Ok, so tonight had to have been one of my best night's out here so far!
A bunch of us foreign teachers met up to watch "The Chronicles of Narnia" in 4D! It was awesome and another story for another time.
What was so great was the aftermath of the evening. Some of us went out to "wind down" from the week and began discussing our plan for the "Santa Con" adventure for tomorrow http://www.theyeogiyo.com/News/Articles/2010-2/11/23/Santarchy-2010.php
Before we went to our destination, we played a few rounds of "The Claw" (the machines that have stuffed animals and prizes in you try to win by moving the claw) Well, no one was having any luck but somehow I scored a nice midsized "Mr. Mu" (a stuffed radish). It made my night since I never win with those machines!
But he fun part starts after that . . .
We started talking about Christmas Carols and ended up penning a few for the ride up to Seoul!
Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx4dXWb2eII
Here are the lyrics:
"The Twelve Days of A Hogwon Christmas"
One the first day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
A contract not legally binding
On the second day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the third day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the forth day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the fifth day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the sixth day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the seventh day of Christmas, my hogwon gave to me
Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the eighth day of Christmas, my hagwan gave to me
Eight pints of Cass, Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the ninth day of Christmas, my hagwan gave to me
Nine Agimas sweeping, Eight pints of Cass, Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the tenth day of Christmas, my hagwan gave to me
Ten vaction days (not), Nine Agimas sweeping, Eight pints of Cass, Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my hagwan gave to me
Eleven Norabong tunes, Ten vaction days (not), Nine Agimas sweeping, Eight pints of Cass, Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my hagwan gave to me
Twelve bottles of Soju, Eleven Norabong tunes, Ten vaction days (not), Nine Agimas sweeping,
Eight pints of Cass, Seven games of Starcraft, Six sweet potatoes
Five Mr. Mus
Four Pepero Sticks, three sides of kimchi, two million won and a contract not legally binding
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
I'll be home for Christmas . .
. . . you can count on me.
You read that correctly. I will be coming home for Christmas. Unfortunately, my grandmother fell and broke her hip recently. Luckily they were able to patch her up, sort of speak. However, during her recovery in rehab the therapist over worked her and they left her in worse shape than when she went in. My family suggested that I come home for a visit, in the event she takes a turn for the worse, which we all pray won't happen. I was extremely lucky that my school is allowing me the time off to come home because the only day we actually get off work here is December 31st. My parents were sooooo generous to buy me the round trip ticket. I will be leaving Korea on December 24th and luckily with the time change I arrive the morning of December 24th! So I will be able to spend Christmas with the family. I will be in the states until December 30th, when I fly back and back to work on January 3rd.
I am really excited about the opportunity to come home but not necessarily for the unfortunate reason. I know I had mentioned in my last post that my Christmas package had just arrived but it was sent before we decided to bring me home. I have already been getting so many requests from other foreign teachers on what to bring back for them in addition to my list of necessities. Plus the Korean teachers are making their lists too. Don't worry I'm getting the money up front!
I won't have a car or access to one while I'm home, so if anyone wants to get together, if I have time, please let me know and we can try to schedule something. Also, I had not mentioned this before but I have been having problems uploading my pictures from my camera. This explains why you haven't seen any pictures from me yet. As soon as I get to the states, I am going to get that fixed so I can post them!
I can't wait to listen to the all Christmas music KOST radio, watch the 24 hours of a "Christmas Story" and "Elf." Plus I am really hoping that the family can have our all night board games evening on Christmas Eve. Did I mention that I have a list of the American restaurants and food I want to gobble down while I can. And of course, I am really hoping to make a pit stop to my park, Disneyland. I want to see the "Nightmare Before Christmas" Haunted Mansion. (This all depends on grandma's blessing and health of course).
Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers for me!
You read that correctly. I will be coming home for Christmas. Unfortunately, my grandmother fell and broke her hip recently. Luckily they were able to patch her up, sort of speak. However, during her recovery in rehab the therapist over worked her and they left her in worse shape than when she went in. My family suggested that I come home for a visit, in the event she takes a turn for the worse, which we all pray won't happen. I was extremely lucky that my school is allowing me the time off to come home because the only day we actually get off work here is December 31st. My parents were sooooo generous to buy me the round trip ticket. I will be leaving Korea on December 24th and luckily with the time change I arrive the morning of December 24th! So I will be able to spend Christmas with the family. I will be in the states until December 30th, when I fly back and back to work on January 3rd.
I am really excited about the opportunity to come home but not necessarily for the unfortunate reason. I know I had mentioned in my last post that my Christmas package had just arrived but it was sent before we decided to bring me home. I have already been getting so many requests from other foreign teachers on what to bring back for them in addition to my list of necessities. Plus the Korean teachers are making their lists too. Don't worry I'm getting the money up front!
I won't have a car or access to one while I'm home, so if anyone wants to get together, if I have time, please let me know and we can try to schedule something. Also, I had not mentioned this before but I have been having problems uploading my pictures from my camera. This explains why you haven't seen any pictures from me yet. As soon as I get to the states, I am going to get that fixed so I can post them!
I can't wait to listen to the all Christmas music KOST radio, watch the 24 hours of a "Christmas Story" and "Elf." Plus I am really hoping that the family can have our all night board games evening on Christmas Eve. Did I mention that I have a list of the American restaurants and food I want to gobble down while I can. And of course, I am really hoping to make a pit stop to my park, Disneyland. I want to see the "Nightmare Before Christmas" Haunted Mansion. (This all depends on grandma's blessing and health of course).
Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers for me!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Christmas Came Early
Today I received my Christmas package from home! I was so excited but so were all the Korean teachers because I ordered them special gifts from home. I knew they were on their way, so when I got the boxes today I didn't open them right away. Usually I open them at work for two reasons: 1) I can't wait to see what surprises my mom threw in and 2) everyone huddles around me until I open them because they want to see what's in them.
Before I opened them I asked the girls if they wanted their gifts now or closer to Christmas. As I suspected, they wanted them now. So I opened the boxes and began to pull out the giant comfy and fuzzy animal slippers. They all started screaming and fighting over the different designs. The ladybug and bee slippers were the favorite and they had to do "Rock, Scissors, Paper" to decide who would get them. The cow, pink dog and frog were also popular. Nobody seemed to want the pigs, so we gave that pair to our boss! Haa haa! She tried to switch with the other girls. It was so funny, but it made me happy. Except I got them because I thought they would all want to wear them at work, since we can't wear shoes and we have to wear slippers in the building (another little difference). Everyone decided they would rather take them home. Which was a good idea because when I walked out of our teachers lounge in my ladybug pair, all the kids started screaming and asking me to give the slippers to them. I quickly decided to keep mine at home too. But I did get some photos of all of them in their slippers.
Aren't they adorable? If you want to get your hands on a pair, you can get them from "The Red-Eyed Grasshopper & Little Cricket" Gift Shop in Orange, CA. It's my aunt's gift shop and they make great gifts! Plus they are really comfy and warm! Check them out on Facebook: Red-Eyed Grasshopper on Facebook or call (714) 771-6006
Let the 25 of Christmas begin!
Before I opened them I asked the girls if they wanted their gifts now or closer to Christmas. As I suspected, they wanted them now. So I opened the boxes and began to pull out the giant comfy and fuzzy animal slippers. They all started screaming and fighting over the different designs. The ladybug and bee slippers were the favorite and they had to do "Rock, Scissors, Paper" to decide who would get them. The cow, pink dog and frog were also popular. Nobody seemed to want the pigs, so we gave that pair to our boss! Haa haa! She tried to switch with the other girls. It was so funny, but it made me happy. Except I got them because I thought they would all want to wear them at work, since we can't wear shoes and we have to wear slippers in the building (another little difference). Everyone decided they would rather take them home. Which was a good idea because when I walked out of our teachers lounge in my ladybug pair, all the kids started screaming and asking me to give the slippers to them. I quickly decided to keep mine at home too. But I did get some photos of all of them in their slippers.
Aren't they adorable? If you want to get your hands on a pair, you can get them from "The Red-Eyed Grasshopper & Little Cricket" Gift Shop in Orange, CA. It's my aunt's gift shop and they make great gifts! Plus they are really comfy and warm! Check them out on Facebook: Red-Eyed Grasshopper on Facebook or call (714) 771-6006
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