FRESH PINEAPPLE

hi friends
how are ya?
as for yours trooly
well, i had a luvly day!
managed to escape from the steel n glass birdcage
nice n early for a change
(10am - rare feet!)
high-tailed it cross town to a high school near surak mountain
got lost on the subway about three times
sprinted out of surak station
then realised i'd got the wrong exit
which in seoul can mean the diff'rence
between keepin n missin an appointment!
so despite best intentions
arrived 5 minutes late
very unprofessional
draggin ma tail 'tween ma legs
what irony
the lesson topic was 'giving directions'!
but t'was ok - ek was so cool about it
even with all them 'seniors' watchin' at the back!
nice lesson and the kids (16-year-olds) were good as gold
the girls were cute
wanted to chat to me after the lesson
but didnae know how!
(the boys were all cool n just cleared off when the bell went!)
we went to do the feedback
and ek produced this containerful of fresh pineapple
ooh - twas lovely!
quoi plaisir!
givin' feedback to these appreeshative and intelligent teachers
(two of the other 'i-selled' trainees were there too)...
stopped off at daehangno on the way home
had a wander around as the storm clouds gathered
as it started spitting big drops of greasy rain...
thought it would be nice to organise a nite out
in this slightly more cultured n int'restin part of the city
some pasta or pizza in di matteos (real italian nosh/chefs with a proper pizza oven)
some live jazz down the road
ok, fireseed has to admit that hes not a huge jazz fan
though he is partial to the occasional jazz cigarette
(don't you go tellin that to the awf-orities, mind you, friends
- or we won't be friends any more!)
but love live music
specially if there's a guitar or bass player
cos thats my instrument, friends
like to see the chords n runs n riffs that those guys can do
even if it does make me feel like givin up
i have to tell meself:
no, fireseed - don'tcha worry yer ken!
you ain't and never will be a tecnicly good musishun
one of em session musician types
no, fireseed - youre a writer
an arranger
an interpreter of whats going on in the world
a melodist
a harmonist
a rhythm sectionist...well, just about
a shredder? forget it
aint got the patience or the perseverance
aint got the hand-eye-brain coordination
old brain's too slow for any of the old geetar pyrotechnics
i'll leave that to eddie van halen (is he still alive?)
and those amazin jazz dudes in daehangno
anyway, ive had half a bottle of ye olde chilean cabernet
(as may have become clear buy now)
and t'is time i stopped boring ya with ma drivel
so nightie night
and have a good one friends
wherever y'are
n whatever yer doing...
and if ya like footy
enjoy the world cup
hope england
and wayne's meta-tarsal
do emselves justice
even if they get knocked out in the quarters as usual
hope south korea can recreate their little miracle of 2002
night friends
love
yer faithful fireseedy boy
xxxx