The Glare from the Sky was Unbearable
Posted in Food in Korea, Take a Lap on Apr 4th, 2008
Around the holidays, my mom always makes these sensationally gooey morsels called magic cookie bars. They’re a mixture of graham crackers, coconut flakes, chocolate chips, condensed milk, and crack. You can’t eat just one. They’re guaranteed to add to your waist size. If you haven’t tried one, you’re missing out. But, this isn’t about MCBs. [...]
Posted in Culture/Etiquette, Food in Korea, Take a Lap on Mar 15th, 2008
Back in October, I posted on how the KRW to USD exchange rate had been the best in 5 years. Unfortunately, 6 months later, it’s now at it’s worst in 3 years. The rate has spiked. I used to estimate that the conversion of 1 USD was equal to 1000 KRW. Well, now, it is. [...]
Posted in Food in Korea, Take a Lap on Feb 26th, 2008
If a Korean goes to space, kimchi must go there, too,” said Kim Sung Soo, a Korea Food Research Institute scientist. “Without kimchi, Koreans feel flabby. Kimchi first came to our mind when we began discussing what Korean food should go into space.
After millions of dollars and years of research, South Korean scientists successfully engineered [...]
Posted in Take a Lap, Teaching English on Jan 30th, 2008
Well, Winter Session/ January is officially over. This is the period in which students are off from school, and their winter vacation begins. Most of them wont start school again until after the Lunar New Year. However, like Summer break, parents see this break as a prime opportunity for more English classes. On top of [...]
Posted in Culture/Etiquette, Take a Lap, Transportation on Aug 3rd, 2007
Well…*sigh*…I knew this day was coming. Sunrise, sunset. My bike has been filched.
When I first arrived in Korea, I spoke with one of the foreign teachers. A week earlier, he had just purchased a bike. The next day, he tells me that it’s been stolen. He had it locked in front of his building with [...]
Posted in Culture/Etiquette, Korean Drinks, Take a Lap on Jul 3rd, 2007
Posted in Beer, Korean Drinks, Take a Lap on Jun 2nd, 2007
Perusing the beer isle, I was surprised to see this, a Korean stout. Hite is a brewer based in Seoul, South Korea. Their most popular beer has to be the golden pilsner, so I was very curious when I spotted this. It has a very ‘Old English’ looking label and comes in a black and [...]