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1. Skydiving in South Korea 2010, May 21, Fri
   People have been emailing me to ask if I know of anywhere they can go skydiving in South Korea. Sadly, I don't. But there has to be a place to do that. I was able to fly a plane in South Korea so I figure there's probably a place where you can jump out of one. If anyone reading knows of a place, let us know in the comments and we'll share it with everyone!
2. Lantern Festival for Buddha’s Birthday in Dongdaemun, Seoul, South Korea 2010, April 14, Wed
   These pictures are from the 2009 Lantern Festival around Dongdaemun in Seoul. I took these back in April of 2009, my third month living in South Korea. The Lantern Festival is a celebration for Buddha’s Birthday, which is a really big deal in a lot of Asian countries. Buddha's Birthday falls on May 21st and, according to wikipedia, many temples offer free food and tea to all visitors on this day. This year (2010), the parade will be held on May 16th from 7pm-9:30pm. Get more information here: http://www.llf.or.kr/eng/03introduce/introduce.asp To get to the festival, I took the Seoul Subway to the Jongno-3 Station and followed the huge crowds. The parade was by the shopping district in Dongdaemun. If you go to the Lantern Festival, let us know what you thought about it in the comments!!!
3. Drinking Green Tea in Gyeongju, South Korea 2010, March 29, Mon
   I love tea. I grew up having tea parties with the ladies in my family, and whether at home, in the backyard, or at high teas at hotels, I love the experience. Of course, tea is an integral part of Korean culture, so I was eager to try the "Traditional Korean Tea Experience" when I visited Expo Park in Gyeongju. How much was the tea? 5 000 won per person. What was the Korean Traditional Tea Service like? The tea room was on the upper floor of the Culture Centre. While it is very open and has a rather cold-contemporary-gallery-feel to it, I quite enjoyed the table settings and the traditional Korean house backdrop, as well as the display of all the teas/pots/dishes. The girl behind the cashier served the tea. She was wearing a sweatshirt. I don't know exactly what I was expecting from a "traditional" tea experience, but a young girl serving tea in sweats didn't seem to match. But, I did enjoy the green tea nonetheless, and it was a lovely part of my trip to Gyeongju. Link to photo 1 L...

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1. Can You Make Risotto with a Southeast-Asian-Twang? 2013, May 19, Sun
   Apparently yes. I was dealing with some stuff so I wasn’t so into it, but other people who tried it liked it… I suppose that’s encouraging, this being my first risotto. (It was a bit too salty, though.) I basically followed Felicity Cloake’s advice, though: I had to use arborio rice–the other stuff wasn’t available. [...]...
2. Etudes for Writers, 3.1: If At First You Don’t 2013, May 19, Sun
   … succeed, remind yourself of your goal, and try attack the problem in another way. This is a categorically different kind of statement than, “try, try again.” I think this because the reassessment and questioning of goals is crucial. Example: Today, my crit group met to discuss a dialog etude we’d all tried (this one) [...]...
3. Writing Etude #3: You Are What You Say 2013, May 12, Sun
   Well, the writers I live with and I tried out the last writing etude I posted, and the results were really quite interesting, but I’m going to update that post sometime with results and thoughts. When we concluded our discussion of that etude, we decided to try another one, suggested by the inimitable E.G. Cosh. [...]...

Titibuy.com

1. Ratings of Amazing Knives & Knife sets 2013, February 14, Thu
   It is hard to look for best kitchen knives nowadays and most of the reviews on webpages cannot be trusted as well. Well, you don’t have to worry on that anymore because I am going to talk about knives and its ratings today. It is good to look at best kitchen knives rating and reviews before purchasing them. You will roughly get an idea on how the knives will work and whether it is good or bad. Usually, different people tend to have different opinion and liking on different knife sets. The knife sets that I am going to do a review on today has been voted the best by many users and has been rated as a 5 stars and above. So, let’s start off with a ceramic knife set first. Ceramic knife sets are good but they also have flaws on the other hand. The amazing thing about ceramic knives is that it is extremely sharp and it slices through meat and muscle perfectly without ruining the texture of the meat. It does very well in fillets, slicing and mincing. Unfortunately, a ceramic knife set d...
2. Best Household Appliance – Humidifier 2013, January 08, Tue
   What is a humidifier? It is a type of household appliance used to maintain the humidity within an area. It can be used generally to humidify the entire building or house by using centralized control or you can set it to a single point control, such as for rooms. This appliance is of great help when it comes to winter season. Maybe most of us do not pay much attention to this matter but the truth is we need certain level of humidity to lead a comfortable life even during winter. Winter always has been a major problem due to the low level of humidity that it causes. Therefore, you need to have a humidifier to set things right! To get the best humidifier reviews and recommendations, you can click on the link. Portable air conditioner is another name used for humidifiers. Both these terms are usually used interchangeably.  There are various types of humidifiers such as the mist spraying type and many more. The mist spraying type releases water mist to the air which humidifies the surround...
3. Benefits of Juicing for Health 2012, November 07, Wed
   People are becoming aware that fresh juice brings many benefits for health and therefore many are designing their own juice diet. Juicing is such a versatile exercise that you can juice anything from fruits to greens and even wheatgrass to obtain the specific nutrients and enzymes that you need. Juicing allows the body to absorb the goodness of the nutrients and enzymes directly and quickly without having to process through the fiber and pulp. When you have a juicing habit, you will experience better health; especially if you tailor the juice to your needs. If you have not started juicing yet and would like to try it out, it could be tempting to spend money on a cheap juicer, but it is much more advisable to read up on juicers before you make any purchase. You can do this here or search online for more information about the types of juicers. If you are unsure whether you will like to drink juice, I suggest visiting a juice bar that uses fresh, raw fruits and greens, and trying out seve...

The Marmot's Hole

1. China on Okinawa: “Yeah, that’s ours, too” 2013, May 18, Sat
   The soft power, "peaceful rise" concept seems lost on the Middle Kingdom. The intimidate the crap out of everyone, especially Japan, The Philippines and Vietnam tact is apparently the plan of action. Now, the PRC is claiming Okinawa. It started with two Chinese academics earlier this month saying Japan's claims to the islands were nonsense and [...]...
2. Open Thread: The “Relaxed in Seoul” Edition 2013, May 18, Sat
   Have a relaxed weekend here in Korea.
3. Far-right wingers seek to deny the Gwangju legacy 2013, May 17, Fri
   Today is May 18, 33rd anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising-one of the most significant events of South Korea's march to democracy. On May 18, 1980, the Chun Doo-hwan dictatorship mobilized paratroopers against the protesting citizens of Gwangju, and massacred hundreds of them. But Korean conservatives, many of whom trace their roots to Chun Doo-hwan and [...]...

Scribblings of the Metropolitician

1. Korea Needs to Hold Up Its Obligations to CERD as It Tries to Call Itself a "Multicultural" Country 2013, January 31, Thu
   Hat tip to Ben Wagner and Matt VanVolkenburg, the latter of whom I am meeting now. For all who complain about criticism of "Korea" as an entity responsible in certain ways to to discriminate. Read up. Bullshit bar conversations on the subject end here. Here are the facts. �...
2. Go Mini without LTE 'Cause LTE mini ain't coming anytime soon! 2013, January 04, Fri
   I'm writing this post on an iPad mini with voice recognition and the Blogsy app. Forget all into my technology love, let me break down the history of wireless Internet options in Korea. Until a couple years ago, Nespot was the dominant wireless Internet provider year, which I believe was run out of KT. Nowadays, good luck finding a NESPOT connection, since everything is Olleh by KT. If you been wondering around Korea I have seen a lot of wireless connections by Olleh, here's the breakdown. You'll see Olleh connections everywhere, and the ones with password protection on them are the ones that are offered to customers who are paying by the hour by the day usually on a credit card. The ones without password protection on them, but which you can connect to, but won't work, are ones that recognize your MAC address on your device. I just asked at the KT center for the third time in recent memory, and according to those guys, they don't know about any official time schedule for r...
3. Meet Juanita Hong! 2012, December 30, Sun
   Here's a real quick post based on the conversation I just had with a cool dude I just met in Haebangchon. In it, I was recommended to get in touch with someone named Juanita Hong, who did a really interesting documentary that I've pasted below. She's another documentary and portrait photographer living here in Seoul, and in the interests of collegial support and friendship, I've decided to put her up for your perusal and edification. I'm impressed! � �...

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