Survive & Thrive in Korea
Hey readers, I’m not sure if you know this or not but over in Gangnam there’s been what I call a rebeautifying effect going on the main drag. It’s happeing on both sides of the street near Gangnam station exit 6 and 7 all the way down to Kyobo Bookstore.The sidewalks have gotten a much […]
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Seoul’s Going Green The Chosun Ilbo has reported that Seoul is going green, though not in the way you might think. I’m not talking about this city of millions giving up meat. That’s not going to happen. Nope, we’re talking about an ecological green zone stretching from Mt. Namsan to Yongsan park. The project is […]
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MACALICIOUS I have news. I crossed over to the dark side. I bought a Mac. I know this may not be earth shattering for most of you, but to a die hard, tried and true PC lover like myself it’s like the end of the world or perhaps the beginning. Time will tell. To tell […]
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The Swine Cometh! My friend just sent me a link of facebook to an organization called Rate My Hogwon. They have an aticle up about teachers in Korea being rounded up for testing postive for Swine Flu. The teachers were all in the same training program for their chain of schools and now have been […]
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Double Gold Standard? So, over in the Korean Herald an article talks about how a well to do millionaire single lady has yet to find someone to put a ring on it. The lady in question has been in business over 20 years and has accumulated a 20 billion won fortune, roughly 16 million US […]
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Looking for something to do this weekend? Well, the Gangnam Foundation for Arts & Culture is putting on the 2009 Gangnam Fashion Festival. The festivities will be celebrating Korean Fashion with a series of shows spotlighted by designer Andre Kim. On Sunday the merriment continues with an outdoor bazaar which includes face paiting, eco-bag making […]
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