Stuck in Korea

So here I sit, nursing a thoroughly deserved hangover. To say it's high time I updated the blog would be a bit of an understatement. So here it is folks.

Thing is, I haven't had any interesting tales to tell over the past 3 months or so. I've only been out of town once (to go visit Terry in Incheon in September). When the weather starts to get cold here, your choice of activities gets extremely limited, so drunken go-karting and hanging out on the beach aren't possible. Unless, that is, you like sunbathing in sub-zero temperatures. Not my cup of tea personally...

And so life has been following a routine of work, eat, drink, sleep on the weekdays and eat, drink, drink, karaoke, sleep on the weekends. Which brings us nicely up to Christmas Eve, when Steve and I embarked on an epic 17-hour drinking session. Soju and tequila flowed like water. And the last week has been just about chilling out in Sokcho. No Thailand or Philippines for me this time. I finally decided to see how Koreans do New Year.

And the answer is ... quietly. A few fireworks on the beach, people gathering to watch the sunrise, then go home. To tell the truth, I didn't really envision a wild party. Korea has a lunar calendar as well, so they celebrate the lunar new year a bit more.

Well the holiday's almost over now - back to work tomorrow.

Happy New Year (and a belated Merry Christmas) to everyone and hope 2006 sees all your dreams come true blah blah blah. Well, stay out of trouble at the very least.