This trip was a lot of fun, and extremely eventful. I bar-proofed my wallet before leaving so I only went there with 25,000 won and my transit card because I wouldn't be going to a bar and I had brought mix with me because there was a two for one deal on energy drinks at my convenience store and I bought 4 (which I spaced out over Saturday). It wasn't obviously enough because in the morning I stumbled along with the equivalent of 40 cents in my pocket. Thankfully, I have great friends who can sponsor me. As for the mudfest I was expecting something a little more elaborate like those savage races through the wilderness in a foot of mud back home. It was more of a rich kid's birthday party, everything was inflatable and there was a limited amount of mud. All of it was brought in from somewhere, I think, but when I think about where this is happening... I feel I built the fest up in my head waaay to much.
The drinks:
5. Beer with lunch on the Sunday: It was Cass I can't say it was bad but its the same old junk I've been drinking all year.
4. Draft beer at lunch on Saturday: It was a Heineken and it was really cold. I hadn't had a Heinie since the mini-keg was a fad and it was a nice change from the same old number 5.
3. Soju and mix during the day: There were a lot of mixes that day due to convenience, proximity, and sadly budget cuts. Convenience when I was sitting I usually just bought something at the closest convenience store. If someone else was going back to the room I'd tag along and snap another energy drink. When I ran out of money I was topped off with beer making the delectable SoMak (Soju and beer) à la friends.
2. Hair of the dog: Maybe it was the fact the party animal of our Busan clan was still drunk as ever and I was just on board for whatever we sat down with some people our tour guide was with and they gave us BREAKFAST JAGEBOMBS! It was a great start to the day and lead in to the nap on the bus ride home.
1. Soju and OJ served in a water gun: The ride to mudfest was the best bus ride I've ever been on. Drinking copious amounts of Korean Screwdrivers is always fun but it gets super rowdy when house music is playing, water guns full of booze are spraying in everybody's mouth, and the bus driver doesn't care how many people are dancing in the aisle. A great unforgettable time
The non-alcholic activities in the mud (drinking in the "mudzone" was not allowed).
5: The sesspool(s): There were these inflatable pools of mud in the little park. A person who went last year (and didn't go again) said it might as well be a bathroom. No thanks, didn't go in and never will. Especially after a friend posted that some people at mudfest caught bacterial meningitis!
4. The Line for the slide: Bathing in the sun was nice and I met some solid Korean Americans. I didn't bring a watch but the line felt like an eternity. That wasn't even the only line. Admission was stupid too because there were two unmarked lines that went to different parts of the park. In the end we hopped the fence with every other person. Horrible organization mud people.
3. The Slide: After being in line for long enough I looked up at the slide and realized this was going to suck. Crawl up, slide down. No bend no bumps, I guess its safe and drunk proof but geez it might as well be for a kid's birthday party.
2. The pull string race: This inflated thing had two rows where two pairs of people would race the person facing them into the middle and ring a bell. The catch was you were tied to an elastic rope so you had to book it to the middle. This was a great way to practice my layouts and I had lots of fun doing that. Get ready Ultimate.
1. Painting: This was outside of the park and there were containers of mud with paint brushes stringed to them and a bunch of us just painted each other with mud and modeled some new grayer hairstyles. Also drinks were allowed too, I have my priorities when you go somewhere that's supposed to be a party. Afterwards jumping into the ocean was a very refreshing experience as well, I found a pair of sunglasses and a fan after getting knocked on my butt from the waves. You can't get that in Busan, it's always just garbage.
The faux-pas: No particular order
Don't bring shoes: Some people lost shoes over the course of the weekend. I had a pair safely stowed in a friend's bag (bless their heart) and other people had really shitty ones, like myself, from the pension where the tops on them did a number on your big toe, chucked them the second I was reunited with my other ones.
Bringing a fixed amount of money: I have a new rule: always have extra, emergency money when you'll be away from home for more than 24 hours. Once you start drinking cravings multiply and that leads to relying on other people's generosity. The bus ride home led to a lot of gut rot because I didn't feel the need to eat until I got home.
Neglecting other top 5s: I swear by some Yahoo! Fantasy guru's "Top 5 things to have at all times": headphones, music player, pen, paper, cash. None of these were in my gym shorts. As a result, less food and no numbers or names.
Always bring a toothbrush: This was me just packing in a rush. The morning after my mouth tasted horrible. Thank the party gods for those breakfast Jagerbombs.
Shirts: On a separate occasion my shirt has been sawed in half twice. This time I did it myself because a friend said my shirt didn't have snap buttons, after ripping the front open it still doesn't have snap buttons and I can never wear it again unless I return to mudfest. I felt super manly doing it though, for the record. Also another shirt has a permanent mud stain on it: Never wear white when you know you'll get dirty.
Well that wraps up this blog. I would have done a food one too but I can't really remember the tastes. This place is a rite of passage for anyone passing through Korea that doesn't mind getting dirty and being surrounded by drunks. Mudfest is a great way to spend a weekend in the summer but you only need to experience it once. Even if I had brought more money going with a big group is super important.
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