Fan death

Getting warm again.
The fan that I bought last summer was a mess. I put it together myself and did not do a good job. Whenever I plugged it in it sounded like a helicopter was about to crash. So I took off the head, put it in a large bag and dragged it up the mountain at 8 am this past Friday. I asked the school maintenance man, nicely, to please fix it for me. Fixed in fifteen minutes. He is very good with his hands. He is responsible for the gardening and fixing everything at my main school.Oh, no! I just remembered that I have to pick up a rice cake snack for him to say "thank you". Ugh, I was not planning on leaving the house but gotta run out now. Gotta say thanks.

I got spoons, forks, knives, you name it!

I finally broke down and purchased cutlery. Got tired of using chopsticks and plastic forks. There was a guy selling pots and pans on market day downtown yesterday.  He talked me into buying a set of four then took twelve dollars from me. A few minutes later he runs after me because he had made a mistake and undercharged me. His English was low so he just yelled out a random English word to get my attention. LOL. It was actually funny. I was imagining if he only knew a curse word.  He would be chasing me down the street yelling "Fuck! FUCK!" LOL.

I also bought apples and bananas in an effort to balance out all the junk food in my house. The bag of apples was three bucks. I have never, ever tasted tasteless apples in my life. It is like chewing crunchy air. No lie. 

Lovely Daegu

Daegu is the 4th largest city in South Korea. Large population, heavy traffic and lots of activities are available. It is also the place I go to get my braids done. Wooohoooo!! US military base means lots of businesses that cater to the needs of the soldiers. There is even an authentic Philly cheese steak restaurant there. The guy lived in Philadelphia for a few decades and decided to share that delicious, mouth-watering sandwich in Daegu. Mmmmmm...

Who ate my ear?

So...guess who is stressing eating right now? 

This cute cookie was almost too cute to eat. 

Almost. LOL.

Chocolate and junk food are my only vices here.

Too bad there is no chocolate flavored soju with nuts and almonds in it.

Rice planting season

It is that time again. Time to plant the rice (and lots of other stuff) into the fields. God bless the farmers of the world. It is such a back-breaking job bringing food from soil to the table. Blessings to all the farmers out there, breaking their backs to bring us healthy food. I applaud you. 

That time again...

It is 3pm on Thursday, May 4th. I am in my office waiting for my office mate to leave for the day so I can start taking my braids out. I don't want to scare the living daylights outta her so...LOL.
Once she hits the other side of this door, it. Is. On.
Tomorrow is Children's Day in South Korea and there is no school..
Wooohoooo!!!!

I will go to Daegu tomorrow to get my hair braided by the Liberian woman, Terry.

Wait a minute...
She just left...whew!!
Time to start taking out my braids!
Yay!

$5 per pic with foreigner

As you know. by now, the more "exotic" you look in Korea, the more you stand out. Because I look so different from the locals, strangers often ask to take a picture with me. If I am in an okay mood, I comply but always take my own selfie, too. Somehow, I want them to feel the same sense of intrusion...but they NEVER do. LOL.

These pics were taken at the 2017 Jindo sea parting festival. The sea parts and you are able to walk on the ocean floor from one island to another. It is an amazing experience.