Brian recently posted this video on my Facebook wall. I'm not sure where he found it, but I really like it! I really would not be suprised to see this actually happen at a game. Like I've mentioned before, everyone seems to know the dance moves to the biggest Kpop songs, no matter what generation you are.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1925951
Here is the regular music video for the same song. This version also has the English subtitles. It is pretty catchy I think!
Here is the bunch of Phillippino prisioners dancing to the same song. Anyone recgonize them from MJ's Thriller?
Showing posts with label baseball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baseball. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Kia Tigers win the series
Saturday, Alli, Alex, Brian, Emily, Gabe, Neil, Ben, and I went downtown to watch the Tigers play the 7th and final game in the series after hitting up the Kimchi Festival in the morning. Going into the game, the SK Wyverns (Incheon) and the Kia Tigers (Gwangju) were both tied with 3 wins. Whoever won this game would win the series.
We met a bunch of other EPIK teachers by chance at a pizza, chicken, and beer place. It was basically a group of 40 Americans watching the game, not many other Koreans there, but that was okay. Alli, Emily, and I watched the first 4 or so innings, but it was going really slow, and at one point, we were down 5-0. We decided to go shopping since we had just been paid the day before (we got some great stuff for fall/winter!). We heard from the boys, who had stayed to watch, that the score was 5-5 in the top of the 8th, and decided to head back. In the bottom of the 9th, we got a homerun and won the series. It was pretty exciting and everyone started jumping up and down screaming.
One of the EPIK teachers student's dad is the catcher for the Tigers, and the big news was that if we won this game (it would be the Tigers 10th victory), that they would add a second level to the stadium. The stadium isn't big by any means, but then the games would be even more fun to go to. Check out the you tube link below to watch the home run. Also, I love watching/listening to the crowd, they get so into it!
We met a bunch of other EPIK teachers by chance at a pizza, chicken, and beer place. It was basically a group of 40 Americans watching the game, not many other Koreans there, but that was okay. Alli, Emily, and I watched the first 4 or so innings, but it was going really slow, and at one point, we were down 5-0. We decided to go shopping since we had just been paid the day before (we got some great stuff for fall/winter!). We heard from the boys, who had stayed to watch, that the score was 5-5 in the top of the 8th, and decided to head back. In the bottom of the 9th, we got a homerun and won the series. It was pretty exciting and everyone started jumping up and down screaming.
One of the EPIK teachers student's dad is the catcher for the Tigers, and the big news was that if we won this game (it would be the Tigers 10th victory), that they would add a second level to the stadium. The stadium isn't big by any means, but then the games would be even more fun to go to. Check out the you tube link below to watch the home run. Also, I love watching/listening to the crowd, they get so into it!
Monday, October 19, 2009
Kia Tigers
Here is the webpage for the Kia Tigers. Not much is in English, but it shows on the site under "records" that we are currently ranked #1. The boys in my class this morning were really excited to find out that I was at the game, and explained how if the Tigers win 2 more games, then we are the champions. It is the best out of 7, and we have won 2 so far.
Here is a picture of #27, the jersey I got. His name is 감상현.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
A Weekend of Suprises
I was looking forward to having a nice, relaxing weekend in Gwangju. Doing some reading, lesson planning, cleaning, getting my hair cut, and catching up on sleep. Needless to say, none of that happened.
Saturday morning started off productive- I made it to the gym by 11. When I was done, I looked at my phone. I usually don't check it often because I don't get many calls. This time, there were 3 missed calls and a text message, all from Emily. I called right away because she somehow managed to get an extra ticket to the 2nd game of the World Series Kia Tigers v. SK baseball game. I flew home, put on some deodorant and was out of the apartment in 5 minutes.
The Tigers are ranked #1 so far in the nation, and if they win this series, they will have won 10 times. We had so much fun at the first game, so I knew this was going to be good. It surpassed my expectations! Every single seat was full, and people were standing in the asles watching. There were two cute Korean kids in front of us that we enjoyed playing rock paper sicssors with and teaching them how to fist bump. Emily and Brian had gotten hats, and Allie and Alex got jerseys, so during the break, Kenny and I got jerseys too. I chose #27, who according to 2 different people is the "Home Run King." The game was great, and we won 2-1. I'd love to go to another game, but ticket are hard to come across.
After the game, the girls went to get food for dinner, while the boys picked up the refreshments. We made dinner at Brian and Emily's, and had fun with the Wii. Kenny knew of a place called "Super Club" so we went there around 12.
Super Club was crazy. It was 3 stories, and really full. The DJ's came up from a hole on the stage, and there were lots of entertainers- girls wearing cat suits, a male singer, a KPOP band, and then a male stripper who took it all off. We were on the second floor with a good view of the dance floor and show. We had bottle service, and it was a pretty good night. We weren't expecting any of the entertainment, but it made for some great pictures.
Sunday Emily, Allie, and I went to Mokpo, a coast town about 50 minutes away. The boys were still hurting from Saturday, so they didn't come along. The city is pretty small, 260,000 people. We saw lots of seafood markets, boats, the National Maritime Museum, a ECO festival, and had King Crab for dinner. Between the three of us we took about 200 pictures, mostly of the fish. There were so many kinds! The crab for dinner was really good, we saw them bring the crab in from the tank and a few minutes later it was prepared and ready to eat. It was delicious! Emily and I also bought some fruit. I'm not sure what it is, and I can't seem to find it. But it's red and you peel the skin off. It looks white, but on the inside it is pink and and soft and delicious!
It was a pretty exciting weekend, and I'll be putting up pictures soon of what we saw!
Saturday morning started off productive- I made it to the gym by 11. When I was done, I looked at my phone. I usually don't check it often because I don't get many calls. This time, there were 3 missed calls and a text message, all from Emily. I called right away because she somehow managed to get an extra ticket to the 2nd game of the World Series Kia Tigers v. SK baseball game. I flew home, put on some deodorant and was out of the apartment in 5 minutes.
The Tigers are ranked #1 so far in the nation, and if they win this series, they will have won 10 times. We had so much fun at the first game, so I knew this was going to be good. It surpassed my expectations! Every single seat was full, and people were standing in the asles watching. There were two cute Korean kids in front of us that we enjoyed playing rock paper sicssors with and teaching them how to fist bump. Emily and Brian had gotten hats, and Allie and Alex got jerseys, so during the break, Kenny and I got jerseys too. I chose #27, who according to 2 different people is the "Home Run King." The game was great, and we won 2-1. I'd love to go to another game, but ticket are hard to come across.
After the game, the girls went to get food for dinner, while the boys picked up the refreshments. We made dinner at Brian and Emily's, and had fun with the Wii. Kenny knew of a place called "Super Club" so we went there around 12.
Super Club was crazy. It was 3 stories, and really full. The DJ's came up from a hole on the stage, and there were lots of entertainers- girls wearing cat suits, a male singer, a KPOP band, and then a male stripper who took it all off. We were on the second floor with a good view of the dance floor and show. We had bottle service, and it was a pretty good night. We weren't expecting any of the entertainment, but it made for some great pictures.
Sunday Emily, Allie, and I went to Mokpo, a coast town about 50 minutes away. The boys were still hurting from Saturday, so they didn't come along. The city is pretty small, 260,000 people. We saw lots of seafood markets, boats, the National Maritime Museum, a ECO festival, and had King Crab for dinner. Between the three of us we took about 200 pictures, mostly of the fish. There were so many kinds! The crab for dinner was really good, we saw them bring the crab in from the tank and a few minutes later it was prepared and ready to eat. It was delicious! Emily and I also bought some fruit. I'm not sure what it is, and I can't seem to find it. But it's red and you peel the skin off. It looks white, but on the inside it is pink and and soft and delicious!
It was a pretty exciting weekend, and I'll be putting up pictures soon of what we saw!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Kia Tigers- 6, LG Twins- 1
Friday after school I hopped on a bus as quickly as I could to get down to Mudeung Stadium for the Kia Tigers home game against the LG Twins. It was really easy for me to get there, but the traffic is always bad. I got there a little later than I had planned.
I saw a friend Mechele outside, and she told me to go up to one of the little old ladies selling water to get a ticket. I did and was suprised how easy it was. Before we went in, Gabe and I bought some deep-fried chicken, beer, and Soju.
Our seats were pretty good, right off third plate. But we realized in the first inning that we should have sat on first base. That must have been the student section because they were so loud! Every player has a specific cheer/song that they do, and there are tons of "Go Team, Go" chants. The crowd also has noise makers, so it was always really really loud. I had heard that Koreans like their baseball, but had no idea that it was going to be this much fun!
My coteacher Mihey was at the game, so I went and found her around the 7th inning. They had pretty decents in the outfield, and we did some of the cheers together. It was a lot of fun. Mihey and her friends joined our group of 7 for some Soju downtown after the game. Too look at all my pictures from the game, check out:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=37335477&id=59501140&saved#/album.php?page=4&aid=2202874&id=59501140
I saw a friend Mechele outside, and she told me to go up to one of the little old ladies selling water to get a ticket. I did and was suprised how easy it was. Before we went in, Gabe and I bought some deep-fried chicken, beer, and Soju.
Our seats were pretty good, right off third plate. But we realized in the first inning that we should have sat on first base. That must have been the student section because they were so loud! Every player has a specific cheer/song that they do, and there are tons of "Go Team, Go" chants. The crowd also has noise makers, so it was always really really loud. I had heard that Koreans like their baseball, but had no idea that it was going to be this much fun!
Gabe and I had to get our picture together:
My coteacher Mihey was at the game, so I went and found her around the 7th inning. They had pretty decents in the outfield, and we did some of the cheers together. It was a lot of fun. Mihey and her friends joined our group of 7 for some Soju downtown after the game. Too look at all my pictures from the game, check out:http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=37335477&id=59501140&saved#/album.php?page=4&aid=2202874&id=59501140
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