Funny Shit

Ok, so I have some funny shit for everyone I know. As we all are YOUTUBE-Heads in this day and age, even my Dad knows and is obsessed with YouTube. So this is called the "Literal" versions of videos. Basically, these two videos are the actual videos of versions, and some really talented people sing just like the actual singers and "RIP" the crap out of them. I have Tears for Fears and the Monkeys. If you don't think this is funny let me know......lol...haha..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0TYun-Nq1Q Tears for Fears (Eighty's Lovers)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nViC0K-zifk Monkey's (For the older folk)

Dreams -Acoustic (Original Song)

Bry has been telling me lately that I need to put my efforts into writing songs being that I can write, play guitar, and sing. So this is going out to Bry (although he'll never even read this blog). It's a song I wrote due to the dreams I've been having recently. I won't go into details, but I hope you like it and by God, someone write me some f-ing comments and let me know I have some readers. seriously. Or else I'm just gonna stay in Seoul and enjoy this Rock and Roll lifestyle forever, and abandon the ties I made back home...... :) haha

Cookin' with Chris: Garlic Baby Squid and Prawn

So, the weather has finally broke over here and I must say that i'ts nice. The Winter was very mild, only a few inches of snow on two or three days. Now, it's at least seventy degrees over here, and I am awaiting a very long and enduring Summer of humidity and Monsoons. My friend told me that the Monsoons here are like buckets being dropped on your head. I guess I'll see.

My weekend was okay. I went out Friday night for dinner with some friends, and then went to a NoraeBong (Karaoke) for a little while. Tonight, I made some delicious baby Squid and prawn with a garlic marinara sauce. Pretty damn good I must say. After all, I really just want to make Dan jealous.

The New Influx

Over here in "The Land of the Morning Calm," things are going. And going. It feels like the days last so long, yet the weeks fly by as quickly as Dan gets a buzz on on Tuesday night (Yeah, thems are fightin' words buddy. Why aren't you cyber-bullying me back? I guess to busy with "the family.") Miss you Danny.

So we have a new influx of students this month. The Korean school year starts in March, and I'm up to my neck in a variety of different English abilities to teach. I start my day "trying" to teach English to Kindergarten kids (Good thing I have my Master's Degree for that lot). It's actually so frustrating, even though they are so cute and remind me of my nephews and nieces. It's kind of funny too, because these kids are the "elite" of Seoul. They wear all designer clothes, and I realize why my school is an "Ivy League" Academy. They are learning so much though, each day. But they are constantly speaking Korean to each other and I have to translate through their 7 year old leader, Andrew, who speaks basic English. He is my liason, and follows my orders very well. Although, I can swear he makes fun of me to the other students in Korean...LOL.

In the afternoon, I have my Elementary and Middle School students. That's my favorite part of teaching, due to the fact that they comprehend everything I say, make observations, and incorporate their English skills and cognition into my lessons. They are really adorable too, and soo hungry for knowledge; unlike what I've seen in the States. I must say again, the Korean people are a beautiful race. I love them.

My other days consists of teaching writing to some upper-level Middle School girls that are soo funny that I look forward to teaching them the most. They're best friends and learning English slang and "Lingo." When I walk in the room I die laughing because they say things to me like "Yo, Chris teacher, what's going on?" or "Chris teacher, chill out!" It's also funny that they make fun of Koreans and embrace the Western culture as if it is theirs. Never a dull moment, but the Administration has it's head up it's ass and us American teachers have a lot of shit to deal with. But, that's another blogsworth.

Happy St. Patrick's Day from Gangnam

Happy St. Patrick's Day from Korea. And yes, I did infact look like that crazy little leprechaun on Saturday night. We had a great time. My friends from work and I went to this really classy Irish Bar called Dublin Terrace in the heart of Gangnam. This place made Irish Times from New York look like McDonald's. It felt all medieval, and it was all you can drink Guinness with a buffet all night for Won 50,000 (about $30). The incredible thing is that the average Guinness in Seoul (or Korea for that matter) is about $10. So, we really kicked it to them...lol. They had some good bands playing, and I unsuccessfully tried to get up on stage several times to play. What are you gonna do? I was in the moment. Let's just say we put em' down that night and had a blast. The owners definitely thanked Budha when we left..lol.

So, today was actually St. Patty's over here. It was very mild to said Saturday night. The boys from work and I got off early and took the train to Shinsu, a really nice part of town. We got some Irish coffee and just people watched. And by people I mean beautiful Asian women strutting their stuff in the beautiful March weather we've been having. Spring has sprung. Thank God for that. I want to enjoy it as much as I can before the unbearable Seoul Summer Heat hits home.

To my family and friends. I hope you drank one for me. I miss you all. Hey, by this time right now Dan probably is getting a pretty sturdy "Tankin" on. This will be the first year for me without Corned Beef and Cabbage followed by my Mom's awesome Irish Soda Bread. I am missing that I must tell you. But, I gotta go to bed early so I can functionally teach Korean students who don't speak English English. I need all the energy I can get, trust me.

Happy St. Patty's everyone

My Voice is Back (Stop the Clocks)

Well, finally my voice is back. I can't really recall when I could sing except for my last post and the post I made before Christmas. I really thought I was never going to get it fully back and sound like like that dude "Coffe Cake Face" from A Bronx Tale. Because I did sound like him for the better part of the winter. Anyway, this is a really good song from one of my favorite songwriters (currently playing out) which I have the pleasure of seeing in Seoul on April 4th. It's called "Stop the Clocks." I think I did an okay job on it. Let me know what you think. Please, please, please post and let me know. I live for that shit. And also, I'm very needy.

Wish You Were Here

I don't think I need to say anything else.