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ZK Original - “Ansan Estuary”
2007-11-14 17:14:00 (Origin al ly posted October 2004) Our October field trip took us to a swampy nature reserve where Ansa n supposedly filters its wastewater. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I WuxF6po0bE] Shot: 2004-10-11 Edited: 2004-10-21 ZK Originals are videos shot and edited exclusively for ZenKimchi.
ZK Original - “Night Out, part 3: Magic Castle”
2007-11-14 17:13:00 We entered Magic Castle in the middle of their flaming cocktail show. There were a few people here and overseas who wanted this taped and preserved for posterity. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4 N6bf_5L1OQ] Shot: 2004-10-01 Uploaded: 2004-10-03 ZK Origin al s are videos shot and edited exclusively for ZenKimchi. More About: Part , Part 3
ZK Original - “Night Out, part 2: Bon Jovi Bar”
2007-11-14 17:12:00 The week before, we had noticed a new bar called “Bon Jovi ” was opening. We’re pretty sure that this was done without the blessing of Bon Jovi himself, but it sounded so cheesy, we had to see what it was about. (Warning: Explicit funny conversations) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X qDE67Me-Bc] Shot: 2004-10-01 Uploaded: 2004-10-03 ZK Origin al s are videos shot and edited exclusively for ZenKimchi. More About: Part
ZK Original - “Night Out, part 1: Chinese Pub”
2007-11-14 17:11:00 Brant, Injoo and I try out a Chinese -themed pub that we had been eyeing for a while. Turns out that this will be a new regular hang out. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L 1Xn2-oAMro] Shot: 2004-10-01 Uploaded: 2004-10-03 ZK Origin al s are videos shot and edited exclusively for ZenKimchi. More About: Part
ZK Original - “Chuseok”
2007-11-14 17:09:00 (Origin al ly posted October 2004) We had a little Chuseok activity day for the children in September. Mostly, we sat around and found creative things to do while we waited for the actual activities to start. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s cavhNWJIdw] Shot: 2004-09-23 Uploaded: 2004-10-03 ZK Originals are videos shot and edited exclusively for ZenKimchi.
ZK Original - “Home Plus”
2007-11-14 06:03:00 A quick trip to the local Korean supercenter, including exotic pickled vegetables, shrink-wrapped octopus, and Spam gift sets in their own carrying cases. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5 7GTM1qxtGs] Shot: 2004-09-27 Uploaded: 2004-10-03 ZK Origin al s are videos shot and edited exclusively for ZenKimchi.
“Miguk” - The Original Korean Video Blog
2007-11-14 05:59:00 In 2003, when I was getting ready to come to Korea, I had a hard time finding any info on Korea, particularly videos on what living there was like. The best thing I found at the time was this little documentary made by Jiyan Wei, posted on his web site Drift Reality.There’s something about the homespun etherealness of these videos that keeps me coming back to them. Miguk was my inspiration to do videos in Korea, and it’s had an influence on my style. Posted below are the segments in order with Jiyan’s comments on each. My comments are in italics. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r twEQBEZos4] Opening Credits (Arrival in Seoul) - This clip explores some of my initial motivation for deciding to go to Korea in the first place. The footage was actually shot at the airport at Dubai International Airport. The opening sort of reminds me of the opening of Lost in Translation… minus Scarlett Johansson’s butt. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r Qm... More About: Video , Video Blog , Original , Blog , Korean
Ordering Pizza in Korea
2007-11-14 05:55:00 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D vlIFZaW7mo] (originally posted September 2006) This kid has guts. This video is so hilarious, Eun Jeong and I were falling out of our chairs. More About: Korea , Pizza , Kore , Erin
Nude Photo Shoot Needs Photographers
2007-11-12 06:22:00 The Seoul Photo Club on Facebook needs photographers to sign up for a scheduled nude photo shoot on Saturday. They are short on the people required. Stop laughing! People really haven’t signed up for it yet. More About: Event , Photographers , Photo Shoot , Shoot
New Food Feed: Deconstructing Korea
2007-11-12 03:36:00 Local food writer Daniel Gray’s blog Deconstructing Kore a : Year 3 has been added to the “To Munch On” section of the front page. His blog has been transforming into a dining events blog over the past few months and is quite useful. More About: Food , Feed
Please Feed the Animals
2007-11-11 13:39:00 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G 8M8MNP9PDE] Kevin and Anne recently went to the Seoul Zoo, where either it’s okay to feed the animals, or no one regards nor enforces the rules (more likely). This gorilla is so used to the goodies people throw that he opens a yogurt drink like a pro. More About: Video , Animals , Feed
Is That Kimbap in Your Pants??
2007-11-11 12:54:00 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m 28DJWlixFo] Karl at Seoul Survivors has added English “subtitles” to SuperGirlyMan Shin Hye Sung’s video “First Person.” More About: Video , Pants
New E-2 Visa Requirements
2007-11-08 04:09:00 Folks are panicking. I’m still wondering how practical this will be and if the new rules will hold up. The Korea Herald has passed on through a press release from the Ministry of Justice regarding the new E-2 (English teacher) visa requirements, starting December 1st. I don’t have a direct link to the article, but ... More About: Visa
As If Korean Weddings Weren?t Tacky Enough?
2007-11-06 02:51:00 Mongdori found this. Actually, I like traditional — TRADITIONAL — Kore an weddings a lot. Modern wedding hall McWeddings in Korea take all that is tasteless in a Las Vegas love chapel and adds even more bubble and smoke machines. Where’s the dignity, guys?
How to Stop Confucian Evangelicals
2007-10-29 03:25:00 Confucian evangelicals? Torgodevil (A Geek in Korea)calls them “cultists,” but I’d lump them into the same category as the evangelicals in their tactics. He has an amusing story on how his Korean wife dealt with these aggressive folks who regularly accosted her at her bus stop. More About: Stories , Stop , Evangelicals
Criminal Checks, Everyone
2007-10-28 03:30:00 First saw this on Lost Nomad. The Joongang Daily reports that the Ministry of Justice will finally require criminal background checks for English teachers wanting to teach on an E-2 visa (the visa most everyone uses unless he’s married or has Korean parents). I had mentioned earlier that it’s not that impossible ... More About: Immigration , Criminal , Mina
ZK Food Journal Hits Two Years
2007-10-24 16:07:00 Two years old is getting on up there in blog years. A self-congratulatory retrospective has been posted. More About: Food , Event , Journal , Years , Hits
The Perfect Feel-bad Non-story
2007-10-24 03:47:00 NoCut News “reports” on a loser foreign English teacher complaining about how China and Japan is so much better than Korea. The story goes on to unintentionally look like a loser. The only non-loser is Korea Beat, who went through the trouble of translating it. Okay, so Korean students may not be as ... More About: Society , Story , Perfect , Feel
Don?t Call Me ?Mister?
2007-10-20 00:51:00 I just love using Korea Beat for news and as a window to Korean society past the language barrier. In the latest round up on news regarding the pedophile who was teaching at a foreign school homeroom in Korea, the papers and politicians are coming up with symptoms of the English teacher problem and a ... More About: Society , Call
Cum On Feel the Noize
2007-10-20 00:24:00 Korea Beat has translated the good bits of a story on Naver stating that Korean cities are noisy, particularly their subways. I just wish the elementary school next to my apartment wouldn’t blare “Night on Bald Mountain” at 8 AM. I mean it’s loud. My windows rattle. More About: Society , Feel
Top Ten Unique Things About Korea
2007-10-19 04:46:00 The Kore a Times celebrates its 57th birthday on November 1st. During the lead up, they’re starting a series of top ten lists relating to Korea between 1950 and 2007. Today’s list is the “10 Unique Korean Customs & Practices.” I won’t list them here because that would be unnecessarily redundant. It’s a nice, light amusing ... More About: Society , Things
Son of Jor-El, Kneel Before Babe!
2007-10-17 11:59:00 Whitey relates a personal account of a traditional activity in Korea when opening a business or buying a car. More About: Stories , Babe
It?s Okay to Beat Prisoners
2007-10-17 01:53:00 According to KuKi News, translated by Korea Beat , the National Human Rights Commission of Korea has released a CCTV video of an Anyang prison guard beating a prisoner. This video was taken after the NHRC recommended the guard be disciplined for past violence towards inmates. Oh, and here’s this classic quote from the Anyang ... More About: Society , Prisoners
So, I?m Sure Ya Heard About that Guy?
2007-10-17 01:42:00 You know, the guy wanted in Thailand for molesting a child. The guy hiding out in Korea as an English teacher. It’s all over the place. Not going to comment much about it. The Metropolitician and Expat Jane have both covered it much better than I could. But come on… his name is Chester? CORRECTION: Chester ... More About: News
Talk About Piss Happy
2007-10-12 07:09:00 Lao Ocean Girl was walking along and saw a typical display in front of a picture studio. Okay, that’s fairly normal in Korea. Proud parents like to have pics of their naked baby boys showing off his little pepper. Yet some parents really want that ACTION SHOT! More About: Talk , Happy , Piss
The Jokes Just Write Themselves
2007-10-10 06:43:00 Found this on the Marmot regarding international condom size standards in Korea: ?The size of South Korean condoms now meets international standards, helped by an increase in the size of men?s penises here.” More About: Jokes , Write
Bae Young-joon is Michael Jackson
2007-10-09 05:20:00 POPSEOUL! confirms what I have been thinking about Bae Young -joon, the guy who symbolizes the Korean Wave. (He’s the ‘Winter Sonata’ guy who’s on all the merchandise catered to Japanese tourists.) He’s turning into Michael Jackson . Especially if you look at him in his new period Korean drama ‘Tae Wang SaSinGi ?????’ ... More About: Entertainment
Spa Treatment On the Go
2007-10-09 04:50:00 Korea still hasn’t beaten Japan out for odd vending machines. (I still haven’t seen a used school girl panty machine in Korea.) Yet Miss Koco has found a machine here that distributes face packs. I feel refreshed already! More About: Treatment , The Go , The G
Hold On to Your Bags
2007-10-09 04:30:00 Korea Beat has translated a comment in the Segyo Ilbo warning about increases of handbag thefts by thieves on motorbikes during holiday seasons. Let’s sum up the recommendations in list form: Carry your purse on the side not facing the road Don’t carry more money than you need Don’t walk in empty spaces like alleyways Be cautious ... More About: Society , Bags , Hold
Why I Haven?t Been Posting Lately
More articles from this author:2007-10-07 03:14:00 Team Fortress 2. I haven’t been this addicted to a multiplayer game since 1998. It is officially released on October 10th. I bought a pre-release copy from the web site. My boss and I did. He’s a bigger gamer than I am, and he says it’s the best, most balanced first person shooter multiplayer he’s ... More About: Posti , Haven 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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