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Current mood:  excited
yeah, i know it's been awhile... i'm just naturally lazy. but anyways, things are going well. i'm doing lots of interesting stuff on the weekends, including, but not limited to:
i successfully made it onto korean tv. of course, it was on a non-basic cable channel, so my exposure level wasn't too high. a bunch of people from the english cafe decided to go a few times. it was some debate show in english, and i was part of the 'jury' who sat in the background and decided which team had the stronger argument. on top of that, i was paid for the whole thing. i made about 30 bucks, but am still waiting to get paid. (i had the money put into a friend's account, because i'm not supposed to have a job outside of my institution, and they control my bank account)
i saw a korean pop group. but, it was a free performance, so they weren't the current super-popular groups. but, i had heard some of their songs back when i first started listening to korean music back in high school, so it brought back memories. the performance was part of the Hi Seoul festival, which they do every spring. there were lots of performances, people and lights, including one woman who made funny/intense faces while playing a harp.
i played league baseball against a team of korean tv performers/comics. once again, i just happen to know the right people. koosy's company had a team and i was invited to tag along. now, having not played since probably middle school (elementary?), i kinda sucked. plus, it was on dirt and i didn't have correct shoes. the warmups were ok, but i definitely didn't impress myself, so i'm sure the coach wasn't impressed either. so, i wasn't a permanent player, but i did step up to the plate once. i struck out. their level was pretty decent. and then they stuck me out in right field in the last inning so i couldn't screw anything up. overall, it was still fun.
i joined a paramilitary group aiming to retake north korea. well, not really. but i did participate in one of the coolest airsoft gun battles ever. so, my taekwondo instructors invited me to come to this 'survival game.' while they don't speak much english, i figured it would be pretty cool. so, that's what i did this morning. i was really surprised, because the whole thing was very professional. everyone was in camo and all the guns were modified to look damn legitimate. i was lent a uniform, so i fit in as best i could. there were a bunch of people, so we had some big teams playing. i got hit a few times, but i got my first 'kill.' hahahahaha. unfortunately, because all korean men have mandatory military service, i was at a bit of a disadvantage.
so yeah, that's about it. check out the pictures for more awesomeness.
5:01 AM
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