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Of all the meals I’ve eaten in Seoul, this particular grilled fish meal is by far the most special and memorable. That’s due in part to the fact that you can hardly find fish, grilled or otherwise, in Seoul (not counting Japanese sashimi restaurants). You mostly only see pork, beef, chicken, octopus and cuttlefish. The ...
Today is the last day I will be able to enjoy relatively good weather in Seoul before heading home on Thursday. Today’s weather is 6°C | -2°C, whereas it’s below zero for …
In view of it being a lazy Sunday, today’s post shall be a lazy photo gallery! A replica of Rome’s Trevi Fountain at Lotte World. Entrance to Lotte Department Store. Entrance to Lotte World Theme Park. We didn’t go inside. Not enough time. Plus it looks kinda kiddish from ...
It snowed seriously in Seoul on Wednesday. Instead of trying to take cover like everyone else did, I lingered out in the open, enjoying the feel of snow falling on my face and my clothes, taking endless photos at the risk of hypothermia to myself and my brave camera, who didn’t even flinch when snow ...
Sometimes, in the middle of a subway ride in Seoul, you might get entertained by a peddler pushing a trolley of goods into your carriage and speaking in rapid Korean to pitch his or her product. I always find it interesting to see what they have for sale. Each peddler usually sells only one cheap ...
Today’s blog will touch on delicious topics as well as very unpalatable ones. I supposed I’d better show the food first so you can enjoy the photos before your stomach gets turned by the other photos. Because we were out yesterday (hospital in the morning, shopping afternoon, theatre performance evening), we had to eat out. ...
In a bid to feed Kay nutritious food that will aid healing after his surgery, we decided to do simple cooking in the apartment. We’d be staying in Korea for two more weeks (till Dec 16), and Seoul seems to have a dearth of eateries that serve healthy (bland) food. Our kitchen is quite limited. ...
Of all days, we’re leaving the hospital on the day it’s the coldest outside, Highest temperature at 3°C, lowest -2°C. The doctor came in this morning to redress Kay’s wou …
Kay is so gross. Yesterday, after being wheeled into the operating theatre, he handed the surgical crew his camera and requested for them to help him take photos of his surgery. After the surgery, when he awoke from general anesthesia and was transported back to his own bed, the first thing he asked for was ...
I was in the mood for steak yesterday but we couldn’t find a single restaurant that served steak in the busy Sinchon area, which is supposedly a happening place where young people like to hang out. We encountered lots of cafes (serving cakes and coffee), several Italian restaurants and endless Korean restaurants, a terrifying number ...
I couldn’t eat my lunch because it was alive and squirming as it was being cooked on the hot plate in front of me. We had been enticed by the store display. It was a dish I had eaten in Seoul last time, at another restaurant. We chose the one at the top ...
We were climbing up the steps at the subway station heading outside today when we saw a pair of riot police looking down at us. The above photo shows the police from above and outside the station. I didn’t dare take a photo of them as we went up the steps cos I ...
You’re going to think we’re nuts but Kay and I have been talking about visiting the Korean DMZ (demilitarized zone), which separates the two Koreas. We had looked forward to it even before coming to Korea, before the current hostile situation between the two republics. So, it just didn’t cross our minds that, maybe, we ...
According to my friends in Singapore, the world is now in an uproar over the exchange of artillery fire between North and South Korea on Tuesday. They want to know what it’s like in Seoul, getting an idea that I might be in danger. You know what, I wouldn’t even have known of this border ...
This is a notice stuck on the inside of the elevator at Ohmok-Gyo Co-op Residence, where I’m staying in Seoul. Someone had taken the liberty to correct the English. =P By the way, check out my Star Blog post this week about things I can’t live without. I’m sure some of you already ...
Today, I shall reveal the reason I’m in Seoul again, just two months after my last trip! (If you’ve been following my Tweets and Plurks, you will already have known that I flew in early Sunday morning, so I don’t need to elaborate on that anymore, right?) One friend MSN’ed me before my trip: “Why ...
I’ve been travelling quite a lot this year and am already making plans for several more trips in the coming year. So, my main concern is always mobile connectivity. Can I get a prepaid data card for my phone? Or should I rent a phone with a data plan? How will I get the locals ...
Sponsored Post The End! I created this comic using screenshots from my own game in Granado Espada. I hope you enjoyed it even if it’s kinda silly. Of course, the game isn’t anywhere near ...
So, yesterday was a public holiday, was it? I didn’t even know until I logged into Star Blog chat at 9pm and saw a “Selamat Hari Raya” greeting message in there. I remember a time when I really appreciated public holidays. That was when I was working a regular job. I couldn’t wait for the ...
I was a late adopter of Facebook, purposely resisting it because it was overhyped and I hated when that happened. I only signed up way after everyone I knew had a Facebook account, and that was after I happened to sit in on an advisory panel on blogs and social networking. Because I couldn’t contribute ...
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