Minute 7:00 AM

Minute 7:00 AM

The clock radio is just a few seconds late, so it comes on after the
official broadcast chime that marks seven o'clock.

"Just like a happy Christmas," sings a voice, out of tune with the
season. They play a lot of English language songs on Korean radio.

"Hmph," sings a voice, out of a blanket and pillow. This is not a
word, not in English, not in Korean. But what it means is, "I am not
quite all here yet."