Days of Chuseok
TweetThe Chuseok holiday is ending slowly here. All that is left is the rest of the weekend, but that’s not really Chuseok. Most businesses will open up tomorrow in the hope of catching those desperate...
View ArticleUnspeakable Neighbor
Tweet A police car approached two loud, inebriated men just outside our apartment. I was awakened by the police car loudspeaker. I could’t get a good shot because I was in my room. Right after the...
View ArticleKorean Phrases Ep. 6: "한 귀로 듣고 한 귀로 흘린다."
TweetThis week's new video teaches a useful Korean idiom."한 귀로 듣고 한 귀로 흘린다."-Billywww.GoBillyKorean.comwww.GoBillyKorean.com FOLLOW ME HERE: SUBSCRIBE BY EMAIL:
View ArticleFly to Seoul with Eva Air X Hello Kitty Airplanes~ LAX airport launch!
Fly to Seoul with Eva Air X Hello Kitty Airplanes~ LAX airport launch! Tweet This week I had the amazing opportunity to attend a VIP event to unveil the newest Hello Kitty themed jet ( Boeing...
View ArticleNaewonjeongsa Temple – 내원정사 (Seodaeshin-dong, Busan)
Tweet The stunning golden pagoda that sits front and centre on the main altar inside the Daeung-jeon at Naewonjeongsa Temple in Busan.Hello Again Everyone!!Lately, I’ve been exploring Busan more and...
View ArticleJapan no More....
Tweet Hello everyone, I've been postponing my blogging for almost 2 weeks already, I just didn't feel like blogging and then I felt frustrated part because of my lack of posting and some other things...
View ArticleKorea and Me
Tweet It's no secret I love Korea, and when we decided to pack our backs an Travel the world, Korea was a MUST, after some crazy 5 weeks in Japan it was time to Fly to Korea for what would be (is) a...
View ArticleMeet the hosts of GO! Billy Korean
TweetThis video interview introduces you to the hosts of GO! Billy Korean on YouTube - Billy and Keykat.It's all in Korean, but there are English subtitles as well.Around 50 videos, over 2000 YouTube...
View ArticleWol-jeong Bridge and the Traditional Village
Wol-jeong Bridge and the Traditional Village TweetAfter seeing this bridge on John Steele’s blog post, I just had to head out there and get some shots. I am little burnt that those guys traveled all...
View ArticleLesbian(?) Music Video: 골라봐 (Take Your Pick) Translation
TweetThis video is a bit old, but I just discovered it. The group Ten (텐) Wreleased 골라봐 back in 2009. Two women are sexually assaulted on the subway (probably line 2) and proceed to comfort one another...
View ArticleTwo mind-blowing recipes: Wang Galbi & Dduk Galbi
Tweet You've probably tried some form of galbi before. Maybe you've even cooked it before. But, this recipe might take your galbi to the next level. See recipes here:Wang Galbi, Dduk...
View ArticleSeoul Search: Part I
TweetSo I’m back in Daegu after a lengthy Chuseok (Thanksgiving) break. I had a few days off of school so I decided to pay a visit to Seoul, the destination that almost everyone knows about in...
View ArticleKim Iman – Two Days Before the Autumnal Equinox
TweetKim Iman (金履萬, 김이만, 1683-1758) was a Chosun dynasty literati bureaucrat. He was of the Yecheon Kim Clan (醴泉金氏, 예천김씨); his courtesy name (字, 자) was Jungsu (仲綏, 중수); his pen name was Hakgo (鶴臯, 학고)....
View ArticleTemple Stay: International Seon Center (Seoul)
Temple Stay: International Seon Center (Seoul) Tweet(Courtesy of the Korean Temple Stay website)Hello Again Everyone!!Introduction to the Temple:The International Seon Center first opened its doors on...
View ArticleQueer Links from the Week
TweetsourceAndrew Goes to Korea: A Celebrity Gay Wedding in South KoreaAndrew Goes to Korea: The Kid They Call 게이Gusts of Popular Feeling: The 1988 Olympics and Korean fears of AIDSHankyoreh: [Special...
View ArticleDear Korea #099 - Just a Teeny Bit Envious
Dear Korea #099 - Just a Teeny Bit Envious Tweet I would like to start by saying that not all of the guys I know are creepers that spend their time checking out random women on the street. Heck, as...
View ArticleI'm Back!
TweetI accidentally took a week long break from everything last week. Everything, that is, apart from trying to be an amazing tour guide for my mum and Julie.They left last night to catch the train to...
View ArticleReasons to Love Layovers at Incheon International Airport
Reasons to Love Layovers at Incheon International Airport TweetJust the mention of the word delay, cancellation, or layover is enough to make even the most laid back passenger cringe. Such occasions...
View ArticleKuiwon’s Classical Chinese Primer – Miscellaneous Monomorphemic Words
TweetThe Essential Teachings of the Holy Religion (聖敎要旨, 성교요지), composed by Yi Byeok (李檗, 이벽, 1754-1785). Early Korean converts to Catholicism used Classical Chinese translations of prayers until...
View ArticleChuseok, the first.
TweetI'm really overdue for a post. I'm really overdue for a lot of things these days. But in a great way. I'm always busy, and at least half of the time, it's doing things I want to be doing. Not many...
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