Guest Speakers: Mr.&Mrs. C
Greetings from South Korea! We are enjoying our visit with daughter Melody during the Christmas holidays. It has been a very enjoyable trip, ending all too soon. To highlight our visit, we have agreed to post a few pictures and commentary. You can see the cooks at work in the kitchen in one photo, which was a gift to us from Melody. We learned how to make two Korean dishes, pajeon (pancake with seafood) and sundubu (tofu soup). After making the dishes, we got to eat them! Mmmmm good. Quite tasty, and definitely something we want to try and make at home. Tough part will be the ingredients, which are not commonly found in Food Lion or Giant (such as squid, shrimp sauce, and kimchi). But we will improvise!
A related photo shows Gayle next to a pig’s head! While touring a local market area as part of the cooking class, we noticed pig’s heads sitting on platters. Evidently, it is a sign of good luck! It certainly stopped us in our tracks, however. The photo of me eating the Christmas ice cream cake was a photo I asked not be posted, but the owner of this site does not follow directions, obviously. I note she did not post the similar photo of herself trying to eat the cake! Another photo shows Gayle and me standing next to a stone lion, which was outside the Blue House (Korean equivalent of the U.S. White House). There were beautiful gardens, and the presidential palace has over 150,000 blue roof tiles (very pretty) which of course give the place its name. Gayle tried to take a picture of the guards who provide security (she wanted Will to see the nifty uniforms they wear), but they politely refused her permission.
Another photo shows all three of us outside Seodaemun Prison near a stone arch marking the site of the revolutionaries who resisted Japanese occupation. The prison tour was very interesting, and graphically illustrates why the Korean people are not overly friendly toward the Japanese. The occupation lasted over 35 years (1910-1945) and was quite brutal. The prison tour gave us an insight into the hardships and torture suffered by the Korean resistance, both men and women. It is now a memorial to their fight for liberty and independence. Last is a photo of me relaxing on the couch beside the Xmas tree all decked out for Xmas. Those are the highlights. We also spent a few days shopping in various locations, and trying various places to eat. We have to leave soon, but we will be back in the spring, when it will be warmer! Adios, amigoes! Go Hens!
Parents & Performance
So, the parental units have returned to the Goyang hood. Joyous days have returned. I could go into detail about all the things we’ve done together so far…but I’m not gonna. So there! I am hoping that they will do the telling…as a guest speaker. So, you can expect their post next monday! As far as the dance performance went, I believe it was fairly successful. For those of you unaware, I was taking dance classes for fun M.W.F–Korean pop music. Our dance group did a good job; we won 3rd place in the competition. They very kindly gave me the award and it is going back home as proof that I can dance…to Korean pop songs. I must be very talented, right? That’s all for now. Signing out~
Mellow in South Korea 