It's Friday!

No matter how much I complain about Mondays, I have to admit the weeks do go by pretty fast. Had a fairly busy week, nothing too exciting but there wasn't a lot of sitting around either.

Monday we introduced Dave to samgyupsal, which is bbq pork that you wrap up in lettuce along with onions, sprouts, rice, and hot pepper paste. I think it reassured him that some Korean food is quite good.

Tuesday was the usual poker night out. Last week I was down 2 dollars, and this week I came away up 11. So I'm not doing too bad, but I'm not doing too well either; I definetly can't quit my day job and take up poker full time. Too bad...

Wednesday we went for dukgalbi, which is my favourite Korean meal: chicken, cabbage, hot pepper paste, rice cakes, sweet potatoe, and leafy greens cooked right in front of you and then you wrap it up in lettuce leaves. After that we headed to Beer Hunter for the weekly gathering.

Thursday was probably my most productive morning; I got up (very productive ;), went to the gym, and then came back and decided that if I do come back next year I don't want to be that foreigner that can't read Korean and can only speak a few words of it, so I got out my Lonely Planet Phrasebook and taught myself to read Korean. There are a few signs I still have trouble with, but yesterday I was able to take attendance using my student's Korean names. Plus walking down the street I could read so much! And sure I don't know what any of it means, but I don't care! Then last night Trey and I caught up on the TV show, Lost, which I think is a rather ridiculous show, yet I keep watching, and he thinks it is the best thing ever invented.

Tonight is going to be an extremely quiet night because a few people from our group are going skiing tomorrow at 6am so won't be out. Richard and I passed on the skiing because he doesn't really enjoy it much, and I was indifferent to it this time, feeling that the weather might make the slopes pretty bad, so tonight him and I are going to have a movie/pizza night and then take a day trip somewhere tomorrow, and then meet up with everyone Saturday night for the drunken debauchery that is sure to be St Patrick's Day.

Enjoy your weekend!