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Blogging about life, food, travel, entertainment, being an expat in Korea. The owner is a stay-at-home mom to a Filipino-Korean in her early 30s, married to a Korean and adjusting to life in a foreign land.

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• Gyeonggi Schools to hire English-speaking workers

  Posted on Sunday March 30th, 2008 at 03:36 in filipino teachers, issues, korean esl

  I think this may be a good news for Filipino workers in general. I’m just not confident it will be a good thing for Filipino English teachers. Gyeonggi-do is the province encircling the city of ...

• Lee Dong Gun returns to Korea

  Posted on Friday March 28th, 2008 at 05:05 in hallyu, issues, k actors, korean actor, lee dong gun

  Lee Dong Gun returns to Korea. He flew from Sydney and arrived at 6PM. He was carrying his brother’s ashes in an urn wrapped in white silk. Witnesses have noted the tears in his eyes. They will ...

• Funeral for Lee Dong Gun’s brother

  Posted on Wednesday March 26th, 2008 at 07:36 in issues, k actors, korean actor, lee dong gun

  Lee Dong Gun’s family held the funeral for his brother, Lee Jun Yeob. The funeral was held on March 26th at 10:15 AM, Australian time. Korean teen idol Lee Dong-gun held a photograph of his y...

• Dogs as livestock

  Posted on Tuesday March 25th, 2008 at 02:47 in cultures traditions, Dogs, issues, korean culture, only in korea

  The article below might anger a lot of animal rights activitists. Dog meat is openly traded in Korea. There are restaurants specializing in 보신탕 (bo-shin-tang or dog stew - also 몽몽탕). What ...

• Two men charged over Lee Dong Gun’s brother’s death

  Posted on Saturday March 22nd, 2008 at 03:08 in hallyu, issues, k actors, korean actors, lee dong gun

  Here’s a story from the Sydney Morning Herald. The two men charged are 18-year olds Michael Lee and Ivan Wong. Another senseless death. I feel sorry for Lee Dong Gun and his family. I also feel ...

• Lee Dong Gun’s sad news

  Posted on Friday March 21st, 2008 at 07:58 in hallyu, han ji hye, issues, k actors, korean actor, lee dong gun, lovers in paris

  I read about the story of two Korean students stabbed in Sydney. Tonight, I’ve been reading that one of the victims is Lee Dong Gun’s younger brother. Lee Dong Gun gained popularity in the...

• Rat in a snack

  Posted on Tuesday March 18th, 2008 at 19:29 in issues, korean snack, seu kkang

  One of my favorite junk foods here is “Se-u Kkang” which is similar to the snack “Oishi” that we have in the Philippines. I have it with vinegar and salt dipping. My husband sa...

• Alleged crime by a Filipino illegal alien

  Posted on Tuesday March 18th, 2008 at 04:12 in filipinos in korea, issues, Pinoy, pinoy sa korea

  Last week, the nation was shaken with the discovery of a “chopped” body of a girl inside a luggage. The body is that of one of the two girls missing since December. The suspect, a Korean m...

• 24-hour hagwons?

  Posted on Friday March 14th, 2008 at 08:54 in cram school, cultures traditions, hagwon, high school, issues, korean education, only in korea

  Hagwons (학원) are private cram schools that are oh-so-ubiquitous in South Korea. Almost every student in Korea, from elementary to middle and high schools, attend private classes after their regula...