Saturday, April 17, 2004

I just saw the movie Seabiscuit and it was pretty ok for a movie about a horse. But please remind me not to watch movies with a group of girls again. The cleanex-intensive sniffeling was bad enough, but having to pause every 45 minutes so everybody can pee was worse.
In brief: a movie about a racehorse and a jockey and good people. And of course the American thing of proving that everything is possible. Not a bad movie. But not exactly my cup of tea.

Friday, April 16, 2004

"Did you vote?" I asked my friend, one of the most educated Koreans around. "Bot?" she asked "What did I bot?". "No, I mean VOTE, Koreans vote a new parliament today." "I don't understand, you mean I bot something?" After another 5 minutes I managed to find out that she did....
I realized that in Korean English the words "vote" "boat" and "bought" are pronounced exactly the same. Unfortunately our siteseeing/shopping trip on election day gave unusual importance to all of them.

Thursday, April 15, 2004

Just about everybody I know (except for a select few individuals I work with and Mr. Choi) is sick these days. I'm recovering from foodpoisoning, migraine sufferers around me are dropping like flies, Else is coughing up blood and everyone else is having "vague" symptoms.
Mr. Choi recommends for foodpoisoning large quantities of Poi Cha. He says I don't need to worry about not eating as long as I drink sufficient amounts of Poi Cha. I consulted him in the matter of coughing up blood. He nodded gravely, considered a treatment with White Tea but then changed his mind and recommended drinking Poi Cha. Any other questions?

Wednesday, April 14, 2004

I can only guess...

Monday, April 12, 2004

I think I should be collecting royalties from the suddenly soaring sales of Zentel in Busan....Since I've come forward with the parasite theory, every foreigner in Pusan (and beyond?) has wanted it: The big green pill called ZENTEL.
Good to know I'm not the only hypochondriac around. The effects are remarkable, by the way: most people have reported complete relief from their symptoms in less than 8 hours.
I'm quite impressed. Personally, I am suffering from just as many digestive problems as before. I would like to be more specific, but I'm affraid I'll have to get to the bathroom first....