Sunday, February 28, 2010

It must be something I ate.

2 microwavable hamburgers, onion ring chips, and a cola from the mini-mart down the street

I get this on the regular, usually when I'm too drunk or lazy to walk down to the kimbap place. There's not much else to say about this really.

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Are the Koreans getting excited about Starcraft II (due out I think fall 2010) as the Americans are in the states?

I know that Starcraft II beta just went live over the week and I've been trying to figure out the answer to this question myself. A lot of people might not know this, but Starcraft isn't the most popular PC game in Korea at the moment. Kart Rider, which is basically Mario Kart 64, has more players than Starcraft, probably because it's a lot simpler to play and it's easy for kids and people with less time to pick up and play. I've also heard mixed reviews on the Starcraft II from different Koreans I've spoken to. I know that my co-worker, who had his 10,000th win while I was in Korea, is not going to play because he thinks it's going to be really different. One of his biggest hang-ups on the game was that it's going to be in 3-D, which was one of the things he disliked about Warcraft III. At the same time though, he's an older gamer about to turn thirty, so he's probably just not interested in playing a new game. Ultimately, I think it comes down to how professional gamers and leagues take to the game. If it's on TV and progamers are actually playing it, then it's going going to be in PC bangs and people are going to play it. You can check out this article on team liquid where they interviewed professional player, Check[Pooh], who quit Warcraft III to start training for Starcraft II.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=113573

Interestingly enough, the article reveals that the WCIII games are dominating the SCII ladder at the moment, but also that a lot of Starcraft: Brood War players aren't really playing the game because they're caught up with their teams already. I don't know though. In general, I think that the game will be successful over time, but will probably have the numbers that the original had.

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One - It's like a dream come true.

Brian McKnight is having a concert in Seoul soon, according to the Korea Times. Apparently he's been here a few times, so I'm assuming he's somewhat popular in Korea. To be honest, I'm a little tempted to go, because it's probably going to be exactly like this video:

The article says there will be different tickets priced 50,000-110,000won and the show's at Jamsil Gymnasium. The shows on April 1st though, so this just might be the most elaborate April Fools' joke of all time.

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What are ten things you want to do in your lifetime?

These aren't in the order I want to do them, but what came to my mind first.

1. Have sex with a D-list celebrity
2. Ride an elephant
3. Have three children (from my own uterus)
4. Watch the Superbowl in person
5. Skydive
6. Go to India
7. Read the entire Norton Anthology of English Literature
8. Write a book
9. See a panda
10. Spend $3,000 on what would be the sickest weekend of all time

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Do people usually figure out you're Filipino, and if not, what do people most often confuse you as? (In the US and Korea)

In California people usually figure it out by looking at me. I'm sometimes confused for some other sort of Asian if they don't.

In Korea, they don't think I look Filipino, at least the majority of my co-workers said that when I first got here. I'm not sure where they think my parents are from either, since no one ever really says what they think. They usually just ask where I'm from and then go, "Really?"

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Saturday, February 27, 2010

I finally found an image for Miki Ando's nipples.

Finally found a picture from this article which reviews the outfits of the Olympic figure skaters.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Here comes a new challenger!

I've been watching K-pop videos all day along with the Olympics. For a long time now, Tae Yeon has been my Korean celebrity crush. She's in the popular girl group, Girls' Generation.

However, as I'm watching the videos, I have to say that I might be falling in love with Sandara Park from 2NE1.

I started reading up on her and it turns out that she got popular in the Philippines on an American Idol-like competition. Her brother is also in the group MBLAQ. It's actually pretty cool since when you google Tae Yeon, you just find a lot of shit about how she's a racist.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

DO THIS REAL QUICK.

Google "miki ando nipples" and look at the first result.

I'm believe that Kim Yu-Na is possessed.

Korean figure skater, Kim Yu-Na, won the gold medal and set a world record earlier today. It's not like I really know anything about figure skating, but since she set the world record it's probably safe to assume that she had the best performance ever to take place on the ice. I was watching the competition for most of the day on the TV in my classroom. Since mine was the one of the two television sets that got the game, I had a few other teachers watching the competition with me. It was sort of funny to see 6 men in my classroom watching figure skating while eating the cookies my students baked earlier today.

Anyway, the reason why I think she's possessed is an anime I watched a couple of years ago, Ginban Kaleidoscope. I have absolutely no idea what an ice skater's personal life or training entails, but like a lot of other things I don't know about, I turn to anime for an accurate and totally reasonable explanation. Ginban Kaleidoscope is about a Japanese Olympic ice skater who is haunted for 100 days by the ghost of a Canadian stunt pilot that died during an exhibition. While haunting her, he manages to teach her how to become a better skater and they end up falling in love with each other. I SERIOUSLY COULDN'T EVEN MAKE THAT SHIT UP IF I TRIED. I even managed to find the series online, so here's the part one of the first episode for your entertainment.

For Kim Yu-Na to be as good as she is, she has to be haunted by the ghost of some great historical figure, like FDR or something.

If you were watching figure skating...

Anyone else notice you could sort of see Miki Ando's nipples through her dress?

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What is your ideal career?

I want to be a professional blogger.

Just kidding. I know that I want to work with young people aged 15-20 and that I want to work in a metropolitan area. With really only those two things in mind, there's still a lot of options. For now I'm settled with going into education. Teaching in a classroom might not be where I finally end up, since I don't really know what I want to do at this point, but I know that it's a step in the right direction. Besides just straight teaching, I've considered academic counseling for high school and college.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Kara's new video.

This video came out earlier this week. The best part about the video is that it has their names at the start. I don't really follow any K-pop groups or anything, I just stumble across these things since I'm bored at my computer for so long

Kim Yu Na is dominating.

After the short program, Korean figure skater Kim Yu Na holds a commanding lead. She seriously is why all of Korea is so invested in the Olympics this year. I walked into Pizza School yesterday during her program and everyone in the place had their eyes glued to the TV. After her performance, the whole place erupted in applause.

The table is taken from the Korea Times article if you wanted to read more about the whole thing.

I think I made a new Korean friend.

I'm a creature of habit. I usually do the same things and go to the same places when I'm left to my own devices. For example, the kimbap place down the street knows that I'm going to order donkasu whenever I walk in and the pizza place in my neighborhood starts making me a pepperoni pizza even before I get to the register to order. Anyway, one of the places I frequent is the mini-mart down the block that opened a couple of months ago. It's really convenient since I can walk there in under a minute, it's right next to the bus stop, and it's 24 hours. I used to have to wait and cross the street to get to the GS-25 before this place opened. Anyway, I walked in today to charge my T-money card before I hop on the bus to the subway. The lady who runs the store was at the register with her daughter who occasionally works there. I've talked to her a few times in broken Korean just because I'm there so often. While I'm paying, the manager pointed to me and her daughter and suggested that we should be friends in Korean. The daughter also thought this was a good idea, so I ended up giving her my phone number. From the brief small talk we made, I learned that her name was Lee Seung Something-or-other (I couldn't really hear the last part because someone else walked in the store) and that she's 20 years old. I was a little surprised because her mother suggested it and she doesn't really know much about me. I don't really think that I've left a good impression at that place either. Half the time I walk in that place I'm drunk, it's 3:00AM, and all I buy is a bag of chips and two microwavable hamburgers with a pack of cigarettes for dessert. I know that I've been there at least twice when I have been drunk enough to not remember going. The only evidence I had the next morning were the burger wrappers laying on the floor next to my bed. WHAT SORT OF MOTHER WANTS A GUY LIKE THAT TO BE FRIENDS WITH HER DAUGHTER!? Oh well. I'm glad though, since it's another chance to make another friend that's not more than 5 years older than me.

I taught my kids the Alphabet.

I spent about thirty minutes teaching third graders their ABC's and I used this video. The video is just too cute.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

It's going to be a hectic semester.

I was notified yesterday that I'm not going to be working with the same co-teacher next semester, which starts in a week. This is really sad because I've taught all my classes with her and have shared an office with her for the last six months. More importantly, she's probably the only teacher at my school that knows enough English to (or is at least the only one willing to) sit and talk with me. She's also the one I talk to if I have any problems outside of school. Luckily, she's not changing schools, but she's been assigned to teach one of the third grade classes. She's still the coordinator of the English learning program at my school, so I guess I'll still have to talk to me about some things. It just won't be the same, since she's not in my office any more and she'll probably be too busy. I also feel sort of bad for her, since she has more duties being a homeroom teacher and the English coordinator. Also, by some weird office politics, she's having to be the head teacher for the third grade teachers, which means more work. It also doesn't help because I know that the other third grade teachers that she'll be working with are all pretty lame.

Anyway, the school's hiring two new English teachers. It's going to be a lot difference since I have to get used to working with two people that I don't really know. Both of the new teachers are women, one of them a lot older than me and one who can't be more than five years older than me. The younger one didn't speak a word to me and the older one was really hard to understand. However, having two new teachers coming in will make me the English teacher with the most experience at Yeonhak Elementary, which is sort of cool. I'll probably be able to dictate how my classes go since I'll be able to lie to them and just say, "That's how we did it last year." I'm even tempted to move into the bigger desk that my co-teacher was occupying before the new teachers start work to show them that I'm the boss.

Some issues.

I'm currently having issues with posting images, but it should be resolved pretty soon.

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Do you cosplay? If so, what has been your favorite ensemble? If not, then what character would you want to go as in the future?

I'm a huge fan of cosplay, but I don't really do it myself. It just requires a lot of time and a set of skills I don't really have. I've cosplayed once though, at Anime Los Angeles 2008. The UCLA Anime Club went as Pokemon, so me and my buddy went as Metapod and Kakuna.

I guess I really wouldn't mind cosplaying again. I'd probably do Eyeshield 21. The costume would be pretty simple to make. It would be that or someone from Detroit Metal City, because that shit is awesome.

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Monday, February 22, 2010

Sunday, February 21, 2010

It's been six months since I arrived in Korea.

It's also been six months...

  • since I've had a California Burrito.
  • of drinking way too much.
  • of not saving any money.
  • since a Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger from Jack-in-the-Box.
  • without ranch dressing.
  • not having seen a lot of people.
  • meeting new people.
  • not understanding a lot of what's being said.
  • watching Starcraft on TV.
  • working full-time.
  • that I've had a great time.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

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In curling, you don't buy the stones, each rink has a set that you use. Part of the game is figuring out and adapting to new stones each time. Just in case you do take up curling.

I'm probably not going to pick it up anytime soon. I'll have to focus on bowling for now, but thanks for the information.

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When are you coming back home?

Grad school is the real determining factor for when I come home. If I do get in, then I'll be back in California in September and that's all there is to it. If I don't get in, then I can still go back home in September, but that's not really an option unless I somehow find a job. The most likely scenario if I don't get into grad school is that I'll be staying another six months in Korea and then headed home after that, so probably around February 2011.

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Korea's changing the way the game is played.

This article in the Chosun Ilbo reports that Korea, in an effort to be more energy efficient, is changing the way baseball is played. The Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) will be installing solar energy panels and energy efficient lights in major stadiums. However, the major change is in how they are trying to shorten the games by enforcing a time limit on pitchers to throw the ball. Once the batter is in the box, pitchers will receive a warning after 12 seconds. After every 12 seconds after the first warning will be counted as a ball. I'm wholeheartedly behind saving energy and I can see how this does make sense, but there are immediate problems that I see. First, teams will have to expand their bullpen. Pitchers are not only having less time between their pitches, but also less time between innings. Another issue is how the 12 seconds are going to be enforced, like what if the pitcher is in a wind-up at 11 seconds, but doesn't release the ball until after 12? There's also going to be some weird circumstances with pitchers trying to hold off runners as well. In the end I guess, I'm not really opposed to the idea. I just know that there are going to be some issues and I sort of want to see how this plays out.

Winter Olympics 2014, here I come!

I seriously think I could be on the U.S. Olympic curling team when 2014 comes around. Shit, if I went home right now and started a team, we would probably be number 1 in the entire state of California just because there isn't any competition. I'm not hating on the sport or anything. I actually do like watching it. Maybe it's because I'm a big fan of sports for old white dudes. If you think about it, curling is bowling on ice with a bunch of janitors on your team. There's more drama in curling too. Have you actually listened to the teammates yelling at each other? I seriously considered starting a team. Not a serious team but as a recreational hobby. Imagine that conversation. "Oh, what do you like to do for fun?" "I curl. That's right, mother fucker." I would probably would be well on my way to starting this shit if it wasn't so damn expensive. A used set of curling stones would cost me $3,728 without shipping. Also, a carbon fiber broom stick is $149.00. And if I'm not serious enough to buy a carbon fiber brush, then I sure as fuck shouldn't even be playing.

I want to be the very best, like no one ever was.

Pokemon: Heart Gold and Soul Silver released in Japan last week. The games are remakes of the second generation games, Pokemon Gold and Silver, for Gameboy Color. The anticipation for the game and the countless hours I have at work have finally driven me to start playing again. I was really close to buying another Nintendo DS to start playing again, but I figured this would be a waste of money. You know, since I already have two Nintendo DS's back home.*

Since I didn't end up buying the DS, I downloaded ShoddyBattle. It's a pokemon game that is basically a competitive pokemon battling program. Basically, you make a team of pokemon. There's no training or game play involved. You just input which Pokemon you want, their four moves, and their stats and whatnot. Then you join a server and then find someone to battle with. It's all pretty easy. Anyway, I've been playing on Shoddy pretty regularly. My account is jmoose777 and I play in Smogon University, just in case any of you were interested in playing.

Anyway I was reading the chat going on while I was in the server waiting for a battle. For some reason, the people in the server are chatting about going to raves and doing ecstasy. At first I was a little taken aback, but then I just let it go. While going back to ignoring the conversation like I usually do, one guy, by the name of "pokemonmasterIRL" states, "I'm way too old to go out and party anymore." It's right then that I ask myself, "What the fuck?" First of all, it's a discussion going on in an online pokemon server. Next, HE THINKS HE'S TOO OLD TO PARTY WHILE HE'S PLAYING IN A POKEMON SERVER. Seriously, how old could this guy be? God, I hope I'm not playing Pokemon: Plutonium when I'm 32.

*Note: I own two Nintendo DS's so I could trade with myself.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

"Will you be my booty call?"

I've pretty much lost all respect for E-40.

I didn't even know there was a Little Manila in Seoul.

This article from The Korea Times reports that the Jogno District Office is planning to close down the Filipino market in Seoul. I didn't even know there was one, but now I want to check it out in case it does get shut down. I actually do miss Filipino food every once in a while.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Quick update on Bob Dylan in Seoul

I know that I posted the link a few days ago, but it doesn't look like I'm going to go. The main reason is that I ain't gotz no moneeeeeeeeeey. If you're still interested in going, the tickets just went on sale today and you can pick them up here. Good luck managing the Hangul.

It must be something I ate.

Big bulgogi burger, large fries, large coke, and an order of the spicy chicken tenders

When looking at the Korean McDonald's menu, you'll notice that a lot of things are missing. One of the first things that I noticed missing was the value menu, which is very sad since it was one of my best friends in college. Korean McDonald's also don't have cookies, apple pies, the entire chicken select menu, quarter-pounders, and some other random shit, but the stuff that they do have is either exactly the same as it was back home or with some minor differences. However, bulgogi is something entirely different. I'm ambivalent on if I like the burger or not, but it's not bad. To give you a vague idea of the burger, it's a lot like the Big Mac in what else is in the burger, and its shape and size. It's also sweet, but not as sweet as a teriyaki burger would taste like. Usually I don't order the chicken strips. Only in dire circumstances, such as when I'm really drunk or really hungry.

A new feature.

Taking the advice of Jean, I'll be having a weekly or bi-weekly photo post on the food I eat titled, "It must be something I ate." These posts will have a picture of a dish/snack/drink, a small blurb, and where I ate it. I think it's a good idea since it's a good way to practice my photography. Also, it will force me to eat at different places, since I can't keep posting pictures of the microwavable hamburgers I get from the mini-stop down the street.

What I learned in Korean this week:

These images are taken from The Korea Times. Even though I have all this free time at work that I could use for studying Korean, I only look at these images every other day.

I've started watching anime again.

I had a day off work yesterday because of the Lunar New Year. Instead of going out and making the best use of my time, I spent the whole day watching anime. Since arriving in Korea, I haven't really watched any anime. There are a few reasons for this, lack of time, limited hard drive space, and wanting to make the most of my time. It all came crashing yesterday though, when I watched two anime series, Toradora! and K-On!, for a total of 38 episodes. For those of you that don't know me too well, this probably sounds like a ridiculous amount, which it is. However, it doesn't sound as weird if you knew that I started the anime club at my junior college and was part of the anime club at UCLA.

I wish there was some way of just showing everyone how much anime I actually have watched. Oh wait, I actually have one right here. It's an anime list that I started after I finished high school, since it's only as an adult you can start taking anime watching seriously. According to myanimelist.net, all the things I've watched totals to a little over 1,416 hours (a bit over 59 twenty-four hour days). Roughly estimating that I started watching anime at age 18, I've spent 3.5% of my adult life watching anime. To put that in perspective, if a person sleeps the recommended eight hours a day, that's 33.3% of their life. I know there's people out there who watch more anime than I do. My brother is probably a good example. Either way, I really don't want to spend the rest of my time in Korea holing myself up in my apartment watching anime, so if you I tell you that I'm watching anime over the phone, make sure to drag me out.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Kings of Convenience play in April at Olympic Park in Seoul

I guess I'm only mildly interested in going to see the acoustic folk duo. The tickets are are 77,000won and it's a little more than I would like to play. I guess I'm just surprised that The Korea Times actually has an article on this. Anyway, if you want to check out their shit, you can listen to some of their stuff here.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Valentine's Day

This is what I'm up to tonight. It's Club Double down in Bucheon, right out side exit 1 from Bucheon Station. The Korean text says that it's free before 10 and that couples get free chocolate. This poster definitely isn't as cool as the one I made.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Bob Dylan is coming to Seoul.

Tickets apparently go on sale next week. Anyone down?

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Coheed and Cambria's newest single.

I'm not sure how I came across this, but it sure does take me back to sophomore year of high school.

Congratulations

So today the sixth graders graduated from my school. They'll be moving on to middle school and I probably won't see any of them ever again and this makes me a little sad. I know as a teacher that It's hard not to call on the students or stop and talk to them in the halls when I know that they're able to speak English to a basic extent. If you think that this makes me a bad teacher, I'll just have to mildly accept your criticism. I will actually miss these students. In general, they were the most well behaved and they knew the most English. They were also at the age where I could relate to them on some things. For some reason, I thought that there would be more to say about this, but I guess not.

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Why did you choose Korea?

Ooh. It's my first real formspring reply. It's all so exciting. The first question I answered was a test question that I had my brother ask.

The answer to this question isn't a simple one. I didn't really choose Korea, it just turned out that way. At community college I figured that I would finish my two years, go to a university for two years, and then straight for a teaching credential. However, after getting into UCLA, I realized that I wanted to go abroad for a while before really cracking down and pursuing a career. There wasn't anywhere in particular that I wanted to go. I just knew that I wanted to leave the United States for a bit. I learned about teaching English in Japan with the JET Program from someone and figured that would be a reasonable option. I mean, I like anime, Japanese food, and giant robots.

However, a little over a year ago, while I was busy trying to finish college with the least amount of effort possible, I realized that I ended up missing the deadline for the JET application. I didn't think about it too much at the time, but as graduation approached I figured that I should make some money or something. Applying to school again wasn't in the question, since I also missed all the deadlines for that. Instead, I applied for a few jobs in China because I thought it'd be a cool place to go. I got turned down from those for not having enough experience. I learned about teaching English in Korea through my friend Alex who was already starting the application process. Actually, I didn't even apply for Korea when I heard that's what he was going to, but continued my daily craigslist searches for jobs abroad and in the country. I stumbled on Teach Away through my job hunting and got in contact with them about working abroad. I sent them my resume and they said I'd be able to get a job in Korea. I guess that's when I really decided to go. I started the application process with them. I didn't actually realize that they were recruiting for EPIK until later, so it just turned out that I was applying for the same job as Alex. The rest of that story is me basically finishing the application process and waiting to see if I got the job or not.

So, it all worked out in the end. Working in Korea just worked out. It's not as if I was opposed to the idea of coming to Korea either. I liked Korean food and knew a little bit about it from Korea-American friends. However, I do understand why people ask me this question. Korea's not a really big tourist destination and people know less about it than China or Japan. However, knowing what I know about Korea now, I probably would have applied for this program first. It would have been a lot easier than trying to find a different job.

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Monday, February 8, 2010

What I learned in Korean this week:

Hangul - Pronunciation

  • 맥주 주세요 - Mekju jusseyo.
  • 건배! - Geonbae!
  • 어젯밤 필름이 끊겼어요. - Ohjetbam peelumee geungyeosohyo.
  • 두통 있어요. - Dutong issoyo.

Translation

  • Beer please.
  • Cheers!
  • I blacked out last night.
  • I have a headache.

Formspring

I just made a formspring. If you're unfamiliar with it, it's an anonymous question box service. Basically, just ask me a question and I'll answer.

These are the solar energy panels at my school.

The school I work at is going through a lot of changes this year. I guess the fact that I'm teaching there is one of them. However, this is probably the coolest change. They just finished setting these up these bad boys on the roof of my school a few weeks ago. I'm not exactly sure how much energy they save, but it's pretty sweet.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

josephgutierrez.multiply.com

I decided to check out multiply.com, because when I googled my own name another dude's multiply page showed up in the search results. It's actually a pretty neat service though. I guess it's a social networking site but a little different. It is probably better to describe it as a media sharing service with social networking elements. Anyway, here are some of the things that I like about it:

  • You can upload pictures in hi-resolution.
  • It's easier to upload pictures than facebook, which I hate doing.
  • It allows you to import shit from a list of other sites. For example, you can import your posts from blogspot, your videos off of youtube, and that you have on your facebook.
  • You can use a few editing tools so you can upload shit after you've uploaded your images.
  • The page layout is really simple and fairly easy to customize.

I like it, so you should probably make one too. It's way cooler than the asianave page that I started as a joke last week.

Where's yo head at?

Lucky Star - Basement Jaxx with Dizzee Rascal

According to The Korea Times, Basement Jaxx are coming to Korea on February 27th. They'll be having a DJ set at Club Eden down in Gangnam. I'd go to this if I knew that a night down in Gangnam would cost a tenth of my paycheck.

Every weekend I usually walk down the street to get pizza and bottle of coke. This usually occurs around 2:30PM, which is when I wake up after a night of drinking. Nothing hits the spot like something greasy. The pizza costs about $6.50 with the soda and I usually get a pepperoni or a bulgogi. At pizza restaurants like Pizza Hut or Mr. Pizza, pizza is a lot more expensive. The green circle in the corner of the box is a pack of pickles, which is served normally with pizza in Korea. I'm not a big fan of pickles so I never eat them.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Brian in Jeollanam-do is leaving.

This article is on Brian Deutsch, some of his thoughts on blogging in Korea, and what he'll do in the future. If you're in Korea and haven't managed to come across his blog yet, then you must be really bad at using the internetz. Anyway, the article is pretty interesting. He talks about how his blog has managed to get him into some hot water. It's some crazy shit. Anyway, I'm currently scheming to somehow get all his readers to follow my blog after he leaves.

Simple Nap

A guy I know made this site. It's an alarm clock in your browser and it's pretty awesome. Let's you pick a song to wake up to even.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Inside a Korean PC Bang

Watch, as I reveal to you the mystical secrets of a Korean PC bang.

Monday, February 1, 2010

YES!

JERSEY SHORE SEASON 2 CONFIRMED!

I'm blaming the fact that I'm in Korea is the reason why I'm always so late on hearing the news, but season 2 is confirmed. There's no mention of Angelina in the article either, so maybe we should all be expecting a new cast member? I'm not too sure though. I've also read other reports stating that all the cast members accepted $10,000 an episode for the second series. Strangely enough, a TMZ article mentions that they'll be going to a different location. I'm not sure where that could be but my bets are on Miami.

What I learned in Korean this week:

This is taken from The Korea Times. It might be the only thing I'll ever need to learn.

So, I just finished reading a Korean comic series.

So I read a lot of manga, Japanese comics, and I usually read these online. However, last night I stumbled upon a Korean comic, a manhwa. At first I didn't know what it was but I figured it out real quick after learning that it read from left to right and through the characters' names. I'm not too familiar with any manhwa and this is my first real encounter with it, but it looks like I'll eventually be reading more. The one I read, The Snow Queen, wasn't bad but by no means was it any good. The premise is pretty normal, a rich girl and a poor and troubled boy fall in love. The first few chapters are really scattered and the timeline is a little hard to follow. It comes together about halfway through the series though. The series was also a drama aired on television from what I've gathered. I'm not sure which came first though. If you're at all interested in checking it out, then you can read the entire series at mangatoshokan. It's a pretty short read at only 18 chapters and about 16 pages per chapter.

If you do want to read it, I apologize because I have to post two pages on here because they're just too funny to pass up. Don't worry, it's an insignificant scene and happens really early in the series. Anyway, this one girl is being made fun of by this other group of people for not knowing English then this other dude comes to save her. I've circled the parts that are meant to be read in English and that weren't translated from Korean. You can tell because it's in a different font.

SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?