1. With tons of work, Mi Nam, and friends waiting for me back in Cheonan, I woke up frustrated. I can't believe I slept in so late!!!
2. What better way to cheer myself up than to splurge on the new white Adidas hoodie I've been eyeing the past day or so... sweet!
3. Crap hit the fan today at Busan station. After realizing that tickets had been selling out like hotcakes, I was forced to do nothing but take a later train and have to transfer in Daejon. Seo tried explaining this to me in detail but it only served to annoy me. I know he meant well, but, I had a headache, I was tired, I was hungry and I just really wanted to be in Cheonan. I knew I couldn't afford the time I was wasting away in the Busan KTX station. And then, if we weren't feeling stressed enough, he blurted out that his friend's father died. I thought it a little too coincidental and so I ignored his story. I was in no mood to stop and be all like, "Oh baby... are you ok?" Honestly, I don't know if he was expecting me to do that or not but it wasn't a good situation.
4. Our good-bye at KTX was definitely not one they'll be putting in one of those blockbuster romance movies, that's for sure. I got up, walked away and then struggled with my ticket in the machine. Seo ran up to help me, then sneaked a quick kiss and then I left.
5. Boarded the train all sad and upset. Beside me sat this older business man. He turned to me, offered me a tissue and then asked me my name. His name was Mr. Lee and he was an investor in Seoul.
6. Mr. Lee gave me his business card and made me pinky swear that I'd visit him. He had asked me what if I missed Canada. I didn't know what to say and so I responded with, "I miss my mom's cooking!" And so, on that note, he told me that he'd love to get his wife to cook me a meal. I know it's not the same but I definitely appreciated the sweet gesture.
7. Gotta love Koreans... and Korean kids!!! While waiting for my transfer train, I sat on the train platform. Some random mother and her three little girls came and sat beside me. None of them spoke English but the middle girl (probably about age 7) tried to talk to me. She offered me some dried shrimp and so I told her in Korean that I thought it was disgusted. She laughed at my quick comment and started asking me a bunch of questions.... where am I from, what's my name... etc. Next thing I know it, she's climbing up on my leg. Only in Korea would some mother let their kid sit on some stranger's knee. I love it. Koreans seem so innocent in nature, in so many ways. Westerners tend to be too uptight about things and so we always quick to expect the worse.
8. Arrived back in Cheonan. Seo still hadn't texted me. I was sure he would, but he didn't.
9. Met up with Sean and Ki Dong from work. We headed out for fish. Three years ago I would have squirmed in my seat at the sight of these fish slapped down on a plate but now... wow, I love it! We chowed down on fish, about a million side dishes and then headed to Coffee Bean for coffee.
10. Tomorrow midterms start and so I had to plug away at that tonight, making last minute changes to my test and making sure it was just right.
QUESTION OF THE DAY...
When did we lose our innocence?
QUOTE OF THE DAY...
Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.
-- Louis D. Brandeis
As the story has it, one day I headed to the opposite side of the globe – the Flipside. I arrived in Korea February 16th, 2005 and thought I’d do a year, then leave. I was wrong. I stayed, launched my first company, Flipside Fitness, and then opened Korea's largest boxing club, Hulk's Boxing (now called Hulk's Club).
After 11.5yrs in Korea, I then picked up one day and returned to Toronto, Canada. But then I left again.
Now I live in the Philippines where I am the CEO and head coach of Empowered Clubhouse, the Philippines' first and only boxing clubhouse exclusively just for women. I also am the founder of the Lil' Sistas Project, CEO and designer of Slay Gear and Baa Baa Black Sheep .Ph.
5 comments:
Love the story of the little girl climbing on your lap. I was just thinking about the innocence & kindness of Korea/Koreans while I was riding the Metro this weekend. I was sitting down and a girl was standing in front of me carrying a big shopping bag. In Korea, an ajumma would have reached right out and taken her bag to hold for her. I so wanted to do that, but then I realized where I was.
So sad.
Sorry to hear about the situation with Seo.
Hope your midterms go smoothly!
hmmm... since you were not exactly nice to Seo, why should he text you and not the other way around? It doesn't hurt to give in once in a while. In fact, it's the base in which relationships are built: admitting we're wrong once in a while.
Seo was wrong?should he text you??
think...He wasn't wrong.
ok guys shut the hell up, seo was the guy who did wrong, as usual
amy is being amy, being independent and not giving in to a guy and giving sympathy...some might think that she has high expectations, she deserves to! i mean how many women are like her? NONE
strong, hot, smart, teacher, able to move to another country, bi (almost tri i think? you know some polish right?) lingual, violin, piano, etc
no one is like her and she doesnt have to settle for guys who are obseesive about the girl AFTER ITS OVER
Wow... where do I begin to address these comments?!
Dear Anonymous #3,
Thank you. I appreciate the shout-outs to me and all the props but you and I both know that no matter what you or I say, this person will remain ignorant and will think what ever they want. I appreciate your support though, seriously. Thank you!
Oh, and by the way, yes, I do know some Polish... English, Korean, French and Polsih (a little Polish though)
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