It’s been a while since I wrote my last entry. So what have I been doing since then? Well, I’ve been living and enjoying my life! Here is a condensed version of the things I’ve done since my last entry:

1.  I celebrated the New Year in a new country with friends at the Wolfhound Pub in Haeundae, Busan. It was a crazy night! Heineken was being served all night long and my friends and I shared a bottle of Maker’s Mark. It was debauchery indeed.

2.  I went to Thailand for two weeks for my winter vacation. I met up with my cousin Joy in Bangkok and we hung out till my very last day there. I was supposed to train at a Muay Thai camp there for two weeks before I sprained my ankle a week my departure, which was really upsetting.

3.  The new school year started about a month ago. I have a new co-teacher with better English skills. However, she is also the head music teacher and in charge of the school’s curriculum. Basically, it means that I’ve been preparing and teaching classes by myself, for now - I hope.

4.  For photography lovers - I started using RAW for my pictures now and I definitely made the right decision. I cannot believe I’ve been using JPEGs all this time! Importantly, I decided to stop taking pictures at parties now. I felt that it was time to take my photography skills to another level.

5.  I have cable in my room now! The downside is that 95% of the channels are Korean, but the upside is that I get the History Channel, international news and free UFC events! (..and K-Pop channels)

6.  I play basketball every Saturday when it’s warm. I play basketball with a bunch of ex-pats and Koreans. Koreans play basketball differently because they lean forward whenever they shoot, which makes blocking a little easier and it makes my game look like I was black.

7.  A couple of friends from Toronto came to visit me. Two of them are still here, but they’re leaving on Monday (April 11, 2011). I try to entertain them as much as I can, but usually they do their own thing. I took them to a couple of tourist spots and good Korean restaurants in my area and in Busan. I also took them to a soccer and baseball game.

8.  I’ve been to a soccer, baseball and basketball game in South Korea! Words cannot describe how amazing the atmosphere was at these games, except for the soccer game because it was pre-season game, I think. The atmosphere at the baseball game was intense! The fans here are just as hardcore as the fans in New York. What’s cool is that you can bring your own food and booze (except soju)! I saw people eating everything from pizza to liver! Some people were carrying boxes of instant noodles to feed their families! Intense!

Well that’s it for now. I’ll try to make it a weekly goal to update my blog.