Reminiscing about Korea. Like the PH, I have vivid memories of the place. I looked up my old apartment right outside Yongsan Base near Itaewon. Half of the 4th floor was my apartment. The 2nd floor used to be a karaoke bar. Every midnight, I'd watch Korean juicy girls below board a van and leave. Pretty ones too. Now? the 2nd floor is a PC LAN gaming shop. The ground floor used to be a 7-11. Now? It's a restaurant.
There used to be an entrance to the public market behind the buildings. But, it was closed off. I loved eating Korean street food for lunch at the market. Every time I ate there, a group of Korean HS students would eat there too. They'd just crowd around like I'm one of the guys (or gals) with no concept of airspace. There would be Korean chatter all around me. I just smiled and pretended I knew what they were saying. They'd smile and laugh as I tried to use my chopsticks. Kinda hard when I was bunched up like a grasshopper because they were crowding a little too close.
I didn't like Friday nights though. Every Saturday morning, there would be a trail of puke and piss (leading right back to the base) where drunken GIs who had gone partying at Itaewon couldn't hold it any longer.
