And the boredom continued

Well we were on holding again for the week of April 27 - May 1 which meant two things. Very few classes for us and a whole lot of boredom for the teaching crew. Daily we had to be at work from 3 until 10 but only taught for maybe an hour each day compared with the usual 5 hours. So to pass the time, most of us studied our Korean, read books, or sat staring aimlessly at our computers.
After work most of the days I just came home on account that it was the end of the month and funds were getting low (in this case quite low).
During the days I didn't do too much, just got some rest and work on my Korean. Then on Thursday we had a test in our Korean class and I almost got stuck forty minutes away from home.
Here's how it happened. I had forgotten to put money on my subway card and come Thursday pay day) my account was so drained that I couldn't pull money out to charge my card unless we got payed. And guess what happened? We didn't get paid first thing in the morning like usual so there was no money. But, I wasn't the only one. Jameson also couldn't get home. We all had a good laugh then Margaret gave us each some Chun (Korean 1000 Won bills) and we were able to get on the subway. Amazingly enough by the time we made the 40 minute subway ride we had been paid and life was good again. We got lunch and went to work.
Little did we know that shit was about to go crazy.
Thursday night we left work and Jameson, Margaret, and I went out for dinner. At the restaurant I was about to put the meal on my card when my card wouldn't work. We laughed about it, Jameson paid and we went home. The next morning all of us, and by us I mean people who use Hana Bank (which happens to be most of the foreigners), got a huge surprise when the bank was not only closed for the holiday but had shut down their systems for the entire weekend. That's right, we couldn't use the ATMs or even use our card at restaurants. We were essentially without money for the weekend, which made many people flip out. Myself, I had some extra money saved in an envelope and made out OK for the weekend and did my best to help everybody out.
On Saturday my tutee Sung Eun took Blake, Brian, Alex, Margaret, and I to a performance at the theatre she works for. It was a mix of Korean traditional music, played on and instrument called a Gayageum, and hip-hop music accompanied by break dancers. It was quite amazing and really got the blood pumping. After the performance we grabbed a couple beers and a snack before parting and heading for dinner in Itaewan and then to Jonggak for drinks and partying with Junk. We ended up at a dance club (Blue Moon) and danced and had a great time until about 4 am. We met some other foreigners at the club (some of which were more questionable than others) and some Koreans that were really excited to dance with us but entirely too creepy in the end.
Sunday was a day of rest. Jameson and I went to Dos Tacos for lunch then went home to rest and get it together for the week. Later on I met up with Blake and a couple of his friends for a drink and late dinner and welcomed the coming of Monday and the end of holding.