The Never Ending Rain...
It has been raining nonstop since Friday night. I've never seen so much rain in my life. It has caused some flooding all over Korea, such as subways, homes, streets, and more. I think 11 people have died and 15 are missing. Hopefully, they are OK but it doesn't seem that way.
On Friday night, we ended up going bowling with about 6 other people. Once again, I don't remember their names. This time, there were 2 Americans (Charlie and a girl from San Diego) and 4 Koreans ( 2 guys and 2 ladies). On the way to the bowling alley, Charlie wanted to get some drinks before we get there, since the bowling alley does not serve alcohol. In Korea, bowling alleys and pool halls do not serve alcohol. But the funny thing is, it is legal to drink on the streets. We ended up getting some soju at a mini-mart/7-Eleven and drank it on the tables they had outside.
After bowling for about 2 hours, we (except the 2 Korean ladies) went back to the same area that I was at last weekend and went to this bar to meet up with some more people. This time I remember their names or atleast 2 out of 3 of the names. There were Ghung Hee, Jeen Ah, and I forgot the other one. They were all Korean ladies. I pretty much talked to Ghung Hee and Jeen Ah the whole night. They didn't speak any English, but we had a lot of laughs. Once again after the bar, we ended up at a Norae bang (karaoke) until 5 in the morning. All public transportation stops at around 1pm on weekends and it starts back up at 5am, so we all left and called it a night.
The next morning or should I say a few hours later, Charlie called me to see if I wanted to go to a Casino to do some gambling. Keep in mind that I have been asleep for about 2 hours, so I quickly declined. In Korea, gambling is illegal for Korean citizens so only foreigners are allowed to gamble. I woke up at around 12pm and called Charlie to see if he was still at the Casino, which he still was losing his money. I didn't want to gamble so I told him that I will meet him at the Casino, then we can do something else.
I went down to the Sheraton Hotel Casino, which took about 50 minutes by bus and subway and taxi. When I got there, I realized that I went to the wrong hotel. He was at the Hilton Hotel Casino and not the Sheraton. Earlier, Charlie said he was at the Hilton Hotel but I forgot. I thought that there was only one Casino in Seoul, but I was wrong. Hilton was about another 45 minutes away from the Sheraon. Anyways, I called him up and he sounded a little pissed since he lost all his money. I told him that I went to the wrong Casino, so I was heading back home.
On my way home, I decided to get a haircut hoping that they won't mess it up again. I've been to two different places and they messed it both times, even after I explained to them exactly how I wanted it. There are 2 hairstyles on guys that are common in Korea: short or long. Short style is like a upside down triangle. Imagine looking at a guys head from the back but upside down. It looks like a triangle! They do this really bad fade which I do not like. Long style is long bangs, long side burns, and long in the back. Too gay for me!!! Anyways, I went to this place that just opened up by my house and I explained to her what had previously happened. I had to use both English and Korean to explain what I wanted, but it was tough since she didn't speak any English. It paid off and I got the right haircut! I even tipped her and told her that I will be coming back to her from now on. She was surprised when I tipped her and she gave me a bottle of shampoo. I refused but she insisted and told me to come back.
I knew I was going to run into some obstacles living here, but I never expected a haircut being one of them. Luckily, I got over that obstacle.
On Friday night, we ended up going bowling with about 6 other people. Once again, I don't remember their names. This time, there were 2 Americans (Charlie and a girl from San Diego) and 4 Koreans ( 2 guys and 2 ladies). On the way to the bowling alley, Charlie wanted to get some drinks before we get there, since the bowling alley does not serve alcohol. In Korea, bowling alleys and pool halls do not serve alcohol. But the funny thing is, it is legal to drink on the streets. We ended up getting some soju at a mini-mart/7-Eleven and drank it on the tables they had outside.
After bowling for about 2 hours, we (except the 2 Korean ladies) went back to the same area that I was at last weekend and went to this bar to meet up with some more people. This time I remember their names or atleast 2 out of 3 of the names. There were Ghung Hee, Jeen Ah, and I forgot the other one. They were all Korean ladies. I pretty much talked to Ghung Hee and Jeen Ah the whole night. They didn't speak any English, but we had a lot of laughs. Once again after the bar, we ended up at a Norae bang (karaoke) until 5 in the morning. All public transportation stops at around 1pm on weekends and it starts back up at 5am, so we all left and called it a night.
The next morning or should I say a few hours later, Charlie called me to see if I wanted to go to a Casino to do some gambling. Keep in mind that I have been asleep for about 2 hours, so I quickly declined. In Korea, gambling is illegal for Korean citizens so only foreigners are allowed to gamble. I woke up at around 12pm and called Charlie to see if he was still at the Casino, which he still was losing his money. I didn't want to gamble so I told him that I will meet him at the Casino, then we can do something else.
I went down to the Sheraton Hotel Casino, which took about 50 minutes by bus and subway and taxi. When I got there, I realized that I went to the wrong hotel. He was at the Hilton Hotel Casino and not the Sheraton. Earlier, Charlie said he was at the Hilton Hotel but I forgot. I thought that there was only one Casino in Seoul, but I was wrong. Hilton was about another 45 minutes away from the Sheraon. Anyways, I called him up and he sounded a little pissed since he lost all his money. I told him that I went to the wrong Casino, so I was heading back home.
On my way home, I decided to get a haircut hoping that they won't mess it up again. I've been to two different places and they messed it both times, even after I explained to them exactly how I wanted it. There are 2 hairstyles on guys that are common in Korea: short or long. Short style is like a upside down triangle. Imagine looking at a guys head from the back but upside down. It looks like a triangle! They do this really bad fade which I do not like. Long style is long bangs, long side burns, and long in the back. Too gay for me!!! Anyways, I went to this place that just opened up by my house and I explained to her what had previously happened. I had to use both English and Korean to explain what I wanted, but it was tough since she didn't speak any English. It paid off and I got the right haircut! I even tipped her and told her that I will be coming back to her from now on. She was surprised when I tipped her and she gave me a bottle of shampoo. I refused but she insisted and told me to come back.
I knew I was going to run into some obstacles living here, but I never expected a haircut being one of them. Luckily, I got over that obstacle.
posted by Seoul Tiger at 12:22 AM
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