Korea!
Posted by Ray @ 3:20 pmOne thing is immediately apparent upon arrival - I can’t drive here. The drivers are all nutcases. Traffic lights are optional; construction trucks U-turn in the middle of major streets; cars don’t just slow down for speed cameras, they actually swerve onto road shoulders and dirt tracks to avoid them; the list goes on.
Not only are the traffic lights optional, they seem to exacerbate the situation. Y’see, the lights here count down to green. That’s Red, to Red-Orange, to Green. If there ever was a way to encourage youngsters to recklessly race down deserted roads, traffic lights that count down to green are it.
The above shot was taken from a car I was in. Nutcases!
You’d think the chaos would make pedestrians more wary of vehicles. Not to a Korean! No, a Korean says “Nabei! You in the big car, who do you think you are!? Come lah! Come kill me if you dare!”
…I really can’t drive here.
This one’s for the ladies.
I had a brief road-trip along one of the major highways that run the width of the Korean peninsula (that’s where I took the photo of the up-turned car above). Along the way our guide stopped by Penis Land.
Penises! Penises everywhere!
Egads.
That’s all for now. My culinary adventures will have to wait till the next post. Just as a preview of things to come, here’s a picture of some delicious insects:
Finished half the plate ^_^.
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fear factor.
Comment by meihui — Friday, June 17 2005 @ 11:28 pm
MH: I have a video if you don’t believe me. And I bought back a few cans. Anyone up for some insects?
Comment by Ray — Saturday, June 18 2005 @ 12:53 am
gross.
Comment by gwen — Saturday, June 18 2005 @ 4:14 am
i dont mind. as long as its proven to be non harmful after i consume them..
Comment by Ki Ghin — Saturday, June 18 2005 @ 8:33 pm
(Referring to the Car Pic and your comments on Korean driving) It’s a Hyundai Elantra!!!! Wahahhahahahahahahahahahahahaahhahahaha ROFLLL ROFLLL ROFLL and I was just talking about the driving situation in Malaysia on my blog. LoL
Comment by [AnGeLu5] — Sunday, June 19 2005 @ 3:24 pm