Guitar, Gym, study, Family, Life

I have had about 6 guitar lessons

- The first lesson was awesome - I learnt so much about 6 chords, then I tried to learn how to strum, with my right hand and it all went wrong - this is really difficult for me, I can't keep rhythm. I can't hit the strings with up and down strokes and not strike the strings with up and down strokes in a consistent time and constantly keep my right hand in rhythm and I am far from being able to do this and seamlessly change chords...

But I am not ready to give up - just yet!

I joined the gym on Saturday, it is a local gym - not a chain.. it is small and cheap, but the equipment is good. I am not really an exercise person... but recently I am inspired as I have been losing weight by not drinking alcohol during the week (still have a few beers at the weekend though) and walking everyday...  In the UK I weighed 83kg (ashamed to say) and in fashion and body conscious Korea - this is a bad weight to be. but things are moving, in the right direction... so I am putting this out there with my target. But my main aim is just losing the beer gut! but I enjoy beer, and Korean Chicken - too much)  I think that Korean food has really helped - It is quite healthy, but I love it.. a bit too much. As is common in Korea, gyms provide clothes to wear in the gym, for a small additional fee... last night the owner asked me "Extra Large" - the t shirt he gave me may have been extra large but was skinny fit - like a muscle vest... this is so far away from what my body shape is...  so this is my new target, to fit in the XL - T-shirt without looking so hideous! - I worry that someone may complain!

You can follow my Korean study progress on my other blog but I am currently having 3 lessons a week and trying to squeeze in as much self study as I came - listening is still improving, but speak is still a struggle...  but little by little I am making progress...

Lots of things going on in my family life too,

Harvey has started football and the other week he had a 3 game tournament - they lost - (0-0,0-0,0-1) but i was impressed by Harvey's skill and determination and it was a good day.

Last Saturday I attended Erin's kindergarten open day. Each child had to perform on stage and Erin had been practising all week!  When the performances started, I was surprised as the Parents joined their child on stage in matching t-shirts and all sang together... Act 2 - matching T-shirts... so when our turn came around we joined Erin on stage and I managed to break out some of the dance moves and about 5 words to the song... Harvey carried us with his loud singing and I think Erin was a bit stage frightened - but we had fun!


Here are the teachers giving their performance

Update:

It has been a long time since I wrote a blog post here and I have even stopped blogging the amazing things series.  So much has been going on in my life but nothing of any real interest to write about, family and friends get more than enough updates through facebook, kakao talk and instagram so this blog has become a bit unnecessary.  But, I don't want to retire it.  It was a good record of our move here, but I need to give it more purpose.

I have been concentrating on my other Blog. Korean Learning . Which unsurprisingly is about learning Korean.  But even there the posts have been infrequent...

I think this blog needs a redesign and some fresh ideas, so I am going to work on that...soon.

You can probably expect some random posts about normal things, food and not so normal things...  like choking and spitting water over a colleague in the company canteen (Yes, this really happened to me on Friday).

As this is titled update, i guess I should update you about myself... Still working for the Korean software company, now in pre-sales and marketing, still enjoying life here, and I am starting guitar lessons on Monday evening...

Maybe I can write about that... I have a feeling that it will take some time as I have zero musical ability and talent... the teacher has his work cut out...

Amazing things #35 CAMMAN VIEWING BINOCULARS

Amazing things #35 CAMMAN VIEWING BINOCULARS

This  CAMMAN VIEWING BINOCULARS may be functional but it is the fact that they look truly ridiculous that makes them amazing!

Amazing Things #34 Spider Grip

Amazing Things #34 Spider Grip

This "thing" can hold your phone on your windscreen and only cost 2 pounds 20p

- That is amazing....

Censorship

South Korea blanket blocks any "Pro" North Korean content...

This is a selection of tweets that mention Kim Jong Un and the North Korean Central News threat index - blocked by the KCSC

Deserted...

Got to the office a bit early today - 7:50! - There is nobody here... 8:55...1 person, "Why are you early?"- HuH!" 8:06 - "1 more person "Why are you early?"- HuH!"  8:10 - No one else here yet...

So it appears that the CEO went on a business trip so everybody is having a lie in!!! - Why did no one tell me?

But found my mouse sabotaged this morning - So who did that?

I have decided to learn Chinese!!!

I have decided that Korean is just too hard to learn, so I am giving up and I am going to start to learn Chinese instead. I realize that it won't be quite as useful , while I am working in a Korean company... but hey... at least it is another string in my not so useful bow...

I have started already

我开玩笑

it is so easy to learn... I reckon I will be fluent by the end of the year, then I can start on the various chinese dialects...

快乐愚人节