I just got back from our company ski trip to Highone Resort in Gangwon-do. The last time I skiied was at Whistler, all the way back in 2002, so I was a bit nervous. Having to ditch work for two full days in the middle of the busiest time period wasn't helping me get more excited about skiing either. Once I got to the resort though, I started to get more excited, and by the time we were on the lift with skiis, I was really enjoying the familiar ride through snowy hills. For the rest of the two days, I had a great time skiing, drinking coffee on the mountain top, and partying with other Googlers at night. Gangwon-do has been suffering a severe drought, which meant bare hills and not much water to shower with, but it snowed a lot overnight and made the second day of skiing super fun (and less guilty about showering). I'd love to try out Tahoe at some point :)
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Skiing!
I just got back from our company ski trip to Highone Resort in Gangwon-do. The last time I skiied was at Whistler, all the way back in 2002, so I was a bit nervous. Having to ditch work for two full days in the middle of the busiest time period wasn't helping me get more excited about skiing either. Once I got to the resort though, I started to get more excited, and by the time we were on the lift with skiis, I was really enjoying the familiar ride through snowy hills. For the rest of the two days, I had a great time skiing, drinking coffee on the mountain top, and partying with other Googlers at night. Gangwon-do has been suffering a severe drought, which meant bare hills and not much water to shower with, but it snowed a lot overnight and made the second day of skiing super fun (and less guilty about showering). I'd love to try out Tahoe at some point :)
Monday, February 9, 2009
Rrrrrrrrr
Learning Spanish through the Rosetta program and can't get the RR sound! I've tried all the various tips I could find on Google but nothing has worked its magic yet. Does anyone have a tip?
Friday, February 6, 2009
New activities taking up my time
Salsa (On 2), pilates, learning new languages with Rosetta Stone, reading in the bookstore about buddhism and self-reflection, organizing photos, and trying out more challenging recipes.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Taxes
I went out to a club at the Seoul Hyatt on Saturday, and their drinks were ridiculously expensive. 25,000 KRW for a mixed drink. Even at the currnet exchange rate, that's almost 20 dollars. Anyway, I got a bottle of water for 5,000 won (ugh), and on the recipet, there were three different types of taxes -- Service Charge, SP-TAX, and VAT. Oh hotels.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Happy Lunar New Year!
Happy Ox's year! One of the major Korean customs for Lunar New Year is to mail/bring gifts to family and friends, as well as clients and partners from work in some cases. In order to make the most out of this gift buying frenzy, all the grocery stores and department stores put together gift packages, mostly food, ranging from local gourmet beef to bottles of fancy olive oil to ... cans of SPAM (it says For Your Smile above the SPAM logo).
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