SELF: Day Four

WHAT a phenomenal day!

Before he left for his Big Thai, Matt gave me tickets to Lotte World, an indoor Korean theme park. I was all planned to go with two other gals when it hit me...I didn't want to spend my precious Saturday in a theme park surrounded by children who may or may not bother me a lot. So I asked the girls if they wanted to take the tickets sans moi, and I went to Myeongdong instead. I love love love this part of Seoul. It's lively and fun and full of incredible deals. Best Saturday plans ever? I think so.

I read 100 pages of My Sister's Keeper on the subway. Even standing on the subway in Korea is wonderful when you're feeling happy like this. When I arrived at the station, I made the obligatory first stop at Starbucks and dove into a soy latte. I haven't had one since before Christmas, so it was definitely happiness-bringer.

First, I found the hat that I'll ship to my mother. She requested something Korean because of the pictures I posted of the repetition of Myeongdong a few weeks back. I found her something I hope she loves that will go with her navy coat. She'll have to take a picture of herself so I can post it. Then I found a scarf to match...heavenly. I was so fortunate to have some English-speaking, fashionable gals beside me. They helped decide between the two scarves I was holding. Awesome!

I then moved on to the watch stand. Paid the price of a latte for this great silver number: it's oversized in every way and though it's not a Michael Kors watch, it certainly does do the trick!

Then I headed to Forever 21 and picked up this military-inspired short jacket. It was a steal! Paired with a woven brown belt from the belt shack, jeans and a white t-shirt, it looked fab last night.

Last, but certainly not least, I was off to Lotte Department store to pick up some much-needed Clinique. I could not believe the amount of whitening product they have at their booths here. Nearly half of the product they carry is designed to whiten the face or skin in some capacity. It's disgusting. The oddest part is that the women at the counter are gorgeous but they continue to subscribe to western standards of beauty: white faces, long, straight noses, and increased height. Podiatrists should come here by the boatload: eventually all these women are going to need foot surgery to correct years of wearing 5-inch heels all day long. Sigh.

After a quick run, I got acquainted with my new curling iron. Playing a little Jay-Z in the background, sipping on some Cabernet Sauvignon, rocking the curled hair: radical. I'm feeling the love today! Erin, Jeffrey, Tommy, and I went for Vietnamese in Beomgye before watching our friend Barry perform live with his band at Happidus.

All in all, I felt incredibly happy about my day...
pressies for Mom,
shopping on the cheap for myself,
a belly full of good coffee,
and a great new outfit.
Doesn't get much better than that :)