Rain update..

RAIN. WAS. AWESOME. Yup, as far as concerts go, the boy sure put on a good show.

2 and 1/2 hours of non-stop dance and song. Of course, we couldn't understand really any of the songs (because they were in Korean) but we did recognize a few of them. The hords of girls that were there were very excited to see him (the girl next to me was shaking when he came on stage).

There were neat-o glow sticks, close seats, and surprisingly a fair amount of us waygooks. And Rain even took off his shirt!!!!! Overall I would rate this Korean experience a solid 8 (minus two points for lack of English songs and for the concert being 5 hours away--but I'm not holding a huge grudge). And just so you can see how awesome the concert really was, we will be posting a video that Ed made about the event!

K-Pop!!

Something pretty big is happening this Saturday.

Can you guess what it is?

I'll give you some hints:
1. We are going to Seoul.
2. It will be a first for both Ed and I.
3. Stephen Colbert
4. 'Biggest Korean Pop Star" EVER!!!
5. Time's Top 100: Are They Worthy


Did you guess?

Well if not, let me tell you! Ed and I are going to see RAIN (aka Bi) on Saturday!!!

I know, I know. You must be just as excited as we are, right? I mean come on: RAIN?!!!!?

Say what?
Wait a minute.
You don't know who or what Rain is??

Okay, I forgot. You're not in South Korea, so maybe you don't know Rain. Don't worry. I'll give you a quick bio (of course none of which is researched or cited--this is my own knowledge).

Basically in Korea you have something called K-Pop. These are young musical "geniuses" who hypnotize the Korean population with their catchy tunes, English catch phrases (remember "I want Nobody but you" by the Wondergirls??), and overall crazy, sexy, and surprisingly easy dance moves to emulate. Rain just happens to be one of the top Korean performers. He's considered an international star, and by all rights he is. Except he just can't seem to break 100% into the American music scene. However, he is still trying. Just in case you really want to know what kind of AWESOMENESS we will be seeing on Saturday, here is his video for Rainism:



Ed and I are super excited to be going to our first Korean K-Pop concert and way more excited that it is Rain that we will be able to see. Trust me when I say that there maybe lots of videos, pictures and overall joy from this event. And, of course, I will share it all with you!

Oh, and just in case you want to know why Steven Colbert is on the "hint list" here's why:

Updated Blog List

I've updated my blog list!!!

What that means is this:

If you scroll down on the right hand side you will notice that there are other people's blogs that I tend to frequent. Most are way better Korea information blogs than mine (since mostly family checks out my page--which I love). However if you are not family and you some how landed on my page two things:

1. Welcome. Hope you enjoy the blog.
2. Check out the other sites. (haha)

But in all seriousness. Eat your Kimchi is a great one because they have all these cool videos about Korea and well have their blog sh** together.

The others are mostly news blogs. You can read about how very little Korea cares about the problem in the north and how much more important K-Pop (celebrity culture) is to them.

Anyways, check them out if you have endless hours of free time to spend in front of the computer like me.

PS Happy October!!!

Yup its official. I'm a wuss...

First of all...this poor cow!

.....Food Poisoning??

Really?

Up until now, my stomach has been rock hard and accepting to most Korean offerings. But not any more. This weekend, the infection of my intestine decided to proceed, making my life awesome for a few days. Fever, chills, severe stomach cramps, and not to mention the other fun stuff you can imagine that goes along with intestine infection.

And I've decided, this is the worst pain in the world. Call me a wuss if you may; I say you've never really had food poisoning then. If you've had food poisoning, you know what I'm talking about; you would understand. If you haven't, pray you never do get it after eating that piece of chicken or meat.

Good news though, I'm on medication and will recover (thankfully--I know how worried you all are). And through out all of this, I did learn a great lesson: I've learned never to call in sick with 'food poisoning' again (which I kind of did for every job I've ever had in the states at least once) because that means you have to be out of commission for at least three days. Or on second thought....

Space Cadets!

Two weekends ago, a few friends, Ed and I went to a small island called Naro. While we mainly went there for its nice(ish) beach and good camping site, Naro had something entirely else to offer. KOREA'S SPACE CENTER!!

Naro's Beach

I do have to say, Korean Space Center does a much better job than Kennedy Space Center. Granted last time I was at Kennedy Space Center I was a sullen 20 year old on vacation with my parents, so I may not be the best judge (and it was eight years ago).But, I'm very impressed with Korean Space Center. Not only did it have realistic simulations, but plenty of buttons to press, which is always a plus in Ed and my museum book. And did I mention that it only cost 6 won (less than 5 bucks) for BOTH of us to get in?? Here are some of the highlights

Parabola microphone. I was actually talking to Ed here (he's at the opposite one and could hear me)Land Rover, with controls that worked! (did I mention they had a lot of buttons for us to push?)This screen. At least 10 minutes of enjoyment!

And Space Cadet Cut-Outs! Assa!!!

Just in case you missed the first one....