Random Thought 1: Bottled Water 생수병에 대한 단상(斷想)
오늘까지 이 1.5리터 생수 8개 묶음을 총 세 번 샀다. 사진에서 보듯이 처음에는 1리터 짜리 6개 묶음을 샀으나 물 먹는 양을 늘리면서 큰 병으로 사게 되었다. 처음 8개짜리 묶음을 사들고 까르푸에서 우리집까지 약 300m 되는 거리를 낑낑대며 걸어오며 들었던 생각.
Until today, I have bought 3 sets of 8 x 1.5 litre’ bottled water. As seen on the photo, I used to buy 6 x 1 litre sets, but by increasing the amount of drinking water, I came to buy bigger bottles. On the day when I first bought this bigger set, I had a random thought while groaningly carrying it out along with me about 300 metres from Carrefour to my flat.
1. 아씨, 이렇게 무거워서야… 짐꾼으로 부릴 남자가 있던가, 아니면 차가 있던가 해야지.
1. Shite, it’s bloody heavy… I wish I had a guy who could serve as a porter, or my own car.
그러다, 바로 든 또 다른 생각.
But, another thought immediately followed.
2. 아니다, 차가 있는 남자를 만나는 거다. 그러면 동시에 해결되잖아.
2. No, I’d better meet a guy who has a car. Then, it’s perfect.
그러나 이내 수정.
However, an immediate modification.
3. 차 있는 남자를 만나길 기다리느니 내가 돌돌이라도 하나 장만하는 것이 빠르지 않을까…;;
3. Rather than waiting for a guy having a car, it might take shorter for me to get myself a wheeled shopping bag.
결국, 이 곳에서 장기 체류할 지 어떻게 될지 모르는 상황에서 돌돌이를 사는 것은 무리이기에 오늘도 튼튼한 팔만 믿고 그냥 손에 들고 왔다. 그나저나 오늘 산 셋트는 손잡이 테이프가 제대로 안 붙여져 있어서 물병이 세 번이나 땅에 떨어졌다는…
After all, since it’s not really a smart idea to buy a wheeled shopping bag in my current situation where I don’t know for now whether I would stay longer here, today I again just manually carried the eight water bottles only by trusting my strong arm. By the way, the arched grip scotch-taped onto the set I bought today was not sticky enough, and the bottles were fallen on the ground three times, which made my return more difficult.
시은:
힝,…………..
14 December 2008, 5:50 pmKML:
Didn’t you get this idea from all the old ladies who wheel their groceries? At least that is what it is like back in Stavanger – in Stavanger you become an ajuma when you finally start dragging your groceries home on wheels.
19 December 2008, 5:26 amElisabeth:
Do you have a similar thing to craigslist in brussels? I know they have them in some European cities, but I don’t think Brussels is one of them. That way you could get one free, then list it and pass it on when or if you move.
I don’t think cart automatically means you’re an old lady.
Then again, I think it would be fun to have a metal detector at the beach, and Michael says that only old men use those.
19 December 2008, 10:57 pmSunkyoung:
시은 – 동정을 구하고자 이 글을 올린 것은 아니니 괜찮아. ^-^
KML – Well, it’s true I haven’t seen anyone but old ladies who carries this wheeled bag.
Elisabeth – Thanks for your disagreement!
I know we have a kind of web site like a craiglist mainly organised by expatriates but I’m not sure whether it’s all free or not. Btw, what do the old men search for with a metal detector at the beach? Mobiles, rings??
20 December 2008, 4:48 pm콘헤드:
동생아.. 왠지 눈물 나~~ㅠㅠ
20 December 2008, 6:37 pmSunkyoung:
흐흐흐, 신세한탄 성격이 없지 않아 있는 글이었지만 정말 괜찮아요, 언니. 그나마 까르푸에서 집까지 걸어올 수 있다는 것을 다행으로 여기고 있어요. 대중 교통을 이용해야 하는 거리였다면 정말 절망적이었겠지만요.
21 December 2008, 7:58 pmElisabeth:
What they search for…
Anything of monetary or historical value…jewelry, coins, etc. In some areas of the states they use them to find antiques or old battleground (Civil War) guns and war relics, hidden stashes of money, farming equipment/antiques, etc. I think the old guys who comb the beach are mainly looking for change and jewelry, though.
22 December 2008, 2:40 am