So I went to Hongdae last night and met up with a couple girls. One was named So Young Yun and she was about 26 and the other was named "U B" and she was like 18. They didn't know eachother before meeting so it was very interesting. Ube brought a friend with her but I think her friend didn't really want to come because she didn't even introduce herself the whole night. She was just sitting in the corner with her hood on smoking and texting her boyfriend.. it was a little strange.. Ube was really nice and smoke almost perfect English she taught me a couple Korean words... So that whole thing was fine... But So Young Yun was another story... She was a very strange woman who seemed very out of place and it was very awkward because she said really awkward things... not because of the language barrier just awkward in general. I wish I could explain how uncomfortable I was but I stuck it out because Ube was such a sweetheart and kept trying to lighten the mood. We danced around for a bit then a bunch of guys came and started bothering us so we moved away but So Young Yun got swept up with them so we sat and chatted some more. Ube works for an airline (not a flight attendant!) she was very adamant that her job was a desk job and she was not one of those mean flight attendants... something she had a lot of experience with I guessed.... She lives by herself in a small loft and works part time she is studying English on her own so she can move to Texas for her job... I asked why Texas and she said her friends live there... I thought it was a strange place for her because she seems very liberal. We talked a lot about our futures and she asked if I would ever get married and have kids and I said yes and she said she just wants to adopt and not ever marry. She likes to be free. We talked about Confucius a lot and she said she hates his theories. She said its really old generation stuff and most younger people aren't into him at all. This was very interesting to me because I was under the impression it was more widely accepted by all but she said it gave way too much silly respect to the elders that wasn't really necessary. She said she respected the elders but thought it was strange she had to speak a totally different dialect to them and always bow to them and she didn't like how they always had to be right no matter what. Anyways that was an interesting perspective for me to hear so I asked So Young Yun about it and she also said she wasn't a fan. She said her parents wanted her to be married right away and were constantly making her go on blind dates with strange guys so she could be married but she said she wanted to be single for the rest of her life... She also said her parents don't love her because she is the second child and they only love the 1st and 3rd... it was an awkward moment but I tried to mix it up by saying being the eldest can be difficult too. Anyways the club started to get full and Ube got a headache so she and her friend left so I was stuck with So Young Yun. Some American's started talking to us and we chatted a little but I decided it was time to come home so I left shortly after. So Young Yun sent me a message this morning saying she stayed at that club until 6am and that she had a lot of fun and she wanted to hang out again soon... Oooooohhh and I accidentally agreed to go have dinner with them again next Thursday so that will be fun-ish... Other than that I haven't really developed any new recipes just working with the left overs we have. I want to make a rice flower cake some time but I think I might need an oven.. Its just a sticky rice blob thats really delicious.
I've been exercising a lot and I've gained 2 kilograms (x 2.2= 4.4pounds!)!!! AHH I am unhappy about that but Eddie says that always happens when you start exercising so I'm hopeful.... Ohh another thing Ube told me is that a lot of girls have eating disorders in Korea... Which is strange because they are already so small but I guess media effects everyone so it wasn't too surprising. She said she used to throw up all through high school and So Young Yun said she is always on a diet and she smokes like crazy... This is soo sad that all these people (including me) let images run their lives. Plastic surgery is huge over here and cheap. Everyone is getting new noses and boobs and liposuction its disturbing!
Currently I am reading The Chopsticks-Fork Principle by Cathy Bao Bean. Its about a young girl from China who moved to America in the late 1940's with her family (excluding her baby sister who they left behind because the mother couldn't take care of an other child alone). So far I am in the early stages of the book but I really enjoy it so far she is a very good narrator of her life and it is such a unique story.
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