さっき日本のテレビで、韓国のチャメというまくわ瓜を見せていた。[韓国直輸入]チャメ（マクワウリ） 5個（韓国フルーツ）出版社/メーカー: セニーメディア: その他 クリック: 1回この商品を含むブログ (1件) を見るアマゾンでも買えるのか。 チャメという名…

滞在していたアパートの近くにあった小さい食料品店のレジに並んでいたときのこと。私はかご一杯に買い物をしていたのだが、ふと後ろを見ると小学生の兄妹らしき二人連れは、それぞれペットボトルの飲み物を一本持っているだけである。ならば先に行ってもら…

体感温度40度の中を洗濯物を抱えてうろうろしたりしたので、少しは夏痩せしたかと期待したが、100グラムと減っていなかった。

レンタルした5インチのOptimus Vuは、ずっと片手で持っていると、ちょっと手が疲れた。だが、書いたり見たりするには、携帯性との兼ね合いを考えると、良いサイズだと思った。7月1日から30日分のレンタル料は7月末に既にカードで支払っていたので、空港の返…

日本も暑いわ。無事帰国。洗濯しに行ったような感じの今回の韓国への旅。いろいろ大変でございました。ええ、本当にいろいろと。でもま、終わってみれば、おもしろかったわ。空港への出発時間が早いので、最後の晩は、エアポートバスが止まるホテルへ移動し…

Hot, hot, hot.Apparently the korean meteorological agency issued a high temp warning. Y san from P's office said she doesnt remember the korean summer being this hot ever. I would normally stay inside in this kind of weather, but i gotta g…

HOT.The temp today was 35c but it felt like 40. That is what the weather app on the phone said. How am i supposed to want to go out when i see a number like 40. My skin has already reacted to the sun and sweat and basically im in a bad moo…

View from a restaurant on the 52nd floor. kind of dark.Full moon, by the building on the right. The lights of the objects change colors. It was a very hot night. 30c even at 10 p.m. We went to bed with the ac in the living room on and the …

I saw a young woman hit a young man with a half full 2-liter water bottle as I was waiting for the light to change at an intersection. He ducked and said something angrily, which made her more angry and hit him again. After a few hits, she…

The phone rental company sent me the receipt of my payment to my email address last night. The mail was in English, starting with "how are you?" Everything looked fine. It's good they did that. It would have been nicer if the woman who cal…

Haaaaaaaaaaaa. I must be cursed by the laundry devil if there is such a thing.I went to the laundromat, put my laundry in the washer i had used before, went to the nearby cafe to kill time, went back to the laundromat 40 minutes later, the…

Shopping can be tiring. I for one dislike dealing with all the yapping sales talk. Thats why i do most of my shopping online. I feel this way about shopping in Japan. Little did I know that the shopping culture in Korea would suck all my e…

When I rented the smartphone at the airport, the clerk said "somebody will call you in the middle, and you pay. (sic)" I had to make sure I understood her considering it was about payment. After some questions from me and confusing answers…

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, The LaundressI rewashed everything that came back from the mom and pop cleaners the other day. Why? Because they smelled. That musty, bacteria-infested smell of heyaboshi. I was so disappointed. I threw evreything in …

Coin operated laundromat: big washers & dryers. Printed instructions are written in english, so american? You buy a preloaded card to pay for washer & dryer. So technically its not coin operated. 4000 won for 11kg washer, which is the smal…

Hot. 30C and humid. But it cools down after the sun sets, so i can sleep through the night without the ac on. I hear it gets hotter in August, but seems to me that the summer in Japan is more difficult to live with.Hurt my back a bit. Ther…

I walked around a big bookstore. They carry so many Japanese books and magazines. Manga, too, of course. I found some Korean knitting books. They looked similar to what we have in Japan. Cute designs and nice photos with young models.I hav…

The pipe in the bathroom is STILL leaking after three repairs. It's only a little bit and it does not leak immediately when water is running through. So of course when the super comes to check it, there is no leak. I think he is getting fr…

Korean supermarkets are very generous with extras. Two extra packages of yogurt attached to a set of four. The price stays the same of course. It's not like they are giving out the ones that expire soon. I also got two bottles of orange ju…

At a cafe called Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. American coffee shop. http://www.coffeebean.com/ You can find it everywhere in town. Nice wooden interior and standard jazz in the backgtound. Relaxing. Had a vanilla smoothie. I gotta switch to ice…

I have been walking around in the rain pumps I bought from Lands End. They are killing my toes. I knew those are not the kind of shoeto walk around, but it was raining and I thought I would be careful and take enough breaks. Still it feels…

P heard from the Korean staff at his office that today is the day to eat samgyetan. Apparently it'like eating eels in Japan. They eat this ultimate chiken soup to survive the sweltering summer. It's not as hot as Japan, but it still feels …

Blueberry smoothie at Zoo Coffee. This is their small size. Pretty generous. As the name of the cafe indicates, the place has an animal theme. I thought the elephant on the table was cute. They also have big stuffed white tigers on the flo…

20C. Suzushiiii. We ate at a nice italian restaurant in the neighborhood last night. We had caesar salad, caprese salad, pizza and ice cream sundae. It seems koreans are into sharing. Pizza of course we shared and thats normal anywhere, bu…

I had brought uniqlo's summer undershirts for P because I am such a nice person. He just is not used to humidity and heat, so I thought the fast drying undershirts would be useful. He said he could feel the difference. It apparently felt c…

This is the bathroom sink in the apartment. I was going to wash something in it, and without thinking, I pushed down the popup drain stopper to collect water. The photo shows water in the sink with the stopper closed. Then I realized there…

Bought it without knowing what it was. I guessed it was kakigoori and I was right. The pink and green pieces on top are dango. I suppose they are supposed to taste like watermelon and mint as the photo on the lid shows, but i couldn't tell…

Well, the super managed to fix the pipe yesterday or so it seemed and everything looked ok last night, but I just noticed water is still leaking a little. Sigh. It is a hassle to deal with this kind of situation anywhere, and what makes it…

The lady from the laundromat just BROUGHT me the bath mat! She was standing by the door with her usual smile. She said "sorry" in english. I didnt expect a delivery service. All i could say was thank you in korean. Y san sent me a message …

View from the balcony. Just another crowded city view. I love the convenience of the neighborhood though.