Busan: Orwellian Gyms and Celestial Spas

Today I was wanting to check out this mall with a health club recommended by Lonely Planet.  I've done so much walking around, but I feel like I could use some upper body exercising.  The health club was attached to a department store (seems like the shopping centers are the anchors for civic entertainment), so Ro, the French guy, went with me (intending to acutally shop).  The gym was 13,000 Won for a day (like 11 bucks) and all you actually needed to have was shoes.  When you walk into the locker room they have a shelf of gym clothing, separated by sizes.  It took me a few tries, but XXL it was.  That everyone in the gym was wearing the same outfit, felt, well, very 1984ish.  Everything else about it was pretty typical.  After i finished I met Ro again and we traveled to Onchenchang station, where I planned to investigate a spa and he would check out some hiking.
My guide book said the spa was more than just a Jimjilbang, which is a traditional Korean spa, but upon entry, I realized it was just a jimjilbang, which means you have to sit in around in a room of hot and cold pools with a bunch of other naked men.  The water was relaxing.  The stares from the old naked men were not.  It was as if they were afraid I would "befoul" their water.

Later that evening I met a friend I made in Seoul who teaches in Busan, JP from Canada.  We met up at the Haeundae beach (a popular tourist spot).  Ro came also, and the three of us walked down to the ocean to get some seafood.  The dinner was not unlike the previous aquarium on a plate feast I had had.  It was definitely fresh and totally raw, and sometimes still moving, but overall I think I prefer my seafood cooked.

 After eating we hauled ourselves and a piece of Poseidon's kingdom to Dongae, near our hostel for some drinks.  We found a bar called "Chicago II".  It was empty, but the 2 guys running were very excited at our entrance.  They seemed a little too ecstatic when I told them I was American.  One of the bartenders said to call him "KTC", which stands for "Korean Tom Cruise".  He proceeded to live up to this name when he started juggling bottles and lighting stuff on fire.