On January 11th I had a small birthday party at a Thai Restaurant "Thai Orchid" in the Itaewon area. Only very close friends were present: Clare and her boyfriend Aaron, Jiwon, Andrea, Chris, Heeyoung and Chang-dae. We had a nice dinner with good wine, followed by drinks at The Loft, a seedy bar establishment, and some snacks at a pojang macha run by "own" friendly ajumma.