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Last day of July

Today is the last day of July so I went out and did some shopping.
I purchased Shimano-SH-SD65-Cycling-Sandals for 88,000 won. In Australia they are $170 !

Thebiggest size in the shop is42/43 (the next biggest being 44/45). My old shimano shoe is size 45. But this shoe being a sandle does not compress the toes as [...]

Seoul comic

To my good friend in Seoul enjoy this little comic I made for you

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It was created with a little macintosh application call Comic Life which is just so easy to use.

Daegue Comic

To my good friend in Daegue, you know who you are. Enjoy the comic I made

Sending Stuff home

Note to self: Yesterday I sent the books below back home (sans the Grammar for English Language Teachers book) plus some cycling clothing and a South Korean flag

The man in the post office said it will take 50 days which would make it September 14th!
Still 20 KGs @ 48,000 won is not a bad [...]

Easily mispronounced domain names

From http://www.grupthink.com/poll/22

These domains can be pronounced in different, often amusing ways

1. Therapistfinder.com
(No description provided)

2. Penisland.net
(No description provided)

3. Powergenitalia.com
Italian power company

4. Molestationnursery.com
(No description provided)

5. Expertsexchange.com (now changed to Experts-Exchange.com)
(No description [...]

Schedule for remainder of Korean Sojourn

The end is nigh.

I have booked passage for the colonies, arriving

8:55 am on Singapore Airlines flight SQ 237 on the 2nd of September

School finishes up on the 19th of July. This is the summer vacation for Yaeum Middle School where I work.
Technically I am not entitled [...]

Black Belt Test

Today I had my black belt test.

I am somewhat ambivalent about the result. Yes, I did pass, but not to my satisfaction.
As mentioned in a previous post there are three things I had to do to pass.

Shimsang Gumbap
20 Finger pushups
Breaking a piece of wood with my wooden sword (mokgum)

Part 2 and 3 were easy, [...]

The Fast and Furious – Tokyo Drift

thinking of seeing this movie? Let me save you the time.
Here are the best plot points

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Is that enough Eye Candy ? OK, one more

Oh yeah, someone told me there’s something about cars in the movie too.

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Doctor Who

Love it, Doctor Who is back on tellie … just like when I was a kid.

The end of season episode is on this Saturday and it’s a ripper. The doctor versus the Daleks and the Cybermen

Fish and Chips

Korea is known for many interesting foods, but fish and chips is not one off them.

There is one restaurant run by a british ex-pat in Banjeojin called Korea Union Cafe

see Ulsan Web description of Korea Union Cafe

Summary: Nice, but pricey.