prices

assorted prices of the day:

in won

today's exchange rate: 1USD = 1118.56won


4 parts of an ajumma costume:


gloves - 4,000won

purple stretchy (maternity?) pants - 12,000won

Floral shirt ("of good quality" no less) - 15,000won

pink/sunflowered ascot - 1,000won

still on hunt for a visor!!


6 shirts of drycleaning : 10,000 won
-conveniently left off and picked up at front security desk of my building. ( i gave an orange to the man that helped).


10 wings in itaewon on tuesday nights: 3,000 won

grape jelly (medium size?) at local mart: 6,500 won

5 slices of (??) cheese at local mart - 2,300 won

Japanese tea and cookies after lunchtime with Guri High School crew - free (paid for by "hyong" my department leader/big brother (translation of "hyong"))

many pounds of candy to keep promises of "much candy for Halloween week!!" made hastily - 17,000 won



in other Korea-related news, the G20 summit is not far away. Their tagline should be:

The world's G20 - so important we only invited 19 countries!


and i'll top that sweet sweet desert off with a quotation:


"live with yourself; get to know how poorly furnished you are"

-persius



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