Korean Encounter
Monday, March 31, 2008Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone who cares enough just to ask if you’re tired, if you’ve eaten, or if you’ve slept well? Hay… I just miss having someone to talk to when I’m high with happiness and I’m low with hopelessness. I miss feeling being needed. I miss knowing that someone misses me. But don’t get me wrong, I’m perfectly happy being single and dating. I just want something more serious and more stable. Hay…
I volunteered to participate in a Korean encounter in school. For a week, we have 17 Korean exchange students from Kyung Hee University. Yesterday, when I first had my first small talk with the Korean girls, she said, "Luci, you are so slim. I envy you." I was flattered, knowing undoubtedly that what she said was a compliment. She said ’slim’ instead of ‘thin’. Surely, if she was a Filipino, she’d tell me, "Eeew, Luci. You’re so thin." Haha. For our first stop, we went to the Korean Church of Love in Angeles City. It was my first time to enter a church that is neither Christian nor Catholic. Then, we went to the Holy Rosary Parish Church. I had to help the Koreans enter the crowded church. I had to explain to them why there were so many people and why they were singing, "God is watching us." They took pictures even if the people were fervently praying as the mass is going on. They were amazed by the colored chicks that the vendors sell outside the church. Then, I had to stop an old lady who insistently sells rosaries to YJ (Korean). I had to tell her to stop because he is Buddhist and he has no idea what the rosaries are for. Then, one of the guys felt terrible after someone we passed by teased him. I told him that he should tell me next time so that I’d kick ass for him. That was funny because he was a guy and he was more musclar and fierce-looking than I am. Haha. Then, K-Swiss (because he was wearing a shirt with that brand) asked me, "Don’t you have traffic lights here?" I had to ask him to repeat ‘traffic lights’ for about five times because he kept saying, ‘trafilays’. I couldn’t understand what he was trying to say. Haha. Then, we ate at the Aristocrat restaurant in SM Pampanga. I was with the guys again because the Koreans girls have an impenetrable bond within them. It was impossible to penetrate because of the language barrier and because they themselves are still not comfortable with the Filipino culture. The guys were so polite that they even asked me, "Luci, is it impolite for you if I ask your age?" and "Luci, is it impolite to ask if you have a boyfriend?" Haha. The boyfriend issue was raised because I kept on texting throughout our walks. I told them, I was texting my friends and not a particular person.
To be continued…
Tanung-tanung
1. How late did you stay up last night and why?
• 2am. uhm.. korean invasion. haha.
2. What was the first thing you said when you got up?
• "anong oras na?"
4. Do you think you will be in a relationship 3 months from now?
- i hope so. haha.
5. When’s the next time you’ll see your friends?
• tomorrow.ü
6. What were you doing this morning at 7am?
• dreaming wildly. wahaha.
7. What radio station do you listen to the most?
• none. i have my ipod for my music needs. wahaha.
8. What was the reason you last cried?
• wowowee. kaka-touch ung kwento nung bata.
9. Have you ever talked to someone when they were high?
• nope. just when drunk. haha.
10. What are you listening to?
• new soul by yael naim. imeem sa friendster ko..
11. Who was the last two people to text you?
• tesa. kaye.
12. What’s the fifth text in your inbox say?
• "atin kang sample ning programme?" -tesa
13. How many red lights have you ran?
• none. i don’t drive.
15. What was your least favorite lesson and why?
• pwedeng subject nalang? uhm.. psych199B. kaloka. hmp.
16. What were you doing at 11pm last night?
• nasa van. on our way home.
17. Who was the last person you texted last night?
• shey and cat g.
18. Will you be driving in a year?
• i don’t think so. but i really hope i could someday have the courage to. haha.
19. Is there anything that you are craving right now?
• LOVE?? haha.
20. When did your last hug take place?
• haus? haha.
21. Do people ever make stupid mistakes when spelling or saying your name?
• yes!!! ranging from Lucy to Luchi. wahaha.
22. Have you ever started a sentence with "No offense, but…"?
• yes. a lot. haha.
23. Do you drink tea?
• iced tea. hehe.
24. Have you ever been arrested?
• yep. sa booth pag fair. haha.
25. Have you rode in someone else’s car today?
• yesterday.
26. Have you made a mistake this past week?
- yep. always do. haha.
27. What are you listening to right now?
• wowowee. haha.
28. Say a statement about somebody.
• go to hell. wahaha.
29. Do you miss someone?
• yep. aumar.ü
30. Are you happy with your life right now?
• yes, to some extent.ü
31. In the past 72 hours have you been under the influence?
• yes. under the influence of bliss. anu daw?? haha.
32. What was the last movie you saw?
• hindi ko alam ung title eh. sa hbo. haha.
33. What do you need to be doing right now?
• uhm.. wala? haha.
34. What’s the connection between d last person u txted?
• friend.
35. Who do you hate?
• none.ü
36. What do you wear to bed?
• pajamas.
37. Has anyone got on your nerves lately?
• nope.
38. What were you doing at 6pm Friday night?
* kumakain ng pizzaburger sa didi’s. hehe.
39. Do you know anyone with the same name as you?
* yep.
