I'm not dead!

Last week my dad said that once a blog has had no new posts for one month it's officially dead! EEEEK! It's been exactly one month since my last post, but I can assure you, neither I, nor my blog, have shuffled off the mortal coil. I'm still here... just exceedingly lazy! Sorry about that.

Anyway, I have some pictures I would like to share :)


Above and below you can see two perspectives of what I thought was a really neat way to display those stupid advertisements restaurants always feel compelled to clutter up your table with. I found this bread stand much less irksome than the garden variety metal stand that typically graces the table. It was rock solid though, and part of the back had already chipped away, so not all the papers were held securely... Nonetheless, I liked it.



A giant pink bus.... and its not just a bus, it's also a clothing shop! Amazing! There are hangers all over the inside with dresses and whatnot hanging from them. Its really cute and I have no idea why it is in a bus since it always seems to be in the same place. I assume it has something to do with evading the local gang when the protection money goes unpaid.


Unfortunately I still do not own a real camera... when will I get off my lazy cheapskate butt and buy something with more than half a megapixle? (Actually I have no idea what the resolution of my cellphone camera is, but I know it sucks!) This is a store in the only mall in Seoul. If you click on the image perhaps in the larger version you can read the caption under the name of the store. It reads "BONGZI & Bongzi-in Apgujeong Made by Jesus" .... kekekeke (thats how Korean girls type the kind of laughter they are trying to stifle, something akin to a snicker.)


This is the aftermath of a very delicious lunchdate with four of my chicas (girl power!) hehe. We went to a 보리밥집 and ordered 보리밥. The first word reads "bolibap jeep" and the second is just "bolibap" again. Bolibap means barley, but when you order it at a restaraunt you get everything you see before you... Korean restaraunts rock... and all this for a mere 7,000 won, which, thanks to the sad state of both the dollar and the won translates to $4.70. Amazing, isn't it? I really should have taken a picture before digestion commenced, but just imagine all those dishes spilling over with scrumptious food and you'll get the picture. It was quite yummy. oh and that word "jeep" means house... its just another way to say restaraunt... they have like, 60 different ways to say restaraunt... that may be just a tad of a hyperbole, but I can think of at least three ways to say restaraunt and I don't even speak the language... Korean people love food :)

PICTURES, AGAIN!!!

So, I saw this at my local mart... its the place I buy most of my food... and they had this here for the first time... dried fish... I have no idea what people even do with that... I mean, do I just grab one and bring it to the register? Do they weigh it or do I pay by the fish? There was no sign with a price and it totally creeped me out... I thought you would enjoy a look at some more weird stuff from Asia! Update: I just asked someone, and apparently they use that dried fish to make a tasty soup... what a surprise!! soup.... Korean people LOVE soup... It had to be soup huh?

Long live the Lich King! WoW is REALLY popular here in Korea... they just LOVE online gaming... Starcraft... a 10 year old strategy game is SUPER popular here... they have competitions with spectators and everything... I've watched a live match here that was also televised! Its nuts! This we a display window on the staircase to the subway entrance by my house... There are about 10 of these little windows all with a different guy. I though this guy was pretty cool looking... but there were so many people going to the subway I couldn't get a good pic... I think I'll steal Johns camera and go on a Sunday morn to get a good shot :)

If I was a lawyer I would totally move to Asia! There is SOOO much copyright infringement going on here its not even funny (well... ok its still kinda funny) Here is a nice example... This is a individually wrapped apple I bought (which is pretty interesting on its own...) but the best part is farmer Micky Mouse gracing the packaging... now, I'm sure its possible that the apple company paid for Micky's likeness... but I would bet against it... I mean its a 800 won apple, which is about 60 cents... and its not like you normally see Micky on apples... strange right? Yeah, its totally just a ploy to get kids to want that instead of a Twix! So, all you American lawyers, come to Korea, and make LOADS of money on suing people for copyright infringement... Korea is in the process of Americanising its legal system (I don't know why... currently they follow the German system which doesn't allow for precedent... very strange) so it will be easy for you to pop over and get some work done... True its not a very litigious society, but I'm sure you can change that (and leave America alone for a bit!)

I have got to nab a Korean person so they can tell me what this sign means... but in English it reads (and if you click on it you can get a bigger pic I think) "The easiest way to be born again" Update : Ok, I found out this is a sign for a plastic surgery place!!! HAHAH.... its called Bustium... and they specialise in breast enlargments, liposuction, face lifts, face shaping (jaw line) eyes and nose jobs.... HAHA be born again with a scaple! Korea is so crazy about plastic surgery, its quite funny.

Just a cute sign from one of my favorite stores, Artbox, They make lots of cute stationary and dolls and other stuff, especially with that Panda in the pic. This sign says "Falling in fall, Looking at the beautiful maple leave, Begin to love" hehe, I wonder if that makes sense in Korean :)