Monday 30 January 2012

Screen Golf

Decided the night was still young after 불막장 so headed to Screen Golf near to work.  Pretty sure we managed to choose one of the hardest courses accidently. Managed to get onto the green near the hole a few times but neither managed to get it in. Managed to hit the golf sensor a few times too, which could only make it angry.


In the end managed to get the worst possible score (double par for every hole).  It was good fun for an hour though - will have to try it again on easy!

Also I saw these PJs at EMART.  It is my birthday coming up..  ---->

Sunday 8 January 2012

High 1 Skiing and Snowboarding





It snowed a bit in Daegu new years day. There was hardly enough to have a snowball fight but that didn't stop the kids. I saw some particularly small children shouting 눈사람 (snowman) whilst holding a tiny ball of snow no bigger than my hand.
This weekend Mark, Shelly, Jez and I went with Waygook Travel to High 1.  It was relatively cheap, and about 50 foreigners went up.  The coach picked up us Daegu people up at 6:30 Sunday morning - the 5:30am subway ride was not pretty after Friday night drinking beer and soju in Gaksan.  Quite a few people turned out to welcome the new native english teacher at my 학원, so many that I caught the waitress taking subtle photos of the funny white people.  I bullied her before we left into having a photo taken with us.
There was a lot of waiting on the bus during the trip.  Only once did we leave on time.






But enough of me being a spoilt, impatient child, Saturday we hit the 찜질방 at High1.  A family from Pohang made his kid come over to practice his English (on the funny looking foreigner) and as he was getting into the cold pool an old man started gesturing to Mark and I repeatedly about his penis.  From what we can guess the old perv was pointing out that it would shrink to the size of a pea in the cold water.  Which it did (photos not to follow). 



We had some lunch in the nearby town and in the evening hit the slopes on our rental skis.  It was the first time I'd skiied at night as well as using a proper ski lift and gondola (although as it was my second time skiing anyway most things were firsts).  There were loads of people on the slopes, especially at the bottom of the slope where all the routes converge.  


The last part was mostly dodging people near the end.  Mark was continously encouraging me to go as fast as him (when I wasn't on my face eating worringly-coloured snow).  Chicken, fried ddeok and some beer back at the hotel and it was time to find a bed.  Which there weren't enough of.  Whilst Jez was in 노래방 until about 6am I slept in her bed, then it was onto the floor until people left for morning skiing.




Sunday we had a quick lunch and evacuated the hotel as checkout was 11.  Jez has been snowboarding for years so was kind enough to show Mark and I the... ropes.. board I guess.  We fell over a lot, but it was definitely good fun.  A lack of balance was my main problem I think.  Would try snowboarding again, but skiing seems to be a lot easier.











Tuesday 3 January 2012

Happy New Year! 하피 뉴 예어!



I had Friday off so went to spend Thursday night with Mark.  He had to work Friday but only winter camp so I went with and we made pancakes (see smiley face).  He's got a giant monitor so he essentially has his own private cinema when he isn't teaching.  Jealous!  Playing Halo on the big screen was more fun than working!

Quiet night Friday, 막걸리 and 맥주 in 울산.  Saturday we went to a 찜질방, there was a room filled with tiny little balls, which due to the underfloor heating were really warm.  Got chatting to an 아주마 in another room filled with thick chunks of rock salt stuff.  Then we went to Jessica's in 부산.  Drinks and chatroulette (see the penis count, not bad for about 15min!).  Saw in the new year at club Fix (where we went a couple weeks back) which was free for foreigners.  Was very drunk after we left there but headed to another couple pubs.  Back at Jessica's it was decided around 4am that a food fight was in order.  Great way to see in the new year.  Then it was pose sleeping Jim with the dildo time.  Say cheese!

Sunday we headed to 자갈지 시장 and ate live octopus.  Not the best food for a hangover.  It's still wriggling and suckering as you eat it, and is not the most appetizing food to look at.  But now I've tried it, I can say that the eel in spicy sauce was much better.   Still gotta try the sea cucumber.  It looks like a penis and when threatened will eject its digestive system as a defense mechanism.  Considering its biggest threat is Korean cuisine, gutting yourself is actually kinda stupid.  Also gotta try these sea (urchin?) things that look a little bit like crusty hearts.
Lastly on Sunday back in 울산 I helped 마크 make a cheese cake.  Hopefully there was some left and put in the freezer for this Friday.   The other foreigner teacher left last week Weds so the new guy arrives on Tuesday next week.