Dropping Bombs in the Bunker.

I think Minaz is adapting to Korean (bar) life a little too easily. On Friday we went to 대학로 (Daehang-ro, another university area just north of insa-dong/downtown) where we met some friends and visited a nice little bar up there: 꾼/kkoon (means expert in Korean). We spent some time there and Minaz started talking to a few of the people there--regardless of their English ability. He gets a little more outgoing after a few drinks.

Anyways, after 꾼 we went outside and Minaz did his 'networking' and got a line on a bar which I had seen before but never been to: Bunker (10% off coupon on website). It had a packed dancefloor and no cover (but you had to buy a drink when you got in). Some decent music here, pretty much hiphop and a young crowd...perfect for us old guys. Minaz was a bit of a celebrity and the next thing we knew we were pushed into dance-circles and started to get down...not so much me, but Minaz showed his stuff.


Bunker...a good spot in Daehangro.

I tried to get a few pics of Minaz doing his thing, but this is the only one that turned out.


Minaz in Bunker, raise the roof!

Next we went to 홍대 (HongDae, near Hong-Ik University) and 흐지부지 (heo-ji-boo-ge, Hodge Podge). Minaz had the idea that we shouldn't pay cover so he talked to the bouncer at the door for a good half hour making his case. I now know the gatekeeper's name is Duke and he was born in L.A. and he thinks Minaz is "a nice guy, but [he] talks too much." I concur. Minaz, just pay the 10,000 won (8USD) like everyone else. Anyways, we got in and it was pretty good in there (Bunker was better) and at the end of the night I wanted to head but Minaz (one to extend his time as much as possible) said, "Just give me 5 minutes to strike out with all the girls in here." He got through 4 of them in about 30 seconds then found one that would dance with him. I was getting ready to bolt when our friend Duke came onto the dancefloor and got Minaz to the bar for a free tequila shot...actually, he wanted to get him to stop bothering the ladies, but a free anything is heaven for Minaz.

Finally we left and Minaz continued to talk to anyone and everyone. It was hilarious (as long as you're not on the receiving end). "Hi, I'm from Canada, are you a G.I.? Everyone thinks I'm American and a G.I. Where are you from again?" then there was the "아가씨!/agasshi!/girl!" line that he bellowed whenever he saw a girl....which was often/every 5 seconds. One Korean guy was roped in by him...Sung. Seems he was out with his buds and on the way home to Ilsan (a long ways away) and was a KATUSA (Korean Army Training with the US Army, check out those wages on the site!) guy (so he knows English well) in his military days and also an accountant at PriceWaterhouseCoopers now. Minaz is an accountant so they got along famously, even as Minaz explained to people that Sung was gay and looking for a boyfriend. Ya, hilarious, as long as you're not on the receiving end of his 'humor'. We eventually made it home without getting into a fight or going to jail, which was a bit of luck.


Minaz and Sung...old buds.

Saturday night was 꾼 then 노래방/noraebang (singing room/Korea's karaoke) where I did my infamous rendition of Smashing Pumpkin's 1979 and Bunker again. Sunday I was pretty dead, but Minaz still went out during the day. We had Chinese food at night and he got a pic with 2 of the owner's kids who were these (got to get that from him to post) and the owner gave him an apple...which is 25c in Canada but here they can be $1-2 each. Man, this guy gets all the breaks.


Ah, finally....he's asleep!

Time to go to work...more later.