Flat Stanley in South Korea

Thank you Lei and Nathan!!! It's been nice having a visitor!!! Now anyone else wanna come?

Before going to the movies, we always have Lunch...This time we went to 2nd M....It was amazing....I can eat their chicken salad all day long and be full...It was like American Chicken Salad....


I mean it was delicious!!! My fellow Korean friends, let's go there when you guys wanna visit Jinju and Hadong! :) Then we decided to take a few pictures of Stanley in the park...Man Koreans and their parks are amazing...It was like a castle theme park....I did go down the slide and we had a few Koreans looking at Flat Stanley!




I went to go see Red Riding Hood this weekend with my roommate, Joan. It was a good movie, I didn't expect to like it this much! I am halfway done with the book from Annda and Chong! I am determined to finish and find out the book's ending to the movies....Peter was good looking ladies!!!

When I am in the movie theater, I feel like I am right at home. I forget there is sub title! Of course I am the only laughing when it comes to like a funny joke or something....cause they don't understand the slang? O well I truly should find out how much a ticket is per person because I have never paid for it...Joan always pays....

I will find out and let everyone know ASAP....So this past weekend was my baby Akeean's 2nd birthday! I skyped with everyone and I meant everyone that was there, it's so surreal still...I do wish I can be a time traveler, then I could be anywhere I want within minutes or seconds....Time machine anyone???

The only thing keeping me going are the kids, they are some kids I tell you, never complain about anything...They just study study study....and more study.....

7 and a half more months til I am home and moving to a bigger city!!! Anyone wanna move to perhaps LA or NYC? Or Thailand to teach English....it's only a 6 months contract and then extend to a year if you want!!! What I am thinking of doing because I miss Thailand, my homeland? :)


O and I have given up on sending things back home, so I will just do my distribution when I am back in the States, easier for me, but I still try to write snail mail letters, cause I think those are the best mails to receive.


XOXO

Phumee

4 months and Daegu

Wow!!! Four months and I still want to go home!!!
It's growing on me and I am getting use to the idea of living away from home.....

Daegu with some friends from South Korea!!!

There were so many of us! The Koreans have never seen such a big group!!!




Missing some people, but more in Facebook album!!! Literally Hmong people from all over and some Chinese friends along with a few Koreans and Julia of course!!!





We got drinks in a bag and they were delicious!!! We should do this in the states too!!!!



This is a place where people can go play board games! I love playing them at home, but this environment was awesome!!!

It's pretty relaxing and fun playing games with your friends and then all the Koreans you are surrounded by...The girls scream super loud, and their screams are pretty scary!!!! Korean Girls!!!

All and all, it was an super fun weekend with good company and great drinks!!!
I am going to lay low now because I lost my Debit Card...


Aftermath of a long night!!! Sit and people watch in Korea!!! Part of the gang!!!


Next month I will be going to Seoul for MayChee's birthday and we are going to a theme park!!!
So I will review Korean and American theme parks!!!! Everyone agrees that American have better rides, but we'll wait and see.......


XOXO

Phumee

Birthday Weekend!!!

Quarter of a century!
3 more to go!!!


Joan (my roomate) Maychee Phu Kate Kou


Thank you for coming and visiting...I loved everything!!! This is our midnight snack meal! Thanks Maychee, we did good...It was delicious!!!

Saturday morning and we walked along my River Beach!!! We found some bike carriage for free rental so we took them for a stroll and it was a really good workout!!!



All day cooking and enjoying comfort food!!! Pictures in FB and 3 cakes!!!! It was a fun filled weeknd with too much food, great laughs and lasting memories!!!!

Pork Laab made by Kou, me and Maychee!!!


Missing more friends.....Melinda, Russ, Kate and Kou!!!


New friends, old friends = great company in South Korea!!!


I am still getting use to this whole idea of living in South Korea.... I do wish I was home too!!! I am traveling and seeing this whole different side of the world, but I would like to think I am done with this side of the country...I need Europe and my root country, Thailand and Laos!!!

8 1/3 more months.... until I am back in the States!!! or sooner who knows??

Happy March and I am glad Spring is here!!!! Did the groundhog come out with his shadow? I totally forgot to celebrate it..I usually do with my kids in the states....



Went to a Korean funeral today, my boss' grandpa passed away and it made me think of home...I need to go home cause my Grandpa and Grandma needs to see the world still and I think I need to take them....Plus my family needs me, I am like the person they ask to do everything for!!! But I love it, being there for them when they need me is priceless.....


My Grandma....She's a super woman...She is the nicest and most precious woman I know!!! She has unconditional love for all of her family members, especially my DAD....no matter who they are or how you are related....She has a big big heart and never fails to show it!!!

I know I have been keeping myself busy, so I haven't been blogging, but I will again soon!!!
I love and miss you all!!!


xoxoxo

Phumee

Seoul Tower

The following day, Maychee and I headed to Seoul for the Seoul Tower!!!
It was ok, but next time if there is one, we want to go during the Spring to look at the city from above in daylight....

It was far and one guy told us we could walk there...we were like ok and got maybe a quarter and looked at each other and said no thank you! We found a taxi shortly after...LOL

Rode the cable car there and bused back down to the subway!



That's how far we are away from home...9,000 something kilometers......

The cute tiles...we did not do one...maybe next time!!!! There were like a million and people are smart they brought little pictures of themselves to put on the tile!



And the locks...couples go there and buy one....or bring your own I suggest...write cute love notes on it and throw the key away....ever lasting love????

Another thing off my to do list!!! Almost done then time for a new country!!! Anyone wanna join?

XOXO

Korean Folk Village

During vacation, I went to visit Maychee and met up with new Hmong friends in South Korea. (Khambye and Toni) We decided to go to the Korean Folk Village. It was amazing, it reminded me of Laos, Thailand, how our parents used to live....before actually finding the place, we did a few circles around town, but it was all well worth it in the end, we finally went to the taxi stand and the taxi driver took us there...Imagine if we did try walking girls? :)




We did a little experimenting with some of the old machinery and even went traditional ice skating! Very very similar to our parent's daily lives back in the jungle minus the snow for ice skating...I think that was for the grains from the field...I was just posing, didn't do anything with it! Maychee loved the skating..I thought it was too dirty...Khambye and Toni just watched us and took pictures of us!
Other than walking around and feeling like I was at the Hmong New Year...We stumbled across some traditional Korea games and we played some....jump roping.....swinging from giant swings.....they have a game similar to tops, but we didn't try it.....





The Hmong gang @ Korean Folk Village!!!

Maychee, Khambye, Toni, Phumee

Oh how I miss seeing Hmong people at the Hmong New Years!!! Definitely better than this, but it was a really good Korean culture thing to do on my list of things to do in Korea!!!

XOXO

Suwon

A view of Suwon from the bridge....every city looks alike!


This was the second day of vacation and May Chee and I slept in and went to Suwon to look around. We weren't sure if anything was open due to Lunar New Year. It kinda was and some shops were closed, but we had fun filled day!


We had pho, bought a book each because it hard to find English books out of the country! I bought P.S. I love you. I love, love the movie and the book is really good so far! It's like a whole new movie because it is slightly different from the movie.


Then we went to HOME PLUS. My first Home Plus in Korea! I like it, but I still love Target more! The best part of the day, Ice cream! You cannot go wrong with Baskin Robins 31 in South Korea. There is one at every corner like Starbucks back in the states... Koreans and their ice cream, they eat it year round....
And it's super cold here, it's not like Thailand where it's hot.



My Fave...Mint ice cream....and a new one something cheesecake! :)

XOXO

Phumee

Lunar Week Vacation -Seoul-

Finally I have time to go shopping and oh my, it is way too overwhelming! I'd rather shop online!!! But I did manage to buy some things...

Lots and lots of street food eating and little Korean souvenirs to send back home!

Finally something to make our long day fun and make us laugh! We were just walking and they put on a show, I guess every night and day! It was also in Korean, but we spoke English, so they did it in English...

Well I couldn't uploaded on here, it's on Facebook, but here is a picture.


That was it, shop, eat and walked everywhere....plus the subway.


A little of my shopping, there's more, but I am too tired of taking pictures and uploading it!

XOXO
Phumee