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Monkey 5
TweetCheck out the Debut album of Monkey 5 on i-Tunes, the first “Whistle Monkey Band” ever in the world. The music would fascinate every hearts. Follow the Link ->...
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I enjoy the Korean chain restaurant, Isaac Toast, as a guilty...
TweetI enjoy the Korean chain restaurant, Isaac Toast, as a guilty pleasure. They are relatively simple (and greasy) breakfast sandwiches, but they can really addictive as a late-night treat. The...
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Korean Make Up Trash, Treat or Stash: Tony Moly's Red Apple Hand Cream
TweetTrash, Treat or Stash. The products I've discovered are better off in the bin, the ones you should treat yourself to every now and again, and the ones that are so good that you should definitely...
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Chinese Steampunk movies: Tai Chi Zero and Hero
Tweet In the case you have not caught it yet, there is a Chinese steampunk Kung-Fu movie available for viewing on DVD called Tai Chi Zero. One may find it Amazon.com. Do see the Tai Chi Zero...
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Man of the Week: Seo In Guk (서인국)
TweetAs Seo In Guk mentioned last week, when you google his name, gay comes up. That's cause not only did this guy played a gay character pining for love in K Will's music video 'Please Don't', but...
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Get your music on this summer in Seoul.
TweetI’m all about the music. I am up for any concert, just ask. With only a few days left before I leave (tear tear), lately I’ve been reminicing about all I’ve managed to experience while teaching...
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Good Survey of Students of International Relations: Please Complete if...
TweetDaryl Morini, an IR PhD candidate at the University of Queensland whom I know, has put together an interesting global survey for undergraduate and graduate students of international relations. It...
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Announcement – Essays in Natural Language Processing
TweetI have decided to take a break from the usual and write blog posts on one of the various topics in natural language processing (NLP), a field of study that is concerned with how computers process...
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Tweet Rooftop view of DaeguSinchon RiverSchool Lunch – Some kind of kimchi, sweet & sour pork, mini fishies with walnuts, rice & dried seaweed, kimchi soup with hot dog slicesSalmon on lemon...
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An Overview of Automated Machine Translation – Introduction
TweetEnigma Machine in use (from Wikipedia)This is the first post in the series on automated machine translation. The content is largely taken from class notes from a natural language processing course...
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The Story of…Beopjusa Temple
TweetBefore the rain started to fall at Beopjusa Temple.Hello Again Everyone!!In an all new segment on the blog, I thought I would give some of the back stories behind my travels to various temples and...
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Smells Like Preteen Spirit
Tweet Spring is in the air. So are hormones. Seemingly overnight, my 6th graders have transformed from hilarious, intelligent, focused young boys and girls into.. dun dun dun.. PRETEENS. There are...
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♥ Cute Korea: DIY Craft Kits
TweetI love the DIY craft sets that I see in lots of Korean shops. I couldn't resist this when I saw it hanging on the shelf of one of our local tat shops. Tash and I call them tat shops as they're...
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Little known fact, but I make super delicious kimchi jjigae...
TweetLittle known fact, but I make super delicious kimchi jjigae (김치찌개). I make it whenever I have some older kimchi sitting in the fridge (i.e. more fermented or “ripe” kimchi). The stew only tastes...
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Bubble Tea in South Korea
TweetIt’s getting warmer in South Korea. It seems as if we will have an early summer. Today, before heading to my Korean language class, I had a sudden craving for 팥빙수 (patbingsu: shaved ice dessert...
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Inside Your Impossible World
TweetI sometimes wish I could walk through hallways in the dark. Every corridor in Korea is tripped by sensors That know my every move. I want to see what cannot be seen with These “circle eyes,” as...
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My Joint ‘Newsweek Korea/Japan’ Story: Do US Alliances Create Moral Hazard in...
TweetI am pleased to say that the following essay was printed simultaneously in this week’s Korean and Japanese editions of Newsweek. It think it is critical for both sides to think about the issues I...
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Letter from Korea, May 2013
TweetSuwon, South Korea May, 2013Dear Ireland,I am Ireland. It’s mad. Over the weekend I became a country. In fact, little and humble me is now my country. I’m touched.Actually, that’s an exaggeration....
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An Overview of Automated Machine Translation – The Ruled-Based Approach
TweetVauquois TriangleThis is the second post in the series on automated machine translation. The content is largely taken from class notes from a natural language processing course I took a few years...
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석가탄신일, 삼광사 (Buddha’s Birthday, Samgwang Temple)
Tweet I had met Miju after school and we headed from Seomyeon to the streets of Choeup-dong in a taxi. We arrived at the final junction and hopped out of the cab. At the base of a simple T-junction...
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