rounders: i re-watched "rounders" the other day and the movie actually made sense to me. scary. i won again last wednesday. haha. i bet eddie's drooling to play me "texas hold'em" now, huh? we'll play eddie, don't u worry. ;)

now for my weekly update. i'm at a pc bang talking to ann. seems like i'm going to delay my time back again. probably late aug. why? i might be doing an english camp hosted by my school's parent company. 2 weeks of work and i get the same amount as what i make doing a month's work now. so yeah, just a couple of more weeks till i get back. :)

i went to a baseball game tonight. pretty boring, but it was about $5 to sit almost anywhere u want. nobody even sits in the front row seats near 1st & 3rd plate. and u can eat freakin' anything u want. some guy ordered domino's pizza and met the delivery guy at the gate. haha. my friends were bored so a couple of guys staged a fight in the front row infront of everybody with their thunderstix thingys. a couple of girls even cheered for them. funny stuff.

it was teacher's day today in korea. this is a national holiday where ur able to take the day off to find a former teacher of yours or give gifts to your current teacher(s). what did i get on this STUPID holiday? i didn't get as much as other people THAT'S FO SHO. geez. jk. i should appreciate what i got. i got a $30 gift certificate from my private tutor student and shower gel from one of my lil 7 year-old students. and i also got a rose from the shower gel kid. but other than that, zilch. other teachers got facial masks, lotion, soap, and that was 1 teacher!! normal gifts for teacher's day are socks, stockings, and carnations. weird, huh? but yeah, i think they should have this day back home so people can appreciate teachers more. and btw, i was thinking back about if i can remember my old teachers, i realized i remembered my teachers from kindergarten to 6th grade, first AND last name. crazy, huh? i know some middle school and high school, but yeah, my memory's crajee.

my mom called me a few minutes ago asking me 3 good and 3 bad characteristics about her. my dad and mom are taking "good mom and dad" classes at first baptist (korean) church and that was her homework. and she's supposed to write 20 good things about me~!! hahaha. i'm not sure if i could write 20 things i like about sean. jk. but yeah, i guess these classes are supposed to make them better parents. better korean parents. hahahah.

well, i guess that's it for now. it's freakin' hot in this pc bang. it's my cousin's bday tomorrow so i guess i should prepare something for her. see u in a week...(^.^)v

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another week, another update: i'm getting better about updating, A? i'm starting to sound canadian! nah, i just did that for fun, but these days, i have this urge to say "A" instead of "huh". of course i fight that temptation and let my AMERICAN "HUH" take over. just like america will take over canada one day and it will be our 51st state. :D

my cold is still going strong, but that hasn't really stopped me. i went out last night to an album release party. some group that has 2 canadians (what's up with all these canadians??? jk) in the group. kinda like a jazz/hip-hop/salsa type music. not really my thing, but i went to see if any celebs were there. unfortunately none (that i knew of anyway) and it was freakin' hot in there. air conditioner wasn't working that well and it was majorly smokey (spelling?) in there. handing out free cigarettes, yuck. but atleast i got in free b/c my friend taught the producer english. but yeah, it wasn't that bad, i guess, since i got to see what one of these actually looked like.

i've been frustrated with my school's accountant. she keeps screwing, not just me, but others. i'm not sure what the exact reason(s) is(are), but it's freakin' annoying. a couple of months ago, she deducted ~$25 from me labeled "etc". i asked her what it was for and she said, "i'll put it back on next month's pay." i asked her what was it for and she goes, "i'll put it on next month's pay." okay~~. so i let it go, but i wasn't happy with the no-apology-get-out-of-my-face attitude. well, lo and behold i get my payslip and i'm deducted 61,000 (about $55) for my medical insurance. i'm usually deducted 35,000. so now i'm mad. i ask around to the other foreign teachers and everybody's deduction is different. but not sure why. so now i gotta go back AGAIN to her tomorrow to ask for an explanation. geez. my friend's coming with me b/c she wants to know why we're deducted more than the guys. it will be interesting what kind of explanation (or lack thereof) that accountant will come up. in korea, people who handle the money has alot of power. i'll probably piss her off again, but hey, $25 is a meal at tgi friday's for me. atleast i'm not like some of the other foreign teachers who have more questionable deductions that go over $100. what da freak!

yesterday was "parents day" in korea. (they don't have separate days for mom and dad here.) i decided to give my aunt and uncle money. my uncle had gone to the mountains with friends, but i gave the envelopes to my aunt. as i was telling her that i was thankful for all that she's done, i felt a small lump in my throat. man, what's going to happen when i actually have to leave? my face will be swollen from crying like crazy. i am NOT looking forward to that. goodbyes are horrible. i sound like a baby. haha.

i was talking with a friend the other day and she said something that i never really realized. me, here in korea, isn't really the real world for me. i have no responsibilities except for those at work which are almost non-existent. i don't have to pay bills, i don't have to run errands for my parents, i don't have to do Church stuff, i don't drive, i don't have to listen to any lectures or nagging. it's a huge difference from what i was doing back home. it will probably be a rude awakening for me when i get back. so julie, if you're reading this, u'll probably have to bear with my laziness (as if it wasn't bad before) to the max. my parents think that i've matured and become more responsible, but i never thought of it that way. i just had enough time to take of all the things i needed to do. it seemed like i never had enough time back home. and it seemed like time went by slowly back home, too. but here, oh MAN, does time fly by! it seems like my time here is at warp speed. i can't believe it's already may when it seemed like just yesterday i was still learning my way around korea. wow, and i only have 3 months left. wow...

well, i should get off now and call my mom since it's mother's day back home. can u believe my mom brought avocados from america? illegally?! and she brought me chips back home that she hand-carried herself onto the plane so they wouldn't get crushed. my friends were saying, "dang, ur mom must REALLY love u to do that". i know. i'm so thankful. =*) i love my mom. and my dad. and my sister, of course. hehe.

see ya'll in a week~! (^.^)v

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