Highlights of my Day... Monday, June 4

1. Well, truth be known, I seriously only got 2 hours of sleep last night.... damn that msn!!! My sleeping patterns have been so wacked lately and so I feel like I'm working on half a brain cell. Staying up on msn all night with a friend definitely didn't help my situation. At first I considered staying up all night. I figured that instead of sleeping the two hours, I could hit the gym, clean my house, go grab a coffee (or two) and then head out to my morning tea meeting. Well, it didn't quite work out that way. Five minutes after I sat down on the couch, I was out like a light... but for only two hours!

2. Woke up feeling worse having had such a teaser of a sleep. Met up with Mr. Cheonan Trump for an early morning tea and, as we nibbled on a light breakfast together, we started talking about relationships (like I don't already kill that issue on my own.. hehe). He was all curious about my first kiss. Turns out his first kiss was when he was 21. I thought that was pretty cute.

3. Cause of my meeting with Mr. Cheonan Trump, I was in such a good mood. He's such a sweetheart to me and I enjoy his company. It was still pretty early and so I had a good three hours to kill before I had to head to school. So, I jumped in a cab and headed off to my old stomping grounds in Cheonan, where I use to teach at a hagwan.

4. Before I stopped by my hagwan, I decided to check out my old gym. It's been quite some time since I've been there. For awhile the gym was closed and so that was when we all started to wander off our own ways. Mr. Park and his wife moved to America so that he could take his bodybuilding international. Mook moved back to Chungju, Young Un got swamped with family responsibilities (father got ill), but Woo stayed at the gym.

5. As I exited the gym's elevator, I saw this total cutie. I totally checked him out but then, when he turned around, I was totally shocked... it was Woo! Oh my gosh! Since the last time I saw him, he's ditched his glasses and got laser eye surgery, beefed up a lot, cut his hair super short and has definitely turned into quite the hottie! I didn't know whether to feel disturbed for totally checking out my buddy or fascinated that he looks so great! We chatted for a bit and promised to hang out again, like we use to. I really do miss him and my old friends from the gym, I especially miss Mook.

6. Headed over to my old school, where I use to work when I first came to Korea. Immediately when I walked in, I was greeted with a huge smile from one of my former kindergarten students, Charles. I remember when he first joined my class. He didn't speak English and he was quite the pudgy shy boy. But now... wow, so different! He wrapped his arms around my waist and rambled on and on about school and how he missed me. I felt so happy and so proud of him... my little Charles, no longer the pudgy shy boy. He's thinned out, got taller and is super hyper, not to mention his English is awesome now! He's really come into his own! It was awesome to see the rest of my students from my old kindergarten homeroom class too. I love those mini Korean!

7. Got a chance to chat with the Captain. Turns out he reads my homepage... oh my gosh! It seems like every once in awhile someone randomly drops hint about my homepage and I'm surprised. I really didn't think many people read it, not too mention knew that I even had one for them to read... wild!

8. Off to the university I went. Today my students were starting their presentations and so I was looking forward to a short but entertaining class. Well, I guess that was too much to ask from my Monday's class. They always seem to lack in motivation and so huge minus points for the lack of body language and interest in their presentations. I don't know what it is about this class but it drains me.

9. You know I'm either not normal or am too bored (or both) when I get all excited about some plants I bought yesterday. Yesterday while I was walking around with Young Chan, I saw this huge plant, actually it's more like a tree. It was love at first sight... I just had to buy it. I ended up bargaining with the lady and walked out having bought TWO and scored a free little plant ("service"). They were suppose to be delivered them at 9pm tonight but it wasn't until 9:50pm when they arrived. I wasn't impressed but was so happy they were here. They look AWESOME! Mind ya, for the price I paid for the one, it better look awesome! Now I know I really shouldn't be investing money into my house considering I don't know if I'll be staying another year or not, but, if I do stay... here's the renovations and additions I'm considering:

... re-wallpaper my house
... re-wax the floors
... buy new blinds
... buy curtains
... take out the clothes racks in the office and place my red couch in the office
... buy a new white leather couch for my family room
... buy a Korean dining table (one of those one's that's like a foot tall)
... buy more plants
... buy a tall lamp
... fix the tiles in my entrance way

10. Around 11pm I tried to go to bed early but was woken up by a call from some Korean lady going on and old about I don't know what. I tried to answer her million and one questions but I'm sure I just agreed to something...hehehe. Did I just agree to give her my first child?! Hahaha. Anyway, it's probably not a big deal but the phone call kind of worried me. Who was this mysterious lady... was she the flower shop lady? My landlady? My friend's mom? Hmm...

QUESTION OF THE DAY...
Am I boring you?

QUOTE OF THE DAY...
Regret for wasted time is more wasted time.
-- Mason Cooley