Adventures in New Furniture…

I’ve had my eye on this little table for a few months now, and finally decided to pick it up. I figured it would be a nice Korean souvenir when I (eventually) go back to Canada.

As you can see, there are 20 tiny little drawers filling the top 1/2 of the table. A word of advice, if you ever find yourself with 20 little drawers in a table in your foyer…don’t put anything personal in any of them. Almost every person through my door has said “Ooooh, what cute drawers. Is there anything in them?” and they start opening the drawers at random.
I keep some spare keys, decks of playing cards and some gum in some of the drawers. I think I’ll put a door prize in one drawer, and everyone who comes to visit gets to choose a drawer and try and find the prize. That’ll be fun. Furniture and Fun all in one ~ what a buy.

Adventures in weather forcasts…

I checked the weather forcast tonight before heading off to bed. Next week is just not looking good:

Today	Tomorrow	Tue	Wed	Thu	6-10 Day
Rain Late High: 18° Low: 11°	Rain High: 16° Low: 10°	Light Rain High: 20° Low: 10°	AM Showers High: 22° Low: 10°	Showers High: 15° Low: 7°

Adventures in blossoms…

Cherry blossoms have finally erupted all over campus. I took my camera to class today, and the battery died before I even took my first picture, so the lovely photo on the left isn’t mine.

I heard from one of my co-workers that some folks in Korea are trying to discourage cherry blossom festivals (very popular events this time of year!) because when the Japanese occupied Korea, they uprooted all traces of Korea’s national flower, the Rose-of-Sharon. In an effort to demoralize Koreans, the Japanese replaced the Rose-of-Sharon with cherry trees. As a result, some Koreans equate the blossoms with the Japanese occupation, and don’t think it’s a cause for celebration. I tried to find some information about the story in the English newspaper here, but haven’t found anything of that nature yet. No matter what the origins of the trees in this country, they are still lovely and I’ll continue to enjoy them as long as they’re in bloom.