Annahilated

ms.adventure

with all the escapades i'd been lately i think it's proper to call me ms. adventure.

when 'big bro.' chris invited me to spend my holiday in korea. i said yes without really thinking about the details. i haven't seen my best male pal for four years, and i since their planned summer vacation never materialized, because the stork brought them a baby, i thought it would be swell to go. why wouldn't it be- it's autumn and korea is simply bursting in autumn foliage, there's a week long holiday and top it off- it's all expense paid.

chris suggested to come for a week, as for days won't be enough to explore seoul alone. but since he is only free on weekends, i would have to be alone the rest of the days. the evil 'chicken' reared it's ugly head, and suddenly felt i would be no fun to explore alone, especially in a country where English is a language they are just starting to learn. anyway, having a couple of friends to tag along was a great idea, so i thought. but the trip was doomed from the start. first we couldn't find a flight that would fit our friday to friday schedule. when that was fixed we encountered visa problems- one was denied, and i was to be interviewed by the consul (a day before we were scheduled to fly). holy cow! i had my airline ticket and everything was fixed. after an initial shouting match with the consul, we eventually cleared the misunderstanding. dang, they really quite strict when they think you are of suspicious character. anyway, after all that the consul was pretty nice and charming and we even had a little chit-chat. when i got my visa, i found out that my other companion had missed to file a leave of abscence. worst yet, i learned that after i left a rather costly pair of hiking shoes (for we planned to hike to Mt. Seorak)in a taxicab. Geez, that got my goat. I thought of putting off the trip. It seemed rather ominous isn't it?

Of course, chris would be disappointed, he already made plans and cleared his schedule for me (not to mention daniel was also expecting me.)Anyway, i called my mom, she's quite good at this omen things. Contrary to what I expected, I got a dressing down by her and told me to just 'friggin' go as I know at the outset that I would be going alone. And Jen did a booster club thing, saying to treat it as an adventure and after all i'm all packed and ready to go. would i go?


...to be continued

posted by annahilated @ 8:41 PM