Hangin' Out in Bundang

Recently we have discovered a suburb about 20-30 minutes drive from our place that has become our favourite place to hang out. The main reason being that we have two choices of places that serve a real breakfast – actual bacon and eggs and real pancakes and waffles. This may not seem like a big deal, but in a land where there is no effort to distinguish between what foods should be eaten at what time of the day this is quite a treat. I still can’t face a bowl of noodles first thing in the morning – sure I can go a hot dog with bacon and onion or a kebab at 3 am, but noodles at 7am; that’s just ridiculous! Another thing we love about this area of town is Central Park – it’s central, and it’s a park! This is actually a beautiful place to hang out and fill in a day. I’m pretty sure it’s also the only place in the world that has a fully equipped gym at the top of the hill – an outdoor gym that is. You have to hike up the trails to get to the top of the hill, and then you can have a work out. Of course it also has a phone booth at the top – very necessary. We also found a place last week that does Bungee Jumping – for only $25 who could resist. It certainly wasn’t as much fun as the last time I did it back in 1991. I think I actually screamed! We continue to discover new things in this great country, and we are now counting down until the snow season begins in about two weeks.

Taking it Easy in the Tropics

We recently had the opportunity to take a family trip to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, on the island of Borneo. I had to attend a conference so Jenene and the Kids came along to spend a few days relaxing by the pool and soaking up some sunshine before facing the full force of winter back in Korea. The resort was fantastic and the conference was great – it was a wonderful trip and we wouldn’t mind going back there one day.