Sweetkat’s Weblog

life in South Korea in a funny, positive light

Why drinking soju is a good way to get exercise… April 1, 2008

Filed under: My so called life....in Pusan — sweetkat @ 7:13 pm

So I was up late last night..and I went for a walk.  Coming home..I met a drunk Korean man, attempting to climb a hill.  Attempting is the key word because the way he was trying to accomplish it was like doing a country western line dance.  He would start on the right side, side step over diagnolly until he was at the left side.  Then he would take a step or two back to regain his balance. Finally he would repeat these moves to get to the right side.  But he never seemed to be going anywhere, like walking a really weird treadmill.

 

Bathroom humour…. April 1, 2008

Filed under: 1 — sweetkat @ 11:11 am

I thought that I would go to my grave with the only humourous bathroom tales involving Belgium and walking into a man’s bathroom to comb my hair and not know it.

That is.until I came to South Korea.

I heard about the toilets in the floor (I am nto sure what they are called) but I was naive to believe I’d never have to face one.  But as Murphy’s law would have it, the time when I needed the toilet the most, the only option was this contraption.

So I had to decide what I was going to do….and it was a very liberating experience.   I discovered women CAN pee standing up…and about this crouching business, I’d never do it.  Everyone forgets the splashback.  I won’t go into details but it is possible for women to pee standing up without making a mess.  In fact, having the experience of having to clean a men’s washroom on several occasions, I believe that women would be more successful at aiming then men are. 

Now have I grossed you out?  I have one more tale.

When I first arrived in South Korea, I went to Bennigans.  Bennigans is a nice place with western food.  I excused myself to the washroom, when i saw an intimidating toilet.  It had all these buttons on the side and I couldn’t figure out how to flush the toilet.  Here’s a tip: before playing with the buttons, make sure you are sitting on the toilet first.  I had not and got water everywhere.  The toilet had everything, played music, a rinser, a heater.  It was perfect.  I am so getting one of those before I go home.   So beware if you see a toilet with many buttons and do as I suggested.  Sit down first.

 

My evil plan is working…… April 1, 2008

Filed under: 1 — sweetkat @ 5:21 am

I got the biggest compliment today in the form of sarcasm.  I am glad to see I am entertaining people, even if it is at my expense.  I hope you continue to enjoy my stories.  But I won’t post sarcastic remarks.  Negativity is best left for all the millions of other blogs of foreigners complaining about Asia.  I like to make people laugh and take themselves less seriously.  So again, thank you..you know who you are.