Birthday Bonanza
Okay, if I had to say which birthday celebration classified more as a "bonanza," it would have to be Wednesday night...even if just for the simple fact that party hats were involved. However, Friday night a couple of my fellow Pyeongchongers(-ians?) met up with a couple others at Kelly's place for a bit before heading into Hongdae. Hongdae is the big club area in Seoul, and the last Friday night of every month is "Club Night." On this night, you pay a $15 cover at the first place to receive a wristband and one free drink. The wristband gets you into most of the clubs in the area for free.
The birthday pose...
As it turned out, Club Night was the Friday following my birthday, so of course I wanted to go with bells on. Unfortunately, my desire to partake in the festivities was shared by thousands of other young foreigners and Koreans. The first club we went to was pretty packed, with very little room to dance. We eventually got tired of the place and went to the next club. Saying this place was full would be an understatement: if there were fire regulations in this country (and we know now that there are not), then this joint would have been over max capacity by a few hundred people. We waited almost an hour to check our coats, and once we got into the club, moving so much as two inches was such a difficult task. Finally, when we could take the strict confines no longer, we left, and after failing to find another decent club, we headed back home.
Saturday was a lazy day...I was supposed to have a friendly soccer match, but I overslept. Saturday night was my first Korean movie theater experience. In Korea, it's customary to buy your tickets ahead of time because there are reserved seats. You can't just sit in whatever seat pleases you. Here, upon purchasing your tickets, they show you a seating chart so that you may choose your seat. I have a bit of a complex about having to sit right in the middle, but my worries were squelched when the usher explained that there was open seating. We saw "Hostage" with Bruce Willis...I do not recommend it!
Happy Easter!
Sunday afternoon I met up with Kelly and her coworker, and we went to Itaewon to the home of a friend of his for a potluck Easter lunch. The girl works for the military, which means she can shop at the commissary, which means lunch was a smorgasbord of American grub. Ham, sweet potato casserole, jalapeno cornbread...yummy! For me, the best part was the chocolate chip cookies. Very few people in Korea have ovens, and bakeries only have cakes and bread, so these were the first cookies I have seen since being here! I was in food heaven!
After lunch, we waddled over to Gecko's for a bit before finally heading home. I guess now my birthday week is officially over, and now it's time to begin my steady decline to 26!!!
The birthday pose...
As it turned out, Club Night was the Friday following my birthday, so of course I wanted to go with bells on. Unfortunately, my desire to partake in the festivities was shared by thousands of other young foreigners and Koreans. The first club we went to was pretty packed, with very little room to dance. We eventually got tired of the place and went to the next club. Saying this place was full would be an understatement: if there were fire regulations in this country (and we know now that there are not), then this joint would have been over max capacity by a few hundred people. We waited almost an hour to check our coats, and once we got into the club, moving so much as two inches was such a difficult task. Finally, when we could take the strict confines no longer, we left, and after failing to find another decent club, we headed back home.
Saturday was a lazy day...I was supposed to have a friendly soccer match, but I overslept. Saturday night was my first Korean movie theater experience. In Korea, it's customary to buy your tickets ahead of time because there are reserved seats. You can't just sit in whatever seat pleases you. Here, upon purchasing your tickets, they show you a seating chart so that you may choose your seat. I have a bit of a complex about having to sit right in the middle, but my worries were squelched when the usher explained that there was open seating. We saw "Hostage" with Bruce Willis...I do not recommend it!
Happy Easter!
Sunday afternoon I met up with Kelly and her coworker, and we went to Itaewon to the home of a friend of his for a potluck Easter lunch. The girl works for the military, which means she can shop at the commissary, which means lunch was a smorgasbord of American grub. Ham, sweet potato casserole, jalapeno cornbread...yummy! For me, the best part was the chocolate chip cookies. Very few people in Korea have ovens, and bakeries only have cakes and bread, so these were the first cookies I have seen since being here! I was in food heaven!
After lunch, we waddled over to Gecko's for a bit before finally heading home. I guess now my birthday week is officially over, and now it's time to begin my steady decline to 26!!!
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