a word about soju

there's this liquor made from rice called soju, aka, "soj." on saturday night, after a week of ups and downs, i joined my co-workers and their friends for a night out in gangnam. we drank a few beers, drank a few more beers, then began playing this game called titanic. you take a beer mug, half filled with beer then place a shot glass inside the mug and everyone takes turns pouring as little or as much soju as they want without, WITHOUT, sinking the shotglass. guess who had to chug 2 of those bad boys. guess who got crunk (cuhrazy drunk!) on saturday night and woke up with a silly hangover and cloudy memories of a hella good night out. yup. me.

my days are beginning to feel a bit less frantic (yay!) and i think i'm finally getting into the swing of things and figuring out what i need/want to do. i was approached today by some relgious people on my way to school. not christians, not buddhists, but some other sect that i didn't recognize. i think they wanted me to join them, but, i said, no thank you! it was interesting, and yet another reminder of how i want to become better disciplined and learn korean, for the time being, on my own. i bought a textbook and dictionary and have been reading a few pages every night. it's good, but, i think i need to up up the frequency.

i don't have internet right now at home and after my first pay check, i'm about to get a little crazy on the home furnishings and what not. internet, couch, bed, tv, dvd player. and maybe a few other things here and there...ooh! i did, however, get a haircut. it's pretty much the same style as before, only shorter. i'm telling you, the koreans love the 80's rocker do's.