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In Black
TweetIf you would’ve told 18 year old me that I would one day be a martial arts black belt, I would’ve exhaled the smoke from my hippie chic clove cigarette and laughed in your face.At 27, I would have...
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The Fireplace King Spirit – Jowang-shin (조왕신)
TweetA faded portrait of Jowangshin found at Anjeokam Hermitage in the mountains of Cheonseongsan.Hello Again Everyone!!In the next few articles, I thought I would explore some of the lesser seen or...
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Social Market, Daegu
TweetThis blog serves two purposes: To make you aware of a cool place in Daegu. To provide directions to one of the venues that will host a festival I've helped organise.(Please come, it's going to be...
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MoKoKo (모모코)
TweetName: MoKoKo (모모코) Location: Near Nambu Bus Terminal. Reviewed By: Mamas and Papas on 22nd of March Thoughts: Venturing off the beaten track in a city like Seoul always yields […]Makgeolli Mamas...
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Hoods: Danggam Style
Hoods: Danggam Style TweetKorea’s cities can be obnoxiously monotonous at times. And thanks to the country’s fixation with capitalism, everywhere on the southern half of the peninsular looks pretty...
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Tea House Obituaries.
Tweet Two teahouses in Someyeon (downtown Busan) have closed. Both are relatively new compared with the others. However both had their own unique character and it is sad to see them go.I had just...
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Steampunk Art in Seoul
TweetHere indeed is a sampling of what may be found at the gallery in Seoul. It starts with wonderful introduction into Steampunk art.Well worth the price of admission is Sam Van Offenn's Turtle Ship!...
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TweetBoston Market has provided my go-to meal for the majority of my adult life...and by 'go-to' I mean when I need something quick, hearty, and relatively healthy (meat, starch, and veggie w/ multiple...
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Yi Danjeon – Writing About King Gwan’s Shrine
TweetYi Danjeon (李亶佃, 이단전, 1755-1790) was a Chosun dynasty poet. He was of the Yeon’an Yi Clan (延安李氏, 연안이씨); his courtesy name (字, 자) was Un’gi (耘岐, 운기); his pen names were Piljae (疋齋, 필재), Pilhan...
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One Nation, Under the Chaebol
One Nation, Under the Chaebol TweetONE NATION, UNDER THE CHAEBOLby Third BassAweek ago a friend passed on an intriguing post from the Global Voices website about a new piece of proposed legislation...
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7 Ways South Korea Rules the World
Tweet CNN just recently did an article called, “10 things Korea does better than anywhere else”. Some of the things I can’t confirm, but I can say that 7 of them are definitely spot on.The first one...
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Yeongchwisan Azalea Festival 2014 in Yeosu (영취산 진달래축제)
TweetOn a beautiful spring day, I headed to Yeongchwisan (영취산), a couple of days before the official start of the Azalea (jindal/진달) festival, which is from April fourth to sixth. There are several...
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Dude!
TweetI'm still here! This week came and went... friday is almost here and we've done too many things. Currently I'm singing "GZB" while my sis and I remember what we've been through with our Instagram...
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Another Queer Weekend
TweetAnother queer weekend in Seoul! What I would be doing tonight is heading to the pre-party for the upcoming Seoul queer film festival.It starts at 9 pm on Friday night, April 4th, at Club Jess in...
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North Korea Strikes Again; South Korea Fires Back
TweetLast night, my husband and I were talking about what might happen to us if war breaks out between South Korea and North Korea. What sparked such conversation was theexchange of fire between the...
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Becoming a Brand?
TweetA good way for any business to retain customers is to generate brand recognition. Brand recognition brings with itself a status that parents can carry around like a badge. The problem with...
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Gwangali TeaHouse Okada
Tweet Spring is here and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. The beach area is just starting to warm up. Down in the middle of Gwangali beach there is a new teahouse called Ogada or by its English...
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Representative Jasmine Lee Urges Lawmakers to Pass Bill To Protect Rights of...
TweetPhoto taken from Human Rights Monitor South KoreaRepresentative Jasmine Lee, the first Filipina and naturalized Korean to become a ruling Saenuri Party lawmaker, is urging her fellow lawmakers to...
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Learn Korean Ep. 53: Even
TweetThis week we've got a brand new episode in the "Learn Korean" series.There's also a free PDF version of this lesson, with extra information and examples, on the YouTube PDFs page (link at...
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Muwisa Temple – 무위사 (Gangjin, Jeollanam-do)
TweetThe amazing and historic interior of the Geukrakbo-jeon main hall at Muwisa Temple. Hello Again Everyone!!Muwisa Temple is located on the south side of Wolchulsan National Park near the city of...
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