Survive & Thrive in Korea
Banking in South Korea. I can be both blissfully easy and a pain in the ass. Easy because ATMs are literally on every single corner. You can’t turn around without bumping into a bank with an all access atm. Though if its not your specific bank you will be charged a small fee, it still […]
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Patrons beware. It usually takes a lot to get a negative review out of me. I’m an optimistic happy go lucky person who can find the bright spot in just about any gloomy situation. And yet the restaurant HBC in haebangchon did their very best to beat the cheeriness out of me and turn me […]
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Coffee is the modern day drink of the gods enjoyed by mere mortals all over the globe. Coffee definitely is the drink du jour for vast army of Seoullites who partake of the steamy java goodness morning, afternoon, and night. Seoul seems to have as many coffee places as people so I thought it would […]
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Boa is a Korean pop princess who conquered South Korea, took Japan by storm and now has her sights set firmly on the US market. Discovered by talent scouts, Boa, which stands for Beat of Angel, speaks Korean, Japanese, and English. She has sold over a million albums in Japan, making her one of two […]
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Thanks to the site Mongdori I found out about the latest drink from the folks at Fanta. I was completely dubious at first, I mean who wants to drink sludge? However, despite the sludge like consistency that makes you think you’re drinking slimer from Ghost Busters, I’d have to say the new Fanta is not […]
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It’s been quite some time since my post on the Korean pop music scene. So, I thought I was long overdue for a follow up. Last time I blogged about DBSK, Rain, Super Junior and the Wonder Girls. This time around I have a whole new slate of K-pop mommas and poppas to dissect and […]
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