Archive for September, 2005
The Legend of Dangun
Friday, September 30th, 2005 Posted in Only in Korea | 5 Comments »
We're gonna have another 3-day weekend with Monday being a holiday. October 3 is "Gae-cheon-jeol" or the "Festival of the Opening of Heaven," which is the Korean foundation day. ... Read more..Cucumber with “ssam jang”
Friday, September 30th, 2005 Posted in Food | 9 Comments »
It's not officially a Korean snack but there are times when you just want to eat something flavorful but not too fattening. What I do is that I get ... Read more..Beef sinigang
Thursday, September 29th, 2005 Posted in Food | 2 Comments »
I have a 250 gram beef brisket stored inside the freezer. We bought it last Sunday for 5,000 KRW ($5) to be cooked as "changjorim," a korean meat side ... Read more..Mireukri temple site
Wednesday, September 28th, 2005 Posted in Tour Korea | 4 Comments »
Last September 18, Chuseok day, the family went on an improptu trip to Mireukri, an old temple site at Woraksan National Park in Chungju City in the province of Chungcheongbuk-do ... Read more..Sisig in Korea
Tuesday, September 27th, 2005 Posted in Expat life, Food | 5 Comments »
Reading "Lamesa ni Grasya" reminded me of one of the things that made the city where I grew up famous... "sisig." It's a Filipino dish made with grilled pork ... Read more..Miss Philippines is Miss International 2005
Tuesday, September 27th, 2005 Posted in Entertainment, Pinoy | No Comments »
Precious is the fourth Miss International beauty title holder from the Philippines. Other winners were Gemma Cruz, Aurora Pijuan and Melanie Marquez. Congratulations! You were born to ... Read more..Korean expats in the Philippines
Tuesday, September 27th, 2005 Posted in Koreans in RP | 8 Comments »
What are the Koreans doing in the Philippines?... that was the question posted by an OP in PEx. When I was in the Philippines, there was a thriving community ... Read more..