It's snowing. In the middle of freaking March.
Also, today I promised 7 of my best grade three students that I would go with them to RedMango in Seoul over Summer Vacation. Can I get in trouble for that? I am not buying their yogurt, and they are not buying mine. They had never heard of it, and I was shocked BECAUSE IT'S KOREAN. And, it's in the U.S. Buuuuut, there are no locations in Incheon (we checked) so I said I'd take them to the closest Seoul location.
That's it.
Hooray snow!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Car and Driver
On my way to work every morning, I must walk on a sidewalk beside a small road that leads to my school. My school is tucked back behind some apartments and government buildings and there is a small street leading to it from the main road. This street is just one lane each direction, with speed bumps intended to encourage drivers to proceed with caution. Between the hours of 7:45 and 8:30, this street is teeming with students. Between my school, the boys middle school next door and the elementary school just a bit further down the road, there are easily 1000+ students (I'm guessing here... my school and the boys school each have 700 students, plus the elementary school, with most walking) walking this street to their respective schools. Only one side of the street has a sidewalk, and so students must cross the street (from the apartment building entrances) to walk safely. Generally the students walk on the sidewalks but when there are too many students (or piled-up snow on the sidewalk), some may walk on the shoulder of the street.
It is thoroughly disconcerting the speed at which most of these cars drive. some of the apartment entrances that the students walk out of are blind turns, making it extremely difficult for them to see oncoming traffic. Cars speed by, hardly slowing at all for the speed humps, and blaring their horn as if to warn the 7 year-olds, "if you don't get out of my way, you're roadkill"
It totally freaks me out. Today, I saw some girls peaking around their blind corner at the entrance to their apartment complex as an SUV came barreling down the street. They lept back as the horn let off a lengthy screeching "outta my way" warning to the students.
There are 6 year olds walking to school on this street. Have some care, you imbeciles. That could be your kid you nearly miss as you rush to beat the traffic to your shitty desk job.
It is thoroughly disconcerting the speed at which most of these cars drive. some of the apartment entrances that the students walk out of are blind turns, making it extremely difficult for them to see oncoming traffic. Cars speed by, hardly slowing at all for the speed humps, and blaring their horn as if to warn the 7 year-olds, "if you don't get out of my way, you're roadkill"
It totally freaks me out. Today, I saw some girls peaking around their blind corner at the entrance to their apartment complex as an SUV came barreling down the street. They lept back as the horn let off a lengthy screeching "outta my way" warning to the students.
There are 6 year olds walking to school on this street. Have some care, you imbeciles. That could be your kid you nearly miss as you rush to beat the traffic to your shitty desk job.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Video
hahahahaha. Maybe you won't find this as funny as I did, but jesus, everything about this meal was hysterical. I was in stitches the entire time we ate (which was a long time given the expansive nature of our four-course feast).
The rest of my week.
My week went fairly well with my family, minus the little hiccups of getting a stomach virus, my sister getting said stomach virus, and my dad getting on my nerves. Perhaps my being sensitive about my dad, but he sure does know how to drive me crazy.
Anyhow, while I was at work, the family explore various places including Chinatown, Gwanghwamun plaza, the Seoul Museum of Art and Deoksugung Palace. A little jealous because I still haven't seen the Andy Warhol exhibit at the Seoul Museum of Art and it's been on my to-do list for like six years. Ok, so 3 months, but still.
On Thursday night we headed to Sinchon in Seoul for a little Gogi Buffet, which is basically all you can eat Korean bbq. You can have just about anything, from pork to kalbi to steak to bulgogi to fish to octopus to chicken to samgyeopsal, plus rice, plus all you can drink soda, plus some sides (kimchi, sundae, ddeok, etc) for the very fair and reasonable price of just 8,900 won. I ate to my heart's content and then decided I will never eat that much again so long as I live. Except for the other 5 or 6 times I return to that same exact restaurant.
Friday night, met up with the family in Seoul and walked along Chonggyecheon stream a ways and then headed to Myeong-dong for a bit of shopping and people seeing. Got a new skirt at Forever 21. Then went to the NEW H&M that they just opened up two weeks ago. OH. MY. GOD. It's amazing. The outside of the building is all white with lights and a characteristically tiny red H&M sign. The inside was pure genius, with beautiful groupings of clothing, hung artistically and whimsically. Really, the design of the store was genius. Unfortunately, because the store was so new, it was INSANELY crowded. We are talking at least 800 people were in that store at one time, probably more than that. The line for the fitting rooms (which are on every floor) was 12 people long, in spite of the presence of over 25 stalls for changing. At H&M Mel got a plaid button down shirt and I got the cutest coat on the face of the planet. Pictures to come soon. The we went to TGIFridays for dinner. hahahahaha.
Now pictures of Chonggyecheon.
xoxo,
A
Anyhow, while I was at work, the family explore various places including Chinatown, Gwanghwamun plaza, the Seoul Museum of Art and Deoksugung Palace. A little jealous because I still haven't seen the Andy Warhol exhibit at the Seoul Museum of Art and it's been on my to-do list for like six years. Ok, so 3 months, but still.
On Thursday night we headed to Sinchon in Seoul for a little Gogi Buffet, which is basically all you can eat Korean bbq. You can have just about anything, from pork to kalbi to steak to bulgogi to fish to octopus to chicken to samgyeopsal, plus rice, plus all you can drink soda, plus some sides (kimchi, sundae, ddeok, etc) for the very fair and reasonable price of just 8,900 won. I ate to my heart's content and then decided I will never eat that much again so long as I live. Except for the other 5 or 6 times I return to that same exact restaurant.
Friday night, met up with the family in Seoul and walked along Chonggyecheon stream a ways and then headed to Myeong-dong for a bit of shopping and people seeing. Got a new skirt at Forever 21. Then went to the NEW H&M that they just opened up two weeks ago. OH. MY. GOD. It's amazing. The outside of the building is all white with lights and a characteristically tiny red H&M sign. The inside was pure genius, with beautiful groupings of clothing, hung artistically and whimsically. Really, the design of the store was genius. Unfortunately, because the store was so new, it was INSANELY crowded. We are talking at least 800 people were in that store at one time, probably more than that. The line for the fitting rooms (which are on every floor) was 12 people long, in spite of the presence of over 25 stalls for changing. At H&M Mel got a plaid button down shirt and I got the cutest coat on the face of the planet. Pictures to come soon. The we went to TGIFridays for dinner. hahahahaha.
Now pictures of Chonggyecheon.
this is the start of Chonggyecheon Stream. Preeeeeetty.
blurry.
Melly!
This little guy is Haechi, the mascot of Seoul. I LOVE HIM.
xoxo,
A
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