God is fair.

Seoul is the largest city in South Korea with over 15 million people. And of those 15 million people, over 70% use public transportation to get to one's final destination. That's the great thing about Seoul, you never know who you're going to run into...

As I previously mentioned in last week's blog, I have been isolated in the library all week catching up on school work. I needed to clear my head, get some fresh air, a little energy booster.. you get the point. I decided to go for a therapy session, retail therapy that is. I went to Myung Dong, the fashion district of Seoul, to check out the new arrivals for the week at my favorite boutique, Jinny Kim Shoes. After a quick 3 hour therapy session, I was patiently waiting for the bus so that I may get back to my HBS Case on Wal-Mart for my HR strategy class. As my thought wondered back to reality at the amount of school work I had to finish up on, a tall guy in a dark grey suit with a nice physique walks in my peripheral vision. My attention is toward this potentially handsome guy (I had yet to see his front features) when suddenly, this mystery guy turns his head to the right at a 45 degree angle. And (gasp) it was my K-boy! I walk over to him (cool, calm and collected of course) and say"hi." And so for the next 20 minutes on our ride back to campus, we have the most amazing conversation about "stuff."

So eventually our bus comes to a halt at our stop in front of KAIST. And K-boy being the gentlemen he is, let's me get off first. As I am getting out of the bus with my shopping bags, I slip on something and (cringe) fall on my knees on the street. (cringe)

That is correct. I have fallen on my knees in front of my crush. I am no longer "cool, calm and collected." So K-boy helps me get up and asks me if I am okay. It turns out, someone had spilled lotion by the exit door. Unfortunate me~ had slipped on it, fallen to my knees on the street, in front of my crush. I am mortified to the max at this point because everyone on the bus is staring at me, as I am the cause of all the commotion. The bus driver comes by the exit door to make sure that I am okay. I am red as a cherry and all I remember telling the bus driver is, "You really need to clean that up sir, it's a total law suit waiting to happen!"

With that, my K-boy and I walk up to KAIST campus totally avoiding what had just happened. We part our ways and I get back to my dorm room and notice that my ankle is throbbing in pain. And I cannot get the mental picture out of my head.

I had slipped.
Fallen to my knees.
On the street.
In front of my crush.
As I was getting off the bus.

It is definitely a "cringe" worthy moment that will be remembered for a lifetime.

Fast forward a few days after the incident, (cringe) I get an email from K-boy stating that he needed my Cross Cultural Management notes. (He had missed the prior class) And in return for my notes, he wanted to take me out to dinner. (EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!)

So of course being the girlie-girl I am, I rush over to my friend Cora's room and tell her that I have scored a date with K-boy! Cora being from Taiwan starts to explain to me the Yin and the Yang of my current events. I am still a bit unclear of the Yin/Yang theory. I only know that there is a balancing relationship in the Yin and the Yang. (The Yin being I had fallen and the Yang being that I had a date) So all in all, the Yin and the Yang always balances one another. Again, I do not fully understand Cora's Chinese theory, but I do understand my faith in God.

I had fallen on my knees, on the street, in front of my crush as I was exiting the bus. God must have felt pity on me, therefore I now have a date with K-boy. So in conclusion, I no longer fear "cringe' worthy moments in my life. After all, it is all part of life. And I will always remain faithful, because God is fair.