2. Finished handing out the midterm marks and I felt so bad when I handed them out to my dance class students. There's some really hard working students in this class but they just can't seem to retain the lessons I teach. English is their weak subject. Today I had my second successful class with them... we definitely bonded.
3. Gave one student an exam today cause she's been sick for quite some time. However, during her exam, I pulled out my lunch. I wasn't about to break my clean eating strek and I was due for my third meal of the day. I tried to make it a quickly by not cooking some of my eggs but she starred in horror though as I downed 3 raw eggs, 2 boiled eggs and one sweet potato... hehehe.
4. My shipment from Bodybuilding.com FINALLY came in and just my luck not only was one thing missing from the shipment but the new security guard in my building who had it gave me such a hard time. For some strange reason he has my apartment still registered under Byung Ryang's name and so he kept on asking me where Byung Ryang was. Even after I pointed out that the name on the box read my name, Amy, he still gave me a hard time. During our little spat, one of my friends who also lives in Sambu noticed me and so he came over to help. I briefly explained to him, he then said something to the security man and exactly one minute later I had my package in hand. Cool. The security man apologized... over and over, which I thought was rather strange and so I asked my friend, "What did you say to him in Korean?" His answer, "I told him Byung Ryang is dead." ...that's terrible!!! Mind ya, it made for a really good laugh.
5. Oh ya baby!!! Eating good never sounded so delicious in my life... peanut butter collision protein bars, chocolate attack protein bars, rocky road almond protein bars, cookies and cream protein bars, mocha cappuccino and carmel fudge toffee protein shake mix... a whole lotta yummy protein. I grabbed one of the peanut butter collision bars and wolfed down half of it... sooo delicious! Wow! It put my aged-old favorite Detour protein bar to shame, absolute shame! One of these bad boys contains more calories than one of my planned meals and so I can't eat the whole thing at once but dang... so good! One bar has a whopping 42 grams of protein... yikes! So side note here to all you buff babes and buff boys out there, get your greedy hands on one of these, they're called "Complete Pro 42 Bar" and they rock!!!
6. Still not feeling up to par and so I didn't go boxing or weight training. I ran into Eun Young and he said all my buddies at Hongik were worried about me. Junior Mint even called on me today to see if I was ok. I just really want to be left alone right now. I know grief is a natural feeling and it's something we all experience. I also know that time heals all wounds and so, this is me taking my time. I will be ok soon enough, but not today.
7. Am getting really sick of dudes... seriously! Tonight I got a text from a foreign dude I know, a friend. We don't really hang out and by that I mean we probably only hang out like 3 times a year, if that. Anyways, so I meet up with him at MBar. Things were cool until all the dudes from Mbar staff swarmed me like bees to honey, that's when he started talking "funny". I've been hanging out with the dudes from Mbar for like 3 years now and so we're quite close. I walk into their kitchen at my own free will, stand behind their front counter, and sometimes I even escort their customers to their seats... hehehe. But this foreign dude, we're not on such close terms.
8. I had initially thought that this would be my chance to ask him for some advice on what I should do with "Him", and so, I spilled my beans and asked him for his opinion. You want to know what he said, dang... he said, "Amy I like you... I really like you. If you ever change your mind (meaning if you ever lose your "yellow fever" as some say... can't stand that expression) then know that I really like you". How's that for advice?! Like I needed some dude trying to complicate my life more by confessing his feelings to me WHILE we're discussing some other dude. Classy... reeeeeeeeeeeeeal classy.
9. The irony of the whole situation was the fact that he had mentioned to me that I have to be careful about why some guys hang out with me.... hmm, interesting. He was pertaining to Korean guys but ironically enough, it brought about questions regarding why he tries to hang out with me. And for the record here, I doubt he'd ever be able to "cure me" of my "yellow fever". I'm a proud lover of the Korean men and I am not even remotely attracted to foreign men... they're too hairy, too aggressive, don't like being all sensitive, and are way too macho and modern for me. There's definitely a sense of curiosity and mystery in dating a Korean man cause he's different than me. I thought Yanky would be the one to break this streak but nope... no such luck. I am definitely into the Asian dudes, particularly Korean men.
10. It's strange cause in Canada it's like I had a good handle on the men and I could read them but here in Korea, it's so different. So completely different. Take for instance the fact that I don't even know if what I'm doing with "Him" is dating or just two buddies hanging out. Being a foreign girl and dating Korean men brings a whole new set of rules, ideals, issues and concerns to the table. In Canada, the first thing I use to look for in a guy was a good sense of humor but here in Korea it's whether or not they speak English. Now not to dock the Korean men, cause well, I do love them... that's no lie, but I've caught on to some of their not-so-nice reasons as to why some of them seem attracted to hanging out with me.
Regardless of why they are attracted to being with me, I am hugely attracted to Korean men. I use to think I loved all men but now I know, I don't. It wasn't until I approached my second year in Korea that I really developed this fascination with Korean men though. However, looking back at my earlier years, I definitely saw it coming. When I was younger, I lived in a small city my friends and I all called "White Town". With the exception of a couple of students, growing up in White Town meant having only white classmates. However in grade 6, I met my first Asian classmate. His name was Evan and he was Chinese. I had a huge crush on him. In addition to him being the cutest saxophone player and ultra smart cookie, it was clear that he was different and this fascinated me. I use to draw pictures of his eyes on my notebooks and then stare at my eyes for hours in the mirror. For the longest time I had a crush on him and then, when we had our grade 8 graduation, he asked me to grad. It was the highlight of my elementary days, for sure! So my interest and curiosity in Asian men budded in elementary school but it wasn't until I took Korean culture classes at university that this small seed of interest started to bloom. Upon enrolling in Korean culture classes, I then found myself constantly trying to hang out with Korean exchange students. However, it wasn't until my venture over to Korea did my real attraction and admiration for Korean men really bloom.a. I'm the charity case.... I've seen this too many times. A group of friends but only one or two speak a bit of English and so they're the D.F... "Designated Friend", which in turn, makes me their charity case.
b. I'm the free English teacher... to state the obvious, many Koreans want to learn English and well, what better way to improve your English than to date a Korean girl (hint, hint.. Pretty Boy)c. I'm the trophy girl... Walking around downtown arm-in-arm with a foreign girl, especially in a small city like Cheonan, will get any Korean guy a lot of attention and many Korean men thrive on this attention... I won't say names here, cause I think you all know who I'm talking about :(
d. I'm the spice in their life... it's obvious we're all curious about new and different things, well, some Korean men seem to be really curious about foreign girls, not cause they like us particularly but because we're flat out different. We add a certain interest, or spice as you could call it, to their routine lives.
QUESTION OF THE DAY...
What's your flavor?
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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3 comments:
I think you forgot a reason why Korean (or other Asian for that matter) men want to date Western women. Western women have a reputation for being easy. As a virtuous girl, this always made me angry when I lived in Korea. :(
Ironically, Korean men's innocence is what really drew me to them. I later realized they aren't all so innocent.
I have only seriously dated one Korean man, but I find it easier to be in a relationship with him than my past relationships. I detailed why several weeks ago on my own website.
Basically it comes down to the fact that we don't know the "rules" and "games" in each other's cultures, so we don't bother to play them. In the beginning, I liked him, he liked me, we both knew it, we saw each other when we wanted. Come to think of it, it's still like that.
Hi Beloved,
Ahh... yes, you're right. Very true, sadly true. I never really thought Korean men to be so innocent though. Maybe they're innocent with some things, yes I think so, but they are men. Men will be men. The fact that there's "love motels" on practically ever street corner hinted to me that they're not so innocent.
Hi Amanda,
I haven't checked out your webpage... I'll have to add it to my list of reads, cool.
Interesting comment though, thanks. I totally see where ya coming from, very interesting. Glad to hear that you're with a great guy... I'm sure you're quite the great girl too ;)
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