박쥐 (Thirst) has been stabbed through the heart and buried in a garlic lined coffin, while 잘 알지도 못하면서 (Like You Know It All), 김씨표류기 (Castaway on the Moon) and 7급 공무원 (Secret Couple or My Girlfriend is an Agent) struggle valiantly on… Meanwhile, 마더 (Mother) has taken the subtitle scene by storm and if [...]
Archive > May 2009
Help a fellow expat out.
I got this message on facebook, via Brian Deutsch’s blog, and also a press release from ATEK.
My hat’s off to Brian for being so on the ball when expats need help, and say whatever you want about ATEK’s other moves, when it comes to getting word out about a situation like this guy, who’s being [...]
North Korea + Swine Flu Alert = Register With Your Embassy
Between the Swine Flu and the new round of North Korean saber rattling (BBC Report: North Korea Alert Level Raised by SK and US military)
If you live in Korea, it’s not a bad time to double-check that you’ve registered with your country’s embassy.
Australians
British and other U.K.ers
Canadians
Irish (it’s on the page: look for the “click here” [...]
Mad Concert Action this Weekend
Korea Gig Guide has lots of places you can see live music this weekend. It’s time to get away from the computer, enjoy the weather, and see some music!
The concert calendar.
Care Package Dropoff at The Quarantine
Song: The Kids Are Alright, by The Who
So one of the Rate My Hagwon writers had the excellent idea of bringing care packages to the teachers in Quarantine. He did it yesterday, and two people came. He did it again today, and I went down there with Ben Wagner, making four people. [...]
ATEK on the English Teachers and the Swine Flu
From ATEK today:
Part 1:
Information for English Speakers about the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Virus
ATEK is closely monitoring the way the Korean government is treating foreigners in regards to the H1N1 (swine flu virus). We will update our site with useful information frequently to better serve our members and the English speaking community in South Korea.
We [...]
Korean Movies Subtitled in English 2009/05/28-2009/05/31
박쥐 (Thirst), 잘 알지도 못하면서 (Like You Know It All), 김씨표류기 (Castaway on the Moon) and 7급 공무원 (Secret Couple or My Girlfriend is an Agent) are still going (though may be on their last legs) and Bong Joon-ho’s 마더 (Mother) joins them at CGV Yongsan.
Mother is on at CGV Yongsan:
Thursday (28th) – 0945, 1220, [...]
You can Still Help the Teachers in Quarantine
And you should. Rate My Hagwon continues to provide leadership in a practical way for the teaching community by organizing a second care-package collection, Wednesday (today) at 7:30, same place (Nambu Bus Terminal Station, exit 5), and providing the address where you can send things, express mail.
Korean: 서울특별시 인재개발원 서초구 교육원길 56
Seoul Human Resource Development [...]
More Swine Related Questions
David of Staypuff.net fame reports the following (paraphrased) interaction at a meeting yesterday at his place of employ:
‘There has been a lot of talk of H1N1 in Korea, especially about all the foreign teachers getting it…
A lot of the parents have been asking if their children are in danger of receiving it because they are being [...]
Help The Colleagues In Quarantine
So a group of English teachers got dealt a crap hand: they showed up to start teaching at their Hogwans, only to be pulled into quarantine by the government for passing through the same airport where another swine-flu carrier transferred.
Before we get into any of the worries about foreigners yet again becoming the locus of [...]
The Korean Female “Cutsie” Act
(Slightly refurbed from its original appearance on Jumping the Asymptote)
I’ve noticed for some time that some Korean women have a tendency to talk in a high voice and have a kind of coquettish, childlike way about them. Often enough for me to to recognize a pattern. So I talked to a couple people [...]
Questions of Quarantine
As you may have heard, a group of English teachers practically freshly off the plane have been quarantined because one tested positive for H1N1. Now, they weren’t really freshly off the plane. They went through a few days of orientation, which included eating at restaurants, riding subways and interacting with trainers. I’ve been reading Ruby [...]
