Ask and you shall receive. My adventures to Asia have
enhanced my life experience greatly and I have no intention to stop this. My
friendship circle becomes much more international and multicultural spanning
the entire globe (well except Antarctica). 
Last week I put out a request on Facebook to help introduce
me to some locals in Seoul. Huge thanks for the overwhelming response; I am
still trying to get in touch with everyone.
Now how about I fill you in some of my new cultural
experiences. My guardian angel in Singapore put me in touch with an awesome new
friend. Somehow through her hectic schedule her and a friend managed to share
new info for me and she also supplied a friend and I with concert tickets. I am not talking about the Stones, or Lady
Gaga, but a concert unlike any I had been to before: K-POP. Think Backstreet boys and Spice Girls era
dancing and beats. The girls of all
these bands are beautiful, so much so that many men know the lyrics to the
songs, dance moves and everything.
I was never a fan of this type of music, but I walked in
with an entirely different set of eyes, not much different than when I saw the
Wizard of Oz Broadway show in Singapore.
This is all about the experience and indeed it was. The light shows were incredible, the songs
were incredibly catchy and the dance moves well choreographed. Here is my favourite dance move:
Alongside the concert I met up with my neighbor from
university. Clayton and I had a blast at the concert and a great catching up,
both of us viewing the world in a different set of eyes compared to the ones 4
years ago in school.
Other cultural experiences this week included a taxi
misunderstanding my destination, having to pay for a 3 dollar cab with my visa
since they couldn’t make change, diving into the tunnel system that is Seoul
subway, and most recently Korean Seafood BBQ with Tapooki.
The BBQ was a wonderful experience, and the food was delicious. Staff at the restaurant were very accommodating to our lack of Korean and their lack of English. This was a true Korean dining experience with no foreigners there other than myself and my roommate. The table beside us was a group of 6 older men just hammered on soju, another table a young couple and another a group of women who just finished work I can assume. My meal consisted of a large amount of Octopus. I swear eating octopus is like eating spaghetti with suction cups.
The BBQ was a wonderful experience, and the food was delicious. Staff at the restaurant were very accommodating to our lack of Korean and their lack of English. This was a true Korean dining experience with no foreigners there other than myself and my roommate. The table beside us was a group of 6 older men just hammered on soju, another table a young couple and another a group of women who just finished work I can assume. My meal consisted of a large amount of Octopus. I swear eating octopus is like eating spaghetti with suction cups.
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