Beginning of October
October 05, 2005

The past few days have not been too exciting.  I goofed around on the computer most of the time.  I don't have a lot of spare dough until I get paid later this month, so I have to conserve.  I also can't do too much at work because we are waiting on the printers to do their part with our marketing materials.

Over the weekend I went to a place called E-Mart, which I thought was an electronics store, but it's like a small Wal-Mart.  I had planned to buy a transformer for the new coffee machine I got from the local base, but they were too expensive.  I ended up buying an inexpensive Korean coffee maker instead.  I might just need all new 220 volt items because my converters just aren't working right.

A wonderful thing was across from E-Mart.  KFC!  Of course, I had to try it.  It was ok.  Definitely different from the states, but better than nothing.

Last night I went for a midnight walk.  I have no idea why, I just couldn't sleep.  Surprisingly, lots of places are still kicking at that hour.  I found one place fairly close to me called "Beer Girls."  The sign said it specializes in American Pub style food and drink.  I went in and tried their spicy chicken wings and fries.  They, luckily, had picture menus.  They weren't very spicy.  They were sweet and had too much breading.  I should open a chicken wing place here!

Today I was super duper lazy and took a cab to the Popeye's down the road from me.  Holy crap I'm eating chicken every damn day!  I didn't have that location written in Korean on a sticky for the taxi driver, so I had to show him where to go with hand signals.  I like the Popeye's there because that have an English menu for us dummies.  There is also an all girls school close so all the girls stare at me.  That doesn't happen too often...so I feel all sexah!

I walked home because I felt retarded for catching a cab for less than a mile away and on the way back I saw a school bus full of Korean Girl Scouts.  They all waved at me and I waved back.  I felt like an attraction at a zoo.  Maybe I should charge people and make them buy tickets?

Most of the time when I come home, the little kids at my apartment complex (there's tons) are running around and playing on the playgrounds.  A lot of them will say hello in English and run when I turn and say hello back.  You're not supposed to talk to strangers (it's a Korean thing) so I think they feel like they are living on the edge!

What I learned today about Korea:  1)  They have Girl Scouts and bus loads of them.  2) Monday (Oct 3rd) was some holiday...I have no idea which one but it was a day off!