Survive & Thrive in Korea
Ever wonder where all those shiny faced lean bodied beautiful Korean Pop stars come from? They were so prolific shimmying across my TV screen, on my soda bottle, on billboards and bus advertising that I assumed they were grown in labs and cloned. Well that’s not far from the truth because Korea has one of […]
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I am way late on this blog post, but you know what they say… So here goes! Some time ago Joe from ZenKimchi invited me to come along on a lunch excursion to Sanchon in Insadong with a group of other bloggers. Now the highlight of this experience, besides the company and great food, would […]
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Dol Janchi Korean First Birthday PartyIn Korea the first birthday of a child is a very significant event. It’s called “dol janchi” or in Hangeul: 돌잔치. In the not so recent past the mortality rate of infants was very low because of malnutrition and disease. So, as you can imagine, having a child make it […]
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The name conjures up images of a giant mythic beast flying through the night sky. Well, it does for me anyways, but Beomeosa is not some mystic fairytale but a real life Buddhist temple nestled in the mountainous slopes of Geumjeongsan in Busan. It’s old, really old, like built in 678 old. Constructed during the […]
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Move over Tyra Banks. Ford‘s Supermodel of the World contest has just takent the spotlight off America’s Next Top Model, if it was every really on her is debatable, and firmly on to Korea’s Seung-hyun Kang. Fifty women from around the world are brought together to compete for the 250,000 dollar Ford Contract prize. […]
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I know today it’s a mortal sin to watch TV considering its labeled as a brain draining virus capable of sapping the strong moral fiber of today’s youth. And here I thought two party politics did all that. Anyway, I am a certified TV addict, well, excuse me while I clarify that by saying I […]
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