all told it has been a pretty quiet week, especially on the ck front; a spot of recruiting here, a spot of recruiting there but nothing really blog worthy. last night however was a little different, as i found myself in a local chicken & hof (fried chicken & draft beer) establishment cheering on the south korean soccer team with some ck colleagues. but alas even that turned into a little bit of a non-event. from past experiences i was expecting it 2 turn into a typical ck-esq session, complete with thursday morning hangover, but now i’m thinking such events are only appropriate when someone is leaving the company, something that hasn’t happened in a ck eternity (7 weeks). when the final whistle blew on the soccer match it ended 3 things: the game itself (it finished a 1:1 draw), south koreas successful qualification campaign for the 2010 world cup (@ least i can cheer them on when ireland fail 2 make it), &, after only a pathetic 2 hours, my consumption of beer for the night. yep, after a few post final-whistle calls of ‘ka-ja!’ (let’s go!) i found myself on the street waiting for the 147 bus home, bowing 2 my colleagues in appreciation for the beers (& mustn't forget the chicken) they bought me (of course they wouldn’t let me pay) & wishing them all a good night. 15 hours later & i'm sitting here in the ck office thankful that it was a quiet night, especially with the 3-day weekend i’ve comin’ up. quiet. it’ll be anything but.
the return of han’s (& all it implies)
this is an excerpt from the e-mail bran sent me this morning, ahead of this weekend.
‘i'm nervous man. i think we might die this weekend.’
why the concern? well, cos hans is in town. for 4 days. 4 whole days (actually, nearly 5). bran might be right. 4 days might just be enough 2 kill us, especially with ryno added 2 the mix on sunday (now that’s just asking for t-r-o-u-b-l-e). but what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, right? yeah, thought so. apart from a perpetual hangover i don’t really know what 2 expect from this weekend, but i do know what not 2 expect, namely much sobriety or much sleep.
‘livin’ with seoul’ this & that
so the north koreans will also be @ the world cup next summer. that’s cool. i think. & check out this story where 400 eligible koreans threw their hat into the ring, so 2 speak, in a bid 2 wed a rich korean business women (maybe she works around here?). if she’s half as hot as the majority of korean women half her age then i’ll marry her… for free. oh wait, i’m already married. i almost forgot.
a visitor lingers @ an image symbolising the korean war @ a peace museum near the border village of panmunjon that separates the 2 koreas.
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