Saturday

I look forward to Saturdays. As all people do who do not have to work or rush anywhere on a Saturday morning. I dread Saturdays because my morning peace can be easily disturbed my intruders. Saturday mornings are especially noisy and filled with unwelcome visitors. It is noisy because trucks like to sell stuff outside and advertise it through loud speakers. Last Saturday we were awoken by the door bell followed by banging on the door, followed by kicking on the door, followed by a man screaming my name. I would have ignored the bell, the banging, but it was impossible to ignore kicking and screaming. I got up and tried to talk to him through the door. He was saying he was a Korean good helper who helps foreigners living in Korea. He needed to know how he could help me. It was absolutely important that he should pass the "help" info to the main foreigners helping center in HAEWOONDAE whose people had visited me earlier but were not able to meet me. I told him to go away and that I was still in bed and didn't need his and his help center help. He wouldn't leave, instead kept calling my name, and banging on the door. I went to the toilet to take a piss, washed my hands, took some time looking for my gown, hoping he would leave. After 10 min. he was still at the door. I opened the door, gave him a very angry glare:'Do you know what time it is now? It is 6 in the morning. It is Saturday'- "It is 6:15. The HAEWOONDAE helpers came. We want to help. You have many problems in Korea" At that moment he was my biggest problem, and he could have helped by not helping. He was about to tell me about the activities of the help center and how badly I needed them. I cut him off, grabbed a piece of paper he was holding in his hands and shut the door. My so anticipated Saturday sleep in was interrupted irreversibly. I tried to go back to sleep, but thoughts of "helping Koreans" kept popping into my head.
As I was thinking about "help in Korea" the noisy vendor truck came. After the truck the mosquito killing engine started passing under my windows spraying gas and horrific smell.