I Hate Mondays

This post actually has nothing to do with Mondays, I just don't like the fact that it's the beginning of the week again.

Yesterday night, Tim and I went out with a couple that we met during orientation. We wandered around the Insadong area, known to have the Korean traditional things for tourists. It's got a really nice feel to it during the night, but on Sundays, after 9pm it's dead.

We ate Korean food, of course, and the menu was so hilarious. It's like they went online to a crappy translator or something. Here are the ones I remember:

- fish geography

- marine products with various seasonings

- anything

Annndd I can't remember the rest. I also saw on a nearby restaurant that advertised "a kind of mackerel" Yumm..

I didn't get home until 10:20pm, oh no, it's pass bedtime. I try to sleep at 10 because I wake up at 6:30 everyday. It sucks...

A few days ago, I was waken by the sound of a kitten meowing really loudly outside at 3:45AM. That scared the shit out of me because I had horrible thoughts of what might have happened to the poor thing. Hopefully nothing. Then the next morning as I was going to the apt door (it's a glass sliding door) I saw 2 kittens digging through some used bowls and plates, trying to look for food. People order take out and leave the used dishes on the side of the road to be taken away. Anyway, the kittens freaked out when a girl walked out the door and the ran to the right side of the building where there was a double parking space where people also put garbage. The kittens ran under the cars. I swear they were only about 3 months old. I think I saw the kittens once running across a street towards a nearby university with their mama. But the kittens' mama was no where to be seen. I went to the convenience store next to the parking space to get a sausage. I ripped it up and placed it next to the car where the kittens were hiding under. It took a while for them to come back out, but they scarfed down the sausage. I know it's bad to feed them, but when I see a homeless animal it just breaks my heart. Especially when they're only babies.

This morning I saw one of the kittens. I don't know where the other one went. But this kitten was picking through the garbage bags. I went to the store and got a crab meat stick and tried to give it to the kitten. I don't know if it ate it because I had to rush for the bus.

A few weeks ago, I saw a small dog that was freaking out in another parking space. It still had a leash on too, which was dirty as shit. I gave it a red bean bun and I would have taken the leash off, but it growled at me.

I even gave them a name. The tortoise shell is "Muffin" and the white and gray tabby is "Cheesecake". I would love to catch them and bring them into the box that I live in right now, but Tim is allergic to cats, plus it'll be a huge hassle and $$ to bring them back to Canada. Omg..I'm making myself attached to the kittens. Now it's gonna bother me all night.

This is such a rant...but I hate when people don't take care of their animals. There's such a thing as neutering/spaying. I also hate when people abandon their animals. Whether or not you want them, the animals are your responsibility. It's not like you throw your kids outside if they're bad right?

On a lighter note, all my grade 9 classes are cancelled this week because of their exams. Tomorrow I only have 1 class to teach. I usually have 3 classes that are grade 9's and 1 grade 7 class. Sweet..procrastination here I come.

Makeup This, Makeup That

Seriously...I think I should try to come up with better titles haha.
Yesterday, I stopped by the Lotte Department Store to browse the makeup counters. For those of you who don't know what it is, it's sort of a Korean version of Saks and Holt Renfrew, with mid-high end items.
I love and hate going to the makeup counters in Lotte. I love how there's so many different brands. I hate how each time I step within 4 feet from the counter, a SA comes along and starts talking to me in Korean. I don't speak Korean so I tell the SA in English (knowing that she won't understand me) that I'm just looking. But the still follow be around and it's to the point where they're breathing down my neck! If I pick up an item to look, that just excites them. The SA starts explaining to me the uses of the certain product, knowing that they don't understand. God..I hate when people have to hover around me when I'm trying to shop. I know they want to help and all, but I would like to shop in peace!
As I was wandering through the makeup department, I noticed the Kanebo counter and I almost wet my panties. I quickly threw myself upon the counter only to be disappointed. They had Lunasol and another brand, Impressa(?), but there is a lack of Lunasol items. There were only 2 geminate liners and not that many lip colours to choose from. I was interested in the Creamy Makeup Base, but it was about $38CAD for 30g. Actually, now that I think about it, Ichibankao sells it for about $44USD and on Ebay I found it for $40USD. Why oh why is Lunasol so pricey.
Another brand I was interested was Makeup Forever. I've read many reviews on the HD primers, foundations and finishing powder and I was curious about it. Well, what really turned me off was the price. The HD primer was about $45CAD and the HD foundation was about $50CAD. Talk about mark up... On the Sephora website, it's at least $10 cheaper. I think I'm gonna stock up on makeup when I go to HK.

Did anyone hear about the Maquillage holiday collection? I saw it on Rouge Deluxe's blog. I also saw on this blog some more pictures and even swatches. It's not too exciting for me though, I'm looking forward to the Coffret D'or holiday palettes. I'm sure it's going to be tiny, but it's the first holiday collection from Coffret D'or. It includes 3 e/s and 3 lipcolours. The Noble Dressy palette is the one that excites me. I hope Adam Beauty will have it on sale.

Don't these make you drool? They do for me! However, I'm not planning on getting the Sweet Dressy palette, it looks too similar to the 2007 Lavshuca holiday palette I have (the berry one).

A Day At Gyeongbokgung Palace

Last weekend I went to a palace, I think the biggest one in Seoul, Gyeongbokgung. Whew...what a name. The first I saw the palace name, I was like wtf!? Tim wanted to go take some pictures there. For $3/person it's not too bad. We didn't walk through the whole thing, it was too big..."that's what she said" (har har..I make myself laugh..go watch The Office)
The palace had tons of gates which eventually led to a bunch of gardens.
Later today, I'm going out to a lunch with my teachers. It's for one of their daughter's 1 year birthday. I have to rush out to find a gift before I arrive at the lunch. I was told yesterday evening that I was invited...last minute-ness....yay...
It's only until 3:30...so hopefully I can drag Tim to Myeong Dong to check out the only Lush store I know of here and maybe have pizza for dinner...again. I'm thinking of buying Coalface or Herbalism. My pores are so horrible. The black peeling mask (Naris??) isn't available here, so I have to find another way to clearing my dirty disgusting pores.

I don't understand this tree...

Look at the modern world in the background!

There was one time I was walking home during the evening. There were 2 old guys walking along the street as well and one of them stops and walks to the side fence grass area. I thought he was throwing something out, but he starts to take a piss! GROSS! I've seen at least 3 people pissing on the street!

A view of the "restricted area"