Hi guys
New update. Peter has been requesting one so, this one is for you!
It's been a while. I'm not really sure where to begin because I can't recall where I left off. I'll give it a shot anyway.
On November 25th, I had my physical examination by the Office of Military Manpower Administration. Basically, it was to evaluate my physical and mental health in order to decide if I was fit for military service. They categorize you in 4 levels. Levels 1 and 2 means your fit for military service. Levels 3 and 4 mean theres something wrong with you. AHAHA that sounded mean.
They made me take a mental evaluation test which consisted of 365 humorous, useless, but I guess necessary questions. They asked if I ever get the urge to take my own life or if I ever feel like I'm being watched. I couldn't help but chuckle. Are they serious? However, answering these simple yes or no questions got a bit difficult as it went along because it was all in Korean. I asked for the english version and suprisingly they had it, except that each question contained atleast 1 grammatical error. Some questions were incomple clauses that left me spacing out. I ended up completing the test last.
Soon after, they measured my height, weight, took some blood, took some urine, checked my eye, and let me go. This whole process took about 4 hours. I wanted 4 hours of my life back, but instead they gave me 10,000won (about $10) to grab some grub or catch a cab.
Coincidently, my mom returned to Korea on that same day (Nov 25th). It brought my mood up to see her cute little face at the airport. My grandma, two of my uncles, 3 of my cousins, and my dad all came to greet and welcome her back. How come they didn't come when I came to Korea? It was still nice to see all of them nonetheless.
Since her return, I've only seen her a total of 3 times. Frustrating. Miss her cooking.
I havn't been to church for about a month until yesterday. I was spiritually down with no community but yesterday, I felt like I found a church I want to go to. The church is Jubilee. It has like 500-600 people, alot of them foreigners and most are gyopos (overseas korean). They were very welcoming with a new comers meeting after service. The pastor shared his testimony and the vision of Jubilee church, illustrating what they're all about. He's really a passionate likeable guy. It reminded me of Huey jdsn, except the thighs. HAHAHA dont kill me.
Jubilee Church's vision is to be the HQ for mission teams around the world because of its convenient geographical location. Korea is right in the middle of China, Russia, and Japan where Christianity has still yet to fully bloom. The Jubilee Church is also an english speaking church, and as we all know, english is an international language.
I think God is calling me to Jubilee but I have yet to be fully plugged in. There is a Newcomers Fellowship Night this saturday and I plan on going as well as bible study sessions whenever that is. But work might cause schedule problems.. we'll see how this goes though
Thats about it so far. If there are any other things that come up, I'll make another note or maybe a video.
To conclude this note, I want to list 5 stupid and weird things I've noticed about Korea:
1. No one follows simple traffic regulations such as stop at a red light even if there aren't any pedestrians crossing the street
2. Shopping can be quite awkward and annoying when there are employees following your every move. If you wanna try something on, if its outerwear, they put it on for you. Pants? they touch yer butt to see if it fits. JUST LET ME FRIKKEN SHOP
3. They call whipped cream, hwipping cream
4. In the US, I've only seen up to 20 different types of donuts per store. In Korea, theres like a bazzillion (40).
5. Lying is normal.
Goody day
