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Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

top 5 things that keep you from losing your mind in Korea?

1. my wife - i would be in prison without her Laughing

2. music - my mp3 player is my pacemaker
3. southpark - comedy is essential
4. my computer - my only child Wink

love the p2p networks
5. ...

what about all of you?

Crois · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 3:48 pm Post subject:

My drums.
The computer - quicker, faster porn.
Good friends.
The Gym.
Getting drunk.

The Evil Clown · Joined: 10 May 2004

The fact that I'll be out of here in 4 months.

Crois · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 3:55 pm Post subject:

HAHA i'm out in 3months. Bet someone is gonna post that there out in 2. Evil or Very Mad

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

JacktheCat · Joined: 08 May 2004

Coming home to my cat.

Going for long rides on my motorcycle

Cool rain on a hot summer's day

Reading a good book while my cat is asleep, purring on my lap

The fact that..... life is just so damn interesting.

Crois · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 7:11 pm Post subject:

Yeah i have a Yamaha Xpress II. I had complaints even though it's electric. The walls are thin so i got my parents to send me some brushes instead.

Eazy_E · Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Location: British Columbia, Canada

t bear · Joined: 24 Aug 2003 Location: south central rok

17 working days, 26 days until the end of contract. I'm trying to think of other things aswell, but Ive given it 30 seconds and come up with nothing except my partner.

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

shawner88 · Joined: 01 Feb 2003

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Newbie · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

1. The fact that nothing really gets me down
2. Drinking
3. Remembering that teaching is so much more fulfilling than selling mutual funds in Canada
4. coming to this site, reading some posts from people that take things way too seriously, laughing and thinking to myself "Man, I gald I'm not that up-tight".
5. Laughing at stupidity (my own included of course!)

Rhoddri · Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

Number 1 has to be music. I made sure before I came here to bring as many CDs from my collection that I could. I've got 200, but I still regret not bringing some.

2. exercise: running, gym etc.

3. Guitar. If you have a particular peeve, I find writing a song with humour about it great therapy.

4. My photo collection. I love keeping memories through film. If ever I feel somewhat down I feel a look at some of the old pics cheer me up(I've got photos of all sorts of cretins from my teenage years etc)

5. The knowledge that I'm free to leave whenever I want. I know you may be 'bound to a contract' but it doesn't really mean you can't just pack your bags and go home if you really want. I mean, I actually like Korea a lot and I enjoy living here. However I think that may have something to do with the fact i have a get out clause. Maybe some people who complain2 much about living here may heed that fact. I have nothing against Korea really, and maybe I'm a little bit arrogant in saying this, but I'm really glad that I'm not a Korean living in Korea. I have fantastic memories of growing up in open space and vast areas of countryside, good friends, no competitive stress through studying in a private institute from the age of 6.....I could go on....I've enjoyed my stay here, I'm leaving later in the year to go back to grad school, so saving up those valued drinking tokens in the most safe and reassuring knowledge that I possess whenever I feel down about being here......I'm not going to be here forever.

Rhoddri · Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

before someone PC comes along and quotes the "cretins" sentence, I'd like to clarify it isn't a literal statement. What I was refering to by cretins is lovable idiots that I've known through school days etc. who I still remember with great affection and the memory of them still brings a smile to my face