All I Can Say Is That My Life Is Pretty Plain...
...I like watching the puddles gather rain.
This weekend was a wash-out. It's apparently "Monsoon Season" here which means it has rained almost constantly lately. We spent the entire weekend indoors. Our big excursion was to the supermarket on Saturday. On the way home a guy was selling blankets on the street outside the bank. The only sign we saw said some were 7000 won. We looked for a bit and found one we liked. When he told us the price and we had no idea how much he wanted. We found out he spoke at least a little English, and the blanket was 50,000 won. We decided against the blanket by smiling and walking away. That day some Korean lady showed up at our door and wanted inside. A few days prior we got something in our mailbox in Korean about some pest control or testing for pests they wanted to do. She said something in Korean and i said i didn't speak any Korean. She said something again and i just stepped back from the door and she walked inside. She went into our kitchen and pulled our scissors out of a drawer, all the while babbling on in Korean. She left some pieces of paper with dabs of what looks like some kind of glue in our cupboards and left after i signed something.
It looks like our trip to Japan is postponed for now. The timing just isn't right. We don't have the time or money to plan a worthwhile trip. We'll try to hit it on the way back to Canada, or maybe try to teach there after this gig is over. Instead we're planning on spending a week in Seoul since we haven't really seen it yet. We found a decent hotel located in the middle of Seoul that should work. While we're there we're planning on seeing the DMZ. The USO has a tour that seems pretty good for $40 American. You get to see Panmunjeom and one of the tunnels the North has dug into the South. Any tourist attraction where you have to sign a waiver absolving the UN of any responsibility in the event of your death as a result of an international incident has to be good. We'll have to remember to pack some good clothes so we pass the dress code. I'm not kidding.
-insomniac out.
This weekend was a wash-out. It's apparently "Monsoon Season" here which means it has rained almost constantly lately. We spent the entire weekend indoors. Our big excursion was to the supermarket on Saturday. On the way home a guy was selling blankets on the street outside the bank. The only sign we saw said some were 7000 won. We looked for a bit and found one we liked. When he told us the price and we had no idea how much he wanted. We found out he spoke at least a little English, and the blanket was 50,000 won. We decided against the blanket by smiling and walking away. That day some Korean lady showed up at our door and wanted inside. A few days prior we got something in our mailbox in Korean about some pest control or testing for pests they wanted to do. She said something in Korean and i said i didn't speak any Korean. She said something again and i just stepped back from the door and she walked inside. She went into our kitchen and pulled our scissors out of a drawer, all the while babbling on in Korean. She left some pieces of paper with dabs of what looks like some kind of glue in our cupboards and left after i signed something.
It looks like our trip to Japan is postponed for now. The timing just isn't right. We don't have the time or money to plan a worthwhile trip. We'll try to hit it on the way back to Canada, or maybe try to teach there after this gig is over. Instead we're planning on spending a week in Seoul since we haven't really seen it yet. We found a decent hotel located in the middle of Seoul that should work. While we're there we're planning on seeing the DMZ. The USO has a tour that seems pretty good for $40 American. You get to see Panmunjeom and one of the tunnels the North has dug into the South. Any tourist attraction where you have to sign a waiver absolving the UN of any responsibility in the event of your death as a result of an international incident has to be good. We'll have to remember to pack some good clothes so we pass the dress code. I'm not kidding.
-insomniac out.
posted by insomniac at 3:33 a.m.
3 Comments:
hey dude,
monsoon season sounds pretty horrid. i like the idea about something new each week. i want to see you eat squid!!! signing things you don't understand? bugs do suck. how's clare? will email soon...
Hey Steve, this is the tour I went on. It's through the Korean tourist Board, slightly different than the tour you're planning. It's through the Lotte Hotel in downtown Seoul. http://www.panmunjomtour.com/english/tour/tour1.htm
I remember the dress code, I even bought a pair of shoes that didnt fit. I recall other tourists were wearing shit so don't go overboard when deciding what the wear. Take care and have fun!
Hey whats up. My name is Chad. I'm not a teacher, but just spent a year plus over there...guess what my job is...I read that u know my buddy Steve. Tell him I said hi, well as long as he's a 6'6" giant torontan with a made in Canada Tatoo on his arm. Jeff and U2 are really great places, and Steve and Jeff should do you right. Take care.
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