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Vietnam Crystal
TweetMet my GF’s mom and dad last night here in Haiphong, VN. Her pops cooked some delicious pancake-like dish made from river worms and vegetables. We then got pretty lit on some cheap whiskey and...
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Thailand-bound!
TweetHi everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I will be away for the next 10 days! I am making a solo trip to Thailand!!! I’m so excited to explore the jungle, go trekking, experience a...
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Reading List: Syncretism and Synchronicity: Queer'n'Asian Cyberspace in 1990s...
TweetOver at Google Books you can read Syncretism and Synchronicity: Queer'n'Asian Cyberspace in 1990s Taiwan and Korea in 2003's Mobile Cultures: New Media in Queer Asia (though a couple of pages may...
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The Story Behind 부대찌개
Tweet Have you tried 부대찌개 (budae jjige)? The first time I’ve tried it, my husband told me the story behind this mouth-watering dish, also called “camp stew” or “army base stew“. Some Koreans call it...
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Japan: Tokyo
TweetWe'd booked to catch the overnight bus from Osaka to Tokyo, which took about 12 hours. We were a little bleary eyed that day as it was New Years Day, so it was a good job that we decided to leave...
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LTW - Google in NK, Prez #'s, & Good To Be Born Korean
Tweet1. National1) Google CEO visited North KoreaGoogle CEO Eric Schmidt and New Mexico governor Bill Richardson made a four day visit to North Korea on Jan 7 despite U.S. government’s opposition. They...
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I’m A Tree Hugger
TweetI started writing about Ta Prohm, but looking through my pictures there was so many ones I liked, and so much to talk about I didn’t know where to start. In the end I felt that I needed split it...
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Shin Gwangha – Cooking Meat on an Iron Pan
TweetShin Gwangha (申光河, 신광하, 1729-1796) was a Chosun literati scholar. He was of the Goryeong Shin Clan (高靈申氏, 고령신씨); his courtesy name (字, 자) was Muncho (文初, 문초); and his pen name (號, 호) was Jintaek...
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New Year Update
TweetOur first meetingBecause of doing the Japan blogs I've not had chance to say much else about what's happening at the moment.We are in the throws of Winter Camp here, which means working 9-1:30...
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A Brief Note On Ron Paul And Byzantium
TweetThis is an interesting video of two “pillars of economic thought”, Ron Paul and Paul Krugman, debating the role of the government in the economy. I’m only seven minutes deep at the moment, but I’m...
View ArticleVideo: Munsuam Hermitage
TweetHello Again Everyone,It had been a while since I last visited Goseong, in Gyeongsangnam-do, and what better reason than to visit the little known Munsuam Hermitage. So this video is from the...
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A Terrific Tuesday!
TweetI just finished my third application for graduate school so I'm quite happy. My blog also just surpassed a half a million pageviews which is a great feeling. I'm pleased enough to finish the...
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My 2012: While you were busy Googling ‘What is a Gangnam?’…
TweetAny worries I had about ‘losing touch’ during my year abroad in Southeast Asia were quickly shattered one July night while I lay in a hostel bunk-bed in Taiwan. I opened my iPad to find an...
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Instantly thin!
TweetAaron and I have had another lazy day in! Ahh, how I love days like these! We're currently sitting on our heated floor in our apartment, writing photography blog posts! (I've pulled him over to...
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The Winter Tree’s Shadow by Choi Don-sun
TweetTranslated by Chae-Pyong Song and Anne RashidPhotography by Park Chang-sooThe Winter Tree’s Shadow by Choi Don-sun (1947- )There, someone still appears to stay. The site where the wind has driven...
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After the Snowfall by Lee Hang-bok
TweetTranslated by Chae-Pyong Song and Anne RashidPainted by Kang Jang-wonAfter the Snowfall by Lee Hang-bok (1556-1618)After the snowfall, the twig gate is closed till late. At midday, there is no...
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The Salted Mackerel by Park Hoo-ki
TweetTranslated by Chae-Pyong Song and Anne RashidPhotography by Lee Won-kyuThe Salted Mackerel* by Park Hoo-ki (1968- )The night a poor father sleeps, embracing a pitiful son, the night a child...
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Natasha, the White Donkey, and Me by Baek Seok
TweetTranslated by Chae-Pyong Song and Anne RashidPhotography by Clayton AdamsNatasha, the White Donkey, and Me by Baek Seok (1912-1963)Tonight the snow falls endlessly because I, a poor man, love the...
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Sleet by Ki Hyung-do
TweetTranslated by Chae-Pyong Song and Anne RashidPhotography by Kim JaegonSleet by Ki Hyung-do (1960-1989)Sleet flutters around. Frozen hands are tucked inside overcoat pockets. This snow may tramp...
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Winter. Snow. Tree. Forest by Ki Hyung-do
TweetTranslated by Chae-Pyong Song and Anne RashidPhotography by L. J. SladekWinter. Snow. Tree. Forest by Ki Hyung-do (1960-1989)The snow piles up here and there, without being able to get all the way...
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