Not sure how to even start this one...
I watched, for the lack of a better word, I will say an interview. With an Australian politician, from about 15 years ago. About a tanker, whose 'front fell off'.
While watching it I had the strange sensation I am looking at a Monty Python sketch. The more I watched, the more the feeling grew. I am still not sure whether I should be laughing or crying. You decide.
I get writing ideas just before going to sleep.
My brain starts putting words like mad and the end result is wonderful.
I got myself a notebook and a pen in my nightstand drawer for that purpose, but I am too tired to take it out and write - and I am also worried I might wake myself up and not be able to go back to sleep.
So many masterpieces lost to humanity!
I experienced an unexpected side effect of the hot weather. My kids are screamers. Who knew.
Well, I knew, of course, but I mean as in them running around and screaming.
Let me explain.
Because of the hot weather we started sleeping with our doors open. A very risky move, I agree. But necessary in this weather.
Which leads to my earlier statement about the kids being screamers. As in screaming in their sleep. I was jolted from my sleep in the middle of the night by one of the kids shouting at someone for a few seconds before silence descended again. Unfortunately, my heart would not calm down for a while.
I finally managed to doze off again only to be awaken at around 6 am by the other one talking loudly in their sleep, explaining to someone how misunderstood they were in this life. Funny, I know.
The year was 2020 and being robbed of any other entertainment, we subscribed to Netflix. Gamechanger.
All of us were hooked to the vast number of films and series available at the click of a link, but none more so than me. I got hooked on K-Dramas, and eventually on C-dramas and J-dramas (although K-dramas will forever hold a special place in my heart).
Yes, yes, I do understand they show a whimsical and unrealistic picture of love and relationships, but a girl can be mesmerized just the same (even if happily married). I will come back to that in another post.
However,
they also showed me what life in this part of Asia is really like, Korea being
the one I learned most about so far. So here are the few things I learned.
Beauty
Skin as pale
as possible
Eyes as
large as possible
Waif-like
appearance for women
Men should
be as tall as possible
The smaller
the face, the better
Nose and
eye jobs are normal
A lot of
men find childish behavior in women sexy (childish by western standards, that
is)
Society
Korean society is very, very hierarchical, based on position, wealth and age
Women are
still expected to stop working after getting married, especially after having a
child. As a result, a lot of women do not want to get married or if they do –
they do not want a child
Women are
treated differently than men in the workplace
It is very
important whether you went to university and whether it is a prestigious
university
Who your
parents are and what they do is important
The
educational system is highly competitive and schooldays start early and finish late.
It is very hard to get into a top university if you don’t put a lot of
additional effort, which often means you must have rich parents
This post
will be continued, as soon as inspiration hits again 😊
What can I say - life got in the way, had no time and there wasn't enough inspiration. But mainly laziness.
After about a decade - I am back to populating these pages, so stay tuned.
A lot more to write about (the family grew, jobs were left and found, moved to a different - debatably - country, have a driver's license now, etc., etc.)
Chat soon!
