Mexicans in Korea? (520 hits)
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Submitted by Silent Renegade (View user info) at 2009-04-13 08:06:10 EDT
It was always something that I thought would be cool. I mean people on Europe do it all of the time. Take a scooter trip about the country side. Travel through Croatia or explore the Spanish Basque aboard a 50cc Vespa. Well, I did it on a 50cc Daelim Message. Probably the most common motor scooter on the peninsula of Korea. Which frankly includes North Korea because we all know they are too poor for even ten grains of rice let alone a superior motor vehicle such as a scooter.
I loaded up one duffle bag, blue with a white Nike symbol. Socks, underwear, two shirts, a tent in case we had to survive the wilds (there aren't any wilds in Korea anymore the country is so fucking small), poncho, double ended dildo in case I had to ditch the scooter and beat somebody with it to steal their car and get rid of my wanted level outside of the blue and red flashing circle on that tiny ass map that you can't see for shit where you are going and it pisses you off and you throw the controller across the room because you just got busted and you lost all of your guns and you have to go buy new ones now.
Sorry, I got a little off track. I bungee corded this all to my scooter and my girlfriend and I hopped aboard. We had a four day weekend from work and about 155 miles to cross. Around 250 km for you non Americans. A hell of a way for a beat up 50cc scooter. When I say beat up I mean it. The front end housing for all the wiring was broken off where some hooligans tried to hot-wire it. They failed miserably but they made my scooter look f-ugly. We nicknamed it bumblebee after the transformers character (my girlfriends idea, a little silly I know).
Yangpyeong to Hangseong, to Jeongson, to DongHae took a total of around 6 continuous hours. We did however break it up over two days. Spen the night in Hangseong before we tried to cross the mountains. That second day was really rough on bumblebee. In less than two miles (3.2 km) we had climbed over 2,600 feet (800 Meters) up the mountain roads. We couldn't take the highway because we couldn't travel fast enough to we took the bum fuck nowhere routes, and I'm glad we did because there were some of the most beautiful views. I had to remind myself to breathe on several occasions because I just wanted to soak it all in. All the while bumblebee on the verge of scooter heart attack carrying two people and about 30 pounds of baggage. For most of the trip the scooter traveled a comfortable 55km/hr but going up those mountains trails we would sometimes get down to 15 km/hr and I was scared we'd blow a gasket or the belt would break. I know I mentioned there are people everywhere in korea but it still would have been a good 5 miles to the next town.
We made it though. We spent night two in a gorgeous hotel by the water in DongHae. We went caving in cheongok cave, had seafood soup at the fish market in Mukho harbor. Scanned the abominations in the sculpture gardens that somewhat mimicked mainstream abstract/modern art. We watched the sunset over candle rock. Which looks very much like a HUGE penis. Then we had lots and lots of sex.
Day three we woke to an amazing sunrise, it looked as if the sun were growing out of the water like Mario's mushrooms. Except this didn't try to run away from you. We decided to try to push to Uljin. Another 75 kilometers south of DongHae. The road would take us along the coast all the way to Uljin and give us a splendid view. It's too bad that it was on this road that bumblebee ran into his early demise. It was a typical Sunday, most mom and pop stores were closed and there were very few cars on the road. We caught a nice down hill after reaching the top of a mountain and we coasted at 75 km/hr. The damn thing can go pretty quick when gravity helps. I suppose we caught a screw or maybe the tire just wore out from being worked so hard, but the back tire blew out. Going 75, down a mountain road. We fish tailed so hard I just knew we were going to die. The worst part was my girlfriend was hanging on to me for dear life, and the only two things I could think of were; I'm not getting laid ever again after this, and what the hell am I going to tell my boss when I can't do my job because I just broke every bone in my body.
I guess luck was on my side because somehow i kept it in control and we slowed down enough that the flip over the handlebars wasn't too painful. Well, my girlfriend fell on top of me so she didn't really get hurt, but I was crushed. It's a good thing I picked a girlfriend that weighs about a buck twenty (54 kg). We were alright but the scooter was pretty tore up. I pushed the damn thing for about 8 miles to the next town hoping to find a scooter shop that was open. It was Sunday. Everything was closed except for the bus station, and a Kimbap restaurant. So sadly, I took everything out of the little glove box and I stuck the key in it and left a note, telling the new owner that if they could get a tire for it they had a well running scooter for free. 500 bucks out of my pocket. Oh well, I did get a full years use out of it. Hwaseon (my girlfriend) and I took the bus the rest of the way to Uljin. What do you know, about three miles farther down the road we saw another scooter repair shop. It was open. I had long given up at this point.
In Uljin we found the major bus station that would bring us back to Seoul. We bought tickets and explored Uljin a little bit. Then we spent the night in a little motel by the bus station. The next day we got on the bus to head back to Seoul. I was a little bummed to have to leave my scooter behind but even if I had waited till the next morning I wouldn't have had the time or energy to ride the scooter all the way home. Just to smite me again, the bus drove through the town I left it in and drove right by the parking lot where I had parked it. It was noon and the thing had already been stripped for parts. the only thing that remained was the back tire, flat on the ground beside it and the frame. Even the plastic siding that was still in tact was gone. I really had no idea that there were Latinos in Korea...
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Submitted by Sidivan (user info) at 2009-04-16 17:02:43 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I like these really long ones with wide pictures because I can shrink the window and scroll to the right and get a poem.
Take a scooter trip
Well, I did it on a
frankly includes North
vehicle such as a
Case we had to survive
ended dildo in case I
outside of the blue and
you off and you throw
have to go buy new ones
aboard. We had a four
hell of a way for a beat
broken off where some
we nicknamed it bumblebee
We did however break it
second day was really rough
the mountain roads. we
routes, and I'm glad we
several occasions because
two people and about
up those mountains trails
break. I know I
next town.
It should be noted that I did not read this at all aside from the scrolly poem.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2009-04-16 00:19:05 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I CALL SHENANIGANS....YOU HAVE NO GIRLFRIEND...
Submitted by Judgement (user info) at 2009-04-13 16:16:09 EDT (#)
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Submitted by sage104 (user info) at 2009-04-13 12:27:36 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
WTFINRAT
Have points 'cause who the fuck am I to break a streak?
Submitted by Ducky (user info) at 2009-04-13 11:44:03 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
What an adventure! That video made me miss it over there, and the shoes in that video are awesome!
Calling the scooter 'Bumblebee' just further confirms that EVERYTHING in Korea is cute.
Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2009-04-13 10:31:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
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Submitted by SgtHartman (user info) at 2009-04-13 08:21:30 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
cool
Submitted by SilentRenegade (user info) at 2009-04-13 08:07:17 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I forgot to include the link to the video on youtube.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIOL6Epw6pU&feature=channel_page