morning coffee.

hey, i didn't order this...

xo.

vb.

i miss you already.

feeling a bit nostalgic about the wacky year i have thus far in good 'ol korea.

there are some things that i will miss:

family mart. the king of convenient stores. you are just so darn convenient.

fried mandu. delicious fried dumplings that would fill my tummy on a lazy sunday.

speaking korean. whether it be chatting with the cab driver on the way home, or ordering food; speaking another language is super fun! especially when you have a local accent, they are even more impressed. brushes shoulder off.

cheap transportation. bus and subway rides for 900 - 1300 won. taxi rides home for 10,000 won. definitely beats toronto at $3.00 per subway ride and 5 minute taxi rides for $10.00.

clean cities. thank goodness for old women. they keep this place spic and a span.

celebrity status. i look like rihanna? i'll take it.

shopping. this country has made my wardrobe much better for much less.

internet. oh you bet. fast, speedy and inexpensive.

hospitality. oh korea. you are so nice to me. and honest too.

safety. i like walking around without the constant checking to see if my bag has been cut open. you know, the simple things in life.

home cooked meals. not by me you crazies.

a meal cooked just for me by my co-teacher's mother.

new found life friends. you meet some people, and then you love some people. i like to meet people, then find out that i love them.

for example... judy!

www.jujujudy.tumblr.com

6 days left.

looking forward to my return already.

xo.

vb.

lacklustre.

tired. annoyed. frustrated. nervous. disappointed.

i'm ready to go home. too bad i'm not.

xo.

vb.

tex mex.

once i went to mexico and had a very authentic experience... at a resort.

xo.

vb.

warren.

a day of celebration in sadness.



this song is dedicated to my aunt leanne in austria.


love you.

xo.
vb.

snow wons.

in two weeks i won't be seeing this for a very long time.

xo.

vb.

someone like you.

happy v day.

xo.
vb.

the last flight out.

there is it. the last international flight is booked for the next few months.
seoul to kuala lumpur.
february 26th.
11:23pm.

this song is dedicated to grade 7 me and my youth group at carruther's creek community church, aka c4.



xo.
vb.

smugography II.

busan, south korea.


pesos.


alona beach, bohol, philippines.


dumagete, philippines.


out at sea.


up in the air.


malapascua, philippines.


daegu, south korea.


xo.
vb.

dr. philippines.

oh well hai!

i have been oot and a aboot the philippines for this lunar year celebration.

however, it seems that any holiday this year is not the same without family. anyways, i believe the philippines is somewhere i would definitely be going back to. there are 7000 islands and i only visited 4.

i apologize for the lack and perhaps quality of photos. due to technical and weather difficulties, most of these pictures were just snapped out of luck.

bohol

one of the largest islands in the philippines, it contains the tarsier monkeys (the smallest monkey in the world) and the famous chocolate hills. both of which i did not see... i was on vacation! but i did see lots of other cool things. you'll see.

alona beach. forever alona. :(

just kidding, don't feel bad for me! i was on a beach in the philippines.

some weird vegetation.

playdough flowers.

mmhhmmm.

a very happy security man.

looks like a movie set.

look who found me! oh hai ben willis!

candle lit dinners every night. don't be jealous.

yikes. don't try any funny biznus.

found anna jaffe too!

lupa lupa fish and chips. oh my...

not impressed clearly.

hehe.

can i take one home?

this is why i don't want long hair. yeesh.

country of boats.

WUT. dolphins?!

they love to smile.

hermie the crab.

virgin island.

trees that grow in water. crazy town.

anna.

can't get away from these women. still searching for trash in the water too. come on ajumma you are on vacation!

goal?

dumagete

you would think there was not much going on here according to the reviews from lonely planet and other travel books. however, this city was alive with a fun university culture and cascading water falls.

he thought i was loco.

jeepneys and tricycles.

jon. what a rebel.

motorbike love.

pose for the camera please.

just minding his own.

so greeeeeen.

lush.

don't go chasing ...

this one is for you MOM. look at my blog for pete's sake and love me.

crystal dewdrops.

bamboo forests.

tapatapa.

fox or hound?

cottage country.

malapascua island

paradise away from paradise. here you can dive with thresher sharks and manta rays. this island takes only about 3 hours to walk around, and about 6 to get there. here you can witness a real village behind the resorts with welcoming people and a very large population of children.

palms that no one can read.

barry on the beach.

introspective i am.

rooster fights are popular here.

the village.

a popular past time.

profile barry.

where is the focus?

brown eyes.

chinese dog.

lazing around.

cool beans.

so many kids!

playing alone.

ube shake.

the boat home.

xo.

vb.