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  • Song takes Mizuno lead - iAfrica.com

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:08 am
    Golf365.co.zaSong takes Mizuno leadiAfrica.comSouth Korea's Song Bo-Bae sank a birdie on the last hole to take a one-stroke lead after the second round at the USLPGA Tour Mizuno Classic golf tournament Bo Bae Song leads Mizuno ClassicThe Associated PressMizuno Classic Second-Round Notes and InterviewsGolf Newsall 100 news articles »

  • Codelco Raises Japan, Korea Copper Charges for 2010 - Bloomberg

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:04 am
    Codelco Raises Japan, Korea Copper Charges for 2010Bloomberg7 (Bloomberg) -- Codelco, the world's biggest copper producer, will raise the surcharge on sales to Japan and South Korea by as much as 16 percent next year and more »

  • South Korea: The 950th Time Is a Charm - New York Times

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:34 pm
    Washington PostSouth Korea: The 950th Time Is a CharmNew York Times official in Jeonju, and now she must pass the driving test. Ms. Cha told The Korea Times that she needed the license for her vegetable-selling business.SKorean woman passes driver's exam on 950th tryThe Associated PressSome People Should Not Be Given A License!!!PerezHilton.com (blog)Korean woman's driving test joy... after 950 attemptsMetroNPR -Sky Newsall 305 news articles »

  • Obama administration would talk to North Korea: aide - Reuters

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:15 pm
    AFPObama administration would talk to North Korea: aideReutersPresident Barack Obama leaves on Wednesday on a trip to Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea, during which advisers had said North Korea's nuclear South Korean official led '72 accord with NorthWashington PostTop Obama adviser: US willing to resume North Korea nuclear talksJerusalem PostWhat Obama Should Say to North KoreaWall Street JournalGlobal Security Newswire -Brisbane Times -Asia Times Onlineall 92 news articles »

  • Davis wins World Cup 1000 in course record - The Associated Press

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:41 pm
    CBC.caDavis wins World Cup 1000 in course recordThe Associated PressMun Joon of South Korea was third in 1:09.43. South Koreans went 1-2 in the 500, with Lee Kang-seok winning in 34.80 seconds. Lee Kyou-hyuk was second in Shani Davis shatters coruse record at Berlin World CupMore Than The Gamesall 122 news articles »
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  • South Koreans Struggle With Race

    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    South Koreans were taught to take pride in their nation’s “ethnic homogeneity,” but in the past seven years the number of foreign residents has doubled.

  • South Korea Says It Plans Afghanistan Deployment

    31 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The government in Seoul announced that it wanted to send troops and police officers, reported to number 300, to help protect its aid workers in the country.

  • Samsung Posts Strongest Ever Quarterly Profit

    30 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The world’s top maker of memory chips and L.C.D. screens forecast a robust 2010 but warned that profit could suffer as the South Korean currency strengthens against the dollar.

  • Japanese Destroyer Hits South Korean Ship

    27 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A Japanese navy destroyer collided with a South Korean freighter in the waters off southern Japan, setting off fires on both boats and injuring three crew members.

  • Disgraced Cloning Expert Convicted in South Korea

    26 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A disgraced cloning expert who falsely claimed major breakthroughs in stem cell research was convicted Monday of embezzlement and other charges connected to the scandal, but he will not serve time in prison.
 
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  • South Korea approves India deal

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:43 am
    South Korea ratifies a free trade deal with India that will give the two Asian countries greater access to each other's markets.

  • Nigeria's Golden Eaglets triumph

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:53 am
    The host nation Nigeria are through to the quarter-finals at the Under-17 World Cup after the Golden Eaglets trounced New Zealand 5-nil in Abuja.

  • World's barriers: Korean border

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:09 am
    On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, BBC Mundo looks at barriers which are still standing - or have gone up since - around the world.

  • Kisnorbo postpones Swindon clash

    4 Nov 2009 | 7:34 am
    Leeds United's League One match at Swindon Town on Saturday, 14 November is postponed due to international call-ups.

  • US sales rise at both GM and Ford

    3 Nov 2009 | 1:58 pm
    General Motors and Ford both report a rise in US car sales, as the American car industry slowly recovers.
 
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  • South Korea's Bo Bae Song takes Mizuno Classic lead

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:50 pm
    SHIMA, Japan - South Korea's Bo Bae Song birdied the final hole for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the Mizuno Classic. Song had six birdies in a front-nine 30, then had two birdies and bogey o...

  • Asian stocks gain across the region

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:09 pm
    The Australian All Ordinaries topped the region with a rise of 1.89%, a significant bounce back from lows reached Thursday.

  • South Korea: The 950th Time Is a Charm

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:03 pm
    A woman who had tried to pass the written exam for a driver’s license almost every day since April 2005 has finally succeeded, on her 950th attempt. The woman, Cha Sa-soon, 68, spent more than $...

  • Lawmakers Press White House On Auto Imbalance In S.Korea,Japan

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:04 pm
    , repeated accusations that the Asian countries have imposed non-tariff barriers to give their domestic auto makers a competitive advantage. They said the auto trade imbalance has worsened as those ...

  • Pyongyang rebuilt city devastated by explosion

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:10 pm
    North Korea has built Soviet-style apartment complexes to give a face-lift to its border town of Ryongchon where a devastating 2004 explosion occurred, according to a satellite image compiled by a U.S...
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    CNN.com: South Korea News and Videos

  • Eye on South Korea

    30 Oct 2009 | 6:07 am
    CNN takes an in-depth look at South Korea, including how the nation is working to become a brand leader on an international scale and on how the nation is recovering from the global economic recession.

  • South Korean growth at seven-year high

    27 Oct 2009 | 12:22 am
    Rising Chinese demand helped drive South Korea's economy to its fastest growth in seven years in the third quarter, underscoring how Asia is leading the global economy and trade out of the worldwide downturn.

  • Beyond the barbed wire: the accidental paradise of the DMZ

    25 Oct 2009 | 7:55 am
    While the world remembers the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, one frontier of the Cold War remains intact; the demilitarized zone that separates North and South Korea.

  • U.S. broadband lags Asian nations

    1 Oct 2009 | 12:06 pm
    South Korea leads the world in providing broadband services, according to a study released on Thursday. The United States did not make the top 10.

  • Long-separated Korean families have reunion

    26 Sep 2009 | 10:48 pm
    Some families long separated by the Korean War saw their loved ones Saturday for the first time in years near the border between North and South Korea.
 
 
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  • North Korea Threatens Nuclear 'Fire Shower' Against the United States

    North Korea stepped up its threats against the United States today, warning that the Obama administration's recent pledge to provide nuclear defenses to South Korea could invite what the state-run media called a "fire shower" of nuclear retaliation.

  • South Korea Completes First Space Center

    HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press Writer SEOUL, South Korea—South Korea has completed its first space center and plans to launch a satellite from the site in July, the Science Ministry said Thursday, about two months after rival North Korea claimed it shot a satellite into orbit.

  • North Korea's Nuclear Gambit Tests International Community

    U.S. and South Korean forces along the world's most heavily fortified border were on their highest alert level in three years last week, following an apparent nuclear test by North Korea over the Memorial Day weekend and apparent preparations for the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

  • North Korea Talks of Military Hit on South Korea

    BY Richard Sisk DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU North Korea took its nuclear brinkmanship up a notch Tuesday, threatening a military strike against the South after Seoul joined a U.S.-led initiative to intercept shipments suspected of being involved in weapons of mass destruction.

  • Sweden helps South Korea Convert Food Waste Into Clean Fuel

    KELLY OLSEN AP Business Writer SEOUL, South Korea—The South Korean city of Ulsan lets water generated from processing food waste run off into the ocean, which can generate methane gas harmful to the environment.
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  • North Korean defectors tell of torture and beatings

    Mark Tran
    4 Nov 2009 | 8:48 am
    Former prisoners describe harrowing ordeals as UN prepares to scrutinise North Korea's human rights recordIn the nine months after his arrest on espionage charges, Guang-il Jung was beaten by North Korean security guards with a thick wooden club. He still bears the scars on the back of his head.In the course of beatings, the guards broke all his teeth, leaving him toothless for four years. To deprive him of sleep, the guards at the underground prison at Hoeryong city near the Chinese border used "pigeon torture". Jung was handcuffed and tied by his arms to an object behind him so he could not…

  • North Korea says it possesses weapons-grade plutonium

    Mark Tran
    3 Nov 2009 | 1:10 am
    Announcement seen as fresh demand for talks with US as observers claim Pyongyang could create another atomic weaponNorth Korea today claimed to have completed reprocessing spent fuel rods at its Yongbyon nuclear plant to extract weapons-grade plutonium."We have finished reprocessing 8,000 spent fuel rods as of August. We have made substantial achievements in weaponising plutonium from the extraction," Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said.Experts said North Korea might be able to produce enough material for one more atomic weapon from the fuel rods cooling at the Soviet-era…

  • Japan renews effort to free citizens abducted by North Korea

    David Munk
    28 Oct 2009 | 1:13 pm
    Hatoyama ministers say long captivity of victims snatched by Pyongyang secret agents is bar to thaw with Kim Jong-ilOn the evening of 7 July 1978, Yasushi Chimura and his fiancée, Fukie Hamamoto, drove in a small truck to a lookout point above the craggy coast that marks the city of Obama's meeting with the Sea of Japan. The waters were placid, and the couple were excited about their wedding in November.They were not alone. Agents from North Korea were on the hillside. They overpowered the couple, took them to a waiting boat on Wakasa Bay and transported them nearly 500 miles to the…

  • UN envoy says North Korea should feed its 9 million hungry citizens

    Mark Tran
    23 Oct 2009 | 1:34 am
    Vitit Muntarbhorn's UN report says World Food Programme is able to reach fewer than 2 million needy due to aid shortfallNorth Korea should take urgent steps to improve its "abysmal" human rights record by providing food to its hungry citizens, a UN envoy said yesterday as he released a scathing report on the reclusive country.The report noted that almost 9 million people in North Korea were suffering from food shortages, with the World Food Programme (WFP) able to reach fewer than 2 million of the hungry population due to a shortfall in international aid as countries cut funding in response…

  • Sven-Goran Eriksson and North Korea: a marriage made in heaven

    Barney Ronay
    14 Oct 2009 | 4:05 pm
    The former England manager may have turned down the opportunity to work for Kim Jong-Il. Big mistake . . .Sven-Goran Eriksson has turned down the chance to manage North Korea at next year's World Cup. This is a great shame, as a closer look reveals the rogue Swedish football manager and the rogue one-party state are in fact a match made in heaven.Sven-Goran ErikssonCurrent status: Face of a mysterious and shadowy regime (newly oil-rich Notts County FC).Experience with dubious authority figures: Employed at Manchester City by Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed Thai prime minster recently sentenced to…
 
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  • South Korea's Bo Bae Song takes Mizuno Classic lead

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:50 pm
    SHIMA, Japan - South Korea's Bo Bae Song birdied the final hole for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the Mizuno Classic. Song had six birdies in a front-nine 30, then had two birdies and bogey o...

  • Asian stocks gain across the region

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:09 pm
    The Australian All Ordinaries topped the region with a rise of 1.89%, a significant bounce back from lows reached Thursday.

  • South Korea: The 950th Time Is a Charm

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:03 pm
    A woman who had tried to pass the written exam for a driver’s license almost every day since April 2005 has finally succeeded, on her 950th attempt. The woman, Cha Sa-soon, 68, spent more than $...

  • Lawmakers Press White House On Auto Imbalance In S.Korea,Japan

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:04 pm
    , repeated accusations that the Asian countries have imposed non-tariff barriers to give their domestic auto makers a competitive advantage. They said the auto trade imbalance has worsened as those ...

  • Pyongyang rebuilt city devastated by explosion

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:10 pm
    North Korea has built Soviet-style apartment complexes to give a face-lift to its border town of Ryongchon where a devastating 2004 explosion occurred, according to a satellite image compiled by a U.S...
 
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  • World Church Leaders Reaffirm Support of Korean Reunification

    Korea Report
    30 Oct 2009 | 8:00 am
    Korean Christians in south and north Korea have been early pioneers in civilian, inter-Korea reconciliation efforts as they made initial contacts that paved a way for comprehensive interactions between Koreans separated by division, war memories, ideological confrontations, and geopolitics. Their meetings, held initally in third countries in Europe, Japan and North America, led to the reaffirmation of the desire of Koreans towards reconciliation and reunification.International ecumenical organizations such as the World Council of Churches (WCC) have been supportive of these efforts. The WCC…

  • Doing Business in North Korea

    Korea Report
    28 Oct 2009 | 7:19 am
    [Korea Report's 300th posting.]In a respite from preoccupation with the North Korean nuclear/security issue, U.S. media is beginning to take notice of other issues, such as joint ventures and business interactions in North Korea, that shed some light on changes occuring within North Korea.The CNN carried an interview with Hyun Jeong-eun, the chairwoman of South Korea's Hyundai Asan, which has pioneered inter-Korea joint ventures with investment of $272 million in North Korea, in projects like the Kaesong Industrial Park and tours to Mount Kumgang.The Fortune magazine recently featured "The…

  • Amnesty International Report: "Migrant workers treated as 'disposable labour' in South Korea"

    Korea Report
    20 Oct 2009 | 10:40 am
    After a long lull, South Korea is again appearing in the reports of the Amnesty International, recently on the reemergence of political repression under the Lee Myong-bak administration, and now another report has shed light on abuses of migrant workers in South Korea. The Lee administration is busy signing free trade agreements and touts globalization, yet it is not dealing seriously with this critical issue at home, especially in light of South Korea's hard-earned gains in Korean worker's rights. (The photo shows a demonstration by migrant workers in Korea demanding their rights.)

  • "Tiger Spirit" -- A Documentary Film on Korean Reunification

    Korea Report
    17 Oct 2009 | 10:15 am
    Films on Korean reunification issues are scarce, as the news media is mainly preoccupied with the security issue and bypasses the underlying issues of the division and its impact on average Koreans. This new documentary film by a Korean-Canadian filmmaker Min Sook Lee, supported by the National Film Board of Canada, sheds some light on the latter. The following is a description of the film from the film site:The psychic scar shared by millions of people, separated from their families during the Korean War in the 1950s, is symbolized by the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing communist North…

  • Women's Call for Peace in Northeast Asia

    Korea Report
    8 Oct 2009 | 7:03 am
    The 2009 Northeast Asian Women´s Peace Conference ("Negotiating Regional Peace, Reconciliation and Cooperation") took place on October 6, at the George Washington University campus in Washington, DC. The organizers stated that women's voices are important but have often gone unheard during the Six Party Talks and other deliberations on the future of the Korean Peninsula. This conference, in contrast, brought together a diverse group of Asian, Russian and American women speakers from civil society and government to address peace and security issues in Northeast Asia.The conference provided a…
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  • Have you read "Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar"?

    31 Oct 2009 | 11:14 pm
    It cost me an arm and a leg (72,000 won), but I bought Edwin G. Pulleyblank's book, "Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar." When it first arrived, I thought I had been ripped off because it was only a flimsy, little 206-page book, including Contents and Index pages. It did not look like it was worth 72,000 won, which is the most I have ever paid for any book, but after reading the first forty pages, I have changed my mind. It was a good investment.Though the book is not that well written or organized, it is crammed full of short-and-sweet grammar rules with one or two example sentences for…

  • What does 苟且偸安 mean?

    23 Oct 2009 | 11:52 pm
    Yesterday, I bought a Korean book entitled "이이화의 한문 공부," which teaches the basics of classical Chinese writing. I bought the book not only because it was the only book in the store that taught the basics of classical Chinese, but also because it looked pretty good, at least in the store. However, after getting it home and reading more of it, I noticed a few problems.One of the problems with the book is that it assumes the reader already knows the Korean pronunciations for the Chinese characters used in many of the book's example sentences. In other words, the book gives you…

  • Does 乳以 mean the same as 以乳?

    21 Oct 2009 | 4:18 am
    Today, I was reading the 四字小學(사자소학), which was a book that Korean children used to study in traditional Korean schools (書堂 - 서당), when I came across something I did not understand. Why does 以 come after the nouns in lines 3 and 4, but before the nouns in lines 5 and 6?[My] father () gave life () [to] my (我 body ().My] mother () raised (鞠 my (我 body ().懷我With [her] stomach () [she] sheltered () me ().哺我With [her] milk () [she] fed () me ().溫我With () clothes () [they] warmed () me ().飽我With () food () [they] filled () me ().From what little I know…

  • Was 之 (지) used to make causative verbs?

    14 Oct 2009 | 8:55 am
    According to THIS WEB PAGE, the Chinese character 來 (내) was used in classical Chinese to mean, "[He] comes," and 來之 (내지) was used to mean, "[He] makes him come." In other words, the 之 (지) seems to have made "to come" (來) into a causative verb. In classical Chinese, was 之 sometimes used to make causative verbs?I am curious because I want to know if the following translation is correct:A temple ( gave ( [us] rice cake (餠), tea (茶), rice gruel (粥) and soy sauce (醬) and had us eat them.Does the 之 (지) change 食 (식) from "to eat" to "to have someone eat" (…

  • What's the problem with "뭐가 불만이냐"

    10 Oct 2009 | 4:21 am
    뭐가 불만이냐 means "What's your problem" or "What's your complaint." It is a low form that is usually used among friends. If you use it with someone who is not your friend, you are asking for a fight. The problem with the expression is that 뭐가, strickly speaking, is an incorrect construction since 뭐 is a contraction of 무엇, so it would be like saying 무엇가, which is incorrect. The correct contraction for 무엇이 is 뭬. However, since few Koreans say "뭬 불만이냐," you could just drop the subject marker and say, "뭐 불만이냐." I think I will try to use 뭬.The…
 
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  • Swine Flu Vaccines Available for USFK Servicemembers

    GI Korea
    7 Nov 2009 | 2:31 am
    Those of you stationed in Korea who haven’t had a swine flu shot yet it is now available: U.S. Forces Korea personnel have begun receiving H1NI flu vaccinations, with the goal of immunizing all military and Department of Defense civilians by Thanksgiving.The first shipment of the 54,000 vaccines arrived this week, and the remainder should arrive by next week, said Col. Jeff Clark, 65th Medical Brigade commander. Airmen at Osan and Kunsan air bases began receiving their immunizations on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, and nearly all airmen were expected to receive vaccines by the end…

  • USFJ Security Contractor Killed In Drunk Driving Accident

    GI Korea
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:40 pm
    This has to be one of the most unusual commands for someone to have, but it must suck to have to apologize for actions of civilian workers: A U.S. military security contractor was killed last week in a drunken-driving crash in northern Japan, local Japanese officials confirmed Wednesday.The crash — the area’s second fatal alcohol-related incident in recent weeks — prompted the local mayor on Thursday to write to the U.S. Army commander of the Shariki Communications Site in Tsugaru, urging him to emphasize traffic safety among the staff at the rural base. Greg A. Williams, 48, who worked…

  • Korea Finder 32-09

    GI Korea
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:34 pm
    So who knows the name of this city: Here is this year’s Korea Finder Leadersboard: Mark – 9 Leon Laporte – 8 RoK N Roll – 5 Brewcrew17 – 1 Obiwan – 1 Rommel – 1 Sonagi – 1 A Listener – 1 Brian – 1 Alex – 1 Lord of E2 – 1 Kushibo – 1 The person with the most points at the end of the year of the weekly Korea Finder contest will rewarded with a book or DVD of their choice from Amazon.com.   Also note that if you got a picture that you think would make a great Korea Finder feel free to send it in to me.

  • Picture of the Day: Winter Comes to Mt. Mudeung

    GI Korea
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:01 am
    Visitors look at trees covered with the first snow of the year at Mt. Mudeung in Gwangju on Monday.

  • 8th Army Headquarters to Remain In Korea

    GI Korea
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:48 am
    Remember what I said about the building of improvements at Yongsan?  Well here you go: The U.S. military in Korea has scrapped an idea to relocate its key Army headquarters to Hawaii, in a move to reaffirm its commitment to the defense of South Korea, a military source said yesterday. “I understand that the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and the U.S. Army have accepted the proposal by the U.S. Forces Korea that the 8th Army headquarters should remain in Korea as a symbol of (U.S. military commitment) to the defense of the peninsula,” said the source. The United States has been…
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  • Gov't Sets Standard Names for Korean Food @ HanCinema :: The ...

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    7 Nov 2009 | 12:16 am
    Singer and entertainer Sin Jeong-hwan was wounded during a motorbike accident in Yongin, south of Seoul, Friday morning. Sin, 34, was taken to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment. The severit...

  • Interview: Director Park Chan-wook of 'Thirst' @ HanCinema :: The ...

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    Director Park Chan-wook, who received the Jury Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his movie "Thirst", says that Korean films can gain global recognition by improving their artistic expression and s... ... Your favorite Korean TV Drama DVDs are now available for as low as $12.99 - that's $US5 off with this code S5KVLND9 expires December 31, 2009 YesStyle.com. US$5 off (order min. US$5) Coupon code HANSTYLE Get a $10 off $20 order coupon, for first purchase and for ...

  • Convergence of movie and TV drama continues to evolve @ HanCinema ...

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    Combination of movie & TV drama continues to evolve. Exchange between Chungmuro, Korean equivalent to Hollywood, and Yeo-ui-do, hub of broadcasting networks, was born as filmmakers produced TV dramas and drama PDs made movies. ...

  • [Web Drama] SS501 Kyujong in Drama 'Seti' Eps.10 « marinastory ...

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    6 Nov 2009 | 10:41 am
    [TV] SS501 in MBC Music Core (11.07.2009) · [Web Drama] SS501 Kyujong in Drama 'Seti' Eps.10 · [Video] SS501 in Super Junior SUKIRA Radio Show (11.06.2009) · [Info] SS501 in GS25 'Pepero Day' Promotion · [Info] SS501 in Visit Korea year ...
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  • Hero

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    30 Oct 2009 | 6:15 pm
    Title: 히어로 / Hero Chinese Title : 可疑的英雄 Previously known as: 보이지 않는 전쟁 (Unseen Warfare) / 수상한 히어로즈 (Strange Heroes) Genre: Comedy Episodes: To Be Announced Broadcast Network: MBC Broadcast period: 2009-Nov-18 Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55 (more…)

  • Invincible Lee Pyung Kang

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    28 Oct 2009 | 5:37 pm
    Title: 천하무적 이평강 / Invincible Lee Pyung Kang Chinese Title : 天下无敌李平康 Also known as: Cheonhamujuk Lee Pyung Kang / Taming of the Heir Genre: Romance Episodes: 16 Broadcast network: KBS2 Broadcast period: 2009-Nov-09 to 2009-Dec-29 Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55 (more…)

  • Wife Returns

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    27 Oct 2009 | 5:30 pm
    Title: 아내가 돌아왔다 / Anaega Dolawatda / Wife Returns Chinese Title : 妻子回来了 Genre: Family Episodes: 100+ Broadcast network: SBS Broadcast period: 2009-Nov-02 to 2010 Air time: Monday to Friday 19:20 (more…)

  • Enjoy Life

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    20 Oct 2009 | 6:26 pm
    Title: 살맛납니다 / Salmaknapnida / Enjoy Life Chinese Title : 享受生活 Previously known as: 이혼하지 맙시다 / Iheonhaji Mapshida / Let’s Not Divorce Genre: Drama, family Episodes: 100+ Broadcast Network: MBC Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-26 to 2010 Air time: Monday to Friday 20:15 (more…)

  • Three Brothers

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    10 Oct 2009 | 6:00 pm
    Title: 수상한 삼형제 / Susanghan Samhyungje / Three Brothers Chinese Title : 可疑的三兄弟 Also known as: Suspicious Three Brothers Genre: Romance, drama Episodes: 50+ Broadcast Network: KBS2 Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-17 to 2010 Air time: Saturdays & Sundays 19:55 (more…)
 
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  • New and upcoming DVD releases - 2009/11/07

    IRIS - Navigate DVD Making (JP) - 2009/11/27, 4th Period Mystery - DVD - 2009/11/24, Again, My Love - DVD (TW - Ch Tr Sub) - 2009/11/20, Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si Do - DVD Single Disc - 2009/11/19, Fate - DVD Single Disc - 2009/11/19, More Than Blue - DVD Single Disc - 2009/11/19, Hand Phone - DVD Single Disc - 2009/11/19, - Eternity And A Day DVD - 2009/11/17, Boat - DVD - 2009/11/17, Bandhobi - DVD 2-Disc Special Edition - 2009/11/17, A Million - DVD - 2009/11/17, Thirst - DVD (US Version) - 2009/11/17, Boys over Flowers - $US5 off with BYFLWERSV1M - DVD + Photobook Vol.1/2 (US Version -…

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    My Wife is Back (Korean Drama, 2009) , Life is Good (Korean Drama, 2009) , Three Brothers (Korean Drama, 2009) , IRIS (Korean Drama, 2009) , Temptation of an Angel (Korean Drama, 2009) , Reversal of Fate (Korean Drama, 2009) , Creating Destiny (Korean Drama, 2009) , Hot Blood (Korean Drama, 2009) , You're Beautiful (Korean Drama, 2009) , Don't Hesitate (Korean Drama, 2009) , Smile, Love (Korean Drama, 2009) , High Kick Through The Roof (Korean Drama, 2009) , Assorted Gems (Korean Drama, 2009) , Love You a Thousand Times (Korean Drama, 2009) , Can't Stop Now (Korean Drama, 2009) , Jolly Widows…

  • Korea culture to be on the screen at 4th London Korean Film Festival (2009/11/06)

    The fourth London Korean Film Festival 2009 runs from Nov. 1 to 18 and already some of the big name directors in Korea have flown to the United Kingdom to promote Korean movies. Prior celebrations and functions aside, the actual first screening was on Thursday (Nov. 5). This year's film festival, with 25 feature films and four animations from Korea, is organized by the Korean Cultural Center in

  • Applications for the 2nd Cultural Contents Project Camp Now Being Accepted (2009/11/06)

    The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA, President and CEO Lee Jae-woong) is now accepting applications for the 2nd Cultural Contents Project Camp until November 6th. Jointly run by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and KOCCA, the training program is designed to help top talents gain necessary field experience to become the leaders of Korea's content industry. There are 11 projects

  • "New Stories" to Create the Legend of Korean Contents (2009/11/06)

    Korea's Biggest Story Competition ? A First Step to Advance into the Global Market KRW12.5 Billion to be Invested for Support of Story Development, Production, and Distribution and#9650; The Korea New Story Creation Project presentation. From Left: Chairman Geum Kang of the Korea Popular Culture Writers Association, Chairman Jeong Seon-eon of the Korea Independent Productions Association, CEO K
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  • Lee Minho Trugen Winter 2009

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    4 Nov 2009 | 8:18 pm
    Korean actor Lee Minho modelling for Trugen winter wears. Read the rest of Lee Minho Trugen Winter 2009 This article is brought to you by Stareastasia Entertainment News

  • Kame plays wine taster

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    29 Oct 2009 | 9:26 pm
    Japanese pop star Kazuya Kamenashi recently released a photobook with a wine tasting theme, identical to his role in Kami no Shizuku, a Japanese drama he starred in early 2009. Read the rest of Kame plays wine taster This article is brought to you by Stareastasia Entertainment News

  • Tablo and Kang Hye-jung got married

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    29 Oct 2009 | 9:06 pm
    Korean celebrity couple Tablo (from Epik High) and Kang Hye-jung tied the knot on Monday (October 26). Read the rest of Tablo and Kang Hye-jung got married This article is brought to you by Stareastasia Entertainment News

  • Super Junior M is red hot in China

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    29 Oct 2009 | 8:59 pm
    Super Junior M, a spinoff group from Korean boyband Super Junior, is getting red hot in China with their Chinese hit song Super Girl: Suju-M is formed with five original Suju member plus two more Chinese members. This article is brought to you by Stareastasia Entertainment News

  • Queen Seondeok landing on Taiwan and Japan

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    29 Oct 2009 | 8:55 pm
    Korean historical drama Queen Seondeok is airing in Taiwan and Japan. The drama is about the life of Queen Seondeok of Silla, the first female ruler of the old kingdom. The drama, starring Lee Yo-won, Ko Hyun-jung and Uhm Tae-woong etc., is arguably the most popular drama of the year. The first episode of the drama is aired in Taiwan on October 25, and in Japan on Oct 29. This article is brought to you by Stareastasia Entertainment News
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  • JK Kim Dong Uk “For Her” (English Subtitles)

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    30 Oct 2009 | 8:38 am
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  • Custom Lee Hyori Ipod Theme!

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    29 Oct 2009 | 7:52 am
    My second ipod/iphone theme. Hope you guys like it Custom Sounds Custom Lock Screen and Wallpaper Custom Battery Custom icons: Calculator Notes App Store Photos Videos Calendar iTunes Weather Contacts Maps Stocks Settings YouTube Clock Music Safari Mail Twitterfon Please Donate to keep this site going download link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZYPCB8J0 *requires a “Jailbroken” ipod/iphone and Winterboard

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    27 Oct 2009 | 10:22 am
    well I just finished my first custom theme and I thought someone out there might like it so….here ya go SNSD Custom Theme V1 Custom Sounds Custom Lock Screen and Wallpaper Custom Battery Custom icons for: Calculator Notes App Store Photos Videos Calendar iTunes Weather Contacts Maps Stocks Settings YouTube Clock Music Safari Mail Twitterfon Please Donate to keep this site going download link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ABQGD39O *requires a “Jailbroken” ipod/iphone and Winterboard

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  • [Song] Kim Bum Soo “Just with love” (English Subtitles)

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  • Congrats again~

    Fabia.O
    27 Oct 2009 | 1:04 pm
    Everyone is talking about it and I thought I would join the flock. Epik Highs Tablo has finally tied the knot with his girlfriend and mother of his coming child Kang HyeJung! I love this shot I want that cake Congratulations to the couple who have already headed off for their honeymoon! They look sincerely happy and I wish them the best of luck! As usual a celebrity wedding is a star studded event and peoples outfits make you wonder if they think Weddings are a casual event, but this year I picked out one outfit that made me worried for a talented celeb. I was kidding before when I said that…

  • We knew it all along…

    Fabia.O
    27 Oct 2009 | 12:31 pm
    That CL was never really born a human being. This photo shoot has been out for a while but I will not pass up an opportunity to critique it. For “W” magazine the 2NE1 girls were made to dress up in a “gangster” theme, although it’s obvious only one person really looked at home with the “weaponry” it didn’t make things any less interesting for the group as a whole. My favorite of the shoot, CL of course. With all that major Photo shop I thought she was Hyori. Now, tell me you don’t see a very important part of the human body missing? It…

  • I-Yoo?

    Fabia.O
    27 Oct 2009 | 12:08 pm
    I’m sure a lot of you know about the Wonder Girls latest great Success with entering the BillBoard Charts with their year round (never dying) International Hit “Nobody”. Well, Congratulations to them firstly, it is an amazing feat since they’ve done more than most K-Crossovers over the last few years. JYP held a press conference for the girls last week in Seoul and mentioned how they will be concentrating on the Western World with the Wonders and will not be further promoting in Korea. Since I prefer them in Korea it’s a darn shame, nonetheless there was…

  • Whose yo’ MAMA!?

    Fabia.O
    27 Oct 2009 | 11:30 am
    Or better yet, what is your MAMA? The Mnet Asian Music Awards. After the sudden and somewhat shocking announcement that the MKMFs were coming to a close after their 10 year anniversary celebration last year, many people were left wondering what would take the place of the dodgy but youth representative end of year Award show. It had been full of plenty of controversies over the years, my favorite, Lee MinWoo throwing a tantrum and leaving JYP to stand on stage looking like a lonely freak show act (or more accurately have that performance cancelled, I prefer my turn of events albeit…

  • Ring ding dong…

    Fabia.O
    19 Oct 2009 | 9:58 am
    Is King Kongs fallen younger brother.  And he’s possessed all the SHINee boys and made them seriously insecure. What the hell died on MinHos head? I didn’t even know these cute little boys were on their way back. But I guess with one group suing you and the other having someone get charged with DUIs while half are in China, SM needed to have someone back and fast. All these new boybands debuting must have made their panties twist. I know what they do with their roadkill when they travel Problem though, what the hell have they coughed out? Recycled image, recycled outfits and…
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  • Last Week

    20 Oct 2009 | 11:40 am
    Something happened last week that I had thought would totally never happen. Nevertheless it did. Keep in mind last week was only the second week of October. Also keep in mind that October is the fall. As it is fall, leaves turn color, people bundle up(a bit,)and we use adjectives like; fresh, brisk, and cool. We normally stagger out of bed and peer at the frosty air greeting us before you journey out into the post summer rain on the way to work. Despite this, last week these things we all expect didn't happen. Watch the video and find out what really happened!

  • In Celebration of our 50th Post and 5000th visitor!

    21 Sep 2009 | 4:33 am
    Well, I've been in the business of keeping a positive attitude, whilst saying nice things about people and places for just over a year now. I have also tried to make the most of my paltry photography skills to show some of what I have seen around the the globe to show you that the world is truly a friendly place, and deserves to be enjoyed more. Recently, I have noticed that I have had about 5000 visitors. So to those people, thanks and keep coming back. Interestingly, this will also be my 50th post. So if you're a numbers person, that makes it a tidy 100 people per posting. Not a bad gig.

  • What's Burning?

    12 Sep 2009 | 4:45 am
    One of my good pals in Warsaw, Mohamed, who is from Iran, told me that it is forbidden to make outdoor fires in Iran. It's ironic, since he and his other Iranian mates in Warsaw like nothing more than going to various parks in Warsaw and building gargantuan,roasting fires for grilling. Despite the fact that many Poles(Warsawians included,) like to partake in outdoor grilling adventures, I have also heard that it is in fact quite popular to have grilled food with fires in Iran as well. Even though it's 'illegal' in Iran, it's a pastime partook by most law abiding Iranians. Moreover, even…

  • A Warmer Homecoming!

    22 Aug 2009 | 8:53 am
    So as most of you dear readers (all five of you,) probably know, last month I went home to the grand ole USA for a sojourn of a month to see family, friends, and partake in a collection of my favorite cultural revelries like; eating Mexican food and burgers, and watching baseball. Yes indeed, I experienced it all. Like all visits out west in the summer I enjoyed the same comforts of home I always expect; great heat, coastal fogs, barbecues, micro-brews, sipping coffee on sidewalk benches of Berkeley coffee-houses, sandwiches, stunning landscapes, bustling cities, cheap clothing, sleeping on…

  • Need Friends, Take a Course!

    20 Jul 2009 | 6:46 pm
    I have always considered myself in some ways an intrepid person; especially when it comes to traveling to different countries and deciding to live there. Actually, maybe it isn’t intrepidness, but perhaps it’s more like a spirit of adventure that directs me to foreign lands-or is it outright stupidity. Who knows? Regardless, whatever it is, the fact is that I am an American living abroad, and have done so for the last six years or so. Anyway, there are many great possibilities offered to individuals in the same situation. The possibility to work, study, travel, drink beer, and learn in a…
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  • An Early Morning In Laos

    29 Oct 2009 | 7:47 pm
    As suggested by our travel guide, we woke at dawn and offered alms to the many monks of Luang Prabang. Yes, we felt like the tourists that we are, but it was a unique experience and a serene morning.We then found a market on a side street. The smell of herbs, particularly something resembling dill, was fresh in the air.Breakfast was a muddy Lao-style coffee with a thick bed of condensed milk, some fried dough, and some coconut-rice-thing wrapped up in a leaf. (Plastic spoons included, womp womp.)

  • Luang Prabang

    28 Oct 2009 | 7:29 pm
    From Vientiane we flew to Luang Prabang. This entire former capital is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and indeed just about everything is old and picturesque. Mountains, monks, the Mekong, all in the haze of burning leaves.

  • Bangkok To Vientiane By Train

    28 Oct 2009 | 7:28 pm
    We took an overnight train from Bangkok to Vientiane, crossing the Mekong, and arriving four hours late. At lunchtime we had our first genuine Lao meal: beef larp with sticky rice.Afterwards, we took a stroll in area and found a school. Uniformed children were waiting and playing in the yard. Of course I took photos, and usually this is a one-way assault, but this time they shot right back -- with a Nintendo DS no less. Shenanigans ensued and I quickly found myself winded and sweaty from the horsing around.We rented bikes and spent the rest of the day exploring the quite capital of Laos.

  • Bangkok, Sightsaw It

    14 Oct 2009 | 8:04 pm
    More photos yet from our time in Bangkok, in the areas around Hualamphong Station, the canals of Thonburi, Wat Pho and the flower market. (Hualamphong, Thonburi -- I love the sound of these names. They were constantly in my head.)

  • Language Lesson

    14 Oct 2009 | 8:03 pm
 
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  • Winter Is Coming

    2 Nov 2009 | 10:09 am
    Bicycles on the Subway!It's so hard to believe that it has been about two months since I returned to Korea. I've been busy and have done a lot since I got back, but I still can't seem to figure where my time has gone. It feels like it should still be summer, but despite my unwillingness to accept the reality, winter is coming on us quickly. And it is only now that I realize how much I hate Korean winter.I've been meaning to update for quite a while now. I don't know what my problem has been, but I'm starting to feel like this blog is slowly dying. I've been lazy, sick (which is why this post…

  • 'He is Die'

    22 Oct 2009 | 8:18 am
    ...so goes the common response that I get 95% of the time when a student is absent or late from class and I ask everyone else, "Where is -----?" I guess they think it's pretty funny to constantly kill their peers in their minds and see them miraculously resurrect themselves ten minutes later, walking through the door, fifteen minutes late.***Speaking of people who didn't die, my good friend B recently came down with something wicked. More than likely, he had the dreaded H1N1 (sounds like the name of a new K-pop girl group) and recovered just fine. We'll never know for sure, however, since he…

  • The New Blog Is Here!

    19 Oct 2009 | 8:43 am
    Consider this my official announcement. I know I've been hinting at it for a few weeks, but finally I feel like my new blog is ready. Please, check it out, and if you like it, tell everyone you know. It's a bit different from Steve Thoughts, so I hope that it will act as a completely independent project and should not interfere with my posting here. Anyway, I'm not sure who (or if anybody) will link it, but have a look and decide for yourself. Here's the link:http://seoulsounds.wordpress.comI hope you enjoy and keep reading.-Steve

  • Olleh!

    15 Oct 2009 | 1:58 am
    'Olleh.' Apparently the well-know Spanish language interjection 'Olé' is actually 'Hello' spelled backwards. At least that's what I've been told many, many times from people who have put a little too much interest in the (not so new) cellphone advertisements. It's really nothing new. Another cultural phenomenon started by a cellphone company. It's not the first time this has happened since I've been here, and it certainly won't be the last. But for the time being, I have to constantly listen to my students joyfully should 'Olleh!' (not 'Olé!) every time something happens that they like.

  • A Much-Needed Update

    10 Oct 2009 | 10:26 pm
    Hey everyone. Again, sorry that it seems like I've been updating less and less often these days. Life is just breezing by, and I think (now that I'm living in Seoul) I'm spending less time at home than ever before. It's good. It's relaxing, and it's fun. But I really hope that it doesn't mean that this blog will slowly fade off into the dead blogsphere.Anyway, as I've hinted before, things are much better this week than they were last. Going to Taiwan was a good experience for me, even though it did get a bit lonely at times. But spending time alone isn't always a bad thing, either. I just…
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  • Tours, France

    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    Stu and I were very lucky to have a French holiday with his Mum and Dad. We flew into Tours, which is in the centre of France. It is full of splendid, peaceful, picture-postcard scenery and a lot of wine.This is our adorable gite, complete with fireplace, horse and lovely French landlords.Our little town had a  church built in 1100 and of course the boulangerie, boucherie, passtiserie etc. etc. So many beautiful chateaux with beautiful gardens, we also visited Leonardo Da Vinci's house. My 7th form Art History self was very excited.Autumn is well and truly about here, it was chilly but…

  • LONDON: Third time round.

    22 Oct 2009 | 11:01 pm
    - Black cabs- Cold- Grumpy Londoners- HUGS- Smoked Applewood Cheese- Red wine- Roast Lamb*- TEA- Jet Lag- Vegetarian Lasagne - Flat White- Brick Lane- Tube- Gig in Brixton- Scary Londoners- Jet Lag- Pottering- Shoreditch- Blue Cheese- Lovely Liz Haircut- Soho- Sophie Calle Retrospective (AMAZING)- Double Deckers- Goji berry and Chicken Soup*- Early morning jet lag induced blog* Cooked by Stu

  • Nami Island

    20 Oct 2009 | 2:57 am
    If I back track one day before Hong Kong - my last day at work was a lovely trip to Nami Island (off Incheon) and I don't think my last day could of been any better! Nami Island is beautiful and definitely shows the best of autumn.Aw hello home! I'm gonna see you soon! On the ferry to Nami...This is my work crew - the foreign staff has turned over in the last few months, minus a few exceptions. We played team building games and the like.We hired one of these amazing bikes, which steering and braking seemed equivalent to my old 4WD, but on the opposite side of course.Dog in backpack - always a…

  • Hong Kong Suprise

    18 Oct 2009 | 3:48 am
    Because I can't read, I realised not long before my flight to Hong Kong that rather than a 6 hour stop over, I was to have a 30 hour stopover! Luckily, I had already organised a dinner with Ian and D and this was just extended into a lovely weekend.Here is the ridiculous view from their apartment...I bought some Korean souvenirs.Breakfast! Tea and Dim Sum.General wandering in the heat. I had just gotten used to the cooler weather and now it was back to 31 degrees!This was pretty amazing. On Sundays, all of the Filipino housekeepers and nannies gather all over the streets, build cardboard…

  • Bye kiddies!

    15 Oct 2009 | 6:44 pm
    I'm officially no longer a teacher and back to being an artist, which unfortunately does not pay as well.
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  • Two stories

    1 Nov 2009 | 5:06 pm
    Last week, in light of the Swing Flu hysteria that's going on in Korea, a students walked into my room after class, and said, "Teacher, I'm infected." And I said, "Oh no!" And then he laughed and said, "I'm... in...fected... with... music!" And then he proceeded to dance out of the room backwards.And then just today, I was in my office at my desk, with my headphones on, listening to music. I turned my head, and I was startled to see a student about 6 inches from my face, waiting to ask me something. Apparently, it's rude for a student to tap a teacher on the shoulder. I don't know how long…

  • Post

    22 Oct 2009 | 9:04 pm
    Hi. I know, I haven't posted in a while. Things have been good with us though. Jenny was a little sick last week, but she's better now. It's fall here, and so so beautiful! I just wanted to remind anyone who reads this, to check up on Jenny's xanga too. She posts pictures and stuff more often than I do.ricekrispie18.xanga.com

  • Wednesday, October 14, 2009

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  • Update

    7 Oct 2009 | 3:39 pm
    Fall is coming! The weather this past week has been absolutely perfect here in South Korea. I've actually been wearing a jacket in the mornings. Now that our second contract year has officially started, we'll starting living over the weather that we have experienced here, and I have to say... fall was probably the best! Of course, coming from Southern California, I haven't had much experience with trees changing colors, and things like that, so I'm probably easy to please.Well, let's see. My week is easy here. Last week was Chuseok holiday, so I had a long weekend, and this week my school has…

  • The truth comes out.

    29 Sep 2009 | 9:37 pm
    So, I've had tons of issues with my vice principle. I'm sure I've mentioned some of them before. But it's usually just things like, my co teacher will tell me that I'm supposed to get something, like a day off or be able to go home early or something, and then she'll tell me, "oh, the vice principle decided that you shouldn't be able to do that." So, I've never really been sure if she's really intentionally mean, or if it's just that I can't talk to her directly, so I don't get a full explanation.But, I have heard other teachers mention that they don't like her. For example, my head teacher…
 
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  • That's it, I'm definitely not in Korea anymore.

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:32 pm
    I didn't have any classes today. Obviously I've been internet browsing all day, planning a vacation or two, checking on jobs post-Korea, figuring out if I should go home this vacation or next and watching copious amounts of TV. Oh, and I finished a book too. I'm the master multi-tasker. I could have been working on lesson planning but I figure since I'm planned up till the end next semester, I shouldn't bother. So, as I was in my classroom all day, alone, I didn't see any of the students in the school. I heard them, but didn't see then. And then I went to lunch. School lunches in Korea are…

  • Pig Worshipping

    4 Nov 2009 | 4:40 am
    I'm so confused today. I felt like I was in a new world. Surely not in Korea anymore.There were five students missing from my first class. Four from the next and another few in a later classs. I first assumed the worst. The punks were gobbled up by an earthquake in the middle of the night. They were kidnapped by aliens. Having punks absent from school was a sure sign that we'd entered the twilight zone.I nearly passed out when I found out why they were gone. They had colds or even the swine flu. Huh? They were sick and were being told to stay home? This never happens. Last week I had a…

  • Embarrassing Moment #18579985784893293485

    1 Nov 2009 | 3:22 am
    I'm prone to embarrassing moments no matter where I live. It seems that those moments that happen in a foreign country are more pronounced because everyone watches. Except everyone laughs at me and I'm never quite sure why.I got a wild hair for some ice cream and decided that Baskin Robbins was the only place to satisfy this want. I have no idea why. It was cold and windy and I mistakenly went out with no jacket or socks. But that's not the embarrassing moment.I ordered my ice cream; a pint of pumpkin cheesecake. I figured that would last me a week. Or an hour, depending on any number of…

  • Pictures! not really

    28 Oct 2009 | 11:51 pm
    My parents sent a new camera for me with my sister. It's pretty sweet. I carry it everywhere and I have (had) more than 200 pictures ready to upload on my computer. These included some random Korea moment shots, ajumma shots, pictures of my school and students, the beautiful fall weather, 100 pictures of me trying earnestly not to through the victory sign (most attempts were utter failures). In all, I was excited to start posting with pictures again.I have too much free time this week because my students are taking exams so I figured it would be the perfect time to skim through pictures and…

  • Death of the Gossip Mill?

    27 Oct 2009 | 5:16 am
    I grew up in a small town. There were less than one thousand souls in my town when I was a youngster. I grew up with a large family. Family for me doesn't consist of Mom, Dad, Brother, and Sister. It's a couple moms, a couple dads, a couple of sisters, a couple of brothers, nearly a dozen grandparents, scores of cousins, and all those that got picked up along the way for the ride.Small towns and big families sort of go hand in hand. Both of them have one very important trait in common; people in each can talk your head off. You can't do anything without someone else knowing. I used to hate…
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  • Transfered to Wordpress

    Josh
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:44 pm
    Thought I'd let the six people who read this know that I've decided to transfer to wordpress.com My new URL is http://commentariideperegini.wordpress.com/

  • Learning Korean

    Josh
    1 Nov 2009 | 12:31 am
    There are a lot of great resources on line to help you learn a new language.KOSNET - Site requires registration, haven't checked it out yet.Koreanclass101.com - Also requires registration but you can get a large amount of their materials off itunes.Sogang Korean Program - Put up by Sogang University, this site has one of the best tools I've seen to help learn the Korean alphabet.Quite a few more and I plan to add them as I have the time and inclination.

  • The Warrior Song

    Josh
    1 Nov 2009 | 12:13 am
    www.thewarriorsong.com Someone said that this song reminded them of the cadences they used to chant. I can't think of a better description. Kinda makes me want to reenlist, heh.

  • My Students

    Josh
    14 Oct 2009 | 3:53 am
    My students broke a window in the main office today, last week they set one of the classrooms on fire. If you're coming to Korea to teach, avoid the all boys schools unless you know what you're getting into.

  • Incheon Global Fair

    Josh
    12 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am
    Didn't take a whole lot of pictures, then again there weren't a whole lot of things to take pictures of. Large sections of the fair devoted to booths on how Korea is planning on dealing with nuclear waste and the gas company on one side of the fair. Tourist information booths for different countries and regions of Korea on the other. The Gem of the fair was a section filled with booths selling all kinds of food from around the world. If you go, avoid the official food courts and check out the small stands.Some things that stood out were . . .Giant RobotsAstro BoyA Kite Eating TreeAn Old…
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  • Ask Her Out: It’s Now or Never.

    Korea Melon
    30 Oct 2009 | 1:12 am
    Guys, you ever feel like you can never ask that one girl out because it’s just too risky?  Oh, yeah… that risk of getting rejected?  We’ve all been through it no matter how confident we are, especially when our crush is someone who seems really popular with the guys.  C’mon, wait.  Why should we be [...]

  • Kaya Asian BBQ & Grill

    Korea Melon
    9 Oct 2009 | 12:05 am
    Love to eat Korean Barbeque?  Then you’ll love dining out at this classy new restaurant in Shoreline, Washington.  It’s a cook-at-your-own-table BBQ place that offers all kinds of marinated meats along with a bunch of pickled side dishes called “banchan”.  I was here a few days ago with the family, and it was an evening [...]

  • Time Management: Get An Extra Hour Out Of Every Day

    Korea Melon
    3 Oct 2009 | 1:28 am
    We’re always on the go these days. It seems technology only keeps our lives busier. How can you get an extra hour from each day? This is a basic challenge for all of us. I’ve discussed this challenge with action and results-oriented people I know. Together, we’ve come up with many practical ways to secure [...]

  • Conquering The Smoking Habit

    Korea Melon
    30 Sep 2009 | 12:05 am
    Many Asians like to smoke, especially Koreans!  Most smokers sincerely want to quit.  They know cigarettes threaten their health, set a bad example for their children, annoy their acquaintances and cost an inordinate amount of money. Nobody can force a smoker to quit.  It’s something each person has to decide for himself, and will require a [...]

  • Haeundae: New Korean Movie Of The Year

    Kwang Lee
    23 Sep 2009 | 2:28 am
    Heart-pounding action. Only towards the 2nd half of the movie, though. “Haeundae” is a beach in the city in Busan, South Korea, where thousands of tourists flock to every year. The beginning of the movie lets you delve into the lives of the characters in the movie and leaves you caring about [...]
 
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  • The Amazing Korean Table on Visitseoul.net

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:09 pm
    Here is the story that I wrote for Seoul Tourism. You can find it here. http://english.visitseoul.net/visit2007en/aboutseoul/whyseoul/whyseoul.jsp?cid=46&sid=2448 Do me a favor and leave a comment on the above link because they help me live my life of food. Also, if you hit the link, you'll find many great pictures. Dan Last week, Pierre Gagnaire, Massimo Bottura, Luke Dale Roberts and

  • Pepero Day is coming 11/11

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:06 pm
    photo by Lunalil Here is a repost on pepero Day 11/11 or November 11th is Pepero Day in Korea and there is a very good chance that you will receive a couple of boxes of these long thin snacks on this day. The classic pepero sold by Lotte is a thin biscuit stick that is dipped in chocolate. Over time these have evolved into thin pretzel wrappers with chocolate inside (called Nude Pepero), Almond

  • Would you like to model for a 250,000 won meal?

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:27 pm
    Dear friends, I got this request from the Korea house. They are looking for 2 models to help promote Korean food and you get to eat a 250,000 won meal for free. You would eat and make comments during and after the meal. Other than the meal, there is no pay. They are looking for someone that looks foreign (this is for Korean TV after all). It would be formal, so you should look professional. If

  • Slow Food at OK2 Kitchen Review up on Visitseoul.net

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:56 am
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  • 2002 posts!

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:02 pm
    Wow. Seoul Eats now has 2002 posts.  I would like to thank all my readers and the writers that have helped contribute to this site. Thank you so much. If you have any interest in writing for Seoul Eats or if you have any questions about food or Seoul, feel free to e-mail me. Sincerely, Dan
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  • Jeonju woman passes driver's exam on 950th try.

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:03 pm
    A happy 68-year-old From the AP:A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) in application fees, but until now had failed to score the minimum 60 out of a possible 100 points needed to get behind the wheel for a driving test.Cha Sa-soon, 68, finally passed the written exam with a score of 60 on Wednesday, said Choi Young-chul, a police official at the drivers' license agency in Jeonju, 130 miles (210 kilometers)…

  • Pittsburgh Pirates trade for Japanese player.

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    A day before Hideki Matsui was named World Series MVP, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Akinori Iwamura from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for relief pitcher Jesse Chavez. Not much to say about that, this being a Korea-based blog and the Pirates being the sorriest sports team in American sports history, but it's a nice pick-up seeing as my fiance will now have someone to cheer for on the team.This is the second Japanese player in Pirates history. Masumi Kuwata, a 20-year veteran of the , pitched in 19 games in 2007. A former MVP in Japan, the chronological sequence on his Baseball Reference wiki…

  • Appreciating the Korean blackout.

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:15 am
    Here's an impressive site dedicated to the Korean blackout. Hailing from a nation where you are promptly asked or forced to leave an establishment when you have a bit too much to drink, and are ticketed or arrested if you so much as stumble under the influence in public, I found it pretty spectacular the Koreans are allowed to get absolutely shithammered to the point of not being able to physically support themselves several nights a week. As most of you visiting this page have probably seen first-hand, these people usually end up in one of two-places: the shoulders of their buddies, or…

  • Man arrested for breaking into Japanese embassy, planning to set it on fire and take staff hostage.

    5 Nov 2009 | 12:50 am
    Very disturbing story set way down the bottom of the Korea Herald page; an excerpt:A 37-year-old man was apprehended on suspicion of attempting to carry out an arson attack on the Japanese embassy in Seoul, presumably in anger over historical disputes between the two countries, police said Thursday and Yonhap News reported. The suspect, identified only by his surname Jang, planned to set fire to the embassy and take embassy staff hostage, according to police. Investigators said Jang hoped to hold a press conference criticizing Japan's policies on Dokdo, a set of South Korean-controlled islets…

  • Flu vaccines and schoolchildren.

    4 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Health center loading up on vaccines designed for children aged 3 to 18. Here's an interesting final paragraph in a Korea Times article from Tuesday about raising the flu alert to "red":Health authorities said they will advance vaccinations of all school children by one week or two, and stockpile 11 million dosages of anti-viral drugs. And buried in the Joongang Ilbo today:In another flu-related development yesterday, the Korea Food and Drug Administration approved flu vaccination for children aged between 3 and 18 starting next Wednesday.Those under age 9 will be given two shots to help…
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  • Gendered Tea-drink Advertising in South Korea

    James Turnbull
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:38 pm
    ( Source ) Granted, Marxism might not be the first thing one thinks of when one sees Lee Hyori’s navel. But as it turns out, it’s a perfect fit. If you’ll bear with me for a moment, once a market is saturated, I learned at university in New Zealand, there is a inherent tendency for a company’s rate of profit to fall. But this can be offset by re-marketing and/or making new varieties of the original product, and accordingly my lecturer posited the plethora of varieties of Coca-Cola available in the U.S. as a reflection of the greater capitalistic development of its…

  • UEE in Orange

    James Turnbull
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:15 pm
    ( Source ) With apologies to those readers that have come to expect more serious posts on this blog, but I thought this was an exceptionally cute picture of UEE (유이)! Yes, even I need to let my hair down on occasion. And of course I’m well aware that it’s part and parcel of Lotte’s marketing of its new Cheoum Cheoreom Cool (처음처럼 쿨) brand of soju to women, which strangely uses the sexual availability of, well, women as its main theme, and that both it and others in the series have been extensively photoshopped. Despite her resulting rather alien-looking legs though,…

  • Korean Movie Review #1: Peppermint Candy (2000)

    James Turnbull
    31 Oct 2009 | 10:24 pm
    ( Source ) For the fledgling movie reviewer, revealing one’s inexperience with cinema is never a wise move. And adding that this inexperience stems from an at best indifferent, at worst active dislike of the subject? Positively suicidal, at least in terms of becoming known as an authority on it. Fortunately however, that is not my aim with this post. Rather, it marks the first of many movie reviews I’ll write as I personally struggle to see Korean cinema in a new light from now on, hopefully providing readers with an entertaining and informative guide in the process. I won’t…

  • 65% of Korean Couples Worry About Contraception?

    James Turnbull
    27 Oct 2009 | 3:20 am
    ( Source: realistic dreamer ) A quick survey on contraception use in Korea that was on the front page of Yahoo! Korea recently. Unfortunately, not only is there no information about the methodology used, but the accompanying article is rather short, and states the obvious several times. One wonders what the point of it was. I feel certain that it was not intended to be simply sensationalist though, as if it was then presumably it would have attracted more than 11 comments from Korea’s infamous netizens. And however dubious, its results are broadly similar to those of more reliable…

  • Korean-language Sources on Gender and Sexuality #1: PlayHolic

    James Turnbull
    22 Oct 2009 | 10:18 pm
    It’s official: from now on, I’ll be using Korean-language sources on gender and sexuality here just as much as English ones. Partially, this is simply to maintain and improve my Korean ability, which I’ve sorely neglected since starting a new job back in July. But the main reason is that not only can foreign-language commentary on any subject quickly become out of date, it also makes one reliant on the views of those Koreans fluent in English, which are not necessarily reflective of Koreans as a whole. Consider the following by sociologist Yoshio Sugimoto for instance. He is…
 
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  • What Korean Looks like in America

    ZenKimchi
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:13 pm
    Edward passed along this blog post by gas•tron•o•my about Gyenari (owned by William Shin), which serves Korean food that seems to appeal to Americans.  It also has American prices ($12 for Kimchi Jjigae, whew!).  But a lot of the foods look clever and tasty. Gyenari – Los Angeles (Culver City) Gyenari (official site) If you like this site why not buy us a beer. Related posts:“Korea is abundant in fermented foods, which are healthy, tasty, healthy, tasty, and also healthy” Dokdo Is Ours parodies the campaign to globalize Korean... Related posts brought to you by Yet…

  • Korea Coffee Survival

    ZenKimchi
    2 Nov 2009 | 6:14 pm
    When I first came to Korea, I had to overcome the shock, as many expats have done, of being deprived of daily joys I took for granted.  Ovens.  Cheese.  Clothes dryers. The first shock came on my first morning. “Coffee?  Where’s the coffee maker?” My first employer had supplied an apartment with some furnishings.  They must have overlooked the coffee maker.  I had been drinking coffee ritualistically every morning since around three years old. “Must… have… coffee..!” To my dismay, I found that coffee makers were not common here.  Bean coffee…

  • Cafe Sobahn — Post-modern Bibimbap

    ZenKimchi
    1 Nov 2009 | 6:57 am
    I’m getting the reputation as a curmudgeon when it comes to Korean efforts to promote Korean food abroad.  But that’s only because the economics guy heading up the Ag Ministry who thinks he knows about food and what non-Koreans like has come up with embarrassingly boneheaded ideas and has poured ungodly amounts of money into them. Topoki? Yet one restaurant is showing some promise.  Cafe Sobahn, a high concept bibimbap/coffeeshop, was created to update the Korean classic and internationalize it.  Of course, I was highly skeptical. The interior looks like actual interior…

  • Another Reason to Love Korea

    ZenKimchi
    21 Oct 2009 | 7:18 am
    Pork belly and oysters. Came home and this was dinner.  Oh, and I also have a new camera. Wanna see? Can’t wait to put this bad boy into the field. If you like this site why not buy us a beer. Related posts:New Blog: Home Brew Korea I’ve been meaning to plug this site for a...Camera Died Sad day. My little Pentax Optio S50–the little point-and-shoot that... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

  • The Miele Guide’s Top Five Restaurants in Korea

    ZenKimchi
    19 Oct 2009 | 5:42 am
    Pierre Gagnaire a Seoul (Korea Times) The new edition of the Miele Guide will include a top five list for each country.  In case you’re curious, here are Korea’s top five restaurants: 1. Pierre Gagnaire a Seoul (Lotte Hotel) 2. Seasons (Millennium Hilton) 3. Akasaka (Grand Hyatt Seoul) 4. Yongsusan (Chungdam location) 5. Table 34 (Grand InterContinental Seoul) I’ll admit that I haven’t been to any of these restaurants.  Trying to accumulate the pocket change to do so.  All these restaurants are in Seoul and, unlike the Miele Guide from last year, they don’t…
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  • Pumpkins Pumpkins Pumpkins

    29 Oct 2009 | 8:25 am
    Virginia Festivalhttp://virginia.ie/Pumpkin piehttp://macs-foodkorea.blogspot.com/2008/10/pies.htmlI also like to use pumpkin for Thai curry .I advise you use a small pumpkin , Squash . The verities in the store Like Aladdins are really not that nice .http://www.allaboutpumpkins.com/varieties.html#babybearOR TRY CHEESECAKEhttp://blossomhollow.com/2009/10/24/pumpkin-cheesecake/

  • Chapter 1- In photos and Giant Tuna

    24 Sep 2009 | 12:21 pm

  • Hop House and KimChi Restaurant

    19 Sep 2009 | 7:57 am
    This is my new favourite place in Dublin . It has a great Korean beers and Soju. It has the best Kimchi I have had since leaving Korea . I ate the Kimchi chi gae (kimchi stew but with beef not quite as good as pork but still great all the same )it was YUM . I have also had the Jae yuk bo kum . (spicy pork stir fry ) I ordered some lettuce and Dwenjang to go with it . It was like stepping back into Korea. The staff and the owner are really friendly . If your missing real Korean food this is the closest you may find .http://www.hophouse.ie/index.htmthe…

  • Contemporary Korean

    19 Sep 2009 | 7:33 am
    Fat man tell us about this most amazing contemporary Korean food.Check it outhttp://www.fatmanseoul.com/2009/09/16/w-gourmet-contemporary-korean/

  • julie and julia

    19 Sep 2009 | 7:09 am
    http://www.julieandjulia.com/for the trailerThis is a fun Movie . Must for a foodieJulia Child (August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was an American chef, author and television personality. She introduced French cuisine and cooking techniques to the American mainstream through her many cookbooks and television programs, notably The French Chef which premiered in 1963. Her most well-known cookbook is Mastering the Art of French Cooking, published in 1961.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Childhttp://www.biography.com/articles/Julia-Child-9246767WATCH the original Julia…
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  • EFL Classroom Halloween Culture Lesson Craft Activity and Display Part II

    27 Oct 2009 | 5:28 am
    Earlier I wrote 3 posts about my Halloween culture lesson and my experiences decorating classrooms in Korea. Here are the links . . . Halloween Classroom Decorations — Looking back at 2005 and my first Halloween lesson in Korea Shopping For Halloween Decorations at Lotte Mart, Seoul Station Carving jack-o-lanterns with my co-teacher — Co-teaching . . . it ain’t just in the classroom. The high school boys have been responding pretty positively to the Halloween culture lesson and craft activity. We’ve been putting up the different vocabulary craft items they make in class. Creative,…

  • Fiery Red Fall Leaves and A Monk Waiting for a Taxi in Seoul, South Korea

    27 Oct 2009 | 5:00 am
    Today on the way to meet Julianne for dinner it was impossible to miss that the fall leaves are hitting their peak colors . . .Click on the link below to see the pictures and read more at Kimchi Icecream: The Second Serving . . . . I've moved over to wordpress.com and will be blogging there from now on.Fiery Red Fall Leaves and A Monk Waiting for a Taxi in Seoul, South KoreaJ

  • H1N1/Swine Flu — Shutting down all schools in South Korea . . . will it come to that with Suneung only 16 days away?

    27 Oct 2009 | 3:45 am
    I haven’t written about H1N1 aka Swine Flu since September . . . and today Brian from Jeollonamdo did a write up, More cases of swine flu, more deaths in which he displays an awesome summary of things being written on the Net. Here are the posts I wrote back in August and September about H1N1. H1N1/Swine Flu in Korea — I predict all schools will be closed in Korea for 10 days this fall/winter–probably Sept/Oct H1N1 will become an epidemic in Korea that will see a revolution in hygiene awareness, and Koreans staying home when they’re sick “You should go to the hospital” — Korean…

  • Carving jack-o-lanterns with my co-teacher -- Co-teaching . . . it ain't just in the classroom.

    26 Oct 2009 | 4:19 am
    My primary co-teacher and I finally got around to carving our pumpkins. It was her first time carving so she was very excited, and I have to admit I was too. We set up in a room adjacent to the teachers office . . .Click on the link below to see the pictures and read more at Kimchi Icecream: The Second Serving . . . . I've moved over to wordpress.com and will be blogging there from now on.Carving jack-o-lanters with my co-teacher -- Co-teaching . . . it ain't just in the classroom.J

  • Disco Jump Ride in Dongdaemun Market — The guy who does flips in the center of the ride wasn’t working tonight–damn!

    25 Oct 2009 | 5:56 am
    Julianne and I headed over to the Dongdaemun Market area tonight to eat some BBQ galbi (pork ribs). On the way there we passed by the Disco Ride . . .Click on this link to see the pictures and read more at Kimchi Icecream: The Second Serving . . . . I've moved over to wordpress.com and will be blogging there from now on.Enjoy,J
 
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  • The Hot List | CNNGo

    Gregory Curley
    4 Nov 2009 | 6:46 pm
    My second assignment for CNNGo is now up. I was asked to write a short profile about three influential Korean artists that I felt have made quite a name for themselves in recent years through both their work and humanitarian efforts. From the list of 135 that made the final cut, it looks like they didn’t fare too badly either, scooping up 31st (Kim Jung-man), 33rd (Bae Young-jin) and 37th (Eun Kyung Yang) place overall. If you want to know the ‘who’s who?’ of Asia, give it a read. Posted in Images of Korea Tagged: CNNGo, Korea, Korean Photography, Seoul

  • Sidetracked

    Gregory Curley
    3 Nov 2009 | 7:56 pm
    For those of you combing through here as of late and finding posting a little light, I apologize. I’ve been busier than a bunny in spring and promise to shift gears this week. I got word this morning from CNNGo that my second assignment will run tomorrow (Thursday) so you can count on me throwing that link up when I grab it. I’m also off to some of the city’s skating rinks this weekend for next month’s issue of SEOUL. It’s been ages since I last strapped on the blades so it promises to be fun, albeit injury inducing. And this has to be one of the best portrait…

  • SEOUL | November Issue

    Gregory Curley
    31 Oct 2009 | 9:43 pm
    You like sundae? For the longest time I was too scared to try the stuff. Then along came the opportunity to put all fears aside. This month’s issue of SEOUL magazine features a piece I wrote on the famous dish (pages 71~72). I explored a few hangouts and found the best place to try it. Go have a peek if your curiosity gets the better of you. Posted in SEOUL Magazine Tagged: Korea, Korean Photography, Seoul, Seoul Selection

  • Rakkojae | Bukchon

    Gregory Curley
    30 Oct 2009 | 6:57 pm
    Rakkojae is a beautiful hanok (traditional Korean home) guesthouse in Bukchon. I was in the area the other week shooting for my CNNGo piece and thought I’d head back. If you want to step into Korea of yesteryear and experience homegrown, friendly service, then drop in and rest your head for the night. Posted in Images of Korea Tagged: Korea, Korean Photography, Rakkojae, Seoul

  • Seoul Photo Essay Contest 2009

    Gregory Curley
    26 Oct 2009 | 6:51 pm
    The Seoul City Essay Contest is now in its 13th run. If you’re good with a camera, not too shabby with a pen and love Seoul, then by all means hammer out a piece (3,000 words together with three photos) and send it all off to Yun Hee Hwang (pinklucida@seoul.go.kr) before October 31st. Visit the official site for more details. This year’s grand prize is 2 million won. A nice sum indeed. Now go get out there and write your masterpiece! UPDATE: Looks like that deadline was extended to November 15th. Posted in Events Tagged: Korea, Korean Photography, Seoul City
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  • It's Been A While

    Stafford
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:03 am
    My self-imposed exile from The Internets is drawing to a close and first up is this week's The SeoulPodcast! The podcast took something of a fall vacation with Joe marrying his sweetheart and JenniferTeacher and I embroiled in KOTESOL conference shinanagins. So it's smething of a catch up as to where your respective hosts have been, what they've been up to and what we're into in the coming weeks as we lead up o Christmas. (Eeek!) As always you can get the podcast directly from the site, or download it directly here. [mp3 93:57] Go. Now. Listen.

  • Happy 호박 날?*

    Stafford
    31 Oct 2009 | 12:17 am
    Halloween - one of those North American things I have never really gotten into - much to the chagrin of a number of my candy-crazed students. Nevertheless, Happy Halloween! *Pumpkin Day?

  • This Made Me Laugh

    Stafford
    28 Oct 2009 | 1:44 am
    On a day wracked with pain (Thank you teeth) this managed to get a chorttle:

  • Linkage

    Stafford
    25 Oct 2009 | 9:55 pm
    A couple of readers have suggested making the links in posts and on The Bimbo in general more accessible. Obviously an HD monitor (on which things look perfectly clear to me) isn't necessarily within everyone's grasp. Thus you wil notice the slightest of changes with links now appearing in a light blue. Hope that helps.

  • (Another) Honourable Mention

    Stafford
    25 Oct 2009 | 8:57 pm
    This time YONAHP - Korea's wire service - gives me some play over comments made in this post regarding Visit Korea Year 2010-2012 (Go see the post as to a discussion of the logic regarding how one year is 2010-2012).   뉴질랜드 출신 국내 블로거인 스테포드 럼스든씨도 블로그(stafford.squarespace.com)에서 "담당 기관인 '한국방문의 해 위원회'에 편지를 보내 오류를 지적했다"며 "위원회 웹사이트(www.visitkorea.com)에 실린 '그린 앤 휴먼(Green and Human)' 등의 말도 어색하긴 마찬가지"라고 했다. YONHAP picks up on my…
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  • Persimmon Season

    gyopowife
    3 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am
    Persimmons are in season now. There are three kinds at the market right now. The soft, mushy ones are called yun-shi/연시. The crunchy, squat ones are called dahn-gahm/단감. And the conical ones that need to ripen like an avocado are called hong-shi/홍시. Tip: Persimmons could cause constipation if you eat the lighter colored flesh right beneath the leaf topper. Take a pair of ever-present kitchen shears and snip it away while you’re at the sink or use a knife to remove that part. Baby enjoys eating yun-shi but certainly can’t eat too many. I used the excess (10 are 3,000W…

  • Big Crib

    gyopowife
    1 Nov 2009 | 7:59 pm
    Baby outgrew his crib fast. He prefers to sleep between us. His mobility was a problem and the solution was to turn our bed into a big crib. The headboard became a foot board and the whole bed got shoved into a corner. The crib is now a play zone to practice standing. There is only one point of access which is blocked by a big pillow. After a fall, our bed turned into a big crib.

  • Happy Halloween

    gyopowife
    27 Oct 2009 | 4:09 am
    It’s Halloween this weekend and this is the extent of the display at my local E-Mart. Thankfully I have thoughtful family and  friends who sent us cute baby costumes and candy corn in the mail. Happy Halloween!

  • Drycleaning Delivered

    gyopowife
    23 Oct 2009 | 4:21 am
    There seems no limit to what can be delivered using a scooter in Seoul. This motorbike is outfitted with a covered garment rack to deliver neatly pressed clothes to your door.

  • Little Fish Snack Cake

    gyopowife
    20 Oct 2009 | 4:09 pm
    The weather has cooled and the snack vendors are selling different foods now. The little fish snack cakes/붕어빵 are back. Did you know there is a Korean expression for when a baby looks just like his father (we’ve been hearing this a lot)? They call the baby boong-uh-bbang/붕어빵, think “chip off the old block.” Because the snack cakes are made from a mold, they are identical. Little fish snack cakes are filled with 팥/sweet red bean paste.
 
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  • SHOW ME YOUR KOREAN MOM EVIDENCE

    2 Nov 2009 | 8:27 pm
    Hey SKML readers!I want to see your Korean Mom (KM) evidence.Email me pictures of your KM's freezers, socks with sandals, plastic bag hordes, veggie gardens, etc. Get creative, get sneaky, cross the line, sell your soul. Just be prepared for stank eye. I know it'll be too good not to share with the world.Send them to chiyobear@gmail.comI'll post them and credit you for the photo.Can't wait to

  • #56 The Freezer

    12 Oct 2009 | 5:09 pm
    Korean Moms love freezing things. They believe that anything can be frozen. I once came home after school and threw open the freezer in search of a snack, only to find a giant ass furry paw perched nonchalantly inside. Yes. You heard me right. A. Paw. PETA would have died, then resurrected, only to die again. It belonged to a bear and was later made into a soup, but that's another story

  • #55 Being Green

    18 Sep 2009 | 5:14 pm
    Korean Moms love being green, but they do not know they are being green. All they know is that they saved 50 cents on their last heating bill by keeping the house at a comfortable 49 degrees. You lost feeling in your toes? Complain and risk the debilitating power of the Stank Eye (see #5) or just put on some extra socks with sandals like a good Korean kid. Korean Moms invented

  • Bad Blogger...Bad!

    11 Jun 2009 | 11:51 am
    Yes! I am indeed alive.A few changes in my life:a)I'm packing up and moving my ass from NY to CA...and it is consuming my life....plan to be back and blogging this weekend. b)Thanks for all your support while I've been applying and crying over Grad schools...tis over now. I'll be starting my doctorate in the fall, like every good Korean Child should before they die. Now all I need to do is get

  • #54 Chinese/Korean Herbal Medicine

    11 Feb 2009 | 5:37 pm
    Korean Moms love Korean/Chinese Herbal Medicine. Better known as Hahn-Yahk. If they could carry it around in a flask like a G, whipping it out for a swig every once in while, they would. Vodka and Tequila shots have nothing on the potency of Hahn-Yahk. Its mere stench can make a grown man cry or Clay Aiken grow chest hair. What is it you ask? Nobody really knows. We may have speculations, but we
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  • Sun, Nov 1

    1 Nov 2009 | 1:48 am
    Walk to Samsung Plaza..beautiful autumn leaves...California Pizza KitchenChop SaladBBQ chicken pizzaOn the way home...

  • Halloween! Oct 31

    31 Oct 2009 | 9:30 pm
    At school, I watched "Nightmare before Christmas" with my homeroom kids and gave candies out! Happy Halloween everyone!Then I headed Apgujeong. I got a haircut too. New haircut and new tango shoes!!After the classes, we (Sohyun, Sophie and me) headed for Ritz-Carlton Hotel for a Halloween party!I liked the Halloween decorations and liked the cocktail there, but we ended up with a huge bill for such a light & quiet party.A memorable night indeed. hmm.

  • Oct 29

    31 Oct 2009 | 9:22 pm
    7:44 am. on the way to work.I walk through Daecheong park on the way to work. It makes me feel super refreshed whenever I walk through the park. The trees, the clouds, and the always-wonderful sunrise! I'm such a blessed person.

  • Oct 28

    31 Oct 2009 | 9:21 pm
    I used to leave work as soon as the clock hits 4. These days, I am one of the last person to leave work. I get quite hungry around 6:30 - 7 pm. Sometimes I get something to eat from my colleagues, like this granola pie! Some colleagues order a meal for me when they order dinner. I feel like I am a blessed person...

  • Autumn..Oct 26-27

    31 Oct 2009 | 9:17 pm
    On the way to work. So NEAT!!!I love it when the leaves make the earth colorful...This is so lovely!In front of my house. On the way to the bus stop. I just LOVE it when they leave the leaves on the ground like this! Don't sweep away these beautiful things!
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  • A Scooter Tour of Bucheon, Korea

    Eat Your Kimchi
    1 Nov 2009 | 1:26 am
    ShareQuite a while ago, we gave you a tour of Jung Ang Park on our bikes. Times have changed since then, and we've moved on to bigger and better things. Now we have a scooter and can ride a lot further (with a lot less energy), and our camera doesn't suck as terribly as before! So, this time, we drove around the streets of Bucheon, Korea on our scooters and filmed the whole deal, including any important landmarks along the way. Sure, we couldn't film ALL of Bucheon, but you'll see the parts we know and are familiar with. So check out what our city looks like! Click on the picture above for…

  • Bucheon's Sang Dong Market

    Eat Your Kimchi
    12 Oct 2009 | 7:40 pm
    ShareWe're happy that we found this place, because this is what we kind of expected Korea to be like before we got here: marketplaces with bad lighting and fresh produce, fresh fish, and meat cut right in front of you, vendors yelling for your attention, and random sock stores that don't seem to fit in with the rest of the place. Instead, we're surrounded by shopping malls and megamarts - in our part of Bucheon, at least - so we like to make it down to Bucheon's Sang Dong Market every once in a while. They quite possibly make our favorite Man Du (dumplings) and Don Kat Su (shnitzel) in our…

  • Taking Care of Your Cats and Dogs in Korea

    Eat Your Kimchi
    2 Oct 2009 | 7:07 pm
    ShareRecently, our Spudgy dislocated his knee. It was a terrible experience: he lifted his leg to pee, and - being the gimpy dog that he is - fell over in agony. He was screaming and howling, and it broke our hearts. We hopped in a taxi and went to Seoul immediately. Now, we could have gone to a vet in Bucheon in a fraction of the time it took us to get to Seoul, but we knew that Spudgy would get the best care at Mari Animal Hospital. They're located in the Hongdae area, and we've been going to them from the beginning with Spudgy. Their English is great, which makes taking care of Spudgy so…

  • Teaching in Korean Middle School: Guess Who

    Eat Your Kimchi
    21 Sep 2009 | 7:07 pm
    Share Next week we're going to be giving another presentation for the Gepik Orientation, so here's a video in the spirit of helping teachers. Here's another video of a lesson we do in a Korean Middle School Class. Like the last Battleship lesson, this is a class where the teacher does minimal talking and the students practice their English instead. It was a really fun class, so we'd highly recommend you try it out in your schools. As well, it's highly customizable, so you can make the questions fit whatever level your students are at. All of the materials in this lesson, including Powerpoints…

  • What You Should Pack to Korea

    Eat Your Kimchi
    4 Sep 2009 | 7:25 am
    Share Planning on coming to Korea? What are you going to bring with you in your suitcase? Surely by now you've heard stories, about what Korea has or does not have, but as we discovered, a lot of those were just rumors. Since we've been in Korea for well over a year now, we can squash those rumors. After visiting Canada for summer vacation, we prepared "a what to pack" and "what not to bother packing" video. Unfortunately, the video could not cover everything, because it would be far too long, so this post will serve as the exclusive extras list of things you must pack to Korea. So click on…
 
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  • Distractions

    wevegotseoul
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:33 pm
    You know what that means!  TV!  What are you watching these days? Modern Family – pretty funny, I generally don’t find sit-coms funny but this made me laugh out loud Flash forward – it’s ok, not that great Fringe – good Defying Gravity – kinda interesting but starting to drag on already 30 Rock – funny Life – BBC productions V - but haven’t got around to watching it yet Any suggestions?

  • There’s a reason why it’s quick and cheap – don’t trust repair jobs here

    wevegotseoul
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:02 am
    the bathroom leak that supposedly wasn’t that big of a problem. yeah, big fucking problem.  I told my husband that the leak is more noticeable when the upstairs people are using their water in their bathroom.  The fucking repair guy decided that it wasn’t that big of a deal. This morning I thought that I could smell burning … of something but hoped that it was just from outside. The pouring water coming from the light fixture in the middle of the bathroom ceiling – a precursor to the inventible collapse of the bathroom ceiling. I fucking hate this country and their…

  • Have you seen ROKetship before?

    wevegotseoul
    3 Nov 2009 | 7:37 pm
    http://www.roketship.com/

  • Love of the subway sellers

    wevegotseoul
    2 Nov 2009 | 2:40 am
    I generally take a book with me on the subway because I a) can’t stand just sitting there,  b) then I don’t have to playing the staring game with those seated across from me,  c) I get soooo bored sitting on the subway — even though it is only a 9 stop ride, including a transfer. Anyway~  I was meeting a friend to go purchase some glasses after a night class and didn’t want to carry extra crap and so thought that I could tough it out without the book — plus I’m getting tired from reading so much for my masters that reading for pleasure is loosing its…

  • Wedding Crashers in Korea

    wevegotseoul
    31 Oct 2009 | 12:03 am
    Yup, we’re going to crash a wedding tomorrow.  It’s amazing how you can crash weddings here and no one bats an eye.  I’m not up on my urban slang enough to know if this truly counts as crashing but it’s as close as I want it to be.  We’ve basically settled on having our wedding ceremony at his alma mater and so the wedding hall has said that we can come watch someone else’s wedding and then eat the food there.  I’m sure it won’t be too distracting to see the white girl in the back of the room taking notes. HA
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  • November Cancelled due to Swine Flu Fears

    26 Oct 2009 | 11:38 pm
    With increasing reports of Swine Flu afflictions, the Korean government has decided to cancel the entire month of November."We figure if we just skip straight to December, those thirty days'll be enough time for everyone in Korea with Swine Flu to get over it."Some schools and institutions are even getting a head start on the cancellation by cancelling Hallowe'en parties on the 31st of October. Instead, schools will have regular class days, putting students into contact with the same students and teachers they'd be contacting during a Hallowe'en parties, but without costumes, which are…

  • Yuna Kim's Mother Reaches Top Of Korean Mother Bragging Rights Ranking

    20 Oct 2009 | 6:38 pm
    After setting a world record and winning the "Tropii Elik Pompadeu," Yuna Kim, or Kim Yuna's mother Park Mee-hee has moved past Ban Ki-moon's mother for the Koreawide Lead in the Korea Mother's Bragging Rights Rankings (KMBRR).The Korea Mother's Bragging Rights Rankings are a little-known rating, outside of Korean Mothers: it is scored, basically, by imagining the mother of every Korean sitting in an after-church tea together, and asking the question, "Who would have to stand up and get whom another plate of banchan, and who would be able to say 'Get it your own damn self, you harpy mother of…

  • A Game of "Does it Exist" with World Authority Archaeologist

    18 Oct 2009 | 7:54 am
    That's right. Logic demigod David Thiessen, aka The Archaeologist, has assured us all that racism does not exist in Korea, because it does not exist either in the human genome, nor in the bible. In a piece of brilliant analysis and exposition in The Korea Times, Mr. Thiessen has demonstrated that The Word Of God, and The Human Genome, are the only authoritative places to find proof of whether a thing exists or not. Logicians are now referring to this standard of existence as "Archaeologist's Razor" similar to Occam's Razor for its effectiveness in getting to the heart of logical discourse.

  • Ask A Pissed Off English Teacher Who's Been in Korea Too Long

    15 Oct 2009 | 2:23 am
    Dokdo Week #3: Special Advice ColumnDokdo Is Ours is proud to introduce a new addition to our stable of advice columnists. As always, if you have a question for "Ask an Internet Troll," "Ask a Korean Promotional Brochure," "Ask the guy who wrote the English Raps on Jewelry's CD"or "Ask a Pissed Off English Teacher Who's Been Here Too Long," you are welcome to send an e-mail to dokdoisours at gmail dot com. Serious. All letters sent so far have been answered!Dear Pissed Off English TeacherHi! I'm Sandy! I'm 22, and I came to Korea to add some international experience to my application to the…

  • New York Times: We Will Continue Taking Money from Nationalistic Koreans"

    10 Oct 2009 | 4:30 pm
    Dokdo Week, Part 2:Baylor Thompson, head of advertising in the New York Times, reports that he plans to continue giving advertising space to nationalistic Koreans wishing to make a point about the East Sea, Dokdo, Baekdu Mountain, Kim Il-Sung's glorious leadership forever, Grand Canal Schemes, or whatever else they wish to promote, "As long as the cash keeps coming, and as long as they keep thinking NYT ads actually accomplish anything other than stirring the derision of Daveizens, we will continue taking their money."Though at first, it took a while to really convince Koreans that taking out…
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  • Knitting/crochet projects/an uneventful 30th

    4 Nov 2009 | 7:06 am
    I turned 30 yesterday. Nothing special happened. I don't feel any different, or in any type of crisis, so that's a relief. My mom, sister, and I just went out for dinner. I did realize something last night, though: nearly all of my friends are in Korea. I have hardly any friends here in Ontario anymore. I guess this is natural after spending seven plus years overseas.It seems I need my crafting time as much as I need sleep. If I don't get it, I get restless. So I try to do a little bit every day, even if I just do a few stitches/rows/rounds. I've been back on a doily kick. I don't know why…

  • Halloween

    1 Nov 2009 | 7:33 am
    We had an uneventful Halloween this year with fewer kids than usual. There were high wind warnings yesterday, so the weather wasn't that great. H1N1 in the news and people being sick probably accounted for more kids staying in. That means there's more candy left over for us though. Grace was into the candy, too, but in the end, decided that the Smarties worked better as rattles.A week until we depart for Korea if all goes smoothly. I'm waiting on the WHO to decide whether infants actually do need the second H1N1 booster. She had a half dose last Thursday. If she does need the second, we may…

  • Yay Grace!

    20 Oct 2009 | 12:08 pm
    I'm happy to report that Grace's sleep has really improved this last month. She sleeps for 5-6 hour stretches on average (she slept a 10 hour stretch the other night), and I'm sure she will continue to improve. Not only is this good for me, but I've noticed that she seems better off, too. She is in a better mood and can stay up longer in the mornings. She used to need to go down for a nap very soon after getting up, but now she can go about a 3 1/2 hour stretch 'til that morning nap. This is really good. I'm so relieved. I hope this is the end of really boring blog posts about sleep.You'd…

  • Fall!

    13 Oct 2009 | 1:35 pm
    Fall is definitely here. A lovely 10 degrees and sunny on Sunday meant a good day for photos! We also had our Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday.Grace and I are doing well. I'm still working hard to complete two books by the end of October (can it be done? I'll try...), and Grace is working hard on improving her sleep. She's doing well. She is not getting me up as often. The other night she left from 8:30pm til 5am. That was pretty long and not the usual, but I am confident those long stretches will become more frequent. Lots in store in the coming weeks. Trip to Buffalo tomorrow, going to a…

  • Still here

    15 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm
    I have been taking a very much needed internet break these past 5 weeks. It's actually been nice to be away from the computer and be communicating with family and friends, shopping, eating, and even relaxing. The only bad part is that I have not been keeping up with my friends back in Korea or keeping up my blog. I have no idea what's going on with my many real-life, blogger, and facebook friends.I will try to write an update post sometime soon. I have extended my ticket to November 7th so that I can write two books while staying here with my parents. Time for bed!
 
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  • This and That

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:32 am
    1) Yesterday during sixth period, it was Open House, meaning mothers come in to observe in classes. Guess when I found out it was Open House? Yesterday, after fourth period. Surprise.Now, I have no problem with anyone observing my class, anytime. I'm not going to change my lesson plan, or anything like that. However, knowing in advance, I would be sure to dress less casually--best foot forward and all that. Fortunately, I was rather nattily attired yesterday, but that's not the point.Further, I am proactive in asking my co-teachers on Friday about any special events or anything that might…

  • Konglish 102

    1 Nov 2009 | 2:08 am
    Here are a few examples of Konglish (Korean English) collected recently. First is a football confiscated in class by art teacher Lee Chunggye, the 'Vesta Impect' model:Just down the street from my school is this car remodeling shop, with the questionable/questioning motto: 'The Car, Whatever You Want?'I just noticed this tag on the inside of the small, auxilliary backback of the backpack I bought for my China trip. It reads 'This label is issue to the only Genova product that proved it's best quality by 12 steps of test in the extreme':Finally, found just inside the Men's Room at Seoul World…

  • The Weather Outside

    1 Nov 2009 | 12:11 am
    Well, it turned really cold all of a sudden here in my Patch of Seoul; today's high temperature was 54 F, and the low tomorrow is expected to be 31 F, with a high of 40. Brisk, to say the least.It was rainy all day yesterday, until about 7 PM; after it stopped, the temperature started dropping. Also, the ghosts, ghouls and other scary creatures started appearing--no, Halloween isn't popular in Korea (yet), I was in Itaewon, Seoul's stand-in for the USA. I had dinner with Karen, after which we made our way to a place called The Loft on the promise of free drinks for the ladies. Andy and Jisun…

  • Let's Get [a] Physical!

    29 Oct 2009 | 5:01 am
    I spent the better part of the morning at Mok-dong Hospital (my Thursday schedule gives me free periods from 10:30 to 2:10). Never fear: me, flu? No! I was there to get a medical exam as required biennially by my school--totally different than the medical exam required by SMOE for my contract renewal back in early August. In addition to a standard work-up, employees in my age group have to be tested for gastric cancer. I assume that next time it will be for a different cancer. The regular check-up is free, but the public health insurance only covers 80% of the cancer thing. Miss Lee was so…

  • New Flu Review

    28 Oct 2009 | 5:32 am
    I haven't written much about the A-H1N1 influenza situation because, from my perspective, there isn't much to write about. Every year or three, a new, virulent strain of 'flu comes along, and health authorities everywhere scare everyone, try to calm everyone down, then scare them some more by their oscillating predictions of its pandemic possibilities. Occasionally, they actually manage to provide a beneficial vaccine.So has it been in 2009. Initially called 'swine flu', Korea has taken to calling it 'new flu'--though of course each year's strain is new--and reminding everyone about hand…
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  • Korean Poetry : The Depth of a Landscape by Kim Sa-in 김사인의 풍경의 깊이

    13 Oct 2009 | 4:44 am

  • Finally this blog won a prize

    7 Oct 2009 | 1:20 am
    I have won prizes on three earlier occasions for posts uploaded at other Korean blog hosts but this is the first time I won a prize for this blog at Yahoo Korea. The prize was a 2GB Sky Blue iRiver Mickey MP3 player. The ears are dials for adjusting volume and changing tracks, very cute !The contest was jointly organised by KNTO and www.prkorea.com (VANK)http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/FU/FU_EN_15.jsp?cid=799366http://www.prkorea.com/metablogen/event/result.html

  • 속담 Korean Proverbs Idioms

    17 Sep 2009 | 7:51 pm
    제 눈에 안경이다. Beauty lies in the eyes of its beholder. 수박 겉 핥기 식이에요. It's like scratching the surface. 이웃사촌. Near neighbor is better htan a distant cousin. 울며 겨자 먹기 Face the music. Bite the bullet. 하늘의 별 따기 같아요. It's like asking for the moon. 쇠귀에 경 읽기 turn a deaf ear / in one　　　 ear in and out the other 우물 안 개구리 frog in the well / tunnel vision 도둑이 제 발 저린다 Guilty conscience needs no accuser. 아니 땐 굴뚝에 연기 나지 않는다 There is no smoke without fire.

  • Arirang Song Of Korea

    8 Sep 2009 | 2:39 am
    Korean-American professor publishes book on 'Arirang'    By Lee Haye-AhSEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- Melancholy yet powerful, the tune of the folk song "Arirang" carries the sorrows and struggles of the Korean people across generations and borders.   Perhaps no one　 feels this more acutely than 85-year-old author Lee Chung-Myun, whose new book "Arirang: Song of Korea," introduces the origins, characteristics and dissemination of Arirang across the globe.   In an interview with Yonhap News Agency on Monday, the professor emeritus, whose…

  • 겹받침 Ending Consonant

    15 Jul 2009 | 7:17 am
    Above picture extracted from page 99 of Basic book for foreign women married to Korean men. Rules of double ending consonants as defined by Yahoo Korea Dictionary. 받침규칙의 뜻인다. [―規則] <명사> ≪언어학≫ 우리말의 받침 소리가/ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅇ, ㄴ, ㅁ, ㄹ/의 일곱 자음으로 되는 현상. 따라서 그 밖의 받침이 홀로 발음되거나/ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ/따위 자음의 형태소 앞에 놓일 때는 앞의 일곱 소리 가운데 하나로 바뀐다. ⑴/ㅅ, ㅆ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅌ/은 /ㄷ/으로 바뀐다. ¶ 옷(과)→옫. 있고→읻꼬.
 
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