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Where Have All The Korean Ruins Gone?
Where Have All The Korean Ruins Gone? TweetThere isn’t a whole hell of a lot left of the Shilla Dynasty. Aside from two spectacular sets of ruins in Gyeongju—Seokguram and Bulguksa, of course—and a...
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How To Write An Ebook
TweetFinding an idea and taking the time to thrash it out into a short novel is easy enough; transforming a .doc into a .mobi (the file format used by Amazon.com) is slightly more complicated. I first...
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New episode! Learn how to say "can" and "can't" in Korean (Ep. 34)
TweetLearn how to say "can" and "can't" in Korean.There's also a free PDF version of this lesson on the YouTube PDFs page (link at top).Learn Korean Ep. 34: "Can" and "Can't"Never tell Keykat what she...
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Are Westerners Living in Korea Developing a Persecution Complex?
Are Westerners Living in Korea Developing a Persecution Complex? TweetIt has struck me that, for quite a long time, I have noticed a sort of heightened sensitivity in the foreign community living in...
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A Sample Chapter From Sorabol
A Sample Chapter From Sorabol TweetSorabol takes place during the collapse of the Shilla Dynasty, when the Korean peninsula was torn apart by factional strife and reduced to a state of chaos and civil...
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Kuiwon’s Hanmun Primer – The Four Tones of Classical Chinese – Rimes
TweetRimesThe pronunciation of a Chinese character can be broken into two parts: (1) the initial consonant, referred to as Seongmo (聲母, 성모) or Seong (聲, 성); and (2) the rime, which consists of the...
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Geumseonsa Temple/Seonwonsa Temple – 금선사/선원사 (Gyeongju)
TweetThe beautiful blue sky and the intricate roof of the main hall at Geumseonsa Temple in Gyeongju. Hello Again Everyone!!A couple weekends ago, I had the pleasure of meeting with the preeminent...
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How Much to Charge for Your Work
Tweet“Spec Work” Does Not Pay the BillsSpec work basically means that you work for free to build your portfolio prior to actually getting hired to do a job. This is great and the first time around...
View ArticleDrowning in words.
TweetWell, it's been another great, but exhausting weekend. I spent the bulk of the day yesterday trying to help Busan find work pants for his new contract, because he's a big baby and needs the...
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How to Stretch Your Won and Save Money While Living in Seoul
How to Stretch Your Won and Save Money While Living in Seoul Tweet Recently, I quit my job as an English teacher and decided to study Korean full-time as a university student. I had forgotten what it...
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Dear Korea #091 - Running Through the Monsoon
Tweet Starting this week, I’ll be picking up some extra work in hopes of making some extra cash (at least for this month). While I’m hoping that this doesn’t mean awkward/late updates, I’m just writing...
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Nice New Review Of Teakettle Mountain
TweetOn Amazon.com—Teakettle Mountain is a wonderful and humorous portrayal of life in South Korea. The detail is amazing – of the people, the place and the culture, as well as the pace and structure...
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Korean Ginseng ~ KoreaTaste Gift
Tweet Hi everyone!, As some of you already know, I'm a huge fan of Korean Food, I love eating it and cooking it, and KoreaTaste started their blogging contest on february, which was entered by default...
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Our Weekend: Surfing and Sun!
TweetFriday started off the weekend quietly with some Chinese food in KSU, followed by a board game session in Fully Booked. I've never played The Settlers of Catan before, and I spent the majority of...
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Jongno's Sno Pub 스노
TweetI finally had a chance to visit the new bear beer bar in Jongno this past weekend. It is one of those self-service bars with beers ranging from 2,500 won Cass to 9,000 won imports. The clientele...
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Young Korean Girls Have Surgery to Look More White (Reaction)
TweetI watch too many YouTube videos just like the next guy. There's no shortage of any kind of video you're looking for. Every niche, genre, angle is covered. Hence, the reason for watching too...
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Out with Google Reader, In with Bloglovin'
TweetGoogle Reader's a little tool that allowed people to show their support for this blog. But, it has finally closed down this week, which means that you can't follow any of your favourite blogs via...
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More poem chatter.
TweetIf you think that looks a mess, you should see the state of the poems.This is a grainy, poorly lit shot of the notebook that currently contains my life, opened to the 'submissions' section. Can we...
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Gayspeak: 사랑 (love)
TweetThis gayspeak is not solely a word used in the queer world. However, if you are dating a Korean, this is definitely a word that you'll need to use.사랑 (sa-rang)Love! What a great word! Many of my...
View ArticleVideo: Jikjisa Temple
TweetHello Again Everyone!!It had been five years since I last visited Jikjisa Temple in the summer of 2008. Wanting to go back for a while, I finally decided to go back this past weekend. Jikjisa...
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