Comments on: Seoul Day Five http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/10/125/ Deas Richardson is currently living as a JET and teaching English in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea, a gorgeous part of Japan. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:30:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/10/125/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Deas Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:56:04 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/10/125/#comment-314 It's still pretty scary. Our guide instructed one man on our tour who had training to pick up his sidearm and fire back if he was rendered incapable. He told everybody else to get back on the bus as soon as possible if something wacky broke out, because the bus driver is civilian and he's not hanging around. It was tense. But I'm still glad I did it, as weird as that seems. Speaking of stories from your friends, was it you who passed on that story about the prank where a friend of yours guided all of the red cars into a single lot at a major theme park in Florida? And then all the poor people who had rented (red) cars were walking around with their keyless entry fobs trying to find their vehicles until something like 3 in the morning? That seems like a Greg story. Just wondering. :-) It’s still pretty scary. Our guide instructed one man on our tour who had training to pick up his sidearm and fire back if he was rendered incapable. He told everybody else to get back on the bus as soon as possible if something wacky broke out, because the bus driver is civilian and he’s not hanging around. It was tense. But I’m still glad I did it, as weird as that seems.

Speaking of stories from your friends, was it you who passed on that story about the prank where a friend of yours guided all of the red cars into a single lot at a major theme park in Florida? And then all the poor people who had rented (red) cars were walking around with their keyless entry fobs trying to find their vehicles until something like 3 in the morning? That seems like a Greg story. Just wondering. :-)

]]> By: Greg http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/10/125/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Greg Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:22:14 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/10/125/#comment-313 I've had good friends who served at the DMZ and their stories were pretty scary and it's not the kind of thing that you read about in the newspapers. Of course, this was back in the days of Big Red (the former Soviet Union) and North Korea seemed to be a little more daring and provacative at the DMZ. At that time, I'l bet there were no tour buses. I’ve had good friends who served at the DMZ and their stories were pretty scary and it’s not the kind of thing that you read about in the newspapers. Of course, this was back in the days of Big Red (the former Soviet Union) and North Korea seemed to be a little more daring and provacative at the DMZ. At that time, I’l bet there were no tour buses.

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/10/125/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Deas Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:31:30 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/10/125/#comment-306 You can buy little UN pins, bumper stickers for the ROK forces, mugs, pieces of barbed wire, amethyst jewelry, ginseng chocolates, the "hater shades" (Ray-Bans), all kinds of tacky lighters and tee shirts. It's your average crud. Ha ha. What was I thinking? Hmmm... "What would Mom say if she could see me now?" Ha ha ha. No...I am pretty sure she'd say exactly what you did. Hmmm. "When am I gonna do this again?" No...I have no plans to repeat the tour as of now. Ha ha. Honestly, I think I was more concentrating on not smiling or pointing than anything else. It really was interesting, though, Greg. Promise. :-) And hey, I'm not dead! And I made a cool meal yesterday! Yay! You can buy little UN pins, bumper stickers for the ROK forces, mugs, pieces of barbed wire, amethyst jewelry, ginseng chocolates, the “hater shades” (Ray-Bans), all kinds of tacky lighters and tee shirts. It’s your average crud. Ha ha.

What was I thinking? Hmmm… “What would Mom say if she could see me now?” Ha ha ha. No…I am pretty sure she’d say exactly what you did. Hmmm. “When am I gonna do this again?” No…I have no plans to repeat the tour as of now. Ha ha. Honestly, I think I was more concentrating on not smiling or pointing than anything else. It really was interesting, though, Greg. Promise. :-) And hey, I’m not dead! And I made a cool meal yesterday! Yay!

]]> By: Greg http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/10/125/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Greg Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:17:43 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/10/125/#comment-305 So, what exactly can you buy in the DMZ gift shop? Spent shell casings? Body bags? Genuine North Korean shoe lifts so you can appear taller than the American soldiers? T-shirts - "My friend went to one of the most volatile places on earth. He got shot but I got this t-shirt."? What were you thinking? So, what exactly can you buy in the DMZ gift shop? Spent shell casings? Body bags? Genuine North Korean shoe lifts so you can appear taller than the American soldiers? T-shirts – “My friend went to one of the most volatile places on earth. He got shot but I got this t-shirt.”?

What were you thinking?

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/10/125/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Deas Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:41:45 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/10/125/#comment-296 Ugh...gag me with a spoon... :-P Ha ha ha. Ugh…gag me with a spoon… :-P Ha ha ha.

]]> By: Wendy http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/10/125/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Wendy Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:47:16 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/04/10/125/#comment-295 The correct answer for breakfast was kimchee cup of noodle and orange juice. The breakfast of champions! The correct answer for breakfast was kimchee cup of noodle and orange juice. The breakfast of champions!

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