PICTURE PERFECT

I haven't been that good at posting pictures lately. I don't really have an excuse except for the fact that I'm lazy. I figure I'll just post up some random pictures of the last 5ish months here.

hanging out with the girls at a 노래방 (singing room)

shopping at a local food market

testing out the benches at the Design fair with Vanessa

not too sure what the name of this dish was but it's pigs leg aka Korean style carnitas

my monkey socks and Vanessa's penguin socks after dinner

in Ayuthaya, Thailand with Charis

taking a stroll with Becca in Kanchanaburi, Thailand

had a rough night and decided to take a nap on the subway

taking the tram to the zoo!

Alright, that's it for today. Maybe if I'm feeling productive later I'll post some more.

Design for All

For the past couple of years Seoul, South Korea has hosted a massive design expo featuring professional artists and design students. Categories range from interior design, mixed media, paper goods, furniture design & architecture. I decided to check it out this weekend and there's no way I was able to see everything. I can't wait to go back again. It's being held at the Olympic Stadium till the end of October I believe. When we got there we noticed the baseball stadium was right next door and are definitely going back next weekend for a game! As per usual, it was a rainy weekend so I don't think we got to see the Expo at its full capacity since there were some major parts of the exhibit outside. I was however more than content with what I saw. I've been re-inspired yet again. Korea definitely got some cool points this weekend. Somethings I really just don't get about this country. However, I really appreciate their approach to design. I love its corkiness and the fact that things are made just for the sake of being silly, cute or simply aesthetically pleasing. Sure its fairly simple and at times there isn't much depth but there's nothing to think about. It's a note pad in the shape of a hand giving a thumbs up because who doesn't want a notepad in the shape of a thumbs up? To top it off, it's not outrageously priced. A designer sketchbook, a pocket planner, leather card holder and post-its in the shape of matches were all purchased for the pleasant price of $15.

AGAIN & AGAIN

A couple of weekends ago Vanessa got tickets to a 2PM concert through a friend. The only reason I even knew who they were is because every time we go to a 노래방 (noreabang) with our Korean friends, they end up singing this song. The concert was genius. We were basically the only foreigners there with the exception of maybe 2 other girls. We ended up taking our high school friend Jeff who just moved to Korea from San Diego. Surprisingly enough, he knew exactly who 2PM was and even most of their songs. The concert was everything I hoped for and more. It was cheesy and over the top. They did do some covers of US artists and I have to admit I was pretty pumped to hear a song or two I knew. They ended up covering JT, Usher, Alicia Keys and Maroon 5. Can I just add that those boys are hotties. It might have just been a combination of them being on stage with their 8 packs exposed but whatever. For now they're definitely my new crush/es.




Note - I don't know how to fix the size of the video to prevent it from cutting off. If anyone does, please let me know how.

A LOVE LETTER TO YOU

Happy 5 month anniversary Korea :) I felt it was only appropriate to write a love letter.

I love
your twinkling lights
staying awake till the sun comes up with you
your cheesy taste in music
the friends you've given me
the delicious $1 iced coffees at the mini store

that you recycle everything... even straws

how everything is so much cuter with ruffles and lace
the fact that even though I'll be on the first plane out of here as soon as my contract is over, you still continue to give me free refills of kimchi with ever meal.

TYPHOON!

I just thought I'd share with everyone my first typhoon experience. It started around midnight last night with heavy rain and by 5am this morning it was a full blown shit show. It was so windy outside I was scared to stick my head out the window in fear of a sign falling on me. My windows were shaking all night and so was my front door. I probably got a good 2 hours of sleep in last night. On my way to work today the streets were covered in debris, signs were hanging on their sides and entire trees were on the sidewalk. Anyway, that's my typhoon story.