From nyau7200@hotmail.com Sat Jan 26 16:30:01 2002
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 23:02:22 -0500
From: Nicholas Yau <nyau7200@hotmail.com>
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Subject: some things


This is my first time back in to the PC ¹æ in several days.  I really
don't like coming here, the air is filled with smoke, hotmail is slow as
heck (even though the internet connection is fast), the programs crash on
me (I lost the last general message I tried to send out), and there's
just not a lot of time to go around.  In about 45 minutes I'll be
standing at the curb waiting for the 305 standing bus with my 600 won in
hand.  Hopefully I'll be able to get one of the few seats so the driver's
quick stops, accelerations, and turns don't wear my arms out.  I'll watch
for the university and wait one more stop before I request one.  There's
a 5-way intersection to cross in order to get to school, each light
change takes about a minute and thirty or two minutes.  I often debate in
my mind whether or not I should go to the convenient store first to get a
snack because sometimes it will be five or more hours before I eat and
teaching the kids can be quite draining.  On the other hand, every time I
go to the store, or any other convenient store, I need several minutes
before I become desperate enough to just take anything that looks like it
could taste good.  There is a wide selection of junk food shortbread
cookies and other British staples, each box appearing to hold maybe 3/4
lbs. of product but actually offering 6 individually wrapped pieces
coming to a grand 150g or so.  I know I'll just feel worse sooner if I
get those, so I try to steer clear.  There's also a fruit & toast place
on the way to school and that's actually a good snack place.  The other
day I stopped at one such place near downtown on a whim to sample the
goodness I'd heard about.  After the usual 3 minute communication
struggle I randomly read off an item from the Å佺Ʈ menu (which
phonetically is like "TOH-suh-tuh").  The woman was putting something
together behind the counter and neatly wrapped it in a wax paper bag.  I
pointed outside to indicate "To go, take out" so she put the sandwich of
sorts in a Tommy Hilfiger stiff paper tote bag... I felt like a king. 
Yeah, and the sandwich was delicious, all for 1000 won ($1 = 1250 won).
Ack, the guy who sat down next to me to play StarCraft just lit up and
I'm down wind.  I gotta go.

Nick Yau

Taegu, S. Korea

 

 

 

 


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