Soccer Night in Korea

I went down to Suwon for a Korean soccer match last weekend (my friend, Tara, lives there and her coworkers who we went to the game with are much cooler than my coworkers). The game was between Suwon Bluewings and Seongnam, which are two teams in the K-League (the best league in Korea). The game was awesome and the fact that we were right behind a bunch of crazy fans with gigantic flags that blocked our view for most of the game only seemed to improve the experience. I'd never been to a soccer game before but I'll go back in a heartbeat. It is much more exciting than watching on TV - I guess being around all those other fans makes it better. I don't even live in Suwon and I was going crazy when they scored so I think I should stay away from British soccer where they tend to get violent...

In the end, Suwon came out victorious and won the game 3-0!

Us "whiteys" got our picture taken with a bunch of Koreans after the game (I'm in the front row on the left/centre):

After the game we went off to a place for galbi which is basically some beef or pork strips cooked on a Korean BBQ. They make you look after cooking the meat which some people think adds to the experience but I think it is just work that I should not have to deal with :) In the end though, I guess it pays off because it is delicious and you can say to yourself "I am a good cook." Then we headed to a Noraebang, which is a Korean karaoke room. You book a certain amount of time and then you have a room to yourself where you can sing your little heart out (English music of course). The Noraebang was absolutely fantastic, with 3 minor exceptions as noted (please read with a high level of facetiousness):

A. The videos on the TV didn't match the song you were singing

B. There was a very noticeable echo, all singing therefore was incomprehensible

C. All the songs cut off when you were only half way done

For those of you who know how well I sing, you know I need all the help I can get and in that regard this place just didn't cut it....!

FOR MORE PICTURES OF THE SOCCER MATCH, click here