Category Archives: Random thoughts
AMERICAN CITIZEN SERVICES NEWSLETTER in South Korea MARCH 2011
U.S. State Department, U.S. Embassy Seoul Consular Section, American Citizen Services (ACS) Newsletter MARCH 2011 The U.S. Embassy is transmitting the following monthly newsletter via its warden system as a public service to U.S. citizens in the Republic of Korea. … Continue reading
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See you later Korea…
Four+ years ago, I came back to the motherland to start another chapter in my life. The time has passed by quicker than expected and I was fortunate to meet many great people here. I know I’ll be leaving out … Continue reading
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A writing example for Andy
Alrighty, this is for Andy who is my student living here in Dongrae. So, Andy if you ever want an example of what I’d like you to write, feel fre to come here to this blog and see this. Basically, … Continue reading
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An update on life these days in Busan…
Sorry for the lack of activity lately. Been quite busy with the radio station gig, classes at Korea Maritime University and my private English lessons. The University also asked me to do an extra high school class this month making … Continue reading
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Wow! Cigarettes aren’t cheap!
Ever since quitting smoking in 1st grade (yes, I smoked for a full week when I was 7 years old!), I’ve been an opponent of cigarettes. However, my folks run a convenience store and growing up, I’ve always seen prices … Continue reading
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A day in the life of…
…Brandon. a.k.a. Byung-hyu Na. These days, I’ve been focusing on writing a book I’ve been wishing to complete for some time now. Actually, it replaces what I thought would be my first book titled “Hit or Stand.” I’m going to … Continue reading
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Fascinating article about targeting foreigners in Korea…
From my brief scanning of the article titled “How the Ugly American Ate the Ugly Duckling“, I thought I’d bookmark this for future reference because it has some interesting stats and observations of how foreigners are treated in South Korea. … Continue reading
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Another dose of sexy korean girls dressing up quite UN-modestly
OK, I’m definitely not one for “jumping on the bandwagon.” I posted back in July of 2008 about Girl’s Generation (aka So Nyeo Shi Dae or in Hangul, 소녀시대). It was nothing special, but for some reason the song was … Continue reading
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Not the best week thus far…
The other morning, I fell down the stairs in my apartment for the first time. It wasn’t a pleasant fall either… I slid down the last three or so stairs landing face down on the floor. I looked up thinking … Continue reading
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Talk about sh*t hitting the fan…
If you liked the post, y not bookmark it by clicking any of the below icons: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Is it me? Or did I just land in the country most well known … Continue reading
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Is there a sexier Korean woman on this planet?
I didn’t really like her most recent album in terms of music, but this is possibly the most “catchy” of the songs…and my gosh, but I can’t ignore the “man” in me…Lee Hyori is definitely the most sexy Korean woman … Continue reading
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Not any given Sunday…
If you liked the post, y not bookmark it by clicking any of the below icons: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Today was definitely not what I had hoped would be a “relaxing Sunday.” Last … Continue reading
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Six letters. Many combinations. Possibly the cure to all the world’s problems.
If you liked the post, y not bookmark it by clicking any of the below icons: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Six letters. Many combinations. Possibly the cure to all the world’s problems. In Korea, … Continue reading
This looks like a bit of fun…
I think I’ve heard of the “South by Southwest” (aka SXSW) event before, but was just reminded of it after noticing it on a friend’s facebook page. It’s going on right now until the 18th…with Music, Film and Interactive emphasises… … Continue reading
