I'll Take One...

I may have over done it with all the free pamphlets and maps. Just a little.

(and yes, David Hasselhoff is on one of them!)

This one is my favourite. "Love Bugs" a trouble shooting guide to STDs.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that's not

lady bugs you've got down there!

I've Been Sleeping Around

Since October 2008, I've been sleeping around.

I've slept on planes and trains, on boats and in busses, on sticky floors, couches, air-mattresses, no-mattresses, Thai bungalows, African huts, Korean dorm rooms, hostel bunks, fancy hotels, love motels, roach motels, and B&Bs. I've slept out in the sticks in Asia, the suburbs in Canada, the bush in South Africa, and the cul-de-saq where I grew up.

Last night, for the first time in over 27 months, I slept in my own bed.

I finally caved in and went digging through storage to get it.

Let's pause to reflect on the gloriousness of the moment...

... ... ...

You never really feel like you're home until you're sleeping in your own bed.

Ahhh, it's good to FINALLY be home!

..too bad I won't be sleeping here for long...

I Miss Sex!

In America, sex sells.  

In Korea, that's not the case.  Cute sells.  

Every commercial, tv show, and K-pop band is pumped full of doe-eyed, innocent looking, brightly dressed, giggling personalities. 

Case in point:  Girls Generation.   A huge K-pop band here. 

 

When I arrived here in Korea, their smash-hit "Gee" was playing from every store and restaurant, not to mention every kid's ipod.  The song was unavoidable.... and tranquilizing due to the fact that is song is so damn catchy it almost makes you catatonic. 

However, I was blown away when I saw the video for "Gee".  First, the sheer number of them... there are 9!  Secondly, there isn't an ounce of flesh, or smidge of silicone that can be seen in the video.  

The closest American girl group counterpart that I could come up with is the Pussycat Dolls.  Even the name oozes with sex.  Not to mention they are bursting with enhanced girly bits, their songs are about removing their clothes, and watching a video is basically like being in a strip club in your own living room.

And damn I miss that!

I'm so tired of being killed with cuteness!  Every commercial, every show, every time... cute cute cute!  I'm around 800 little kiddies a week, I get all the cute I can handle then!

I miss the raunchiness of American tv.  I miss things being overtly sexual and downright inappropriate just for the shock value.  I miss sex!!

What's even more annoying is that even men play up to the cute factor here in Korea.  It's nauseating and somewhat disturbing....

...Oh, but I'll save that blog for another day.