Just Blog: 04.2007

4.22.2007

Lazy, lazy

Greetings from jc.org.

In an effort to catch up on a long neglected web site, I've posted pictures from my trip last summer. So far, I've only put the Munich pictures up, but in the next weeks you can expect to see photos from Thailand (2 trips worth), Prague, Vienna, Venice, Japan and India.

I want to get everything up before this summer. I'll do my best.

Love,
jc

Follow this link to the Munich picures, or navigate from the main page. Remember, jc.org looks best if you're rocking a big screen resolution. I'm not smart enough to code it in any sophisticated kind of way. JC.ORG - Bringing you the best of 1996 web technology! :)

4.09.2007

SunRadio at Spring Scream Festival Taiwan

Hey all,

This weekend I lived the rockstar, international jet-setter dream.

My friend Jon's band, SunRadio was playing the Spring Scream Festial in Taiwan and he asked me if I wanted to jump down to the island of Formosa to check out the band and the show. We didn't have much planned, but I decided to go with it and check it out.

We left Seoul with plane tickets to Taipei, hoping we could work out everything else when we got there. The festival was in Kenting, Taiwan which is 400 km from Taipei. We had no idea if we could get there, but we went for it. Keeping in mind the teachings of The Secret and The Alchemist, I thought the universe would conspire to help us out. At 4:45, we were still 10 minutes from the airport and our 5:30 flight and I started to doubt myself.

5 minutes later, Pedro (the slow, but cool van) pulled in to Incheon airport. We quickly busted the valet parking, leaving the Korean ajeoshi speechless to park the sweet van. We ran into the airport and found no lines at the check-in, security and immigration counters.

We made the flight and one fortuitous event after another we were on a high speed train to Kaoshuing. Upon arrival in Kaoshuing, we found some people that helped us into a cab and we were off to the festival with no problems. More friendly people helped us from Kenting to the park and about midnight we rocked into the festival grounds. One minute later, we met up with Miso, the singer in a shuttle bus that brought us straight to our cabin. We were there, with no way to make our 1pm flight in Taipei on Sunday. No worries. Party tonight and stress tomorrow.

After a late night jam session at that Atash cabin we hit the sack and woke up Saturday morning for breakfast and a relaxing swim. We tried to arrange flights from Kaoshuing to Taipei on Sunday, but they would have been 400 USD! Instead we ended up arranging a taxi for Sunday at 5am to Taipei. Time to relax. Everything was taken care of. Of course.

Spent the day relaxing at the festival. Great bands! Mates of State headlined and ruled.

I was the unofficial street team for SunRadio. I was talking to everyone about the band, selling t-shirts and cds and hyping the show. I apologize to anyone I talked to more than once, but I was working for the band. Give me a break.

The SunRadio show rocked and the weekend was crazy.

Long and short, we made it back to Seoul no problem and I feel like a minor part of the rockstar lifestyle.

Here are some photos from their show. I'm trying to get the video up, but I'm having problems.....

Love,
jc

4.03.2007

More Borneo

So, Sipadan was incredible! The diving was some of the best I've done. I saw lots and lots of sea turtles and reef sharks. A highlight was the 12 or 15 reef sharks that were schooling about 3 meters from us. It was awesome. I spent a day diving and wished the whole time that I had more time to spend diving. My last day in Borneo was spent snorkeling on a small beach. It was terribly relaxing and I saw more turtles. I also saw a Banded Sea Snake. It was super creepy following him around knowing that a single bite could kill me dead in seven minutes. Luckily, they "almost never" attack. Remember-don't touch anything underwater. Yikes.

Now I''m back in Korea and trying to adjust to working. Vacation is so much better. :)

Here are some more pics and an updated map of the world proving I was there. Checklists be damned! I'm having the time of my life. Who has suggestions for my summer trip? Africa, South American snowboarding? Help me out.

Love,
jc