tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39395198612747898472024-02-06T20:14:14.530-08:00A Trying YearTeaching English in Suwon in Korea.wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-48291405416586217472009-08-26T04:01:00.000-07:002009-08-26T04:36:19.090-07:00Late night theories continued...<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.martinadlington.com/400index/fook400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 358px;" src="http://www.martinadlington.com/400index/fook400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />福 (pronounced "fook"), is "luck, or fortune" in English. If you are Chinese/Taiwanese or have friends that are I am sure you have seen this in around (on calenders, on the wall, back of the door, above the door, etc..) I find it to be an interesting word..</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> old people sometimes say 沒有</span><span style="font-size:85%;">福氣 (or to have no luck) if they don't have kids that care for them when they are old.. or they don't have much money... or live in an old home.. etc.<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Recently, </span><span style="font-size:85%;">I was talking to a friend from Korea whilst in Hong Kong and I came to the realization that 我有福氣 (I am lucky, or I do have luck). I have always thought that I was someone who didn't take anything for granted and had little sense of entitlement. I was telling my friend how I was staying with my uncle and the things I have been doing... he told me wow you are really lucky there are not that many uncles and aunts that would house you and feed you for so long even though they are family.. looking back I see that a lot of things fell into place, my mom was the only girl in the family so she was pretty close to her brothers because they took of her and she took care of them.. so I was fortunate to be always around my favorite uncle's family when I was younger. Even now we don't talk and see each other as much now, its still really cool to be back in HK and still hang out and be cool with them and talk. Like they say, "you can pick your friends but not your family"... and even though </span><span style="font-size:85%;">every family has a black sheep (my family has a few..) </span><span style="font-size:85%;">I am extremely appreciative of mine... </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-87579569938433051312009-08-23T07:54:00.000-07:002009-08-23T10:45:43.208-07:00Back from my Motherland..<span style="font-size:85%;">Back from a one week vacay from Hong Kong... it felt so nice to be back since the last time I went was 5 years ago. Unfortunately, I didn't take much pictures because I didn't feel like a tourist so I hardly brought my camera out. Things haven't changed much in Hong Kong..<br /><br />Going back to some of the places where I grew up and roamed as a kid brings back some fond old memories, made me reminisce. Basically the Hong Kong trip was EAT EAT and EAT MORE. We always met friends and family for lunch or dinner =P However I did do a little sightseeing and experiencing; went to Macau and discovered that they mainly play Baccarat there and Craps is hard to find and Poker even harder... people that go there are real gamblers or ballers they drop mad cash at the tables.. didn't sleep much that night, it was definitely something I will remember for years to come. I also went to Cheung Chau which is an island 45 min ferry away from Hong Kong. We got there to walk around and ate some REALLY fresh and good seafood there (tried this type of long clam that i never had before)<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1140/560025063_f8e2082d23.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 267px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1140/560025063_f8e2082d23.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I learned to appreciate the casualness of many Hongkongers because in Korea EVERYTHING is bali bali bali.. hurry hurry hurry, for example not everyone is running to transfer to the next train or pushing people out of the way to exit the MTR. Another thing noticed was that service in Hong Kong has significantly improved since the last time I was there.. people are more courteous and accommodating then before, not as brash and nonchalant. This time around I learned whats good chinese food and whats good milk tea so it was really fascinating to eat and judge things and comment without my parents or relatives saying whats good and whats decent first.<br /><br />Theres this ritual that involves burning things to the dead in Chinese/Buddhist culture, I am not sure which because the two seems so intertwined. We did this when we were visiting my grandfather's grave, and it just reminds me of the attachment and commitment to ancestry and family... duties and filial piety.<br /><br />more to come....<br /><br /></span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-80229214542718900332009-07-10T20:30:00.000-07:002009-07-10T20:35:33.316-07:00Part of the List...<span style="font-size:85%;">Things that I miss:<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">fam</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">the boys</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">the sisters</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">UCI friends<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">real Vietnamese food</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">jambalaya</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Chinese food (even Panda)<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">chili</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">good Mexican food</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">my kicks</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">having 4 burners</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">oven</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">the black max and driving<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">pillow-top mattress</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">basketball and tennis<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">probably more...<br /></span></li></ul>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-3247683351822821612009-06-17T05:15:00.000-07:002009-06-17T05:20:39.674-07:00Long time... sorryNew term, new kids (not all new, lots of kids also)<br /><ul><li>I didn't tell my kids this term that I was Chinese because I got in trouble last time for it (one kid actually quit). However, my old kids already knew and they tell the new kids all about it.</li><li>They are in such amazement when they find out that I do not know Korean (but Chinese, Mandarin, and Spanish), and that I am a Chinese person from Hong Kong that moved to the states and is now teaching in Korea.<br /></li></ul>Thoughts on accents<br /><ul><li>most accents you can discern (ie NY, Teaxs, Southern, Midwest, Canada, NZ, Indian, Russia, German) but there is the “neutral” America accent that are in parts of the country such as California, I almost want to venture to say that this is a matter of a west coast neutral accent but then again I don't know if people form Oregon or Washington have accents (party people chime in if you have had experience)</li><li>what interesting is that a few friends and I were talking and they said that people from the west coast talk incredibly fast like we got somewhere we need to be (ie bone thugz and twista)</li><li>after that insightful information, I decided that I know a lot of people that talk super fast, and a lot of people that just talk slow (ie the laid back surfer type), and I got to thinking does cadence have to do with accents also?</li></ul>Thing or two on dating<br /><ul><li>so for people that know me, you know that I am naturally flirty guy, someone told me that if its kind of charming so that was kind of nice to know (but I am sure other girls think otherwise hahaha)</li><li>this is kind of a problem in a country that is very literal (or so I've been told), a friend or two and I think that there is a girl that is really into me that I have been friends with for 3 months. I see her as a friend and cool to hang out with, but I think I really dig the attention she gives and not necessarily her. Also, I don't want to start a relationship here because my time here is so transient. <br /></li></ul>Minority recognition/acknowledgment<br /><ul><li>during college I learned of this phenomena (partially explained to me by Janelle). Recognition/acknowledgement is given to those of the same minority in a environment where one is overwhelmed. Either it be a simple eye contact, nod, smile or something of that nature.<br /></li><li>Interestingly, this phenomena also exist outside campuses; in Korea, I see a lot of whites acknowledging each other. I blend in so I never get the recognition =P</li></ul>Kids grow up so quick<br /><ul><li>you know what they say about kids growing up so fast, this is so damn true. I had a kid during my first term in a class, and I got him back this term and he has probably grown about 2 inches. He is lankier, still a jokester, and I predict that he will be a little heartbreaker/heartthrob. Just crazy I haven't seen him in about 5 months or so and he grew so much. Just amazing.</li></ul>Book learning<br /><ul><li>I've read more fictional books in Korea in 6 months than I did throughout all of university. Last Lecture, Fight Club, Blink Tuesday with Morrie, and now I am reading 1984<br /></li></ul>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-57923531957944710302009-05-12T11:01:00.000-07:002009-05-12T11:22:49.878-07:00Sun is somewhere shining even when it rains.<span style="font-size:85%;">props to anyone that knows where that line is from *hint* older r&b song<br /><br />things have been even better lately, making more friends now and hanging out with more people *thumbs up* for example for Cinco de Mayo, a group of 6 of us went to Itaewon for mexican food. some legit stuff too, really good tamales and wet chimichanga!! after that we went to an irish pub for drinks and some games. we all got beers or cocktails and played "i never..." then some darts and sat around and chatted. good fun times on a tuesday then off on wednesday, certainly felt like a weekend ^^<br /><br />recently we started hanging out with the owner and employees of a waffle shop on the first floor of my officetel. hes totally awesome, because he would pay at a whole round at a hof (anju, baekju, soju = food, beer, soju). he also did poker night with all bunch of us. and this sunday was his birthday, so he picked up 3 of us teacher and his worker in his coche (spanish for car) and we went out for all you can eat bbq lunch!!! it was his bday and he said its tradition and culture that the birthday person pays (not sure if this is true or if he is just being suuuuuuuper nice)<br /><br />i am almost done with my second term in korea, tomorrow is week 13 (last week). went by kinda fast no? also i booked and paid for a ticket to visit Hong Kong from 8/15-23, i am gonna meet my parents there too so that should be hella fun, hmm stay tuned, i might add more if i have that inclination.<br /></span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-11215305153796700682009-04-27T03:23:00.001-07:002009-04-27T10:35:16.010-07:00Daydreaming during class (while teaching)...<span style="font-size:85%;">preface: i am home before dark for the first time since i've been employed full-time!!! i got off at 7 today!! w00t!!<br /><br />somethings that i've noticed and observed the last few weeks:<br /><br />1) some of my kids have genuine interest in some of the characters in the story, they have sympathy and actually care about some of the people in the books. in my english chip class we were reading a book called The Earthquake. as you probably surmise, the story is about an earthquake and 2 main characters. Gabriel likes Silvia and they were supposed to go to a movie but for some reason that doesn't happen and he goes to the theatre alone and she goes out to dinner and earthquake happens... Nicky is depicted as a really nice/kind guy.. and one of my girls asked me with a worried/concern look on her face "is Nicky dead??"... i thought she was cute<br /><br />2) friendship forming: i had a girl that was quiet and shy but really wanted participate and stuff, but she wasn't as confident as other shy kids in my class (because she didn't have friends in the class). so for midterm group activities i put her in a group with 2 other girls that seem to be very friendly and they hit it off really well. ever since then the 3 girls sit together and are pretty good friends... its pretty cool to see it develop<br /><br />3) kids are very adaptive/observant: we were reading a story, The Secret Garden, and there was Mary who was a girl that was always pist and anti-social. she wore black clothes only, which i associated with sad, serious, depressing, etc for my kids. later in the story she was wearing yellow/orange so i made my kids associate with happiness, energy, etc... and that day i was wearing black, and they asked if i was sad.... hahahah<br /><br />4) saying "we": so the culture of korea is saying we and our when refering to people and things... kinda like the collectivistic mindset/culture of eastern society... and its interesting to know that i started saying things like that... the other when i was teaching my listening class about american civil war, so their project for the class was compare/contrast the american civil war and the korean war, analyzing the pros/cons of reunification... when i was talking about korea, i was using terms like if we... then our... for them... for us...<br /><br />5) some people are so dense: i think of myself as generally open-minded, mild-mannered, and nice (maybe not mild-mannered but it sounded nice in that string, but the other two i truly do). so theres never only one way to do things... and its not always the right way and the wrong, there are just different ways. so why can't some people just expand their minds and recognize that...<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">exhibition 1: if you know a way to get home by subway that takes 30 mins to get to one of two stations nearest to you place but still have to walk 10 mins or taxi ride wouldn't you want to find a more convenient way to get home?? i am trying to help you out by saying that there are two buses you can take to get home that drops you off right in front of your place, one which takes 25 mins or so with a guaran-f'ing-tee seats, or two 45 mins with a 80% chance of a seat, wouldn't you want to know about it, or just tell me off and say well its nice that YOU know about it... blows my mind<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">exhibition 2: step out of your comfort zone, you are not at home... some things people have strong beliefs for or against and that's fine (such as things like being vegetarian-ism, or not drinking), but things like eating spicy food, c'mon people this is korea (its known for that!!). if you had a stomach ulcer, allergies, or weak stomach i wouldn't say anything... but oh i don't like it, step up to the plate homie/homegirl. there are different levels of spicyness in korea (its not just on or off), just like how there are nice people of differeing degrees. and you end up sitting there eating something that the place is not know for so its not remotely satisfying when everyone else is eating something so damn dericious... AND the waitress has to make yours on a different pan instead of throwing everything in the middle of everyone... AND you pay more than us... grinds my gears -.-<br /></span></li></ul><span style="font-size:85%;">sorry for the last bit of rant... just kinda bugs the goodness out of me</span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-18669079933971808532009-04-12T08:02:00.000-07:002009-04-12T09:32:37.184-07:00Rant and Rave<span style="font-size:85%;">its been really fun and great lately... until today...<br /><br />originally this particular post was going to be filled with explicit content, but i thought better of it and realized i am better than that... so here goes<br /><br />i absolutely detest and abhor hypocrites... they complain and whine about things you do and never criticize or realize what they do themselves... i know when i play defense on the court i am a little handsy and block-happy, but usually its a foul but no harm done except frustration.. but today some guy on fast break thought i was trying to hurt him (but in fact i got ball and arm and then he kinda fell and so did i, but no harm done), example:<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fingerlakes1.com/temporary/hobart011306.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 390px;" src="http://www.fingerlakes1.com/temporary/hobart011306.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">then he starts missing shots and chips (short bank shots) because i was stuck on him... thing is this guy plays dirty he pushes when you are shooting in the block/key, he pushes when you box him out on a rebound, he tugs at your shirt so you cant jump, he also sets screens with his elbows totally out like a blocker in football... then a couple drives he would stick on his knee or flail his arms if i block his shots. so he ends up hitting me a few times and kneeing me once but i didn't mention it until finally i said watch your ___ing hands then he starts cussing me out in korean and he doesnt stop talking for a while... finally the game is over and i am packing up my stuff and he comes over and starts haranguing (one of the few words i remember from SAT classes days) in korean again and i told him i dont know korean and i am chinese american and he seems to get more mad and then i look away and he hits me over the head... and my glasses fall off (no one saw this btw)... there is no respect in hitting someone when they dont see it or dont know about it if i was looking at him and he throws a punch at least there is honor in that (but it doesnt mean that i am not gonna do something back but i wouldve felt better about the situation) and i said whats wrong with you i dont know what you are saying to me, and the coordinator of the court comes over and breaks it up... he and i were the last ones there and he didnt even apologize or anything... what he did was so unwarranted (unforgivable!!!!)<br /><br />now i am extremely frustrated/angry/dumbfounded... i have to go find another league now because i dont want to be on the same court with that coward, and i am sure if we are on the court again something is going to happen and i want to avoid that happening. to compound everything... some one drank all of my pocari-sweat and the bottle was just chilling there (the thieves didnt even have the decency to throw away the empty bottle so i had to do it)<br /><br />this is the second time in the last six months that someone deliberately tried to start a scuffle with me... first was frozen yogurt and a push out a chair... now a hit over the head... why why why??<br /><br />note: i still absolutely love korea ^^<br /></span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-38727658663493158972009-04-12T07:39:00.000-07:002009-04-12T08:02:32.121-07:00Sights and (a lil) sounds<span style="font-size:85%;">a lil update<br /><br />the last week or two i went to an old temple in the middle of the city, kinda reminded a lot of when i was a kid and go to the temple with grandma all the time... also went to the aquarium in the COEX... saw otters get fed and play (they are like little dog/mouse things, aka really damn awesome amminals)... saw some fish that are almost as long/tall as i am (crazy stuff) but unfortunately my camera battery died at the ginormous shark/ray/tortoise tank.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRatZTbVbyagBN4aeygwUJOynGZfwm3GxAPO3_9Eh5B7DOyQ8R0j8EtJnZZRE_AW7-W1o7opr9S461yMl5ZnDXMUIPt9Qhyphenhyphen0vzTz4TvoFz2k3KzKYzHX6P5Pj8NFYfsCGV8Mfn72sHKkc/s1600-h/DSC00436.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoRCYDvanB2fXWgdHkcn6OfHLarCKSJG4rcyusBRl9aexT8svuPvm7shxnpItnDJ2PCnzVNGlZzdG2ZhH9GT7P66qkj8jQamXfA0WoYX7CJyjEx82mhtKb2C8g7Oj40TjqtonL_ryVwQG/s400/DSC00638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323818112785170178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />new foods i tried: bibimguksu (wheat noodles in a spicy cold broth with cucumber lettuce and some other fixins... kinda like hiyashi chuka), and more indian/nepalese food (pure awesome food and environment/decor)... yesterday went to Yeouido Flower Festival (lots of cherry blossom raining down, big stage performances, outdoor art exhibit, random street performers.. very pretty and gorgeous weather, sat by the Han River for a while and just listened to some music..<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3J2Xwa-cSx0jGEG2-hRQRgA9mlCByMUgZFeUoYU_lxwCle0TYWJvhJLi4b-bjqeeqABmqi2DkBf-WqtXm43KMzTGMcmYlLPx3vd99evkzE57ypnZdUGFHCYk6FBNPwTFAyXeh_e7_cbqX/s1600-h/DSC00445.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3J2Xwa-cSx0jGEG2-hRQRgA9mlCByMUgZFeUoYU_lxwCle0TYWJvhJLi4b-bjqeeqABmqi2DkBf-WqtXm43KMzTGMcmYlLPx3vd99evkzE57ypnZdUGFHCYk6FBNPwTFAyXeh_e7_cbqX/s400/DSC00445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323820204450329682" border="0" /></a>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-84552419737333596712009-04-02T07:04:00.000-07:002009-04-02T07:56:57.804-07:00Sightseeing a lil bit<span style="font-size:85%;">heres a picture of things i make for breakfast... its a cheese spam onion 3 egg omelet<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIK31QgNez_88FnLkcft1x23zqB4s0sIgaYBXE90frHLWIIug4d1pEawHvvDg4SXy0tJCpzt4GssNyODrnGPY972jJIQqCehum8ncAZEyBmh4B2BPW-2jv37XceAxwi4grcogRzBkCeGYm/s1600-h/DSC00309.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIK31QgNez_88FnLkcft1x23zqB4s0sIgaYBXE90frHLWIIug4d1pEawHvvDg4SXy0tJCpzt4GssNyODrnGPY972jJIQqCehum8ncAZEyBmh4B2BPW-2jv37XceAxwi4grcogRzBkCeGYm/s400/DSC00309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320097613144844306" border="0" /></a><br />the other day, went to deoksugung which is palace they had back in the day, and twice a day the reenact changing of the guard (including passing the royal seal, password and other tidbits)<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1j8MBHEUOr2zUJc6T6ZtBL-2BS0UAFum2onEAuhAN9_3VXvT4Z4samNF1E_zqGFM526QPs9_Ei_y8HING95h5IQ2haNYkeenMENencvxGSdhUEBMU2kcEgBNXafj8xpX5PvBHxIp1ZPf2/s1600-h/DSC00311.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpj533YFAkim4uCrsuXHxnFxTJa-Df7Tw2Y7nNUKvw-tw2NcKcceRufRkLt92t4x03fBbc5UwfOV6PPxSjqwLG_c7gI-cwE1cJH9uT4aMUPEq3tZynAUtsoz8xRxEBK3Pc6My2WDtwJLC/s400/DSC00330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320097631039211234" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Inside the palace: this is the central throne<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0ul76KDJqeK1DvvT5LF0X_6Io1iT8A9HjyuuVaK0eBlKegMx3sG9EErz3957pWtPuTIGEgQnv3PFc93w0LwwcQT-ZRx5joDRJ2wbrGC_O6-lTSfA07LfLDBINAXWRkYZOkrNbHlbvXeX/s1600-h/DSC00337.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0ul76KDJqeK1DvvT5LF0X_6Io1iT8A9HjyuuVaK0eBlKegMx3sG9EErz3957pWtPuTIGEgQnv3PFc93w0LwwcQT-ZRx5joDRJ2wbrGC_O6-lTSfA07LfLDBINAXWRkYZOkrNbHlbvXeX/s400/DSC00337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320102579575211170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMRTIiIWRxNKenRRxpV3sjSBm92G_NTPySbG5pqBGA4Zp_EWA1cJtQ5Q9mbNndGRpVpsq3_J10nMS0ESoNh_WksF9bl2dYtg2Vgpn0EmPyJ0n27eNawM7FtWyIKqJ4eHkOx5P2gLTl_I7/s1600-h/DSC00383.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixK0XBh3KtQ_0KIVVYw5db1GpxKtnmbe5M0I_LiIQflzKx5dhboWOCOQWVYamXx8VrZMlgWehI4Eg8wUMAo__2UlPKKIugTkE0ows_x2Jr7-hrdoPV08xfvIBW0PnFbJHVsmIlBphAzWCG/s400/DSC00365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320104026139146130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">its a bunch of old things on display, the hwacha (rockets-powered arrows), a bell, and a water clock<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoOG9Z9gNmwFY8pibBzWBd1QYZN1vtQOEV3heRyb2wevgVvY_S3WSe-kRaFfmzXNRwV06fdOMJudaczxk-7BzuRTIPeZyx4Q00lNUznlOSsVRVxVtNAVkqrdm39Fwu0SiIb6rqvIvYdrO/s1600-h/DSC00340.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoOG9Z9gNmwFY8pibBzWBd1QYZN1vtQOEV3heRyb2wevgVvY_S3WSe-kRaFfmzXNRwV06fdOMJudaczxk-7BzuRTIPeZyx4Q00lNUznlOSsVRVxVtNAVkqrdm39Fwu0SiIb6rqvIvYdrO/s400/DSC00340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320102575813302450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWb6U12VAJYC5WS2W_TK0Dg-MNjNTu8bNe1ekG0mmIk52niyTD4s8UkVKZsGV-Mkn9-Y-qPhG_Dnw3lFhh7n1VABwjrK_bsOrcYVhqkfDTLdWKP_BPNvgof893FaE7lmOqANNm4sON9Uta/s1600-h/DSC00341.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWb6U12VAJYC5WS2W_TK0Dg-MNjNTu8bNe1ekG0mmIk52niyTD4s8UkVKZsGV-Mkn9-Y-qPhG_Dnw3lFhh7n1VABwjrK_bsOrcYVhqkfDTLdWKP_BPNvgof893FaE7lmOqANNm4sON9Uta/s400/DSC00341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320102588106706802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">just a shot of the old with the new<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5oRUEtD21kY_2HrQfRWY_BdzuW8V4Gd7dtoIAaSTSneS_YHIZp8dUNLGLXphCoUKZh6QGLeNUoHcnhMqQqZ-me8lhzWymivo2cKe_Dpskwaiti3MtVdV5FzvZ5Mo4Vgx3EvMtJgFlFrc/s1600-h/DSC00347.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5oRUEtD21kY_2HrQfRWY_BdzuW8V4Gd7dtoIAaSTSneS_YHIZp8dUNLGLXphCoUKZh6QGLeNUoHcnhMqQqZ-me8lhzWymivo2cKe_Dpskwaiti3MtVdV5FzvZ5Mo4Vgx3EvMtJgFlFrc/s400/DSC00347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320102589391158946" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">where the king and court entertained and relaxed.. and close up of details<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFouPg-JYC7NGxt6hb2KcdkIB2nSpRdZqz2rulCcMDl_G3S45niHLvnYns3cjBTJwLN1CeBB5nuShPuwJDGkSjDjjlLq24mLm4BmdThphwsTbXbWhx2b0fO-kJSgxGOVhMykhREnEFUbBx/s1600-h/DSC00362.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlxw1epEy5jj8b-_d5f2WZzkIMx9s0OZzhb9BYY4p27aZvtVhKVqo-UsoIEeGmfkohEstx808m589hYU_0YhYgYYKFsM9Kk64Nl7zOKJqW8s85kwQXQk8KqFB0VqDvdmUKssUElK84nl_/s400/DSC00391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320106551999295330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC0WP7AfEZu2fbXb_gE4cNHq0cbG5ZbrqB_0IZwfnpHniVPn-ygzjUaQ6Kq20_3o1tpFvPU_LGU5fYR8QUR9rgxQL-D9Ond8WKxKALUUs391gSfvsUPxKWEiXhQJjnAtd7w-2qfh8W80p/s1600-h/DSC00392.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC0WP7AfEZu2fbXb_gE4cNHq0cbG5ZbrqB_0IZwfnpHniVPn-ygzjUaQ6Kq20_3o1tpFvPU_LGU5fYR8QUR9rgxQL-D9Ond8WKxKALUUs391gSfvsUPxKWEiXhQJjnAtd7w-2qfh8W80p/s400/DSC00392.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320106555154653426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />random shots<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqm6rltAQdnTR8POr3m1uZkh5mL68S2fbC-85SqN6tGz72EZEMJT69pgLhRTQJQTOusf1vr5-C7ERwFdMTjOQmbDImrCfpOBa66CJ-vywfv6XG-MmCR_iYa84dyHxIgkEEbcIJEaSNAop-/s1600-h/DSC00374.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqm6rltAQdnTR8POr3m1uZkh5mL68S2fbC-85SqN6tGz72EZEMJT69pgLhRTQJQTOusf1vr5-C7ERwFdMTjOQmbDImrCfpOBa66CJ-vywfv6XG-MmCR_iYa84dyHxIgkEEbcIJEaSNAop-/s400/DSC00374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320104031228907378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghI9Mo0CQYdWmeIDVhUsuydRd9op6obP1fYahT89Dg4H7dWPNN-pbTc2fD5C9fRZr5x-yV3WDKP_l4WC8m1YgjP5UoYBbjffL2KCDwECgv8CZzSiI6yNSXdUIm54NaRIrWonAcQp-ZGx1x/s1600-h/DSC00402.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghI9Mo0CQYdWmeIDVhUsuydRd9op6obP1fYahT89Dg4H7dWPNN-pbTc2fD5C9fRZr5x-yV3WDKP_l4WC8m1YgjP5UoYBbjffL2KCDwECgv8CZzSiI6yNSXdUIm54NaRIrWonAcQp-ZGx1x/s400/DSC00402.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320106558651310210" border="0" /></a>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-45480072199038900202009-03-18T08:07:00.000-07:002009-03-18T08:51:31.072-07:00Late Night Theories.<span style="font-size:85%;">Emergency #s:<br />in the US its 911, in HK its 999 and in korea its different for different things, the fire dept is 119 (dont know anything else because i pass by the fire station at least once a week on the way to the market). i think that there should be an universal # for this sort of thing because you are pretty effed if you dont know it, i was discussing this with someone, they told me that ppl should look it up before going to another country (true.) but i just think it'd be easier and more functional if there was a universal # for emergency<br /><br />Teachers:<br />remember when you were in grade school, junior high, and high school classes were usually less than 30 students... your teacher knows whos being good and whos being bad, whos actually doing their work and whos doodling and whos on the phone texting and all that... when i teach i know EVERYTHING that is going on it just depends if i want to overlook it or just slam them in front of everyone<br /><br />Guys and Gals in Korea:<br />Guys and girls dont hang out really 1 on 1 after a certain age... i pin it at junior high-ish but other friends pin it at different ages. say i was out with a girl, ppl automatically assume that me and her are dating, i've been asked many times if i was dating heidi, jenny, etc. even if there are girls in a group of guys the girls are almost always dating the guys.<br /><br />Matchie Matchie:<br />aka couple wear among other names. couples like to match here, sometimes they may wear same colours or similar shades. but sometimes they go all out like today i saw a couple that were wearing the same jordans same wash of levi's and same sakun sweater, in the states we think its cheesy and dumb but here its quite popular and when done right pretty cute actually.<br /><br />thats all for now =)<br /></span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-28700681622304674702009-03-18T07:42:00.000-07:002009-03-18T20:51:43.693-07:00*burp*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbzd0GzBrTejq225ULR6gEFOJKyF5fFFgeKjiON3hL5UpO8SXgYGZFnJFkI6dpWhDGJzZFK-yssQa2SFN625wVd7gkCcG6SO3mad8OXdmneSSBMuymrc_Jezmev8GmUdm2tqMbUI40mMz/s1600-h/DSC00172.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbzd0GzBrTejq225ULR6gEFOJKyF5fFFgeKjiON3hL5UpO8SXgYGZFnJFkI6dpWhDGJzZFK-yssQa2SFN625wVd7gkCcG6SO3mad8OXdmneSSBMuymrc_Jezmev8GmUdm2tqMbUI40mMz/s400/DSC00172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314729930379298802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />i got a care package from coco, and this is what christmas in march looks like!!<br /><br />food lately: got "On the Border" the other day... kinda expensive but damn i love mexican food... i miss taqueria and the small lil carne asada tacos with onions and cilantro... jjajangmyun freaking simple to make good to eat cheap to buy (if you havent had it, look it up and make it!)<br /><br />today:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">went to the zoo (3000w) and dolphin show (2000w) that is about 2 dollars for the zoo and a lil over 1 d</span><span style="font-size:85%;">ollar for the dolphin show. pretty damn big zoo and cool cept that some of the cages were kinda rusty and old still nice tho. later had galbi and some soju, then to rainbow bar for hookah (strawberry margurita) a lil less smooth than big blue but satisfying<br /><br />my top 10 list of animals (in no particular order):</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">grey wolf, snow wolf, otter, red panda, ring tail lemur, capybara, sibertian tiger, lion, bottle nose dolphin<br /><br />freaky toes of an ostrich<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOeIs-V6Nm9W5W9pqDvGzeNExOSMqeZxLZavgkXyyJbTKYsB7f0nN_kJ_GgmbxOx9xoMzmhcRFqTO6Mr4IacLiS_A7slnLRiwFFKPeHBWJKd9X94YzidjB-IEgAFYXUiL3Amsl7w_9c9S/s1600-h/DSC00181.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOeIs-V6Nm9W5W9pqDvGzeNExOSMqeZxLZavgkXyyJbTKYsB7f0nN_kJ_GgmbxOx9xoMzmhcRFqTO6Mr4IacLiS_A7slnLRiwFFKPeHBWJKd9X94YzidjB-IEgAFYXUiL3Amsl7w_9c9S/s400/DSC00181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314731508952496178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Simba and Nala<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYXP3Z96kZqX8BSXr1PC4dCVY4D2_fj3H9_MQsWKv2jYCrsXoMaucjPNn2Luu92awBWxO3LfPDCTsrU3e0Cj46rXPl6R01nX4f_A4zQeuCMrr5w2KULgAT2WZ1qqDEmuN8_TpeW6eV5G-/s1600-h/DSC00184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYXP3Z96kZqX8BSXr1PC4dCVY4D2_fj3H9_MQsWKv2jYCrsXoMaucjPNn2Luu92awBWxO3LfPDCTsrU3e0Cj46rXPl6R01nX4f_A4zQeuCMrr5w2KULgAT2WZ1qqDEmuN8_TpeW6eV5G-/s400/DSC00184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314732631847696658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Grey wolves<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEO8m_9pcK9pynH8GB5J5q83LVA5XqJNIEtW-Kq3wt6CuzSsUzzFjVd-bs3A0bR2r2GSeswbGxwq02z8skT17-qFfZHbh601yjMin6EZcH9vRAIoDfeQddP_yzHmM_NQWoUgv9uHcGlsj/s1600-h/DSC00194.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwRL4R4qZmBKMOuyePt6qK9jj7Oba22AWX1-wu5DW3hdF5w4-7MIh7o3QMhN239RyIQF9PTs5ompSqB436DTOTK4P-rqdZyuuQ2JI6_K4l-IkQfg56GSQuvOrYtW9f8azJdH6Num3gb8W/s400/DSC00206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314735117093294882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Otters<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacopG47NhGcYrJQlLxg_Ns0xdqwJoSO5yEtwE3p3ug0ehAPXVzJeWD_4vcEa_rUCePXjsawo_n-wnhkL6tA3AZy6J8fahebQiOLBY4n-mEqb3k2CxulEw-QZfqgrP_3xpWJCxpysLKyWD/s1600-h/DSC00213.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacopG47NhGcYrJQlLxg_Ns0xdqwJoSO5yEtwE3p3ug0ehAPXVzJeWD_4vcEa_rUCePXjsawo_n-wnhkL6tA3AZy6J8fahebQiOLBY4n-mEqb3k2CxulEw-QZfqgrP_3xpWJCxpysLKyWD/s400/DSC00213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314734872347770770" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Dolphin seal show for 2000W<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m9EZ-hBHs6UMdwcHxLxgLtB6pzqzcH03b2N7pwMF24b9u5nsY0j5M7m0VFgwWhvznQSyLxprzBiRpQP7etVEcgFasKjsMgXae8o9GnEDwCD4Pcg3ETu1jXhXFnuxCurfdtC7LtdCeD2K/s1600-h/DSC00220.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m9EZ-hBHs6UMdwcHxLxgLtB6pzqzcH03b2N7pwMF24b9u5nsY0j5M7m0VFgwWhvznQSyLxprzBiRpQP7etVEcgFasKjsMgXae8o9GnEDwCD4Pcg3ETu1jXhXFnuxCurfdtC7LtdCeD2K/s400/DSC00220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314735502628040818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmPFYVVW-zrPHq2O_JYILGBA6qGIeXwYuga8shbF_f-JTIAT91rXwmQCUCIKU8phyZxnm-kj5GxiVTVJfaVuBo1_We2Rs0NDz_m8CtkrL3yggayD_Fcg9dSC2CQTXfjgA31zkVVrAVqWG/s1600-h/DSC00223.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmPFYVVW-zrPHq2O_JYILGBA6qGIeXwYuga8shbF_f-JTIAT91rXwmQCUCIKU8phyZxnm-kj5GxiVTVJfaVuBo1_We2Rs0NDz_m8CtkrL3yggayD_Fcg9dSC2CQTXfjgA31zkVVrAVqWG/s400/DSC00223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314735837051898722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Dolphin Restaurant... yumm<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis29_kiC1rky3iXeUTAGK7sZyvWpPcDSjfThf5U8vIjhJVPeYxYVxVTnCHrcujhxCM96op5B_XTSdxwnIwYXheiLaeyOPImNBb20ZyOwZPKvqZJCk4bIlH2RiWvBOEZi9letanucDmnem9/s1600-h/DSC00226.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis29_kiC1rky3iXeUTAGK7sZyvWpPcDSjfThf5U8vIjhJVPeYxYVxVTnCHrcujhxCM96op5B_XTSdxwnIwYXheiLaeyOPImNBb20ZyOwZPKvqZJCk4bIlH2RiWvBOEZi9letanucDmnem9/s400/DSC00226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314736159036270098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />BEARS!!!!!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFf2QsrFEE0z3P5QWYJuPN6hwzS6-Vd72xGfIiuPv8W9KJ_nQiXIgetizdcB9hmH_PzNX8N-gthvHTyg9y1CXrd0epXDt-jN-EzvDZ9heWbGtnhfleChJkLsdCEzegNVwWEi-vREf69bRW/s1600-h/DSC00250.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFf2QsrFEE0z3P5QWYJuPN6hwzS6-Vd72xGfIiuPv8W9KJ_nQiXIgetizdcB9hmH_PzNX8N-gthvHTyg9y1CXrd0epXDt-jN-EzvDZ9heWbGtnhfleChJkLsdCEzegNVwWEi-vREf69bRW/s400/DSC00250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314737181944704626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8d6ej07kWcM1ihlOAS1ldlTnPFiTDKKu8j_maqE8rc1_lb9xaV3_QNfQldYrO2sb2uluwRdjZh0kSoeix64TAQspZAU-3aNFeGO6nYVh-IyIgK7Ot7gOtlB3HRR2uZ-a2MFd0GaVHpyXJ/s1600-h/DSC00245.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8d6ej07kWcM1ihlOAS1ldlTnPFiTDKKu8j_maqE8rc1_lb9xaV3_QNfQldYrO2sb2uluwRdjZh0kSoeix64TAQspZAU-3aNFeGO6nYVh-IyIgK7Ot7gOtlB3HRR2uZ-a2MFd0GaVHpyXJ/s400/DSC00245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314736891296260370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Red panda or fire fox =P<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYjr4siLvOxA52eIHbvh6Iac-pmmPiZobZfCItc3RLj59lcU0uHaOwbI1Yqbe-uUPOZD2kx9VXfgJHRFRaUuIzIseDWAuL2A8O_cnYcwy25daJCfkVeEtCNi-Wb3huaupoT-YUHJ008ZB/s1600-h/DSC00240.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYjr4siLvOxA52eIHbvh6Iac-pmmPiZobZfCItc3RLj59lcU0uHaOwbI1Yqbe-uUPOZD2kx9VXfgJHRFRaUuIzIseDWAuL2A8O_cnYcwy25daJCfkVeEtCNi-Wb3huaupoT-YUHJ008ZB/s400/DSC00240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314741103577162850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />HIIII!!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfL3DjxM1ittIUNC2FuPOvW_XE2p1lH3nLPpfB9u_TfSteCAxrxm588bd-cax652ztDMRXwhIt3_cuygNa2xFl_ONBV_mQzmXXOXM2N0kbAu28R_UxMmJcRD01Qzv5E9LDzowYjZaSzNa/s1600-h/DSC00271.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfL3DjxM1ittIUNC2FuPOvW_XE2p1lH3nLPpfB9u_TfSteCAxrxm588bd-cax652ztDMRXwhIt3_cuygNa2xFl_ONBV_mQzmXXOXM2N0kbAu28R_UxMmJcRD01Qzv5E9LDzowYjZaSzNa/s400/DSC00271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314737486625537330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Tiger "cubs"<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDX1nBwNP24xVRHMoiy5pu0V7JNL7hO6Syn2N9WAp34YS_HnoV7dVNbaKdZ90GjCpyeVInYS1_HsHJwhjXW3ddnyg5E8A5qJKDleaVZ3xVSeNdR7xqTLsE6dmRaD5ftg5oBfYsQ3t2rNm/s1600-h/DSC00273.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDX1nBwNP24xVRHMoiy5pu0V7JNL7hO6Syn2N9WAp34YS_HnoV7dVNbaKdZ90GjCpyeVInYS1_HsHJwhjXW3ddnyg5E8A5qJKDleaVZ3xVSeNdR7xqTLsE6dmRaD5ftg5oBfYsQ3t2rNm/s400/DSC00273.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314738083372023554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5dPbaXzyoVTIcOlrXn6eDDHhtm-DaHc-PIPYs5WUcYDz_xzVSK_wbiiDHPT-pZjEKHY1shCoP6dTlXUGJgWXvhnYY7MkPZVteZyulyGSPE7pbJY1_kFCrdBXEr3JTta6jIrG1yMg9oHX/s1600-h/DSC00277.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5dPbaXzyoVTIcOlrXn6eDDHhtm-DaHc-PIPYs5WUcYDz_xzVSK_wbiiDHPT-pZjEKHY1shCoP6dTlXUGJgWXvhnYY7MkPZVteZyulyGSPE7pbJY1_kFCrdBXEr3JTta6jIrG1yMg9oHX/s400/DSC00277.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314737801028859874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Lion "cub<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHuR6Qo3qMKhlGmfTNGuf8qGuo_GDrlGCp0rPPMoFoWQHFm3p3-NbjPWjPNqb_GQbXQQ5MNrUO3vulZLGmqIOx_0wOLMvByx_vyFOhG_2t_lpC7WfFls8VOCHro5n7aH9hw07lfHmdGDI/s1600-h/DSC00281.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHuR6Qo3qMKhlGmfTNGuf8qGuo_GDrlGCp0rPPMoFoWQHFm3p3-NbjPWjPNqb_GQbXQQ5MNrUO3vulZLGmqIOx_0wOLMvByx_vyFOhG_2t_lpC7WfFls8VOCHro5n7aH9hw07lfHmdGDI/s400/DSC00281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314738707590560146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0VoAzRiYFsBFWvE4QZPIK7guAk_yLA5mUc_TZLQNI3UYHZCl6HJP9k-gCBJCUcfnHFmSriQORb4CHB9s53sSoyraBh5wzbhQkqH5SnoX8ABKM2t8bLcvyHHYStX6z-Tel9NQs2unYuNa/s1600-h/DSC00278.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0VoAzRiYFsBFWvE4QZPIK7guAk_yLA5mUc_TZLQNI3UYHZCl6HJP9k-gCBJCUcfnHFmSriQORb4CHB9s53sSoyraBh5wzbhQkqH5SnoX8ABKM2t8bLcvyHHYStX6z-Tel9NQs2unYuNa/s400/DSC00278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314738509505630386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />ZOT!! (my camera started to run outta batteries)<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ByeEzuXyLRsvr24W8o9BT4nEq8xrnrYOlmZKMyFNfsEp1Q-KSl4zajSs2o-oiHXuBxMv2LUYaOLWDp3yOR6xFa5POBh8R93kZA_wXNR2e-ii20jOyjDODMTTFO5vpXuAjEvgqqcAsOk7/s1600-h/DSC00297.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ByeEzuXyLRsvr24W8o9BT4nEq8xrnrYOlmZKMyFNfsEp1Q-KSl4zajSs2o-oiHXuBxMv2LUYaOLWDp3yOR6xFa5POBh8R93kZA_wXNR2e-ii20jOyjDODMTTFO5vpXuAjEvgqqcAsOk7/s400/DSC00297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314739830559851106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />HOOKAHHHH!!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIByx0vau8sVbZKkXrMK8aoA6hyphenhyphen-LUT6bnpS4OIFtT3HTW5e3UsubeIKGHOPpUhbdjKUDHPJche8kC72VdE9fMXWB1U_JlNV-moN2WkpNjAhlV7W-qA-efy7WuuKUX85cKTgrghoUfdq0/s1600-h/DSC00304.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIByx0vau8sVbZKkXrMK8aoA6hyphenhyphen-LUT6bnpS4OIFtT3HTW5e3UsubeIKGHOPpUhbdjKUDHPJche8kC72VdE9fMXWB1U_JlNV-moN2WkpNjAhlV7W-qA-efy7WuuKUX85cKTgrghoUfdq0/s400/DSC00304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314741280588517106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-g_bIyYM6Lcyou6EyA73Bos_DepDXAvhswicXOE2Rs0vxkQFsEyJ9cdsJY66KbgrHYz5p0lnArJy19c0-1ft-6PqXh7Dt_nFAVM_-6aUCkKxod4EefLid0LD1ygp0vGCRRjnVmqwYvndI/s1600-h/DSC00306.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-g_bIyYM6Lcyou6EyA73Bos_DepDXAvhswicXOE2Rs0vxkQFsEyJ9cdsJY66KbgrHYz5p0lnArJy19c0-1ft-6PqXh7Dt_nFAVM_-6aUCkKxod4EefLid0LD1ygp0vGCRRjnVmqwYvndI/s400/DSC00306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314741464124469314" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Andy/Pictures/Korea/09/3-18-09/DSC00181.JPG" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Andy/Pictures/Korea/09/3-18-09/DSC00181.JPG" alt="" />wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-88438401818437229262009-02-22T04:18:00.000-08:002009-02-26T08:48:50.853-08:00I need to post a lil more...<span style="font-size:85%;">so i been missing american breakfast and hong kong style cafe breakfast for a little bit, and also missed the free denny breakfast!!! (why cant they have that stuff when i am in amurica). so last week i went to butterfingers pankcakes in gangnam, so damn good. we ended up getting 1) butterfingers omlette (peppers, mushrooms, onion, ham) rosemary potatoes (they called it hash brown, fake out) french toast!!! 2) butterfingers combo which came with rosemary potatoes again sausage eggs (scrambled) bacon and pancakes!!! it was a lil expensive totally came out to be 26 but it was really worth it because i was really full and it was pretty </span><span style="font-size:85%;">legit stuff.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyD1-jiEwE4da_-f-oOAxeEvqot_h4XjrpV23Haii5LGpS0_k7JZBAK5DlQl3EcEW-0TEIbzRXRyMBhkTzRdl6z-IabxXq9FwMhqrJh861BJg0Wa_VtTdTQ84t_KGHvPkcB85sA13iGhOo/s1600-h/DSC00141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyD1-jiEwE4da_-f-oOAxeEvqot_h4XjrpV23Haii5LGpS0_k7JZBAK5DlQl3EcEW-0TEIbzRXRyMBhkTzRdl6z-IabxXq9FwMhqrJh861BJg0Wa_VtTdTQ84t_KGHvPkcB85sA13iGhOo/s400/DSC00141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307139602815667234" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">after breakfast at butterfingers we went over to dongdaemun again but this time i actually did a lil shopping. i got 2 hoodies because i brought only 2, i dont know how i forgot to pack hoodies.. but fortunately you can bargin in dongdaemun so it wasnt very expensive. when we were done shopping we were eating street food left and right and we came upon ppl in a dance off on a stage at Good Morning City (one of the big shopping multiplexes, two other two are called Doota, AMP <- at first i thought it was AMPM hahaha) </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGMHdHecqGX-RvIrQugOBJz_IVxJB61TZlxBaFQqoFDmPllzwFnTI5becUJozZHvVy-C3C1-AOoy9UolsG9HalNQul1l2MiZmyRTUOEaIgW3-ioUbY1n8IPjfAIZPUlnG8p5VtWE8k2qW/s1600-h/DSC00146.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGMHdHecqGX-RvIrQugOBJz_IVxJB61TZlxBaFQqoFDmPllzwFnTI5becUJozZHvVy-C3C1-AOoy9UolsG9HalNQul1l2MiZmyRTUOEaIgW3-ioUbY1n8IPjfAIZPUlnG8p5VtWE8k2qW/s400/DSC00146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307142100655493762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />yesterday had chuk (or congee/porridge) which is pretty popular here in korea (not just hong kong) then went to gangnam to get an ipod touch 16 gb, i succumbed to apple pressure and did it, i am on the bus/subway so much its worth it =) headed over to hongdae (i saw a watson's which is really big in HK and nowhere else i thought, but i was so wrong) to check out some stores and to eat ggamjatun (back-bone soup) which has pork back bone kimchi cabbage and potatoes (spicy goodness!) after we went over to a place called Coffee Prince which is where they filmed a really famous korean drama which is why their coffee cost 6+ compared to the next expensive place in korea starbucks where coffee cost 5+.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dxuEAvC8jZgUzaZlCoE2SB8spjIWAwaFQHGRbGTCIMCNsrPTHKHk1hIXPZ5kPHl2x8je_FLQ12oabKOPT03gL_tGpsosFQ3_8sCq-LXVvDkytozgj99j-cu_-WNdtO6LLT1YK_EwZwE5/s1600-h/DSC00151.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AbPHnODson1tVENEkF_GSiVaa0SqKiRYsLGEAuauuxrSy1pksm1PsZQJE88zoNP9-rHW98uHbmFOpEBwdcrxrFHL3KoEllzVCXJGm7xAq7ZKvz-I2mle-Pl1YVfZRRyA7Jzc8rjFE4u9/s400/DSC00170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307148953258879202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">i started my second term this week, and so far its good, my EC4 class has 13 kids and 8 kids. the 13 is a lil harder to engage all the time since the classes are bigger but my 8 person class is really fun because i can interact and play with them a lot and my second is so damn cute i wanna take pictures with them but its too early. my eagle reading and listening classes i got 8 out of my 9 kids back from my birdie class, but my second eagle classes is 5 kids and they seem kinda jaded and 4 of them extremly dislike one of them so its kinda of sad... </span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-15731828148969457832009-02-15T07:06:00.000-08:002009-02-15T08:06:42.307-08:00Been a while.<span style="font-size:85%;"><span>Hmm, its been a while eh gang?<br /><br />earlier this month my aunt and uncle dropped by korea as a last stop for their business/leisure trip. they took me out to dongdaemoon for samgyetung (ginseng chicken soup) and brought me a package from the states and them. i got my black levi's pair of running shoes some shooting shirts and a bunch of goodies from HK and pocketed some money from chinese new years. they said i look skinnier and that i lost weight in my face and stuff... so i weighed myself at the gym the weekend after seeing them and i did lose weight, 9 lbs to be exact... but i still eat like a beast with an abyss for a stomach<br /><br />my first term of teaching at CDI is gonna end this friday, and the second term is starting on monday. my HI (head instructor) told me that i might be teaching TOEFL iBT on wednesday next term... which is kinda bittersweet, on the one hand i am getting 12 more hours of pay which is pretty good, and second he is saying that i have what it takes to teach a TOEFL class which says quite a bit... but the bad thing is that i wont get wednesday off any more which kinda sucks.<br /><br />the other day went out to eat ggamjatung (pork back bone soup) and hit up the batting cages. even though i havent been since i was in grade school for little league i didnt do too horrendous. it was 500 won for 17 balls which is like about 30-40 cents US, my first 17 was horrible i think i only connected (fouled or hit) 4 or 5 balls, but the second set on i think i had a healthy 75%+. still play basketball every sunday, but now i discovered tekken 6 in the arcades in gangnam, i go a bit earlier so i can hit up the arcades and i go there after bball so i can play some before dinner.<br /><br />love this place . missing friends and family . <3<br /></span></span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-1616374994152359052009-01-27T07:00:00.000-08:002009-01-27T18:27:38.180-08:00Happy Chinese New Years!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MHieOnI9aA8NVezn2_XHowuK8e2zZC9VUsj__1l4rnWV1rx3BUVwGbKrwjFlnHLMErD0qwsB-efUdD26CJQt_g6j3SlwY7sqwlE0d_ANSlUxxgquK5kXo0M5nJvDreuEUgXtcxzqtBWQ/s1600-h/n509993771_1338982_3957.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPEi720QKbGngSRt4_zjCP2yT5pcKMVKze0jvEoo3_8jAbzKmjF11xx-VzwrqtFPKKSCtlOdbn4RGJTLZuRhDy9XqUBPYkPXkGZv2e3zmkpCll4sNtqs1QQEThAETjCsw2rFYaf4BDMYL/s400/n59200951_31522002_3499.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295993731689279826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">So i had mon and tues off because of the chinese new years thus having a 4 day weekend. i took advantage of this and went up to gangwan-do's High 1 Ski Resort on saturday morning at 6am took about 4 hours to get there. it snowed all 3 days we were there, absolutely amazing powder to board all day all the time. the resort was really really nice but the only thing i found it lacking was food places... seriously lacking. we had 6 ppl at the place but it could comfortably fit 20 ppl (but sharing the bathroom would not be fun). Came back on a 7 o'clock bus to Jamsil station at 1130... ran and jogged to switch subways and stuff and eventually caught the last one and got back to my room at lil past 1230. i had so much fun this weekend that i kinda took a lot less pictures then i would've liked but heres some for shits and giggles =]</span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-74729612056526811832009-01-22T06:05:00.000-08:002009-01-22T06:57:05.777-08:00Trips to Gangnam<span style="font-size:85%;">Hey friends, families, and other beloveds... and strangers! I see that some of you are visiting from UK (london) and India (Delhi), please commment I wanna know whos looking at this.<br /><br />Past sunday i went to Gangnam to ball... took the subway which took a lil over an hour... my blind date with these dudes was 245 but i got off the korail at 245... damn it never good to be late on a first date... i ended up getting to the gym (Kolon Sporex) at 255 and changed and on the court by 3 so pretty clutch. they play up to 15 pts by 2s and 3s and call own fouls. Waited 5 mins to play the first game... my team was so good that we won 6 games in a row. how i lasted 6 games was fricking insane (on the contrary i did manage to air 2 shots... no legs damn it). i only managed to accumulate 8 pts in 6 games (saaddd!) but i did manage a buncha steals and a coupla boards and a few arrs (blocks). The competition is comparable to the ARC's. waited 1 game then got back on the court for 2 mroe and that was 2 hours. 15 bucks a lil much to rent the gym but for the love of bball... gotta play.<br /><br />On my day off yesterday me and heids went down to gangnam again but this time on the 3003 bus which is only 45 mins instead of over an hour AND it was comfortable to sit the whole time instead of getting on and off on and off the subway. helped her with exchanging money for HK (i am a lil jealous, i wanna go to the motherland). Giordano and Gap are quite expensive brand names here!! But i did pick up a charcoal coat for 49 and a purple down puffy for 49 and red pants for 19, its going to be cold here for a while longer so its kinda nice =)<br /><br />Its Chinese (or Lunar) New Years weekend and i am going to go away for the whole weekend on a snowboarding trip!!! woohooo! pictures soon.<br /></span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-73139230704785876052009-01-14T03:11:00.000-08:002009-01-14T03:33:55.934-08:00SURPRISE!!!<span style="font-size:85%;">I was exploring suwon again over the weekend and i found some cool street art (even though CCTV was just right there!)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dpkzEGy_FiHLNnoEMCZPCLCM_ApUNBbx7y3QuQTetlkPagYUEokIle7YUHNB-AbRXzmWNdaS4m3tJdqnplDvSq7VNC9wDyHvn_xCT28V237FQCOnaP6TyOf1LYe1QEGJITgckGWJYsX5/s1600-h/DSC00102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dpkzEGy_FiHLNnoEMCZPCLCM_ApUNBbx7y3QuQTetlkPagYUEokIle7YUHNB-AbRXzmWNdaS4m3tJdqnplDvSq7VNC9wDyHvn_xCT28V237FQCOnaP6TyOf1LYe1QEGJITgckGWJYsX5/s400/DSC00102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291107601205913010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Last night, it snowed again in suwon, once again very pretty, i just stared outside for a little bit<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdC-6wXKdNIeSCpAVbAxmoTKIoW-WvU2qPBKktLS2IIgXk3eMb9YQO3sFIYVllhMhtVuENHIA-tonANXZ7YHyg7TF8xNTuPs-LDl0kLkR_m8OgartHv_7fRQpfog-7x4i6S5I-_cuRT1Kj/s1600-h/DSC00109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdC-6wXKdNIeSCpAVbAxmoTKIoW-WvU2qPBKktLS2IIgXk3eMb9YQO3sFIYVllhMhtVuENHIA-tonANXZ7YHyg7TF8xNTuPs-LDl0kLkR_m8OgartHv_7fRQpfog-7x4i6S5I-_cuRT1Kj/s400/DSC00109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291108762291337586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Today i went to itaewon (another foreigner heavy area because of a nearby base) my goal was to go get some shoes to ball in, unfortunately finding a size 11 is not as easy as it should be... guess what they is!<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfZpBLxWKpwzaNz3I4Zkqdo_Gono2-lg9k72LqHfDucBln0TGkElUoln3iZ92tYZGNNO7kMoPHn7b0m0fUe6uCaSq7FfCX1Fj-5OWVwCXdqn-ADFxLMXvW4lI-c2Oh4Jdo_8LL1TseVhG/s1600-h/DSC00113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfZpBLxWKpwzaNz3I4Zkqdo_Gono2-lg9k72LqHfDucBln0TGkElUoln3iZ92tYZGNNO7kMoPHn7b0m0fUe6uCaSq7FfCX1Fj-5OWVwCXdqn-ADFxLMXvW4lI-c2Oh4Jdo_8LL1TseVhG/s400/DSC00113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291109287262125298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePLoPNLBLoIWAMh7M_peKG2fVweQ1JzO4s8jXqTfEpE4kleebjfabyzkfSbr3h0c1Hg8tZiFxOolAWWG5NqJrhMf4UpwyT3UHNtAImEgpFPtE1WeWfhU6M9KnlP8zS3EoSWwylOOY5qvV/s1600-h/DSC00114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePLoPNLBLoIWAMh7M_peKG2fVweQ1JzO4s8jXqTfEpE4kleebjfabyzkfSbr3h0c1Hg8tZiFxOolAWWG5NqJrhMf4UpwyT3UHNtAImEgpFPtE1WeWfhU6M9KnlP8zS3EoSWwylOOY5qvV/s400/DSC00114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291109571389662306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">and lebron vi was unavailable so i settled for kobe iv instead... i went to one nike store and it was on sale for 139 but they only had a 9.5 or 11.5... ef... so i went to the nike across the street it was 159 and they only had size 9.5 and smaller... so i went to Multi Player which is like a sneaker store with jordans dunks and forces, so i bought the kobes for 189 which is about... EXPENSIVE i know... but its hard to find stuff other then really expensive shoes like jordans kobes and brons... also decided to pick up my first pair of jordans EVER!!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpiOPrSII1PnBpjgE28VtrFrK-3VElTjd4IVoYwvRC0Gl3SdKsprknEm5Uw6AA1fS9kpWGHDWKokNqEPFEtfnM6a9k6iRcOGuqtcisv1faAr31vjtrF0abDRq8gdMF2fB1QNKHp4X3bxm/s1600-h/DSC00115.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpiOPrSII1PnBpjgE28VtrFrK-3VElTjd4IVoYwvRC0Gl3SdKsprknEm5Uw6AA1fS9kpWGHDWKokNqEPFEtfnM6a9k6iRcOGuqtcisv1faAr31vjtrF0abDRq8gdMF2fB1QNKHp4X3bxm/s400/DSC00115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291109809538965458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">so i guess its not a surprise me buying shoes... MOM PLEASE DONT KILL ME, ITS JUST ONE PAIR!!!<br /></span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-34270483694770458622009-01-09T21:07:00.000-08:002009-01-09T21:13:10.912-08:00BASKETBALL!!!!<span style="font-size:85%;">status: still sick as ______<br /><br />For those of you knows me know that i LOVE bball. When I wake up every morning in Korea, i either turn on the TV to see what movie is playing (i've watched the mummy, mr and mrs smith, sky high, night at the museum, etc) or my computer to watch some good ol' NBA games... sometimes both..<br /><br />So it really kills me that it is winter and i cant really ball outside... even worse i found out that people dont really play pick up games here, you have to have a team in order to play... completely different rules than the states fricking a...<br /><br />good news!!! i found out that CDI teachers play in Gangnam, which is a little less than an hour away from me. they play EVERY sunday 245-445 in an indoor gym with a sauna and hot tub, fricking sweet deal. they play by 2's and 3's up to 17 which is kinda a weird number, different country different rules. BUT it cost 15000 KRW to "rent" the gym per person... so its kinda pricey... plus the price of subway there is 1500... so its pricey to play but for the love of the game, you gotta play. to add on top of that shoes here are expensive!!! so i gotta pick up a pair of shoes soon too.<br /></span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-45622710230045463632009-01-05T05:49:00.000-08:002009-01-05T06:25:18.967-08:00I HAVE A PHONE!!!<span style="font-size:85%;">i got a phone!! my # is 010.2309.7927, my incoming calls are free (so if you wanna call me, DO IT!!!!)<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b191Ja66PqDiVfTBmzzXB5SJDAs8Vc31FjVM2J_nQosg8WqrzeKKmgBQU-5LfkqFbYgAEsu9r-i6firD_g028Hen91Z_58GHxZ_uJaxQlUWiVSVjpFyQwvh_eSon4mTN4ymq4VftS-D9/s1600-h/DSC00100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b191Ja66PqDiVfTBmzzXB5SJDAs8Vc31FjVM2J_nQosg8WqrzeKKmgBQU-5LfkqFbYgAEsu9r-i6firD_g028Hen91Z_58GHxZ_uJaxQlUWiVSVjpFyQwvh_eSon4mTN4ymq4VftS-D9/s400/DSC00100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287815417141771154" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">also a picture of what happens when i go grocery shopping, lets do an ispy on the comment section ahaha<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1567q_axMrgdJqgrxCt1iyz69rUp_L-047vcB2NaY85UIbv5kEiHQp8cJXLe_WlATDMlJsjWzXy6aDK2C42eebhFIpuKYcUbratiVNqJvDD03zG4qRCcGazcapNNSrUqnzLGHCrOjR7I/s1600-h/DSC00097.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1567q_axMrgdJqgrxCt1iyz69rUp_L-047vcB2NaY85UIbv5kEiHQp8cJXLe_WlATDMlJsjWzXy6aDK2C42eebhFIpuKYcUbratiVNqJvDD03zG4qRCcGazcapNNSrUqnzLGHCrOjR7I/s400/DSC00097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287809028039480802" border="0" /></a></span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-48715640156175036582009-01-04T00:23:00.000-08:002009-01-04T00:43:14.844-08:00NYE and 2009<span style="font-size:85%;">What up party ppl! Anton was here the last few days, fun times fun times. For NYE me, jenny, anton, harry ended up going to Yeongtong (downtown suwon) because we the teachers had work the next day @ 10 so we decided not to head to Seoul. Dumb thing was it was NOT popping at all so we made our own party with 4 bottles of soju lots of anju and a bottle of tequila... basically soju + tequila = slammered (at least for me because i spent some time in the bathroom). Slept about 3 hours and was still a lil tipsy for my first hour of teaching, sobered up by the end of my first class... by the second class i was sooo sleepy i just wanted to gtfo.<br /><br />For New Year's Night me jenny anton went out Hongdae to meet up with and mike ji and daniel, heidi and harry came a lil later. we were supposed to go to the Sub-Zero, an ice-bar like the one in 007 where EVERYTHING is ice, but we couldn't find it and noone knows where the hell it was. we ended up going to ho bar for a bottle of JD some darts and pool. Then went to a hof named Junco, polished off 6 bottles of soju and a bunch of anju while playing some good ol korean drinking games. after that went to a noraebong for some more singing and killing oru voices, after that went to eat some stuff to settle our stomachs and then hop'd on the trains back to suwon at 6... after some trouble with the subway... got into bed at 730 and called it a good night.<br /><br />slept 4 hours and got up to eat a little again and go teach... thats the life in korea baby!<br /><br />note: pictures will be up soon, i gotta get the pics from jenny and anton<br /></span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-60932594317700248032008-12-28T20:27:00.000-08:002008-12-28T20:31:53.869-08:00Heres what happens when there is no dryer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFThAs0I2onBVw2L1p6nESkOI9xqt4EW9u90fpno5PCiI-MAsDmUki7KSGtyxs9MhvMBhT7TIfJmPx_nz5BDD1tUbtPzI4o9d_MOeUpPAB9blo8eq9KzVlIsa_L1eZp-PRHclp9Hz4Z9gP/s1600-h/DSC00080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFThAs0I2onBVw2L1p6nESkOI9xqt4EW9u90fpno5PCiI-MAsDmUki7KSGtyxs9MhvMBhT7TIfJmPx_nz5BDD1tUbtPzI4o9d_MOeUpPAB9blo8eq9KzVlIsa_L1eZp-PRHclp9Hz4Z9gP/s400/DSC00080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285064915847347938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">i have a washer but no dryer, also the person before me did not leave one for me so i was forced to macgiver my own thing and heres what i came out with. this is the end result of my first load of laundry here.<br /></span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-53699718318306334032008-12-26T23:57:00.001-08:002008-12-27T00:27:08.974-08:00Xmas come and goes...<span style="font-size:85%;">this right here is the xmas eve dinner which consisted of quail eggs, fish cake and egg quiche thing, and yes of course you see soju (its korea!) and you may also spy some wine. [talk about culture meld] aft</span><span style="font-size:85%;">er this meal we proceded to go to yongtong which is kinda like downtown suwon to meet up with some cool peeps from facebook and have some fun with rusty nails and tequila sunrises. the second bar we went to had a few shows, including a fire show a couple games for the patrons, and something with backwashing alcohol and food among bartenders.... got back home at 530am... and thats considered a wee bit early... slept til 1230ish the next day</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NmhS7jtda_RD6-GiyNrQCI9laffIOaxvF5V9YQxtINU__jhzd-pN0XBSQtnbQc18j9a4xD_GhmYwl94Rk-mRGOLkG2vQcdzoyhPWoKCeyYlBgQp7_uodewQ4VfgTTbkDBKem3o21KQjx/s1600-h/n509993771_1186849_2927.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NmhS7jtda_RD6-GiyNrQCI9laffIOaxvF5V9YQxtINU__jhzd-pN0XBSQtnbQc18j9a4xD_GhmYwl94Rk-mRGOLkG2vQcdzoyhPWoKCeyYlBgQp7_uodewQ4VfgTTbkDBKem3o21KQjx/s400/n509993771_1186849_2927.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284381942626501586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">On xmas i was completely drained from the late night rendezvous, kinda did nothing all day, planned to make it to seoul's icebar in hongdae (plans fell through -.-). instead went out with the buddy down the hall to have xmas dinner (i can skip the turkey and ham this year for bulgogi hahaha) and walk around suwon station (btw it was faaaaaacking cold).<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLke7WgMfE0Z2uZSCUrSJ-jZXBAEHDcBJcJiL6gFXs7bcm3AmgY1bFZ_7-BzNMgHkcw0q-J3RRafkuRxHw9nAzQS8hwfFeesfwb2BR5POysVtw_tnKIg4yYFEXmi-DF3r7-S1kxIfDf_Qn/s1600-h/DSC00083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLke7WgMfE0Z2uZSCUrSJ-jZXBAEHDcBJcJiL6gFXs7bcm3AmgY1bFZ_7-BzNMgHkcw0q-J3RRafkuRxHw9nAzQS8hwfFeesfwb2BR5POysVtw_tnKIg4yYFEXmi-DF3r7-S1kxIfDf_Qn/s400/DSC00083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284382284810366146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn33oH7e4KUJbZNfCAoL6FcXh2DPRS5oYmU9c7OCatTcG4QpOsFycjco06O1xKYJwyOw6zsWiyVjxaMgeMytgvLU_ZHQJbvv50cR-q35pYdq_6nMn5w0Z46IuxYmD8NISKSE4Py4Hw-2oW/s1600-h/DSC00087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn33oH7e4KUJbZNfCAoL6FcXh2DPRS5oYmU9c7OCatTcG4QpOsFycjco06O1xKYJwyOw6zsWiyVjxaMgeMytgvLU_ZHQJbvv50cR-q35pYdq_6nMn5w0Z46IuxYmD8NISKSE4Py4Hw-2oW/s400/DSC00087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284382648510904706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Came back from dinner and got one of our coworkers down the bar for a drink and just mingle, knocked out at like 1, uber drained.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfObcUhEOVYKoqJ8FDjfekAOpz8GBBLStJO2FlkDQ6WE4_oavaauTIpMANiMUuPEvmDE1dbOSBGwzdGSPHrzhpIQNRbkIzdmdxhlKKhF0yWn7E0eNgj8_xYZ427OnobYCHNLfFIFLRnAL/s1600-h/DSC00095.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfObcUhEOVYKoqJ8FDjfekAOpz8GBBLStJO2FlkDQ6WE4_oavaauTIpMANiMUuPEvmDE1dbOSBGwzdGSPHrzhpIQNRbkIzdmdxhlKKhF0yWn7E0eNgj8_xYZ427OnobYCHNLfFIFLRnAL/s400/DSC00095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284383115280228818" border="0" /></a>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-71995374673749919642008-12-21T18:35:00.000-08:002008-12-21T18:53:31.041-08:00Work two, one off, work two, two off.so over the weekend we went out to where Osan Air Force Base was and spent the two days there. the Osan AFB has a lot of shops right outside of it with a pretty big black market, and the funny thing is every vendor or shop owner knows english fairly well so its just very different. they have everything that you ever wanted or will want basically, they didn't make custom fit jeans.<br /><br />we stayed at a yogwan aka love motel aka people go fuck there, and it was really cheap.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQVxXZUu47QUOr00BmP1cHU1SA5scU_cDj8LG5s6sOzgFiocGGTWloMyC79csVH9jk5dZCTfSqPMALdyb6uUWhkzaBoUcGrWV6whlkMvNSkRcA-9XWmsyCMYu05u9nkg3UHWR_nD7WUhB/s1600-h/DSC00054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQVxXZUu47QUOr00BmP1cHU1SA5scU_cDj8LG5s6sOzgFiocGGTWloMyC79csVH9jk5dZCTfSqPMALdyb6uUWhkzaBoUcGrWV6whlkMvNSkRcA-9XWmsyCMYu05u9nkg3UHWR_nD7WUhB/s400/DSC00054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282440370396796498" border="0" /></a><br />we ate at a mexican restaurant and they had freaking sopes AND corona with lime (<- impossible to find here)! i was very happy about that =] then it was to early to go out so we bought a bootleg twilight. then the night started with a shots from a kettle (redbull vodka), irish pub for carbombs and stellas, two more bars for long islands and cass (beers), then noribong (kareoke room) to belt out some tunes and lose my voice. called it a night and woke up with my voice gone... Sawadee for thai food (but can you believe they didn't have pad see ewe or pad kee mow...-.-..) wanted to get a tattoo but it didn't happen. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpU0i9xABwKTQHUXfENZinQPVTXm1f36RbBn9xEnK-ouarmBzEFr3ctyrLiBjudjBXNP4v3hOn_HxZNham7P0HSHAmWM1RNLWv2pxxVhRXQ7umrw80dU1KtOgZAZ5jDb_QQBtxIOtkabh3/s1600-h/DSC00056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpU0i9xABwKTQHUXfENZinQPVTXm1f36RbBn9xEnK-ouarmBzEFr3ctyrLiBjudjBXNP4v3hOn_HxZNham7P0HSHAmWM1RNLWv2pxxVhRXQ7umrw80dU1KtOgZAZ5jDb_QQBtxIOtkabh3/s400/DSC00056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282440720296538546" border="0" /></a>and here we are, back in Suwon and loung'n and prep'n. after we watched prestiege and called it a damn good weekend.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevmza7MriXFeMJpftNns2Ei2OFZBKmjqRLG8IKeLjnf7Y9ZTWDkvhcms28ficXpK_f8Zp5b_GsYZSRcfsZu7q0YqbijIerIx5W_Uo0tbEmmXGeqGSMom601iB6q6jc03ZtzBiE8yYYUm-/s1600-h/DSC00059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevmza7MriXFeMJpftNns2Ei2OFZBKmjqRLG8IKeLjnf7Y9ZTWDkvhcms28ficXpK_f8Zp5b_GsYZSRcfsZu7q0YqbijIerIx5W_Uo0tbEmmXGeqGSMom601iB6q6jc03ZtzBiE8yYYUm-/s400/DSC00059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282441665736969330" border="0" /></a>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-12444789501980147972008-12-19T20:35:00.000-08:002008-12-19T20:38:18.861-08:00My address.<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">This is my office address, my branch manager said to just send stuff to this address because it is more reliable<br /><br />7F Geumgang Plaza 878-8<br />Jungja Dong Jangan Gu<br />Suwon Si Geyonggi Do Korea</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><br /><br />Anything and everything is appreciated, including but not limited to hugs, non-perishable foods, seasoning, kisses, presents, gifts,books, love.. </span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-10422685720346003642008-12-17T06:11:00.000-08:002008-12-17T20:45:06.968-08:00My bed + FOODS!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmg56hEZdmIBNViTiOHujrVAm4zBkEjNKDAmyP1SBn_nFKc1gBtamqZdejsD-P_UvGYH4IaxWFSRikcV_-gXAWuOnoIUO5HChqZC3E2rWGCwb5AoPdRtUUPhGhdoH2xSOS2vzhMbGhvnu/s1600-h/DSC00051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmg56hEZdmIBNViTiOHujrVAm4zBkEjNKDAmyP1SBn_nFKc1gBtamqZdejsD-P_UvGYH4IaxWFSRikcV_-gXAWuOnoIUO5HChqZC3E2rWGCwb5AoPdRtUUPhGhdoH2xSOS2vzhMbGhvnu/s400/DSC00051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280772287937845250" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">whats cool here is not the pink and purple covers but the fact that we made a damn pillowtop mattress!! and if you're good you already spot my lilo and stitch pillows! it helps to be innovative in a foreign country =)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6gJJxCMAdpr4MOe_n18SCldXeGkcXfcpktApOzyrqZAOf7X0SJ4N_IRIWZGnEZCoNsTOLv5JRDIGbEVSH_Z_86r2-QpWt2N6Di1Sy6K8Sg-6asPKU3J0mEDp0Jvo3QKHxw7HvmtJ9xnY/s1600-h/DSC00044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6gJJxCMAdpr4MOe_n18SCldXeGkcXfcpktApOzyrqZAOf7X0SJ4N_IRIWZGnEZCoNsTOLv5JRDIGbEVSH_Z_86r2-QpWt2N6Di1Sy6K8Sg-6asPKU3J0mEDp0Jvo3QKHxw7HvmtJ9xnY/s400/DSC00044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280762801964393826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Our branch manager Mr Han treated us to lunch the afternoon after we got to Suwon (p</span><span style="font-size:85%;">ast saturday). Some bomb ass pork kalbi. He also got all the teachers microwaves for free!! So our BM is pretty damn awesome.<br /><br />So my typical day goes like this: wake up between 9-10, go down to Paris Baguette for pastries and bread, come back up to my room to shower, go out to coffee shop to prep for class, come back to my room to dress and head to school, teach for 6 hours, come back home eat dinner watch some TV and knock out.<br />I work mon,tues,thurs,fri... so i get wednesday and weekends off! dopeness on a stick i know. </span><span style="font-size:85%;">however, winter intensives are coming up so i'll have work everyday then.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">also i started cooking in korea, the first meal was a mushroom soup with green peppers carrots onions mushrooms and gangload of ginger because Jenny had a cold/stuffy nose. Decided to get adventurous so i tried to make some korean vermincelli that came out pretty nicely, and yes i pretty much used the same ingredients as the soup so i save money and maximize.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYC7pt23iz9qo6nyob2WoC0171PEdilTngIuvC1hNYuWg6h53gcNZdTZlUHzlFy6Iq6b0EDeDm0SXCphw2KworI6-cHGPDWgkz_9RNR7yR2ILE_4LI9ElV8V7fEASkAivPp_PuIn3PnWVk/s1600-h/DSC00048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYC7pt23iz9qo6nyob2WoC0171PEdilTngIuvC1hNYuWg6h53gcNZdTZlUHzlFy6Iq6b0EDeDm0SXCphw2KworI6-cHGPDWgkz_9RNR7yR2ILE_4LI9ElV8V7fEASkAivPp_PuIn3PnWVk/s400/DSC00048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280764593702012930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8qgKLMSpn21iOIZu5LToZRS3oFsm87CqUuuLOYjjIolBG73iohxtYAshioceKnqhwYigiBxyGIWRdjNxjoq7FOUU7sFIHt4WBnfpbIj7Roq2mSR9Ne7q4wN9dMxIsg-bJ64OcEczvTIB/s1600-h/DSC00050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8qgKLMSpn21iOIZu5LToZRS3oFsm87CqUuuLOYjjIolBG73iohxtYAshioceKnqhwYigiBxyGIWRdjNxjoq7FOUU7sFIHt4WBnfpbIj7Roq2mSR9Ne7q4wN9dMxIsg-bJ64OcEczvTIB/s400/DSC00050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280764912198392610" border="0" /></a>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939519861274789847.post-43888398581313563172008-12-12T19:42:00.000-08:002008-12-17T20:45:21.743-08:00Home for the next year<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJNeX5MT_cbuAWcesBQkFLsc9YJdc2s-y3XT4lYU6hJj6cPhpP0oFOMoVHZLrOM9DCWzVoEFQT_ZJAyF2xe3zQ5S3dk7iGb5stSMZtkclwKeQI_GMy4YpggYlRa6mrixh-kI_69uVRFul/s1600-h/DSC00042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJNeX5MT_cbuAWcesBQkFLsc9YJdc2s-y3XT4lYU6hJj6cPhpP0oFOMoVHZLrOM9DCWzVoEFQT_ZJAyF2xe3zQ5S3dk7iGb5stSMZtkclwKeQI_GMy4YpggYlRa6mrixh-kI_69uVRFul/s400/DSC00042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279116751289567810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2v6bx309yEw_InuwyrTsbIGK88j0vn6CTfGLtkiVGE1q0_fLpKqS0Ci8Dqm9o4HFSE2M8wo3hdjl6GvNa6ZS2ud63KEOg8HNVoVAzZJPZPxzH7g5csc-mITS5ThvVJlgH_OPOL6vi5zrT/s1600-h/DSC00041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2v6bx309yEw_InuwyrTsbIGK88j0vn6CTfGLtkiVGE1q0_fLpKqS0Ci8Dqm9o4HFSE2M8wo3hdjl6GvNa6ZS2ud63KEOg8HNVoVAzZJPZPxzH7g5csc-mITS5ThvVJlgH_OPOL6vi5zrT/s400/DSC00041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279116343780490034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPipvFnnHaYsrlNlWNQ-4UZzr9ZKhBSJA3dgh7dQ9urjDjxZGMtT4zePNcDhBhK0mIVODjzKvtbOPKzqGCm1mZdDezo4CL4BkS3DsejP07uM-59Y__UZnllm1jEKUbC2ujmeed1c86eu48/s1600-h/DSC00040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPipvFnnHaYsrlNlWNQ-4UZzr9ZKhBSJA3dgh7dQ9urjDjxZGMtT4zePNcDhBhK0mIVODjzKvtbOPKzqGCm1mZdDezo4CL4BkS3DsejP07uM-59Y__UZnllm1jEKUbC2ujmeed1c86eu48/s400/DSC00040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279116058928527282" border="0" /></a>Okay so this is my new place... its called an office-tel 400,000 KRW a month which is such a nice price for this big place.. i've heard of so many horror stories of living situations in korea. There are 3 closets on the left once you get in and bathroom is right across. The kitchen is to the right after you pass the bathroom. if you can spot the metal thing above the electric stove (which heats up super freaking quick) is the range and it turns on when you pull it out. There is a full bed and a 20" tv, and the heating is ando which comes up from the floor which is really nice. Our building is 12 stories up and 3 stories down, Basement 1 is a supermarket and B2&3 are parking, 1st floor is food, toys, books, and stationary stores, 2 to 10 are office buildings and a couple not as good english hagwons. 11th and 12th floors are apts like mine, there are a few english teachers that live on 11th floor and one more on 12th. There is a gym really close to me, probably 5 mins away. Basically, i am really happy with my living situation right now. =]<br /></span>wheresssandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057517004965928295noreply@blogger.com1