Bloody Bike Brigade

They don't sell energy drinks anywhere in Korea. I haven't had one since I got here. Except one. That stuff is hard to get, man. You gotta know some people to hook that up.

I was at the coolest bar in Seoul, the Spot, and I looked in the beer cooler and what did I see? A big-ass can of Monster! Oh man! I gotta buy that shit! So I grabbed a can and slammed it on the counter and reached for my wallet. But the guy at the bar says, "You can't buy that." What?! I said I got it from the cooler. He says, "You can't just buy that. We only use it to mix drinks like a vodka and Monster." Come on! I was denied. But then I waited a while and this cool girl came to work the bar and I started talking to her, and then I said "I'll give you 5,000 won ($5) for one can of Monster." Finally, she says okay. Oh man was it worth it! I drank it the next morning at work at 6:30 a.m. retelling the story of how I got ahold of the smuggled goods. Damn I wish I had one now.