Framed and Yogie-o buttons

Just a couple of quick thoughts for you today my friends. First, HALLELUJAH Monday is over this week.
Second, I had a couple of new experiences at the end of my day that you might be interested in. The first quest involved getting two of the pictures I have taken during my travels enlarged and framed as I have absolutely nothing on the walls of my apartment and one can only handle so much white to stare at. So for a total of $50 in won, I was able to get two pictures enlarged and framed while I waited. Sometimes it is a very good thing to be in Korea as these would have set me back much more money if I had them done in the states and I think this might be a fun new tradition to have some of my own pictures on the wall. The one of the dancer from my time in Singapore seemed to really catch the eye of the owner of the picture frame store. He was explaining how I ended up getting that shot. First he was surprised that I took it. (So was I quite frankly) He then told me that to get that motion I moved the camera at the exact same time and in the same direction as the the dancer which is how I got the flag work to rotate like that. Who knew? But I can totally see myself doing something like that, not necessarily on purpose but in this case it was in my favor that it worked out.

 This next little item is a Yogie-o button. I am sure it has an official name but I call it that because of what it does. You see them in some of the restaurants around town. We found this one in a new burger joint we found called Mr. Big. Yogie or Yogie-o quite literally means Here in Korean. So if you want the the taxi to drop you off, you usually say Yogie-o to mean stop here. This is also how you call for a waiter or waitress. They usually do not just come and ask you your order or give you a check. You have to call them and you do that by saying Yogie or Yogie-o. This button replaces that whole thing. You just press it and someone will come to your table. Kind of a nice little feature and of course, most tend to be musical in some way. The only trick is where they put it on the table. Sometimes it is hiding behind the napkins or someplace like that. Other times it is right on the corner of a table. Right where you tend to rest your arms, which my friend Amy found out. Then you end up calling the poor guy up the stairs for no real reason. But it is at least a lesson for most of you in how to dine out. If you ever want your order taken or you want to leave and pay the bill just shout out Yogie-o.