Typhoon suspends SKorean flights, subway, kills 3
My story filed today.
Yesterday morning at the Shilla Hotel for the Club of Madrid conference on “G-20’s Role in the Post-Crisis World.”
South Korean Foreign Minister did not say anything that validated my early morning trek there.
A South Korean boy sits on the ice toilet at Ice Gallery in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. The sweltering heat continues in Seoul. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
Yeah! Mr. Lee!
Public advertisement for Durex condoms in Seoul’s subway. I am shocked that Korea is now progressive enough to openly advertise “such” products.
Messing around at the (faux) Apple store
South Korean fans rejoice over World Cup win
Click here to see my photo of Seoul citizens dancing in joy.
(via mdtepsic)
This is where newspapers end up to die.
In Transit
Ninety percent of any drama in my life seems to take place on the subway or on some form of transportation. This is prescient, since I’ve spent a lot of time in transit. Today, I got on the subway thinking I was headed home. By the time I noticed what happened, I was almost equi-distance from the office to where I live - just in the opposite direction.
Ugh.
Currently 2 a.m. in Seoul
I’m snuggled under my covers, listening to the rain drops drum against my bedroom window. I’ve lived in a few rainy cities but these rain drops remind me of my sleepless rainy nights in typically Mediterranean Jerusalem. I stayed awake wondering what I’d find to write about when I woke up in the morning. Was it going to be settlements? Will I have to go into the West Bank? Could I finagle a trip down to Tel Aviv?
The long commutes fro and to my office in downtown Seoul have kept me drained and weary, desperate to fall asleep; I just plug out. I’ve missed having the luxury of a few moments alone with my thoughts.
The rain echoes the taps on my keyboard.
kellyinkorea after her shot!
Edit: I’m the only one who liveblogged something at the Tumblr meetup. I think this means that I win! ;)
