Western Confucian reports that Jon Huer’s column will be “suspended”; the Korea Times got tired of the flack.
And the K-Blogosphere is left with the question, which teapot tempest will we get outraged about now?
Or, given recent developments will we just. . . be happy?
(ps: talk about it, but comments that do nothing more than trash [...]
Archive > August 2009
Aw crap! What’re We gonna Blog About Now?
Korean Movies Subtitled in English 2009/08/31-2009/09/02
국가대표 (Take Off) and 해운대 (Haeundae) are on. Nothing new to see here…
Take Off is on at CGV Yongsan:
Monday (31st) – 0810, 1100, 1345, 1635, 1925, 2215 and 2500
Tuesday (1st) – 0810, 1100, 1345, 1635, 1925, 2215 and 2500
Wednesday (2nd) – 0810, 1100, 1345, 1635, 1925, 2215 and 2500
And at the Gangnam Cinus Theater:
Monday (31st) [...]
Where There’s SMOE There’s Firings
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With Apologies to Joe for the witty Title.
Readers will be aware of the ridiculous situation a number of people found themselves in last week having successfully completed the requirements for a visa for a job with The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education only to have SMOE turn around and tell [...]
“Seoul to Vaccinate 10 Mil. Against Influenza A”
So says the Korea Times:
South Korea plans to vaccinate 10 million people against influenza A by the end of this year to stem the rapid spread of the disease that has so far claimed three lives in the country.
Health and Welfare Minister Jeon Jae-hee said of the 13.3 million people, including young children and pregnant [...]
Support Kids at 7Luck, Sept 5th, Texas Hold’em
This event will be held on September 5th, 1009.
With a particular focus on underserved youth, the Hilton Poker Room will be committed to supporting the communities where we live and work through grants, in-kind donations; community outreach and employee volunteer programs.
All proceeds will go to Jae Chun Children’s Home
Buy-in, KRW 100,000
Further info: Contact
The event is [...]
Korean Movies Subtitled in English 2009/08/27-2009/08/30
국가대표 (Take Off) and 해운대 (Haeundae) are still standing alone in the subtitled cinema world and I am once again filled with remorse for my lack of updates yesterday. Normal service will be resumed next week once I’m safely ensconced back in Seoul…
Take Off is on at CGV Yongsan:
Thursday (27th) – 1100, 1350, 1640, 1930, [...]
Are You Coming to the “Museum Fashion Show?”
For those of you interested in clothing and culture, this weekend there’s a “Museum Fashion Show” going on at the National Museum over in Yongsan. The idea is that “culture is worn on clothing” and will take a look at the past, present, and future of representative Korean designs for women. It’s going to be [...]
Presidents of South Korea – an overview and timeline
A brief history of the Presidents of South Korea. A short introductory read but worth a look.
crossposted at KC101
Destination: Seoul Fringe Festival 2009
Source: Seoul Fringe Festival offical website
This year’s Seoul Fringe Festival has one more good weekend left in it, and definitely makes Hongdae fun to meander around and experience some next-generation artists.
Now in it’s 12th year, the Seoul Fringe Festival is an honorable attempt to bring independent arts to the forefront of peoples minds. The acts [...]
SMOE teachers fired before even arriving in Korea
In the world of English teachers in Korea, there are few non-guilty parties. English teachers are occasionally accused of sex / drug crimes, or of being unqualified teachers; recruiters are often accused of manipulating or outright lying to fill their quotas or please the people writing the paychecks; schools are often accused of taking liberties [...]
Korean Movies Subtitled in English 2009/08/24-2009/08/26
국가대표 (Take Off) and 해운대 (Haeundae) remain your two choices in subtitled cinema this week.
Take Off is on at CGV Yongsan:
Monday (24th) – 0810, 1100, 1345, 1635, 1930, 2220 and 2505
Tuesday (25th) – 0810, 1100, 1345, 1635, 1930, 2220 and 2505
Wednesday (26th) – 0835, 1125, 1410, 1700, 2225, 2510
And at the Gangnam Cinus Theater:
Monday (24th) [...]
Sunday News Roundup
with apologies to ROK Drop’s Weekly links…
Kim Dae-Jung’s funeral was yesterday; it will be a six-day state funeral, thanks to public petitions, and a delegation from North Korea will be meeting President Lee Myung-bak to deliver a message from Kim Jong-il and talk about. . . stuff. Hopefully there are no phrases like “rain of [...]
