Dr. Fish

This video isn't too impressive, but those fish were chowing down.

Also, my feet really do feel way softer!

New Socks

I needed them.

My New Fav Website:

http://kikinitinkorea.tumblr.com/

Picture > Words; Video > Picture

That thing I said earlier? It also applies to eating live octopus.

Although, if I had to describe eating live octopus in one word, it would be "chewy".

Nomnomnomnomnom.

A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words, And A Video Is Like A Thousand Pictures

I could try and describe how awesome it was to see Psy live in Pyeongtaek, but instead of me gushing words that don't do it justice, behold: pictures and video.

Also, I can pretty much die happy now.

Waiting. . .

Floor Caste

In Korea (well, I'm sure it's like this everywhere, but I've never been high-rise apartment hunting anywhere else, so I don't know for sure) apartments get more expensive, the higher in the building you go.

When someone gets in the elevator and hits the button for a lower floor than us, we hold our heads up proudly and feel superior. 

When someone gets in and hits a higher number, we hang our heads in shame, like the peasants that we are. 

When someone hits the 23 Penthouse button, we back into the corner and don't even make eye contact.

Mom Was Right

I love how even the toasters here have positive messages:

"Mom was right. Eating breakfast keeps you healthy. 

He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything."

An Odd Sequence

Whoever does the programing for channel "Olive" needs to be fired. 

They just followed up a heartwarming "Yo Gabba Gabba" with a Mythbusters-type show on ancient Roman torture devices. 

On the upside, if anyone makes me a Gamemaker in a Hunger Games-type scenario, I now know all kinds of fun things to to do enemies of the Capital.

God help the children who didn't change the channel.

Desperate Times. . .

I may or may not have just stood in my kitchen and watched an entire episode of "Yo Gabba Gabba" featuring Sarah Silverman and Weird Al, because it was the only thing I could find on tv in English.

Things That Aren't Cool

When your bus driver abruptly says "bus line over" and leaves you on this corner alone.

A Post About Trash

Today I would like to devote a post to taking out the garbage.

In Korea, you recycle everything, and I mean EVERYTHING.

After nearly two months of practicing the trash, I'm practically a pro.

The city "encourages" recycling, by only picking up trash in specially marked "City of Pyeongtaek" garbage bags, that also happen to be quite pricey. Therefore, in an attempt to save on trashbag purchases, we sort cans, hard plastic (packaging), soft plastic (bags), glass, paper/cardboard, and food waste. After that's all sorted out, we have a city garbage bag that takes 2-3 weeks to fill up - my dad would be so proud.

The food waste bins smell just as good as they look.
- fun fact: the first time I dumped my food waste, 
I also upchucked some food waste. It was just that nasty in there -

Trash/recycling pickup happens once a week, between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. If you miss out on that, your garbage just marinates in your tiny laundry room for another full week, and smells more delicious every minute.

Also, if you murder a little girl and put her bloody uniform in your regular trash instead of the food waste, the trash inspector will find it by the smell and confront you, and your only option will be to throw him down the stairs to his death.

I saw it in a Korean movie.

Tasty Cakes

Someone gave me this box of delicious little fishy-shaped cakes, and told me they would "change my life." I decided to break into them at tea-time this afternoon. They are most definitely delicious, but taste suspiciously like rum.

Nomnomnom

 Brandon loves burgers, but you know who loves burgers even more?

Barack Obama.

High Tech Hotels

In Korea, this is pretty common sight in hotel rooms - a slot next to the door that you place your room key in. Once the key is inserted, the power in the room goes on. No key, no lights. It's a pretty nifty energy saving idea, but is terribly inconvenient when you want to go downstairs for a coffee, and your husband wants to stay in bed and watch television. 

(You also have you use your key to travel in the elevator).

This, however is a first. This sink can raise or lower itself a good eight inches, and sounds like a whale giving birth when it does.

Caution: You Will Be Eating Something Cute

Korean restaurants seem to have the odd habit of adorning their signs with adorable cartoon pictures of the animal you will be consuming inside.

 Chicken Little gives his spicy cousin a thumbs-up

I can't wait to find a restaurant with puppies on the sign.

Lessons Learned

When ordering the BLT at "Handel and Gretel", always ask for them to hold the peanut butter.