Ooma Pyo  My mother, in normal Korean fashion, called me yesterday at 1pm to tell me that she is coming to Seoul and will be at my house at 5pm. I was like, "Oh, ok." There is no point arguing with a Korean mother and its common for them to just announce they are on their way. It was a good thing that my cleaning lady had come in the morning because I wouldn't want my mother to have to clean my house when she arrived. Of course, I would plead with her not to do so, but I know that she would anyway. When my mother comes to stay over we often just talk about what is happening in our lives. We like to do this over wine and cheese. My mother never had wine nor cheese until she met me and she relishes them- she says they make her feel luxurious. As a joke, I call her "Luxury Omma." It's cute to see her swirl the wine in her glass as she chuckles to herself- it's something so foreign to her. And the cheese, she knows good cheese. Her favorites are bleu ...