My Action-Packed view

I don't know if I can adequately describe the view from my office window. I can see the buildings of Daegu, one of which has a giant golden Buddha on top, mountains in the distance, and a helipad where intimidating looking choppers take off and land all day. Directly below my window is a guard with an M16. I wonder that I'll be able to get any work done with so much to look at.

Last night Bobby and I went questing for a new cord for his Xbox with limited success. We stumbled across what I later discovered was the only gaming store in Daegu with an English speaking staff (according to the web, that is), but the cord we found was on hold for someone else. We walked through an arcade of shops and went into a few with the misguided idea that stores that said PC were electronics shops. In fact, these are PC bangs. Bang is room in Daegu, and PC bangs are where people (mostly teenagers) can rent a room and play with a gaming system. There are also DVD bangs. Apparently Koreans often live with their parents until they marry—and even afterwards, in some cases—so young couples visit DVD bangs to be alone. Once I noticed them, I discovered that there are PC bangs everywhere.

Buildings in Daegu go up rather than out, so we have to climb lots of stairs to get places. Often a store or coffee shop will be on the fifth floor, and there aren't a lot of elevators. I am not shocked that there are no obese people in Daegu. We found a “family restaurant” that had a rabbit on a leash out on the front porch. We puzzled over the bathrooms: one said “Ladies” and the other said “Powder Room”. We have also discovered bulgogi, which is a truly magnificent beef stew that waiters cook on the table for you.