again, woah, hey there (said in a monotonal i-wish-i-could-sound-sincere fashion)

so, again, it's been ages since i blogged. there's a few reasons for the lapse(s):

1. i've been seriously considering how much to say as i don't want to turn this blog into a bitch session. generally, life is great, but in some respects, it's gone pretty septic lately. i've discontinued communicating with the new person living in our apartment. i'll try to not shit talk, however i find no reason to talk to him whatsoever. this has led to me avoiding home pre-midnight, and sometimes sleeping on a couch at the ladies apartment.

work, as well, has become difficult, as the aforementioned person has alienated everyone and they refuse to socialise with him (resulting in him ALWAYS being at home, which doesn't quite suit me). not that i blame anyone. he has abused and insulted many people (including young students) and set the rules for how he will teach, no correspondence entered into.

things i've learned from the ordeal:
most people on this planet are incredible and accepting people's differences, i hope, will be a much more natural thing for me;
sometimes i practice being angry, even when people i'm angry with aren't around - i really want to stop this;
he reminds me of myself sometimes, and my need to listen to people with conviction;
trying to communicate with everyone is a fantastic endeavour, yet, with some people, is pointless.

2. facebook = time consuming.

3. looking for new work. my contract finishes in August and i'm currently hunting down a new position. at present, i've found a cool position in Yatap, Bundang, 30 minutes south of Seoul, and am in the midst of the application stage. hopefully i'll have good news to follow some time this week.

okay, that said, what else have i been up to?

Busan party weekend - a few weekends ago, i attended Brian, Jiehae and Dee's party in a beautiful Busan beachhouse (it was an apartment, but i'm an alliteration fan). it was a great party until a scuffle between 2 guys i didn't know broke out. the scuffle turned pretty nasty and ended outside over an hour later. kinda ruined the night for a few people, but we partied on anyway. next day, monsoon rain engulfed us and, drenched, we had to hide in Dee's apartment. great times, and sat around talking Hercules Returns with Matt of Australia. we may have ruined the day for others, but we had a laugh. 'While you're standing in that bucket, you won't be needing THIS!'

painted the town red with a couple of great nights in Seoul, and generally been relaxing in the summer rain. wow, when it's hot here, it's HOT. when there's mosquitoes, i'm in trouble (my ankles are a general plague area at the moment).

had an awesome moment the other day. i was saying goodbye to one of my classes when a kid i used to teach ran up and started hitting me (playfully). i hadn't seen her in ages, so was pretty surprised and ecstatic to see her. she jumped up and gave me a big hug. her english isn't great, but her eyes and wide smile said enough. i think i'm really gonna miss her and many others when i leave. they give their love freely. i wish i could do that.