East Asian Studies Specialist, Blogger and Videographer - always curious, always thinking.
Oh, boy. This is embarrassing. I remember saying in my last post I would write another the following week. That was five months ago now. What happened? I actually moved to South Korea and now I’m living and working here as an English teacher, though hopefully I can […]
It has been quite some time since I posted on this blog. Aside from general business, the lack of inspiration for what to write about has also been a problem. After I attended the Toronto e-bloggers’ annual dinner, however, a good friend and fellow blogger on this site […]
This is part 2 of a two-part article, the first of which I wrote some months ago, so I shall provide a link to the first part here. I meant to complete this a lot earlier but all sorts of things happened and it just didn’t get done. […]
I was chatting with a Canadian friend one night at a pub over a drink and we got to talking about our various trials and tribulations over the last year or two — it had been a while since we talked one on one. Work, school, social life, […]
Called it! It’s official! Bigbang is coming to Toronto October 13th and tickets went on sale this morning and Toronto is now hosting one of the largest Kpop idol groups in Kpop history! The group will be playing at one of Toronto’s largest venues — The Air Canada […]
After a long and cold winter in Toronto, spring has finally graced us with the sun and warmth many of us were waiting for, bringing with it as well opportunities to see some great Korean films in theatres around Toronto. Kicking things off on the weekend of May […]
Epik High, a prolific – and I do mean prolific – South Korean hip hop group, is doing a North American tour. They’re doing their first show in Toronto this summer on June 14 at the Danforth Music Hall, and the tickets went on sale just this morning. […]
Last week marked the start of the lunar New Year, or seolal (설날) in Korean, and this year I got a bit more involved in the Korean side of things than in years past, which made for quite a unique experience. I am currently an East Asian Studies major at […]
Last weekend on December 6 was the annual Korea Day festival in Toronto — “Melodic Harmony: Classic to K-Pop.” It was held at the Isabel Bader Theatre and hosted by the University of Toronto in cooperation with the Korean Consulate and the Centre for the Study of Korea […]
Hello, friends! After reading a number of posts on this very blog, I noticed one that is particularly popular, titled “5 Tips on Meeting Your Korean Boyfriend’s Parents,” by a friend of mine, Tina Hsu. After reading this article, which is really quite interesting, I remembered that I […]
I know, I know, “Gangnam Style” is so 2012. If you’re like me, hearing it now makes you break out in hives, but you must admit that its rocketing to global popularity the way it did was a social phenomenon that no one saw coming. I’m convinced that […]
This has been a long time coming. I meant to post this much earlier but exams and final projects got the better of me and I found it rather challenging to balance everything. Still, I promised you, dear readers, 10 things, and 10 things you shall have. While […]
Greetings once more! Last week I went over the first five things on my list of 10 things to know about living in Korea before you actually do. The first list had more to do with the logistical things you’ll encounter if you decide to live in Korea. […]
In this post-Hallyu world we live in, more and more people are taking an interest in the “Land of the Morning Calm,” South Korea. Attendance at Korean language classes is increasing, along with the number of K-drama websites and K-pop blogs — South Korea is emerging as a […]
Are you committed to learning Korean? Are you taking Korean studies? Do you aspire to go to Korea someday and possibly work or live there? If you’re like me, then the answer is yes to all of those. But this leads to a more complicated question: what could […]
Hello again! Last time I talked about a few of the issues that certain industrial sectors have with the Korea-Canada free trade agreement. Understandably many are both fearful and hopeful about this, some may say, impending agreement. Naturally some will benefit more than others, and some will likely […]
Last time I talked about how the free trade agreement (FTA) between Canada and Korea could be a positive move for those who are currently studying Korean culture and language. Now it’s time to take a look at what exactly is being negotiated, what’s at stake, and how […]
A popular sentiment one hears these days is that the world is getting smaller every day. While this statement is purely figurative, the way social media, television, news outlets and even education have brought us together on a global scale speaks for itself. Want to hear the latest […]
