Cool to read this stuff.

My question...

You say you'll come back to the US for good eventually, but you plan on schooling yourself at least in language in Korea and going back for an unknown amount of time.

What do you think are the chances of you staying there for good? And will you even do anything more with your life in Korea other than poker and clubing, or is that the plan, so you can treat it like a vacation and figure yourself out to get serious in the US? And will you even continue in College and complete a diploma? You didn't seem keen about it in the part you talked about your first year experience.

Thanks for giving us this insight into how you're living. You're making me want to go.

ihatett

United States2289 Posts

June 12 2005 02:01 GMT

#83

who is the stranger on the left?

Rekrul

Korea (South)17174 Posts

June 12 2005 02:22 GMT

#84

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Klogon

MURICA15980 Posts

June 12 2005 02:23 GMT

#85

Wow, the day you leave US is the day I leave for Koera. And I stay there about a month, and come back to US. It's like we are trading spaces :O

schooled_bc

141 Posts

June 12 2005 02:37 GMT

#86

Hey, are kareokes very popular there? When I was in Japan, there were so huge. I also noticed, when I'd walk through the street, id get like followed by Japanese girls. They'd follow me and giggle and when id turn around they'd try make it look like they wern't, it was pretty funny. My host student loved me cause he was the most popular guy cause of me. "Tomoya has hot Canada friend!!" I tihnk it was becuase there isnt very many white people in tokyo, I saw 5 in 3 months... and there were girls and all nasty. I was there on exchange for 3 months btw....
Did they folllow you around the same?

RiSE

United States3182 Posts

June 12 2005 02:39 GMT

#87

On June 12 2005 11:23 Klogon wrote:
trading spaces :O

Best tv show ever?

Rekrul

Korea (South)17174 Posts

June 12 2005 02:42 GMT

#88

On June 12 2005 11:37 schooled_bc wrote:
Hey, are kareokes very popular there? When I was in Japan, there were so huge. I also noticed, when I'd walk through the street, id get like followed by Japanese girls. They'd follow me and giggle and when id turn around they'd try make it look like they wern't, it was pretty funny. My host student loved me cause he was the most popular guy cause of me. "Tomoya has hot Canada friend!!" I tihnk it was becuase there isnt very many white people in tokyo, I saw 5 in 3 months... and there were girls and all nasty. I was there on exchange for 3 months btw....
Did they folllow you around the same?

nah they don't follow but groups of little girls giggle sometimes

yes karaokes are huge....'no re bang' little mini singing rooms are EVEREYWEHREHRERHEWHFJFDKLFDLK:DF FUCK I HATE THEM SOO STUPID AND BORING

Kaolla

China2999 Posts

June 12 2005 02:56 GMT

#89

hmmmmm well bout the most alcoholic country i dunno if thats true

netherlands is pretty good the legal drinking age is 16 and no one checks for it anyway so i guess most 14 y/o already drink... But doesnt matter too much ^_^;
hoping to go to to korea myself soon so i guess i can judge then

schooled_bc

141 Posts

June 12 2005 02:58 GMT

#90

Yeah, i can't figure out why karaokes are so big, its so wierd, and none of them can sing... Im gonna post some pics of Japan here.

Street I lived on in Japan

Kitchen...

Host student on very left, rest of guys are the band I played with (I play Drums)

If you want more just ask

4 Of the girls I hung out with most, the one on the very right, we went on a few dates... muhahaha.. We Didnt do anything crazy, im scared to go down on japanese girls....

Tokyo Disneyland!! (Im on the left)

Sunshine City downtown Tokyo, sorta like the entertainment/shopping district, really really crazy busy, cars can't even drive down there. Too many people...

If you want more pics just ask, I got oodles of them.

PanoRaMa

United States5069 Posts

June 12 2005 02:58 GMT

#91

awesome read rek, thanks a lot

It was cool i got to see you at COEX Exhibition along with Assem and the other Hexatron guys.

Did you ever go to any of the attractions..such as lotte world?

chicken`

Germany3478 Posts

June 12 2005 03:30 GMT

#92

the one on the right = sooo cute 8)

Smorrie

Netherlands2925 Posts

June 12 2005 03:35 GMT

#93

On June 12 2005 11:56 Kaolla wrote:
hmmmmm well bout the most alcoholic country i dunno if thats true

Yeahhh, I think people are being exposed to excessive drinking on early ages here already.. There are alot people that drink here in general too. The 'highest concentration' is amongst students tho, that's where it gets hardcore

To be honest, I think people in the US just aren't really used to drinking alot and the 'drinking culture' in korea just seems a bit extreme because of that >.<

Rekrul

Korea (South)17174 Posts

June 12 2005 03:48 GMT

#94

No, according to several koreans its a fact! But maybe they just say that because they want to be the 'best' at everything?

LumberJack

United States3355 Posts

June 12 2005 03:49 GMT

#95

good read dan. Sounds like you are having a really awesome experience. Certainly the envy of all of the foreigner bw players

And most random guys out there

Enjoy it, but yea good to stay grounded and always have a backup plan, and save or reinvest that money you are making.

Stat.Quo

Canada540 Posts

June 12 2005 04:02 GMT

#96

What about the black guys in korea, they getting their share of korean chicks? THey must in the hip hop clubs... at least thats how it was when i was in germany