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		<title>12 지신 (Ji-shin) or Korean Animal Signs</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2012/01/24/jishin-korean-animal-signs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[새 해 복 많이 바드세요! (sae hae bok manhi padeu-seyo) means &#8220;may you receive a lot of blessings in the new year&#8221;. It&#8217;s how we greet each other during the lunar new year in Korea. We celebrate the lunar new year for three days. This year, the holiday fell on January 22-23-24. The 23rd is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Korean birthday breakfast: seaweed soup</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2011/12/11/korean-birthday-breakfast-seaweed-soup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[miyeok guk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I celebrated my birthday last December 7th. My parents-in-law stayed with us, after celebrating &#8220;jesa&#8221; or ancestral rites. I usually wake up early to prepare breakfast for my parents whenever they&#8217;re here. However, since it was my birthday my mom-in-law woke up earlier than moi and prepared seaweed soup along with other side dishes. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How much will you spend for a Chuseok gift?</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2011/09/05/how-much-will-you-spend-for-a-chuseok-gift/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betchay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dried fish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dried yellow corvina]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chuseok this year falls on September 12th. Our Chuseok holiday starts on September 11th (Sunday) and ends on September 13th. Short, isn&#8217;t it? I&#8217;m okay whether we have a long or short Chuseok since we don&#8217;t need to travel to the province anymore. So have you shopped for Chuseok gift? My husband&#8217;s family doesn&#8217;t have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A gift for a Korean&#8217;s first birthday</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2011/03/06/a-gift-for-a-koreans-first-birthday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2011/03/06/a-gift-for-a-koreans-first-birthday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 04:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betchay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dol janchi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[korean first birthday]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t remember how many times I&#8217;ve attended a &#8220;dol janchi&#8221; since I came here. A &#8220;dol janchi&#8221; (Hangeul: 돌잔치) is the party for a Korean&#8217;s first birthday. I remember writing a post on it half a decade ago about my friend Razel&#8217;s son&#8217;s first birthday party. Next Saturday, we are going to attend another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dae-Bo-Reum</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2011/02/17/dae-bo-reum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betchay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daeboreum (Hangeul: 대보름) is the day of the first full moon of the lunar year. It comes exactly 15 days after &#8220;Seollal&#8221; or the lunar new year celebration in Korea. Traditionally, bu-reom (Hangeul: 부럼) or nuts are eaten to guard against boils. Also, Koreans prepare their rice with five different grains. This is called o-gok-bap [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Joys of Seollal</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2011/02/10/the-joys-of-seollal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our three-day lunar new year holiday or &#8220;seollal&#8221; started on February 2nd. I didn&#8217;t have a full week holiday but it was okay. After working on Tuesday last week, I went straight to my eldest brother-in-law&#8217;s house where the whole family was. I turned off my phone&#8217;s Gmail auto-sync and the phone ringer to silent. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kimjang and Bossam</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2011/01/24/kimjang-and-bossam/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2011/01/24/kimjang-and-bossam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[korea kimchi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Does it sound like a title of something? Nah. My sister-in-law and I did &#8220;kimjang&#8221; in mid-December last year. Kimjang is the traditional kimchi-making event that is usually done in late autumn. Despite my very busy schedule, I had to set aside two days to help my eldest SIL to make kimchi for the family. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gift for Seollal</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2011/01/20/gift-for-seollal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2011/01/20/gift-for-seollal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betchay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[cost of living]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The lunar new year is just around the corner. I&#8217;m just so happy that we&#8217;re going to have a five-day holiday from February 2nd to the 6th. I&#8217;m also glad that I have to work until February 1st, so I just need to go to my brother-in-law&#8217;s house on the 2nd and we&#8217;ll be back [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Christmas Eve in Seoul</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2010/12/25/christmas-eve-in-seoul/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2010/12/25/christmas-eve-in-seoul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betchay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All About Seoul]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I were in the Philippines, we would be preparing food like other Filipino families. We would be having our noche buena at 12 midnight. On Christmas day, friends, family and godchildren would visit us. Here in Korea, it&#8217;s quite different how my family celebrates but it&#8217;s as merry and meaningful. What I love about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olly Bolly Online Picture Book</title>
		<link>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2010/11/05/olly-bolly-online-picture-book/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buhaykorea.com/2010/11/05/olly-bolly-online-picture-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betchay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultures/Traditions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Amb. Luis Cruz posted on his Facebook about the &#8220;Olly Bolly Online Picture Book&#8221; project of Daum Foundation, a Korean NGO. He said that he narrated for the Tagalog version of &#8220;How Kabunian Created People&#8221; while Korean topstar (and one of my faves) Song Il-guk did the Korean version. According [...]]]></description>
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