a day in hongdae

once again first some facts and images about the day (yesterday which was sunday 23 nov)

tara arrived into seoul... got coffee and food.. wandered about hongdae... drank coffee... looked at some art... drank some sangria...







i dont know "why" i just like this band "dear cloud" ... went with tara and su-yoon to their 2nd cd release in hongdae... and as opposed to last time when we saw them (last winter) we didnt have to sit... instead we got to stand... proof once again that its the little things in life that count
















and of course everything must be followed by eating drinking and photo-taking





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its this funny... juxtaposition... of being so much a part of so much a "i'll never be a part of" feeling...

youve got your toothless hag ahjima's who turn you into a spectacle by silencing the cafe with their refusal of service who cause your face to burn with rejection... and then you have the baristas at the local coffeeshop who smile and stamp your card up with extras saying something that you know is kind... and you know its ok that you cant communicate beyond a head nod and pointing...

made me think of russia ... how goopie told me when we were there "ah kimmo you know... half the russians want to kill and steal from you but the other half will do everything they can to protect you from that other half so i dont worry about it"

looking at what i have or what i do not have

more and more its been a lesson in looking at all the beauty that is in front of me

and yesterday? it was beautiful...