Exercise

I don't know how she does it. I went gym again today. How can my PM make me go gym without seemingly making me. Lucky she is not my mum or else....

Anyway, after a few times going to the gym I confidently step on the weighing machine to find..... I am heavier by 2kg.

Me: It's the muscle, it's the muscle, it's the muscle, it's the..... argh~ 

Drove to desperation

My PM is a healthy person. After I told her we have a gym downstairs, she has been going very frequently which makes me very guilty for not going. To elevate my guilt I try to find out the days she doesn't go gym.

I asked on weekdays, she goes, I asked her on weekends, she goes. I asked her when we had to work so late and reach home after 10pm, she goes. I asked her when she had to cook for the lot of us and spend the whole day preparing, she goes. I asked her when she is not feeling well, she goes.

Finally I asked her to tell me which day she does not go to gym so that I can asked her that day just so I can hear her tell me she is not going, thus elevate the guilt.

She said, ' You so cute...'

5000 vs 500

High five!

This is my hand.

Last weekend, I saw some nice cherry tomatoes selling for 400 won per 500 gram. I show the lady my hand (yes above) and said 500g. Lady look at my hand and with eyes shining start shoving tomatoes into the plastic bag. I end up with 2kg of cherry tomatoes for 5000 won (appx RM10.00). Some more gave me thumbs up.

Anyone want cherry tomatoes? Do you have any idea how much is 2kg? Show you all next time.

Oops

We were working our way into late morning when 031 suddenly jumped and exclaimed he just realize he left his iphone at home. After a round of consolation from all of us, he calm down and continued working. 10 minutes later, he jumped again cause he remembered iphone was left in the bathroom. I immediately asked him why would he bring his iphone into the bathroom where it is wet and there is possibility that it will fall into the hole where your ............um pooh goes.

He got this weird look on his face when he answered, " I was reading something."

Me : Sometimes I ask questions too fast... ugh

Century Egg

War of souvenir

This is a century egg.

It's a souvenir from Taiwan.

Do not underestimate this egg. Our Taiwan colleague that is going back this weekend has orders for 85 biji-s (plural ma..) and about 20 salted eggs. Do not ask about the salted eggs.

Me : I wonder if custom will block him or not...

The old cucumber

I know most Koreans are slim but I never thought their old cucumber also.....

I must have look real stupid holding the old cucumber with a disbelief look at the mart. I even checked the label to make sure I am holding what I think I am holding and not some wrinkled german sausage.

Me : Lucky it still fit into my laptop bag.

Coupon Storage Board

This is a cork board.

It is full of stamp cards. The type that you can accumulate stamps and exchange for freebies.

Many establishments, mostly F&B will have this service where customers can stick their unfinished stamp card and eliminate the problem of Ops-I-forget-to-bring-my-card. I think this is one of the best inventions after delivery service.

Me: These Koreans can be pretty smart sometimes.



Super star

To continue the friendly competition of souvenirs from hometown, I give you Lau Tuck Wah Durian and Wong Fei Hoong Peanuts. What next? Ip Man potato chips?

Me : Nowadays....

Safe Food

Was waiting for Cousin Rain outside the toilet and to kill time I stare idly at this vending machine and it made me drop my jaw.

No it's not the condoms. It's the food they sell together with the it. I am not sure if I want to eat the food out of this machine.

Revenge of the Cleaning Lady

The other day there was a crisis in my apartment. The toilet paper ran out and the cleaner forgot to replace. Lucky can still use tissue paper. To prevent further crisis I call Housekeeping and ask them for a toilet roll. The next day I found 3 rolls of toilet paper on the bathroom counter.

Me: I think the Cleaner beh song me.

Karaoke

In the spirit of immersing ourselves in the Kimchi culture, Rain and me decided to go Karaoke. We are suppose to go to the famous Karaoke that Kim Sam Soon went. Unfortunately due to my famous sense of direction or the lack of it, we end up at some Karaoke that we found somewhere. .
Despite everything we were very excited until we saw the remote control.

You'd think they are asking me to fly a spaceship.

Me: Control Tower this is CX123 ready for takeoff, over.

Eaten Sock

The other day Rain found a note in her shoe.

All things can happen in the Palace

After I stopped laughing, I gotta admit, they are honest people. Anyway, the pink sock came back the next day. Maid manage to recover it from the bowels of the vacumn. Eek. I guess we have to boil it in hot water and nuke it in the microwave to make sure it's disinfected.

Fat

Cousin Rain 's mum said she met Cousin Storm in the market and Storm mentioned that she had a chat with Rain over the web call. I 'ke poh' asked what they talked about here.

Rain said, ' Storm told my mum, Rain is well and Piggy is fat.'

Me : I think she meant I am well geh.....(-__-")

Pajamas

Was rolling on my bed in my aunty pajamas, preparing to sleep when I suddenly remember I promised my colleague (next door) that I will clear his fridge for him as he was called back to Lion City for a period of time. Currently room was being occupied by Thai colleague. Lazy to change clothes, I just called the room. When no one picked up, I assumed she is not back yet, (don't ask why I never thought she was sleeping). I plan to rush in and out under 10 mins, so I grab a shopping bag, didn't even put on slippers and burst out of my room to find colleague standing in front of her room preparing to tag in.



Me : Dunno who more surprise... her or me

Change channel

Not long after Cousin Rain came, she had a web call with the family at home to show them, she is still in one piece - safe and sound. They had a loud and warm reunion. For the occasion, brother Thunder hooked up the TV as monitor so that the old folks, dad and mum can see Rain clearly. It was a tearful and joyous moment.

Aunty, not wise in the way of cyber technology, asked Brother Thunder, ' Later, can change channel or not ar? Don't wanna miss the 8pm drama ler.'

Speak up or not

On the way to Coffee Shop Prince's coffee shop in Hongik University, Line No 2, in the packed train, Cousin Rain and me were day-dreaming lost in our individual Iphones, when suddenly I sit up straight. Look up, down, left right.....pause..... then I told Cousin Rain, I wish I can speak Korean. Naturally she asked why.



I told her, ' Cause I wanna tell the aunty in front that she has been flashing her pink panties at me for the last 5 stations,'

It's one of those aunty underwear, cotton and cover the entire ass up to navel.

Of Potatoes and cleaners

With Cousin Rain staying for a spell, she is in charge of all household activities like cooking and washing. One day while she was rummaging the fridge, she asked me, 'Why is the potato in the fridge?'
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I told her,'Don't laugh but I don't trust the cleaner, scare she do something to it,'
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Cousin Rain gave me the beh-tahan-look.

Cousin Rain did her first grocery shopping yesterday. She was quite worried that she bought the wrong thing, so we communicate via Whatasapp all throughout her shopping expedition until she reached home. While putting away the food, suddenly she exclaimed,' Crisis, get back to you later..'. I got shocked, what crisis? Thought of a lot of worst scenarios like injured by knife etc. Some more she no reply me for more than 1/2 hour. Almost wanted to call her, but then she replied me ,' Got problem putting the celery into the fridge, it's too big, might need to break in half'

Me: I thought wat....






Celery will be cooked tonight...

Repeat Thyself

Since I landed in Kimchi Land many people like to ask me this question, ' Korea got a lot of spicy food ka?'. Usually I would tell them Korea food are almost all spicy and therefore the question should be,' Korea got non-spicy food or not?'. At this point most will give me the standard ,'Orh...' but one gave me this,' Then, Korea got a lot of NON spicy food ka?'

Me: *strangle self with mouse*

Mute

Yesterday we went to Seoul Tower. Planned to go there and see sunset but we got lost and end up there at night. Sun has already set but the night scene was Superb! Magnificient! We felt that the pictures we took don't do it justice so we decided to record a 360 degree view. Happily we went around the observatory recording and narratting. After that we decided to check our video and found that, the view was great but the sound was, '... ...(insert flying crow)'.

Then Rain exclaimed,' Aiyak, mute the camera adi...' and she wanted to do the whole thing again.

Me: huk huk.....