2008年2月26日火曜日
N Seoul Tower
my parents & little brother were in seoul this weekend and we did touristy stuff as it was my dad's & brother's first time in seoul.
2008年2月18日月曜日
김밥 kimpap
i went to 김밥전국 (kimpap chun kuk: kimpap heaven)almost everyday last week so grab super cheap 김밥 (1000won=little less than $1). "kim" means seaweed and "pap" means "rice," so it's like sushi roll, but without any fresh sashimi. there are about 10 kinds of kimpap there including kimchee, beef and cheeze. last time, i tried ordeing my dream kimpap, which is a regular kimpap + kimchee + beef, then roll with egg!!!!!! the kimpap lady there was hesitating at first, but as i kept asking, she said she'd make the special kimpap for 3000 won (about $2.75). doesn't it look yummy???
2008年2月17日日曜日
떡국 (ttuk kook: rice cake soup)
so you're supposed to eat 떡국 on new year's day in corea, as japanese people ear お雑煮(ozoni). a friend of mine, who's south korean and has lived in japan for 2 years, invited me over to her place and cooked 떡국 for me cause she knows what it's like to not be able to spend holidays with family members. her 떡국 was so yummy. i remember the 떡국 my grandma used to make was a lot simpler.
보배's special 떡국:
보배's special 떡국:
lunar new year
this year, februrary 7th was the lunar new year's day (설날 sul ral). since most people go back to their hometown to spend new years with family & relatives, seoul seemed so empty. after having 삼계탕 (samgetang: chicken stuffed with glutinous rice, garlic, ginseng, and other herbs. http://www.skrg.net/samgetang1.jpg), went to 은희씨's friend's place near hongdae.
vegetarian chili made by 은희 씨:
robert mixing 소주 soju & 백새주:
janice:
playing wii:
은희 씨:
은희 씨 & 슬기 씨
:
vegetarian chili made by 은희 씨:
robert mixing 소주 soju & 백새주:
janice:
playing wii:
은희 씨:
은희 씨 & 슬기 씨
:
cooking activity: 찹재 chapchae
yonsei kli level 2 has some activities such as cooking and singing contest. today we made 찹재 chapchae.
new buddy!
found a really cute wallet @ 씽 (ssing). they have bags, wallets, business card cases...etc all hand-made.
i have been using the $7 wallet that i picked up at some gas station in san francisco, but i was looking for a decent one for a long time. i finally found this unique green hand-made leather wallet at a small store in my neighborhood :)
i have been using the $7 wallet that i picked up at some gas station in san francisco, but i was looking for a decent one for a long time. i finally found this unique green hand-made leather wallet at a small store in my neighborhood :)
going out with classmates
after the placement test, i was placed in the level 2 @ yonsei korean language institute (kli).
since most students from japan start kli program in april (japanese school year ends in march), there are not too many students from japan yet. instead, many chinese students, especially in lower level classes (level 1 & level 2). my class is no exception. more than half the students are from china, including one ethnic korean born and raised in beijing.
at our level, it's difficult to communicate in korean only, however, some of my chinese classmates speak english, so unlike other classes, we got to know each other very quickly.
this is the first night we went out together. 5900won (about $6) all-you-can-eat korean bbq --> bar --> karaoke. coming to seoul, i appreciate my ability to drink alcohol all the more. this korean drinking culture is .... fun!
since most students from japan start kli program in april (japanese school year ends in march), there are not too many students from japan yet. instead, many chinese students, especially in lower level classes (level 1 & level 2). my class is no exception. more than half the students are from china, including one ethnic korean born and raised in beijing.
at our level, it's difficult to communicate in korean only, however, some of my chinese classmates speak english, so unlike other classes, we got to know each other very quickly.
this is the first night we went out together. 5900won (about $6) all-you-can-eat korean bbq --> bar --> karaoke. coming to seoul, i appreciate my ability to drink alcohol all the more. this korean drinking culture is .... fun!
2008年2月16日土曜日
farewell
i arrived in seoul too late. sajin ssi (on my right), whom i know through a friend/onni/comradefrom the bay area, was about to go back to the states.
he spared me his precious last days to show me around the city & connect me to some people, including sung joon ssi on my left.
oh, he gave me this coolest t-shirts. yes, not korea, it's corea.
hello from seoul
okay, it's time to start reporting what i have been doing in seoul. it's been exactly 6 weeks since i arrived in seoul. living in the shitty "hasuk" (dorm-type of housing: there's usually an ajumma who cooks meals & cleans bathrooms and other shared area) that i found online while i was in japan. so happy i am moving to a new place next weekend! can't wait.
anyways here's my typical daily schedule:
7:00 getting up
7:45 breakfast
8:25 walking to school
9:00 attending classes
13:00 classes end
13:30 lunch
15:00 homework
19:00 dinner
20:00 homework/meeting friends
24:00 going to bed
i had my first mid-term this week, so my schedule was crazy.
when i was not eating, i was studying... there are just so many things that you have to memorize. learning languages is totally different from learning other subjects. it does not require intelligence or any complicated way of thinking, but EFFORTS and COMMITTMENT. so, i had to do good on tests. otherwise, i would be so disappointed at myself. so glad it's all done and was much much easier than i had expected.
by the way, leaning the language is not the only purpose why i decided to live in seoul. during my spare time, i try going out and meeting new people. fortunately, i knew some folks, who know my conflicts of being in south corea as "zainichi corean" and interests on other diasporic coreans as well as issues pertaining to social justice works, have been introducing me to other folks. so i do not need to waste my limited time here meeting people that i don't really want to and have little meanings to my life.
however, since i am not going to geneva any more and will be in seoul until at least at the end of june, i will have time to meet people who i think i don't need to, but maybe interesting and help me grow as a person in different ways. who knows.
so, i'll be introduing people, stuff and my random throughts that i want to share with other people on this blog. i don't know how often i am able to write, but when i do hope you all enjoy.
anyways here's my typical daily schedule:
7:00 getting up
7:45 breakfast
8:25 walking to school
9:00 attending classes
13:00 classes end
13:30 lunch
15:00 homework
19:00 dinner
20:00 homework/meeting friends
24:00 going to bed
i had my first mid-term this week, so my schedule was crazy.
when i was not eating, i was studying... there are just so many things that you have to memorize. learning languages is totally different from learning other subjects. it does not require intelligence or any complicated way of thinking, but EFFORTS and COMMITTMENT. so, i had to do good on tests. otherwise, i would be so disappointed at myself. so glad it's all done and was much much easier than i had expected.
by the way, leaning the language is not the only purpose why i decided to live in seoul. during my spare time, i try going out and meeting new people. fortunately, i knew some folks, who know my conflicts of being in south corea as "zainichi corean" and interests on other diasporic coreans as well as issues pertaining to social justice works, have been introducing me to other folks. so i do not need to waste my limited time here meeting people that i don't really want to and have little meanings to my life.
however, since i am not going to geneva any more and will be in seoul until at least at the end of june, i will have time to meet people who i think i don't need to, but maybe interesting and help me grow as a person in different ways. who knows.
so, i'll be introduing people, stuff and my random throughts that i want to share with other people on this blog. i don't know how often i am able to write, but when i do hope you all enjoy.
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