South Korea

Korean students.. so easy to entertain.

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:33:52 +0900

me: *shows a pic of russian perogi* what’s this?

class: bread!!

me: right! and inside is meat and vegetables.

korean teacher: *translates*

me: my mother cooks these.

class: OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

haha. so easy to entertain.

Okay this is funny. :D 9gag: Sex analysis in charts

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:06:53 +0900

Okay this is funny. :D

9gag:

Sex analysis in charts

First day back

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:19:00 +0900

No posts on tumblr and almost none on facebook the entire month I’ve been back at home. Hmm, wonder what that says about being home versus being in Korea.

My first hour or two back, I get a call in the morning from my head co-teacher.

Co-teacher: Hello! Welcome to Korea!

Me: Thanks!

Co-teacher: Where are you?

Me: I’m at home now but am about to go to school.

Co-teacher: NO NO NO NO NO NO NO, don’t do that!!

… I kinda wish I got that reaction from my co-teachers more often!

Best office conversation ever

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:46:00 +0900

Student: *standing near the gym teacher’s desk and pointing at her* She… kjdfhgdjfere.

Me: What?

Student: Uhhh… she… BAD teacher.

Me: Oh! You, bad teacher?

Gym teacher: Me?? No, no.

My co-teacher: Yes!! She’s ASSHOLE, COUCH POTATO, SLUT, PROSTITUTE, COUCH POTATO!!!

Me: …. O_O ….. Ahh, ok. See you later! *runs to post this on tumblr*

emptyfishbowls: shanexcore: juliedaniel: It really bothers...

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:04:23 +0900

emptyfishbowls:

shanexcore:

juliedaniel:

It really bothers me that no one seems to be thinking about or talking about Laura Ling and Euna Lee. In case you missed it or forgot in the wave of celebrity passings, these two reporters are going to be doing 12 years in a labor camp in North Korea for no good reason. They are American citizens who were researching and reporting on a story about crossings between the borders of North Korea and China. They were arrested and sentenced to what will amount to hell on earth for them for 12 years. 12 years. 12 FUCKING years.

These women are in their mid thirties. They are some body’s daughter. Somebody’s sister. Euna Lee is somebody’s mother. They face hard labor and “reeducation”. Theyll be beaten, tortured, and forced to work 10 to 15 hours a day logging, mining for coal, and stone quarrying.

One former bodyguard of tiny tyrant Kim - thrown into Yodok after he tried to escape the North - toldTime magazinein 2002 he saw a prisoner dragged by a car until his skin peeled off. The man was then shot to death before the assembled prison population.

An ex-camp guard who defected toSouth KoreatoldAgence France-Presselast year he was “trained to kill all the inmates in an emergency.”

Inmates can fall victim to a wide array of punishments, according to Amnesty International, the UN and theU.S. State Department:

Attempting or abetting escape: torture with hot coals while being hung from a ceiling.

Pregnancy: forced abortion; infants born alive are killed.

Forgetting the words to “patriotic songs”: beatings, forced exercise or public humiliation.

Unauthorized communications: beatings with iron pipes or wooden sticks.

“After the beating, cold water is reportedly poured over the prisoners’ bodies even in the middle of winter,” Amnesty has reported. Others are forced to drink water until their stomachs burst. But most who die in the camps wither away from starvation.

(Read more:http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/06/09/2009-06-09_n_korea_hell_may_await_jailed_journos.html#ixzz0Kp5nftNc&C )

So why isn’t anyone talking about this? Or about Honduras? Or Iran?

No offense to any other story getting attention on the evening news… but what the hell, world? Why do we care more about MJs glove than these two women?

Excuse, Im going to go be angry now. Why dont you go be angry and write some letters, send up your voice, or do something productive. It may seem futile, but it cannot possibly hurt. Write your government, local or national. Get in touch with Amnesty International, write the UN. Hell, write your local news or news network of choice and ask why the hell they aren’t talking about this.

Hear hear!

Rabbit Addicted to Korean Dramas

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:41:52 +0900

Rabbit Addicted to Korean Dramas:

sojufied:

XD

I HIGHLY recommend this movie. Don’t bother with the US...

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:20:47 +0900

I HIGHLY recommend this movie. Don’t bother with the US remake. Trust me, reading subtitles for non-Korean speakers is worth it! :-D

Plot: After having been away, two sisters return to live in their family home with their father and stepmother. Immediately, strange things begin to happen.

Not much of a summary, I know, but I don’t want to give anything away to someone who hasn’t seen it. A psychological horror type of movie!

Not my students, but another English teacher’s elementary...

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:53:51 +0900

Not my students, but another English teacher’s elementary kids’ movie. Brilliant stuff.

There’s a speaker from North Korea at the front of our...

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:42:00 +0900

There’s a speaker from North Korea at the front of our auditorium there, but I think the students are more interesting. Look at all that black hair! That and their uniforms make them look identical from the back. Pictures like this made me nervous before I came to Korea. But these days, I know so many students on a personal level, and many of them are unique individuals to me.

(In the end though I can’t possibly get to know them all. There are 2,000 of them in the school.)

I love mah babies. :-D

vermouth: fuckyeahcuteness: I wanted to hug it too (via...

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:27:00 +0900

vermouth:

fuckyeahcuteness:

I wanted to hug it too (via doc18)

Eeeeeeee! :D This is my bear from Japan. Never seen the anime. Renamed the bear from Rirakkuma to Yunho. Because I’m nuts.

atelurglurg: Duuude. He looks freaky ‘cause he’s too pretty....

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:22:45 +0900

atelurglurg:

Duuude. He looks freaky ‘cause he’s too pretty. That kinda rhymed. =)

He looks like Gelo too especially in this picture beacause he put his hair behind his ears.

AHA!! WOW! The epitome of a girly man!! *gasp* Perhaps even too girly for ME. Who is this?

Today’s lunch! Rice, kimchi, kimchi + tofu soup (love love...

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:52:32 +0900

Today’s lunch! Rice, kimchi, kimchi + tofu soup (love love love tofu in Korea), some meat drenched in red pepper paste sauce, and fruit salad with yogurt-ie dressing.

Yesterday’s lunch. Mixed rice, spaghetti, kimchi, cucumber...

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:50:23 +0900

Yesterday’s lunch. Mixed rice, spaghetti, kimchi, cucumber things, and a banana.

Ya know… these girls aren’t too bad. I’d say...

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:37:33 +0900

Ya know… these girls aren’t too bad. I’d say an improvement over Wonder Girls, in any case. :-)

I dunno, I think they’re unique by Korean standards. Look at CL’s hair!!

atelurglurg: credit: ashley@facebookshared by:...

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:07:51 +0900

atelurglurg:

credit: ashley@facebook
shared by: sharingyoochun@wordpress

Hahaha. If I were a man I’d be incredibly gay.

The Daily Show discusses the North Korean Human Rights Issue

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:25:22 +0900

The Daily Show discusses the North Korean Human Rights Issue:

waygookinconsulate:

a neat video about the “underground railroad” running from north korea to thailand.

Great find. Having a North Korean speaker come to my school today, btw, to talk about reunification. Hmm perhaps I should have brushed up on my Korean the night before??

(via atelurglurg) Ohhh, TOP. Does he usually wear eye-liner...

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:14:04 +0900

(via atelurglurg)

Ohhh, TOP. Does he usually wear eye-liner or am I seeing things?

B-day letter from a student

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:58:57 +0900

“Happy birthday, Anna. I’m genius. I lose at the gamble… ohh.. shit! [Referring to a bet we made related to his test score.] But, defeat is the mother of success! And don’t be esteem by yourself! [Dunno what that means.] I will win some when… make sure that I’m a genius. Anyway, I think you are a good person. And you are my favorite person. I love English, I love you, too, and you are so pretty. Be proud of yourself. Anyway, congratultions and let us be more intimate friend. Remember me when you go back to Russia.

P.S. Do not show this letter to others. If you do that, I will punish you.”

mftmftmft: (via vermouth) Oho. How cute is this guy.

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:02:04 +0900

mftmftmft:

(via vermouth)

Oho. How cute is this guy.

Too bad I only had my phone camera, but… This is one of...

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:06:52 +0900

Too bad I only had my phone camera, but… This is one of THE most DELICIOUS foods I’ve had in Korea. It’s a thick, potato-pasta-cabbage-ie soup called Dilggaesujebi (ahh my Korean font isn’t working atm).

Korean food isn’t particularly hearty, but this is the closest I’ve come across.