Suwon-mates isn't as catchy

Okay, I still haven't been doing anything exciting (or at least not anything I've taken a picture of or that I could post on a website my mom reads, heh heh heh, nudge nudge). So here's another account of something I did last month (October was a good month! How come I never posted then?!).
Johan, Razzy, and I went to the Suwon City Walls, aka the Hwaseong Fortress, aka the Fortress of Filial Piety. I'm sure you've heard of it. King Jeongjo constructed the fortress complex to honor and house the remains of his father Prince Sado who was forced to commit suicide by being shut in a rice chest by King Yeongjo. Now does it ring a bell?? Johan claims, "It's better than the Great Wall in China!" I've never been, but I'm still a little sceptical. Johan lies a lot.


At the gift shop, I bought an awesome filial piety scarf!! & later that day, I found a scarf of the subway map!! Therefor I have started a scarf collection.

A busy bee and a lazy potato

Morgan has been a busy bee lately. She's been posting like there is no tomorrow and I have been lazily watching here in the background. Well now I feel it is time for me to shine again so I hereby present some more pictures from Thailand.


Ahh the love between a man and his croc. It's beautiful isn't it?


We also saw an elephant and a woman making love, that was a little scary actually.


Later Morgan was almost eaten by a huge croc, but I saved her.

Myeongdong!

Yesterday, my friend Beth & I went to dinner in Myeongdong. It's such a crowded place to go, since all the hipsters are shopping and hanging out, with people running into you all the time. I like to go shopping there, but ekh! After 15 minutes I just want to go hide in a corner and not see anyone for a month. Too many people (do I sound like an old fuddy-duddy yet?). But we did meet some nice people: a comedic magician who showed us some (semi-lame) tricks, a nice sock and tights seller who got very excited when he thought I knew Korean (I don't, unfortunately. I can just say, "How much is this?" I've never gotten such a positive response, though!), and some people giving out free hugs:

Note our Krispy Kreme bags, too. Mmmm... donuts.
Oh, and here's an example of how couples sometimes dress alike in Korea:

Beth was acting as a cover, so I didn't look like some crazy person for taking a picture of people's backs. I think it's darling when people dress alike. I've tried to get Johan to do it, but he's just not into it. Although we did buy matching shoes in Thailand, so I think I'm slowing wearing him down. Victory will be mine!!!

I want your Seoul

Last month, Johan and I went to the Changdeokgung Palace. It was quite nice. I wanted to go to the zoo, because I enjoy seeing animals in small cages and dreaming of monkey slaves, but it was too far away. So I just closed my eyes, pointed to a map, this palace is where my finger landed, and away we went. Then it turned out we had to wait for like 2 hours for a tour in English (you aren't allowed to go inside on your own, you have to be in a tour. It's like they don't trust people or something... So rude. I stole a statue when the tour guide wasn't looking just to get back at them.), so we walked around in the area for awhile. Since we've already been to Insadong a few times, we decided to hit up the Kitchen Utensil Museum instead. We were standing outside, about to go in, and Johan got over-excited. The guy LOVES kitchen utensils, and a museum full of them was just too much for him. He started hyperventillating, almost fainted, and we had to leave. Instead, we went to the Buddhist Art Museum. It was nice and calm, and Johan could control himself. Then we went to the palace. We were busy taking pictures with our nice shiny cameras, so we missed basically everything of what the guide was saying. I was completely disappointed we didn't see Korea's King and Queen wandering around. They must have been at their other palace.

Oh, and last night I went to Raw, my favorite place for roll & sushi, with Johan & his little job friends. Paul wondered if I was going to write about it. So I am, just to please him, since he said I'm a better blogger than Johan. HAHA!

Do Animals Have Seouls?

I haven't really been doing much in Korea since I got back, just hanging out, looking for jobs. Blah. So here's another post about Thailand!
Thailand is a beautiful country, full of amazingly talented animals!

Artist or elephant? How about both?!



& the monkies...I could write a whole book about the monkies! They could ride bikes, do sit-ups and pushups, play basketball, and dive for things.

But that's not what impressed us. The ones who could do things like shop and get coconuts down from trees really made us sit up and take notice. Ever since we got back, all Johan can talk about is getting a monkey slave. I mean, it's 2006, people. Hover cars and robot maids may still be out of reach, but monkey slaves are out there, within ourreach! What are you waiting for?! Ours got taken away by stupid customs agents at the airport, though, so you must be crafty when importing them.


Thailand's Sexy Secret: Conspiracy of Silence
I find it strange that people frequently mention all the attractive women in Thailand, but nobody ever talks about the sexy crocodiles:


& this dog is learning to drive a scooter!!

De La Seoul

We're back in Seoul. Blah. Thailand was super fun. We went snorkelling, elephant riding, swimming, boating, and kayaking, got massages, got harrassed by many tailors, watched a Vegas-style Thai extravaganza, and lounged on the beach. & ate a lot. The food was soooo good. I ate approximately 15 kilos of cashews while in Thailand. & every day I ate cashew chicken at least once. & usually chicken with noodles once. Here's a picture of the very best noodles & chicken I ate:

I don't know if it's still called Phad Thai if they're big noodles. Usually they were small noodles. I was soooo worried when the big noodles came out, I didn't think I'd be able to handle it, but they were fantabulous.
There were all kinds of crazy new fruits to try, too. The only reason I wanted to go to Thailand was to try a Mangostein, but it turns out they aren't freaking in season!! Luckily there were all sorts of other exotic things:
Custard apples:


Something that looks like a pineapple, but is more like fried rice:


Longans:

Dragonfruit:


But now I'm back in Korea, with not-so-fabulous Korean food, & few funny fruits. Phooey.

Goodbye Seoul, hello Phuket!

We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand! We are going to Thailand!

Yes I am quite excited about this.