One Week Gypsy

Clothes: 20.2kg
Butoh Paint: 1.2kg
Sewing Machine: 9.0kg
Books: 7.5kg
Electronics: 10kg
Keytar: 6.4kg
Sound Gear: 14kg
Flutes: 1.2kg

TOTAL: 69.5kg

Ok, so this is unacceptable, as my ticket gives me only a 20kg allowance and excess baggage is charged at USD30 a kilo.

TOTAL: 49.5kg

My contract gives me an additional 20kg.

TOTAL: 29.5kg

They will also pay for what I needed for the show.

TOTAL: 7.9kg

Which I will probably stuff into my briefcase as additional hand luggage.
(But it is so heavy and you have too many bags. Oh no, look at my big headphones – I’m a DJ, I couldn’t possibly part with my expensive equipment. Are you famous? Not yet. Ok).

The only problem is, I have completely packed, and I don’t leave for another week.

Don’t Gypsies usually travel light?

5 More Shows…

Which equals one more week, 4 days of which I have to work.

3 days to conclude this chapter.

I really hope I get to dance in a new one before I go.

I have discovered ASIANPUNKBOY other wise known as Terence Koh.

I think it was because of a video of him and Lady Gaga?

He suits me.

The cards told me to stop and celebrate what I have before moving on. I thought that meant that I had to go out. But it seems, all I needed to do was sit around with Abe and eat junk and watch TV. Which is fine. Except now I have (another) bellyache.

Now I am ready for bed.

Pansori Lullaby

So, I have been pretty lame this week, not posting much at all.

But I have been incredibly productive, considering I have also been trying to spend as much time with Nathan before he goes (TOMORROW!).

After cancelling our performance of Nok Cha Cafe Friday night due to a storm (which actually ended up clearing and leaving an ideal night, but we went out to Itaewon and had three dinners instead… long story), we squeezed in some last minute filming tonight.

But, I have been faithfully been turning up to my Pansori classes, and without fail, Min Ah has a new piece waiting for me to learn.  Today’s is somewhat of a Pansori lullaby.  Which is a scary thought in itself.

I’m not sure if this would calm me down after a crying fit, or put me to sleep.  Apparently, it is meant to do the latter.

[Vid After the Break]

I wrote a song…

I’m goin to Korea, goin to Korea, goin to Korea, hey hey hey hey….

Partings

I love Korea.

As my time here draws to an end, I am really feeling this country, and its people who have taken me in and made me their own.

When I joined this company, I didn’t gain friends, or co-workers, I gained an entirely new family. Full of older sisters (two brothers) and run by one despotic, demanding but incredibly generous uncle, and his grim, severely intelligent and terrifyingly eloquent counterpart. I have never experienced anything like it, and I am not sure that I ever will again. I have never had older siblings, and, let’s be honest, I am not a very quality specimen myself, but here I know what it is to be loved, cared for and protected – things that don’t usually happen outside your home.

I feel at home here. Of course, everything I have grown up with and learned to love isn’t present. I have no parents, no friends, no lover, just a grown respect for culture so entirely alien to my own.  It is very special.

I lost 23 kilos to get here, and Korea took another 3 or 4, but it has given so much back.

That was incredibly wanky.

But these feelings are real.

And that’s all that matters.

Numbers

It’s been 20 days since my last post, and it is 20 days until I leave this country for that of my birth.

I am pretty bad at this game, but, as always, I will endeavour to do better.

On another topic, why does Firefox hate my Australian spelling lifestyle?

I have 6 more performances of The Little Dragon to undertake.

I also have 3 more weeks left of my sojourn in this country, but my Gym membership finished last week…. What shall I do?

I haven’t saved as much money as I had hoped this last year. A measley 30% of my earnings. But I have lots of things. And I went to Japan. I have put my remaining money somewhere safe.

In my dad’s bank account.

Also, the Sacred Cat, Ariel was unfortunately euthanised last Thursday. There is a replacement on order though.

I am emphatic that euthanised is a valid word, but Firefox, once again lets me down.

*Sigh*

(emotional)