Brian Dye, Author at Kiss My Kimchi

KMK: Top Ten Things About Korea

November 5, 2007October 25, 2023 Brian Dye9312 Comments

I have been seeing top ten lists all over the place. I guess its that time of year or perhaps it’s just en vogue to populate a top ten list. So given that I have seen top ten lists about favorite Korean foods, cultural events, cities, bars, clubs, museums, and everything else imanginable. I decided […]

KMK: Movember

November 4, 2007October 25, 2023 Brian Dye496Leave a Comment

Movember is a charity event held every November to raise awareness for Men’s health issues. The idea behind it is to shave all your facial hair on November first and then allow your hair to grown uncut for the entire month. The longer your stache grows the more pledge money your donors are supposed to […]

KMK: Beijing – Tiananmen Square

November 4, 2007October 25, 2023 Brian Dye557Leave a Comment

Tiananmen Square was one of our must see destinations on the trip. Our hotel was only about a 15 minute walk to the Square. The area was full of tourists as well as people selling trinkets, maps, souvenirs, and all manner of other things. I thought that there might be a memorial or marker to […]

KMK: Halloween Hoopla

November 2, 2007October 25, 2023 Brian Dye623Leave a Comment

On Wednesday it was October 31st, the time when the freaks come out during the day as well as the night. At work the teachers arrived in costume to treat the kids to our festive and frivolous tomfoolery. Finding a costume was a last minute weekend endeavor for me. Finding anything in my size proved […]

KMK: Women Only Subway Cars

November 2, 2007October 25, 2023 Brian Dye669Leave a Comment

Yes, that’s right according to the Korea Times in 2008 there will be women only subway cars. I wonder if this is a direct reaction to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) listing Korea as a “danger country” for women? If it is then wow, they sure acted fast. If not, well then […]