあのホテル.)
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Graeme Howard
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Post by Graeme Howard on Aug 24, 2015 14:10:33 GMT 9
In previous years CIRs have been asked to check in between 13:15 and 14:00, with the opening ceremony beginning at 14:15. I imagine the vast majority of CIRs make it out day of.
EDIT: I don't actually know if the schedule for this year has been announced yet (I don't think it has), but I imagine it will be similar.
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Post by marudate on Aug 24, 2015 14:15:54 GMT 9
Thank you! Okay, if it's that late it's pretty easy for me to make it the day of. I appreciate it. Or I could go early and take myself to Disney.
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Post by snell_mouse on Aug 24, 2015 14:18:45 GMT 9
If lots of people take that Tuesday off we could totally do a CIRHP at Disney day!  There are also a fair amount of people who do the after-6 thing and go after the conference ends on the first or second day (it's also cheaper), but there is also the CIRHP meetup at Irish pub Always, so. |
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G-Rex
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Post by G-Rex on Aug 24, 2015 14:22:34 GMT 9
i think doing a CIRHP event at disneyland is my best bet for being interested in going to disneyland/sea
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Post by dosanko on Aug 24, 2015 14:41:44 GMT 9
I'm pretty stoked I can be there for the whole three days this year instead of fly in for the second and third day only, because it's not overlapped with the Hokkaido SDC like last year YAAAAAAAAAAAY
*books 例のあのホテル*
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Post by marudate on Aug 24, 2015 14:59:43 GMT 9
Disney at night sounds fun. I'd do that!
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Post by ザ・penguin54 on Aug 24, 2015 18:46:10 GMT 9
booked my hotel today gonna be having a Hotel Francs party... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2015 11:05:16 GMT 9
ugh. i have some lame-o class to teach on the friday so i will have to come back thursday night. thats if my office lets me go.... technically as a 4th year its not required but i would still like to. i told my soup about it but he hasnt bothered to investigate for me yet. obv i already reserved my hotel room, tho.
anyway!! i propose the chirp meetup for wednesday night.
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Post by snell_mouse on Aug 25, 2015 11:09:15 GMT 9
ugh. i have some lame-o class to teach on the friday so i will have to come back thursday night. thats if my office lets me go.... technically as a 4th year its not required but i would still like to. i told my soup about it but he hasnt bothered to investigate for me yet. obv i already reserved my hotel room, tho. anyway!! i propose the chirp meetup for wednesday night. Yeah I hope all the fourth-years (myself included) are allowed to come! The only reason I could see for not letting people go is budget reasons and while that would be a very good reason for my CO not to let me go luckily Mid-Year Chaos costs them almost nothing. I'm fine with Wednesday! I think we generally go with the first night anyway. |
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Post by sembei on Aug 25, 2015 12:30:46 GMT 9
I wasn't sure if it was something we pay for or our CO does so I talked to my soup (who didn't know what I was talking about so I got scared), and there is a quite generous 予算. I reserved at the 東京ベイ幕張 woo so excited!
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Graeme Howard
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CIR Experience: 4th year
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Post by Graeme Howard on Aug 25, 2015 13:06:19 GMT 9
I wasn't sure if it was something we pay for or our CO does so I talked to my soup (who didn't know what I was talking about so I got scared), and there is a quite generous 予算. I reserved at the 東京ベイ幕張 woo so excited! It's... not a great system. We get paid a fixed amount per night (let's say 9,000 yen) for every business trip that has us stay overnight somewhere. That amount does not change no matter where you stay, so most people just slum it in a cheap business hotel somewhere and pocket the difference. Tax payer money, y'all. |
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Post by Caic on Aug 25, 2015 13:07:28 GMT 9
Nothing about this has been mentioned in my office yet, by supervisor or any of the other 4 CIRs..
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G-Rex
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Post by G-Rex on Aug 25, 2015 13:08:15 GMT 9
some places require receipts and stuff, so make sure to check how to book and what the conditions for you getting your money back are!
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yevi
Tried natto; not a fan
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Post by yevi on Aug 25, 2015 13:09:55 GMT 9
I wasn't sure if it was something we pay for or our CO does so I talked to my soup (who didn't know what I was talking about so I got scared), and there is a quite generous 予算. I reserved at the 東京ベイ幕張 woo so excited! WOOO see you there! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2015 13:10:41 GMT 9
Nothing about this has been mentioned in my office yet, by supervisor or any of the other 4 CIRs.. to be fair it is still a long way off. and i dont think clair has actually sent the official notice yet (or at least, we dont have it at my office.) for some reason CIRHP always gets really excited about it way in advance. also, most ppl try to stay at the makuhari because the conference in that building, so you dont have to SMACKDOWN an icy gale in the morning when youre going to the seminars. if you leave it too late, the hotel wont have any rooms left, but its not that big of a deal if youre at another place. |
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Post by snell_mouse on Aug 25, 2015 13:12:31 GMT 9
for some reason CIRHP always gets really excited about it way in advance. Because it's the one time a year we get paid to see each other in person, haha. |
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Post by Caic on Aug 25, 2015 13:15:38 GMT 9
Is it actually useful as a work conference thing tho?? I`ve had tokyo orientation, prefectural orientation, we have prefectural CIR training in october and then this in novemeber.. Feel like I will be sick of people talking at me by then.. Looking forward to the social side of though for sure
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Post by snell_mouse on Aug 25, 2015 13:22:29 GMT 9
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Sometimes they have interesting speakers? Like the guy from Timeout Tokyo or wherever that I couldn't get into last time. Also once there was a workshop about working in teams or something (I don't remember) and it made me appreciate/understand how the office works.
My first and second years though I think I found it informative, at least! I think it's especially helpful for people who became CIRs from ALTs or who don't have prefectural CIR training (we don't have enough to do that).
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Post by Caic on Aug 25, 2015 13:34:52 GMT 9
I guess whether its interesting or not really doesn't matter tbh, it's a free trip to tokyo and get to meet/hang out with loads of people |
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keio chris
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Post by keio chris on Aug 25, 2015 13:36:22 GMT 9
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G-Rex
Dead Stargod
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Post by G-Rex on Aug 25, 2015 13:40:34 GMT 9
Is it actually useful as a work conference thing tho?? I`ve had tokyo orientation, prefectural orientation, we have prefectural CIR training in october and then this in novemeber.. Feel like I will be sick of people talking at me by then.. Looking forward to the social side of though for sure hush now, sweet thing. come, fall into our warm embrace, and let us hold you tight, our child of spring. so that there is nothing but the social face. let all worries of seminars and speakers fly adrift as the rustling, momiji of autumn are whisked away and down to a bubbling stream, washed away like your CIR dream. come now, speak with us child, share your grief and anger and pain, and we will soothe give gentle, mild relief, so we may see you at Mid-Year Chaos again. |
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Post by Caic on Aug 25, 2015 13:47:02 GMT 9
Is it actually useful as a work conference thing tho?? I`ve had tokyo orientation, prefectural orientation, we have prefectural CIR training in october and then this in novemeber.. Feel like I will be sick of people talking at me by then.. Looking forward to the social side of though for sure hush now, sweet thing. come, fall into our warm embrace, and let us hold you tight, our child of spring. so that there is nothing but the social face. let all worries of seminars and speakers fly adrift as the rustling, momiji of autumn are whisked away and down to a bubbling stream, washed away like your CIR dream. come now, speak with us child, share your grief and anger and pain, and we will soothe give gentle, mild relief, so we may see you at Mid-Year Chaos again. ?? I feel like i have been violated in some way... but also like i sort of enjoyed it... |
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Post by rhfs on Aug 25, 2015 16:21:49 GMT 9
Screw Disney Land lets just do multiple nights here innit |
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Post by snell_mouse on Aug 25, 2015 16:23:40 GMT 9
I would only do Disneyland if it were a whole day affair (i.e. that Monday holiday or taking off on Tuesday or something) anyway.
I don't know if that poor bar could handle us two nights in a row, haha.
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G-Rex
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Post by G-Rex on Aug 25, 2015 16:34:53 GMT 9
we should call in advance and tell them to put more than 1 staff member on this time
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keio chris
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Post by keio chris on Aug 25, 2015 16:36:11 GMT 9
we should call in advance and tell them to put more than 1 staff member on this time all the Strongbow in the bin |
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G-Rex
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killed SAKAMOTO LYOMA with crappa sushi
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Post by G-Rex on Aug 25, 2015 16:38:20 GMT 9
we should call in advance and tell them to put more than 1 staff member on this time all the Strongbow in the bin @mikan help burn the heathen |
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Post by Caic on Aug 25, 2015 16:46:36 GMT 9
i agree that strongbow is ew
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