September 11, 2007

• Busy much?

  Yes, so busy and hectic that I just entered an entry without even writing anything.
  These days, my days are PACKED UP THE WAZOO! I love that word, by the way. It rhymes with kazoo... haven't touched those things since elementary school... I remember that those were very annoying.

  Um yeah, that was off topic. Anyways, I feel like so much has changed over the two weeks I was gone. It is strange how full and vivid life is once you go outside of the norm. Korea already seems like faded dream.

  Mmm, so the highlights! Going to shop at Dong Dae Moon, for sure! I love how you just go there at random hours of the night and shop till you drop. I went at around 11PM and just haggled my way around until like 4 in the morning. And since I was indoors most of the time, I never felt the time pass. And the nightlife around there is pretty crazy (sometimes too crazy; my cousin and friends warned me of not so savory characters prowling around at night). But there's still tons of people around that late. That never happens in the States unless it's Mardi Gras or something (I don't know, just giving an example). BUT THE HAGGLING! It's like playing a psychological game of how low can you go before the seller gets mad, haha. It's pretty funny and at times annoying how the vendors try so hard to sell their stuff. But hey, they have to make a living, too. I also saw a celebrity, but I almost did not recognize her since she was so short and quiet... and no makeup, which is like a taboo for women in Korea... We'll discuss that later. If you've watched Coffee Prince, it's the lady who plays Gong Yoo's mom... She is pretty in real life, too. Just... short... But then again, I am a giant over there. You'd think 5'6" is average height... but over there, it's like I am walking on stilts. Good for me in crowded subways, though, since I can see where I am going. Oh, which also makes buying shoes difficult, because my size 8 feet is at the far end of the available shoe sizes. That was quite disappointing... so many cute shoes, but none my size!

  Oh, the food~~~ Thankfully, my cousin knew a lot of good places to eat around Seoul, so I had good food everyday~ The desserts are like quite expensive, but worth every penny (or won?) I will probably post pics on facebook, haha. But MAN, I totally forgot about the mosquitoes! They are VICIOUS and HUGE. I can see the proboscis (however it's spelled) on those buggers. I had some hideous bites... *shudders*

  I wish I can go back soon~ It was just so much fun, experience the life, the culture, and meeting new people there. AND THE SHOPPING. Did I mention how ridiculous the prices were for American brands? I was checking out Rocks and Diesels and my GOD. My eyebrows shot up to my forehead. But then again, they have a lot of rarer, hard to find jeans over there... but still, that does not justify the prices...

  Anyways, I am typing this at work, because I have no other time to procrastinate on a computer. Our nursing professor told us to say good bye to our social life, let alone personal life... so yeah... It is going to be a longggggggg semester...

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