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Japan Fingerprinting Foreigners
2007-11-29 02:49:00 In the “Everybody Else is Doing It” column to complement South Korea’s new E-2 visa requirements, Asian Pop with YeinJee reports that Japan now requires all foreigners age 16 and up to get fingerprinted, even travelers. This is for terrorism reasons. More About: Immigration , Foreigner , Foreigners
Naver Bans User for 100 Years
2007-11-29 02:42:00 This is from Web 2.0 Asia. Korean mega-portal Naver , you know, the site with more blinking annoying ads than a Korean street at night, has banned a user for 100 years for, ironically, posting commercial information in their Q&A section. More here (it’s near the bottom). More About: Technology , User , Years
The Politics of Soup
2007-11-29 02:17:00 Mongdori has posted a campaign ad for presidential front runner Lee Myung-bak, which basically is a bunch of shots of him eating soup. I guess his advisers saw how much it hurt John Kerry when he ordered a Philly cheesesteak with swiss cheese instead of the traditional Cheez Whiz. More About: Video , Politics , Soup , Politic
AP Does Metropolitician
2007-11-27 14:06:00 Michael Hurt (Scribblings of the Metropolitician, Feetman Seoul, Seoul Glow, and whatever project he’s working on) was featured in an article and a video by the Associated Press talking about race in Korea and Korean attitudes towards foreigners. I particularly liked the responses to Michael’s opinions by the New York bureau chief of The ... More About: Politic
?Accidental? or ?Scientific? Whale Hunting?
2007-11-27 03:14:00 Think tank Foreign Policy In Focus has a little piece about whale hunting in South Korea and Japan, including an intro about sampling whale sashimi in Busan. More About: Society , Whale , Hunting , Hale
More Info on Visa Requirements
2007-11-27 02:06:00 Lao Ocean Girl’s friend returned from an Immigration meeting. She posted the “answers” to some questions. It looks like those of us in the country may not need to leave to renew OR get a new visa. More About: Info , Visa
The Federer-Sampras Tale
2007-11-27 01:56:00 Remember that recent pic of Roger Federer and Pete Sampras in hanboks? Busan Mike has an amusing first person encounter of the event. More About: Stories , Tale
Miss Koco Did Korea
2007-11-27 01:37:00 She’s heading home. The Kore a chapter is over for her. Wish her luck. More About: Miss , Farewell
Happy Birthday, Galbijim!
2007-11-26 03:18:00 Korea’s English language wiki Galbijim is two years old and still going strong. More About: Event , Happy , Birthday , Happy Birthday
OMG, Heels Christ!
2007-11-26 03:10:00 So this is what it was all about. Now, I’ve been exposed to a bit of performance art at art shows in America (they give out free wine). I’m starting to learn how to “get it.” This is clever–and ballsy. This is in the prime preacher zone in Myeong-dong, next to Migliore. Check ... More About: Entertainment , Christ , Heels
Immigration: Politics of Encounter
2007-11-26 02:56:00 No matter where you sit on the political spectrum, Bill Moyers Journal is always enlightening. I have a subscription to it on my iTunes. Last week he did a segment with Professor Manuel Vásquez about immigration in America. He talks about how new immigrants affect communities, the patterns of reaction, and how immigrants feel dual ... More About: Society , Politics , Immigration , Encounter , Politic
Korea?s Corruption Culture
2007-11-24 03:42:00 Korean blogger Seoul Searcher has a good post on how deeply entrenched corruption is to Korean society and how it kills any chance of Korea becoming any kind of “international hub.” More About: Culture , Korea , Corruption , News and Views , Kore
ZK Original - ?COEX Aquarium?
2007-11-24 03:20:00 This was from a November 2004 field trip. revver(1356) Shot: 2004-11-16 Edited: 2005-02-23 ZK Origin al s are videos shot and edited exclusively for ZenKimchi. Music by WeakLazyLiar, my favorite band and personal friends. More About: Aquarium
Heels Christ
2007-11-23 06:20:00 This is making its rounds on the blogs. Interesting.Oh yeah, to note, it’s a performance art event in Myeong-dong at noon this Sunday, November 24th. More About: Christ , Heels
But Did He Find the Bathroom?
2007-11-23 02:47:00 Thankfully, translated through Korea Beat, the missing four-year-old in Busan has been found… At a Buddhist temple way up in the mountains. So far, police aren’t saying he was abducted, as originally thought. He just got lost for two days looking for the bathroom at his pre-school. More About: Bathroom , Find
Korean Police and Foreigners
2007-11-23 01:51:00 In the wake of the Metropolitician being arrested and the story of Winter from “Misuda,” Matt at Gusts of Popular Feeling has another classic post integrating and trying to create a coherent big picture about the police treatment of foreigners in Kore a. More About: Police , Korean , Foreigner , Foreigners
Metropolitician Was Arrested
2007-11-21 04:33:00 Michael Hurt (Scribblings of the Metropolitician, Feetman Seoul) was doing a photo shoot with MissKoco and a Korean model when a drunken ajossi started harassing them. He then followed them into a coffee shop and continued to harass them. Michael called the police. They arrested both of them and charged Michael with assault. Why assault? The drunk claimed that Michael kicked him, even though witnesses were watching the entire time. Oh, and the drunk guy also said MissKoco was a man. I know MissKoco. You gotta be really drunk to mistake her for a man. Full details are on his site with audio and a few pictures to back up his story. More About: Arrested , Politic
Freakinâ Snow
2007-11-20 05:55:00 Everyone’s talking about last night’s snow. Marmot’s talking about it. Mongdori’s talking about it. I’m talking about it. Feetman took pictures. My question is this: Does snow usually come with violent lightning? I should have taken video last night. Nonetheless, here’s some video I took from my apartment balcony during last year’s first snow. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c BK3A4pi5-4] More About: Snow
ZK Original - âSeoraksan, part 2: Beachâ
2007-11-20 03:56:00 Food, Fun, and Fireworks! We ate grilled shellfish, samgyeopsal, and haemultang. Played with fireworks on the beach. Took a ride on a four-wheeler. Hit some baseballs. Then we woke up to a peaceful morning. Music by Ben McPherson (my brother) and Mystic Journey. revver(1434) Shot: 2004-11-07 Edited: 2004-12-09 ZK Origin al s are videos shot and edited exclusively for ZenKimchi. More About: Part
News Flash: Korean Concert Goers are Rude
2007-11-19 06:01:00 According to the Chosun Ilbo, Korean concert attendees lack etiquette. They don’t turn off their phones during a classical concert. They clap between movements. They touch art exhibits and use flash photography (actually, I’ve seen Japanese tourists do that to the Mona Lisa). I haven’t been to any concerts here because the ticket prices are astronomically perverse. Wait, hold on… “About 40 percent of classical and opera audiences used free tickets last year.” Free tickets? Where can I score some of this swag? More About: News , Flash , Concert , Rude
ZK Original - âSeoraksan, part 1: Mountainâ
2007-11-19 04:52:00 Just in time for autumn, this is one of my favorite videos. We shot this in early November 2004 at Seoraksan (the video’s title says, “Saraksan”). It’s a relaxing moody piece. Stick around for the end for my first taste of beondaeggi (silkworm maggots) and crickets. revver(1430) Shot: 2004-11-06 Edited: 2004-12-09 ZK Origin al s are videos shot and edited exclusively for ZenKimchi. More About: Part , Mount
ZK Original - âHalloween, part 2: The Partyâ
2007-11-19 04:49:00 “The monsters are here!” Here’s where all the work paid off. The big Halloween event with games and trick-or-treating for the kindies and more games and haunted house for the elementaries. (more) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k Ufjhn8eMdM] Shot: 2004-10-31 Edited: 2004-11-28 ZK Origin al s are videos shot and edited exclusively for ZenKimchi. More About: Part , Allo
ZK Original - âHalloween, part 1: Setting Upâ
2007-11-19 04:46:00 I know it’s a bit late for Halloween. This video was taken in 2004, which details us sending the kindies home and quickly setting up the school for Halloween. Each of the twelve classrooms had something different. I was in charge of the haunted house. revver(1362) Shot: 2004-10-28 Edited: 2004-12-01 ZK Origin al s are videos shot and edited exclusively for ZenKimchi. More About: Part , Allo
ZK Original - âInsa Dongâ
2007-11-17 15:48:00 A great neighborhood in Seoul full of art galleries, tea shops, and shopping. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2 XbX-DR8Eho] Shot: 2004-10-16 Edited: 2004-11-16 I was on a date at the time, and my date was extraordinarily patient with me shooting everything–as long as I didn’t take pictures of her. More About: Original , Origin
ZK Original - âPizza Twirlerâ
2007-11-17 15:47:00 On our way to Magic Castle after the sashimi meal, we ran into a guy twirling fake pizzas outside of Mr. Pizza. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z wFck02Maq4] Shot: 2004-10-15 Edited: 2004-10-18 ZK Origin al s are videos shot and edited exclusively for ZenKimchi.
ZK Original - âSashimi!â
2007-11-17 15:45:00 (originally posted October 2004) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W xenClJ34rI] For a payday celebration, we go out for a fancy and exotic sashimi dinner. This is also significant because it’s Jeremy and Liz’s first time to try raw fish… and semi-live octopus. Shot: 2004-10-15 Edited: 2004-10-18 ZK Origin al s are videos shot and edited exclusively for ZenKimchi.
The Pillars of the Earth
2007-11-15 15:24:00 Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth is Oprah’s next book club rave. This is still my favorite book of all time. It’s 973 pages, but I’ve read it five times. I’m much overdue for another re-read. I first read it in 1991 (it was published in 1989). My English teacher had it on a list of suggested Spring Break reading. I read it during Spring Break with time to spare. Until that time, I had not been much of a reader. I felt so accomplished from the book and so sad to say goodbye to the characters that it started me on the course of reading books on my own. Since then I have been lending my copies out, creating more fans of the realm in the novel. Both copies are now long gone. Basically, it’s a story that spans around 100 years in 12th century England. The main theme is the building of a cathedral and the town around it–and its beginnings as a Romanesque stout building to an airy Gothic masterpiece. Follett himself says it’s ...
The Metropolitician Comes Out
2007-11-15 10:32:00 And I was one of the lucky few who knew his secret identity. More About: Politic
The Quietest Day in Korea
2007-11-15 08:25:00 Today is university entrance exam day. The whole country goes quiet so the students can concentrate on their tests. I don’t have to take the test, but I’m feeling the anxiety for them. Here is a Seoul Glow clip from a year ago of underclassmen supporting the test takers. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m _fv1BYVznI] More About: Korea , Kore
My Canon Doesnât Match My Skirt
More articles from this author:2007-11-15 02:28:00  According to Feetman Seoul, one of the new street fashion accessories is a camera. Hmm… maybe now I can convince Eun Jeong to let me buy something a little more serious than my little Chinese point-and-shoot. “But ě기쟅 it’s to complete the new shoes you just bought.” More About: Canon , Skirt , Match , Anon 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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