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The Quest for Shinpo Woori Mandoo in Vancouver
2008-06-30 19:11:00
I know what you're thinking and I already have the answer to your question--yes, we are still alive and kicking! This is definitely the longest break between posts but it's been busy busy buy here so updates have been slow. Now that I have the summer to enjoy, maybe expect a few more updates coming your way!For those long time readers, remember when I visited Tommy Hilfiger's long lost brother, Tommy Atkins? That night we ate at Shinpo Woori Mandoo. On our first visit there I noticed there was a Shinpo location in Vancouver ! So, out of the blue we decided to embark on a trek to locate this Shinpo location in downtown Vancouver.First off, great news, we found the location! Bad news, the place has closed down! LOL. I don't know if they moved or not, but I thought of Western businesses failing in Korea (think Walmart) and then here we have Shinpo's chain closing shop in Canada. Maybe the owners went back to Korea or moved to another location. I'll have to investigate further.So S...
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BBQ Season Starts with my Weber Q 300 Grill!
2008-05-19 23:15:00
Ahh, the joys of Spring in Vancouver means...RAIN! Well, it has felt that way for the longest time, but this past long weekend we were blessed with some of the hottest and sunniest weather we've had to date! What makes hot and sunny weather even better? If you guessed a "slip and slide", try again. If you said barbeque...now you're talking!We recently moved into a condo and with that came a nice sized deck, enough room for me to fit my new Weber Q 300 barbeque! This bad boy retails for $399CDN or so, but I managed to pick it up for half the price used on Craigslist--and the unit was in excellent condition. This bbq sure does beat the el cheapo' $49 mini propane bbq I was using in Victoria. The conclusion is that cast iron grills are bad ass and will sear like no tomorrow!This is something I definitely missed while I was in Korea--barbequing in the summer. Well, I did eat barbecue all year round in Korea, but it's not the same when it's only cuts of galbi and samgyeopsal! I'm t...
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April Update...What's Been Going On...
2008-04-25 05:22:00
Hey everyone! It's been a while, hasn't it? Yes, we are still alive and well. Things have been really busy back home! The month of April has almost come and gone, and this month has been smokin' busy for the both of us.I've been working pretty much full time as a teacher on call here in Vancouver. It's been a lot of fun so far, and the students have been awesome. I think teaching is my calling card--I enjoy the students and they laugh at my silly jokes! ;) Lately I've been working in a Grade 3 class. These students I must say are a great age group to work with. Still so keen and eager to learn!This month it was also my mom's birthday near the beginning of the month. Happy birthday mom! Check out this mango birthday cake:Stuffing my face full in Richmond has become a sport it seems. Everywhere you go there is always some restaurant or eatery where you can find a great deal (just watch out for some of the drivers, LOL). The following meal was from Ginger and Garlic on No.3 Road...
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Happy April Fools' Day, Hello Kitty!
2008-04-02 05:27:00
Hey everyone, you're probably surprised that you're reading a new post on The Daily Kimchi! No, this is not some sort of dirty April Fools' joke--but it's going to be close enough. A lot has been happening lately in our lives, we both are working full time and we recently just purchased our own home! How exciting!Anyways, just here to wish everyone a happy April Fools' Day. But in particular, a Happy April Fools' day to the following mango dessert I recently devoured from dim sum on the weekend. The following sequence of pictures is dedicated to all those creepy Hello Kitty fanatics out there! Enjoy...Gee, here I am naked without syrup...What is this stuff you're dousing me with?Noo, not of all things, my jugular...ahhh!haha...if that wasn't good enough for you, please check out the following clip of me at work:You've been RICK ROLL'D!

To Hell & Back at Hell's Kitchen
2008-03-15 06:41:00
This has been the longest period of time between blog posts! Anyways, I haven't had much time (same old story) to post stuff, so when all else fails why not just post about the meals I've eaten?This time around our brunch took place at Hell 's Kitchen --no, not that Hell's Kitchen but the one located in Kitsilano in Vancouver. We went there with my brother and his wife and this place is known for its decent grub. However on this day, I have to say they definitely had an off day...For starters, the place was extremely understaffed (we had to wait a long time for drinks to come, and sugar packets were hard to find for our coffee). Service was not great and the cleanliness of the restaurant (we sat on the patio) was not the greatest. I've worked as a server before and in restaurants all my life--so I'm well aware of the hardships sometimes faced by servers.On this day I felt like eating a burger so I went with that choice. Now, I know that Hell is supposed to be flaming hot, but wh...
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Eating Samgyeopsal in Richmond!
2008-02-25 07:38:00
I'll admit, I am dedicating a lot less time writing posts for this blog. Honestly, I've been so busy with work and other online endeavors that I have been neglecting this blog. However, I am grateful to all of you guys that still swing by here once in a while to check up on things!Anyways, earlier last week went went for a Korean meal in Richmond --samgyeopsal and samgyetang to be exact! This has only been the second time we've had Korean since we arrived back in Canada. You can read about our first encounter in Coquitlam here.Why you ask? Well, I think we both had more than enough of our fair share during our time teaching English in Korea. Plus, it's so darn hard to eat anything else but delicious and cheap Chinese food in Ricemond!So our restaurant this time around was none other than Kyung Bok Palace (check out my visit to the REAL palace here) located inside Landsdowne Shopping Mall.On the menu today, some samgyeopsal for me and some samgyetang for Devante. Let's take a loo...
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Namdaemun: Then and Now
2008-02-17 08:41:00
I've visited Namdaemun in Seoul on countless occasions. It is located in the heart of the city and I have taken lots of pictures of the beautiful monument, which sits at over 600 years old. So to discover that the ancient gate was set ablaze while I was perusing news headlines, I was surprised to say the least!For those unaware, Namdaemun was set on fire just over a week ago. The entire incident was suspected to have originated from an arsonist, which proved to be true soon afterwards. A 70 year old man, known as "Chae" confessed to lighting Namdaemun on fire with paint thinner and a lighter.Why the heck did this elderly man set the structure on fire? Well, his beef was about how he was not properly compensated by delevopers in the sale of a plot of land he owned. His cries for help went unnoticed so he took matters into his own hands!Koreans are a very patriotic bunch, and to see their #1 National Treasure burn to the ground must have been devastating! They are planning to rebuild...

View of the Highway from our Officetel
2008-02-11 05:58:00
I'm still receiving emails from some of you guys asking about my time in Korea. I apologize if i haven't responded as I've been very busy. Anyways, whenever people go teach English in Korea, finding out that your accommodation is a wonderful feeling. One of the best ways is to ask your employer for pictures. Most of the time they will send a few pics.Anyways, here are a few pics of the highway outside our officetel in Mokdong. I've been meaning to show these pics, but never got the chance. These three pictures were taken with my Canon digital SLR, with my head stuck out the window, while I was getting a few breaths of (smoggy) air.From the left (in front of that bus is the fire station, which is beside Homever; yes, buses are colored in South Korea):Directly below (the bottom right, where those red tables and chairs are is the king crab shack):To the right (the bottom right is a police station; we would walk 10 mins to work following traffic)So there you have it...the typical vi...
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A Pre-Chinese New Year/Birthday Dinner
2008-02-03 08:56:00
Another week, another post. Work this week was pretty cool, and subbing is a lot of fun. Every class in every school seems to have one or two or three Korean students. I was able to talk about my experience in Korea in a few classes, giving examples of the differences in life between our two countries (EG, not being able to buy certain things--deodorant; expensive fruit, etc)This weekend I had some family come over from Victoria to celebrate a few birthdays (my little cousin and grandma). It was also a pre-Chinese New Year celebration at the same time. So what happens when you get family together in Richmond? If you guessed a big dinner at a seafood restaurant, you're right!Tonight we went for dinner at Imperial Court, in the Staples plaza off No.3 road. It was a set menu that included a lot of seafood and other goodies. Let me warn you: the following pictures will make your mouth water! Let's go through the extensive gallery of MSG-laden dishes, shall we? ;) Get ready for a lot o...
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Review: Phnom Penh Restaurant in Vancouver's Chinatown
2008-01-26 20:10:00
Another week of work gone by, and more encounters with Korean students at work! I taught at a high school on the westside this week, and two ESL social studies classes consisted of 50% Korean students. When I mentioned to the class that I had previously taught English in Korea for a year, their immediate reaction was "WOW (throw in a few golf claps)! Do you like Korea?"Ahhh, the joys of teaching Korean students once again. My answer to their question was "I love all countries," haha. Most of them where here studying and living with homestays, some were here with their mothers (which they are still scared to death of) while their "salary-man" fathers are back in the motherland, and some have been living in Vancouver for quite a while. What I find humorous is how these students come over here to learn English, but they end up hanging out with other Koreans, which impedes their ability to practice English 24/7! I even caught a few of them dropping some "18's aka shee-pal's" in class,...
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Blog Review: The Thinking Blog!
2008-01-20 20:43:00
There are lots of websites out there on the internet. Some are interesting, some are not. One blog that I've stumbled across over a year ago was The Thinking Blog , which started in Dec 2006. The writer of this blog is ilker, and originally the blog was hosted on Blogger but now is on Wordpress. ilker is also a designer, and he has actually helped me out immensely over the past couple of months. Now it's my time to help ilker out by talking about his blog! :)Going with the tag line, "Knowledge Grows When Shared," ilker's blog has some pretty cool and interesting posts, garnering just under 1800 RSS subscribers. That's what makes his blog unique, is that he always has something interesting to read. Some of my favorite posts are:How To Eat Vegetables We Don't Like7 Tips to Deal with TMI (Too Much Information)Please Do Not Feed Internet TrollsWeirdest Named Places On EarthTop 10 April Fool Pranks 2007You can check out some more by reading the Top Posts. The cool thing about his pos...
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Food I've Eaten in the Past Two Weeks
2008-01-18 07:31:00
It's hard to stay on top of updates when I'm not in the land of kimchi. However, I do try to maintain a connection to Korea with my life here back home. For example, you saw my post about the locally fermented kimchi. When I am teaching, I always give a short intro about myself. I tell students where I'm from and that I taught English in Korea for a year. I then ask if anyone is from Korea.85% of the time, I have at least 1-3 kids say "me!"...then I like to drop an 안녕하세요 bomb on them and you should see the look on their faces! I've come to the conclusion that Koreans are everywhere...secretly hiding in places where you least suspect them to be. They're taking over...the world! In this one school, one student labeled a Korean student "kimchi boy". Of course, I made the kid apologize to "kimchi boy". Some students have picked up English super quick, while others are still trying to master the language. One student told me "I've been here 5 years, but my English still s...
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A Long Awaited Kimchi Update
2008-01-11 06:27:00
Hello there, my name is Gdog and I currently am teaching English in Korea...errr...umm...wait a minute, that just doesn't sound right anymore! For all you patient people out there, I do apologize for not updating daily anymore. I wish I could, but now that I am busy working I don't have much time. Well, I have time now so tonight I'm going to give you a kimchi update--literally!When I was in Korea, no matter where I went I always thought about "hmm...this could be a potential blog post!" Well, the same thing still comes to mind back home. Just yesterday I was at a local Asian supermarket chain, T&T Supermarket in Richmond. I was roaming down one of the refrigerator aisles and what did I see? You guess right--KIMCHI!I've seen this kimchi/Korean aisle before, but today I decided to snap a few pictures. Man, Koreans who are living here must love being able to buy pretty much anything from back home in Richmond (and Coquitlam). I visited an Asian specialty shop and was able to f...
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New E-2 Visa Regulations for Teaching in Korea
2008-01-06 00:04:00
If you haven't heard already, the application process for teaching English in Korea has just gotten a bit more complicated (before, it was just too easy). Anyways, the Korean government is now requiring all candidates to:submit a medical health check,submit a criminal background check,and have an interview at the nearest Korean consulate (near your hometown)On top of that, the ever popular visa runs to Japan will no longer be a possibility. These changes are a result of the recent problems that have plagued the education sector (note, the apparent pedophile that taught in Korea), such as fake degrees by so called "graduates". This is more common than you think, as we had one teacher from our campus fired because he lied about having a degree...way to go, buddy!Anyways, I was surprised myself at how easy the application process was to teach in Korea. All we did was send in our resumes, a picture, and original copies of our degrees. Foreign teachers in Korea who have stayed in the co...
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Top Posts of 2007: Part Deux
2008-01-04 08:21:00
The last time I posted about the Top Posts of 2007, it was only the months January-June. Today you are going to see a list of the most popular posts from the last half of 2007, either the ones that had the most comments, or posts that I just enjoyed writing about. Let's get on with the show!JulyNintendo DS Lite: Bonding with StrangersCampus Couples Yet Again & MirrorsNaengmyeon Weather is BackTransformers the Movie+Corn Ice Cream= WOW!Pepero Sticks Can't Take the HeatPeople Watching at the Shinsegae Department StoreThe Ultimate Packing List: What to Bring to KoreaIs This the Work of Flying Cows Consulting?Mexican Food in Korea: Dos Tacos in GangnamEating Live Baby Octopus in KoreaStaying at the Best Western Niagara Hotel in SeoulGangnam: More Korean Fashion PicsI'm Home! Eating Vietnamese Subs @ 4AMAugustA Birthday Part y and Going Away Party Ohmokgyo CO-OP Residence in Yangpyeong: Checking InReverse Culture Shock Returning From KoreaSaying Farewell to my StudentsClosing Our B...

Welcome to 2008 Everybody!
2008-01-01 23:15:00
Just like that, another year has come and gone. Man, as you get older these years sure do whip by like lightning. Anyways, 2007 was an especially important year for us, as we both had so many fantastic travels. Thanks for reading up on my endless food posts and some other Korea-related posts too. Let's hope for an awesome 2008 ! Wishing you the best wherever you are. This blog will continue to be updated!Anyways, I haven't finished compiling the top posts of the last half of 2007. That will come in the next post! So instead, I am going to leave you with some pictures of the Christmas lights from the 2007 Festival of Lights held at the VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver. We went there an hour before closing, which meant it wasn't very busy. That meant perfect opportunities for pictures! These were taken with my Canon Digital Rebel XTi/400D. Enjoy!
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The Daily Kimchi: 2007 Year in Review
2007-12-31 05:13:00
Can you believe how fast 2007 has gone by? It's like the older you get, the faster time flies. Anyways, 2007 has been an awesome year for us. Let's see here...we spent the first half of the year in Seoul, South Korea. We were happy to come home in the summer. We got engaged in the fall. I got a job in the winter. What's next?? Anyways, thanks to everyone out there for still kickin' around and reading my blog. Cheers to you for a happy new year!Anyways, let's take a look at the top posts of 2007, shall we? Let's go month by month...this will be a great recap to a fantastic year.JanuaryInside a Korean Pharmacy: VideoUAE: Flying Aboard Emirates Airline--food!UAE: Arriving in Dubai--wow!Starbucks in Ras Al-KhaimahEating a McArabia from McDonald's at Manar MallThe Hilton Beach Club in RAKMy Famous Toilet Paper Tie--Finally Recognized!Chocolate in Korea: Dream Cacao 72%"Solleyball": Loved by Firefighters in KoreaOur New Officetel: View at NightHealthcare in Korea: Getting DRUGS!Feb...
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Win A Free Ruff PC Laptop!
2007-12-31 03:33:00
The Thinking Blog is currently running a contest that is going to giveaway a free Ruff PC Notebook. One of the finalists, the evil John Chow has made it into the final round of voting! John has decided to GIVE AWAY the notebook to one lucky reader that posts a comment on his blog! The only way you can win, is if you vote for him in the poll. If he wins, you win!Yes, you read that correctly. Make a comment on this post and you will be eligible to win a free Ruff PC notebook. Given my prior luck with online contests (512MB flash drive, FOREX Trading book, Halo 3 Legendary Edition), let's hope I can bring home the bacon yet once again! Get voting!
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Merry Christmas Everybody!
2007-12-26 01:31:00
Just thought I'd take a moment to wish everyone out there a Merry Christmas ! 2007 has been quite the year for us! If you've been a long time follower of this blog, thanks for sticking around. I recently surpassed 600 posts, which is hard to believe! Anyways, thanks to all my readers for visiting and leaving comments. Wishing everyone a happy holiday season--be safe!Christmas lights at City Hall, from 2006:
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The iPhone is Coming to Korea...
2007-12-22 20:41:00
...that is if Steve Jobs allows it! Recent headlines in South Korea mention that mobile carrier KTF is looking to secure the rights to the iPhone in Korea. Seeing that Canada doesn't even have the iPhone yet (the USA's largest trading partner!), if Korea gets the phone before us Canucks, that ought to make some people irate here (seeing that Europe already has their juicy hands on the iPhone)!Korea has some pretty interesting cellphones. Too bad I never got to experience the fully loaded models as I chose to go with a simple flip phone on a pay-as-you-go plan. Why buy a cellphone in Korea when it can't be used anywhere else in the world? You've probably heard about the Apple iPhone by now.Remember when I posted about my brand new "Jesus phone"? That was a glorious day in my life as the iPhone is one incredible device. Unlocking the iPhone myself was a nerve wracking experience. However, once I was successful it has been smooth sailing since. Too bad the majority of Canadians can...
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Watch Full Streaming TV Shows Online For Free
2007-12-15 20:28:00
Wow, this has probably been one of the longest stretches without an update to the blog. I've worked everyday this week so I'm no longer sitting at home surfing the internet all day (and night, haha). Anyways, I just stumbled across something that might help all those TV junkies in South Korea right now (and Canadians as well).As you are probably aware, all the major US networks now stream full length TV shows on their websites. However, this is limited to residents of the US, so if you're elsewhere, you're SOL (Google if you don't know what it means), unless you know how to circumvent this problem (yes, I'm speaking to all you computer nerds out there).Sure, you can download the shows using Bit Torrent but that takes a while. TVLinks has been shut down. To bypass this, you need to "hide" your IP so you can access the full streaming shows from FOX, CBS, ABC, MTV, etc...how to do this?First, download the HotSpot Shield from Anchorfree.com ...install it...and that's it! You're ...
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Finger Skateboards: Coming to a Classroom Near You
2007-12-11 04:33:00
Sometimes you spot the neatest or weirdest things when you're teaching English in Korea. It could be a box cutters for kids, clumped up Pepero sticks, and middle school stress. I've been waiting to post the following videos of the latest fad (maybe it's old school now) that was hitting up my classrooms. What am I talking about? None other than "finger skateboards"!I had so many kids bring these things into class. Just a regular skateboard that could be manipulated by your index and middle finger. Kids were doing jumps and and all sorts of crazy stuff. The skateboards reminded me of the pink skateboard that came with Kermit the Frog that McDonald's gave out 20 years ago (anyone remember that thing?). Anyways, check out some of the tricks below...Video 1:Video 2Video 3Man, now I know how the rest of you feel out there that have morning jobs! Today I got called and worked my first shift, it was a half day in a grade one class--which started at 1pm! The kids were pretty interesting ...
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How to Sell Used Stuff in Korea
2007-12-08 02:58:00
For those that are near the end of their teaching contracts in Korea , there is always one big question that stays in the back of your mind: "How am I going to get rid of all my stuff in my officetel/apartment?" After living in a country for a year, you tend to accumulate a lot of "things". These could consist of plants, kitchen utensils, furniture, books, clothes, kimchi cutters, chairs, etc.Well, I'm going to tell you what I did to get rid of our stuff after our year of teaching English in Korea came to an end. To start off, we didn't really need anything in our officetel as it came fully furnished. We did end up acquiring some "things" over the year and by the time it came to sell or give away our stuff, we realized we had some work to do!There are a few ways for you to sell your used "junk"...they've worked for me in the past so they might work for you too.1) Dave's ESL Cafe: Buy/Sell /Trade Korea Forums - if you haven't registered for an account with these forums, I suggest ...
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Vegetarian Restaurants in Seoul
2007-12-05 17:06:00
Any vegetarians out there? Any vegetarians out there in South Korea? Recently, one of our coworkers asked us if we'd want to join her at a vegetarian restaurant located at Sinsa Station, near Apgujeong. We decided to make it an adventure and last weekend we made the long trek to eat some...veggies. I have never visited a vegetarian restaurant before, as I am a pure carnivore at heart (Veggies have feelings too when you cut them up...)!Anyways, we finally made it to our destination, a vegetarian restaurant that was recommended by one of the Seoul tourism websites. What we saw when we went in was not very appetizing. We either came at the wrong time of day, or they just weren't busy enough to keep their "buffet" stocked with fresh items. It was not a memorable meal, but since it was only 6000w per person we decided to give it a go anyways!There were four of us in this restaurant on the second floor of a building...along with three others:Here are some pictures of the buffet...you kn...
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Eating Beard Papa's Fresh'n Natural Cream Puffs
2007-12-02 19:39:00
Everybody loves dessert and sweets, right? Well, if you ever venture into Aberdeen Mall in Richmond, as "Asian" mall, you will find one of the hottest franchises that have touched upon the shores of Vancouver. Some of you may have already heard of this chain, especially you foodies out there. It's called Beard Papa's, the makers of "fresh'n natural cream puffs" or also "The World's Best Cream Puffs".The franchise started in 1999 in Japan. Since then, its popularity has exploded and there are now over 300 locations around the world, including stores in China, Hong Kong, Korea (I don't know where the location is--someone fill me in), Taiwan, Indonesia, Australia, the USA, and others. The location at Aberdeen Center has been constantly busy, with long line ups on the weekends. We were lucky enough to find the Beard Papa's location without a line up during the week. Let's take a closer look to see just how good these cream puffs really are.Here's the front of the Beard Papa's l...
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Eating Korean Food in Coquitlam
2007-11-29 03:16:00
Remember how at times I felt like I was still in South Korea back home? Well today you're going to see us eating our first Korean meal back home--something we decided to do on the weekend! Yes, that's right, we had some Korean food --by choice! ;)Vancouver is home to a large Chinese minority, with the majority of them congregating in Richmond (I like to call it Ricemond or Hongcouver). Well, there is also a well-sized Korean population that has populated Coquitlam, which is 45 minutes east of Vancouver. Here, as you will soon see we were dazzled by signs in both Korean and English. It was pretty neat being able to read some of the signage!The intersection of Lougheed Highway and North Road is where all the action is. Running along North Road you can see the Korean-inspired lamp post banners.Here we have a small shopping village, Korean inspired of course! Let's see if we can decipher the text here...the 3rd banner down says "meg she gen chee ken; hop-uh" which is "Mexican Chicken ...
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Monday Madness: Reader Emails Answered
2007-11-27 03:28:00
I had a reader ask me some questions on finding a job in Korea. If you haven't read my post on finding a job teaching in Korea already, click here. Hope these questions help those who are looking for jobs in Korea!! Hope my tips help you out, "J"! Did you typically work a 35 hour week? Any overtime? Is the overtime optional?- We had a 30 hour work week, consisting of 6 teaching hours a day. However at my school we had to show up two hours before for prep time, which was unpaid. OT was optional the first time around, but the second time we had to work it (8:45am-8pm) because registration was high. How long did your application process take from submission to placement to arrival?- It was really quick, we applied in May 2006 and we had everything ready by the time we left at the end of July! Did you keep your work hours to Monday s-Fridays?- Monday to Friday What age group did you teach?- Ages 9-17...no kindergarten. Most classes lasted a month, and the next month would be the same ...
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Riding the AREX Incheon to Gimpo Airport Line at 5:30AM
2007-11-24 07:42:00
Remember when I took a "mini" food vacation to Hong Kong back in May? Well, on my way back to Seoul my flight landed at 4:45am local time. I had to make it back to Mokdong and work later in the afternoon at 2pm. I was already dead tired at the time and I needed one last trek until I would get a chance to sleep! Too bad I couldn't waste some money in the Incheon Duty Free!At first I contemplated taking a taxi, but it would've been way overpriced (about 50-70,000w at the bare minimum), thought about taking a bus (it was leaving in 15 minutes), but in the end I decided to wait at the airport until 5:30am to catch the first train aboard the newly constructed AREX Incheon to Gimpo Airport subway line. I first saw pictures of the station through Jon Allen's blog.Man, the arrivals area of Incheon is pretty dead at 4:45am...I felt like I was walking through a ghost town. On my way down to the AREX line, it was so empty and bare it led to an eery feeling (which is unusual because Seoul is...
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Eating At Tropika Restaurant On My Birthday
2007-11-21 20:39:00
It's amazing how time flies as you get older. It seems like it was just yesterday that I celebrated my birthday in Korea at the human deathtrap attraction, known as Lotte World. Thinking back to my birthday last year, I had an eventful day that consisted of eating Nepalese at Everest in Dongdaemun, and on another occasion king crab at the shack downstairs from our officetel.Well, another year has gone by and here I am back home in Canada. This birthday was similar to previous birthdays because it was another day of consuming delicious amounts of food. For lunch I met up with one of my best buddies downtown and we had a chicken shawarma plate at Babylon on Robson Street, one of the best joints downtown:Fast forward to dinner and I ended up at Tropika Restaurant at Aberdeen Mall in Richmond. Tropika is a Malaysian/Thai/Singaporean/Indonesian restaurant that is one of my favorites in Vancouver. They have two other locations, with one on Robson (1128 Robson Street; 604-737-6002) and an...
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Winning Another Contest: Halo 3 Legendary Edition
2007-11-19 08:07:00
Man, all I gotta say is I must have some kimchi flavored horseshoes kicking around because I keep on winning these sweet contests! Think back to my 512mb USB flash drive courtesy of Stephen Fung. That was pretty neat. Then, I also won a copy of a 7 Winning Strategies By Trading Forex courtesy of John Chow. Well, my last minute Halloween entry into Leo Chiang's Halo 3: Legendary Edition giveaway has turned out to be the coolest one yet.After lunch at Pho Lan (and smelling like it afterwards), Leo handed me my coveted prize. I didn't realize how large the box was when I got it. But anyways, I am grateful to Leo for putting on the contest and drawing my name--thanks dude, lol! There is a funny part to this story. A long time ago (it's been almost 3 months) Leo sent me some really cool tshirts, under the assumption that I would be posting pictures of them online (today is the day). One had a London Drugs logo (I requested this--so random) and the other was from his own personal line ...
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