MT, and my life gets more messed up etc....

So yesterday at 6.00 (18.00) we gathered at building A (building a is kind of like a bus terminal on campus). Why? for MT (Membership Training) also called drink as much as you can. It's a kind of like a thing for the students to get to know eachother (however I've been here a month it should have been done sooner in my opinion).

We went to a lodging place 1.30 hours from INJE University. when we unloaded our busses (there were two of them because we were around 100 students) we emidiatly began to play games. If it had been in Sweden the normal way of doing it would be to drink liqour during the games, here in Korea you do it after all the embaressing games. We were divided into 10 teams I actually managed to be on the same team as the girl I'm intrested in, random luck or really bad?

FF (fast forward) to around 00.00, here we actually began to drink alot of beer. The funny thing is most of the people at our MT got very drunk on very little, wich was very fun. we played alot of drinking games like Bunny, bunny, bunny, bunny, 31, 3,6,9 and some other games... I will teach you guys at home the rules.

Anyway it was a amazing all in all night people drinking and having fun.

On the other hand the girl who acts in a very odd way to me, acted in a even more odd way tonight... I don't understand her 1% .... Newsflash I know she has a boyfriend somewhere, I don't know where. So why does she act like this towards me, or is it just who misunderstands everything? Maybe she only wants to be friends, that's okay, if she were clear about her intentions. However I asked her about her boyfriend one time like a week ago and she didn't anwser... (that's not ver clear, I found out about her boyfriend from another source).

Either way, I was sitting on the pavement talking to a Chinese girl, who pulled me down, because she said that it was to hard to look up, so I should sit next to her (something going lost in translation, or maybe she was/is in to me?)
Anyway we talked alot, and then suddenly the girl I like came by, sits on the other side of me (so if I'm number 2, the chinese girl is number one, and the girl I like is number 3 it's something like this 3 2 1). Ah whatever I don't have the patience to call them by numbers, the girl I like her name is Mye Hye, and the Chinese girl's name is Zhong Jia.

Mye Hye was acting really, really really odd, not drunk odd, just odd. she was very kinostethic (means touching), and sitting really close, fidling with my hair etc..... This I really take as an IOI (Indicator of intrest), but if she has a boyfriend I'm to good of a person to do anything, or untill she explains herself.. after 2-3 hours of this. and diffrent people, talking to us. she still didn't leave me (the chinese girl left after 5 minutes... ( we didn't have kino)...

Anyway, she then has a 1-2 hour long cellphone call with someone, I don't know who. I'm really going to give up this girl I guess, but I don't really want to... However I know that it will probably only give me misery if continue down on this path.... One of my friends, had a really fucked up thing goiong for him for 3 years or how long was it? It wasn't really worth it... So it's better to cut your losses, girls fuck you up (your head)...

FF next day, we didn't do much we ate, played some couple soccer, and did some random games. then after that we had a few hours of free time, I could have actually have gone with Mye Hye and some other adoptees, but I took my stand and said I have better things to do. (me VS Mye Hye 1-0) I went to sleep in the outdoors it was amazing, untill the security guy came and woke me up, and I htink he said I couldn't sleep there. So I went to another place to sleep it was amazing to, a bench in a secluded area...

Then we went home and by time it is somewhere around 16.30 something. I got of the buss at INJE and stood there if there was any counting the students or whatever. and who comes by and stands next to me and talks to me... Yeah of course it was Mye Hye.... We walked to our dorm, talking about random things, and then again she touches my hair... So we say goodbye in the entrance and leaves. I'm not sure who won the point this, time, but I don't think it was me...

The hell that is my life......

Random ramblings II

The day before yesterday was really intresting We had a band playing outside in the open, from 6.00-7.00 it was really nice. then they showed this Japanese movie called Swing Girls ( a feel good comedy movie) It was nice but the subtitles were in Korean T_T. I will post some pictures of it later. It could however have been much better if it hadn't been for a misunderstanding (read the sms part bellow).

we had our English teaching class for the design students at INJE University. I was 15 minutes late due to really sucky ass bad planning. We had to throw a fake birthday surprise party for Rob, for the camera crew (yes they are still following us around everyday). It was okay though rob got cake in his face so it was worth it.

So anyway because I was late to class I offered the students to go 15 minutes early, because I was late. you think that everyone appily walks 15 minutes early? They didn't want that... They wanted to stay, untill the ordinary lesson ending time. I felt kind of bad then so I offered that I would stay 15 minutes later.. they really wanted that. in the end I stayed for 30 minutes longer than I had to but it was okey.

After that I went out to celebrate Rob's fake birthday. We went to Norebang (Karaoke), it really is so fun, I will probably never do it in Sweden but here it's really great!.
The thing about Korean culture really messes with your mind from time to time. The following messages is from a girl that I'm kind of intrested in or maybe not, my mind doesn't work to good at the moment. But before my messages here's the background of the story.

So I meet this girl on our fieldtrip day when we went to the movie set. If you read my previous posts you know when and where it was. She gave me a scroll that she did that day (Korean/Chinese something something written on a parchment). Nice for me because I didn't do one. In any other part of the world I would take her action as an IOI (indicator of interest).

However this is Korea the land of mystery, where guys can be rejected 10 times before the girl finally accepts him as a boyfriend. there's alot of wacky stories around here I can tell you that. Anyway back to my story, the girl who gave me her parchment, asked me about my phone number... I take that to as an IOI.... regretably I didn't have my phone so I couldn't take her number. or give her mine, the next time I meet her I gave her my number and she called me so I got her.

So later I think it was the same night she sent me an sms saying: Hey what are you doing? I take that as an IOI...

After that we talked on the phone a few times, she's been calling me. I definatly take that as an IOI.
We talk on a daily basis over SMS yes I take this as IOI's as well. I try to set up plans with her, but she is very busy, so I haven't got the chance yet... The thing is I'm not sure that she is intrested at all... Because this is F**king Korea, I don't know.

here's some of my messages I recived from her:

I am so sad
I won't go to far in explaining this message.

U didnt want to see that with me.. so id rather study ㅠㅠ im sleepy. have a fun ^^
This I got when I was awatching a movie and she misunderstood me completly. I had to go and cancel my teaching class so I had to leave her. she came and sat besides me, and I had to leave to cancel one of my English tutoring class... She went of to the library to study instead.

I would be really sad if u dont like me how do u do that 2 me. ㅠㅠ
This was after I was teasing here about me not liking her.

미얀 that means sorry ㅠㅠ I hope to with you but you should understand me ^^ㅋㅋ
This message I got after I was asking here to see a movie with me and she told me she was busy.

Plus I got these weird pointless phone calls that has IOI's all written over them.. but I just can't figure them out, like one that went somewhat like this.

Her: Hey where are you?
Me: Hey, I'm at Homeplus, blablablablablabla...
Her: Oh I'm going to Pusan now, blablablablabla...
Me: Ah okey blablablablabla, have fun.... (What I really was thinking was, why are you calling me if you are going away now????

Hm I think this is enough random ramblings for today...

Random things

So this korean girl said to me that she only likes Korean men among korean, Japanese and Chinese. I asked here why and she replied. Well Chinese men are to fat in general. Japanese men are to thin and short. Koreans are perfect... I don't really know what to say because I can't seperate Chinese from Japanese or Koreans for that matter either. the thing is some people think I'm either Chinese or Korean. you people who know me, know I'm not that fat so... I think she got got some issues of some sort, but I don't know maybe she really can seperate all the asians, who knows?

Hmm today was a sucky ass day in general I can't belive it, the Korean cultural class was so boring, for some reason, I mena it's not a hard class to pass, you just have to sit there and listen to him, but it was so hard to stay awake... After that I went to Gimhae city, Gimhae city is very big, but for some reason no one of the 30 cloth stores we went to sold tshirts with short sleeves. My roomate tried to explian that it's the end of the summer season you can only buy long sleeves now... LONG SLEEVES? I mean in Sweden you would be lucky to see anyone wear longsleeves, but here, everyone wears it because it's begining to get cold... Cold today was aroun 30 Celsius... cold..

I actaully have one more complaint then I will end my ramblings for today.. I was so hungry today, but when I saw the food I lost all my appetite (is it right?). The reason? There is no reason the food was actually good but I wasn't hungry, so now I'm probably going to be very hungry tonight, when curfew sets in..

Well this is it over and out...

Taekwondo among other things

So we have finally tried Taekwondo here in Korea. I did a little of Taekwondo in Sweden with Sven. hmm I can't really say how diffrent it is here from Sweden, because the trainings have been just for show of their skills infront of the camera team (yes they still follow us). However I haven't seen one belt under black (except us adoptees) so that's kind of funny.

Today I actually spoke Swedish for more than one hour, it felt good, to talk swedish, however it felt kind of weird to, I think my accent has changed somewhat, however I'm not sure...

I actually recived a letter from my adoption agency SWS. They actually found my birth parents who live in Seoul. I think i'm kind of numb at the moment, I haven't really taken any of it in yet. However it's kind of cool and I will meet them in the future, the question is only when.

Well I'm waiting for my classes to begin now so Imust go see ya.
(I will try and update my picture journal today or tomorrow)

Three T's

Today I got to borrow a cellphone from my friend Sooyeon, So now I can start to spend money on calling people... A good thing or a bad thing?

A typhon is passing by near Kimhae were INJE University is, it's kind of cool to see winds this strong, although it's a little scary because the typhon isn't even near here and still the wind is kind of insane...

I'm really considering on listening to The calling Wherever you will go.

Two museum and one movie set....

So we all the adoptees of ET went for a field trip day, plus some other random people from INJE Universty. The total was 10 adoptees 30 others. It all started with a 40 minutes delay, so most of us were kind of pissed, because we were out drinking yesterday. for some reason the adoptees had to in a little minibus (there's very limited space in it so we alll sit very uncomfortable) for the camera crew that's following us everyday requsted that. after 30 minutes Kati begins to throw up... .good job Kati (hangover)... So when we get to the bathroom stop (now known as bethroom stop internal joke). I start to talk with some guys on the other bus... After 2 minutes I realize that there's a lot of vacant seats so I change bus... the funny thing is that no one else does... well it's their loss not mine... I'm happy and I fall to sleep.

Fast Forward two hours and we arrive at this museum, I didn't really get that but I guess It was some big cultural thing, it was kind of boring after 15 minutes (not much to see). Then we ate some very sucpicious dinner like thing....

After that we went to a big big big big, movie set it was an entire village, it took maybe one hour to walk across it. they have this television show so they use it like all the time... it was kind of run down but kind of cool (a mix up). after a few hours of doing absolutly nothing besides sleeping, we went for a coal museum.....

The coal museum was proabably the most boring thing I've ever been to, it's comparable to a sandbox with cat poo in it... we were tere for 40 minutes watching drills and stones... "yawn"

Then we went to a railway with somekind of bicycle thing on it so you had to use your legs to get anywhere, well it was fun because you got to see the view, wich was very nice...

then we finally went home we actually played this game on the bus called zero, it's a little difficult to explain, but when I get home I will teach some of you that game, it could be an insane drinking game....

Tea Cermony

Today was a really great day, we had a appointment with one of the sponsors of the program. We were treated at her restaurants, that's suposed to be really famous around here. The food was really expensive there 28 000 Won compared to the usual food for 5000-7000. We were all treated so it was very good for me. The food itself were great, really good! Hard to describe though.

After that we went for a traditional tea Cermony, that was great because I"ve always wanted to try one... It was very expensive but we didn't have to pay for that either... It was a very special feeling... I've never had tea like that before in my life. I'm actually really thankful for being able to have experienced it.

After that we went to a tomb site, it was very cool to see, we don't have anything that resembeles this in Sweden it's to bad... this was really cool...

All in all it has been a great day, except for one thing that was that we had a camera team on our tail the whole day, for they are doin another show on us. So they are going to hang with us for a couple of weeks...

Great teacher me....

So This week we are supposed to have English conversation with the people from ET. Each adoptee has around 13-16 students. Except the group I'm in we are two adoptees in our group, not one. Anyway so yesterday we all the adoptees meet with his or her gtroup to get to know eachother, wich basicly means to get drunk....

So we went of to the place we were last week called Soley (something). To be honest in the beginning it was pretty messed up. The korean curse (also called shyness) was really showing it's supreme power... It was kind of funny actually, however after some beer, most of them started to be talkactive. then we started to do drinking games.... For some reason the me and the other adoptee (Anemae) lost the whole time. I wasn't that happy about that...



BTW Anemaes hair didn't look shit at all... Dunno why she was so upset...

Now I have alot of studying to do untill my Korean class begins in 2 hours....

Hair

So Anemae, the girl from Holland went for a haircut yesterday, and she's so freaked out about her hair. Naturally I think it is hilarious and can't wait untill I see her.. ^^

I Think I'm in Love

The things I've experienced here in Korea from 24th of August untill the 9th of September has been so giving. I can't really express it in fitting words, but the things I've seen, touched, experienced and so forth has been so much worth it. I really love it here.

In this moment I'm with my host family again. I feel kind of bad because I want to be with them buton the other hand I don't. What can you do, they are so good people. but I want to see the people at the ET dorm. Anyway this might be good for me I might even get some studying done while I'm here, not so much distractions here. I really need to up my Korean language... I so suck at the moment. but it's hard it's so diffrent from any other language I've encountered before.. FFS give me ROMANJI letters...

Sun's Birthday

So the first of the adoptees had her first birthday celebrated in Korea. In preparation I actually cut my hair it cost around four dollars to get a haircut here, and then you actually get a shower to.. first time for that.

Anyway we went out around 18.00 we went for this restaurant and ate tons of meet, Sun the birthday girl got some presents and cake. After the dinner that took 1.5 hour or something we went for Norebang (Karaoke). Norebang in Korea is that you rent this little room for your group and then you stay in there so it's kind of private. Anyway it was so much fun we all sang and drank alot of liquer and beer so some of us really got wasted so it was a nice sight.

We did Norebang for about 2 hours or something the total bill was about 95 dollars for 11 people so it was cheap if you consider all the singing and all the booze. One of us passed out and had to be taken home. We have our curfew at 23.00 so we had to be back early but we got one hour more because it was Sun's birthday.... Anyway we went to Junco (a bar) for awhile after the Norebang. After that I went home a really great evening in all.

Tv KNN

Actually yesterday at 18.20 Korean time I was on national tv, it was very weird to see it. It was only a short clip about adoption in Korea, they are planning on a followup or so I hear it will be shot in october or something. I'm not looking forward to it, because having a camera up in your face is kind of annoying in the long run..

Still two weeks in Korea and already on national tv... hmm beat that.. haha ^^ F**k I'm boored at the moment, 4 hours of intense Korean language studies, my head really feels like a mashed potato...

Ah before I forget today is Sun's birthdat (Swedish adoptee) so we are going for Noreabang (aka Karaoke) tonight I think.

Speech

So yesterday I had my second Korean class, it was even worse than the first, I have such a hard time with it. But I must learn it all soon...

Anyway we had our formal Orientation for all the people at ET, the adoptees and the chinese students had to hold a speech. Everyone was saying blablablablaba I come from here, I do that, my major is, I want to get along with everyone. Me on the other hand went in another direction: Hi my name is Jonathan, I come from sweden. blablablabla. I'm single so if you're a girl you can call me I stay in room 215, that's 2 1 5... They actually loved it I think

After the orientation we went out for drinks, not everyone but a few of us so we were a group of 40 people that was fun. we have our curfew at 23.00 so we couldn't stay so long, but it was fun really fun I must ask around for some pictures.

First class, second class

So today we had our first classes here at INJE University Korean and cultural class. The first thing we encountered when we sat down on our Korean language class was a written test. To test your Korean language skills. I knew nothing blnak papper thus I came in the retarded group... Then followed a two hour hammering session and stuffing of information to try and learn Hangul in 2 hours... It's so hard if you're not used to it. So as I'm writing this I desperatly try to learn it untill tomorrow...

The Korean cultural class on the other hand was kind of fun you just sat there and listened... Very, very easy....

Today

After wakeing up this wonderful saturday at 09.30 I went up, the kids at my host family are going to school so they have school on saturday. Only to 17.00 because it's saturday... (did you get the bad joke?).

At 12.00 my adoptee friend came to me, with a camera crew, who wants to make a documentrary that's actually going to be aired, next week.. yes on tv... So after one week in Korea I get to be on tv... It will probably all look like hell.. anyway he followed us around the whole day. nothing much happened. Except one thing we were kind of being thought some things in the Korean garden, and my Nouna (elder sister she wants me to call her that, the mom of the family) told me only to pick the big leaves and I did. Suddenly Nouna tells me pick the small leave I do... then she slaps me playfully on the hand and scolds me. I go WTF in my head. Then I realize that the camera man wanted to have it on film... So if anyone who reads this ever see the documentary. I didn't do anything wrong I got fucking tricked...

Then we ate and ate, and ate some more... I wonder ifKoreans have a mini black hole in their bodies, because they eat so much food that it is scary... (but it's so good)

Well that's all for now smell ya later.. by the way I don't tell all stuff inmy blogg, somethings I do actually keep to myself.. haha owned.. ah I'm tired...

So tired...

Yesterday was really intresting we had our meeting with our sponsors for the program. We had a little cermony we read all the dormitory regulations aloud, my luck I had to read the most, my luck again I read out loud worst of all...

After the cermony the sponsors (mainly older women) they wanted to see how we were living at ET. haha I thought that they just could see the girls rooms, because women aren't allowed on the mens floors. Boy was I owned.. they did go to my room.. they laughed in Korean over something dunno what, but I think it was something bad...

Then it was time for lunch, that was realy great I will post pictures of that. One of the americans (he doesn't seem to be that bright, might be to early for a verdict on him). It was the first time for him eating Korean food (he likes burgers americans...) he looked kind of scared...

At 16.00 Hee Jung told me and another Korean adoptee that we were going to see our host families. awesome we thought. what we didn't know was that we were going to stay there to monday (owned). So we had to run and pack our stuff and jump into a car with a man we had known for 10 minutes.. I mean this is the one thing they always told you as little don't go with strangers, but this is Korea so I guess you actually can go with strangers.

Anyway we went out eating once again (Korean people eat so much it's unbeliveble I'm sure that 6 hours of the day are for eating if you are Korean)...

Me and my friends host families are actually related so that's good for then I can see my friend, because the families usually hangs around with eachother.

After I got dropped of at my host family and the unknown man disapperaed with my friend (no she didn't get raped... this is Korea) I had 30 minutes for myself, before going somewhere the clock was around 21.00 I zapped thru the channels the first time I've looked on tv here in Korea. What the fuck do I encounter tv-channels only dedicated to videogames, Starcraft matches live, with fans chanting their idol geek to victory... (Korea is weird)...

Then we went to busan to the beach the bridge was fricking awersome the pictures don't justify it at all. then we went up to thei apartment wich were on the 23th floor a stone throw from the beach in Busan, the 2nd greatest city in Korea. I don't want to imagine how much that apartment must have costed.