Survive & Thrive in Korea
The 사무실 Note : Highly edited for your comprehension! Herbert : Rolanda, Ms. Smith needs to FedEx her things to the appropriate office ASAP. Rolanda : OK, well remember she told me she didn’t have any money to do that, so she asked to use our FedEx account, but I had to tell her that […]
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Udo means Buffalo Head when translated. Personally I think it means crap place to live. The island is so miniscule. I could never survive there. I wondered about the poor lone English teacher who might be there stuck teaching at the one lone school I saw. Does he or she speak Korean? Has he […]
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Tartine has been in Itaewon for quite awhile now. Alas I have only just begun to taste their offerings begging a few weeks ago. I’m kicking myself now for not walking in sooner. This place quite simply puts the delish in deliciousness. You see, Tartine specializes in their namesake which, when translated from French, means […]
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The 사무실 “It’s all Latin to me” Herbert : Shows Rolanda a piece of paper. It is a bachelor’s degree? Rolanda : Yes because if you see here “Baccalaureus Technologiae” is Latin for Bachelor of Technology. Herbert : How do you know that? Rolanda : Well, I’m not a Latin expert or anything, but it’s […]
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If you’re a devout Macaphile worshipping at the altar of Steve Jobs then you’ll want to play close attention. The days of shipping in your precious apple toys past Korean customs have come and gone. Today Apple runs riot through the Korean tech commercial market with only an occasional hiccup as seen by the long […]
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Pearls, a KMK reader and now contributor brings you a recap of some of her favorite K-dramas! K-Drama Recaps of scenes that make me go hmmm! As an Asian drama fan, my desire to understand them and be entertained by them often becomes entwined. I watch them as if looking through the writer’s soul. The […]
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