One thing that I find frustrating about the culture here is that a lot of ideas, some of them very good ideas, get discussed and then you think that something is happening but there is no final confirmation. You can be left wondering, after a 2 hour meeting, “So, what are we doing?”
I’ve also found [...]
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10 Apr
Nothing happens here until its happening
1 Apr
What “4 distinct seasons” really means for you
source: naturewallpapers.biz
Ahh spring is upon us. With it comes lovely cherry blossoms, the start of a new academic year, new people to Korea, yellow dust, the beginnings of mold, the start of sweaty summer and mosquitos. You may be asking “What does this have to do with me, the newbie in said country? I’m hear [...]
18 Mar
Do you treat all your clientele like criminals?
That’s it! I quit!
I know that I have a tall order to fill when it comes to customer service and especially when it comes to banking but that would be because I worked in the former for, some could argue, between 9-15 years (depends on the stratification you put it in and if you consider [...]
16 Mar
Korea: 1 degree of separation?
Being home for 2 months gave me the opportunity, as it does for everyone, to reflect further on my understanding of ye ol’ SK Pen. I tried to make a conscience effort to speak not only honestly but also also leaning more to the “positive objective” side of things. After seeing so many people, some [...]
21 Feb
Enough already
Travel wise, my family hasn’t had much luck as of late. FIrst was my 87 year old grandma that was trapped in Vancouver airport for more than 12 hours who than had to take a bus to get back to her house which I think took at least another 12 hours.
Then, hubby. Delayed flights, [...]
16 Feb
25 random things
1. I like things to be done to the best of my ability and feel as though I’ve cheated myself if I don’t.
2. I’m hypoglycemic and can pass out if my blood sugars drop too low, I also have really low blood pressure (when I was a child, if I stood up quickly I would [...]
11 Feb
All that you want and more
We don’t have internet at the tin-o-minium yet and when it takes 3 minutes to load basic gmail … well, I can’t handle it and so haven’t written anything… not just a post but anything to anyone. That and at the rec center I either hear the piano playing that reminds me of the Overlook [...]
25 Jan
How do you do it over there?
I must have over 40 emails to answer … actually more since I never responded to birthday wishes or questions about me coming to visit people.
I am so freaking tired. Not just from all this but from the fucking neighbors (who I’ve never met) and there fucking dog that comes out every morning at 9 [...]
7 Jan
FAIL
Nothing like stress to warp your sense of humour and require mass doses of the net to further twist!
