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| Welcome to Galbijim's Blog Portal. The following is a featured list of some of the most trafficked blogs in the Korean blogosphere. If you have a blog that you'd like to be added or placed on the feature list, please edit and add it to the Blog Roll..
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- Lotte World: The Disneyland of Seoul, South Korea 2010, February 08, Mon
How to get to Lotte World Jermil and I love skating in the winter, and Seoul Travel and Culture magazine mentioned Lotte World Amusement Park houses, in addition to all of the typical thrill rides, a skating rink as well. Although it’s a bit of a trek to Jamsil from where I live (the North Western part of Seoul), we hopped on the Seoul Subway Line 2 and braved the 40 minute subway ride. Buy the “Special Pass”! Lotte World was worth the journey, we ended up not skating at all, but instead, we purchased the “Special Pass” and got some sort of foreigner discount that ended up costing each of us about 31 000 won. Lotte World Amusement Park was an idyllic getaway from humdrum Seoul living. The music, the smells, and the happiness in the air had Jermil and I smiling the whole time we were there. We rode roller coasters, dropped from the sky on the “Gyro Drop”, and got a little wet on the log flume ride. We were just steps away from performers in sporadic parades that happened... - Ice Skating in Gwangwhamun, Seoul, South Korea 2010, January 21, Thu
Jermil has really wanted to go “ice skating” (just “skating” to we Canadians) this winter, and coincidentally in the December issue of “Seoul Travel and Culture” magazine, they suggested some venues for skating. We decided to check out what Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul had to offer. Getting to Gwanghwamun Plaza and other information: · Take the Seoul Subway Line 5 to the Gwanghwamun stop, and leave the station from Exit 2 or 3 · Hours: Mon – Fri, 10 am – 10pm and Sat –Sun, 10am – 11pm · Open from December 12, 2009 to February 15, 2010 · Admission costs 1, 000 won and that includes admission AND skate rental! What a deal! The skates were slightly dated, and I suspect the ice hadn’t seen a zamboni all day, but we had a good time nonetheless! Live at the scene, we present to you an on-ice video (and pictures below)...check it out! - Great Chinese food in Sinchon, Seoul, South Korea 2010, January 12, Tue
Ever since we travelled to Beijing in June 2009, Jermil and I have been on a quest to find some flavourful Chinese food in Korea. Walking around in Sinchon, Seoul today, we stumbled upon a sign for Well Chai-New Style Chinese Restaurant. The menu had food titles written in English, and the interior of the restaurant was modern and inviting, so we thought we would sample the cuisine. How to get to Well-Chai: Take the Seoul subway Line 2 to Sinchon station, and leave the station from Exit 3. Walk straight and at the first major intersection, turn right. Walk for a few minutes and on the left side of the road you’ll see a big yellow sign that says “Nolita”, the elevator for Well-Chai is in that entrance way. Why you should try the Chinese food at Well-Chai Both Jermil and I ordered from the lunch menu that was reasonably priced (8 000 - 10 000 won per dish). We got the “pork garlic pork” and “barbecue beef”and both of us were delighted with our meals. Here’s why we recom...
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BigHominid's Hairy Chasms- re-opened, but not necessarily for business 2009, October 13, Tue
Some people emailed me when they discovered that this blog was no longer publicly available. My main reason for shutting it down was that I wasn't doing much here. But I rethought the matter and decided that, hell, if people want to comb through the blog-- even though it's largely dormant-- they should feel free to.So the blog is open to the public again._... - belated Happy Birthday 2009, July 05, Sun
This blog, at which I only rarely post these days because I'm busy posting about my mother's cancer at the other blog, turned 6 on July 4th.Not to worry: at some point, I'll be back full-time on this blog. Might be another few years, but I'll eventually return.[silence, crickets chirping]_... - mystery solved? 2009, June 12, Fri
Why the hell would Japanese women of a certain age go gaga over an effete girly-man like Bae Yong Jun? This article about American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert might offer us a peek inside the Japanese ajumma's mind._...
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- KJI Wants a Nuclear-free Korea 2010, February 09, Tue
According to the Xinhua (Chinese media) Kim Jong-il, the big man up north - who, incidentally, isn't looking that big - "reiterated on Monday the country's persistent stance to realize the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." It further went on add: "The sincerity of relevant parties to resume the six-party talks is very important, Kim said during a meeting with Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee." Photo credit: The photo is from Xinhua's article. - Waking Up in Strange Places – Without Your Pants 2010, February 09, Tue
It almost sounds like a drinking binge at Debut in Itaewon - a man "drinks too much, falls in with other wanderers, crosses paths too many times with the wrong people, and ends up waking up in the snow by the highway, without his pants," but it's not - it is part of Machael Atkinson's review of the Korean movie "Daytime Drinking." The movie, which Atkinson describes "as eventless, but as seductive and wistful, as a real afternoon boozing spree," has won several awards and was released in Canada several months ago on DVD. According to Atkinson: "The cultural context, provided neatly on the Canadian DVD notes by Asian film obsessive Grady Hendrix, is simply that Koreans drink a lot, and they drink a lot of soju (a cheap, low-amp, sweetened vodka potion, consumed at the rate of almost seven gallons per adult per year), and so movies like Noh's (and Hong Sang-soo's, among others) express a reality all Koreans can relate to -- the lost comedy of waking up in strange places, of losin... - Secret Treaty Between North Korea and Malta 2010, February 08, Mon
"Times change," declared Alex Sceberras Trigona, the reconfirmed International Secretary of the Labour Party in Malta. He was referring to the secret treaty between Malta and North Korea in 1982 in which North Korea would "donate" weapons to the government of Malta "with a view to further strengthening and developing the friendship and solidarity established between the peoples and armies of the two countries in the common struggle against imperialism and safeguarding the independence." According to the Independent: "North Korea was responsible for the transportation of weapons and ammunition, and dispatched military instructors to train and teach local military personnel. Four instructors were sent for three months and were paid according to their military rank equivalent to those of Maltese officers. The agreement stipulated that the Maltese government had to provide a one way ticket from Malta to Pyongyang to the instructors and 'subsistence expenditure during the flight an...
- Came Too Early... 2010, February 03, Wed
...which leaves one unnecessarily feeling spent and a bit silly. I didn't want to be late, so I hopped cab because I thought the late-night snow might bog things down. Er, not. Here's me in the cafeteria after the snack store lady rescued me from the very real possibility that I would've frozen my ass right off my body had I had to wait outside a locked school for an hour. Blog posted here. - 주한미국인에 대한 가이드북, 즉 한국인들이 기본으로 알았으면 좋겠는 사실들 (2) 2010, January 31, Sun
2) 김치를 먹는 걸 신기하게 반응하거나 "아니. 너무 맵지 않으세요?"라고 묻는 것도 그만해주세요. 첫째는, 감치가 세계 어디서나 찾을 수 있어요. 아마도 먼 남극에서도 여러 나라들의 과학자 기지들중에 조금만한 한국식품 텐트가 있을 걸요. 김치도 팔고 신라면도 팔 거예요. 둘째는 미국인들이 다 그 음식들을 먹어본 적이 있을 거예요. 또 말하는데 대도시에서 살면은 기본으로 김치, 갈비, 불고기 다 먹어봤울 거고 코리아타운 있는 경우는 한국인 아닌 사람들이 한상 있어요. 스스로 김치찌개따지 주문할 구 있는 만큼 그 음식 다 아는 사람들이 많아요. 근데 아무리 "갈비"라는 말을 만날 깜빡해도 "김치"는 다 알아요. 요즘에 미국의 일반 식품가게에서도 파는데, 뭐. 셋째는 우리 나라는 (미국!) 한국의 제일 매운 요리보다 더 매운 요리 있어요. 우리... - 주한미국인에 대한 가이드북, 즉 한국인들이 기본으로 알았으면 좋겠는 사실들 (1) 2010, January 31, Sun
1) 미국인들은 대부분 젓가락 쓰는 줄 알아요. 요즘에 대도시에서 사는 거면 스시와 정통 중국음식점들이 많아요. 시골에서도 동양음식의 문화가 어디서나 있어요. 그래서 요즘에 미국사람끼리에서만 미국에서도 젓가락 사용법을 모르는 거면 약간 무식해보이고 조금 창피해요 그래서 기본이라고 생각들해요. 그리고 한국까지 왔고 한국에 살고있는데 젓가락을 쓰니까 칭찬하지 말아주3. 반대로 생각하면 한국사람으로써 내가 "우와! 포크를 사용할 줄 아네!" 놀란 식으로 칭찬하면은 속으로 욕할 거 아닐까 싶어요. "야. 나 무슨 촌놈인 줄 아냐!?". 우리도 마찬가지예요.
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- Psst. 2007, June 15, Fri
It's a secret to everybody. I moved. Don't tell anyone. - 끝 2007, February 12, Mon
To quote the great poet lauret of my times, M.C. Hammer, "We outta here baby!" At present I am way out of South Korea for at least two years, but more likely than not, for keeps. That's right kids, I'm back in the US and A. Now I could take this time to get all misty-eyed and recap the good times, possibly with some sort of montage set to the Green Day song, "Time Of Your Life," but where would the fun in that be. So instead I'm going to report on the ten things I will not miss once I leave the country that has been my home these past four years. 1. Random people pointing at me and declaring: a) "Hello," or some other random English phrase and then laughing at however I respond. b) "Wow a foreigner!" 2. 회식. Not so much the meal itself, but the fact that they are pretty much mandatory here. Seriously I have better things to do on a Friday evening that hit up noraebang with the boss. 3. Vomit on the streets. 4. Gag Concert, 웃찾사, et. al. I could live here a tho... - In Which I Do More In One Day Than I Did During The Entire Year 1996 2007, January 29, Mon
So yesterday I was kind of busy... For starters it was my sister-in-law's wedding day, so for whatever reason we had to get up at the crack of dawn (regardless of the fact that the wedding wasn't until 12:00). I didn't have a lot to do to prepare. My suit was already pressed, so all I had to do was get a shower and a shave going on and then stay out of the way of others. I did this by playing Feel The Magic on my my wife's Nintendo DS. Anyhow a couple hours later it was 10:15 and we were on our way into Seoul. Why did we leave so early? Apparently to beat the non-existant traffic. Some 25 minutes later we arrived. It is apparently the duty of those family members who aren't getting married that day to play host. At first I was assigned the task of collecting the envelopes of money and giving out meal tickets to people who arrived, but some uncles took that task from me leaving me to stand by the door and shake the hands of people ranging from those I've seen 10 or so time, to...
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