Outside of my English-speaking circle of friends, through a cluster of Indian and Pakistani merchants, over a bridge, and due north, can be found a patch of Korean shops and services known in Metro Vancouver as âKoreatownâ. It stretches down both sides of North Road, hemmed in by […]
With pleasant cheers of encouragement, the audience breaks into rapturous applause as the athletes grandly enter the stadium. Each player has different appearance, different personality, and different background, but they have one thing in common: a small flag on their chest.
Thanks to the Korean embassy, I had the honour of participating in the Conference centre where the Korean and Canadian Prime Ministers gave speeches in celebration of the 50th anniversary of bilateral relations between the two countries. It was a high profile event, attended by the Prime Ministers of each coutry, Chief Justice of […]
Your passenger flight finally arrives in Korea. After reaching upwards into the flight cabinet to grab your carry-on luggage, you are ready to disembark the aircraft. While passing through the sky bridge, one can see dozens of other aircraft from various worldwide corporations parked at nearby exit gates. […]
What would be that one essential item you would bring to the deserted island? Predictably, this is a question the casts of the reality TV show Survivor get asked for their profile pages all the time. Of course, their deserted island isnât quite so Robinson Crusoe, so answers […]
The story of how I quite literally stumbled upon the Hwa Gye Sa temple and International Zen Centre is cliche. Itâs so cliche that I almost didnât share it with you. But then I remembered the happiness and joy that resulted from my visits, so here goes. If […]
As I hold my baby for 13 hours on a flight, I think to myself: itâs a long, long way to Korea. It is hard to dispute that - the total distance from Vancouver (Canadaâs Pacific-most major city) to Seoul amounts to over 8,000 kms (just about 5,000 […]
Itâs not exactly unusual to see at least one English speaking member of a KPOP groupâin fact, I have a hard time naming more than two or three without one. To Korean companies, it seems like the USA is a goldmine of Asian-American talent. Itâs easy to see […]
âNothing here is for tears. Nothing to wail, or knock the breast. No weakness, no contempt, dispraise or blame. Nothing but well and fair and what may quiet us in a death so nobleâ -Soldierâs Tower, University of Toronto The story of Captain Roland Bacon(1904-1945) is a peculiar […]
Korea stands among the few historical nations that have prevailed since 7000 B.C. Koreaâs deeply rooted and distinctive customs are preserved by the people and their love for traditional culture. The venerable and sustained conventions of Korea include traditional music, food, clothing, language and ceremony. The countryâs unique […]
I have to admit it. I have mixed feelings about all the attention Psyâs Gangnam Style song is getting. Having been Korean in a past life, a deep feeling of nationalistic pride floods my heart as I watch this one little playful tune permeate American mass media and […]
I moved back to Winnipeg, MB from living in Seoul and was missing Korea! I went out in search of delicious Korean food locally and instantly started drooling at the idea of kimchi jiggae, dol-sot bi-bim-bap and sam gyup sal! Mashessayo! But what I found was that in […]
You just walked out of your first business meeting in Seoul and you have no idea what just happened. You have to report back to your boss in Canada and you canât even say if your proposal was received positively, neutrally or negatively. Youâre not even sure if […]
When the plane got above Young-jong Island â a small island outside Seoul, where the Incheon international airport sits â ready to touch down in Korea, I opened the window and looked outside, not only with joys of childhood memories and familiar sceneries, but also with pride and […]
Source : Wikimedia Commons A Moment to Remember (Nae meorisokui jiwoogae) Une histoire qui transcende les cultures Pour mon premier poste sur ce blog jâai dĂ©cidĂ© de partager mes impressions sur le film corĂ©en : A Moment to Remember. Ce film est paru en 2004 et a connu beaucoup de […]
I moved to Seoul, South Korea in November of 2008 and everything was new and different. The traffic was strangely peaceful, the hum of the subway like a sweet melody. Having grown up on an island off the coast of Newfoundland, my home was so very far removed […]
Here it is: the great potato twister, the magic tool, perhaps one of the most clever contraptions ever made for a potato (after the masher of course). But Koreans donât mash their beloved potatoes, they twist them, and they twist for a delicious purpose. Behold! - The Potato […]
My first introduction to Korean culture was literally when I arrived at Incheon airport (on my way to my first teaching position in Ulsan). Iâm always slightly embarrassed to admit but I knew very little about Korea or Korean culture before I arrived. Thankfully, the warm and friendly […]
1. Le Kimchi est un plat typiquement corĂ©en fait de divers lĂ©gumes fermentĂ©s avec ail, piment, oignions, gingembre tels le chou chinois, le concombre ou le navet. Pour le profane, câest une cousine exotique de la choucroute. 2. Il est gĂ©nĂ©ralement servi en Ă -cĂŽtĂ© - le plus populaire […]
A few years ago when one could not possibly enter a theatre without seeing Will Smithâs name plastered everywhere, he was asked what the âmagic formulaâ was to his successful career in film. Creatures and special effects, he answered rather frankly. Ask me what the magic formula is […]
