... the Seoul Korea Subway or Metro, you know, the train that goes fast underground.How does the "Korean Turnstile Olympics" work?It is all about timing, when you are walking down the steps ... successfully.SECOND TRYOUTI walked up to the ticket counter, said the unpronounceable name of my destination to the Korean guy who did not care to know, he says 1100, I pay him and enter the turnstiles successfully ...

A few days ago, The Marmot's Hole posted a translated summary of a Korean newspaper article about one way that South Korean parents are getting their children into local international schools, which are a conduit to higher education abroad. They purchase foreign residency permits from embassies of Ecuador or Mali in order to qualify their [...]

( Advertisements for a Brazilian Art School found while trying to find a high definition copy of this quintessential Korean cosmetic surgery advertisement; this Korean blogger (understandably) missed the double entendre! ) Turns out that I put my foot in my mouth a bit at the end of the earlier post: after lamenting the lack of [...]

... Richardson had the serial number from the M1. 30 cal. Garand his father carried during his stint in the Korean War. Even though some 7 million of the rifles were made (in that serial no. range, I presume) he ... be the same gun to be important to me."About 7 million of the sturdy rifles were produced during the Korean War period, making the odds of finding the right one so long that the broker didn't ...

There seems to be an assumption among those who frequent Korean Barbeque that charcoal barbeque beats gas. I can understand that. There is something authentic about real charcoal. There's the scent of the coals, ... my other favorites, Dong Il Jang, uses gas. Soot Bull Jeep, probably the most popular Korean BBQ place among non-Koreans, is famous for their sooty charcoal, but I've always thought their ...

... 't be home for our celebration since she was caring for the children of one of our dorm parents while the parents were at the hospital having their fourth child. We saved Dottie some of the Korean barbeque, but she made it clear before she left that she would pass on the seaweed soup. Personally, I love seaweed soup which in Korea is often eaten at breakfast.After dinner we sang "Happy Birthday" ...