Things are sure changing in Korea.
They are making prostitution illegal, bar fines are illegal and they are working on getting rid of the Jucies. The commander implimented a midnught curfew for prity much all Americans living in Korea although that just got overturned.
But the stench of Songtan is still strong.
Well, that change was inevitable. Sooner or later wether it was over some incident with one of the girls or someone deciding that things needed to change it was going to happen. As for the curfew, thats not on the weekends as well, is it? That reallly sucks if it is. That's about the time that the party really gets fun! Plus, if there isn't an all-nighter at the club there isn't anywhere to go drink. I may never go back in my career (but who knows) but this kinda sucks. I guess they'll be some drunken nights at the OHOP. Assuming I go back to Osan, that is. Oh well. Stock up on combat bottles! :evil:
I only have one thing from Korea, and I'll be damned if I'm gonna share that here. It was very embarrasing and I think needless to say, involved Soju. Nothing good can happen from drinking that stuff, especially if you drink it a couple of different places. Not that that is going to stop me from driniking the stuff.
My best memories came from a fellow PMEL tech by the name of Kevin Clyde. Like the night he was out with his ALS class and decided to throw himself at a large stack of beer crates and opened up his shoulder. Or the night it snoed just enough to leave a nice then layer of ice all over the ground. Now, Clyde is about 220 pounds and all muscle. He attempted to follow one of our other techs in sliding on the ice and ungracefully fell on his ass. Or the time he DDT'd his roommate the first day it snowed. Or the time he and I had a WWE-style wrestling match in his room with his rommate acting as the ref. I think Korea would have been a lot less fun without him there. Yeah, I had fun.
:-D :roll:
Quote from: hoover35 on 03-29-2005 -- 11:36:32
But the stench of Songtan is still strong.
Songtan was garbage, but A-Town... That's something magical.
Quote from: cobychuck on 02-01-2006 -- 15:40:15
I only have one thing from Korea, and I'll be damned if I'm gonna share that here. It was very embarrasing and I think needless to say, involved Soju. Nothing good can happen from drinking that stuff, especially if you drink it a couple of different places. Not that that is going to stop me from driniking the stuff.
My best memories came from a fellow PMEL tech by the name of Kevin Clyde. Like the night he was out with his ALS class and decided to throw himself at a large stack of beer crates and opened up his shoulder. Or the night it snoed just enough to leave a nice then layer of ice all over the ground. Now, Clyde is about 220 pounds and all muscle. He attempted to follow one of our other techs in sliding on the ice and ungracefully fell on his ass. Or the time he DDT'd his roommate the first day it snowed. Or the time he and I had a WWE-style wrestling match in his room with his rommate acting as the ref. I think Korea would have been a lot less fun without him there. Yeah, I had fun.
:-D :roll:
I remember Clyde as well. He did make the last part of my tour interesting. He let me slam a trash can on his head for my going-away.
That sounds awfully familiar. There's something at the edgle of my memory that says I should know who you are.
:? :?
I was at Osan from 1 Sep 99 - 7 Sep 00. I remember your name on the inbounds, but I think I just missed you.
I was also there with Velasco (I saw his name on this forum somewhere).
Yeah, I showed up on the 12th of September. Must have heard someone telling the story about it then.
:-P
Anyone who was at Osan should remember Songtan Sally. See attached.
(shiver) Why in the hell would anyone say yes? The saying "I may be drunk but you're still ugly" really fits this!
:-o
For you young kids who may not have ever heard the story...
Winston Churchill and Lady Astor are at a dinner party. Lady Astor looks over at the PM and says "Winston, you're drunk!"
Churchill replies, "Bessie, you're ugly, and tomorrow I'll be sober."
That picture gives me nightmares. :-(
maybe 62EE will delete it for us...
Quote from: docbyers on 02-14-2006 -- 13:45:24
maybe 62EE will delete it for us...
And tell us why he even
kept that picture.
Believe it or not, I just got that picture on another forum just the other day (afforums.com). Someone was asking about the Korea experience, then someone else posted that picture. That very day I ran across a similar thread on this forum, so I took the picture someone posted there and I posted it here.
Based upon the other forum I am on, this girl is entirely too famous. There must have been a billion "Hey, I remember her" responses after someone posted the picture.
Yeah, she is. If you've been to Osan and never had the pleasure of her asking, you must have been invisible. Thinking about it still makes me shudder. God, she's hideous.
:-o
I've never been to Osan, but I'll remember to avoid her if I ever go there.
Even if you avoid her, she may chase you down. She started to follow me out of Burger King, then she ran after me until I made it to the front gate. No joke.
A friend of mine, George H. (name masked for confidentiality-- hint: last name rhymes with "Hoffmann"), was nearly kidnapped on Hooker Hill. They took his watch, ran into the building, and waited for him to run after and retrieve his watch.
The point is that hookers in Korea are hard to avoid. Run fast, and keep your jewelry close-by. And, stay away from any neighborhood nicknamed "Hooker Hill."
Quote from: 62EE on 02-15-2006 -- 21:09:33
The point is that hookers in Korea are hard to avoid.
That's not the case at Kunsan. The only hookers I ever saw were in the 'Red Light' district deep in the city. They were setup in storefronts and were there for the Koreans business, not the GI's. In fact, that area was not well known or frequented by Americans and was specifically off-limits. The only reason I ever saw it was that I just happened to pass through in a taxi one time.
Just for clarification, I was basing my statement on experiences in Osan and Uijongbu, and stories from Seoul.
I worked in Italy on a global project for P&G- we had guys and gals from the USA, England, Germany, Saudia Arabia, and of course Italy. A group of us were at dinner one night, and the conversation turned to the price of the "girls" down on the Lunga Mare. The Americans didn't know, the Germans had no idea, same with the Brits, and the Italians don't touch the stuff. The Saudi's, religious to a fault, said "It's 50,000 lira if you do it in the car, 100,000 if you take them to your place..." I put "girls" in quotations because it was good practice to check the gender before transacting any business with them...
I'll keep all of that in mind if I ever go to South Korea. :-D