I had ended my stay in Korea August 1. I had gone to the pension office and requested my money. I transferred my money to my home account. I had to get rid of most of my belongings instead of selling them. After selling my bed and couch at the low cost of 70,000 W, I slept on the floor. I moved out of my apartment and got lucky by leaving some of the furniture to the new tenant, instead of having to pay for the removal. I had my going away party in the evening out in Yeungdeungpo-gu. I had my flight in the morning around 9 am. I had to leave about 7 by KAL Limousine bus. I had 3 check in pieces, but was lucky that I had been approved for 3 pieces. I wasn't charged an overage, which was great for my wallet. The flight was typical. Crying children and the long flight were discouraging. Our flight had been hampered because, a storm at D-FW, sent us to Houston. We waited there for about 2 hours then went back to Dallas to only wait for a gate for another 45 minutes.

Now, I'm back in the US. I miss it there. The people the food and what not. I'm looking for a job now, and I had to spend alot of money getting the new apartment, furniture, other expenditures and loans to family.

This will be the end of things for now.


Insa-dong Souvenir shops


Yeungdeungpo-gu


Drinking away


Haechi says "Bye!"

It's my last week in Korea. I'm busy trying to sell everything right now. I also need to wrap up paying bills and so forth. I need to go to the Pension office and do the paperwork to get my money and then visit the bank to transfer money as well. I'm hoping that the exchange rate works favorably for me soon. I finished up all the tests on Saturday, and I saw the movie Haeundae. So far, I need to wrap up seeing people and maybe buy some more souveniers. I began packing things, and it seems like I can do it with what I got. I know I'll leave some things behind, maybe some shoes, pillow, and the like. Some pics with former students.


Alice


Hyun Jung


Tteok Restaurant

Lately I've been slacking off on my duties of posting regularly. I will cover some of the things that I've done recently. On June 28, I decided to go to the Korean Folk Village finally. It was pretty interesting. I took the bus from Kangnam to it. I spent most of the afternoon there. I didn't buy anything, but I suppose I will return and get some gifts or so forth there.


Some traditional crafts


Punishment



Horse activities


Dancing


Kimchi pots

The first week of July I met my replacement. He's a Korean American from NYC. We're the same age, too. We went to the Seoul Auto Salon.








Yeah, a Mercedes Benz Bike....

I then went to see the Incheon International Business District. To my surprise, this is what it looks like...



Last weekend, I took our Korean staff for lunch. It was pretty good. We went to Todai Seafood Buffet.


Mmmm


Here we are.

Not much time left for me. I return to Texas, Aug. 1.

I know this is a bit late, but I didn't travel with my computer, nor did I type anything the past few days. In summary, I was a bit lazy. I started my trip on Sunday afternoon from Gimpo Airport to Kansai International. It was the first time for me to go to Gimpo, which is closer to my home than Incheon. The flight was about 1.5 hrs. I arrived at KIX with little hassle. It took me a second to figure out where the JR Office was in relation to the Airport Terminal. I was able to get my pass and I took the Haruka to Tennoji Station, then transferred to JR Namba Station. I went and got an ICOCA card. I then had to take the Private Line to Nipponbashi. It was a bit confusing to figure out which diretion my hotel was. In the past the hotel was always easy to spot, but this time it was off to the side and out of the way. I easily checked in and at first had a problem unlocking the electronic door. I had some assistance and the door was opened for me. By this time it had reached about 5 PM. I had planned to see as much of Osaka Sunday as I could before sundown. It was still relatively new to me, too. I went about and looked for Osaka Castle, one of the places on my must see list.


Osaka Castle

I also went to see some of the Umeda area, too. After seeing some parts of the city and picking up my necessary Kansai Walker. I turned in for the evening to enjoy my first night in.

Kyoto-
Monday. Unbeknownst to me, the window in my room was more of a sliding panel. It wasn't bad, but it let me sleep soundly. I over slept and woke up about after 7 am. I decided with my schedule now changed I should go to Kyoto. I got cleaned up and had breakfast. I ventured out to Shin-Osaka station via the JR Loop. I took the Kyoto Express Train. Those 2 factors tacked on additional time I wasn't looking for. I got in about 11 or so. I went to the Kyoto visitors center and grabbed some brochures. I then went out to Nijo Castle. A must see according to Berlitz Level 5 Chapter 2. I then went out on a side journey around Saga Arashiyama. I then went out to the Toei Edo Studio. I saw some of the shows/performances they did. After that I went back toward Kyoto Station. I had noticed that most all of the historical sites were under renovation of some sort. My allergies began to go haywire and I had a very bad runny nose and itchy eyes. I decided to head back home.



Toei Edo Studio

Nijo Castle

Saga Arashiyama area

Bamboo Garden

Tuesday. I had an awful evening fighting whatever allergies I had. I decided to stick to my plan of waking up by 6:30, Breakfast at 7, Leaving to Shin-Osaka by 7:30, and leaving Osaka by 8:15. I went to Hiroshima by shinkasen. The plan was to go to Miyajima first, then Hiroshima. I arrived at Hiroshima Station by 10:30. I took the JR line to the Miyashima Ferry. I got there by 11:15 or so. I spent about 2 hours seeing the island. I then went back to Hiroshima Station. I got the Hiroshima Day Pass and then took the street car to the Hiroshima Peace Park. I was able to see all the park, then I went to Hiroshima Castle and the Shukkeien Garden. I then went to see the Mazda stadium. It was closed at the time, so I wasn't able to see inside. I then went and played some games for a few minutes. I returned home about 9 PM.


Miyajima Station

Miyajima's Water Gate


A-Bomb Dome



The Peace Memorial


The Shinkasen


Mazda Stadium


Hiroshima Castle

Wednesday. The next day I decided to go to Nagoya. The new plan was to see the Nagoya Dome and Nagoya Castle. There wasn't much to see there, given the short period I had planned to be there.
I first went to Nagoya Tower. I saw that and seen the Oasis later. I walked north and got to Nagoya Castle. I later went to the Nagoya Dome. It was closed too. I then decided to take the Shinkasen to Kyoto then go to Nara. Nara, was better than I had planned. However many things are spaced apart. I went to the famous Todai-ji Temple and the Kasuga Taisha Shrine. I saw some of the other parks and shrines along the way. However I got stuck in the rain. The one thing I don't care for in Japan is that many of the shops close by 5 PM along, with other sites.


Todai-Ji


Nagoya Tower


Nagoya Dome


Nara

Thursday. This was the race day. I had planned to go to Shikoku to claim the I traveled to every region of Japan award. The plan was go to Takamatsu City in Shikoku. I had planned a short 1.5 hour stay there. I would then backtrack along the Shinkasen, to Okayama, Himeji, then to Kobe. It was alot since I would only have Friday in Osaka, then return to Seoul. I took the Shinkasen to Okayama, then transferred to the Marine Liner to Shikoku crossing the Seto Sea by bridge. Takamatsu City, was alot more interesting then what I had planned. The paperwork I had didn't show much. But I was able to see some of the island with my short time. I then went to Okayama. I took the street car there and then went to the Okayama Castle, well known for being black. I then went to the famous Korakuen Park. After seeing the park and castle I rushed back to the station and then to Himeji. I was able to see the longstanding Himeji Castle. I had finished the tour of Himeji by 5. I then went to Kobe, hoping I can get there before sunset. I was able to get to Kobe in time to get pictures of the earthquake memorial and Kobe Tower.


The Marine Liner to Shikoku


Welcome to Takamatsu City


Kobe's Earthquake Memorial


Takamatsu Station


Okayama Castle


Himeji Castle


Kobe Maritime Museum


Kobe Tower

Friday. This was the last day of my trip. I slept in a bit and followed the regular schedule. I checked out early and left my bags at the front desk. I then did my sight seeing check of Osaka city. I went to the aquarium but it was closed. I then went to see the Osaka Dome and then the Tsutenkaku tower. I left to the airport from Nippombashi by 1 PM. I then went to the JR Namba, then to Tennoji to take the Haruka back to KIX. I was upset that I wasn't able to get as many gifts and things as I wanted. However, I am happy that I didn't spend alot of money. The flight departed around 3 and I arrived at Incheon around 5 PM. I then worked Saturday, yay!


Osaka Aquarium

Last Saturday was Eun Ji's birthday. So I've now attended 3 Korean Weddings and a baby's 1st birthday. It was the usual quick ceremony. The buffet at the end was pretty good. I enjoyed it. I saw Terminator Salvation. It was okay. Some good action scenes and that was about it. It rained alot the past few days, too. Sunday I had Haemul Tteok Chim. Pretty good and very spicy. 2 weeks until the Osaka trip. Hopefully the swine flu regulations will go down by then and there will not be any rain for that week. I still need to mail off my things home. I have to get my Visa and other things taken care of in June.



Eun Ji

Well, I will be staying in Korea until August. I Got the landlord to give me a 10 day extension. I got my ticket to Osaka in June. Hopefully the swine flu scare will be away by then. I have a wedding to attend this weekend. I still need to find a job for August, too.

That was the update part. The recap begins now. Not much has transpired lately. I've been working as usual and working on the weekends to get the money for my return. I visited Changdeokgung finally. I was able to go there during the Hi! SeoulFest and get some nice pictures. See below-








I also got some nice pics from Deoksugung-







I was able to see SNSD on May 15. After a long day of work, I went to Kyung Hee University to see them perform. It was a 3 hour wait in the rain. I met Eva (from Samsung) there. It was nice to get a good view, too. The weather though sucked!







I did see Star Trek, too. It was way better than Wolverine!

The future challenges-Home related (Job, housing); Korea (more sight-seeing; sending things home; selling furniture).

The past few days have been rather exciting in the city. The "pseudo" Golden Week per se has come and went. Friday was the rather "Socialist" May Day. Just lots of people taking a day off. Saturday was Buddha's Birthday and today was Children's Day. I went to The War Memorial Museum Friday for the Drill Show. Saturday rained. Sunday I went about the city and took some pictures of the Hi Seoul Fest! I walked from Seodaemun to Anguk and back. Monday was a work day. Pretty odd, since most people took the day off. I had the rather odd luck, of having all my student show up. Tuesday I waited amongst lots of sweating people (yuck) and pushing and shoving to see SNSD perform. A long 2 hour wait and then they performed 2 songs.



Honor Guard Military Drill


Drum Practice



Color Guard




Combat Practice


Military band


Cheongyecheon Coin Collection


The Cheongyecheon decorated for Hi Seoul Fest



Taekwon V


The Traditional Band at Deoksugung


Jogyesa


Fire Dept. Band



SNSD!

I also got approved for my vacation in the second week of June. It looks like I'll head to Osaka and Hiroshima.

Not much has went down lately. The week of the 19th was the last day of the Yeouido Cherry Blossom Festival. There wasn't a concert, since the Hangang Renovation project has most of the area under construction. I went and took some pics that Sunday to add to the collection. Not much transpired besides that, and work on Saturday.

This weekend was the same as last. I made alittle more money than usual since I got my contract renewal bonus included in my paycheck. I'm still on the downside of units since last month, but I've gotten used to this new schedule. I worked Saturday and went out for a walk and picture taking Sunday. It had rained this weekend and a cold front accompanied it. The Lantern Festival has begun and this weekend is the big holiday. I need to prepare for a vacation soon, since my time is almost up!





Home Sweet Home



Yeouido




The Lotus Lantern Festival




The Rice Planting Festival in Jegi-dong

It's April already! I got the new work schedule. I've been taken off the GM Factory list. Now, I'm working at the office in the evenings and teaching the GM employees on the weekends. I was able to go to Gyeongbokgung for some spring photos on Friday. I need to save some money for a nice vacation

I had a free weekend, so I had to think of something to do. I went back to Suwon to the Hwaseong Haegung again. I was hoping to nail some good photos and I needed to stretch my legs. Alot had changed. They were preparing for an event on Sunday (which I missed). They had also completed the plaza in front of it. It was very nice, lots of illustrated tiles in a traditional painted format.





The plaza grounds


Bell Tower



Cherry Blossoms


The Portrait of the King in his military uniform

I went to the Tteokbokki Festival on Sunday. It was very crowded. More people than I expected.



A mixed dish

A friendly tteokbokki

After that, I walked to the Yangjae Flower market. It was very big and nice. Lots of good deals there. I bought me a Rosemary Bush and a flower for 5,000 Won.


The Flower Market's variety of plants.

On the plus side, I finished up my taxes. I'll earn nothing pay nothing. I also need to see if I get put back on the GM schedule. I hope so.

I worked another Saturday. Not much new with that. The GM contract just finished, so I'm working at the office in the evenings. The weekends aren't that busy for now either. Since, the weather's been bad or my tutoring on Sundays; I've neglected posting pics or adventuring. I had planned to go to Suwon on Sunday, but the weather wasn't that great in the morning. I decided to go on a local walkabout to get decent river pics. I was surprised that I got somewhat misdirected. I had walked from Mapo Station to Yongsan Station. I walked back home, and watched Korea beat Venezuela in the WBC over a bowl of Yukaejang. I decided to take another hike later that afternoon. I tackled the Inwangsan mountain near Dongnimmun. I got some decent pics of the Seoul Fortress Wall and some of the Buddhist temple sites there.

I've also started to work on my taxes. Damn there confusing. Doing the 2555-EZ, 1040 and 1040 EZ from last year.



Hangang from my home


Pear Blossoms


Inwangsa Gate


Namsan Tower in the back




Rock formations


The Seoul Fortress Wall

Sorry no pictures today. The past two weekends were busy preparing students. Today I graded the tests from yesterday. As my guys say, "nothing special". The next free breaktime will be May 2-5. Too bad it's golden week, so that ruins my plans for Hiroshima.

Well I just got back from Tokyo. I left Incheon by 9 AM and arrived at Narita about, 12 PM. I got the Suica/N'EX pass to Shinjuku. It was a good deal, 3500Y for the train and a 2000 Y credit on the Suica. The weather was cold and wet, crappy. I had planned to make the most of my short time there. I had to call Ogawa twice, but I was able to get him the second time around. I decided to kill some time patrolling Harajuku. It was okay, but reminded me more of a cross between Itaewon and Namdaemun Market. I planned to meet him at 5:30, but he was delayed, so we met at 6:30 at the cafe next to Shibuya Boxx. The concert was great, they played many songs I wasn't expecting and a new one. I had a great view of Ban-chan since she was center stage, Ryo, however was to the far right. It was standing room only, and pretty crowded. Admission was 6300 Y +1 drink. The set list in no particular order-

01.For the future
02.under the sun
03.135
MC
04.Oasis
05.mellow amber
06.翼の計画
MC
07.魔法の言葉～Would you marry me?～
08.Holiday
09.Week!
10.柊
11.Raven
12.科学の夜
MC
13.徒然なるままに
14.遠くまで
15.冒険者たち
16.One or Eight
17.本日ハ晴天ナリ

Encore
MC
18.生まれゆくものたちへ
MC
19.Grateful Journey
20.SUMMER DAYS
21.あいのうた
MC



The venue!

After the concert, Ogawa had to return to a dinner meeting and his Chinese guest left to meet his business associates. I returned to Shinjuku had something to eat and ran into some Chinese Americans from Chicago.


Shinjuku alleys

We talked some, then I returned home. I woke later in the morning and headed out to Tokyo Dome City, to catch the baseball game, Yomiuiri Giants v. China, in an exhibition. It was pretty good, it was my first time there and to see a Japanese game.



Tokyo Dome

The weather was nice, and the game ended about 3PM. I decided to run to Yokohama to get some quick picks but the evening hit pretty quickly about 5PM.


Yokohama Bay


Chinatown


Ferris Wheel


From the Station

I later went out to Shibuya to find Tower Records get my DAI dvds and go to the H!P shop.




Shibuya scenes, the Yatta-Bark from Yatterman

I went home and hit the sack. The next day was a Hakone attack. I went to the Odakyu Department Store to get a Hakone Odakyu Free Pass. It was a 5000 Yen purchase that included a round-trip from Odawara to Shinjuku, plus unlimited use of public transport in Hakone. It was interesting because I got to take alot of different vehicles. The train to Odawara was regular.


Odawara Castle


A shrine next to the castle

Then I took the "toy train" to the cable car. The cable car went to the ropeway station. The Ropeway took me to Owakudani.



The station next to the cable car, that went to the ropeway




The Owakudani "Great Hell Valley". This area is part of an old volcano. Smoke comes from the ground and the place stinks of sulphur. It is famous for the Kurotomago (Black Egg). It's said that by eating one egg you get live for 7 years additionally. They sell them for 500Y a bag of 5.


The black egg, yummy!

From the ropeway I went to Lake Ashino to take a tour of the lake. It was a 25 minute trip.




Lake Ashino



Hakone Kitty

I was hoping to see more cherry blossoms...



After getting off the boat, I took the bus back to the train station. That evening I went to Akihabra to play some games, then back to the hotel.

Last Day. I decided to reserve the limousine bus to the airport. I also had to photo attack the remaining sites within 4.5 hours. The bus left at 3, and I had to get back to the hotel by 2:45. The race begins! 1st target the Diet!



The Imperial Palace again? Why Not.




Then I went to Asakusa. I found an old kimono shop on the way and got some handkerchiefs as gifts.

Asakusa





Some store figures



After that, AKB48 theater to get some goods in Akihabra. I managed to hit that, then I rushed back to the hotel. I was able to board the bus at 3, got to Narita by 4:30. I wrapped up immigration and checking in by 5 or so. My plane began boarding at 5:40, and we were out by 6:10. It was a pretty hectic last day! All in all, arrival into Korea and getting home was by 10:50.

Well, it was another week of work and another slip of the Won. So, I hope that the won increases in value or recovers to at least 1,100W=$1. I'll be off to Japan this Friday. I'm going to see Do As Infinity again, and then I will see the Yomiuiri Giants play China in an Exhibition game. This should be a pretty good event, since the World Baseball Classic doesn't happen often. I plan to post lots of pics! But, I need to be able to manage my brief time there. The next big break time I'll have is in May. I put in my weekly pic. It's of Jung Hwa and Hyun Hee. I volunteered to teach today, so I didn't go out and take any other pics.



Best Friends

I attended my second Korean wedding. This time it was for our Senior Customer Service Rep., Hyun Ae. It was held in Yeouido at the CCM Building. It was the typical quickie, over in 10 minutes and 20 minutes of pictures! The lunch reception was good, a nice buffet. After that I spent some time with co-workers and then went home. I spent Sunday with a nice walk from Olympic Park to the Olympic Stadium. Not quite sure the distance but it was nice to get a little walk. The weather dropped again and it was cold. I decided to continue getting photos of the rest of the Olympic Statues I missed out on last year. Other than that not much has happened.



Hyun Ae and I


Hyun Ae and her husband Jun Sik


Myung Hee


Henna and I


The Olympic Park Plaza

I've been rather lazy of posting, lately. I worked this weekend and I sat at home a little bored. I had to change the batteries in my automatic door, which went off without a problem (luckily). Like usual, I've been contemplating my return and the awful Korean economy. I decided to go out of the house and do some patrolling, which I've neglected for some time. I decided to go up Achasan, the mountain to the east of the city. It was rather good to get some exercise, however, the problem was getting down. Up was rather easy if not alittle difficult because of steepness here and there, but it was good. After climbing and hiking along the top, I needed to find my way down. I definitely needed to know my location, when I got down. I managed to find a downward path after a couple of hours and then make my to Achasan Station. I got there and easily was able to make it home. Other than that nothing much to report. Congrats to the Steelers, even though I was hoping the Cards would win. But maybe next year they can repeat the playoffs.

I left Jan. 24 from Seoul to Sapporo. I awoke Saturday morning to a nice coating of snow. I had packed earlier and left to the airport by subway. I got to the airport and was delayed abit because I had went to the wrong line, since they weren't labeled. I was running late, however, the flight was delayed. It was about a 4 hour flight there via Korean Air (which I highly advise). The flight was comfortable, however the immigration line was very long. You now get fingerprinted when you enter the country and Shin Chitose Airport isn't as big as Narita. After passing through customs and so forth, I had to get some money. I wasn't able to change my Won to Yen during the week, so I had to do it at the Airport when I arrived. The bad news was the exchange rate. All of my cash had half the value. And if you've been to Japan you know the terrible inflation rates there. After converting my cash, I went to the JR Station in the basement level. I went to the counter and received my Rail Pass. I took a reserved car to Sapporo. The trip was about 36 minutes. I got into Sapporo and went to the Hokkaido Food & Tourism office. I got some informational brochures and checked into my hotel across the street.


Incheon Airport

Sapporo Station from the rear

After checking in it was about 4-5 PM. I relaxed in my room and thought about how to maximize my time. I decided to take a quick trip to Otaru. It then hit me how fast it gets dark there.

Snow covered streets everywhere and a 1/4 inch of ice on the sidewalks in Sapporo


Sapporo at night


Otaru had just as much snow but was a little more old fashioned.


I had to eat, so I partook of some famed Hokkaido Ramen.


Sunday I planned to go to Asahiyama Zoo and then to the Sapporo Museum. Since the trip was so short I had to manage my trip by hitting as many places as possible in as little time. The trip to Asahikawa is about 90 minutes. Since I was able to get free reserved seats, I did it as much as possible. The only thing you have to do is go to the reservation desk, some trains you need a reservation, such as Hakodate (which has 2 non-reserved cars). The Asahiyama Zoo is very popular in Japan especially in the winter.



The Zoo

Seals

Snowmen

Polar Bear

Lesser Panda

A little cold, about 17 F.

They let the penguins out of their pen twice a day to march about the park

After the Zoo, I headed back to Sapporo and then to the Sapporo Beer Museum. The time was about 3 PM when I got back. The museum is in the original brewery building.



The Museum


Biergarten Shrine

I picked up some gifts then went on a self guided tour of the museum. The tour begins on the 3rd floor and goes to the 1st. On the second floor is a tasting area. For 200 Yen you get a beer and a side. I finished the museum and looked about the nearby mall.


Wall of Beer in the tasting area

I then went back to Sapporo and went to see the TV Tower.



I went inside to the observation room for the heck of it. It was sad that I couldn't get any good night pics of the city.

I decided to go back into Otaru to just take pictures, since I knew that Monday, I'd not have any time.


The Canal District

A Random restaurant

Ghenghis Khan- Lamb, bean sprouts, and onions

Monday, I planned to go to Hakodate. It's the next big city in Hokkaido. It's a longer trip though 3.5 hours there and 3.5 back. The plan in Hakodate was see- Goryokakuen Park, The historical churches, and other things.


Hakodate Station



Goryokakuen Park and Observation Tower

An old streetcar switch tower

The first concrete electric pole in Japan


Streetcar was my main use of transport in Hakodate. 600 Yen covered the entire day.

The old brick warehouses

Hakodate Bay

Dinner

Now Leaving

I returned to Sapporo about 9 PM. I got back to the apartment and and planned the last morning or so. My flight was at 2 PM Tuesday, so I had to plan my morning well. I decided to go to all of the main sites here and take pictures if I hadn't covered them earlier. I also covered Hokkaido University. I checked out early, but left my suitcase behind so I could grab it before I left. I had to reserve a one way car to the airport Monday night, since my Pass expired Tuesday.


The Old Prefectural Administration building

The Clock Tower

The Old Court of Appeals

The Main Office for Hokkaido University

This is an ice sculpture being prepared for the Snow Festival that begins Feb 5.

The trip was very entertaining, however too short to do everything I had wanted. Flight back went without any problems. It was a simple 2 hr 45 min flight back. I had got back to my apartment by 6 PM.

Friday night was my birthday. Not much extraordinary happened. I had a cake at work, and received a gift from our Korean staff. I had dinner with 3 of them and later 2 of them came to my apartment to watch tv, eat sweet potatoes and drink.

It snowed pretty good today. I went out to take some nice snow pics, after having lunch with a friend. I started at City Hall walked over to Jongmyo, then crossed over the bridge to Changyeonggung. From there I walked past Changdeokgung, then to Gyeongbukgung. I needed to go out in a while, but I've been pretty busy on the weekends, so I've not had the time to get new pics. Next weekend I go to Sapporo, and I'll be sure to have some good pics ready from there!



The Bell at Jongno



Tapgol Park



Jongmyo








Changyeonggung


Changdeokgung



Gyeongbukgung


Snowmen

Lately, I've been doing the single post every 2 wknds. Most of the time I've been working, or too tired to be going out. Or on the free weekends I've been tutoring for free. Christmas has passed and I spend Christmas Ever with Hyun Hee, Jung Hwa, and Eva (from Samsung Ctr.). We had duck at HH's uncle's restaurant. It was nice, however we finished late in the evening and I had to walk from Aeogae Station to my home past 1 AM in the cold. Christmas Day I had dinner with Young Jae and his family. New Year's eve was uneventful. I had caught a cold and spent the night and more in bed. In other news, I've gotten the vacation taken care of. I'll go off to Sapporo during Lunar New Year, then I'll go to Tokyo Feb 27-Mar 2 to see Do As Infinity at Shibuya AX. Yeah, it cost some, but lets see how things turn!



Merry Christmas



Hyun Hee & Hyun Ae

It's quickly approaching Christmas time. I've not mentioned much I know. As I said before, I've been working all Saturdays lately. I need to make some money. I've contemplated going to Sapporo in January during the Lunar New Year, and I plan on going to Tokyo in February to see Do As Infinity, with some help from my friend Ogawa. Maybe I'll see Nao, again? I've been preparing for the Christmas season, catching up on alot of cards and whatnot. Getting some gifts for the work staff. I've been looking into the workforce when I return home; so, I need to prepare for July.

Here are some pics from the Changyecheon Winter Festival pics!







The Gwanghwamun Post Office


Ice Skating


Sejong Arts Center


The Light Sign