A hookah lounge, two shots and a dance floor.

A hookah lounge, two shots and a dance floor.  A great evening spent with friends!!

We danced the night away in Gangnam and then caught the morning bus at dawn, destined for home, our feet thanking us for finally relenting and ending our all-night groove fest.

Our night began at the dark and dingy Rainbow bar, where we sat shoeless and lounged on the floor, indulging in hookah and sharing a bucket cocktail between the three of us.  The atmosphere was super cozy and relaxing, a place where you could just chill for hours, listening to great mixes by the DJ. Rad.

Then we headed to Club N.B. and danced til our feet felt numb.  Not drinking very much these days, I just had two shots the entire evening...so I guess you could say it was an evening of sober dancing, but it was still amazing.  Going to this club was like taking a trip backwards in a time machine.  Everything looked and felt like it was 1999, from the fog machines, people smoking inside, current music mixed with '90s house vibes, clothing styles, ...and the dancing! People were rockin out doing the running man and macarena hand jives.  I even saw someone doing the Humpty Dance to some random song.  In sync dancing tends to be pretty popular as well, which I secretly loved :)  The dancing scene is best described using this video.

I've been clubbing here before, but didn't notice the 90s vibe.  Fantastic.

While doing the running man, we witnessed "a strange happening" as my coteacher would say.  There was this dude who was dancing near us and we noticed he kept going up to people while dancing, shining a flashlight in his backpack. People would look in and then take something out.  He finally came over to us, shined the light in his bag, encouraging us to look in. It was a bag filled with nothing but lollipops.  Awesome.

An all-nighter on the town meant I was pretty useless today.  Luckily, it poured rain all day loooong, so I wasn't left feeling guilty for wasting a beauty day.

I woke up in the afternoon, headed to Starbucks for a Cocoa Cappuccino and began my search for some Korean comfort food.  I ended up walking around for two hours as there are so many cool things to discover in the Gangdong.  I went to a couple outdoor markets (nothing stops just because it's raining) and stumbled upon this really pretty house while traveling down one of the winding alleyways.

I guess I just really loved all the pots everywhere.  It kind of reminded me of my mom, with all her crazy potted plants strewn around the house, which drives my dad mad.

Upon entering my building, I am greeted by the security/maintenance man.  I love how he doesn't even pretend to secure the building.  He sits, beer in hand, watching his favourite TV shows and basically greets everyone upon arrival.  He always greets me by singing the words, "You are soooo beautiful" and then makes a curvy outline with his hands, which I think is supposed to signify my body shape.  Every time he does this I can't help but laugh because he looks like such a fool...but I appreciate his daily compliment and how he tries to speak English.  He always laughs, too, and pats my back...sometimes a little too hard, and says, "Good Night".  I need to mention how he says "good night" any time of day.  If I see him first thing in the morning, I'll get a jolly "Good Night".  I don't have the heart to correct him and I say good night right back.

During my two hour walk, I found some of my favourite SK comfort foods at the market and had a relaxing and indulgent rainy afternoon, while watching some Korean films. Today's menu was dduk buki, mandu, and jumeok bap.  Delicious.

I love watching sub-titled movies. Lately, it's been all about Korean and Bollywood films.  

 If interested, you can find full length subtitled Korean movies on youtube.  Luckily, they aren't in pieces, which makes for an enjoyable view.  I recommend The Host, Daisy, and You're My Pet.  For Bollywood films, watch Three Idiots.

Another great start to the weekend here in Seoul :)