Blogs from South Korea, Asia - page 347
November 19th 2004
Leaving Korea Part 2 Jeremy: Immediately after we put in our 30 days notice, we headed for the old Silla capital of Gyeongju. (Jen: Getting there was in itself quite an adventure. We had called the English tourist line to find out the best way to get there. We were told we could take the express bus to Nopo-dong where we would catch the next bus to the capital. This would save us about 40 minutes time and we were in need of all the extra time we could get. We stood waiting in front of the line for the 2002 bus. Everyone around us was hopping on buses, but the one we needed didn’t seem to come. We spent over an hour waiting for it and it was supposed to run every 20 minutes. Finally ... read more
November 12th 2004
Leaving Korea-Part 1 (Jeremy writing) It has been an interesting few weeks to say the least, and there is much to chronicle. I will start by saying that we are making this post from Japan. Our teaching job in Korea became untenable, so we made the move to the place where we had originally intended to come. How we got here is a story in itself that will require several posts. So I will begin in the beginning: our gradual slide into extreme dislike for our job. (Jen writing) My slide was not gradual and it started long ago. Everything you could say about what you did not want in a manger, he epitomized. To be brief about my numerous annoyances, he was a habitual liar and only did things to the school’s detriment. (Jeremy again) ... read more
November 9th 2004
hello again everyone. here're some pictures of halloween here in good old pusan, and also some of lindsays bday outing. in my costumes defence...it was two nights before halloween and i still didn't have any costume ideas. i was watching tv and tomb raider was on...it's a pretty easy cosutme to get together so i figured "what the heck?" and don't worry, the guns weren't loaded!! :) lindsay's bday was this past weekend. it was a great day. we went out and had all you can eat brunch at the merriot hotel....and did we ever show them the meaning of all you can eat! i must have had at least 4 plates. it was all typical western style breakfast. it was great...omlettes, home fries, pancakes, bacon, sausage, lots of fruit...wonderful!then we relaxed on the beach for ... read more
October 26th 2004
now i know everyone loves to see drunken pictures, so i've added some here...try to guess which ones i'm sober in, it'll be a fun! stay tuned for what i'm sure will be some great halloween pictures :)... read more
October 24th 2004
ok, so here's the down low on the night life in pusan it's very similar to back home....sometimes a little dirty, sometimes a little smokey, and there's always dancing and drinking to be had. there are some slight differences however....first of all, let me introduce the "squatter" or in other words a hole in the floor instead of a toilet (please see attached picture, courtesy of my sister lindsay). next...the bars are open for as long as you want them to be, which is great, but makes for some very VERY late nights and the last that i will mention...the men. i swear there must be something in the water that makes the men here impervious to rejection....they just keep coming back for more and more! it's really starting to get ridiculous. hmmm, where shall i ... read more
ode to a smell...that smell, that smelly smell. That smelly smell that smells...smelly :)
Published: October 23rd 2004Asia » South KoreaOctober 23rd 2004
smells sewage cabbage stomach heaves lunch lost mint please lungs pine pure oxygen .....well, not so much an ode really, more like a haiku. the smell of pusan just brings out the poet in me! who'dathunk it? If only I could bottle it, i'd make millions! :P in fact, i think it would make a great tourism campaign!...."come to pusan! we stink!" anyhoo, hope you enjoyed my attempt to describe the stench.... read more
October 23rd 2004
...note to self: don\'t eat the stinky ones ok, so this one time when i was a kid i had a traumatic experience involving mothballs. i was at my aunts house and i saw a round, white peppermint. now i sure do love mints, so with no further thought i popped the \'mint\' into my mouth. thanks for nothing mr. olefactory! much to my surprise instead of minty freshness i met with an awful napthalene surprise! yes...it was a mothball. needless to say i spit it out, and to make a long story short i seriously thought i was going to die for the whole 2 hour ride home. so, what is the point of this rivetting story, you may ask? here it is....there are mothballs everywhere! i smell them on the subway, in stores, ... read more
October 23rd 2004
please sir, may i have some more?......beans.....in my icecream? NO, NO, NO, not in the icecream!.....oh,oh thank god...it was only a dream! but wait.....it wasn't a dream, it's all coming back to me!!!!.................now here's an equation for you scholarly types: take a regular serving of vanilla ice cream, add 1/4 cup jujubes, then 1oz. of cherry syrup and a sprinkling of conflakes. now, add some beans! what do you get, what DO you get? (hint: not a tasty treat!). yes, it's true people. the holy sanctity of icecream has been bastardized. here's the whole sordid story: i was walking down the street one day, totally minding my own business when i thought to myself 'wouldn't some icecream be great right now?' so, i popped into the nearest corner store and perused the frozen treat selection. ... read more
