Clik here to view.
Exhibit Announcement – Children’s Instructional Books
TweetI hope readers enjoyed the series of translations on traditional Korean board games. I do apologize for the decline in quality, as I have been somewhat busy as of late. For the next exhibit, I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Working Hard or Hardly Working?!
TweetOnce a year the teachers at CEV have to make a text book to use at the school. This year we had to make two completely different books. One for beginner students and one for advanced students....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lee Hi 이하이 “It’s Over” ~ K-pop Eye Candy
Tweet K-pop singer Lee Hi released a new single recently that I just fell in love with on TV and had to feature in a K-pop eyecandy post!“It’s Over” is one of the five tracks that was released for Lee...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The China Variable in the North Korean Conflict
The China Variable in the North Korean Conflict TweetLately it seems like everywhere you look you're faced with a new story about North Korea's latest antics. They just can't seem to put a top on it....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Queer Links from the Week
TweetHUGZ: Project Woong, Korean Bear Comics CompilationILDA: Hating Sexual Minorities Is Not a “Right”TheOneShots: Girls, Love, And Music.Regional:My regional posts for this week will just be the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Coffee Alchemist At Schumann Gwa Clara
TweetHis machines.At first I told him he was a scientist, as he led my wife and I around his laboratory, informing us with suitably broad gestures that this machine here was produced in Germany...
View ArticleClik here to view.
12 ways to get rid of garlic smell
Tweet Korean Food Facts Here are 6 ways to get rid of garlic breath and 6 ways to get garlic smell off your hands.Source: crazykoreancooking.com via Crazy Korean Cooking on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dadaepo Beach, Noon on a Tuesday
TweetBusan’s lesser-known beach. Not Haeundae, Gwangali or even Songdo. Who knows if, when the subway extension finally makes its way down there in one or two years, the secret’s out? Its Sunset...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Korean Rice Cake
Tweet Tteok (떡) or Rice cake, is a traditional Korean Dessert, they are made for celebrations, festivities or it's very commonly used to make Tteokboki, there are way too many kinds of Tteok (sorry!, I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PRC’s South China Sea Grab Goes from Sensational to Subtle
TweetHey, if we put this flag here, there’s going to be no room for my villa!Whatever your position on what belongs to who in the South China Sea dispute (“East Sea” in Vietnam), you gotta give credit...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Birth of Alex
Tweet This past week has been a flurry of activity, sleeplessness and excitement. Both Mother and Alex Seo-jin Farrand are recovering here in the maternity ward in Busan and continue to do well. Like...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kimchi Warriors – The Book
Kimchi Warriors – The Book TweetIf you have not heard of Kimchi Warrior yet, then think of it as the Korean Version of Popeye. Well not exactly, but Kimchi Warrior has done to kimchi what Popeye has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sea Fishing and swimming with Manta Rays!
TweetRemember Dino, the baby monkey? Well, his owners happen to be some of the sweetest, most down to earth, friendly locals on the island (Silisti and Kadek aka "Captain Bobo") ...and they happen to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What Should Make Us Feel Proud About Our Country?
TweetI guess the short answer to this question is nothing because, for example, me being English does not mean that I can take credit for my country's past achievements or indeed have responsibility...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gulbulsa-ji Temple Site - 굴불사지 (Gyeongju)
TweetThe west face to the four-sided sculpture at the former temple site at Gulbulsa Temple in Gyeongju.Hello Again Everyone!!At the base of Mt. Sogeumgangsan, which lays on the northern side Gyeongju...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Excerpts from the Thousand Character Classic
TweetThe Thousand Character Classic (千字文, 천자문, Cheonjamun) is a famous primer to educate children Chinese characters (漢字, 한자, Hanja). It is composed of 250 tetrasyllabic verses (四言古詩, 사언고시), and hence...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spring Blossoms at Tongdosa
TweetIt is that time of the year again. Blossom time! While it is still a bit early you can still head out and get the jump on some prime locations. There are a few things that I will run over through...
View ArticleGayspeak: 역대 (Famous Gay)
Tweet역대 (yeok-dae)The other day I was chatting with a friend on Facebook and he told me that I was a 역대. He explained it as 'a famous gay in gay Korean history'. I double checked it in my handy gay...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Iraq 10 Years Later (2): What was the Neocon Theory behind the War?
TweetMy first thoughts on the war’s ten year anniversary are here. There I asked if there was any defensible theory behind the war, anything that might explain what why we launched the war, because...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Salon Du Chocolat expo in Seoul 2013
TweetThis January we got to attend an extremely yummy expo at the Coex hall~ Salon Du Chocolat!!♥ Yes, an expo for JUST chocolate! ♥If you live in Seoul you can attend lots of fun weekend expos over at...
View Article