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Author: Brian Dye

I’m a blogger, writer, and teacher. I’ve been working in South Korea’s ESL field for the last three years. My one year contract has unexpectedly turned into a journey that I’m still on and loving.

KMK: Wine Expo 2008

May 13, 2008July 30, 2023 Brian Dye518Leave a Comment on KMK: Wine Expo 2008

On Saturday I ventured to COEX shopping center to attend the sixth international Seoul Wine Expo. I’d heard about the expo online and had been anxiously awaiting the day of sipping fine wine. Two of my friends met me at the Atlantic hall. We queued up, filled out the paper work, paid our 20,000 won, […]

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KMK: Get Your Book On

May 12, 2008October 24, 2023 Brian Dye6003 Comments on KMK: Get Your Book On

Below is a list of the top 106 books tagged “unread” on LibraryThing. I got the heads up on this from my friend Amanda.

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KMK: That’s Just Wrong

May 11, 2008July 28, 2023 Brian Dye5267 Comments on KMK: That’s Just Wrong

  Okay, I was window shopping in Gangnam with a bud when we happened to wander into BASIC HOUSE. If you don’t know Basic House don’t worry because its just another in a long line of clothing stores in the mold of The Gap. Got it? Okay, so there we are checking out the clothes […]

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KMK: Readability

May 8, 2008July 28, 2023 Brian Dye4941 Comment on KMK: Readability

Thanks to a tip from my pal Amanda over at Life in a Suitcase I decided to try the readability test from, Juicy Studio, on my website. My site is readable for someone in the eighth grade. Maybe its time to break out the thesaurus. Reading Level Results Summary Value Total sentences 2480 Total words […]

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KMK: Buddha Birthday 2008

May 7, 2008October 24, 2023 Brian Dye5922 Comments on KMK: Buddha Birthday 2008

Last Sunday I met up with a couple friends and we headed for Insadong to take in the Buddha Birthday Festivities. Despite the gloomy overcast weather the streets were full of people partaking in the merriment and activities. You could join a table and do things like make your own lantern or clay pot, constructing […]

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KMK: 2nd World DJ Fest 2008

May 6, 2008July 29, 2023 Brian Dye465Leave a Comment on KMK: 2nd World DJ Fest 2008

Saturday it was all about the World DJ Festival! Last year we arrived near midnight, but this time around we stormed the festival grounds at six pm which still made us late since the festivities started at 2 pm. We almost got lost on the way to the grounds, but we managed to find the […]

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