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September Event
TweetHello guys it's been a while since I am updating this blog, but you can expect me to keep continue updating this blog and share with you guys whats going on in Busan right now.This week supposedly...
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3rd Largest Korean Diaspora Community in Western Europe is….
TweetThey say France is the 3rd largest Korean diaspora community, however, I wasn’t too impressed with what I found from the net. I thought there’d at least be a small Korean town or a street that’s...
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Celebrating 20 Years of Chingusai
TweetOn Saturday night in Jongno, queer activists and allies gathered to celebrate the 20th year of Chingusai (Between Friends), a gay men’s group that has played a pivotal role in the gay rights...
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ELT Live 2 - Hows, Whats, and Whys (or why nots) of class websites
Tweet ELT Live Webcast#2 Hows, Whats, and Whys (or why nots)of class websites and other online resources. September 2, 2014 Download mp3ParticipantsLinks MentionedCourse Websites...
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Human Gutterballing
Tweet by Pablo Harris “Damn, man, you’re still here?”“Hey.”“Don’t you have a bed? A house? I know you do. Why don’t you try and visit it sometime? I mean, shit man, you know you’re welcome here but...
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Ceremony in Honor of Confucius and the Great Sages – Seokjeondaeje (釋奠大祭, 석전대제)
Tweet2565th Year of Confucius.I normally do not do personal blogging, but I am currently in Korea for Chuseok (秋夕, 추석) and I heard that the Ceremony in Honor of Confucius and the Great Sages (釋奠大祭,...
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Night Flight Screening with English Subtitles!
TweetGood news for Seoulites! Leesong Hee-il's new queer film Night Flight (야간비행) is being screened with English subtitles over the Chuseok weekend at Indie Space Theater.6일 13:50 | 20:00 (Saturday...
View ArticleLabor: Probation and Termination
TweetJust before Chuseok the Korea Herald has ran another piece, this one a recently handled case. Everybody have a happy extended holiday!In the workplace, probation doesn’t mean no protectionIn this...
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New GO! Billy Q&A video episode
TweetThis week we have a new episode of the Q&A series (Episode 5).If you have any questions of your own, feel free to send me a message either through YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Google, or...
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Find a Job Teaching English in Korea Through the Red Dragon Diaries
TweetThree years have come and gone. I’m still here in Korea, and my time here has been filled with so many events and happenings, I can’t even begin to recall them.One thing is for sure though, I...
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Queer Links
TweetI've gotten a bit behind on linking to queer Korea stories (went to Japan at the end of August and now trying to get my new house in Korea shipshape)... Some of these are from early...
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Jinju Namgang Lantern Festival: Pixelated
Jinju Namgang Lantern Festival: Pixelated TweetFrom October 1st ~ 12th hundreds of spirits, soldiers, and denizens from Korea’s past emblazon the night in the small fortified city of Jinju.The Namgang...
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Guinsa Temple – 구인사 (Danyang, Chungcheongbuk-do)
Tweet The Beautiful View from between the Iljumun Gate at Guinsa Temple in Danyang, Chungcheongbuk-do.Hello Again Everyone!!Guinsa Temple, which means “Salvation and Kindness Temple,” in English, is...
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Oedong, Gimhae, 2 a.m.
TweetI like going out alone at night. It’s quiet. And, there’s a much better chance of this happening than going out in the early morning. Because as much as I like that, too, I’m just not a morning...
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Top 10 Things to Do in Seoul
Top 10 Things to Do in Seoul TweetI've been writing Seoul Searching for just over five years now and although I've mentioned a lot of great places to visit, it recently came to my attention that I...
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Jeong Dojeon – Mid Autumn Festival Song
TweetJeong Dojeon (鄭道傳, 정도전, 1342-1398) was a literati bureaucrat and politician, best known for helping established the new Chosun dynasty (朝鮮, 조선, 1392-1910) and laying down its foundations. (He was...
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My Lowy Debate on whether the US should Retrench from South Korea, part 2: No
TweetThis is a re-up of the second part of a couplet I wrote for the Lowy Institute on whether the US should retrench from South Korea. Part one is here; the original Lowy version of part 2 is here....
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I’m Back and I’m Giving away a K-Pop Book! ^^
TweetAlas! I’ve done the worst thing a blogger can do. I haven’t posted anything in ages! It’s not out of idleness, though most of the time I was basking in somnolence and my normally dependable...
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Translation: 헌재 "사실혼 배우자 상속권 불인정은 합헌" Constitutional Court “Constitutional...
TweetWhile this article from Yonhap News does not refer specifically to same-sex couples in Korea, the ramifications for queer couples are quite clear. By not recognizing de-facto marriages, same-sex...
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The Gays Are Coming: Volume 3 Some
TweetThe third volume of the Gays are Coming (check out Volume I and Volume II) will be screened on the 13th, 17th, and 20th of September in Seoul and on the 27th in Busan. This year's volume is titled...
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