Electronics Land

08.07.2010

I woke up at 8am to talk with my family and Phill. Then I got ready for the day for a trip to Seoul. In the early afternoon I met with Michael and we took the train to Seoul, about an hr long trip, our destination, Yongsan. We were a bit behind schedule, as we barely missed the previous train, so we were late to meet his friend, from California, a previous co-worker from a Hagwon. We ate at some small Italian restaurant, yes Koreans love Italian food too, just like the rest of the world. And they we continued the journey to the electronics area and the dungeon of the electronics world. There are a lot of small little booths offering illegal and legal gaming components and accessories.


I’ve never seen something like it all in one area, English, Korean, and Japanese games. I’m only looking for items for my little DS. But by the end of our shopping excursion I found what I was looking for, a USB hookup/connector for my MicroSD card, I purchased it for 3,000 Won.

Michael got his legal copy of ‘Alan Wake’ for the 360, which proved difficult to find at a decent price. Then we had some ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery, yes they exist in Korea, but few and far in-between. I had a yogurt-honey-pistachio-almond combination, which was effortlessly heavenly. Yum… Then we took the express train, KTX, home. We stopped by the small grocery store and got a few supplies. The cashier was the owner of the store. She asked if we wanted to purchase our items together and Michael explained they were separate. She asked Michael who I was and he told her English teacher. I said Munsi Elemetary and my name. She said her son went there and told me it was ok to hit him if he wasn’t good. I kindly said thank you and laughed after I left the store. Korean mothers are a different breed compared to American mothers… I got a good deal out of it too, I paid for one Korean Pear (1,500 Won) and instead she gave me two, sweet…

I went home and crashed from the busy day.