So now that i'm kind of hitting my groove here in Seoul, I've done a lot of really cool shit.
I was gonna share a number of different stories and pictures including my first ever soccer game (an international friendly where Korea beat Senegal 2-0) and my first ever Dol (traditional Korean celebration for a baby's first bday which is a huge deal here) but i was an idiot on both of those occasions and didn't bring my camera. I do have pics of them on my cel phone but i have no idea how to load pictures from these crazy korean phones to a laptop so i'll just summarize.
Soccer game was unreal! Korea's got a pretty decent team (as evidenced by their semi-final finish in the 02 world cup cup) and getting to see this game has gotten me really excited for getting to legitimately cheer on a home country for the upcoming World Cup. Being Canadian it's not something i've ever really gotten to do (until they event and popularize ice soccer). A Park Ji-Sung international jersey is definitely in the works.
The Dol was a really cool celebration itself. The kid was the 1 year old daughter of a teacher at my school so all the teachers were invited. I nearly ate myself into a food induced coma as it was one of the best meals i've had in seoul and one of the best buffets ive ever had. It also had easily the best sushi i've had since being here (not saying much, altho it was really good sushi). To me the 2 biggest questions i have about Seoul are why is Sushi so much better in Vancouver than in a freaking Asian country, and why is Pho cheaper in Vancouver than in a freaking Asian country (I've promised my mommy I'd swear less.) sigh, at least everything else here is ass cheap. (sorry ma)
One story i do need to share with you however is the Jinjaebong (sp?) A Korean sauna. After leaving the Music Festival (see previous post) it was far too late for my friends and I to train back to Seoul, so the decision was made that we would go to a Sauna aka Jinjaebong to sleep. This is a common practice in Korea, as they have 2 seperate areas for men and women to get down to their skivvy's and relax in hot tub's, sauna, cold tubs, and showers ... After that, clothes are put back on and everyone can relax and sleep on floor mats in a mixed gender common area.
As this occured at the end of our music festival trip i was indeed rather sauced and after hamming back a few more bottles of soju with a couple buddies, was ready to get all naked and sauna'd.
After a helicopter filled hour or 2 of sauna, my buddies and i headed to the common area to meet our lady type friends for some sleepy. Already being drunk and (slightly) obnoxious foreigners, i made great friends with the old korean lady in charge of running the common area. As she was setting up some mats next to me (with her back turned) i proceed to continually give 2 of my female friends the helicopter with a connection of glowsticks i had from the concert. (I was drunk mom, cut me some slack) Everytime the lady turned around from the laughter i quickly laid back down and pretended i was sleeping. After 3 mins or so of this game she finally caught me mid helicopter, and proceeded to beat me down with a sleeping mat as i cried helplessly for her mercy ... Good times
Anyways thats the story, maybe it's kind of one of those had to be there moments ... but i was there, so to me it's hilarious. The picture is one of us taking the train home the next morning from the concert / sausage show.
I'll see ya there or I'll see ya another time ...
Love Domingo
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