Demo

We went to the US Embassy in Seoul yesterday to take care of some paperwork, and didn't get done until after 3pm. On the way home, the traffic patterns were all screwed up, and riot police buses were lined up two deep on both sides of the road. We got up to where some of the demonstrators were, and we could finally see what the issue was. They were demonstrating against No Muhyon's plan to get rid of the National Security Law. Getting rid of it would legalize the communist party and make it possible for south Korean agitators to travel to north Korea for instructions instead of getting it through third countries. They were pointing out that perhaps this wasn't such a good idea at a time when the north was making a concerted effort to build nuclear weapons... They were also very pro-US/ROK alliance. Many American flags were being waved right alongside the Korean flags. When we got home, we later found out that more that 100,000 people had been at the demonstration. These people are why we're here, and why we should stay here.

Happenings

Lot's of action lately involving watching security cams... I'm n0t going to go into details here, but my wife is very upset that some old lady walked off with a considerable sum of her money. As for me, the action around here lately has involved a lot of driving around the country, which is almost never a pleasant experience in Korea.

I've been playing Medal of Honor, Allied Assault on the PC. I've had it for a long time, but my old computer's graphics couldn't handle it (another long story I won't go into). I picked up Spearhead and Breakthrough as well, and as soon as I manage to finish the first one I'll be giving them a whirl.

I picked up the 2nd season of "The Shield", but since my wife was out of the country until last Thursday she hasn't seen season one yet, so I'm going to wait until she catches up so we can watch it together. Season one was excellent, and I expect good things.