sorry about mentioning new posts and leaving you with none. As it turns out I have had a run of pretty crummy luck this past week. I got a mild sore throat about a week ago that got gradually worse with time. I can't drum up too many sympathy points though because I have friends leaving Korea and have been out almost every night and have done a pretty poor job taking care of myself.
Last night I skipped a good friend's going away party to try and finally kill this thing. I am waking up around 10 AM (after about 13 hours worth of sleep) and finding myself in worse shape than ever before. I have already called my coteacher to let her know that despite my best efforts I will be relenting to the treatment of a foreign hospital. This should be fun!! I went on WebMD and I really can't figure out what this is. It has closed up almost completely today and I really can't do much of anything without it hurting. It's by far the worst sore throat I've ever had so I am really hoping I can get into a hospital today (it's a national holiday here so I wonder how many will be open).
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Vacay
I was in Busan this past weekend and wrote a vague and poorly written synopsis - coming soon to a city near you!!
To quote the wise Samuel L.
"Hold on to your butts."
since this is just a filler I thought it might be nice to throw in this observation--
How awesome is it that of my 16 followers one is myself (done by accident) and two are my mom!
To quote the wise Samuel L.
"Hold on to your butts."
since this is just a filler I thought it might be nice to throw in this observation--
How awesome is it that of my 16 followers one is myself (done by accident) and two are my mom!
Don't Tread on Me
No taxation without representation, I do declare.
The Backdrop:
I received and paid for my heating bill in these past few days but it turned out to be an exorbitant fee. I have on good word that I was not unjustly charged and that it comes at a fairly standard rate. The only problem in my particular situation is that (a) I have no control over when my heat is turned on or off and (b) the heating in my apartment works poorly and I really don't have heat at all. They could just make a number and I'd be essentially forced to pay it without even having the ability to influence the price.
My thermostat has actually been punched through the wall which coincides with my current predicament. One might wonder why I have not complained to apartment management. Well~ I have!! After inspection and through translation I was told that "There might be a problem with the pipes. We could try and investigate and repair but there is a chance that your apartment might blow up."
As you can imagine, though I don't think I was actually given a choice (nor should I have been), I passed. I sit here now dejected and despaired, a young man of 23 who has no choice but to pay King George's ransom.
A bright note is that it actually got over 60 degrees today - still trying to find out what land I stepped into where this happens. Should come crashing back to reality soon!
Yes, I watched the John Adams series on HBO and yes, it was quite good!
The Backdrop:
I received and paid for my heating bill in these past few days but it turned out to be an exorbitant fee. I have on good word that I was not unjustly charged and that it comes at a fairly standard rate. The only problem in my particular situation is that (a) I have no control over when my heat is turned on or off and (b) the heating in my apartment works poorly and I really don't have heat at all. They could just make a number and I'd be essentially forced to pay it without even having the ability to influence the price.
My thermostat has actually been punched through the wall which coincides with my current predicament. One might wonder why I have not complained to apartment management. Well~ I have!! After inspection and through translation I was told that "There might be a problem with the pipes. We could try and investigate and repair but there is a chance that your apartment might blow up."
As you can imagine, though I don't think I was actually given a choice (nor should I have been), I passed. I sit here now dejected and despaired, a young man of 23 who has no choice but to pay King George's ransom.
A bright note is that it actually got over 60 degrees today - still trying to find out what land I stepped into where this happens. Should come crashing back to reality soon!
Yes, I watched the John Adams series on HBO and yes, it was quite good!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
woo hoo some more!!
A few bits and pieces ::
- My Uncle Patrick is in Spring Branch with my parents this week and I was able to Skype with him a little bit!!
- Finished Catch 22 -- it was fantastic and I think I need to read it again quite soon.
- My friend Ben will be the new Okey Dokey (private academy) English teacher at Hae Song so I will be seeing him every day. Okey Dokey is their program's nickname.
- My Uncle Patrick is in Spring Branch with my parents this week and I was able to Skype with him a little bit!!
- Finished Catch 22 -- it was fantastic and I think I need to read it again quite soon.
- My friend Ben will be the new Okey Dokey (private academy) English teacher at Hae Song so I will be seeing him every day. Okey Dokey is their program's nickname.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
woo hoo!!
I got Rosetta Stone up and runnin' --
Italian, Spanish & Korean with the emphasis being Korean of course!!
Italian, Spanish & Korean with the emphasis being Korean of course!!
Monday, February 8, 2010
An Entry from my Memoirs
Dated 4 February 2010
I can not figure out if the women who work at McDonald's at the E-Mart food court (where I frequent for grocery shopping and snackery) gawk at me because they think I'm a handsome foreigner or if they do it because they think I eat at McDonald's too much.
I think the answer lies somewhere in the middle leaning towards the latter. They have shamed me from consuming McD's.
I can not figure out if the women who work at McDonald's at the E-Mart food court (where I frequent for grocery shopping and snackery) gawk at me because they think I'm a handsome foreigner or if they do it because they think I eat at McDonald's too much.
I think the answer lies somewhere in the middle leaning towards the latter. They have shamed me from consuming McD's.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
K-Pop
The big song in Korea right now is "Oh" by Girl's Generation (aka So Nyeo Shi Dae or SNSD). I guess I never really explained the Korean music business but I think I mentioned that a new hit will be played ad nauseum. The music biz in Korea is faaaaaaaaaaar less varied compared to the US.
SNSD is a group of 9 girls who were all signed at an early age, given dance and singing lessons, and then placed into a group by their record label. It's not quite the garage band scene associated with many American groups. There will only be 5-10 different music groups on the radio. This means that when a new hit comes out you hear it, a lot! Fortunately, I enjoy about 95% of the songs that come out so it's not that bad for me. If you give them a listen I am sure you will find them pretty catchy:
Oh by SNSD
Gee by SNSD (older song by Girl's Generation)
SNSD is a group of 9 girls who were all signed at an early age, given dance and singing lessons, and then placed into a group by their record label. It's not quite the garage band scene associated with many American groups. There will only be 5-10 different music groups on the radio. This means that when a new hit comes out you hear it, a lot! Fortunately, I enjoy about 95% of the songs that come out so it's not that bad for me. If you give them a listen I am sure you will find them pretty catchy:
Oh by SNSD
Gee by SNSD (older song by Girl's Generation)
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