Old Friends! A BBQ! Soccer!

Friday night was dedicated to Chris Merritt. I haven't had a chance to hang out with him since he came back to Korea in March, so I wanted to get some alone time. I met him at his place in Bupyeong after he got off work. We enjoyed soju, beer, good conversation and each others company. We ended up hanging out together for a few hours before we headed to N's pub to meet up Carolina and Nick. We had a few drinks at N's pub, but it wasn't really happening. Chris was hungry, so Nick took Carolina, Chris and I to this new dulkgalbi restaurant that opened in Bupyeong. The serving size was double what it is at other places and it tasted better to. After we ate some people wanted to head home, but we ended up walking past Boss nightclub, hearing the music, seeing the people coming out of, so we decided to go check it out. Did I mention that at this point it was about 4:00 a.m.?!?! Anyways, we walked in and they were going to charge us 70,000 won, but gave us a discount, so we paid 50,000 won for a table, 5 beers and a fruit platter. There weren't a ton of people in the club at this point, but the four of us managed to dominate the dance floor and we even attracted a small Korean crowd. We were the last ones to leave the club just after 6:00 a.m. and that is when we parted ways. The best part was, I didn't have to taxi home because the subway had already started running. A good portion of Saturday was spent sleeping because of my ridiculously long night Friday. I rolled out of bed at 4:00 p.m. did some laundry, washed some dishes, showered and then met my Korean friend Song Min whom I haven't seen since February. We went for chicken and a beer and then we hung out until he had to head to work. As soon as we parted ways I went straight to bed. Sunday was a BIG day. A bunch of us went to the Incheon United soccer game. Before the game we had a BBQ and enjoyed the beautiful day. We got in trouble for having an open fire on the stadium grounds, so we moved to one of the entrance ways by the parking lot. Here was our view:

A little bit of Korean past mixed with Korean present...An SK gas station blocks the view of the temple. I was lucky enough to get the first Polish sausage...it was DELICIOUS!! Carolina and I decided to share a Polish sausage, so we did it in style...Lady and The Tramp style :)

Finally, it was game time. We sat in our usual spot, which is with the Incheon supporters, who DO NOT stop cheering the entire game. Some of people enjoyed more beers, I was not one of those people, while others cheered/booed and some didn't pay any attention at all. We were playing Suwon, so it was a BIG game for Incheon. Suwon won the championship last year, so most teams are scared of them. However, they are in last place this year, go figure.

This is one of those moments when Chris and Carolina weren't paying attention to the game...clearly, neither was I. There are no words to describe this picture for so many reasons. It is just an amazing picture for so many reasons.Nick, Duncan, Chris and I enjoying the game. I clearly held this picture together :) Carolina and I at the game. I would also like to note that I actually did not take this self-portrait. Well done Caro! High Five to the awesomeness that is us.

The game ended up in a tie 0-0, so we can't really complain, but it would have been nice to kick some Suwon ass. Chris, Carolina, Nick, Nicole, Duncan and I all headed to Yeonsu together after the game. We all went our own separate ways when we got there. Nicole and I waited for Mad Max to open and then headed there for some drinks and food. A Korean friend of ours met us there, we hung out for a bit and then we headed to a new place. We hung a bit later than I was anticipating, but I hardly drank and had no classes on Monday, so I was worried about being tired.