So there's this ASEAN conference going on in Jeju. Jeju is going apeshit for it. There are flags every 100 feet on every major road, on both sides. Marines are directing traffic. Annoying motorcades can be seen whizzing importantly past the little people several times a day, snarling traffic. Large James Bond villains in suits talk into their wrists and eyeball you as you walk past black sedans. Blackhawk helicopters chatter overhead. Navy destroyers loom offshore. Massive hovercraft storm the beach. Lines of police buses filled with bored 19-year old cops line the streets (what is this, Seoul?) The best/worst is the anti-aircraft missile battery set up in the middle of the Jumgmun resort area (didn't get a pic, as it probably would have resulted in a rubber glove search from homeland-uh security-uh.) One stupendous waste of money is the "Welcome to Jeju" sign spelled out in 20-foot high letters on the side of an oreum along a major bus route. It's visible from the road for about 3 seconds. The only good thing about the ASEAN conference is the neat flag. If this goes on much longer, I'M GOING TO ASSASSINATE THE PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA!! (Zoolander...)
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