Boyz II Men are making a comeback!

One of my co-workers was on my bus this morning and we started making small chat about music. He asked me if I liked "Boyz II Men." He was definitely feeling pretty good about himself because he knew an American pop group. But, when I replied, "yeah. When I was 12 years old, they were very popular," the look on his face was of utter defeat as he realized the pop group he mentioned was less than impressive. Instantly, I knew I had hurt his ego, so I began to say how much I still liked their music... He quickly perked up again! Later this afternoon, he sent me this e-mail:

"Alexis, do you have a this song file? Would you like to hear this file? i love this song.^-^
see you at lunch time ^-^"

-- He attached the song "End of the Road." I have a feeling all of our conversations from here on out will be about Boyz II Men. What have I done?!

Just bought a camera...

... from my own husband! Yep, you heard it right - I bought my husband's CANON camera from him... and it's not because he wanted to get rid of it! 

We were talking about our trip to Japan this weekend and he said "We're both going to be wanting to take pictures at the same time and we'll probably end up arguing over who's turn it is with the camera!  I think you should buy your own camera!"   At first, I thought he was crazy, but the more I thought about it, the more appealing the idea became!  We came to terms that even though it's silly, we will both have our own professional cameras because we know our strengths, and we definitely know our weakness - SHARING!

Happy Birthday Buddah Parade!

Last night, I was shopping for coast hangers at a local market and heard loud drums in the distance, so I walked towards the sound... and found myself stumbling up the hidden gem of the night! It was a parade celebrating Buddah's birthday. It was one of the longest parades I've ever seen, which tens of thousands of people involved! The costumes were beautiful, the lanterns were magical, the floats were cool, the drummers were awesome, and the dancing was beautiful!

These elderly women were sitting in the back of a truck because they couldn't walk the whole parade route!

Anyone up for a day at the mall?

This blog is for those of you who have the misconception that I'm living in a 3rd world country! Quite the contrary.... This blog is just to prove it!

On Sunday, we ventured over to Shinsegae Mall, the biggest, most elaborate mall I've ever been to, which makes sense why it is named the "largest mall in Asia." It had an ice skating rink, an art exhibit, a park, a movie theatre, tons and tons of really fancy restaurants, a salon, a spa, etc...


This is the bakery area of the mall... yes, that's right! There is an entire floor of cakes... and let me tell you, the cakes you see in your Safeway Bakery at home are NOTHING compared to the cakes in Korea! They are intriquitely decorated and taste like heaven!


This is the view from the top floor, looking down from the 7th floor. (and yes, I was shaking taking this picture!)


There is an actual park at the top of the 14th floor of the mall, called Sky Park, that overlooks the city! It was such a beautiful day, so we spent about an hour here just lounging together and enjoying the view.


The view from one side of "Sky Park."

Brunch with the girls!

Jess, Kristin, Kate, and I met up for brunch, Sex in the City style, at Gwangalli Beach this morning!  The weather was good, the food was great, and the scenery was to die for!  There's nothing like eating on the boardwalk in Korea!