A Birthday Of Epic Proportions - Party Two!!

Rudy, Marco and I didn't get too much sleep on Sunday, so we watched an entire season of Friends, enjoyed a bottle of wine and just hung out. I had to be back to Incheon by 8:00 p.m. because I was having a small intimate dinner with my close Incheon friends. I didn't feel like taking the train home because I was tired and the train meant two transfers and then a bus ride, so I happened to find a bus from Gangnam to Incheon that took about 90 minutes. The best part was that the bus stopped two blocks from house...Woot! I met up with Holly, Tracy, Carolina, Nicole and her mom and my Korean friend Dave for dinner at a kamjatang restaurant. After dinner we headed to Mad Max for some more drinks and of course, popcorn!

Carolina and I busting out the "Victory" signs because that's what we do. Tracy and Duncan enjoying each others company a little too much...lol! The deliciously awesome chocolate birthday cake that Nicole bought for me and surprised me with at Mad Max. Then I had to stand on a chair while they played the 'Korean' Birthday song and the entire bar full of Koreans watched and clapped for me. It was rather embarassing, but I enjoyed being the center of attention for the night :)

After everyone sang to me I had to do the 'Gus Train', which is 7 shots in a row that had to be consumed in 10 seconds or less. I was a champion at it.

Here is me pretending I'm excited to do the 'Gus Train', but I was terrified. *Photo Courtesy of Carolina* All of my friends that came out for my 'real birthday' celebration. L-R: Me, Carolina, Holly, Duncan, Tracy and Nicole. *Photo Courtesy of Carolina*

Carolina and I have nothing, but love for each other. She loves birthday hats more than me though...lol!

The entire time we were at Mad Max I kept watching this table in front of us because one guy and I kept making eye contact. Well, his friend really liked me and when I was standing at the jukebox he came up to me and said, "You must be from America. You are from Tennesse." I was like, "No, I'm from Canada." Then he said, "Because you are a Ten I See!"...bwahahahaha!!!! It was actually a really smooth pick-up line, but I wasn't interested. Anyways, at one point I decided I should get a picture with him because he was funny and used the best pick-up line I've ever heard.

This is Mr. Pick-up Line extraordinare and I. His English was impeccable. Tracy and I were taking a really cute picture together, but since Carolina loves creeping...

When we finished at Mad Max, Nicole and I took her mom home in a taxi and then her and I headed to guwol-dong to keep the drinking and partying going. We headed to Rio's because I wanted 'free' drinks and I ended up getting a Rio train, which was 4 shots in a row. After Rio's we headed to eat dulkgalbi at our usual restaurant in the square and then Nicole wanted to play the soccer machine, so she played a few rounds before two random Korean guys came and watched and then invited us to join them and their friend for drinks. We obliged and went and drank with them until about 7:00 a.m. before parting ways and heading home. It was a great Birthday weekend, but it left me physically exhausted and I'm on alcohol detox because of all the alcohol consumed over a two day period. I can't wait to see what next year's birthday will bring to me...