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i was doing my lunar new year spring-cleaning yesterday (yes yes, i can be domesticated when i feel like it, which is, unfortunately, not very often) when i received a call from TS asking if i would like to meet up in ilsan. well, why not? i do like ilsan a lot, and it’s just ...
anyone who is familiar with the korean culture would know that the koreans use these thin, silver and comparatively heavy chopsticks.i was taught to use chopsticks using the “cross” method, which doesn’t work very well with the korean chopsticks because of its weight and thickness - it’s just very hard to get a good grip ...
i just finished watching season 1 of bbc’s extras (see here and here) and DAMN it is hilarious!! i’m officially addicted.i especially loved the episodes which guest-starred kate winslet and patrick stewart. omg, just burst out laughing while watching those. the lines that they had in the show–CLASSIC. especially stewart; you would SO not expect ...
went to the COEX aquarium and to watch a movie as part of the school excursion today. the aquarium was not bad, though we kept pointing to the fishes that we know and say “this is delicious!” hurhur.it’s been raining everyday the past few days… and it’s raining even more than during the supposed rainy ...
for those who don’t already know, the title is referencing the commencement address made by steve jobs a few years ago at stanford university.i’ve always felt that no matter which stage in life i am at, that stage is a culmination of everything that i have done, learnt and experienced before i arrived there; and ...
in response to a comment on the previous entry…erm, did i give the impression that i’m dating a korean? haha. my bf is not korean, and neither is he in korea. my love for korea has nothing to do with the men - if anything, the korean guys i have had the “fortune” to meet ...
i’m a happy teacher. ^_^on wednesday when i met up with binna (she’s a CEO’s secretary), she told me that when a foreigner visited her company the other day she wasn’t nervous and was more confident when she had to use english to speak to him, unlike in the past.today, lena told me that she ...
today, i met up with a fellow singaporean who i got to know through my blog. it was very nice chatting with her! went to hannah’s house after that. she invited me for dinner cos she was cooking, and after dinner i helped her with her chinese.and on the bus home, i got picked ...
right. i’m home!! just came back from my ex-classmate’s dorm… we were chatting away till her roomie returned so i left. well, just in time to make the last post of 2007 then!you know, this time thingie. i think i’ve mentioned it before but i’m just going to talk about it again. it’s kinda amazing ...
so. ts and i arranged to meet at sinchon to look for a book to start with his mandarin studies, but he couldnt find a parking space so we ended up driving to ilsan, which is outside of seoul and about 20 min from sinchon.reached ilsan at 9pm, went to the bookstore and found that ...
is there special something about tomorrow that everyone is planning something???1: hannah asked me to go clubbing with her tomorrow night with lx2: my ex-classmate asked me to meet up with her and her current classmates (whom i don’t know)3: M invited me to a rooftop party in anyang (a city about 1 hour from ...
so, after my 3rd day of work (which is today), my office will be closed till the 2nd jan. haha. not many korean companies are so lax! so. looooong weekend!! so when we were saying our goodbyes, we were all, “see you next year!!”i like my job so far, and i like my colleagues too. ...
the temperature when i left home this morning was -5 degC! it’s seems like winter has arrived! according to the weather reports there is a possibility that the first snowfall of this year might happen tonight.i suddenly feel very optimistic about finding a job here.i don’t care that people have been telling me that it ...
so. inspiration struck and i came up with the following. i suppose you can call it a short story of sorts? anyway i emailed this to the best friend and her reaction was, to quote her verbatim, “omg! why the story so morbid one~~~”heh heh. so don’t say i didn’t warn you. anyway, it’s just ...
i wont bother with resolutions, because most likely i’ll forget about them in a week or so. but wishes, i will never forget. because they’re what my heart wants. heh.so, in 2008, i hope to:continue working in koreafind a way to travel more (while holding a job)get a new laptop! my dear powerbook is nearly ...
left my house this morning to be greeted by more snow on the ground. it seemed like it snowed quite heavily the previous nice - the snow that accumulated on the cars was a few cm thick.if it snows the previous night, i have to leave home earlier when i go to school the next ...
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