tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post8289419470809610621..comments2024-03-27T14:48:34.772+03:00Comments on HCT Sucks!: The Ogre of Ebbw Dhabi Men's College (ADMC)Suede Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02932187288413488257noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-46866883240662033092012-07-08T23:08:18.654+03:002012-07-08T23:08:18.654+03:00Please supply the details (if you have them) of th...Please supply the details (if you have them) of the 2012 'killing fields' of ADMC!Suede Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932187288413488257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-62702807380160605362012-06-26T20:14:11.819+03:002012-06-26T20:14:11.819+03:00No mention of the June 2012 cull at ADMC though.No mention of the June 2012 cull at ADMC though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-33285613968713237462012-05-26T00:22:16.545+03:002012-05-26T00:22:16.545+03:00'Sijo' had to leave, as he was gonna get p...'Sijo' had to leave, as he was gonna get pushed anyway. His contract was up for renewal, or rather non-renewal in his case.<br /><br />Smart move, Sijo - from one basket-case country to another!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-91576686498340995922012-05-21T16:45:44.418+03:002012-05-21T16:45:44.418+03:00And he's OFF!! (at last...)
Recently Dr. Simo...And he's OFF!! (at last...)<br /><br />Recently Dr. Simon, Jones, Director of Abu Dhabi Men’s College has indicated his intention to leave HCT for a new assignment in Central Europe. <br /><br />University College London, National University of Singapore and Carnegie-Mellon have founded a University in Astana, Kazakhstan named after the President - Nazarbayev University. Dr. Jones will serve Raja Karmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-24929758057218274282012-04-20T18:40:12.319+03:002012-04-20T18:40:12.319+03:00Not a monster; just awful and incompetent ... unpo...Not a monster; just awful and incompetent ... unpopular and best avoided ... a pompous prat too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-8810222027938006152012-04-19T21:40:56.216+03:002012-04-19T21:40:56.216+03:00My God, what a monster this man is, he corrects st...My God, what a monster this man is, he corrects staff in 2010 and then (presumably) several weeks/months later doesn't remember this at a public farewell event. How dreadful, can there be any worse a human being?<br /><br />How can anyone with dignity and integrity (apparently this means ESL staff) survive there?<br /><br />The Horror! The Horror!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-57575514287833670292012-04-19T00:53:27.874+03:002012-04-19T00:53:27.874+03:00Having recently left ADMC (voluntarily, I should a...Having recently left ADMC (voluntarily, I should add!), I now feel it's safe to add my comments about the awful and imcompetent barbarian known as SiJo. <br /><br />His management skills were close to zero, and he knew it - that's why he always avoided any contact with the teaching staff, whom he regarded as some sort of necessary (but disposable) evil. <br /><br />The only times I ever Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-18796350025593578702011-01-13T01:27:22.484+03:002011-01-13T01:27:22.484+03:00Dr 'Taffyban' Jones is still riding high a...Dr 'Taffyban' Jones is still riding high at punchinthefacebook.com, where he has notched up an impressive 44,000 hits in such a short period of time!<br /><br />Curenely he sits in the number 2 spot, just ahead of ... Dr Evil from Sharjah!!Khalifa Exilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-27909055214606700042011-01-05T17:23:30.257+03:002011-01-05T17:23:30.257+03:00Errr I think she's a Greek-language blogger re...Errr I think she's a Greek-language blogger really. Google Translate didn't work too well, but it doesn't look bad. <br />http://johnny-and-me.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-78576359537250429782011-01-05T14:06:56.490+03:002011-01-05T14:06:56.490+03:00I don't know if this is generally known or not...I don't know if this is generally known or not. But, O'Simon is quite well off and owes a good part of his wealth to his wife's online porn business.<br />So, add pornographer to pompous, arrogant wanker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-41459878322427003582010-12-19T22:26:41.148+03:002010-12-19T22:26:41.148+03:00Fuck me, now he's numero uno - with almost 180...Fuck me, now he's numero uno - with almost 18000 'hits'!<br /><br />Well done, boyo!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-63243071686988461262010-12-19T20:03:56.932+03:002010-12-19T20:03:56.932+03:00OMG, the Welsh Wanker is now number 2 on punchinth...OMG, the Welsh Wanker is now number 2 on punchinthefacebook.com - WTF has he been up to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-58541752091851322852010-12-19T16:08:10.379+03:002010-12-19T16:08:10.379+03:00I see that Osimon's 'hit rating' on pu...I see that Osimon's 'hit rating' on punchinthefacebook.com has almost doubled to more than 9000 overnight!<br /><br />Clearly he's been giving his staff the benefit of his superior management skills again!<br /><br />Give him another wallop here:<br /><br />http://www.punchinthefacebook.com/punch/ebbw-dhabi/dr-simon-jonesSuede Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932187288413488257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-52151018270755150602010-11-12T00:38:46.243+03:002010-11-12T00:38:46.243+03:00Just give a call to ADMC's prestigious 'Pr...Just give a call to ADMC's prestigious 'President and CEO', as he now styles himself. I'm sure he'd be very happy to let you know the name of his former adversary!Raja Karmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-43400678432777273462010-11-11T20:32:25.814+03:002010-11-11T20:32:25.814+03:00What's the Dean's name?
We want names, Da...What's the Dean's name?<br /><br />We want names, Dammit, <b>NAMES!!!</b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-43273194714831167262010-11-10T21:05:46.293+03:002010-11-10T21:05:46.293+03:00Ah, I guess this was the Dean who once refused to ...Ah, I guess this was the Dean who once refused to meet the mighty Osimon. Apparently, Osimon turned up at the Academic Services offices and expressed a wish to see the Dean, but the reply came back -"'the Dean does NOT wish to see you"!<br /><br />So once again we have firm evidence of Osimon's sociopathic character - his inability to get along and interact in a normal fashion Suede Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932187288413488257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-16803467759847110632010-11-10T19:06:19.339+03:002010-11-10T19:06:19.339+03:00I've heard that O'Simon has been instrumen...I've heard that O'Simon has been instrumental in the recent sacking of an ACS dean, who dared to challenge him, when he refused to meet some invited dignitaries from one of the newer UK universities, because O'Simon didn't consider them the right sort for the likes of HCT.<br /><br />Pompous wanker!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-48234391548801182192010-11-08T16:54:28.915+03:002010-11-08T16:54:28.915+03:00Yes, it's an interesting blog indeed. As the p...Yes, it's an interesting blog indeed. As the person responsible for giving SiJO his dousing when he fired me (for 'inappropriate e-mail usage'!), I can only corroborate the content of this blog posting and a large number of the comments above.<br /><br />When he caught the free blast of water square on the chest he jumped back off his seat and gave such a shout he could have been EnglishTeacher365https://www.blogger.com/profile/01375074264886483655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-38324952905448947992010-10-30T16:14:01.696+03:002010-10-30T16:14:01.696+03:00Yes, I know the trick you're referring to - th...Yes, I know the trick you're referring to - the email from a certain Indian lady?<br /><br />Spotted it immediately, and was happy to string them along.<br /><br />SOSuede.Oasisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-42140787049690562482010-10-30T15:15:41.735+03:002010-10-30T15:15:41.735+03:00Entertaining blog. Having fallen for a simple tric...Entertaining blog. Having fallen for a simple trick they will have all your IP addresses now. Hope you used a VPN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-37760454205170470322010-10-29T21:40:27.216+03:002010-10-29T21:40:27.216+03:00BTW, I see that King Kamali's punchbag has not...BTW, I see that King Kamali's punchbag has notched up more than 6000 hits in a matter of days!<br /><br />That's one hell of a popular camel ... erm, I mean Vice Chancellor!!Suede Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932187288413488257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-44135933658930681302010-10-29T21:36:18.862+03:002010-10-29T21:36:18.862+03:00The big question is (I suppose) ... what is the pu...The big question is (I suppose) ... what is the purpose of SiJo's site? Did he set it up out of pure vanity (quite possible), or is it a means of fishing for more work, or ... finding a new job?!<br /><br />If it's the second, then he is in breach of HCT's very own guidelines about working for third parties and compromising the college's integrity (as if it ever had any). If it&#Suede Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932187288413488257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-71321564358445035142010-10-29T18:40:28.915+03:002010-10-29T18:40:28.915+03:00There's enough material on that site to fill &...There's enough material on that site to fill 'pseuds corner' for a decade, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-41720075195584384452010-10-29T00:16:37.361+03:002010-10-29T00:16:37.361+03:00Ha - there's another awful cliche one here:
I...Ha - there's another awful cliche one here:<br /><br /><i>If you have thoughtful, listening and student-centred leadership, not much will go wrong.</i><br /><br />Well, SiJo seems to have left the staff out of the equation, or perhaps they don't matter. <br /><br />I could provide the minutes from the meetings where the management meet with the ADMC Staff representatives and show you justRepublocratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-6069251731367867262010-10-29T00:09:23.852+03:002010-10-29T00:09:23.852+03:00Jeez, such a laugh!
"extremely wilful indivi...Jeez, such a laugh!<br /><br /><i>"extremely wilful individuals, inevitably challenging all decisions and approaches and hence occasionally taxing to manage"</i><br /><br />Clearly he's not able to cope with a good number of them, which is why he sacked four of them at the end of last semester for, amongst other things, wearing the 'wrong' clothes and speaking to the 'Republocratnoreply@blogger.com