it almost, just almost, seems like we’re in celebration day season here in korea. following hot on the heels of armed forces day & the chuseok holiday last weekend, today – friday - is hangul day, the day that celebrates the creation by some king way back of the korean hangul script. i have been told more time than i care 2 remember/admit since 1st coming 2 korea in 2003 that it’s quite an easy script 2 decipher; all you need 2 do is put a bit of effort into it. which is why it’s kind of shameful that, 2 me, the script still just looks like an ordered grouping of lines, circles & curves…which i guess is exactly what it is, except 2 koreans it actually means something. anyway, 2 celebrate this day the koreans are unveiling some statue of the aforementioned king – sejong was his name, sejong the great no less – later this evening in the middle of a big-ass road here in central seoul (& about time 2; the poor chap has been dead for some 560 years). me? well i’m heading south for the weekend 2 take in the green tea fields of somewhere called boseong. yep, i have an 8:10pm reservation on the ktx, koreas version of the french tgv & the newest feather in the korean public transport cap. the weekend should be fun. it always is.
‘living’ with seoul’ week of firsts
some firsts that occurred this week (& keep in mind that I’ve been living here fulltime now for almost a year
- signed up for & went 2 the gym.
- bought & cooked (2 firsts) potatoes in my apartment.
- actually did a full, honest day’s work for the 1st time since my latest return a few weeks ago (3 actually). it’s not my fault; it’s the nature of the business that things are slack around here @ this time of year. if i recall last tuesday was the day in question, a day when i was reminded once again that it’s actually less work 2 actually work as apposed 2 pretending 2 work… if you know what I mean?
check out this video. i like it. you might 2. the korean connection? samsung of course.
the murmer of office work, korean style.
