Tag Archives: Korea

Surveilling MinJokSaGwan HakGyo?

Posted on June 23, 2004 by Hong

We were watching some Korean TV programs recorded on the ReplayTV off of a local station, and there was a segment about MinJokSaGwan GoDeungHakGyo in HoengSeong, KangWon-do. It looked like a specialized high school and from the name I thought … Continue reading →

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Quality of a Leader

Posted on March 12, 2004 by Hong

Something happened in Korea that will be recorded in Korean history. President Roh Moo-Hyun was impeached by the opposition party parliament members for election fraud, corruption and incompetence. The matter is sent to the Constitutional Court to be decided whether … Continue reading →

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The Things to Come for the Music Industry?

Posted on February 22, 2003 by Hong

I saw an article titled “Pop Stars Learn to Live with Pirates” on International Herald Tribune. This article is about how the musicians and the record labels have to adapt in order to survive in China, where “95 percent of … Continue reading →

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Would This Be the Year?

Posted on December 10, 2002 by Hong

I read this article today. There has always been anti-U.S. resentment in Korea since 1980. You can say it’s a love-hate thingy. Some part of the population (maybe most, unconsciously) felt the need of the U.S. military presence. However, some … Continue reading →

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How to Say “We Are Human beings too. You Can’t Hit Us Like That!” in Korean…

Posted on November 26, 2002 by Hong

This is a bit embarrassing. No, a lot. This newspaper article (in Korean) talks about a Korean language instruction booklet that has been circulating on the Internet. This Korean language book was made about two years ago by a Vietnamese … Continue reading →

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Overcoming the Early Bird Phobia and Etc.

Posted on June 18, 2002 by Hong

One of the things I recently rediscovered, after moving to a new home last month, was that I can actually wake up before 9 a.m. everyday and get by with less than 7 hours of sleep. :p Yeah, what’s so … Continue reading →

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Deceptiveness of Progress

Posted on March 14, 2002 by Hong

GaJeongDokBon (Family Reader) by Yi, ManGyu (my great grandfather, i.e., my mother’s mother’s father)Mom gave me the book, GaJeongDokBon because it was written by her grandfather. I wasn’t really interested in it: it sounded old and outdated. But somehow, I … Continue reading →

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Fooling Oneself

Posted on June 23, 2001 by Hong

On a personal reflection… I don’t have much accents in my English even though I spent the most of my first 24 years in Korea. This often puts people around me and myself in a bit awkward (?) place. For … Continue reading →

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Conservatists vs. Liberals

Posted on June 11, 2001 by Hong

Getting into a bit of a political mood, I guess. Just some of the things I noticed recently. The definition of conservatists and liberals seem to be relative concepts that differ among places and times. While reading some of the … Continue reading →

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