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NIK Analog Efex Pro 2
TweetThe recent big news in the photo world is that google just updated their analog efex plugin. I must admit that I was a little surprised as the first version came out not too long ago. If you are...
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Sandara Park in the Philippines
Tweet Photo from ABS-CBNNEWS.COMLast Wednesday, Sandara Park, “Dara” of the famous K-pop girl group, 2NE1, arrived in Manila. Her group and a new boy band called Winner are having a concert at the SM...
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Just a year old, Cantina (캔티나) is easily becoming a regular...
TweetJust a year old, Cantina (캔티나) is easily becoming a regular restaurant and hangout for those that live in Cheonan, foreigners and Koreans alike. It’s the only Mexican restaurant and bar in town,...
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Discriminationism
TweetFirstly, I know the title of this piece is crap, but I guess that is part of the point. Perhaps there is actually a real word for this, but I don't know it, so I made one...
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New episode! Korean Phrases Ep. 23: "머리가 크다"
TweetThis week we cover a brand new Korean idiom."머리가 크다."Let's see.... 머리 means "head," and 크다 means "to be big," so you're saying I have a big head?Well, yes... it's something like that. Check out...
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Queerean Town Film Screening
TweetQueerean Town, an LGBTQ group for Koreans in the Toronto area, is presenting their first event on June 14th: a Queer Korean Film Screening.Looks like a good batch of films, and some I've never...
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Baekjangam Hermitage – 백장암 (Namwon, Jeollabuk-do)
TweetNational Treasure #10 housed at Baekjangam Hermitage in Namwon, Jeollabuk-do.Hello Again Everyone!!Baekjangam Hermitage lies a kilometer up a mountainside road. Baekjangam Hermitage is a small...
View ArticleVlog: Hallyu Back's "Are Transgender and LGBT Discriminated Against in Korea?"
TweetVloggers Hallyu Back posted a video last month on whether transgender and LGBT are discriminated against in Korea. The video doesn't have any new information for long-time readers of my blog, but...
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Laos’ Plain of Jars: A Forgotten and Neglected Wonder
Tweet Originally published on TheThreeWiseMonkeys.comBy Rich LuhrsSite 1 is home to many of the Plain's largest jars.While not nearly as famous or touristed as England’s Stonehenge, the Plain of Jars...
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When I’m Forbidden: Ten Shijo by Yook Woo-dang
Tweet Originally published on TheThreeWiseMonkeys.comBy Yook Woo-dangHesitation 망설임Sorrow at loving you when I’m...
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Writing from Wreckage: Korean LGBT Literature, Activism and the First...
Tweet Originally published on TheThreeWiseMonkeys.comBy FinnEditors’ Note: 3WM has been covering Korean LGBT issues since we first ran a piece about the poet Gi Hyeong-do in May of 2010. Since that...
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Seeing Yellow: The Aftermath of the Sewol and its Political Implications
Tweet Originally Publish on TheThreeWiseMonkeys.comBy Jenny ChoiReminiscing on the past 60 years of global economic and political history, South Korea seems remarkably successful. In this time span, it...
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Ties that Bind — Weighing the Sewol Tragedy
Tweet Originally Publish on TheThreeWiseMonkeys.comBy Donald KirkVisitors pay their respects to the victims of the Sewol tragedy at the Ansan Hwarang memorial altar in Ansan where the students lived...
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New Episode! Learn Korean Ep. 55: "Though"
TweetThis week we've got a brand new episode in the "Learn Korean" series.Learn about a new grammar form: ~ㄴ데It has several uses, such as to connect sentences together, much like a semicolon in...
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Jirisan National Park (지리산국립공원), May 3-6, 2014
TweetThis year the holidays, Children’s Day and Buddha’s Birthday, occurred quite conveniently to award us in Korea with a four-day weekend. My boyfriend and I decided to camp for four days and three...
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Dalmaji Hill
Dalmaji Hill TweetA couple weeks ago, Ric and I took a much-needed break from work and planning our triumphant return to America and spent the day hanging out at Dalmaji Hill. We mostly just walked...
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Gunwi Grotto (2nd Seokguram) – 군위 석굴 (Gunwi, Gyeongsangbuk-do)
TweetThe temple courtyard that houses the Gunwi Grotto in Gunwi, Gyeongsangbuk-do.Hello Again Everyone!!You first approach the temple grounds from the left (south). You’ll be welcomed by an...
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Getting your drivers license in Busan, Korea
Getting your drivers license in Busan, Korea TweetI recently went through the stressful experience of obtaining a drivers license in Busan, without trading in my US driver’s license. If you want to...
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Wedding
TweetLast Sunday the first friend I made in Korea, Heeran, got married. Having become complacent in my comfortableness here, I didn’t realise Korea still held the opportunity for me to feel uncertain...
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Getting Lost in Busan’s Gukje Market
TweetOne of my favorite things about living in South Korea is visiting the markets. There are markets everywhere! And there is a market for everything. There are traditional markets, full of food and...
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