another Friday meeting (8/8)

hi~ we had another Friday meeting in Korea.. (last week)
The theme of this meeting was ‘Chaeyoung’s in Korea’.
She called all the old ‘male’ members and it seems like Chaeyoung
replaced Sunghyun from my last post.. -.-;;
Anyways, here are some pictures from the meeting…

this is the only group picture..-.-;; (btw, Il-ho, who is going to SF/LA this week, came by himself again.) I thought this picture was too dark and tood another picture before departing!

Chaeyoung doesn’t close her eyes anymore! Well, she hurt her legs last month and now she won’t meet anyone until her legs are okay. T.T

Well, the last picture is Il-ho. He wants to prove that he is still able to make funny pose even though he’s married, and says hi to all of you.

slumber party at bo’s

Wow, 2 posts in one week!  It’s like I’m unemployed and have absolutely nothing to do! hehe…

Last week, Yangho stopped by dc before heading back to berkeley.  He happened to be arriving the same day I was arriving in DC.  So we three crashed at bo’s apartment (thanks, bo!) and Bo made Yangho speak in mandarin with her man.  And we watched. nothing exciting…

And here is just a funny picture of yangho.  I captured him having a ‘moment’ with Bo’s elmo doll.  And he didn’t know I was taking a picture. hahaha..

Hollywood Bowl with XTC_LA + eg

Hollywood Bowl was nice!  Well, the music was so-so, but it was just nice to be outdoors and listening to live music + the picnic was super nice.

some fast facts about the evening before I post pics:

• we ate KFC and kimbap
• victor slept thru most of it, while hanjo was “being patient” (with his eyes closed).
• andrew wore his dad’s old pants from the 80s…. i think MJ was a little embarrassed.
• the guest pianist was also the conductor … at the same time!

OK, HERE ARE THE PHOTOS…

Summer in Korea by Andrew Kim - Seoul

Summer in Korea is characterized by

- Humidity (soon to be outdone in Japan),

- Smell (combination of garlic, kimchi, soju, sweat, and unknown factors),

- and Sound (lively drunken crowd, young kids, cars, and subways).

Seoul, in particular, is known for its night and day differences of each neighborhood. 동대앞 during my brief encounter boasted a young collegial crowd submerged in artsy surroundings while 압구정 showcased Korea’s rich ($wise) night life culture filled with the trend setting and drunken youngsters and yuppies.

남대문’s peak time is at around noon when 아줌마s completely fill the narrow streets of old markets whereas 동대문 only starts become lively past midnite.  The Seoul station spewed out farm-tanned middled aged ladies while Inchun airport was packed with honeymooners and vacationers in Channel shades.

These Seoulites will usually be hanging with their likes most of the time, but will cross each other’s path literally during commute in crowdy subways and buses.  Inside the train, everyone would have their earphones plugged deep, right thumb busy texting, while leㅁking smell of good old soju, one of only few common themes among these folks. (In the picture, new Summer seasonal soju from Jinro in my hand. I drank tons of them). Now that I am sorting through my pictures, I definitely hadn’t had a chance to take more street pictures.  I think I was too drunk most of the time.

I liked nights in Seoul.  Walking my way back to my uncle’s place at 2 or 3 in the morning, little things would catch my eyes.  Some nights, I could see TVs on inside tall apartments, or No Parking signs scattered all over the town with security guards strolling around.  In 여의도광장, a whole family would be taking a walk after dinner while some old 아저씨s would be seeping beer in a kimchi squat. (To be Continued)

2008년 7월 어느 날

래언이가 쓴 글을 보면서 ‘나도 한글로 써야지!’ 라고 생각을 굳혀가고 있는데 래언이가 글을 지웠네.. 암튼 elisa가 한글 공부를 더 할 수 있도록 도와줘야 하지 않겠어?? 한조형처럼 한글로 영어 써서 elisa를 힘들게 하는 것도 재밌지만 ^.^

암튼~ 지난 금요일 일호가 갑자기! 전화를 하더니 “형 오늘 만나요” 해서 나갔다. 그 멤버는 사진에서 볼 수 있다시피~~

이렇다. 음하하 성현이는 EGO-related 모임에서 남자들에게 둘러쌓일 줄은 몰랐다며 감격의 눈물을 흘렸고 ㅜ.ㅜ (농담) 준규형은 성현이도 남자라며 남자들에게 둘러쌓인 여자는 없다고 주장했으며!! 빅터는 성현이가 자기를 선배로 대해주지 않고 존중하지도 않는다며 불평했고 (불평하느라 많이 먹지도 않았음!! believe it or not) 우형이는 바쁜척 늦게왔다 슬그머니 나갔으며 ㅡ.ㅡ 그 날 모임을 만들어낸 일호는 역시나 그의 인생경험을 바탕으로 한 삶의 철학을 share하는 기쁨을 선사했다.. 다음번 모임엔 wife도 데리고 나오라는 압박!!이 있었으니 다음 모임 사진을 기대하시라~~ ㅋㅋㅋ
난 나름 EGO 모임이라고 EGO T-shirt (북치고 장구치고) 를 입고 나갔으나 위에 몰 걸쳐서 그냥 검정색 티가 되어버렸다.. 사진은 준규형 핸드폰으로 찍은걸 싸이에서 퍼왔다. 다음번엔 누군가가 사진기를 가져오기를 기대하며..

근데 예리가 하고 있는 baseball 티는 어떻게 된거야?? 돈은 언제 주면 되는거지? 티는 언제 오지??? 아는사람?? 그것도 그거지만 주니가 하고 있는 티는!!??!?!?!???!???!??????

(그리고 xtc mailing list에 올라가고 싶다는 빅터, 성현을 add해 줄 사람?? who is in charge?? 아무나 할 수 있는건 아닐텐데… 준규형도 add하고~~ 우하하하하하)