venting

[Jay]

... in response to Anytime!, posted by Dave H on Sep 3, 2002

Hi Dave,

Your right, I would. Are you going to be around tommorow? I'm off, and have some things to do, but I thought I might give you a call. Maybe we can get all of us together next week or something. It's just that schedules are a problem. Criselda works from midnight to 8:00 AM M-F, Matt from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM M-F, and me 4:00PM W-Sun. When does Marife work? This has gone on long enough. We MUST get together! LOL!

Jay

[Dave H]

... in response to Re: Anytime!, posted by Jay on Sep 3, 2002

Hey Jay,

Call me, I should be here. Marife works 3 nights (7p-7A) a week. Marife and Criselda are still on Philippine time. LOL

Dave H.

[Jay]

... in response to Re: Anytime!, posted by Jay on Sep 3, 2002

I work Wed-Sun 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM

Jay

[Rafe]

... in response to venting, posted by kevin on Sep 7, 2002


till I am off to South Korea again. Each day seems longer.
I went for about 2 weeks last June. I thought I was going to keep track of everything I did and tell everyone about it. I will try to do better this time.

The one thing I will never forget is seeing Eun Jung come walking down the sidewalk when she met me at the bus stop when I arrived there. I finally had to remind myself to breath.
We have been talking for almost a year now, and at least talk to say hello everyday.  Phone cards are great.  Last phone bill had a 8 minute call that was $38.00...but the phone card wouldn't work.  Glad we didn't talk an hour.

She took me all around Seoul, museums and parks.

We also took a train to Gyeongju in the southeast part of Korea. Saw lots of the temples and other things in the area. We were going to take a tour bus for a day but wound up renting a taxi for about $80 (also bught him lunch and some drinks), 1/2 the price of the bus. He had grown up around the area and showed us all the main attractions. He also took lots of pictures of us (which i forgot at her apartment).

One thing we saw that I thought that was really interesting was the tomb of King Munmu. It is the only under-water tomb in the world. He want buried there so that he could protect Korea from the evil dragon (Japan). There was a waterway built so the he would have access to the temple (I think it was Gaseunsa Temple).

It will be good to be in Korea again. The food is great, really spicy. It is priced reasonable. The beer is expensive, $3-4/each at the couple places I went, but I don't drink much anyway.

Well I'll tell everyone more the end of September when I get back.

I wounder how long it will take her to adapt to a town of 2000 people in the middle of nowhere in northwest Kansas when if she were to move here from Seoul (3rd or 5th largest city in the world ....i have read both), 8,000,000+ people.

I read all the posts here but don't say much.

Take care

[Jeff S]

... in response to 12 more days...., posted by Rafe on Sep 2, 2002

... for your post. Have a great trip and enjoy the great food there. My Japanese wife is very nutritionally conscious and she thinks Korean food is some of the healthiest there is. We frequent the Korean part of Orange County (Garden Grove) to eat at the many resturaunts there. We've discussed taking the hydrofoil to Pusan on our next trip to Japan (I worked on a shiplift platform there back in the late 70s) - I'm sure we will go back one of these days. It's interesting and understandable about the concept of Japan being the evil dragon. There's lots of of histroy there between the two peoples, but like with most individuals and as was discussed in Tim's post about Chinese, one-on-one the differences evaporate and santy takes over.

Anya hasayo.

- Jeff S.

[Windmill Boy]

... in response to 12 more days...., posted by Rafe on Sep 2, 2002

Rafe welcome to  P.-L.

I  don't  recall  seeing  you  post  before  but If  you  did  I  apologize.

I think I am with the  others in  eagerly  awaiting  any  information, trip  reports or  other  whimsical thoughts You  have about  Korea.  I  personally  know  next  to  nothing  about  Korea.

I   have  3  Korean  girls (cute  but  young) and  about  3-4 Korean guys  taking  Japanese  with  me in our  class.  I  wonder  if  they  are  taking  it  just  for  an  elective  for  their  majors  whatever  they  may  be   or  because  they  see  it  to  be  a very  big  advantage   for  business and friendships  in  the  future  since  the  countries  are  neighbors.

I  also  work  with  a  french Chef  and  he  married  a woman while  he  was  working  in  Korea.  He  showed  me her  picture  and  she  is  a  knock out.

It  sounds  like  you  have  a  good  thing  going  on  already  and  I  hope  this  upcoming  trip  is  a  stellar  success  for  both  of  you.   Korea  certainly  was  in  the  limelight  recently  with  their success  in hosting  and advancing in   the  Soccer  world  cup.  Did she  have  any  thoughts  about  that?

Please  keep  us  in  the  loop  about  your  adventures and  we / I  look  foreward  to  hearing  from you  again!

Windmill  Boy

[Dave H]

... in response to 12 more days...., posted by Rafe on Sep 2, 2002

Hi Rafe,

I look forward to hearing your trip report! I found your post was very interesting.

Dave H.

[Matthew]

... in response to 12 more days...., posted by Rafe on Sep 2, 2002

Rafe,

Thanks for posting!South Korea,huh?Cool.Maybe your posts will bring other Koreaphiles out of lurk mode.I'd like to hear all about it.I heard they had a bad typhoon in S Korea.Hope your friends are all safe.Have fun on your trip.

tito Matt

[Jimbo]

... in response to 12 more days...., posted by Rafe on Sep 2, 2002

Good luck Rafe.  I hope you put up a trip report when you return.

Jim

[kevin]

... in response to venting, posted by kevin on Sep 7, 2002


Hello all.  This past Saturday I attended a Hawaiian dance fundraiser event for the Filipino-Association of Newport County in Middletown, RI.  Different dishes were cooked for a Filipino-style buffet.  There was quite a variety to choose from, including above all thing . . . FISH HEADS !

These fish heads were fried.  Only the part of the fishs' body from about the front fins forward were intact.  I wonder what the torsos and tails were used for (I'm sure the torsos and tails were the better parts of the fish.  The fish heads were rather neatly placed in a soft aluminum rectangular container.

People not familiar with or unappreciative about pinoy foods may think I'm strange.  But boy, those fish heads were sarap.  I had to go up for more.  So crispy and not too salty. The skin (and bone) around the skull and gill coverings is nice and crunchy, and has a distinct taste.  The eye is kind of tasteless and kind of briefly detracts from the prevailing taste in you mouth while eating that part of the head.  (I suppose the eye might have it's unique taste if I bit it rather than swallowing it whole)  The fish's brain and other upper innards (propably the upper nervous system) are brown, very tender and of somewhat powdery texture.

- Kevin

[Zebson]

... in response to Crispy Fish Heads, posted by kevin on Sep 2, 2002

Hey man, I thought I loved to gross people out at work by telling them real stories of all the bizarre things I ate from big fried spiders, snakes and so on from around the world. But man you just took fish head eating to a new level of anatomically oriented expressionism..Dave is right, that was a bit intense.. Hope everyones food is still digesting tonight..:)hehehehe

Zeb

[Dave H]

... in response to Crispy Fish Heads, posted by kevin on Sep 2, 2002

...but I can handle your fart stories better than your fish head stories. I'm getting a bit queezy in my stomach. 8oQ

Dave H.

[capt david]

... in response to venting, posted by kevin on Sep 7, 2002

Thanks for your kind words about my story and for your advice. Help, Where exactally is the consulate in Cebu, or a place where Era can get the Bio form?
Is there any place, or person, that is relatively inexpensive, that can "hold her hand" and help her with the paperwork? Any Visa help is appreciated. Also is there an email, question page, or phone# where you can ask Visa questions here in the US? Thanks in advance, capt david

[shadow]

... in response to Thanks and help!!, posted by capt david on Sep 2, 2002

Check out Mag-anak, it is great for visa help.

www.mag-anak.org

Follow link to web forum.

Larry.

[Nathan]

... in response to Thanks and help!!, posted by capt david on Sep 2, 2002

If Johnny Domingo is still working at the Cebu Consulate, you will find him very helpful- more so than anyone I talked to in Manila....as of last year he was still there.

Nathan