Dear anyone who still might check this out.

I'm writing a book called 2009: Year of the Douchebag

It is based on my more than amazing year. Oh yes, it's been just as good as Korea. If you want to read it after I finish it (deadline the end of the month) let me know.

Not so shocking update

I'm home!

Without saying too much, we were pretty much given 2 weeks.  They had just done some bad business with another employee and we knew what we'd be in for if we stayed.  So now I'm home. It's amazing to wake up to people who care and pets who are up on me.  It's a relief to wake up and my first thought not to be, "I hate my life".  Viva la Canada.

Things Korea lacks.

or things I miss.  I don't know if I wrote something like this yet, but it's time.

Family, friends, pets (GO WITHOUT SAYING)

Dryers.

Ovens.

Dishwashers.

Noise laws.

Cars that don't play the fucking "Cu-ca-roch-cha" while I try to sleep.

Driving.

Hanging out.

Baking and cooking.

Buying clothes and SHOES.

Having more than 5 fucking shirts and 3 pairs of jeans.

My bed. My glorious, sweet, loving bed; which I will sleep in for a damn DAY when I get home.

No fear of being caught in a war.

English anything and EVERYTHING.

A real Starbucks.

Not hearing people hoark and spit infront of me.

Not watching people vomit.

People understanding me.

Board games.  I want to play Mystery Date now.

Movies in a movie theatre, where my seat isn't assigned and there are no Korean subtitles.

My things.

Comfortable seating.

Grocery stores with food I know and ENCLOSED FISH COUNTERS!

Good times.

Things I like: taxis start at $1.90...umm....

Forget that last post

I GOT A CARD IN THE MAIL!  It's exciting.  Thanks Jo-Anne!!!

Sooo....

I may or may not have given the correct address to send things to...

I got a letter sent here in English and that's what the address was. But yes, I may have not had the totally correct address.........so......I have the right one now....if you want it hah email me.

Korean Wedding

Well the wedding I went to was quite different from ours at home.  We were there at 11.30am. It was a wedding hall.  It had a wedding upstairs and one on the main floor. Ours was upstairs.  The one room had the wedding.  Which was really cool. Here you can see the wedding room at the far left.  (This is a shot from the buffet room, where you eat and the bride and groom come afterwards dressed in their hanboks). Also you can watch the wedding on the TV screens.

Here is a photo of the bride and groom. They're having a more Western style wedding.  The priest is behind this table full of flowers.  Then you see the man making the video.  Her dress was lovely. It sparkled. I liked it!  We sat in large tables of 8.  You just sat in a table and watched.  You can see a large tree on the left. There was a catwalk!  Lined with white trees. I have a good photo below too. The wedding was probably 30 minutes long?

Here is the photos of the trees and the flowers and balls hanging off them. It's was quit pretty.

Also! After the vows or whatever they were (It was all in Korean) the family bows to each of their parents. THEN these people sitting infront of us get up and start singing a song. THEN the lights go out and like stadium lights (the like spots lights, then little green and red dots; I have a video) and then you see this dude playing clarinet. He was JAMMING OUT. I have GREAT video of that. After we watched this every single person wanted some sort of solo at their wedding. Josh wants a guitar solo, Mel wants a keytarist at her wedding.

Here is the wedding cake. RAD.  Ok not even the COOLEST PART! Ok so the light dim again. Then the cake gets like crazy fog and lights from beneath it! Effin rad. They blow out the candles. Then CUT IT WITH A SAMURI SWORD! (again I got video!)

So after this (this was the WHOLE ceremony) they take photos.  This I got of their family! Then they do one with friends and co-workers. So I WAS UP! I'm in someones wedding photo! Oh Lisa, sorry haha.  That's when Lisa does the throwing the bouquet, but she throws it to a friend...I'm not sure how that's chosen, but there is a cool photo.

So here is a group shot with the ladies I work with.  Well two of them are dating guys at our work, but they're SUPER nice and Canadian.  

And the boys I work with.  The one of the right is dating a girl at our work. He's British, so he's cool.

This is part of my dinner at the buffet. So after the ceremony we get a ticket to get into the buffet. Then you go to town, pick a table (some are reserved) eat. There is soju, beer and pop (and water) on the table.  So here is a salad, mango chicken(which had some HEAT to it) and sushi. It had coloured rice so I had to take a photo!

It was all over by like 2pm or something like that? That's it.  So different from home in that aspect, but it was nice. They also had people playing during dinner.  

After that we all went out and drank a bit in the afternoon at a park. You can do that here. 

Did that really happen twice in the same day?

What is that I'm referring to? Getting my lady pieces grabbed.

And not by my 4 year old boyfriend.

So my 3.30 classes full of 7 and 8 year olds.  These kids at the end of class (one boy to 11 girls MIND YOU) all run over and like attack me. Playfully that is.  So while the girl are like poking me and tickling, this kid HONKS MY BOOB!  SERIOUSLY! Ok that was the first time in Korea. Like wtf man.  I know they're bigger than you're use to, BUT DAMN.  So I was like wtf....hah and told the co-ordinator of the class and she was like ok I'll call his mom. I said no big deal it's not right, but he isn't like 13 and doing it right. Why do I speak so soon?

My 5.30-6.15 class.... This is during the break is SO hyper he's just everywhere. What does he do HE EEFIN GRABS MY BOOB! Same effin one the other kid did. Apparently it's the choice boob.  Note to self don't wear that shirt again. It was a tank top there was no cleavage! So this is like 11, 12 years old and KNOWS BETTER.  Hot damn I was like DO NOT TOUCH TEACHER!  I erased all his stars and was like NO. NO. So when I told the co-ordinator for that class her reaction was, "ewwwwww" and I said yea good luck calling his mom with that one! and I peaced out.

If only the guys could be of age and not so Korean I could be into it.