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Raised on promises She couldn't help thinkin' that there Was a little more to life Somewhere else After all it was a great big world With lots of places to run to Email me: lao.ocean @ gmail.com December Photos Now Playing: Sorak-san The Windmill Salmon Festival Soccer Goal   Where do visitors come from? (Since 20-Dec-04) Fave flowesr: Plumeria Birthday: DEC 31st
Dance like no one can see Love like you've never been hurt Live like it's heaven on earth 
 Let's set it straight - Is the country Laos or Lao?Here's the answer This week... Things that make me happy
Movies I've seen this month
What they're saying about me
"She's a nut! Not too sure how else to describe an "at-first-glance" seemingly quiet girl who dances like a chicken when she thinks no one else is looking, who likes to pass off her "made up" answer for fact, until you look at her and see her hopelessly trying not to crack a smile, who WITHOUT FAIL remembers to put a line of dental floss in her purse before she goes out (and isn't afraid to use it after dinner, thankfully NOT at the table!!). I can always count on her to know the hottest hollywood gossip, and to dance till all hours of the morning with me." "My co-worker just told me that there was a premiere for Bridget Jones 2 last night, just blocks from my work, and we missed it! Hugh Grant, my beloved and the framework upon which my future husband is based, was just blocks away, breathing the same oxygen, and I missed it! If I had a friend here who was as savvy with E-news as you are, this catastrophe would never have occurred!" Guess what I heard... Oh my god!! This donut is so good! - Ras about a Krispy Kreme donut "I want to do! But what is paintball? There is no such word in dictionary." - Suwa, Japanese teacher "I am now skipping church to see if I am going to win my bids!!!" "YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA.....I won the felt tip pens!!!!!!!! Yippeee...."who let the dogs out...arf, arf, arf, arf"...."let me hear you say Y..M..C..A"....oh yah, who's your daddy!!!" - Renee Other favorite quotes:
A gift is an offering. A selfless act that adds something to someone's life. Something that they need. Have you ever walked by something and you just had this feeling that someone you knew would absolutely love it? Faith is believing when there is no rational reason to believe. Homer: "We Americans are England's children... I know we don't call as much as we should, or aren't as well behaved as our goody two shoes brother, Canada... who I should mention has never had a girlfriend... I'm just sayin'..." Anything less than mad, passionate, extraordinary love is a waste of time. There are too many mediocre things in life, and love should not be one of them. The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it. When your heart speaks, take good notes. Travel has a way of stretching the mind. The stretch comes not from travel's immediate rewards, the inevitable myriad new sights, smells and sounds, but with experiencing firsthand how others do differently what we believed to be the right and only way. It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. Sometimes to see the light, you have to risk the dark. |
Last Weekend
9/22/2004
This past Saturday, Kiran, Christa, Tom, and I took a trip to Samcheok to see the Hwanseononggul Cave, which is one of the largest caves in Asia. I've been to a cave in Jeju-do, and although that cave had better stalactites and stalagmites, this one was much bigger. There were huge caverns lit with yellow and green ropes of light, which took an hour and ten minutes to navigate. It's worth a trip out to see, but the bus schedule to the caves was not the most convenient. From the Samcheok bus terminal, the bus to the cave leaves at 6:10, 8:20, 10:20, 2:40, and 5:20. We arrived at 11:45, waited around for an hour, until we were informed of the correct schedule. So, instead of taking the 2000 won bus, we split the cost of a 30 minute, 24,000 won ($18.50) taxi ride.
See the rest of the Hwanseondonggul Cave Pictures After making a half-hearted attempt to hitchhike a ride back to Samcheok, we admitted defeat and took another 24,000 won taxi back to Samcheok. We had to get back to Kangneung as soon as we could to meet others for dinner at 8:30. On the ride back, Tom and I sat next to each other, talking about different things, including my website. From visiting my site, he said it was strange that he knew details about the kind of person I am, when we really don't know each other. Later that night, Glyn said something along the same lines. I gave him a hug goodbye because we wouldn't be seeing each other again before he left Korea. He then went on to say that he felt that we're better friends, than we actually are, due to the fact he regularly visits my site and reads about what I'm up to. I think it's great, but I'm also surprised by it sometimes. On my birthdayy, Kiran bought me a drink, handing me a Pocari Sweat. "It's your favorite drink, isn't it?" "Yes, how did you....?" "I read it on your website." "Oh." I also write that I madly want an ipod, but nobody's given me that, yet. To quote the great hair band of Guns N' Roses, "Need a little patience... yeah."So, we made it back at 7:30, with not much time to relax before meeting others for dakalbi at "The Cave" restaurant. Afterwards, we went to Absolut for a drink and to blow out Christa's birthday candles.
We then headed to The Warehouse for some dancing. Unfortunately, there are hardly any times I go there, with people already dancing. Most of the people there wanted to dance, but the hardest part is getting people to start. At midnight, the hip hop started playing, which gets more people up, than techno. The party then got started.
The rest of Club Night pictures I love nights like this, because there's so much happening! Unfortunately, with all the dancing and excitement, I didn't take too many good pictures. Once the dancing started, it was intense. There were dance-offs left and right! The "Circle" formed, and the members of the Clon dance school were more than willing to show off their moves. Christa's friends Kate and Carly also go in on the excitement (see above left picture). There was more grinding going on than at a Starbucks! The dance floor is a perfect place to check out what's going on in the room, without staring. Hightlights from the night inlcude:
I finally leave around 4:00am, making a mental note to watch more MTV videos, so I'll be prepared for the next time I'm at a dance-off. The next day is sunny and beautiful. Rachael, Allison, and Chena don't want to go to the beach, because they have to get back. I go downtown with them to McDonald's(!). I only have a burger, no fries or drink. They continue their shopping downtown, while I wait for Melvin and Na-kyung to pick me up, so we can go to the beach. I'm then informed that there'll be 3 university students filming Melvin throughout the day, as part of a documentary on a foreigner.
Of course, any sunny day at the beach involves drinking, talking, swimming. I do all, except the latter - just too cold. Dylan got interviewed by the film crew, and made up stories about Melvin. His best line of the day was, "My Korean name's Dylan, but you can call me Heather." Tom loved that line so much, I wonder when the first edition of the "I love Heather" newsletter comes out.
We end the day with dinner of "ahn chun saal". Delicious.
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