e.rants & other random things…

deery-lou.
today's entry is going to deal with rants & other random things that have happened recently. i will break them down into topics.

conversations with koreans:
so a few weekends ago i was sitting out front of ff with betsy and ym. ym mentioned that he was in a band. seeing that there was alot of silence in the air [which is often the case when hanging out with koreans] i decided to engage him in conversation:
me: what instrument do you play?
ym: bass. [at least i think he said that]
me: what's the name of your band?
ym: [he says something but i don't understand]
me: [i repeat back what i thought he said]
ym: [he says it again but still i can't understand]
b: [betsy steps in thankfully] its half-brother
me: what do you sound like?
ym: punk like pop
me: ah, so it's like punk pop
ym: no, its punk like pop, not punk pop
the silence returns as i sit there pondering this quote "punk like pop, but not punk pop." hmmm…

on korean fashion:
it has finally dawned on me. the fashion here is belinda carlisle during her go-go's phase circa talk show. do you all remember the "head over heels" video. i think that says it all. its the dreaded rounded-cut tees that show off your shoulders in pinks, oranges, blues, and yellow. the konlish on these shirts is something else. and the best part is that these are the guys shirts. most of the tees here seem to be unisex. which makes shopping difficult cuz i often don't know what section i'm in.

the go-go's

another big fashion trend seems to be the two different tank tops as well as the tank top with the rounded-cut shoulder tee on top of it. then there's 80s favorite layered tee look. you know where it looks like two tees but its actually one. but lets not favorite the other latest trend that seems to be sweeping over korea. the black/white and red/white stripes shirts. i counted about 30 of these one day. the thing that kills me is that the korean guys can totally pull off these fashions. if i attempted any of these looks i'd look like a complete fool.

yipes stripes!

on using public transportation:
it never fails that anytime i'm riding the subway i always have to fight my way off. the people are so eager to get on they don't let the passengers get off first. then theres the high school students who all stand in the front section of the bus making it nearly impossible to get to the back where its completely empty. a few of them also let to stand right in front of the back door and don't move when your trying to get off. umm, hello! move please!

on corner stores:
there's been numberous times when i'm standing in line to check out and some random person will come in and butt right in front of me.

on public urination:
i was riding the subway one day and as we were leaving the station i noticed there was a man standing at the end of the platform taking a piss. its not like the station doesn't have bathrooms. then this morning as i was walking there was a little boy standing in the grass with his pants down going to the bathroom while his grandmother watched. granted i'm no saint when it comes to public urination. but i always try to conceal myself the best i can. i don't just whip it our for all to see.

on things that make me happy:
1. yogurt drinks
2. roasted hard-boiled eggs
3. korean soccer players
4. 2 for $5 floor pillows
5. discovering new k-bands
6. my side-dish lady
7. the treasures you find in the stationary stores
8. the parks
9. iced coffee in a can/cup
10. spring time in korea
11. $.50 ice creams

on my class with chelsea:
chelsea is quite a sassy young girl. always has something to say whether its asking me "why i'm not married" or "what's wrong with my head" when i'm wearing a bandana. on friday a new girl joined our class. her name was hanna. the two seemed to get along fabulously. like two old woman. asking me question after question and just chatting away. while we were sitting around chatting hanna whispered something to chelsea. teasing them i asked what they were saying. chelsea chimes in and says that hanna said i was sexy. i thought she said sassy. so i replied by saying yeah i guess i can be sassy. they both giggled and said no sexy like you are going to go on a passion show. i had no clue as to what they were talking about. i still thought they were saying sassy and was trying to figure out what a passion show was. then they got up and walked over to the wall of superheroes and pointed at the aquaman picture on the wall.

sexy aquaman

"sexy like aquaman," they said. finally it hit me. sexy and passion show. i didn't quite know what to say. especially when being called sexy by two 10 year-olds. naturally i changed the subject.

on my parent meeting:
tuesday we had to meet with the moms of one of my classes. the students are about to go from orange level to green level. the moms were concerned. the moms and one dad showed up at 6:30. for most of the meeting anna did all the talking and i just sat there. which was fine with me. then i had to do my little part. as i was telling the moms and one dad how i teach the class they all had blank looks on their faces. they didn't understand a word. thankfully anna was there to translate. i decided instead of telling them what i do i'd open it up to them asking me questions. of course i got the standard "how is my child doing" etc. sue's mom then went on to say how much sue likes me. she's always saying how handsome i am, telling her mom she loves me, etc. how cute is that. i love my students.

well i think that about does for me today. i'll post more e.rants & other things in the future. thanks for tuning in to ketv.

be rantful. be well…

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