tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post4995375604764687872..comments2024-02-28T22:43:49.960+00:00Comments on Asia Vu: Looking on the Bright SideMsCarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-41945601480408339162011-07-20T01:21:55.202+01:002011-07-20T01:21:55.202+01:00Trish - thanks for your kind, kind words! - if you...Trish - thanks for your kind, kind words! - if you can tell me what the problem is with leaving comments, maybe I can try to fix it. I am definitely a blogging 'newb' but have gotten great suggestions from other more experienced bloggers in the past for tweaking things on the blog and making things more user-friendly.<br /><br />We are finally having sun the last couple of days, so I'm feeling more cheerful, especially now that the furniture is here..but sooo overwhelmed - where to put it all? You will appreciate that DH went to a wine festival at Dragon Hill Lodge before I arrived and bought 2 cases of wine, so we were well-prepared! Haven't tried Ripasso or Tommasi, but will put it on my list! I definitely plan to check out the flower market - I have gone back and read your posts about it several times - Son#1 was helping me put things away yesterday and couldn't understand why I had brought so many vases/jars/jugs for flowers - I blame you! : )MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-5743367280510946062011-07-18T14:43:29.270+01:002011-07-18T14:43:29.270+01:00I've tried leaving a comment several times, bu...I've tried leaving a comment several times, but for some reason I can never leave one. I've been following you since the first time you left a comment on my blog. I love reliving life in Korea through you. It sounds like you are making the best of it which is all you can do at this point! I ended up LOVING (OK, maybe not LOVING, but loving) monsoon season, however that was after I was established and had furniture. I gave in as well....I never did my hair in monsoon season, I only wore flip flops that I didn't care about, and I always took 2 umbrellas with me because I knew one would break not that it mattered because umbrellas really did nothing for you. <br /><br />I love how you have put the bottom drawer of your Kimchi fridge to good use. A girl after my own heart. Now, make sure you buy wine on post...wine doesn't count against your 'ration control' AND they carry Tommasi at a reasonable price. I would try Ripasso, one of my fav's. <br /><br />Continue enjoying and I would suggest heading out to the Express Bus Terminal, go to the 3rd floor to the flower market and buy some flowers to cheer the place up during Monsoon season. They are SUPER cheap - you can get a nice bunch of Lilies for 4,000-6,000 won, roses are about 3-5,000 per 10! Make sure you go early, they open at 1AM and close at 12noon.Trishhttp://www.sixinthehood.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-91716672194109388612011-07-13T06:26:17.473+01:002011-07-13T06:26:17.473+01:00Karen, I'm right there with you - I will say t...Karen, I'm right there with you - I will say that cleaning is much easier with minimal stuff. And the boys have both been fantasizing about their desks and chairs after weeks of sitting on the floor or those !@#$% air mattresses...who knew a desk and chair could look so attractive to a teenage kid?<br />And yes, we did make it to the museum, albeit for a short visit. Photos to come!MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-86749484194972279012011-07-13T03:07:55.436+01:002011-07-13T03:07:55.436+01:00I like numbers 10, 9 and 2 the best! Can you tell...I like numbers 10, 9 and 2 the best! Can you tell I hate cleaning? I do think an occasional swift kick while the kids are on the "couch" would be helpful. Just on general principle. And kids need the occasional reminder that all things should not be taken for granted...hence my enjoyment of #2! I hope you enjoyed the museum...unless of course, the call of the kimchee fridge was too great and you never did make it out of the apartment. If that was the case, I'm sure you are happy!<br /><br />KarenKarennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-48804183594003273712011-07-13T02:54:50.792+01:002011-07-13T02:54:50.792+01:00@Hails: I'm starting to become resigned to it...@Hails: I'm starting to become resigned to it. It's just so damned humid, I just feel like a big limp rag. I believe you when you say it comes from all directions, though. It was raining sideways a couple of days ago and I am not making that up.<br />@Marion: It figures, after we leave, Texas starts getting some rain.Not that I'm bitter or anything..is the Lake View House moving back towards being a Lake House yet?MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-53098426548526081252011-07-13T01:09:11.080+01:002011-07-13T01:09:11.080+01:00Coming from one of those places where we post on f...Coming from one of those places where we post on facebook when it rains . . . it rained Sunday AND today!, and it might rain again tonight! I guess all those rain dances are working. Send us some more, we are still more than 50% below average.Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476003595288280663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-57606211522574437682011-07-12T13:17:57.862+01:002011-07-12T13:17:57.862+01:00To be honest, the only way to deal with these cond...To be honest, the only way to deal with these conditions is to accept that you're going to get wet. The rain comes from all directions, including the ground, bizarrely, and trying to pretend you can avoid it is just a waste of time. The only reason I even bother with an umbrella is to avoid attracting even more attention to myself... not only would I be That Foreign Girl, I'd be That Crazy Foreign Girl Who Doesn't Know About Umbrellas! Alternatively, lock yourself in with a bottle of wine and enjoy the novelty of being in one of the few dry places in Korea. That is how I am spending tonight, and it is most pleasant. :)Hailshttp://www.coffee-helps.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-47287183751822005862011-07-12T06:14:17.143+01:002011-07-12T06:14:17.143+01:00HA! Very true!
I don't want to whine, but I h...HA! Very true!<br /><br />I don't want to whine, but I have a perfectly good Gore-tex shell coming in - you guessed it - our sea shipment...for the time being, though, we're still doing umbrellas...MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-43381380578365717032011-07-12T05:57:46.583+01:002011-07-12T05:57:46.583+01:00Umbrellas? Nah. You don't need umbrellas. J...Umbrellas? Nah. You don't need umbrellas. Just a good raincoat. We Seattle rain dwellers famously eschew umbrellas. They drip on other pedestrians, for one thing. And, they're famously easy to forget.<br /><br />Anyhow, rain is only a little damp--it dries while you're drinking espresso, or that stuff you keep in the bottom drawer of your kimchi fridge. ;)elementiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093465680384895439noreply@blogger.com