Hello Mr. Freeze

(Apologies for any spelling mistakes - my auto spell checker is experiencing the flu)
So the last few days have been great.
I had planned a fairly quiet weekend. That failed miserably. Well it was actually a great weekend. Met a host of new people, including a few Koreans. I lost my noraebang virginity. For those of you who don't know what a Noraebang is; well it's very simply translated to 'song room'. We sang and danced till about 7am - they don't serve alcohol, so it's a pleasant excuse to escape it for a while.
Sunday arrived and so did the Siberian army!!! I mean an extremely cold front thrashing its way through Seoul and more potently through my hat, gloves and feeble excuse for a jacket. I couldn't believe what was happening. Then Monday arrived and the Siberians were still combating their way through the country and this time they brought weapons. I was sitting comfortably in a restaurant, eating a Korean BBQ (really??? - yes) with a Korean lady (my first date) and then it started to snow. It was beautiful snow though. The flakes were the size of eggs (ok an exaggeration - but hey, there wasn't really an army of Siberians) and they fall with calm grace. Everyone in the restaurant dropped their Kimchi fixes and glued their eyes to the sky........ however the moment passed fairly quickly as the snow got thinner and heavier and resulted in a dense stream of sleet piercing the navy blue sky. The wind picked up and the navy blue sky soon became thick black. Then out of the blue (apologies for over use of colours) came an almighty crash - thunder was upon us and in spectacular style. So much so the people around us gasped and then there was a chilling silence. A procession of thunderous crashes descended down and through our small alleyway. And then the finale. The sky, which was still a horrific thick blackness, began to flash away like a Korean welder on the street side.
Moments later it was all over.....

Today is Tuesday. At around 11am all teachers were asked to go outside and erect the kids artwork that we had spent a fair few hours preparing for them. Not a problem one would think...... but you're forgetting that the Siberian army are well and truly still in Seoul. It was freezing and we were having to tie knots with brittle string..... It was funny though, as no one was enjoying it, but this some how made it enjoyable.....
A couple of pics to savour the moment.