Jun 21 2010
Apparently they had a screening of this game at COEX tonight. I can’t imagine it was that much fun. D:
Apr 8 2010
Pictures of North Korea
(via kimcraig)
Wow wow wow. I’m so fascinated by North Korea.
Mar 9 2010
Feb 5 2010
I am fascinated by this building.
It is a massive hotel in Pyongyang that has been under construction for over 20 years since North Korea has no money to finance it or materials to build with. It will be the second-tallest hotel in the world when it is supposed to be finished in 2012—in a country with hardly any tourism or need for hotels. And it’s so ugly.
From Wikipedia:
“It was added to maps and North Korean postage stamps before it was half-finished. After the building’s concrete hardened, it was discovered that the elevator shafts were crooked, therefore preventing elevators from being able to operate in the building.”
So weird.
(via jegidong)
Jan 13 2010
"To Reconcile the Koreas, Teenagers Show a Way" (NYT link)
The “Weekend Program for South and North Korean Teenagers Together” was begun last August by the Rev. Benjamin H. Yoon, 80, head of the Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights.
“Although we share the same genes, South and North Koreans live like completely different peoples, with different accents, different ways of thinking and behaving,” said Mr. Yoon. “We forgot that before Korea was divided, we lived in the same country, marrying each other.”
After mingling with the North Korean teenagers for a semester, hearing about their hardships and their concerns for relatives left behind, the South Koreans said they believed more strongly in unification, but now less for economic reasons than something closer to good will.
“Before I joined this program, I considered unification with a calculator, not with my heart for fellow Koreans in the North,” Ms. Hur said.
Jul 4 2009
North Korea launched a beer commercial. It’s pretty awesome: music that sounds like it came from a video game from the 80s, text transitions, shots of the ocean, women serving beer in hanboks, and echoing voices informing us about this wonderful mekju. A+
(Click the picture to go to the link and video.)
Jun 25 2009
i got a little scared there
- James: Today... [Korean]... [gun noises]!!!
- Me: Uhh what?
- Mina: [draws a picture of North and South Korea] Today, come here and [gun noises].
- Me: North Korea... today?!?!?!
- Class: Yes!
- Me: [wondering why the hell I'm sitting in my school teaching if North Korea is invading]
- Mina: Yes, 1950... 6 25.
- Me: OHHH oh my god. Okay, so today, but many years ago. Good.
- (North Korea invaded South Korea June 25, 1950 if you didn't catch the Konglish explanation.)
Jun 23 2009
for all the americans worrying about north korea
“But what did South Koreans do when North Korea recently tested the nuclear weapon and long-range missile? Nothing. The Korean media reported it around the clock, as they were obviously big news. But on the ground level, few even blinked. Even for South Koreans, the possibility of North Korea affecting their lives was too remote to care. If South Koreans do not feel any danger, there is no reason anyone else should.
If you don’t believe the Korean, here is Korea Beat’s excellent compilation of the top 10 most read articles on Naver (Korea’s version of Yahoo!) on the week ending on May 31, during which North Korea tested the nuclear weapon:
1. An initial report that police had confirmed the death of former president Roh Moo-hyun.
2. Park Ji-sung.
3. Park Ji-sung.
4. Park Ji-sung.
5. Barcelona defeated Manchester United 2-0 in the Champions League final.
6. Park Ji-sung.
7. More on the Champions League final.
8. An initial report that Roh had left a suicide note.
9. Park Ji-sung.
10. In Japan, Lim Chang-yong recorded his 14th save of the season by striking out three consecutive Nippon Ham Fighters.”
This is all from Ask a Korean. Park Ji Sung is the captain of the South Korean soccer team. I agree that these are definitely the top priorities on South Koreans’ minds.
Jun 8 2009
reporters get 12-year terms in n. korea (link)
This is maybe the scariest thing that could happen to anyone in the world. After watching so many documentaries about North Korea, the thought of being trapped there—for 12 years nonetheless—is horrifying. They would be completely different people by then. Hopefully the U.S. or Sweden can do something, but who knows now that Kim Jong Il is on some psycho power trip.
May 25 2009
from the top 10 species discovered in 2008
5. A stick that moves: The world’s longest insect, with a body length of 14 inches (22.3 inches including legs), Phobaeticus chani resembles a stick and was found in Borneo, Malaysia.
Oooh not looking forward to the freaky insects down south, though.
(From here. I got sucked into reading CNN.com after getting an email from the embassy saying North Korea was testing nuclear weapons today, coooool.)
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