The Glare from the Sky was Unbearable
Posted in Foreigner, Transportation on Jun 1st, 2008
Yes, I’m back on native soil. The 30 hour commute was physically draining, but fortunately it wasn’t as eventful as the flight to Korea. I went from Korea to Japan to Houston and now I’m with my brother. In case you were wondering, the first thing I did was get to the shower and we [...]
Posted in Culture/Etiquette, Foreigner, Korean History, Transportation on Mar 14th, 2008
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Today was one of my lazier days. I didn’t have class until 3PM, and I headed to work around 2. As I stepped outside something felt eerie. I walked to the school, and I noticed that there weren’t any cars driving past me. Everything seemed … quiet. I turned on to the main street and [...]
Posted in Culture/Etiquette, Transportation on Dec 11th, 2007
I saw this on the streets last night and had to get out my camera. I’m pretty sure this guy isn’t the repo man. This illustrates Korea’s love for bike theft and just one way which my bike probably got away.
Posted in Transportation on Aug 12th, 2007
Here’s my new bike, which I’ve aptly nicknamed “The Gentle Giant”. And yes, it’s an ‘Alton’ Twin Peaks. Lespo, Next, and Alton are some of the major bike manufactures in Korea. When I first saw an Alton bike, I knew I had to have one. This one ran me 110,000 won, but I’m considering returning [...]
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 Korean Electronics, Transportation on Aug 3rd, 2007
I saw this article on Gizmondo and thought I’d comment.
Korean Air’s Coach Cabin is as High-Tech as Their Country:
While the air travel industry in the States disintegrates into madness, with overbooking, delays more often than on-time flights, and people being crammed into uncomfortable seats like cattle, it takes Korea to come along and show us [...]
Posted in Foreigner, Transportation on Jul 20th, 2007
In June, I was doing the language exchange with the one Korean teacher. I mentioned to her my desire to purchase a bike, preferably the Flying Pigeon. I hadn’t seen one in Korea, yet, but I imagined I could find one. (Much like I thought I’d be rolling in tea.) She said that most Koreans [...]
Posted in Prologue, Transportation on May 20th, 2007
The 13 hour flight from Los Angeles to Seoul was by far the most luxurious and worst flight I’ve ever had.
My incoming plane arrived on time to LA, and it would be 4 hours before my plane to Seoul would leave. This left me plenty of time to get to my next terminal and settle [...]