She's Coming to Korea

Just bought a ticket to the Celine Dion concert in March 2008! It feels weird to have something planned that far in advance.

Merry Christmas!

It's already Christmas Eve in Korea. I don't have any big plans for today and tomorrow -- just getting together with a few friends tonight for dinner and some wine (although I'm still kind of hungover from Saturday night) and then a fancy dinner with the family at a French restaurant on the 25th. I was able to pick out good presents for my parents and Saejun this year and am very excited to have them open them at dinner. I dropped about $350 in total but it feels good to be able to buy what they really need without worrying about my budget too much.

Treated myself to a cup of
Starbucks peppermint mocha
(freaking $4 for the "short" size -- wtf)

And I have some other presents for myself as well ;)

A Busy Week

Last week was insane. To prepare for the IPC (International Program Committee) Meeting that was held on Thursday and Friday, I stayed at work until 11pm on Tuesday and Wednesday. For the meetings, I had to get there by 8am (meaning I had to get up at 6am), and after the meetings, we went out to nice dinners that ran until 11pm. I was pretty much working for most of the time I was awake!

Nonetheless, it was the most fun I've had at work since my first day, besides the five different types of wine I got to try. And now I have connections in Milan, Tokyo, Taipei, and ... Ohio.

Bleh!

I've got cold sore on both sides of my lips (yuck), my skin's breaking out, and my stomach is upset. I seriously need to rest up.

But I had a great night with three ladies and some Korean tea at a cafe in Insadong. Getting home was a little bit of a hassle, but I took a nice long bubble bath and read a magazine. Mmm.

Happy December by the way!

Relationships

The theme of last night's "Dream Team" get-together was relationships. All of us there except one girl have been through a few serious relationships and are currently seeing someone as well. The one girl started to seriously question herself and the night turned into a long discussion about relationships and guys & girls. It was really interesting to share the different experiences and own know-how's -- we could probably write a book now.

Working on a Saturday now. Almost there!