Just had a very good talk with one of my close friends in Belgium. Sometimes, being at foreign place for a long time, away from the persons you love and care in normal life, can make you feel melancholic, lonely and confused. And you almost forget, that they are still there, your friends and family, although you don't share everyday life with them any more....They can only be there in your thoughts and in the vibrations of the air that you breathe while they talk to you from a distance...
The older I get, indeed, the more emotional I become. But don't get me wrong. I might be emo, but I am happy here. Happy and blessed. For meeting nice kind hearted people and sharing thoughts and everyday life or special events with them in stead.
Lots of you know I used to be a very social person, back in Belgium. I like to talk to people, share thoughts and listen to life stories with a beer or two, three, ... or more.
But I haven't really been writing much about my 'going' out life, I will try to summarize it anyway. Actually, I don't really go out that much, at least not as much as during my student time in Leuven, Belgium. And I already hit some certain age, you know ;p. If there's something going on, we mostly go with a group of people, having a drink in a 'bar' - they don't have the European style 'café' here - or having a 'roof party' at the roof of our dormitory. And if we go 'clubbing' basically, I have been dancing as long as my legs could carry me... which means, till the very end :). Because I like dancing. I adore dancing. I just LOVE it.
Our favorite pub in Anam-dong
I already have a favorite bar near the university campus. Up till now I have been there for at least 6 times... The first time was on a Wednesday in the first week that I arrived. I went with Heli and 영헌.I really like the bar a lot : the drinks are not toi expensive, you get a lot of free snacks and they serve good - but very sweet - cocktails too for only 5000 KRW :). And there is a good atmosphere, an outdoor terrace and they play good music - soft rock - at least if the lady boss is not there. The lady boss is quite pretty, HOT and SEXY - haha, Heli likes her a lot ;p - and here comes the question : is she a fake or natural beauty... Did she or did she not... Hmmm... maybe I will try to catch her picture next time and make a poll...
Ah yeah, the only thing I don't like about that bar is the toilet : small, smelly and no separation of gender. Sometimes you just come out of the closet watching a guy's back while standing ... ehum... doing his thing ;p.Hongik Clubbing 홍익
Yes and meanwhile I have been 'clubbing' for two times in the Hongik area in Seoul. First time was at the end of the first week - yeah I didn't sit still at all :)... We went with a group of Kyunghee University students to a club called M2. Quite a trendy club I must say, lots of 'beau monde', probably some models and celebs too, but I won't recognize them, because I am still a leek when it comes to Korean celebs. Danced all night long, mostly along Jen, the Australian woman who lived in the same dormitory and married too :). Didn't really drink so much that evening, because when I do, I get disorientated and I don't like that while dancing. Just fueled my body with the necessary liquids to prevent me from dehydration - surviving skills in a club in Seoul - YEAH!
And Friday one week ago, we went to the Hongik area again, because on every last Friday of the month they have 'Club Day', meaning that you can pay one time entrance and go 'club hopping' in participating clubs all evening. That evening I went with a smaller group for dinner first and I also invited two Japanese ladies from my class to join along : Eriko and Naoko.
After dinner, we went to have a drink at a bar, where they had BELGIAN beers :)). Stella Artois, Leffe and Duvel. Of course being proud of my country of (ex-)residence I provided my friends all the necessary information about the beers and especially talked about Stella Artois, the beer that is brewed in my home town Leuven in Belgium :)). But I took a Leffe in stead, because it was the same price as the Stella Artois. Hmmm... I really felt melancholic and longing for Belgian cafés under a nice spring breeze at the 'Oude Markt' in Leuven... Anyway, we took some nice pictures, OF COURSE, and everybody was quite satisfied about the taste of the Belgian beer.
Rocking in SeoulAfter the Belgian beers we went out to check out some clubs. Because nobody really knew where to go, we randomly entered a club where the row wasn't that long. We paid 20.000 KRW entry for a two floor leveled rather small 'rap, hip hop R 'n B' club. Although I have had my R 'n B period in my youth - and that is already half of my lifetime ago - I really can't listen to that kind of music anymore. Moreover DANCING on R 'n B is even worse : I got cramps in both my legs, the one after the other, while trying to move on the smooth and sexy rhythms reminding me of some MTV video clips of some black American artists... We eventually stayed there for about 15 - 20 minutes and left. On our way to 'clubhunting' we bumped into a guy from New-Zealand who just came from an 'underground' bar called 'Jane's Groove' and told us that the music there was not bad at all and no entry fee to pay.
It was not so crowded downstairs and at least you could sit around a table, order some beer and talk. And there was Leffe too.. The atmosphere reminded me a little bit of the 'dance cafes' like we have in Belgium. The DJ and owner of the bar is a young FEMALE with whom I had some nice conversations with. She eventually invited me behind the mixing table and we talked about some music. Her music was completely 'my style' : good old student rock (Nirvana, Blur, Offspring,...), some disco and party music from my student years at uni. I told her I really admire her and 'envy' her - in a positive way of course - to own her own bar, playing music, pursuing her dreams... She's also a singer in a small rock band and asked me to come see her performance next day. Hmmm... she is the kind of person that realized her dream because she followed her heart all the way. I really admire that.
And what do we do when we hear Blur's 'Song 2?! I go completely nuts, over kinetic and enthusiastic .... Head banging of course... WOOOOHOOOOOO !!! Waaaaaw, I really had the time of my life, reviving the moments with my friends in Belgium at some parties we attended together or some that we threw ourselves... YEAH :-))... I think she saw we really enjoyed the 'rock' episode of that evening and she played about 1 or 1,5 hour rock only ... And she ended it with Creed's 'Higher' - one of my favorite bands - too bad the group had to split up after only 3 albums and 1 'greatest hits' album ;-(... I really liked their songs and lyrics and the meaning behind some of them...
Well, that was quite a night. Danced all night non stop. I am sometimes wondering if it's normal that I can't stay still when I hear music... and being a bit over energetic... Anyway, I really had a great night that night :-)). Who would have ever thought that Seoul could ROCK my heart?
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