Haven’t heard anything from my Korean contact, but I assume that the contract… oh yeah that’s what I was going to do! Gonna quickly see if the contract was ok and the school is all good with what I sent them, brb.

Oh… he says that the contract arrived, in his email, where I sent it, and that seemed to be acceptable by the tone of message I got back on Friday. So hopefully I will get some more news soon, especially as I have already begun to pack. I should write lists… yeah… that’s a great plan! Ok here we go:

Toothpaste

Toothbrush

Extra heads of toothbrush (get off dad)

Floss

Aftershave, aftershave balm stuff

Nice smells

Anti-perspirant (cos I’ve heard it’s not readily available in Korea)

Shaving stuff (bought already)

Razor (wonder if they got Gillette blades in Korea?)

Errrr…

Hair stuff (not sure if I need any)

Pencil case

iPod + wire + charger bits

Camera + charger

Four shot camera (will have to take some photos on that so I can get it developed)

Sun glasses

Book (Take Tolstoy and Dune sequel)

Bag of bits (inc. Leatherman London kit and other whatevers in there)

Shoes (AS MANY AS POSSIBLE)

Pictures

Hip flask (full)

Money (change in UK or Korea?)

Korea book(s)

Japan book

English grammar book (must first purchase that)

Knife (sharpen it or take stone, depends on weight of case)

That’s quite a long list! And will probably get longer the more I think of it. The big stuff is clothes and shoes. I am thinking of taking my boots, leather shoes, and 3 pairs of trainers, is that over the top? Nah! I like my trainers, but it really depends on the amount of space I have in the bag. Here is a picture of the case that I’m taking. It’s my mum’s case, it’s massive. I think its small person sized. So hopefully if my stuff is the same volume of as some of the people I know then all will be good!

While I’m messing with pictures here is one of what I got up to over the weekend! How good is that, Matt and I beat everyone on NBA Jam for the SNES. PICK PICK PICK!!!

Thats supposed to say you are a GRAND MASTER, by the way. was a lot of fun, but playing from about 12 in the evening until about 5.30am was probably not the best idea. And even with that session we had to finish it off in the morning! Later that morning anyway.

Sleepytime, catch you soon!

dx

Still preparation stage

The tidy up of my rubbish is going surprisingly well! I have two boxes of stuff That I want to keep and a box of clothes. I also have a box for Boo, including some old stuff that I think should go to someone that would appreciate the clutter, and Boo is the lucky lady.

The only problem is the grey area stuff. Like old CDs and old books. They have all gone into a box together. This rubbish includes, off the top of the box, a comb which is still in its packet, a French dictionary and my Good News Bible from school.

Got a rejection from an application in the post. That job would have been ok, but boring I think. Wouldn’t have got it anyway, I wasn’t qualified! Which is surprising for a graduate! HA!

A year isn’t a long time, and I shouldn’t think its odd that I’m already planning what I am going to do after this year. There is a nice looking MSc that I’d quite like to do, and there are some parts of the world that I’d like to see, Aus and the US come quite high. But then again I would really like to have a profession at some point soon. I’ll have to apply for the MSc some time this coming year and see how that goes.

Dx

Just to let you know...

I'm not in Korea yet. I still have to fax off my contract to the school, but I have said that I will and have accepted the terms of the contract.

This year is looking to be a great one if all of the good and bad things happen I have heard associated with working abroad happen! I do mean all of the things as well. Gotta take rough with smooth (hoping that there will be a bit more smooth to be quite honest!).

I think the roughest thing will be leaving all of my loved ones at home, in Potters Bar home and in Brighton home (Dad: you dont count as living in one of my homes but you know you are included). I dont get all of the gossip when I'm apart from my peoples... I mean... how will I find out that Yan has stepped in poo on his way to see prospective girlfriend!?!? :D

But right now Korea is a long way away. I am sitting here surrounded with boxes of my useless crap, and whats around me is only a fraction of the rubbish I have thrown away. I'll take a few pictures...

Well thats what my desk looks like, and you can even see me in my coat writting this message to you! Its cold here and I finished my coffee. A couple of days ago my whole room looked like that but now there is an obvious improvement. most of the stuff I want is out and on the floor or in a box and all the stuff I dont want is out and on the floor or in a box/bin! As you might have guessed; the stuff I am keeping probably holds the same value as the crap I am getting rid of.

Oh yeah, that really is me, I just trimmed my beard and had a little taken off the top ;)

Heres some of the boxes that I have emptied of rubbish, there were four of them. I think I am keeping two of them full of stuff like text books and bits that I'd like to keep, and probably a cardboard box of clothes.

It was really easy to start off with... if the item has sentimental value more than worth or use then it generally gets thrown away. there are a few things that I won't throw away that I think perhaps I should, like my jeans, you know, the grey ones with the massive gashes in the knees. Right I think I will actually get back to the stuff cull.