The Independence Day Long Weekend

Monday was Independence day here in Korea, which dates back to August 15th 1945 when Japan officially renounced its imperial claims to Korea when it surrendered to the US. For Koreans it's a time to drink and celebrate their independence. For me it was a 3 day weekend :)

It began Friday night down on Sydney st. I went back to my old neighbourhood to grab a pint and some food with Geoff. We hit the big GS mart for a quick beer (I bought an Asahi :P) and then off we went. Marks buddy was in from Sydney and had brought Aussie Bundaberg rum and very top end Nicaraguan cigars which they were very generous in sharing with us. As anyone who knows me knows I do not smoke, nor do I even really want others smoking around me. However, one does not turn down a $20 cigar so I decided to share it with Geoff and passed on any inhaling. Have to admit it was really good and although it won't ever become a habit of mine, I can see why others will spend on high end cigars to smoke them very infrequently.

Saturday I woke up and went out to my new 된전 place for breakfast with Geoff (who had crashed at my place rather than take a $15 cab ride home). I then did a bit of shopping and met up with a friend that night for a movie and some food. It was a quiter day, but it was needed.

Sunday was Samsung Lions baseball. They were playing the KIA Tigers (from Gwangju) so me Geoff and Kurt decided to head out early, get decent seats (for $7) and have a beer. We were roasting a bit but as it's general seating we decided to tough it out to enjoy the great seats. I'm actually okay in the heat, and find myself dying in the winter time but many around me were not doing as well....... they'll be laughing come January. The game itself was a hit and Samsung won 6-2. During the 7th inning the game was starting to drag a bit (it was a 3.5 hour game) so Kurt and I decided to stand up and start chanting for the Lions. We got half our section in to it. Awesome. Afterwards we hit the Sangin strip for dinner and a drink before calling it a night.

Monday was my responsible go shopping and clean day. I also wanted to get in a bit of excercise seeing as I haven't been doing much of late. I had been running after work last April and May in Seongseo but with all that went down and then the trip to Vancouver I effectively stopped. In the end I only managed a long walk, as a real running track is still eluding me. However in this heat and humidity I still worked up a good sweat.
I was also happy that this weekend was light on the wallet, as payday is still three long weeks away :)