well this is my final post from Korea.
it's been nearly 5 years since I have lived in canada for long term and I am nervous and excited about it. My apartment is nearly empty and I am watching oprah and getting ready to pt the last thing into my bag (this computer). So many memories and goals that I will take with me. Where do I stand..
I've paid off nearly 50,000 dollars in debt. I've travelled all over south east asia. i got my heart broken and i also fell in love.
i will never regret coming here but i am really happy to leave. I've come full circle and feel that I am leaving with a clean slate and an open heart!
I'm in a good space!
farewell to the old me.... Look out VANCOUVER!!
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Sunday, February 25, 2007
You Know You're a Maritimer When...
1. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
2."Vacation" means going to Moncton for the weekend.
3. You measure distance in hours.
4.You know several people who have hit a deer.
5. You often switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
6. You use a down filled comforter in the summer.
7. Your Grandparents drive 100 km through 13 feet of snow during raging blizzard without flinching.
8. You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
9.You install security lights on both your house and garage and go and leave both unlocked.
10. You think of the major food groups as: Meat, Fish and Tim Hortons.
11. You carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them.
12. There are seven empty cars running in the parking lot of the Canadian Tire store at any given time.
13. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
14. Driving is better in thewinter because the potholes are filled with snow.
15. Your lingerie consists of tube socks and flannel pajamas.
16. You knowall 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter andConstruction.
17. It takes three hours to go to the store for one item, even when you're in a hurry because you have to stop and
talk to everybody in town.
2."Vacation" means going to Moncton for the weekend.
3. You measure distance in hours.
4.You know several people who have hit a deer.
5. You often switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
6. You use a down filled comforter in the summer.
7. Your Grandparents drive 100 km through 13 feet of snow during raging blizzard without flinching.
8. You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
9.You install security lights on both your house and garage and go and leave both unlocked.
10. You think of the major food groups as: Meat, Fish and Tim Hortons.
11. You carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them.
12. There are seven empty cars running in the parking lot of the Canadian Tire store at any given time.
13. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
14. Driving is better in thewinter because the potholes are filled with snow.
15. Your lingerie consists of tube socks and flannel pajamas.
16. You knowall 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter andConstruction.
17. It takes three hours to go to the store for one item, even when you're in a hurry because you have to stop and
talk to everybody in town.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
The Pyramid & The Fish (haha)
Damn... I'm addicted to YouTube!
I love these guys
Heeeeere fishy fishy fishy!....
I love these guys
Heeeeere fishy fishy fishy!....
The World Spins Madly On
Today was Graduation Day at work. We had strict orders to arrive at the COEX (the GIANT shopping center) by 900am. We got there a little after 9 tho, and i went up to check in and then went for a coffee at starbucks. I came back and my boss was pitching a fit about how i was late... and everyone was waiting for me. I looked around the hall, and well the kids weren't even there yet. The were arriving at 1020... so wha exactly I was late for I will never know. My co-peeps think the was just stresseed out and taking out some frusteration. but i mean... all i did from the time i got there until the kids arrived at 1020am was sit on my ass and text message the other teachers. There was zero logic in being there as early as we were.
AAAAArgh....
anyway, we put the kids in their little cap and gowns.. they looked CUTE... and gave them certificates and awards that we invented out of thin air becasue we had to. I swear.. there were more people at this hall than there were at my university graduation! hahahaha.... You would think they were getting PhD's or something... Kindergarten is DAMN serious business. After the ceremony the parnets bum-rushed the stage and i was pulled in all directions for pictures, posing, flowers and gifts. PS christine's mom gave me the best gift... coffee gift certificates from Starbucks.. HOOOOORAY!! At least i have good coffee until I leave!
the parents were like paparazzi, I have sympathy for rock stars now.
after the shenanegans let up, it was about 1230 so we headed to UNO for some lunch. We started off at O'Kims Micro Brew, but it was not very accomodating... then we tried to go to Jug Jug, but they were booked out for the afternoon... We settled on UNO as a fluke and it turned out t be really delicious. I had one of the best Pizzas I have had in a long time there... nice deep dish chicago style! tasty! had a beer too and headed home...
the bus ride back tot he hood was LOOOOONG.. It took about 1.5 hours in total and because it was so slow I was napping. Needless to say, any plans that we were going to make for going out were put on hold as the three of us on the bus were so fucking exhausted we all went home for a nap... I slept for about 3 hours and woke up just in time to meet my friend NaNa for some food in insadong.. I actually forgot i was supposed to meet her, and was a shade late, but we had some awesome chicken soup and then went to a tea shop and chatted. I'm ging to miss her a lot.
Fears materialized... but were handled with tact!
Stopped at Geckos after that with the girls, had a beer and a chat. I went to pick up a phone card and a woman emerged from the shadows. the conversation went a little like this:
Woman: Hello!
Me: Hi
Woman: What you do?
Me: What?
Woman Me, Sex, $50?
Me: Uh, no!
Woman: Me, go now!
Me: NO!
(followed by me running up te street) hahaha!
I'll miss this place!
AAAAArgh....
anyway, we put the kids in their little cap and gowns.. they looked CUTE... and gave them certificates and awards that we invented out of thin air becasue we had to. I swear.. there were more people at this hall than there were at my university graduation! hahahaha.... You would think they were getting PhD's or something... Kindergarten is DAMN serious business. After the ceremony the parnets bum-rushed the stage and i was pulled in all directions for pictures, posing, flowers and gifts. PS christine's mom gave me the best gift... coffee gift certificates from Starbucks.. HOOOOORAY!! At least i have good coffee until I leave!
the parents were like paparazzi, I have sympathy for rock stars now.
after the shenanegans let up, it was about 1230 so we headed to UNO for some lunch. We started off at O'Kims Micro Brew, but it was not very accomodating... then we tried to go to Jug Jug, but they were booked out for the afternoon... We settled on UNO as a fluke and it turned out t be really delicious. I had one of the best Pizzas I have had in a long time there... nice deep dish chicago style! tasty! had a beer too and headed home...
the bus ride back tot he hood was LOOOOONG.. It took about 1.5 hours in total and because it was so slow I was napping. Needless to say, any plans that we were going to make for going out were put on hold as the three of us on the bus were so fucking exhausted we all went home for a nap... I slept for about 3 hours and woke up just in time to meet my friend NaNa for some food in insadong.. I actually forgot i was supposed to meet her, and was a shade late, but we had some awesome chicken soup and then went to a tea shop and chatted. I'm ging to miss her a lot.
Fears materialized... but were handled with tact!
Stopped at Geckos after that with the girls, had a beer and a chat. I went to pick up a phone card and a woman emerged from the shadows. the conversation went a little like this:
Woman: Hello!
Me: Hi
Woman: What you do?
Me: What?
Woman Me, Sex, $50?
Me: Uh, no!
Woman: Me, go now!
Me: NO!
(followed by me running up te street) hahaha!
I'll miss this place!
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
What Sarah Said...
I was marking the kids final exams, and came upon this GEM!
Somedays... Life in Korea is SO worth it!
Somedays... Life in Korea is SO worth it!
A View to a Kill
The Adventuring continues...
Sunday's excursion was to the raddest and grandest palace in Seoul! I met the Fab Ethan at Anguk Station and we decided that food would be a great option! We headed towards the Palace and up a side street after an hour... we didnt manage to find any food, but we did manage to find some random museums, and the cutest little neighbourhood that I have ever seen...
Finally, we heded to Namaste in Jongno tower for some eats. The Indian food there is tremendous. I was a bit bummed that my trademark meal was not available (the Thali Set) so I settled on some Butter Chicken Curry, Basmati Rice, and Garlic Nan Bread! awesome! With bellies full to the gills we headed to the Palace. I guess if I were well versed in Korean History, I might be able to distinguish the differences between all the Palaces, but to my untrained eye the all just end uo looking the same. It was a beautiful day tho and the sun was shining brilliantly...
We puttered around for awhile and meandered in and out of the buildings... We walked to the very back of the Palace and saw the Blue House, which is the Korean Equivalent of the American White House! I took a picture and the police watched me to make sure I wasnt a spy or anything! Heheh
After the Palace, we were going to have some coffee, however the coffee shops all looked or claimed to be full! So I took E. to ToyKino, a little toy museum that I had stumbled upon last weekend... It was grand, and we had a good time, taking lots of silly pictures and the like!
Finally, The Egg... a quaint shop... coffees were had, and a Hershey Bar too.
The End!
Friday, February 09, 2007
This is the Year
Well... another week has ended. The time is going so quickly here, faster than its ever gone before. I can't believe that I will be leaving so soon! Wow, where does the time go?
Ah the week started off with a bang... literally. Monday morning at 1:30 am I awoke to a loud BANG and a weird warm feeling in my bedroom! I looked out the window, only to discover that the little flower tent across the street from my apartment EXPLODED! The thick black somke came through the open window and immediatly I (like the idiot i am) believe that the North Koreans are attacking... DAMN! i think, upon further consideration, the space heater must have been left on and the LG gas tanks blew.
Went to my private that morning... Seriously, if i had known it would be that easy. This guy RULZ! I have also decided that single hour in the morning is really the highpoint of my entire day.it's all down hill from here! haha
I think the supervisor of the Kindy program is LOSING her mind. we have this winter festival thing next week, OMG, you'd think it was a broadway production... Such utter nonsence! REALLY! I cant wait until this fucking thing is over!!! @.@ monday and tuesday "The MIG" went totally off the rocker! screaming in the hallways, walking around with pseudo-smile, kicking and banging on doors.. im hoping to catch a video of it some time!
work went quickly, and was filled with drama, drama, drama... On wednesday Slim and I went to quiz nite at phillies. a bunch of peeps were at our table, but sheri and I were being total "quiz whores". regardless, it was pretty good and we came in a tie for 1st! YAY! I believe in the power of crossword puzzles and pop culture!
Thursday I came home from tutoring ... and starteding puttering around purging and packing (P&P)... Dear god it is amazing how much crap one person can collect... Seriously i think the hardest part is deciding which DVDs i must sacrifice in order to follow the strict baggage allowance limits on the plane! I am planning on sending 3 boxes, and taking one backpack, one guitar, and one SCHWA! Those of you who know me, know what kind of a daunting task this truly is.
**Nap TIME**
Ah the week started off with a bang... literally. Monday morning at 1:30 am I awoke to a loud BANG and a weird warm feeling in my bedroom! I looked out the window, only to discover that the little flower tent across the street from my apartment EXPLODED! The thick black somke came through the open window and immediatly I (like the idiot i am) believe that the North Koreans are attacking... DAMN! i think, upon further consideration, the space heater must have been left on and the LG gas tanks blew.
Went to my private that morning... Seriously, if i had known it would be that easy. This guy RULZ! I have also decided that single hour in the morning is really the highpoint of my entire day.it's all down hill from here! haha
I think the supervisor of the Kindy program is LOSING her mind. we have this winter festival thing next week, OMG, you'd think it was a broadway production... Such utter nonsence! REALLY! I cant wait until this fucking thing is over!!! @.@ monday and tuesday "The MIG" went totally off the rocker! screaming in the hallways, walking around with pseudo-smile, kicking and banging on doors.. im hoping to catch a video of it some time!
work went quickly, and was filled with drama, drama, drama... On wednesday Slim and I went to quiz nite at phillies. a bunch of peeps were at our table, but sheri and I were being total "quiz whores". regardless, it was pretty good and we came in a tie for 1st! YAY! I believe in the power of crossword puzzles and pop culture!
Thursday I came home from tutoring ... and starteding puttering around purging and packing (P&P)... Dear god it is amazing how much crap one person can collect... Seriously i think the hardest part is deciding which DVDs i must sacrifice in order to follow the strict baggage allowance limits on the plane! I am planning on sending 3 boxes, and taking one backpack, one guitar, and one SCHWA! Those of you who know me, know what kind of a daunting task this truly is.
**Nap TIME**
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Vintage Sesame Street
This stuff is just great!
You guys remember these?
THE YO-YO MASTER (trippy as hell)
WANDA THE WITCH
THE ALLIGATOR KING
THE LADYBUG PICNIC
ah good memories!
You guys remember these?
THE YO-YO MASTER (trippy as hell)
WANDA THE WITCH
THE ALLIGATOR KING
THE LADYBUG PICNIC
ah good memories!
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Rubber Duckie
| You Are the Very Gay Bert and Ernie! |
 Two grown puppets living together, sleeping in the same room? They've even got coordinating striped shirts! |
Monday, January 29, 2007
Looking Back to Me...
im getting nostalgic about returning to the MOTHERLAND!!
I love the news from home...
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/01/29/sled-safety.html
hahahahaha, enjoy
I love the news from home...
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/01/29/sled-safety.html
hahahahaha, enjoy
Friday, January 26, 2007
You & Me
Oh dear.. seems it's been awhile since I've updated this BLOG.. I promise that I will try to keep at it... had a busy weekend, then a crazy week at work, and now here it is... the weekend again. sometimes in korea, if you blink, you might miss it.
so where to begin? last weekend was a good time. i spent saturday afternoon shopping and drinking beer in songtan, the other military base aout 1 hour south of seoul. a few girls went to celebrate gosia's brthday where we kicked off the evening at a little place called SOUL TRAIN. 2000 won beers and 5000 won cocktails later, our "little" group of 11 had dwindled to 3. by 1230, with the birthday girl settled into the hotel for a good nights sleep... Naomi and i were left carousing, dancing and smacking asses toll about 5:00 am... We ended the evening at a little hip-hop club called stereo drinking a soju kettle and conversing with some guy named squeaky (which I am informed is his hasher name). i'm sure he told me his real name several times that evening but I can't seem to remember it.
we then proceeded to the lion's den (?) at least i think that was its name, where we met up with a lively chap named quentin! we hung out with him for the rest of the night and the whole evening turned out to be quite the blast.
I left songtan in the morning at around 11:00am to head back to seoul for a field trip with my favourite artsy fartsy crew (DY and BC). this was BCs last excursion around seoul to take in the sights and she chose to see the prison museum. i will agree with DY that the prison museum was "underwhelming" yes, it was a bit dull. the highlight was the company nonetheless... Funnily the most excitement came from being accosted by the christians on my way to meet up with DY. they simply would not let me pass by them... they kept blocking my way until i was like "I have no fucking time for this".. not to be rude, but really. so you have to block my way by, for this is a sure way for me to not want to listen to you even more... really though... get a life!
after the museum, we headed to insadong... we cruised around and ended up at the usual place.. we had a korean pancake, side dishes, bul-go-gi, and some kind of unnamed root thingy! WTF! good times and good conversations, we then headed to a coffee shop/wine bar. I had "lemon tea", which was ... i think ... hot country time lemonade! whatever... it was still nice!
said BYE to BC and came home... sunday over and the week staring me in the face!
so where to begin? last weekend was a good time. i spent saturday afternoon shopping and drinking beer in songtan, the other military base aout 1 hour south of seoul. a few girls went to celebrate gosia's brthday where we kicked off the evening at a little place called SOUL TRAIN. 2000 won beers and 5000 won cocktails later, our "little" group of 11 had dwindled to 3. by 1230, with the birthday girl settled into the hotel for a good nights sleep... Naomi and i were left carousing, dancing and smacking asses toll about 5:00 am... We ended the evening at a little hip-hop club called stereo drinking a soju kettle and conversing with some guy named squeaky (which I am informed is his hasher name). i'm sure he told me his real name several times that evening but I can't seem to remember it.
we then proceeded to the lion's den (?) at least i think that was its name, where we met up with a lively chap named quentin! we hung out with him for the rest of the night and the whole evening turned out to be quite the blast.
I left songtan in the morning at around 11:00am to head back to seoul for a field trip with my favourite artsy fartsy crew (DY and BC). this was BCs last excursion around seoul to take in the sights and she chose to see the prison museum. i will agree with DY that the prison museum was "underwhelming" yes, it was a bit dull. the highlight was the company nonetheless... Funnily the most excitement came from being accosted by the christians on my way to meet up with DY. they simply would not let me pass by them... they kept blocking my way until i was like "I have no fucking time for this".. not to be rude, but really. so you have to block my way by, for this is a sure way for me to not want to listen to you even more... really though... get a life!
after the museum, we headed to insadong... we cruised around and ended up at the usual place.. we had a korean pancake, side dishes, bul-go-gi, and some kind of unnamed root thingy! WTF! good times and good conversations, we then headed to a coffee shop/wine bar. I had "lemon tea", which was ... i think ... hot country time lemonade! whatever... it was still nice!
said BYE to BC and came home... sunday over and the week staring me in the face!
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Arrrgh Matey!
Some of you may know, I am reading "ONE PIECE", it is a fantastic Manga published by Shonen!! Awesome... I am reading book 6 right now, and I am totally hooked! Monkey D. Luffy is so cool... But I like the "master of the three sword technique" best of all!
Portions of Foxes
"The Two Brothers" Korea War Memorial, 2007
hehe... Staying in on the weekend is a really great thing to do. I have a lot more energy and I actually get to see some of Seoul and hang out with my friends without being hungover. This is the second weekend of staying in and I am quite enjoying it. So today's adventure **Drum Roll** War Memorial of Korea
Headed to samgakji station at about 1100 to meet up with BC and DY (duckling yellow) for some much needed social time and gossip. BC is going home really soon... and that sucks, so it is really nice to be able to see some stuff with her before she heads for the green, green, grass of home! We stopped for some coffee and cheese cake at Jeremy's Coffee Shop... YUM! then set our sights on the Museum.
I've been to that museum before, and I found it to be quite dull... Of course, the second time around didnt disappoint, it was STILL as dull as it was the first time... But, again, i was there for the socializing and not the actual museum... I took some silly pictures outside... Random shots, and some nice ones inside as well... We chatted lots, and I talked to astrid while wandering around the model of a "refugee Camp".... Ahhhh... The weather was pretty good, and clear, so the sky was fantastic...
Soldiers Helmet Mosiac
Picked up by a Soldier!
A lunchtime Fondle
Servicing the Troops
We stopped for some K-food... Finally getting poor DY to eat something as he's been under the weather for over a week now! We then decided it would be a great idea to head to the DVD guys in Yongsan to see if they had anything good to buy! For a change I left empty handed in terms of DVDs (i did however buy some CD-Rs that were apparently 800MB, got them home to discover they were labeled 800 but only had 700MB on the disc :(....oh bother) Looks Like I'll just make some CDs with them...
haha... BC picked up the new "Rocky Balboa" film... and though she claims that it isn't for her... I have my suspicions that perhaps she is secretely in LOVE with Sylvester Stallone!!!
Saturday, January 13, 2007
My Favourite Game
...INDECISION...
yes, this is my new favourite game! I'm here, I'm not... I'm staying, I'm going... Noodles or rice... hard rock or classics....
DAMN, sometimes life just throws you curve after curve...
one thing I know for sure...
I AM IN LOVE
above everything else this girl makes me happy and complete, we complimant each other and care about each other... this is the one time that the playing field is completely equal. after agonizing over this for over a month and deciding and undeciding time and time again! I will be leaving... sometime mid-end april. The love affair with Korea is done, and its time for me to move on. to move forward... To stop being scared to live my life the way i want to live it.
Schwa and I are going to Vancouver.
its TIME!
yes, this is my new favourite game! I'm here, I'm not... I'm staying, I'm going... Noodles or rice... hard rock or classics....
DAMN, sometimes life just throws you curve after curve...
one thing I know for sure...
I AM IN LOVE
above everything else this girl makes me happy and complete, we complimant each other and care about each other... this is the one time that the playing field is completely equal. after agonizing over this for over a month and deciding and undeciding time and time again! I will be leaving... sometime mid-end april. The love affair with Korea is done, and its time for me to move on. to move forward... To stop being scared to live my life the way i want to live it.
Schwa and I are going to Vancouver.
its TIME!
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting...
Sorry to keep posting, but i read this and was like WTF?!?!? How does this shit keep happening?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army said Friday it would apologize to the families of about 275 officers killed or wounded in action who were mistakenly sent letters urging them to return to active duty.
The letters were sent a few days after Christmas to more than 5,100 Army officers who had recently left the service. Included were letters to about 75 officers killed in action and about 200 wounded in action.
"Army personnel officials are contacting those officers' families now to personally apologize for erroneously sending the letters," the Army said in a brief news release issued Friday night.
The Army did not say how or when the mistake was discovered. It said the database normally used for such correspondence with former officers had been "thoroughly reviewed" to remove the names of wounded or dead soldiers.
"But an earlier list was used inadvertently for the December mailings," the Army statement said, adding that the Army is apologizing to those officers and families affected and "regrets any confusion."
"I'm Sorry", Yeah, that'll do!!! RETARDS
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army said Friday it would apologize to the families of about 275 officers killed or wounded in action who were mistakenly sent letters urging them to return to active duty.
The letters were sent a few days after Christmas to more than 5,100 Army officers who had recently left the service. Included were letters to about 75 officers killed in action and about 200 wounded in action.
"Army personnel officials are contacting those officers' families now to personally apologize for erroneously sending the letters," the Army said in a brief news release issued Friday night.
The Army did not say how or when the mistake was discovered. It said the database normally used for such correspondence with former officers had been "thoroughly reviewed" to remove the names of wounded or dead soldiers.
"But an earlier list was used inadvertently for the December mailings," the Army statement said, adding that the Army is apologizing to those officers and families affected and "regrets any confusion."
"I'm Sorry", Yeah, that'll do!!! RETARDS
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