As check-out time approaches, its nearly time to call it a night. But not quite yet. Geoff and Shannon decide once and for all that barley for breakfast truly is priceless.

Shannon demonstrates a polite, customary Korean, 2-handed soju pour. Some cultures also practice filling the glass past the meniscus full-point and out onto the table, but its not typical in Korea. Maybe in Wisconsin.

As our small group constituted half of Hotel Sorak Park's New Years weekend clientelle, the highly-acclaimed rainbow club casino remained closed. Gilles and Geoff try their luck and money at street fighter instead, and later, with dance-dance revolution. Certainly much better odds than roulette.

Noraebang tends to get a little exciting. Especially when the Ghostbusters theme song comes up on the list. Or was this Lou Reed? Probably not - but this is something that North America is seriously lacking. I mean karaoke rooms, and Ghostbusters. Who else would you call? Please.

Things get a little out of hand at this point. Charges may be pending, but in Gilles defense, didn't an empty hotel drive Jack Torrence a little over the edge as well? A Shining example of how whiskey yields unpredicatable, yet memorable outcomes.

All work and no play make Jack dull boy. This will be my last long-weekend until the end of July. No kidding. The public school teaching calendar in Canada is looking pretty decent to me at this point.