So the last couple of weeks or so I've been pretty sick. On Nov. 9, I went to have dinner with my brother's family since it was my little niece's 2nd birthday. We ate at Soo Won Galbi and after dinner we watched Monday night football (Steelers vs Broncos). After I got home around midnight, that's when the hell starts. I have a major case of the runs and that continued on through the night several times and into the next day. I couldn't go to work and called in sick. Almost 24 hours later I was shocked to find there was still food in my stomach, and it looked like I had just eaten it. There must have been something really wrong with what I ate. Right after "purging" myself I got completely better. Never gonna eat there again. More of the details can be found on my Yelp review.

Well shortly after that, I feel like I'm coming down with a sore throat or something, and now for a week already I've been fighting a cold or something. I've had no fever so it can't really be the much dreaded swine flu. Either way I'm on high alert not to leave germs around for everyone but especially for Cathy's sake. I'm almost out of the woods though.

We visited Korea last month. Cathy was there for 2 weeks and I was only there for 1 week. We flew back on the same day. It was 3 years earlier that I started my journey to Korea. Wonderful memories flooded back. The anxiety and uncertainty of what was to come was such an adrenaline rush. I never felt so alive in my life before. The first days of college were similar in the sense that I was leaving the security of home behind, but nowhere near life changing as leaving everything behind to start a new life in a new country. I will miss and cherish those emotions forever. Anyway it was only a short time between Oct. 20-27, but it was just so good to be back. Here are some pictures.

Flew Korean Airlines (ticketed through Delta) direct from Dulles to Incheon for only $1000. KAL screwed up our seating assignment though BOTH WAYS. For that I give them two thumbs down. My feeling is that because it was ticketed through Delta (instead of full fair on KAL, which was hundreds more) they purposely disregarded our seating assignment. KAL sucks.

We met up with our friend where I used to live. Home Sweet Home.

Stuff like this made me miss Korea. Instead of liquid soap, there's bar soap on a metal stick. Seriously...this works MUCH better than liquid soap dispensers. Sometimes simplicity is best.

Some hot models meant to grab your attention at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition 2009 otherwise known as the Seoul Airshow. All the guys were clamoring to take pictures with the models. Koreans sure know how to market.

Here are some NEW street vendor snacks that I came across. A lot can change in 1 year. My favorite snack is Deli Manjoo, but instead I found Ppiokko. Essentially tasted the same. The Banana snack wasn't as great.

Rows of bicycles parked in front of an English hakwon (or extra-curricular studies) late in the evening (9pm-ish). Korean kids know how to study and don't really get to hang out or chill or play Wii. All they do is study. It's nuts, but awesome. I hope I can get my kids to do the same.

The newly built Gwanghwamun Plaza in the heart of Seoul used to be a grass covered medium that separated traffic. It was converted into a beautiful water fountain park.

RAIN SUCKS!!!!

I rear ended someone last night on my way home in the rain. The work van in front of me slammed on his breaks to avoid hitting a bus. I slammed on mine, and as though my wheels were covered with butter or something, I went sliding into his rear end. He hardly had a scratch, but my front end was all crunched up. AHHHHH!!! My poor baby. My first love. My wife didn't seem to really care...in fact she was like...yeah das right...move over now, cuz I'm tired of being number 2.

I dread having to call the insurance company. This is where I'm hoping my deductibles aren't too high. I forgot how much I set them at.