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I continue to be a complete bum on my vacation. And I am enjoying it, too. Mrs. Stumbler and I went Tuesday night to a nice dinner, where I ate some duck dish. Unlike duck I had in China, this was served without the head! We have also made a few trips to the YMCA, where I walked on the treadmill and compared the equipment to my Korean "sporens". Pretty much the same, except the YMCA equipment...

I knew it, I knew it. Back during the Korean New Year, Sollal (설날) I was served a delicious traditional soup, dokguk (떡국), several times. I was told it was tradition that you must eat this soup, or else you wouldn't get older in the coming year. Now I can testify that indeed, I have aged by one year in 2005, I am sure entirely due to the large bowls of Dokguk that I ate back in February. What...

Yesterday was Easter Sunday, and we began by attending special early morning church. Normally this is held outside, but yesterday the weatherman was calling for rain, hail, and 50 mph winds (which never came). So it was inside. Then we had a big breakfast, where The Stumbler ate two large servings of his favorite breakfast food, GRITS.When we came home, all the Young Stumblers (#1 through #4) went...

Friday I suffered a setback in my jet lag - I lay down 11am for a short nap, and didn't wake up until 9pm at night! However, I seem to be better now, Saturday I stayed awake all day until going to sleep at 7pm. Saturday was the annual Easter Egg Hunt and party at church, and we had a good time. Since I have been in Korea since 2 January, I had not seen many friends for a long time. Photo below...

Had good trip home Thursday. No flight problems, and I got some good sleep, too. When I began making long business trips a few years ago, I could never sleep on an airplane. Somehow I have learned over the years to have a short sleep. I am still jealous of one colleague I know from California. He will lean his seat back as soon as the wheels lift off the runway, and go straight to sleep, and...

On Tuesday I was up all night with a terrible stomach ache. I thought I was down for a couple days, but thankfully by Tuesday evening I was feeling better. Maybe the cure was the soup my Korean friends encouraged me to eat for lunch? (I think the sausage dinner I had Monday night might have been the cause). Anyway, I was well enough to make a final shopping trip to a nearby music and book store....

Okay, some more detail about my road trip Sunday. It was a spur of the moment plan by SY and her friends YT and HS. I will spare you the details, but it almost didn't happen because of scheduling problems. But at the last possible moment it was confirmed and off we went.They rented a car for the outing, and YT was the assigned driver. SY kept telling me that he was the best driver. It was only...

Just a brief post to share a couple photos. Today I was invited to go along on a "picnic" in the "country", and I had a great time. Although there was not a "picnic" as I know it, and we ended up at the sea, not the countryside. But that's a story for another day.Sunset from Dongbaekjeong Here you will see the sunset from Korean natural monument No. 169, where we stopped for some photos and...

SY arrived last night, bringing two large bags of groceries and her friend HS (no machine, although they got a big kick out of my misunderstanding her on the phone). My kitchen is now well stocked, and should easily last me until my departure next week for vacation. I only made one small mistake on my Korean grocery list, and fortunately they figured out what I meant. Delicious Homecooked Dinner Also,...

Even though I declared myself "done" with my sickness last post, I have continued to feel "poorly" the past few days. Knock on wood, I think I am really better now. Just been doing some work, treadmill, and had one evening meeting this week with our graphics designer HJ. She is handling our business cards, brochures and web site design. I never knew there were so many choices and issues with something...

The sickness is better, but that could just be the long sleeping and the ibuprofen. I cooked some food I found in the fridge for dinner, and I think that may have made me feel a little better, too. Some frozen meat, rice, and kimchi.Well, I have been sitting on some good photos that can't be posted without the proper background, so let's get started. Topic - Korean Pop music, or K-Pop for short. I...

Last night I felt a little sick, and kept waking up with headache and a little stomach ache. This morning, only headache, stuffy head, and sore throat, and a general feeling of sickness. I tried working, but could not concentrate nor think. So, besides eating breakfast and making a few phone calls to confirm my next travels, I have been sleeping, drinking hot green tea, and taking Vitamin C. I feel...

The only remarkable events the past couple days have been my first two trips to the Health Club. I arrived Monday morning, did 30 minutes on treadmill, then spent the next 30 minutes learning squashie. My instructor TS is a 25 year old atheletic man, who claims to be expert in Taekwondo, show skiing, football (soccer), and of course squashie. We practiced some, and played a couple of games. In 30...