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Seoulmates' Valentine's Day Date Guide: Noryangin Fish Market
TweetAre you and your Valentine foodies with a love for seafood? Instead of going to a typical restaurant this Valentine’s day how about having a little fun with your food. Have an adventure at...
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A Special Announcement from Billy
Tweet~SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT~So I've been saying since last year that I've been working on a special project, and finally I'm ready to announce what it is. Sometime this week, I'll be announcing details...
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Reading List: Days and Dreams by Kang Seok-kyeong
TweetMy Reading List section has mostly been focused on academic works about homosexuality in Korea, but I see no reason why it shouldn't include fictional works that touch on homosexual themes.In Days...
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Of Needles and Haystacks: Korean American Actress Finds French Korean Twin...
TweetLet’s start this week off right with a feel good story. 26 years ago, twin sisters were born in Seoul and soon put up for adoption.One sister, Samantha Futerman, went to the U.S. and became an...
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Yi Hwang – Start of Spring
TweetYi Hwang (李滉, 이황, 1501-1570) was a Chosun dynasty Neo-Confucian scholar and literati bureaucrat. He was of the Jinbo Yi Clan (眞寶李氏, 진보이씨); his courtesy name (字, 자) was Gyeongho (景浩, 경호); his pen...
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England Story
TweetI never said it'd be all South Korea innit...Many many years ago in the early days of for-the-masses internet the beautiful 65daysofstatic proclaimed that one of the rules of touring was that you...
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Seoulmates’ Valentines’ Day Date Guide: Fish Pedicures and Jjimjilbang
TweetNeed some time to relax with your valentine? If the man in your life isn’t fully ready to commit to a spa day or you are both feeling adventurous, how about trying a fish pedicure! What is a fish...
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The Good Stuff
TweetIn an effort to wrench ourselves away from the digital glow of our television screens, we decided to take advantage of the early spring weather we had last weekend and head out on an excursion of...
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Should Expat English Teachers Be Afraid of the North Korea and China Situation?
TweetNorth and South Korea are technically still at war and of course we all know the supporting allies for each country are China and the United States, respectively. There are various opinions on the...
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The Path to THEM
TweetI'm usually a private person. I don't share the intimate happenings of my life online. But this is a story so important that it needs to be documented.So as I said in my last post...Things have...
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Dear Korea #111 - Riding Dirty
TweetThis totally happened very recently. For some reason, my very sick mind (I caught a cold during my Lunar New Year visit to Seoul) thought it would be a good idea to make these comics in real time....
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PUKE
Tweetby Eli ToastMy first poignant memory of the day almost made me puke. I was eating breakfast as I watched a homeless Southeast Asian man limping down the street. He was all matted hair, missing...
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Drink Much?
TweetAn article here from Euromonitor proclaims South Koreans the world’s heaviest drinkers, nearly doubling the amount of hard liquor Russians consume weekly. Having lived here, I totally believe it....
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Seoulmates' Valentine's Day Date Guide: Spend a day at the races {Korean...
TweetLooking to speed up your love life? Head to the Gwacheon, Seoul’s Horse Race Park. 11-12 races are held every Saturday and Sunday with opportunities to bet. Races vary between 1000 and 2300...
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The Art of Leaving, Part 1
The Art of Leaving, Part 1 TweetI have never been one to prepare well.On average, I was a C student in school at best, when I’m sure I could have reached for the stars and gotten B’s (OK, maybe one or...
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JPD does ROK’s Most Read Posts (So Far)
TweetThis was a very fun list to put together, bringing back a flood of memories that occasionally feel like they were yesterday. Then I realize, some of them are almost a year old. It also reminded me...
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MMPK Best 5 Makgeolli Bars of 2013
MMPK Best 5 Makgeolli Bars of 2013 TweetWe had a very full year of exploring makgeolli bars all over Seoul last year, and we made some amazing discoveries. There are a lot of factors that go into...
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Book Review – 漢詩作法의 定石 (한시작법의 정석) – 하영섭 황필홍
Tweet漢詩作法의 定石 (한시작법의 정석) – 하영섭 황필홍 저 Established Principles of Composing Classical Chinese Poetry By Ha Yeongseop and Hwang PilhongBibliographic SummaryTitle: 漢詩作法의 定石 (한시작법의 정석) (Established...
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Bristol Art Story
TweetI'm sure I never said it'd all be about South Korea...Stokes CroftObviously not everyone in Stokes Croft appreciates the art...One of the many reasons I decided to escape England back in t'day was...
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Seoulmates' Valentine's Day Date Guide: NANTA
TweetWant to laugh with the one you love? Check out Korea’s most popular show NANTA. NANTA means ‘Cookin’ in English, and that’s what you will witness as four hilarious chefs prepare a wedding...
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