Boolim and the LCC crew

I'm here in Korea to set up design IT infrastructure and do a little training with a new Production Artist crew called the LCC. They work at one of our main factory liasons, Boolim, for licensed apparel. No, we're not outsourcing, yet.

Boolim offices on the right. No factory in sight. We always refer to Boolim as "the factory", so I was surprised to arrive and find only a main office building. The main factory is across town and they are our liason with several other factories across asia.


Beware, o ye who enter here, for death awaits with sharp pointy teeth. Just kidding. The front desk security guy is awesome. Almost as awesome as Cheryl at the Michael Jordan building front desk. Almost.


"The Boss"
Looks like Amber found my blog. At least Silver is amused.


The Crew
Silver, Jinju, Jenny, Danny


My desk


The Office, minus Dwight Schrute


My favorite time of day, lunchtime.

Dorky foreigner, Amber, Danny


Jinju, Jenny and Silver


My driver, Mr. "Jeeves" Hur

Notice the screen in the middle? IPTV, media player, internet, GPS and bunch of other tech stuff in one device. Everybody has 'em here. We're sooooo behind the cool tech times in the US.

Random Pics

Get Crunk(y)


SotA (Scooterman of the Apocalypse)


Ummm, I've got this itch...


I'm not sure what a Pocari is, or what kind of exercise they do, but their sweat is quite delicious.


"Light" traffic at 9pm

The Dormy

Here's a quick peek at my fine accomodations. The Grand Intercontinental it is not, but it gets the job done.



The main entrance, where all the asian businessmen hang out smoking cigarettes while waiting for their taxis.



The business end...



...and the party end.



I'd show you the halls, lobby, restaurant and gym, but they aren't much to look at. They smell like old fish, too.

It's a serviced residence, so it has a few more amenities than a hotel. I have a washer/dryer, fridge, stove and microwave. The bidet is nice and the heated floors keep my dogs toasty in the mornings. It's nice climbing into a freshly made bed every night that you didn't have to make yourself. I'll have to cut a deal with my wife when I get back. ;)

The Hive...

...is STILL under construction.





A little inside joke for my Nike friends.

Blog Dump

A blog dump's a comin'. I've got a lot to post, so I'll break it up into multiple posts.

Enjoy!

Shop Smart...

Shop S*Mart!



10 points if you know the reference.

Seoul Searching

Yup, I did it. I just used a cheesy soul cliché in the title. Watchya gonna do?

For fun these past few nights I've been cruising the streets around the ol' Dormy in my size 9's checking things out. I thought it'd be hard to find places to eat, what with not being able to read Korean and all. Fortunately a good deal of the restaurants have pictures on their menus so I can point and grunt for what I want. It's been great getting my fill of real Asian food. Even so, there are a Pizza Hut, Buger King, Outback Steakhouse, three 7-11's, two Dunkin' Donuts and of course Starbucks that I've found so far within walking distance if I get sick of the kimchee and bulgogi.

Walking, even on the sidewalks, is a dangerous affair. Traffic here is INSANE. When it gets really bad the scooter and motorcycle delivery drivers spill over onto the sidewalks. They rip on by at 90 miles an hour within inches of anyone walking along. Unfortunately the washing machine in my unit is all in Korean, so I haven't been able to wash all the soiled shorts from many an encounter with the insane Scootermen of the Apocalypse.

Ask my wife, I don't have much of a sense of smell. Regardless, a casual stroll through the streets of Seoul is a constant bombardment on the olfactory sense. With the myriad restaurants and street vendors the smells are varied and mostly pleasing and/or interesting. Occasionaly, though, a smell will hit your nose with a slightly off tinge. Must be a spot where a particularly startling scooter encounter occurred.

Here's a shot from my hotel window:



And bodgy stitched together photo of the full view: