Little ole granny

Just when you think that the older generation didn't have a sense of humor and never would swear or drink, you come across something like this....

Korean hotdogs

Up and down the beach in Busan there were people selling things. Not unlike something that you would see in any city in America. The difference was what they were selling. Some were selling fireworks. Others were selling food.

I believe that this is the Korean version of hotdogs or pretzels sold from a cart.










This is what they were selling. Steamed shells and what looked like bugs. I would like to say that I tried them but I was already having issues from the meals that I did try to eat.

I REALLY didn't need anymore ISSUES.

Korean trip

As you may have read the Shamoopie posts, I went to Korea two weeks ago. The trip was long. Twenty six hours there and twenty two hours back. I was only there for three full days. All in all the trip went well. I gave my talk and then headed right back.

I stayed in Busan in a hotel overlooking the beach. The Paradise Hotel and Casino. Heavy on the casino part. The rooms were large and the service was excellent. They were all very customer friendly. My hotel is the one in the background. It's the best picture that I could get with the name on the hotel. There were many of them up and down the beach. Mine was the only casino.

Looking from my room you could see the workers busily building something on beach down below my room. The building did not look like a permanent structure but it was difficult to tell what it was. They worked on it all week. Even during the large rain storms.

You really couldn't tell what they were building until they finished it,



THE LAST DAY I WAS THERE!
You will never be able to guess what it was.





It was a Dunkin Donuts for a commercial that they were filming the last day that I was there. Apparently Koreans love Dunkin Donuts, KFC, and Baskin-Robbins because there seems to one of each on every street corner. A fake Dunkin Donuts on the beach. I watched them film people in bathing suits carrying surf boards to the water and them put their big coats back on went filming was done. They were dancing on the deck of the shop and yelling. It was very different and quite surreal. I felt like Bill Murray in the movie "Lost in Translation".

Who needs a crazy ex-wife

Apparently you-tube does.



Trica Walsh-Smith has gone a rant about her soon to be ex-husband. She was a former Benny Hill girl and now soon to be ex-wife. She is a little angry about the pre-nup she signed and what it is going to cost her. NPR had a segment on this yesterday. The video speaks for itself.

Unbelievable!

So crappy to see u

As some of you may or may not know I have been on South Korea for the last week. Tomorrow I get to come home. The weather just turned nice and sunny. I am at the beach in Busan. My room overlooks the ocean and they are filming a Duncan Donuts commercial on the beach as I type this.

Korea is awesome. The people all speak English to some extent and seem to genuinely like visitors. Today I blew off the conference after my talk and went walking downtown. I found a fish market and oh my what a sensation of the old nostrils. Live els and fish in tanks waiting for people to buy them. My stomach has not been right since I was served my first authentic Korean meal. The only thing I have been able to eat is breakfast. Which luckily they make a traditional American breakfast. Up until today it has been my only meal. While walking I found a KFC. Then I continued walking after scarfing down "a number run combo prease"(sorry I couldn't resist) and soon realized that there is a KFC on almost every street.

Every street seems to have a KFC and a Duncan Donuts. Hence the need for the commercials. Why not. On TV, I have watched a lot since I can't seem to sleep more than three hours a night, they have full coverage of the Masters and American baseball. The hotel that I am in has a driving range, no golf course just an indoor driving range.

I like these people and I wish I could have brought Shamoopie and the whole family. When the weather is beautiful this place is beautiful. When the weather is bad, not so much. Cloudy and rainy this seaside town is depressing. As soon as the sun came out wow...what a difference.

Can't wait to get home to the wife and CC.

Cum som ni da----mo fo

Little guy's happy table

The little guy has a happy table. His changing table for some reason makes him happy. Even if he is not getting changed. He just starts to coo and sing as soon as you place him on it.

Since next week I will be in Korea at a conference Shamoopie can just keept the little guy tied to his changing table. Just kidding. She is really worried about me being gone. I promised I would go and give this talk for my boss, so it must be done. Anyone know any Korean phrases? Like how to say "no thank you dog gives me gas". Again, just kidding.