Life in Korea:

Life's Irony

Those who are far apart, separated by time and space, wish to be close.

Yet those who are close, with no boundaries between them, remain distant.

Shopping Dilemma

Honey gave me a gift certificate a few days ago so I went to New Core Department store to browse for something that I might need. I'm actually in the market for either a red or a black purse which I can use to alternate with my big white Metro bag.

A lot of new models are out these days. The yellow purses actually caught my attention. Since I have several outfits in greens and yellows, I ought to get a yellow purse. Come to think of it, I don't really need a red purse since I don't have red shoes to match it with.

On the other hand, I also want to get a medium-sized black purse that I can use in school. But then again, I already have a black Ferragamo which Honey bought in Germany.

Ahh! This is ridiculuous -- having to be stressed out over trivial choices. It's puzzling. Why can't I be as efficient with my fashion decisions as I am with my professional choices???

Tomorrow's Technology

The development of technology in Korea is so rapid that the cellphone or digicam you bought just a few months ago is already obsolete.

Korea is one of the leading export-country for highly-sophisticated tech gadgets. While the rest of the world is still fascinated with cam-phones, Korea has already several new toys. The tech trend today is the fusion of several features and functions into one electronic gadget.

My hubby's  phone is a multi-function one, something that fits a busy businessman. It's a cam-phone with an MP3 + an internet banking system. My husband can electronically send money and check bank balances through his phone.

Two days ago, he got me the hottest electronic gadget on the market. He bought an i-station. It's an MP3 + DMB + PMP + PDA + Navigation, all in one. Let me tell you what those acronyms stand for.

1. PDA -- the pocket pc, we all know this.

2. Navigation System -- it's an electronic map, a gadget for cars

3. MP3 player -- the mini-audio player that replaced portable cd's. Cellphones in Korea all have a high-definition digicam and an Mp3.

4. DMB -- a function that allows you to watch tv programs on your cellphones wherever you go. It's the first of its kind in the world. So cellphones in the local market have a digicam + Mp3 + DMB.

5. PMP -- is the latest in technology in Korea and the very first in the world. This is a portable multi-player, you can upload movies here from the internet and you can watch it wherever, whenever. 

Digital cameras today have an MP3 feature. I think the coolest and newest digicam on the market today is the Samsung #11 PMP. This is a digital camera with a PMP + MP3. I want to get one. For the meantime, my digicam will do . Besides I've a new toy to enjoy...hihihi