…and so far, reality sucks!
Arrived back in the Land of the Morning Calm safe and sound. Back to work on Monday morning and had a couple of hundred emails begging for my attention. Not that I have any time to do actual work since it seems I spend most of my days in one meeting or another. And I expect some shit is fixin’ to hit the fan, but of course I can’t go there on the blog. Let’s just say it has been a stressful week so far, enough so that I’ve been wistfully wishing I just said fuck it and stayed in Thailand. This too shall pass I suppose, so I’ll just put on my big boy pants and deal with it. I can make it through one more year. Which is exactly what I kept telling myself before I retired the first time. Ah well, the money is good.
I walked away my blues to the tune of 27,000 steps today. Then I cooked up some dinner.
Life has its compensations. With asparagus on the side!
Still mentally working up the Thailand summation post. Soon my friends. Soon.
Congrats on 27K steps!
Serious question: why not just retire in Korea? It’s a place you know well; there are plenty of nooks and crannies that will take a lifetime to explore, and Itaewon is your roost, your base of operations. I hope I’m not out of line in saying this, but my impression of your travels in SE Asia is that you’re looking for an echo of Itaewon wherever you go, so why not stick with the real deal? If you’re not planning to return to the States, Korea really isn’t that bad of a place to be, although personally, I’m still paranoid about the health care.
I’ve actually been ok with the health care here, although other than preventative stuff and a couple of ER visits I’ve not had much experience. One hospital stay that was unpleasant, but what do I know.
Korea is still in play, the major downside being that living here on my pension would not be the living large I’ve envisioned. Maybe I’ll really like Pyeongtaek, which if nothing else, would be cheaper.
welcome home. just learn that pole-dancing we talked about earlier. couple of nights working the pole on homo hill to supplement your pension and you can retire in the gangnam section of seoul. Peace out!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6xljA6zJn4I
Pole dancer in a gay bar or porn star singing Miley hits. A couple of post retirement options I’d never considered before. And still haven’t. Thanks though!
If you had accepted my offer you could have a place now to retire…lol…not just an Itaewon-like…..just kidding!
Question: What visa would you have if you retired here in korea? Could you keep your SOFA visa or is there a retirement visa? I ask because I would like to retire here in Korea myself.
No, SOFA visa is void once you stop working. When I was retired previously I had to fly out every 90 days. I don’t think Korea offers a retirement visa. I guess one option is getting married to a Korean. I’ve done that, it didn’t end well….