Planes, Games, and Porn. My First Day in Korea

Who knew atrophy could occur in 12 hours? Me neither. Apparently sitting in the same seat that long will pretty much render a fit individual into Christopher Reeves (post Superman). See the problem with traveling that long of a trip is you have to prepare yourself for the complete boredom of travelling for over a day. My trip actually started Saturday night with a trip to Ridglea Theatre for a concert in which I moshed like someone who knew they wouldn't be able to mosh for a year. Immediately afterwards, around 1 a.m., my mother and I decided to visit 24 Hour Fitness. Then I boarded my first flight at 7 a.m. and I wouldn't be done flying till 3 a.m. U.S. central time. Those of you who know me probably consider me a tall person, well to Koreans I'm a giant, a ginger giant and they did not build their planes with me in consideration. For the 12 hour flight from Chicago to Seoul I sat with my knees bent and turned sideways. Now all that activity followed with a day of restless travel equates to a body left abandoned of energy and physically depleted. One of the highlights of my trip was when the TSA officer at the security check in Chicago pulled me aside and asked me if I was Christopher Reeves' son... As flattered as I was it actually discouraged me. What does it say about our airport security who's sole occupation is to ensure passengers safety when they mistake ME for the son of Superman? That said it's hard to feel threatened on a plane full of Asians. The plane was pretty cool though. Our flight attendants were all Asian girls wearing Kimonos with Chopsticks that held their hair in place and wore oriental-style bandanas around their throats. I had my own screen in front of me where I watch the new Star Trek and The Hangover. I also played alot of Tetris on it but mostly I just jammed music in a futile attempt to get some rest. But here I am, in Korea! It's 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday here and I'm in my posh little hotel room. I have a giant flat screen on my wall and a computer which I'm writing on now. My first impression of Korea is that they are more advanced than we are technologically i.e. I put my room key in a slot by my bathroom to turn on all the devices in the room, and when I leave it turns them all off automatically. Korean television is NUTSO! First channel on when I powered up the flat screen was a show where Koreans play each other in video games and they were playing Star Craft!!! Also porn must be an accepted part of their culture because it's on three stations 24/7 and the best part is that the girls are constantly laughing...its soooo hilarious. Now I'm going to get some sleep. Hopefully today I can find a place to play soccer or workout and maybe get some food. Buying food here is intimidating because no one can tell you what's in it.

This is MJ reporting from Gwangmyeong (Seoul), Korea. OUT.