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queen_unicorn_rejectArrived in Seoul
Although it is more like Gyeonggi.
Today I said goodbye to all of my fellow trainees for the last time, and packed my stuff. The Jeju team left first, then it was Gwangju and I think Geumchun, then it was Seoul so me.
There is a particular problem I have. One of the people going to Seoul is the apostate, the bald-headed guy from the first day. He seems to have taken a liking to me, because I mistakenly greeted him a few times when others wouldn't. He kept talking to me and it turned out that he can speak English too. And he has a British accent. Like some evil bald version of me.
I don't mind him. His English name is Jimmy. I can't get a read on the guy. He reads the New World Translation of the bible, and always talks about Jesus even in his Kakaotalk profile. But he left the JWs? So he converted to Protestantism? Why? I imagine most ex-JWs are atheist or agnostic like me.
I can't trust him. I acted friendly with him but I think it was a mistake. And everyone knows he is an apostate, so I can't get further involved with him. I'll be risking my reputation. If I associate with him then the other JWs will think I'm weird too. And I need to be in good standing with the JWs if I want the next 3 years to go well.
Anyway. We arrived in Seoul and I learned a few things. The important and bad news: I'm not able to stay the night back at my home until at least August. The 22nd of August, to be exact. The schedule is all packed up until then. But I can go outside in general on select days, so I can still have my family drive me home and I can spend a few hours at my house and come back to the detention centre.
The thought of not being able to stay the night at home for 3 more months, and talk to Serena during the night, is a really terrifying prospect to me. So that's too bad.
The second bad news is that there is a maximum amount of times I can travel abroad, and it is 2 times during the 3 years. One after 3 months, and another after 18 months. So I can't travel yearly like I wanted to. I'll have to choose two years out of 2026, 2027 and 2028. most likely 2026 and 2027, because I get out on May 2028 so I can just go after I'm out. Still, that's not good news, and a bit more strict than I imagined. But they said this is one restriction that might loosen up in the future.
Now I'm in my "room". Seoul Detention Centre is definitely different from Yeongwol; they have all these systems in place. Some guys even have curtains put up all around their bed, for extra privacy. I also have a curtain in place but only covers the top of my bed, so the pillow section. Speaking of pillows, I don't have one. So I have to ask for one.
I don't know what kind of coincidence this is, but one of the people in my room happens to know me. When I was young, I think I was 8, I was temporarily at a congregation before I moved to my existing one. In that congregation, this guy who was 5 years older than me knew me. And he texted my mom yesterday, saying they heard news that I was coming to his room. My mom is convinced this was God's way of helping me. I guess it is nice to have a friendly face, even though I don't remember him at all.
He asked me what I wanted to eat and I said fried chicken so he went to buy some for me. I am stuck inside this facility until next Friday, which is when I actually get deployed as an officer. Until then is more "training". So I guess it's more like 4 weeks of training.
Anyway, they have a whole spreadsheet set up to manage who can go outside on which days or not, and they already have my schedule planned ahead. My first day outside is next week's Saturday. So I can go outside in the morning and go meet my mom and maybe drop by my house and come back at 9PM.
Like it or not, this is where I'll be living for at least a year, and potentially 3 years. Better get used to it quick!
Oh yeah, my thoughts on Suzume! It was better than Weathering with You but not as good as Your Name. I thought the first half of the movie was really cool, like a Japanese road trip movie. It is kind of structured like an anime. But some of the characters, especially the cats, seemed weird and not very well explained. Still, the themes of disaster and motherhood did hit me a bit, maybe harder than Your Name. I don't think the story was as tightly written as Your Name though. Still, a pretty good movie!
Although it is more like Gyeonggi.
Today I said goodbye to all of my fellow trainees for the last time, and packed my stuff. The Jeju team left first, then it was Gwangju and I think Geumchun, then it was Seoul so me.
There is a particular problem I have. One of the people going to Seoul is the apostate, the bald-headed guy from the first day. He seems to have taken a liking to me, because I mistakenly greeted him a few times when others wouldn't. He kept talking to me and it turned out that he can speak English too. And he has a British accent. Like some evil bald version of me.
I don't mind him. His English name is Jimmy. I can't get a read on the guy. He reads the New World Translation of the bible, and always talks about Jesus even in his Kakaotalk profile. But he left the JWs? So he converted to Protestantism? Why? I imagine most ex-JWs are atheist or agnostic like me.
I can't trust him. I acted friendly with him but I think it was a mistake. And everyone knows he is an apostate, so I can't get further involved with him. I'll be risking my reputation. If I associate with him then the other JWs will think I'm weird too. And I need to be in good standing with the JWs if I want the next 3 years to go well.
Anyway. We arrived in Seoul and I learned a few things. The important and bad news: I'm not able to stay the night back at my home until at least August. The 22nd of August, to be exact. The schedule is all packed up until then. But I can go outside in general on select days, so I can still have my family drive me home and I can spend a few hours at my house and come back to the detention centre.
The thought of not being able to stay the night at home for 3 more months, and talk to Serena during the night, is a really terrifying prospect to me. So that's too bad.
The second bad news is that there is a maximum amount of times I can travel abroad, and it is 2 times during the 3 years. One after 3 months, and another after 18 months. So I can't travel yearly like I wanted to. I'll have to choose two years out of 2026, 2027 and 2028. most likely 2026 and 2027, because I get out on May 2028 so I can just go after I'm out. Still, that's not good news, and a bit more strict than I imagined. But they said this is one restriction that might loosen up in the future.
Now I'm in my "room". Seoul Detention Centre is definitely different from Yeongwol; they have all these systems in place. Some guys even have curtains put up all around their bed, for extra privacy. I also have a curtain in place but only covers the top of my bed, so the pillow section. Speaking of pillows, I don't have one. So I have to ask for one.
I don't know what kind of coincidence this is, but one of the people in my room happens to know me. When I was young, I think I was 8, I was temporarily at a congregation before I moved to my existing one. In that congregation, this guy who was 5 years older than me knew me. And he texted my mom yesterday, saying they heard news that I was coming to his room. My mom is convinced this was God's way of helping me. I guess it is nice to have a friendly face, even though I don't remember him at all.
He asked me what I wanted to eat and I said fried chicken so he went to buy some for me. I am stuck inside this facility until next Friday, which is when I actually get deployed as an officer. Until then is more "training". So I guess it's more like 4 weeks of training.
Anyway, they have a whole spreadsheet set up to manage who can go outside on which days or not, and they already have my schedule planned ahead. My first day outside is next week's Saturday. So I can go outside in the morning and go meet my mom and maybe drop by my house and come back at 9PM.
Like it or not, this is where I'll be living for at least a year, and potentially 3 years. Better get used to it quick!
Oh yeah, my thoughts on Suzume! It was better than Weathering with You but not as good as Your Name. I thought the first half of the movie was really cool, like a Japanese road trip movie. It is kind of structured like an anime. But some of the characters, especially the cats, seemed weird and not very well explained. Still, the themes of disaster and motherhood did hit me a bit, maybe harder than Your Name. I don't think the story was as tightly written as Your Name though. Still, a pretty good movie!
