West River Side

After coming back from Korea, disregarding the North Korea bombing and all, I have answered a lot of questions regarding the safety of travelling to South Korea. The bombing happened a couple of days before we were supposed to fly to Korea. And after coming back unharmed, yes, it was safe to travel to South Korea when we were there. We never encountered any real danger. We just avoided the demilitarized zone but other than that, it was all good. The bombing occurred somewhere near the border between North and South Korea and quite far from Seoul. I think media tends to exaggerate events that are sometimes isolated, take the case of the hostage taking of the Chinese nationals in Manila. Here's to hoping that local media will properly investigate before they report anything. People need to hear the real details.

This is what I can call the week leading to our trip to Korea. First, I had my face treated 5 days before our trip and the promise that it will heal within 3-5 days has failed. I can still see the spots. I need to use heavy concealer to hide them. Praise the day concealer was created. Second, for some unknown reason I have viral infection which was aggravated by the Chicken broth i had for Sunday lunch and Crab for Sunday dinner. The horrific commute home Monday night and the exasperating change of venue during the morning. Not to mention the tuna I consumed during breakfast before my visit to the doctor. Now I have red spots all over my body, Reddish eye and swollen face. And I cannot eat any allergy triggering food. Basically, I'm down to veggies and pork. And all the buffet meals included in our trip? Goodbye. Did I mention I have slight fever at night? Body Heat scanner target! With all this, how am I supposed to look like my passport picture? That is if I pass the body heat sc...