XMAS 2009

had the best XMAS ever hehehehehe!~~~~~~~

thursday night i headed to seoul to meet up with crystal, winnie and elvisss....we had reli delicious BBQ in sinchon! im sure i will go back to that restaurant again =) then we walked around gwanghuamun and city hall and took pictures with all the light display!!!!!!!!!!!~ after that crystal and elvis went home because they were reli tired, so i took winnie to hongdae....met up with gunwoo~ after winnie left, kwangmi joined us and we stayed out until 4...

friday morning, our plan to gyeongbokgung fell apart, so we had samgyetang in myeongdong and did a lil shopping instead......tried o'sulloc tea house and it was awesomeeeee, i love green teaaa<3 took the girls to dongdaemun and they loved it there~clothes r so cheap over here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at around 6 it started snowing so they got reli excited and im glad they can have a white xmassssssss in korea!

had dakgalbi in kangnam and we pre-celebrated crystals bday!!!!!!!!!!! winnie missed cold stones in the US so we had ice-cream in winterrrrrrr lol but it was tastyyyy YUM~

saturday we went to korean folk village and it was reli fun! we tried on some korean clothes (not hanbok tho, i thk its like ancient police uniform) and it was reli COOL~ we took tons of pics with the hanok! we had lunch there and ate bibimbap, bugogi, galbi tang and kalguksu! at about 4 we went back to kangnam, did some shopping and the girls wanted to go back to myeongdong! we met up with min and her student and we took sticky pics tgt!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love it <3

had han sik in itaewon and then we went to the cave bar in hongdae! at around 12 we went to a freezone (a private room where u can play Wii, watch movies or TV, basically u can do whtever u like) and the room is decorated reli nicely~ a cozy and warm place to hangout!!! after playing mario party for 2 hours (which was real fun), we met up with branden and his frds in zen bar and we went home at around 4....

sunday we tried kamjatang in gyeongbokgung and it was pretty gd, then we went to a tea house and it started to snow reli heavily! my girls were super excited and we took lots of beautiful picturesssssssss....

the girls wanted to buy some korean food and snacks so we went to the huge lotte mart in seoul station and they bought 3 big boxes of foodddd @_@

i swear we ate like 6 meals a day and tried every snack on the street and im sure i gained lots of weight again...shoot.....but the weather makes me want to eat all the time T_T

arghhhhhhhhhhhhh

watever, i eat wht i want hahahaha

oh and gunwoo bought me the book i always wanted to read kekekek and also a lipstick and xmas cardddddddddd thanksssssss 傻B

updateeeeeeee

a late update

oh well, wht did i do last weekend???

hmmmm! ohhh yes! friday night was sukyang's bday! so we went out for dinner and i bought her a reli nice watch as a present!!!!!!!!!!!then we went to bar and noraebang~ we all had a great time!!!!!!!!!!

saturday, i went to seoul with dan and gunwoo and we had thai food in itaewon! and then i brought them to the pie place branden introduced me and i had pecan pieeee YUM~<3

watched AVATAR with the peeps from last night and then we had bbq in gunja =)

did some xmas shopping in dongdaemun and at night i met up with kwangmi in monkey beach~
i feel like im not enjoying clubbing as much as before now...when did i start to get tired of it??? thats strange haha

sunday i had dakkalbi with gunwoo and joseph in bundangggg! its great to meet new frds and he seemed reli nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! went to arcade and had some street food~! headed home around 11~

awesome weekend and i cant wait till thursday!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~
cant wait to see my babiessssssssss >3<

this xmas will sure be the best one keke~

doing a xmas theme this week~ we had some japanese guests ytd and im glad i didnt have to wear hanbok *phew* i would look reli awkward walking around in that hahahahah

and today i went to a speech contest, i was very impressed! well done kiddosssssss, they can speak english much better than my kids lol

feeling sick >< NOOOOO

i was gonna go on diet for 3 days....but i thk i should give up...im feeling reli sick and i have a reli sore throat T_T and following the diet plan reli makes it worse!!!!!!!!!!

and im craving for hot food and meat!!!!!!!~~~~~

so now lets do an update on what happened last weekend~

hmmm friday, i went to seoul to meet up with branden and min.....i was eating with branden in this super nice brazilian BBQ restaurant and had so much meat~YUMMM....
min ditched me last second....so i went to a bar with branden and we had a reli nice chat!!!

saturday i met up with gunwoo for lunch in kangnam....had reli nice sushi keke my fav~and then we sat in coffee bean and chatted~ walked around kangnam and i bought sukyang her bday gift keke~~ i reli hope she will like it!!!!!!!!!! cant wait till friday~ i thk im more excited than her kaka

then i met up with misha and her frds for dinner, had lots of meat and then we went to a bar and also noraebang~went to zen bar again and it was packed! bumped into branden and his frds there!!!!! headed to tinpan 2...it was my first time there and there were soooo many koreanssssss! i witnessed a fight and it was scary.....maybe i shouldnt go there anymore.....seems like ppl in hongdae and itaewon likes to get into fights! ppl in apgujeong is better!

sunday i was totally exhausted, we spent the night in jimjilbang and i didnt slp that well...
we went to dongdaemun because cecilia and i wanted to shop...but we ended up going home because we were so tired that we didnt have the mood to buy anything!

another exciting weekend ahead!!!!!!!!!!!! yay<3
cant wait till the 18th!!!!!!!!!!!and also the 24th!!!!!!!!!!!!!

in a good mood!~

im in such a good mood today! had an awesome weekenddddddd!!!!!!!!!

so i headed to seoul friday night to meet with Branden and min~
met up with them in kangnam~ and then denny took us to his cousin's birthday party and i met some of her frds! this guy jay teaches in kyungwoon~ i duno y i always meet ppl that is related to that university lol

went to this bar in kangnam, but i didnt drink~and then we headed to a lounge in apgujeong! we walked for 30 minutes under the cold! it was crazy, coz no taxi wants to take us there, its too close!!!!!!!!!!!!!argh so LAME
that lounge was awesome! so LA, im definitely going back there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

saturday i woke up and had lunch in itaewon~had kebab and banana pie! YUM that pie place in itaewon is totally awesome, im gonna go there again hehe then i met up with min to a photo studio, she had to have her pics taken for her agency and she looked super pretty! will upload pics soon haha
had dinner in the konkuk university area! had some nice guts lol it was hella spicy but it was delicioussssssssssssss
that night we headed to hongdae to meet with branden and his frds again...went to some dance clubs and i slipped and fell on the floor :'( now i have this huge bruise on my butt =(
it hurts so badddddddddd

sunday, went to have lunch at min's mom's store! her mom is so nice! i reli like her hehe
then we headed to kangnam to meet with min's student!~ he is a great guy and i introduced him to my 2 teacherssss, maybe they will have a blinddate soon hahahaha
did some shopping and then i went home!

went home real late and talked on the phone for almost 3 hours hehe
my heating mat was too hot ytd, so i didnt sleep reli well~~~~~~~><

im setting my teachers up with guys successfully, hopefully they will work outtt
i feel happy helping ppl~ and when my frds r happy, i am too hehe

life is goooooooooodddddddd
<3

my grandma's funeral...

friday night...i headed to incheon airport....
not until i was on the plane, did i feel like im really going to HK...(after 8 months)
it felt unreal...because this trip was so unexpected...

watched a movie and time went by real fast....

i did the same old thing ....i bought some magazines and read it while i was waiting for my mom....it took her awhile to find me, because she said she didnt recognise me....i wonder which part of me changed that made me unrecognisable?!?!!?she said i dress like a foreigner hmmmm...

then we went on the bus together.....to go home....or should i say, go to her house!?>!>!
because i dont even know where it is.....it felt kinda strange.....to be going to a place u call home....but u duno how to go there and where it is....we had a nice chat on the bus and after 1 hr...we arrived!

saturday morning...we went to get food in Jordon.....my favorite noodle restaurant....i didnt reli miss the food in HK until i started eating that OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! korean food is nothing compared to all the food i had this weekend!!!!!!!!!!!

then i went to the store to get my iphone fixed.....i actually had no idea why i need to...since i cant even use it in korea.....so i decided to give it to my bro...(but seems like he is not interested in taking it)

had tea with my mom's frds...then i headed to city super to get gelatin....(something i cant find in korea).....i literally bought the whole supermarket home...and then realize i dont have enough space in my suit case T_T

was exhausted when i got home....had cha siu and chicken with riceeeeee hmmm yummm

sunday morning we headed to china reli early.....after lunch, we headed to the funeral.....there were so many rules to follow....and i reli learned a lot more about my own culture through this experience! i spent a gd 2-3 hours burning paper money to my grandma.......although im christian.....i still think its necessary to follow these cultural rule to show my respect and filial piety to my grandma...and i sincerely hope whatever we have done these 2 days helped her to rest in peace.....

everyone got reli emotional when we looked at her face for the one last time before they close the coffin.......T_T
its the first time that i saw my dad cry.....its so sad.....and i cant imagine how it feels to lose a mother.....reli dont want to think about it.....

the ceremony involved a lot of walking and chanting.....and we all had to wear some kind of white cloth on us......we also had to burn lots of incense

after the ceremony, everyone is required to take a red packet...and inside is a piece of candy and a 1 dollar coin.....we have to eat that on the spot and also spend the 1 dollar coin asap.....

after that, we had a reli nice dinner at a hotel....but it was kinda awkward at first...coz no one reli spoke and it was dead silent most of the time....

sunday morning...we headed to the graveyard.....it was very interesting that we had to call our grandma's name when they load the coffin into the truck and also off the truck....as if she is still alive.....when the people buried her...i saw my dad cry again.....T_T

after all that, the organizer said we have to wear this red string with a piece of pine leaf on our hand....and also eat particular food e.g. pork, chicken, fish... to make the ceremony complete....

and im planning to not eat meat for 1-2 weeks......in remembrance of my grandma and i hope she can rest in peace....

also, i was told if i dont cut my hair today, i cant for 3 months....so i think i have to make a trip to seoul!!!!!!!!! ><

the whole time i was in HK, i felt so weird....i felt like i shouldnt be there...and i dont belong there.....
when i was walking around.....looking at the ppl around me....i just dont feel any connection with them at all....and i cant imagine living there.....its so hot and stuffy and its still 22 degrees in winter.....i reli dun understand how people can stand that =.=

i remember having lots of things i want to drop down here....
maybe i will do an update again when i can think of more to say

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had a nice long conversation with my dad....we never reli talked before that...and i was so happy to get to know more about him....he told me about his past and also details of his company and plansss......he asked me to help him write an introduction for his product homepage......i will try my hardest and i hope i can help him in every way....

after the conversation, i also realize i reli have to start saving money......i have to pay for my brother tuition, my own tuition, my mom's living expenses....and later even morgage....and even more $$ to make my goal possible

need to be strong....cant be tempted my material goods no more!!!!!!!!!

hectic week

yesterday, i didnt slp reli well...i think its because the heating mat was too hot....
my first class wasnt that bad, the kids enjoyed the game and i was happy about that....
but then, i received an email from my dad.....and after reading it, it totally turned my mood upside down....my heart sank, my head went blank

my grandma died ytd morning....

didnt expected that...out of no where, she suddenly decided to leave....
i was planning on visiting her in jan....and i guess its too late now....

i can still recall the scene a year ago, when i was visiting her at her house....she talked to me and was so happy to see me....we promised we have to see again...

we couldnt keep this promise....

all i can see now is her dead body....

i miss u grandma, pls rest in peace
i love u so so much...i wish we had more time together...

everytime people leave me, i always feel reli guilty...
i feel like i could have done better....
i could have visited her more....
i could have given her more attention....

booked my tickets to hong kong....gonna leave on friday and come back on tuesday
there are lots to take care of....

some short term goals

these days, to get my mind off stupid things, i have been setting myself some short term goals...
i always like to plan my stuff in advance so i know where im heading~

have been looking stuff up intensively online....and i realize that KFCC offers reli structured free korean language courses....maybe i will try it out and see...if its cool, then i might not go to the one in sogang~ hehe so i can save $$~

im also thinking of getting some kind of TEFL certificate....i was looking at CELTA....the intensive course will take 4 weeks to complete....maybe i will take it when i go back to toronto~ but i heard its a reli challenging course!!!!!!!!!!! and pretty pricy too!!!!!

so when i come back to korea again in august, i will be well prepared for another year of teaching.....i kinda wanna stay in the GEPIK program....but it will be even better if i can move to seoul!!!! coz then i will be closer to everything and it will be easier for me to take courses at universitiessssssssss

hmmmm hope my plans will work outttt

i duno y, i reli want to study...so bad...

but probably when i start to, i will get reli stressed about it

lol

masochist