Friday, October 20, 2006

Sorry to have taken so long; I've been busy working, working, working. Took on a few extra jobs and this getting up at 530am crap is rough. When I'm not working I'm napping, chilling and waiting to go to work again. Last weekend I had to work both saturday and Sunday because of the way the holidays landed earlier in the month so as Louise would put it: "I'm Knackered."

On the positive side I'm making some coin finally, saving up and if the nukes don't fall this plan of mine might actually work and I just may have to take a little vacation in Katmandu, India or Thailand (or all three!!!) when I'm done here. Thinking about that everyday.

Also, it's Saturday so tonight Louise and me are heading to our local watering hole for a bit of a chilling out session. But right now, I have to teach for a bit but I'd really rather nap...

Friday, October 06, 2006

Above: The Buddah's life story Below: John drinking coffee
Cute little kid at the Temple

On the trail to the 2nd Temple
Monk leading the people in the chant
Louise and the sunshine
Scary god painted on the door
Bowing before Buddah
Louise, just thrilled to be there

Bemosa Temple

We went to Bemosa Temple today. Took the bus for the first and last time (it took over 1 hr to get there by bus but just 20 min to return by subway -- lesson learned, always take the subway). It was busy I think because of their holiday Chosung (or something sounding like that) where they honour their dead ancestors. The city has been kinda quiet a LOT of people heading to visit their relatives in the country.
The Temple today was interesting because unlike the other one this one seemed to be a functioning temple. We got to see the monks chanting and leading the people in their worship to Buddah. We even got to take photos without people yelling at us like they did at the other temple.
After visiting the first temple area which was buddhist we followed a beautiful rock trail with cascading streams and trees to what Louise guessed was a Taoist temple. I don't know the difference, anyway there was a buddah stature there as well. Who knows. We did lots of walking and as Louise would say I'm knackered.

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Louise between men

"I loike yew. You're butiful"

So last night was one of those really great nights where nothing special is happining and you just decide to go out and have a pint at your favourite watering hole to pass the time. It's a Wednesday night and you don't expect anything speacial to happen, in fact your quite certain the place will be dead, you'll have a smoke and exactly one drink and then leave, go to bed early, be a sensible member of society.

And then you arrive to find it's Poker night and the place is jam packed with men; ratio 20:1. Yeeeaah. That's how it was last night. John came with us as well but he ducked out early. Louise and I played some pool, chatted with the men, Louise drank too much on an empty stomach but I was alright. When she got up this morning her head was spinning and she was in a bad state; kept forgetting things and couldn't stand up for too long.

I played some pretty decent pool with this British guy who kinda liked me (mind you he was pissed) and he kept saying: "I loike yew. You're beautiful" over and over again. Normally, I would've told him to shut up and bugger off but he was so enthusiastic it was kind of charming almost. Louise (that little vixen) was talking to his friends; a hilarious guy from The Isle (meaning Ireland) and this other guy from the U.S. used to be in the military. We stayed until closing time and then went to Norebong (singing room) with the guys. I sang "dontcha" but it was just b.a.d. Mostly we couldn't figure out how the karaoke machine worked (or the songs listed just weren't in the computer) so we just sang sans machine while the british guy played the tamberines -- clearly for the first time ever in his life. Louise, no longer hardcore (having been sofened by her travels in India) fell victim to the drink and literally passed out in the booth, snoring and all. The American soldier guy had his chin in his chest until he suddenly anncounced: "sorry guys I've gotta go. I gotta go" and stumbled out. So I was left with the british guy (still going on about how he liked me and how beautiful I was -- now with the additional admission of his own good looks as well: "You're good looking, I"M good looking!") and the Irish guy serenading us with songs from his homeland.

Was the rowdiest night out I've had since I've been here plus my first time to Karaoke room in Korea; found it almost identical to the ones I'd been to in China btw. I woke louise up, gave her a minuite to wipe the drool off her chin and hoped in a taxi home.

Needless to say, we didn't do much today. I didn't drink too much at all but louise was a shitty mess this morning. hehehehe.

Sunday, October 01, 2006

Wendy relaxing in Guatemala.
Another Margarita maam?