Payday has come and I am flush with cash. I mean sure, it takes 1200 some Korean won to buy a yankee dollar, but still, it feels like high rolling. Speaking of which, I've got a date with about half my teacher friends to go back to Walker Hill casino this weekend. Teacher Matt needs a new pair of shoes, but none here fit.
Last weekend I went to get my hair cut and this was a terrific experience in cross-cultural wackiness. Being a stylist here is quite the lofty job and the service my buddy and I got was outstanding. With the shampooing and the cutting and the styling and the conditioning and the tingling scalp business and the head massage. And the assistant who stood by watching, occasionally brushing away stray hairs from my brow. All they needed were Little Bo Peep outfits with white fishnets. Speaking of which, I'm going back to Walker Hill casino this weekend.
Today was our monthly kindergarden birthday party during which the whole grade gets together for some songs and cake. Then we break off for fun time with our homeroom. I brought my guitar and incited a riot. It was like I was Jim Morrison, refusing to play. Except I am me, and I was playing. These seven year olds had clearly never been in the presence of someone playing guitar and singing and they went ballistic. While entirely unfamiliar with my musical choices, they understand moshing on a very primal level. The highlight was singing 12-bar blues about the subjects I know the kids have the blues about, like homework and Megatron. Speaking of homework, I am going to make sure I don't have any to grade this weekend, because I am going back to Walker Hill Casino.
With my paycheque, there are a few purchases I'm ready to make. I want a bike, to make easier my Anyang explorations. I want a cellphone so I don't have to walk over to friends' apartments just to learn they are out. I want a lamp because the flourescent lights in my apartment are like having a hangover in Heaven. Seems almost redundant. Also, with a small, tiny, carefully budgeted portion of my paycheque, I believe I may return to Walker Hill casino. Wish me luck.
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Good luck at Walker Hill! I want a cut of your "guaranteed winnings"! xxxM
ReplyDeleteJim Morrison... good choice!
ReplyDeleteYour blog is so much fun to read, you are a very creative writer! Thanks for sharing your experiences! (one of "the two Cathies" in your mom's office)
ReplyDeleteare you going to walker hill this weekend? i mean it sounds like it but i'm not sure if you're going to walker hill. but if you do go to walker hill have fun and take pictures of the walker hill little bo peep cocktail girls
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