Pearly Whites and Shark Bites
Wow, what a weekend! Before I forget, I'd like to share my current favorite song:
Louis Armstrong, Mack the Knife
It became my favorite after my trip to the aquarium on Saturday! In fact, I'm listening to it right now, as I try to catch a few zzz's. Mom's not entirely convinced that it is "napping" music. I get to singin' along with Louis, and boy, that good beat just gets those good dreams rollin'.
Where do I start? Saturday ranks as one of my greatest adventures ever, thanks to my Uncle Todd. Uncle T recommended that we meet on the weekend at the COEX, which is a "ginormous" shopping mall in downtown Seoul. In it, there is an aquarium.
On Saturday morning, Mom, Dad, and I piled into the back of taxi and drove to the train station. I didn't even ride in my carseat, and boy, I felt like a regular outlaw. It was a thrill. At the station, Mom and Dad finally figured out which train we needed to ride, but they couldn't find the elevators. My SRV doesn't negotiate stairs that well. At least, I didn't think so until that morning. Dad's a pretty cool dude. He just lifted the front while Mom held onto the back, and they took me down the stairs in my wheels. I was impressed. Now, if I can just get Dad to take me with him to work....
We got on the train, and I felt a little out of place. I was the only little dude. I was the only little dude with strawberry blonde hair and gorgeous blue eyes. (Ladies, yes, I'm a knockout.) Furthermore, I was the only little dude with strawberry blonde hair, gorgeous blue eyes, and no epicanthic fold. I looked around for a familiar face -- nobody, just Mom and Dad. Then, I noticed our cleaning lady from the hotel. She was waving me over. Mom finally saw her and cruised me over there. She's a sweet lady.
To get to the downtown station, we had to switch subway stations twice. Luckily, I just napped for most of that.
When we got to the COEX, Uncle T was waiting for us. We went into the mall. I reflected on the fact that only a few hours north of us, folks are starving and do not know that such fruits of capitalism exist. We got to the aquarium, and it looked like any ol' entrance to a movie theatre. A booth....lights....smiling Korean ladies... I could read Dad's mind. "Well, this ought to be a blast....(sarcasm)." We saw the first exhibit at the entrance. Colorful little fish swimming around in glass cylinders. Hmmm.... Dad? Not impressed. Mom? Just happy that I was happy. "Yay for fish!!" Uncle T? Content.
We entered through a doorway, and that's when it started getting good! Freshwater exhibit, Amazonian exhibit, Ocean exhibit.... Weird stuff I didn't know even existed....a two headed turtle! They had piranhas, sharks, stingrays, penguins! It was like the mega-super-caffeinated petstore aquarium! Dad was even impressed. You know those movies where a kid sees a bookcase, pulls a book, and the bookcase swings open to reveal an amazing world? Well, I was that kid, and I had pulled the book.
I went into this mall petstore to see a few minnows and came out soaked in ocean water, having escaped man-eating sharks while riding a half-bitten surfboard safely to shore. I get to shore, only to find that the penguins have taken over the island.....
Ok, you get my drift. It was a phenomenal aquarium.
After the aquarium episode, we were famished but definitely not in the mood for seafood. Koreans make it easy. They have plastic displays of every entree in the restaurant window. So, we went around looking at the plastic food. We finally found a Korean restaurant that appealed to everyone. I can't remember what Mom, Dad, and Uncle T shared, but it was delicious. Mom tried to have me eat canned baby food, Chicken Noodle. Who wants Gerber when you can have Kimchi ala Shrimp Fried Rice ala Sweet and Sour Beef ala Cabbage Turnover/Fried Thingy/Dumpling Thingy. I had the Sweet Potato/Mozzarella Dumpling Thingy. Mom took a picture of those for you to see my fare. I highly recommend them.
I don't really remember much from the rest of that trip. I reclined in my SRV and conked out for the ride back.
Louis Armstrong, Mack the Knife
It became my favorite after my trip to the aquarium on Saturday! In fact, I'm listening to it right now, as I try to catch a few zzz's. Mom's not entirely convinced that it is "napping" music. I get to singin' along with Louis, and boy, that good beat just gets those good dreams rollin'.
Where do I start? Saturday ranks as one of my greatest adventures ever, thanks to my Uncle Todd. Uncle T recommended that we meet on the weekend at the COEX, which is a "ginormous" shopping mall in downtown Seoul. In it, there is an aquarium.
On Saturday morning, Mom, Dad, and I piled into the back of taxi and drove to the train station. I didn't even ride in my carseat, and boy, I felt like a regular outlaw. It was a thrill. At the station, Mom and Dad finally figured out which train we needed to ride, but they couldn't find the elevators. My SRV doesn't negotiate stairs that well. At least, I didn't think so until that morning. Dad's a pretty cool dude. He just lifted the front while Mom held onto the back, and they took me down the stairs in my wheels. I was impressed. Now, if I can just get Dad to take me with him to work....
We got on the train, and I felt a little out of place. I was the only little dude. I was the only little dude with strawberry blonde hair and gorgeous blue eyes. (Ladies, yes, I'm a knockout.) Furthermore, I was the only little dude with strawberry blonde hair, gorgeous blue eyes, and no epicanthic fold. I looked around for a familiar face -- nobody, just Mom and Dad. Then, I noticed our cleaning lady from the hotel. She was waving me over. Mom finally saw her and cruised me over there. She's a sweet lady.
To get to the downtown station, we had to switch subway stations twice. Luckily, I just napped for most of that.
When we got to the COEX, Uncle T was waiting for us. We went into the mall. I reflected on the fact that only a few hours north of us, folks are starving and do not know that such fruits of capitalism exist. We got to the aquarium, and it looked like any ol' entrance to a movie theatre. A booth....lights....smiling Korean ladies... I could read Dad's mind. "Well, this ought to be a blast....(sarcasm)." We saw the first exhibit at the entrance. Colorful little fish swimming around in glass cylinders. Hmmm.... Dad? Not impressed. Mom? Just happy that I was happy. "Yay for fish!!" Uncle T? Content.
We entered through a doorway, and that's when it started getting good! Freshwater exhibit, Amazonian exhibit, Ocean exhibit.... Weird stuff I didn't know even existed....a two headed turtle! They had piranhas, sharks, stingrays, penguins! It was like the mega-super-caffeinated petstore aquarium! Dad was even impressed. You know those movies where a kid sees a bookcase, pulls a book, and the bookcase swings open to reveal an amazing world? Well, I was that kid, and I had pulled the book.
I went into this mall petstore to see a few minnows and came out soaked in ocean water, having escaped man-eating sharks while riding a half-bitten surfboard safely to shore. I get to shore, only to find that the penguins have taken over the island.....
Ok, you get my drift. It was a phenomenal aquarium.
After the aquarium episode, we were famished but definitely not in the mood for seafood. Koreans make it easy. They have plastic displays of every entree in the restaurant window. So, we went around looking at the plastic food. We finally found a Korean restaurant that appealed to everyone. I can't remember what Mom, Dad, and Uncle T shared, but it was delicious. Mom tried to have me eat canned baby food, Chicken Noodle. Who wants Gerber when you can have Kimchi ala Shrimp Fried Rice ala Sweet and Sour Beef ala Cabbage Turnover/Fried Thingy/Dumpling Thingy. I had the Sweet Potato/Mozzarella Dumpling Thingy. Mom took a picture of those for you to see my fare. I highly recommend them.
I don't really remember much from the rest of that trip. I reclined in my SRV and conked out for the ride back.
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