My week with no computer.

Traditional neighborhood market. Smiling dead pig.

Lots of seafood in the sun.

Dried fish.

Turtles and eels.

You could smell these strawberries over all the raw fish.

Octopus.

The Royal Tombs. In one of the three tombs in the park was the ninth king and his wife at another. The last tomb was for the eleventh king, his son. The tenth king you may be wandering was horrible. He was the other son. I have no idea where his tomb was, but I don't think his ended well.

The first signs of springs.

The tomb is inside the mound and all the statues are placed around it. Your not allowed on to the area. There is a fence keeping you back. I learned though that in the country side where there cementaries, normal Koreans also were buried with this dumb like mound above there grave.

This girl actually works with my aunt. She was visiting a friend of her's in the army in Seoul. I met up with them for a few beers in Itaewon. This bar was packed with Americans. There was no Koreans there, besides for the three people that worked there. The upstairs bar had a Led Zepplin cover band with bad wigs and all to look like Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. They weren't bad. But there was a ton of nasty older military couples rocking out.

And now for my computer:

My logic board broke. I don't know anything about it, but it just sounds expensive. Luckily, my warranty came through and covered it. However, I wish that the whole process was simple. I went to the underground Coex Mall's "a" store and they referred me to a the authorized Apple repair store. They handed me a map and broken English verbal directions. So after getting lost finding the escallator, I finally after a few minutes made my way to the ground level outside. Looking up there was a dizzing amount of skyscrapers. Beautifuly lit and designed buildings. I was looking for a building that said Ubase, which the korean sales associate said and the map had highlighted. Walking towards the six lane street I stopped to read the tops of all the builings; Hyundai Mall, City Air Termainal, City Tower, Citibank, Oakwood Hotel, etc. I saw a Fedex Kinkos as listed on the map and assumed I was heading in the right direction. 

The sales associate said it should no take more the five minutes to get to my destination. After five minutes, I stopped a woman for help armed with my map. She pointed, spoke 3 words of English, I and headed the way she pointed. Then I filed in the blanks of here directions with my own interpretation and wound up even more lost. I walked into a nice restaurant and asked the host for help. She came outside and walked me to a corner, then another older man crossed the street and they both read over the map. They told m straight and to the left. Again, I was still lost. I then went to two paring lot attendants and another older man ran over, who then lead me to the building. We crossed back over the street and back towards the mall. Passed another and correct Fedex Kinkos and turned down a street, where the building was suppose to be. As he ran into the restaurant on the corner, I spotted the tiny Ubase sign off the side of the building. On top of the building in huge letters was the word KIM, but no where on the map did it say that. Just as I discovered it, the man ran out to tell me. I thank him for his kindness, no one in the US would do that. I went in to the building just a couple 100 feet away. Ran up to the third floor and got to the door, but it closed.

The next day I went back and found it a lot quicker. When i dropped it off they asked if they could delete everything and I said no! I was fearing the worse up until I got it home and turned it on and everything was still there. Then I plugged in the ethernet cord and it worked! 

Now my next issue: The light bulb burned out in my bathroom. I can't figure out how to get the limp off. I have perfected showering in the dark, which is no easy task. The shower head is not fixed to the wall. It's hand held. However, I have not had the balls to try shaving in the dark, yet. As of right now there is no need, too.