The Sweetest Ice-Cream

Since I arrived in South Korea I had been confined to payphones because my cell phone did not work here and I could only purchase a phone once I had my Alien Registration Card (ARC). Fortunately, when I moved into my apart I had a landline, which helped out a lot with making plans with friends; however, my plans had to be arranged 2 hours in advance so that I would not miss the train. It was as though I had returned to the stone ages by not having a mobile phone.

Monday the 7th of September marked my legal existence in SK, I picked up my ARC which was my licence to do just about anything a normal citizen of a country would do. My first plan was to get a cell phone and return to the land of the living where the sun never seizes to shine. I visited a few stores in my area with the help of my two favourite expats (Brett & Jon) who gave me great advice. A week passed and I was still phone-less; but, that was about to change.

Although I had cash to sustain me till the end of the month, I wanted to be wise and keep it for essential day-to-day things which meant that my phone purchase had to be on hold. However, at the start of last week my co-teacher informed me that a settlement had been paid into my bank account; this was music to my ears because it meant that I was able to get a phone before pay-day.

On Monday the 14th of September I found the sweetest Ice-cream. Its pink and perfect... my purchase of it was delayed by a day and my use of it was further delayed... eventually on Wednesday (16/09/09) LG replaced the phone... I waited in the store for 30 minutes while a new Ice-cream was delivered especially for me =) So now I am happy to report that I have returned to the land of the living and that I am the proud owner of a LG Ice-cream.