How to move to Korea
TweetHi everyone!I've been receiving this question quite often now, What do I need to move to Korea?Hmm... I've been thinking about it and well... 2 things come to my mind, 1st Courage and 2nd A job or...
View ArticleDaehan Soondubu Makgeolli Salon (대한순두부 막걸리 쌀롱)
TweetName: Daehan Soondubu Makgeolli Salon (대한 순두부 막걸리 쌀롱) Location: Gwangwhamun Reviewed by: Mamas and papas on March 1st, 2014 Thoughts: In the basement of a commercial building, Daehan Soondubu is...
View ArticleL2W - Doctor Strike, Cafes Beats Bars, and Emigration Low
Tweet 1. National1) Big change in mind with a political reformer Ahn Cheol-soo announced to form a new party with opposition Democratic Party, ditching his ambitions to form his own new party. A...
View ArticleMarch Madness
Tweetby Pablo Harris010 or 051. All calls he ever received here always began with these prefixes. So when 006-180-9951-0299 flashed on the vibrating LG in his palm, he didn’t quite know what to think....
View ArticleSNL Korea's Adoption Sketch: No Need for an Apology
TweetOutrage has become the insatiable hunger of our time in the West. People will step over their own mother to find it and show everyone they know what a morally well-rounded and high-class person...
View ArticleBaek Daebung – Recited While Inebriated
TweetBaek Daebung (白大鵬, 백대붕, ?-1592) was a poet and of the slave caste (賤民, 천민). He was of the Imcheon Baek Clan (林川白氏, 임천백씨); his courtesy name (字, 자) was Manri (萬里, 만리). He was a slave working for...
View ArticleThe Story of…Sujeongsa Temple
Tweet Inside the elaborate and colourful main hall at Sujeongsa Temple in Ulsan.Hello Again Everyone!!Sujeongsa Temple was recommended to me by a friend. He glowingly spoke about the temple and its...
View ArticleTalk Talk, Two Weeks Inside Gimhae
TweetThere’s too much talk to what’s been said. Let’s breathe a little longer. Pause three beats instead of one. If anyone complains, maybe they should try it. Not enough beats? Maybe there’s more....
View ArticleI suck
TweetI suck at keeping up with challenges lol, I wasn't even able to complete a whole month of my Daily blogging challenge... Things got crazy for a bit and I just had so much going on that I didn't...
View ArticleThank you for a successful Kickstarter!
TweetThe final donations have finished rolling in. We've concluded our project at a wonderful $7,455 in backing.Although we technically didn't reach the next funding goal of $7,500, I don't want that...
View ArticlePlay Coffee/플레이 커피 in Gwangju
TweetThis little café was introduced to us by our good friend H. It is situated in a side street in Gwangju’s dong-gu, where you wouldn’t expect to find a cute building housing a café that serves fresh...
View ArticleEveryone is the best teacher
TweetWhenever I hire teachers, they all claim to be the best teachers, and so forth, but really, everyone is nothing more than average. I have yet to meet any teacher who is completely honest with...
View ArticleMuch Ado about White Day
TweetToday is White Day, 화이트데이 (hwaiteu dei) in Korean. White Day is another special day for couples celebrated on March 14th in some countries in Asia including South Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan....
View ArticleThe Fortune Teller
TweetIt’s 2am, and on club street in Daegu, warm light and Mao Zedong’s face glow from a cheap plate-glass facade; the fortune teller is within, furrowing her freckled brow, not-so-discreetly checking...
View ArticleKorean Phrases Ep. 19: “둘이 먹다가 하나 죽어도 모른다”
TweetThis week's episode is a lesson on a Korean idiom.Learn the meaning of the phrase “둘이 먹다가 하나 죽어도 모른다,” and when to use it.Korean Phrases Ep. 19: “둘이 먹다가 하나 죽어도...
View ArticleOffending Adoptees, a Defence, and a Theory Confirmed - Part 1
TweetI'm no monster (really!)Some thought that I would be shocked by how much people disliked my previous post, however, I have been blogging for a while now and even when I talk about fluffy things...
View ArticleSsangbongsa Temple – 쌍봉사 (Hwasun, Jeollanam-do)
TweetThe beautiful Ssangbongsa Temple grounds in Hwasun, Jeollanam-do.Hello Again Everyone!!Ssangbongsa Temple, which is located in Hwasun Jeollanam-do, was first established in 868 A.D. by...
View ArticleNot so lazy sunday
TweetHeeeeeeeeeello everyone!!Today I'm blogging from a coffe shop while sipping on my Coffee~coke (most amazing drink ever!).I'm with my GZBz (lol) just waiting because we are due to go into...
View ArticleOffending Adoptees, a Defence, and a Theory Confirmed - Part 2
TweetIn this post I am going to deal more directly with some of the points made on a Korean adoptee's blog (peaceshannon.tumblr.com) and finishes with my final word on the subject of comedy and how...
View ArticleJeong Chobu – A Lumberjack
TweetJeong Chobu (鄭樵夫, 정초부, 1714-1789) was a Chosun Dynasty poet and of slave class (賤民, 천민). Unlike many of the other poets who were born into the slave class, Jeong Chobu did not have a father that...
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