I’ve always been fond of comedy improv: used to do it myself.
Seoul Improv is putting on a show on Saturday. You should go see it. I might go, too.
Archive > July 2009
Seoul Improv Putting on a Show
It’s hot. have you noticed?
Korea Herald lets you know where you can find a swimming pool near you.
And speaking of other ways to cool off… Naked News looks like it’s on its way out. What a great scam, though: pushing the opening in the media, cashing in on all those subscriptions, and then washing out before having to [...]
Korean Female Golfers Still Have Strong Fathers; No Longer Good With Their Hands
here’s your setup, Brian.
Another article in the Korean Times asks the question “Why are Korean women so good at golf?”
While Korea’s superior confucian family values are indeed mentioned, there is no mention of the advantage eating chopsticks has given Korean women over those blonde fembots from the West.
For further reading on the topic, [...]
On hagwon fees, public schools, and a parent’s responsibility to their child’s schooling
Crossposted at Chris in South Korea
The Korea Beat has translated a story (original article from Naver) about a ruling, saying the government could not shut down a hagwon (private education institution) simply because they charge more than a government regulation allows them to. The Korea Times has the story as well, preferring to call it [...]
Dump Your Dollars, Expats
“The U.S. dollar will considerably lose its position regarding the Asian currency soon, the western analysts believe,” says this report — U.S. dollar to yield position to Asian currencies. “However, official intervention by regional central banks has traditionally kept Asian currencies a bit weaker than economic fundamentals would suggest” and “is likely to continue, particularly [...]
This Site Is Clean
This site was hit by an exploit that sent some people to go00ogle.net, as a minimal harm piece of malware that periodically attacks many Wordpress installs now. So some of you got some warnings, or the redirect madness even caused your browser to crash.
No more. We got it, zapped it, and know how to rezap [...]
Korean Movies Subtitled in English 2009/07/30-2009/08/02
해운대 (Haeundae) continues to wash over Seoul cinemas…
Haeundae is on at CGV Yongsan:
Thursday (30th) – 0950, 1220, 1450, 1720 and 2240
Friday (31st) – 0935, 1205, 1435, 1705, 1935, 2205 and 2435
Saturday (1st) – 0915, 1145, 1415, 1645, 1915, 2150 and 2420
Sunday (2nd) – 0915, 1145, 1415, 1645, 1915, 2150 and 2420
At the Myeong-dong Cinus Theater:
Thursday [...]
Three Netizens Upstage Korean Tourism Organization
The Korea Herald reports that Korean chef Edward Kwon, and actors Kim Jung-eun, Keum Hyo-min and Jin Goo will be Kimchi Ambassadors at the upcoming Kimchi Festival in Gwangju.
Kimchi’s good, sure, but as for stuff that’ll actually make people want to come to Korea, these three travellers have upstaged the entire Korean Tourism Organization [...]
Dog Days of Summer
I never knew that summer was the best time to eat a hot dog….
"Dangogi-jang (dog meat soup) is becoming popular even among Koreans living abroad and foreigners as well," it said.
Dog meat is enjoyed in both North and South Korea. But while dog meat restaurants in the South are assuming a low-profile [...]
Korean Movies Subtitled in English 2009/07/27-2009/07/29
해운대 (Haeundae) continues to blast our screens, but only in Seoul…
Haeundae is on at CGV Yongsan:
Monday (27th) – 0850, 1120, 1350, 1620, 1850, 2120 and 2350
Tuesday (28th) – 0850, 1120, 1350, 1620, 1850, 2120 and 2350
Wednesday (29th) – 0930, 1200, 1435, 1705 and 2325
At the Myeong-dong Cinus Theater:
Monday (27th) – 1030, 1250, 1510, 1730, 1950, [...]
Seoul subway line 9 is up and running – finally
After much delay, Seoul’s subway line 9 is up and running quite nicely. I took a couple rides earlier today, it’s first day of operation, and am pleased to report things are ready, working, and not-surprisingly on time – well, the subways themselves were on time, at least.
The stations themselves look fairly normal – marble, [...]
S. Korean Ruling Forces’ Separatist Moves Flayed
Pyongyang, July 22 (KCNA) – The Paektusan Czech-Korean Friendship Association and the Czech Group for the Study and Materialization of the Juche Idea released a joint statement on July 13 denouncing the south Korean authorities for their politically-motivated crackdown upon the South Headquarters of the Pan-national Alliance for Korea’s Reunification (Pomminryon).
The statement referred to the [...]
