Something About Ziggy

You hit it right on the nose, Ziggy!

Somethig About Highlights

My last words to my mother on February 24th, 2003 were "Don't worry, I'm only going for a year." That was at Pearson International Airport just before my flight to Vancouver and eventually, Seoul. Well, one year turned into two, two into three, which brings us to my four year anniversary since arriving in Korea (while I left Canada on the 24th, I didn't actually arrive in Korea until the 25th). Here are some highlights of the past 4 years:

Year One

• Trip to Kyung-ju
• Trip to Japan
• Trip to The Philippines
• Given the finger by a grade one student
• Trip home to Canada
  

Year Two

• Trip to Beijing
• Trip to Singapore
• International Christmas at Daegu University
• Recieving my precious baby Venus for Christmas
• Trip home to Canada

Year Three

• Trip to Hong Kong
• Trip home to Canada
  
• BLEC Reunion (in Canada)
• Buying a video ipod
  

Year Four

• Trip to Vietnam and Cambodia
• Trip home to Canada
• Buying a new laptop
• Winning 3rd prize at a Korean speech contest
  

So this brings me to year 5. So far my only plans include making the move to a university. Beyond that, God only knows. I do plan to actually be home for Christmas, but that's still up in the air.

Something About Boats

Maybe I'm missing something here, but as far as I know there are only 3 boats on TV's "Lost." The fist boat we saw was the fishing boat used in the last episode of season 1 when "the others" stop Jack and his crew from escaping. The second boat is Desmond's sailboat, while the third is the smaller boat we saw Sawyer and Kate use in the last episode. The boat seen in these stills from the latest episode resembles the fishing boat used in Season 1. The problem with that theory is that Michael and Walt used that boat to leave the island at the end of Season 2. If this is that same fishing boat, it must mean that Michael and Walt have successfully reached their destination. Maybe now we'll actually be able to see an appearance by Michael and Walt in Season 3? I would love to know where they ended up.

Something About Festivals

The following are the videos I took at the 2007 Korean Lunar New Year Festival in Daejeon. The quality isn't the best as I was shooting with my 3.2 digital camera. There was also a red light on the stage which explains the red hue. My favorite video is the one below this post, and the other's follow in the same fashion. I wanted to take more video but I was working with a 256k memory card. Enjoy.

Traditional Korean Music

Traditional Korean Dance

Tae Kwon Do Demonstration

Tae Kwon Do Demonstration, Part 2

Korean Tradional Small Drum Dance

Korean Tradional Small Drum Dance, Part 2

Something About Motherly Love

Charlie, a 6-day-old Rottweiler puppy, has been adopted by a short haired cat named Satin. Charlie's mother gave birth to a stillborn pupy as well and has refused to nurse the poor pup. Just look at that picture! Have you ever seen anything so cute? I hope Venus would do the same thing if given the chance. Too bad her mean father stopped her from ever having kittens. Read the entire story here.

Something About Crazy Toilets

This past weekend was The Lunar New Year in Korea. I think most people consider it The Chinese New Year. On Monday I attended a Korean cultural festival in Daejeon. After watching various presentations on the different elements of Korean culture, my bladder told my feet to make haste for the washroom. There were many people in line to use the facilities, and when my turn came it was a toilet, not a urinal, that was open. I walked into the stall and saw the craziest, space aged toilet I've ever seen. This was my first experience with a bidet. Different colored buttons were everywhere. After doing my "business" I pressed what I thought was the "flush" button. What followed next was probably the most embarrassing experience I've had in a very long time. Immediately after pressing the button a steady stream of water arched towards me. I immediately pushed myself against the wall of the stall to avoid this unexpected spray. Okay, I pressed the wrong button. Out of a possible dozen buttons to press, it didn't surprise me that I chose the wrong one. The problem was that this stream of water passing in front of me wouldn't stop. I was literally trapped between the stream and the wall. Because it was a "number one" I didn't bother locking the door behind me. As water continued to pour onto the floor, the curiosity of others prompted them to see just what the heck was going on. After a good two minutes it finally dawned on me to close the toilet lid, thus ending my embarrassing experience. For the rest of the day the Indians who had watched my comical episode would come up to me and say "You funny man! You very funny man!" Other than that, the day went pretty well. I took some videos with my digital camera but I've been having difficulty with YouTube today. I'll post them when I can.

Something About Chris Sligh

Here's my pick for this season's next Aerican Idol. The guy rocks.

Something About Attention Seekers

This is hopefully rock bottom for Britney Spears. After checking into rehab for 24 hours she then shaved her head and was tattooed. She claims she wants to be left alone and wishes people would stop bothering her. The truth is that with every stunt she pulls she is smiling for the camera. She smiled for the camera during her "commando" days and, as you can see in this video, is smiling yet again. Man, this girl loves attention! I've never liked her, and I hope maybe now people will see what a whack job the girl really is.

Something About Crosswalks

Lawmakers in New York City are thinking about passing a "no i-pod when crossing the street law." Apparently they haven't thought of the "no giant plastic potato heads when crossing the street law." Which one poses a bigger risk to peoples safety?

Something About Teenaged Soldiers

The UN is currently holding a conference in France to to develop strategies to prevent the recruitment of child and teen aged soldiers. This practice, according to the conference, happens in Asian and Latin American countries as well as Haiti, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Liberia. On the same news day, The UK admitted it had sent up to 15 underage soldiers to Iraq in the past 2 months, violating a U.N. protocol on children's rights. It's funny how the UN was ready to blast these under-developed countries for this practice while it turns out a developed country like the UK is doing the same thing. If 2007 doesn't bring an end to the war in Iraq, I wouldn't be surprised if the U.S. lowered it's recruitment age.