Seoul Subway
I’ve been teaching an intensive English course this month – and spent so much time travelling on the train to
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Month: September 2011
Hwaseong Cultural Festival
The Suwon Hwaseong Cultural festival is on next weekend with various events
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Calorie counting in the park
The weather is cooling down and it’s time to get our walking shoes on again and burn off some calories. There’s
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The Secret of Joseon Portraits
There’s a new exhibition on at the National Museum of Korea starting today called “The Secret of Joseon Portraits“. (It’s
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All About Eve Episode 13. Best Classic dramas
All About Eve episode 13 is all about Woo Jin as he struggles to come to terms with his break up with Young Mi.
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각설이 kaksori, singing beggar
There was an event on in Jongno this afternoon by the Cheonggyecheon stream. There were tents with all kinds of
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What Happened in Bali drama location, September 2011
Saturday morning I went for a walk up the mountain near my house again. As I’ve mentioned before, it’s usually
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Samsung Ipark
On my way to the COEX, a large shopping mall in Samsung-dong, I passed Samsung IPARK – one of the most
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New Tales of Gisaeng: 7 bathroom scenes
I don’t think I’ve ever watched a drama where so much of the action takes place in bathrooms and public
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A petrol station in Seoul
Our local petrol station has an al fresco cafe in the forecourt. This wouldn’t be my first choice if I
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Tonight’s dinner: boiled octopus
For dinner I made boiled octopus in a soup with two dips: sesame oil with salt, and chili sauce with vinegar.
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lunch at a makguksu cold noodle restaurant
The weather is still quite hot and humid so we had lunch at a buckwheat noodle restaurant (막국수 makgugsu). I’m
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Jang Dong Geon and Ko So Young go to London
interview 365 Power couple Jang Dong Geon and Ko So Young were photographed at Incheon airport on Thursday before catching
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Which male celebrity would help out most in the kitchen during Chuseok?
I know Chuseok is over but I keep hearing horror stories about the terrible times that families (or rather daughter-in-laws)
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All About Eve Episode 12. Best classic Dramas
Well, in All About Eve episode 12 Young Mi really starts playing hardball. She’s consumed with jealousy as she watches
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New Tales of Gisaeng Review: Episode 52 Final
So at last the final episode! After a dodgy start, I felt that the drama got stronger and the last
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Chuseok: SBS news readers wear hanbok
Traditionally, people wear hanbok during Chuseok and even the SBS news readers were wearing their traditional dress on the 8PM
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Chuseok TV
This morning I watched some of 도전1000곡 (to-cheon 1000 kok) which is a kind of karaoke singing competition for ‘talent’
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All About Eve Episode 11. Best Classic Dramas
In All About Eve episode 11 the chill between Sun Mi and Hyung Chul continues. And there are some awkward
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Dinghy Shop in Seoul
I think this shop is selling dinghies?
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