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So... Starcraft is pretty popular here.

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ShloobeR
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Korea (South)3823 Posts
October 24 2008 14:25 GMT
#1
Ok so, with that dumb title out of the way let me explain what happened today.

I work in a Hakwon, teaching english 1:1 mostly to businessmen who want an excuse to get off work for an hour, I think it's the most awesome job ever because generally I would never have a chance to meet these kind of people normally, often we have a set curriculum of things we should talk about, but often the conversation will drift into : Golf, Soju, Foreigners, Korea etc... A typical line is 'Wait?!? You're a foreigner and you like spicy food?!?!?!? what the hell, impossible!'

So, I'm a pretty likeable guy, most of these businessmen leave my class saying that it was awesome and that they will book me again in the future (starting to sound a little dirty), I always find some way to connect with these guys and usually my classes just end up being really fun and interesting.

Today, one of my students came into class, I looked at his folder and I noticed it said he liked Computer games (He is like 35 working at Lotte duty free store as a shift supervisor, so a pretty high up dude). So I thought I'd have a little fun and shifted the conversatino subtlely to starcraft ('SO HOW ABOUT THOSE ZERGS HUH? YEH YOU KNOW'), to my delight, he was like 'yeh, I play starcraft in the pc bang with my friends, we have little leaguges), I told him that I loved playing the game, and long story short I now have a Bo5 scheduled with one of the shift supervisors for one of the largest stores in Seoul. with the loser having to pay for Soju in an after game party we have planned.

Seriously, this job is just amazing like that sometimes. After work today I have just been drinking heavily for a couple of hours and now I'm going to go to the PC bang and play a couple hours of SC with my buddy, so the spelling in this blog is probably not awesome!

Interestingly enough though, we talked about the pro scene for the last 10 minutes or so. we talked about Boxer, and he said he was his favourite player, and I said Jaedong was mine, but OOC I asked him who his favourite player was, and he said Ma Jae Yoon, so I asked him why it was and he said 'Becuase he destroys everyone' (I swear to god this is how he said it), I just thought that was an awesome sentance, he was talking about Ma jae yoon's golden days, and how he was gonna return. Pretty awesome stuff.

As a final note, this is gonna be a ZvT Bo5 between a completely drunk businessmen and instructor, so expect a fantastic replay pack!!11

I'm almost certain more awesome things happened today to me related to starcraft but I cannot remember what they are, I will update as neccessary!!!



*****
: o )
29 fps
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States5725 Posts
October 24 2008 14:32 GMT
#2
wow. korea is so awesome
4v4 is a battle of who has the better computer.
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25998 Posts
October 24 2008 14:36 GMT
#3
haha so dope
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Aerox
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Malaysia1213 Posts
October 24 2008 14:36 GMT
#4
wow, 35. Is he married? Because if he isn't, I'm gonna have to seriously reconsider my time spent with starcraft.
"Eyes in the sky."
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
October 24 2008 14:51 GMT
#5
On October 24 2008 23:36 Aerox wrote:
wow, 35. Is he married? Because if he isn't, I'm gonna have to seriously reconsider my time spent with starcraft.


Why would you have to be married because your 35?
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
Salv
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Canada3083 Posts
October 24 2008 14:54 GMT
#6
So TL people don't make fun of you, ofc
Durak
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada3685 Posts
October 24 2008 15:06 GMT
#7
This is pretty epic.
-slo.m1ke-
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Slovenia352 Posts
October 24 2008 15:09 GMT
#8
Next up: Bo5 over a girl.
Puosu
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
7016 Posts
October 24 2008 15:24 GMT
#9
gosh you're so lucky

fml
Klockan3
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Sweden2866 Posts
October 24 2008 15:59 GMT
#10
On October 24 2008 23:54 Salv wrote:
So TL people don't make fun of you, ofc

Lies can help with that though...
DownMaxX
Profile Joined August 2008
Canada1311 Posts
October 24 2008 16:15 GMT
#11
That's so cool man. Korea rocks.
parasite
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20159 Posts
October 24 2008 16:25 GMT
#12
a shift supervisor is considered high up?
how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
October 24 2008 16:29 GMT
#13
what a surprise, starcraft is popular in korea. Who would of thought?
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
October 24 2008 16:36 GMT
#14
On October 25 2008 01:29 Mastermind wrote:
what a surprise, starcraft is popular in korea. Who would of thought?


Wait, thats a joke I think? Right? Correct me if im wrong
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
Rayzorblade
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United States1172 Posts
October 24 2008 16:38 GMT
#15
rad story 5/5!
Ancestral
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States3230 Posts
October 24 2008 16:38 GMT
#16
Haha, my Korean friends always ask "do you like spicy food?" Even though I've eaten spicy Korean food in front of them so many times. They always warn me "oh watch out, very spicy!" And "oh wow, you're eating spicy food! so spicy..."

I think they don't realize that hot things exist outside of Korea. I need to take them to a Mexican restaurant sometime.
The Nature and purpose of the martial way are universal; all selfish desires must be roasted in the tempering fires of hard training. - Masutatsu Oyama
Juicyfruit
Profile Joined May 2008
Canada5484 Posts
October 24 2008 16:47 GMT
#17
On October 25 2008 01:36 Zoler wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 25 2008 01:29 Mastermind wrote:
what a surprise, starcraft is popular in korea. Who would of thought?


Wait, thats a joke I think? Right? Correct me if im wrong


Is that a joke?
XCetron
Profile Joined November 2006
5226 Posts
October 24 2008 16:49 GMT
#18
On October 25 2008 01:36 Zoler wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 25 2008 01:29 Mastermind wrote:
what a surprise, starcraft is popular in korea. Who would of thought?


Wait, thats a joke I think? Right? Correct me if im wrong



time to relocate yourself to someplace farther south.
ShloobeR
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Korea (South)3823 Posts
October 24 2008 16:55 GMT
#19
On October 25 2008 01:25 decafchicken wrote:
a shift supervisor is considered high up?


Ahh I forget the term he used, like.

they import goods from overseas and he is the guy who controls the import team.
: o )
ish0wstopper
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Korea (South)342 Posts
October 24 2008 17:15 GMT
#20
thats interesting
ish0wstopper effect
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