As a aviation/military buff, I’ve been wanting to post something regarding aviation and military matters concerning Korea. After some thought, I’ve decided to post a brief history of ROKAF fighters from the 1950s to 80s and how their procurement was influenced by US-ROK relations.
1950s
The first ROKAF fighters were F-51 Mustangs. After the Korean War, the ROKAF received its first [...]
I know I am the last guy on this website to point this out, but Dong-A Ilbo should find a round eye to prevent a line like “This is not doll“. On first glance I thought somebody stole my idea to get exclusive Korean rights to the Hotdoll.
And in this installment of “What I Learned from Naver.com Today,” I learned that there was a 1988 version of the “Bourne Identity” staring Richard Chamberlain.
Just found this Korean blogger who goes around snapping photos of, well, colonial-era buildings, old churches and other cultural properties you’re unlikely to read about in the guide books.
This man is my hero.
Two thumbs up. Way up!!!
As a bit of an intro, here’s his photos from the leper colony on Sorok-do, which was introduced recently [...]
Great idea! If there’s one group of people who can touch the Taliban’s hearts, it’s the Buddhists. Oh, wait…
For some reason, it never occured to me to compare women to sashimi, jjigae or hongeohoe (raw fermented skate). Especially the hongeohoe. Frankly, I have no idea how people in Jeolla-do eat the stuff. [Chosun Ilbo, English]
Former commenter Mark says goodbye to the Marmot’s Hole — too many intelligentsia and Coreans, apparently.
The film “Changing Partners” did well on its first week, in large part thanks to talk of exposed flesh on the part of actresses Uhm Jung-Hwa and Han Chae-young. Not to diss Uhm Jung-Hwa, who’s kind of cute for someone bordering on ajummahood, and besides, she’s from Jecheon, but personally, I hope the nochul focuses [...]
I don’t want to make light of their plight, but this photo is just classic.
Yonhap is reporting that former Seoul mayor Lee Myung-bak has virtually secured the GNP presidential nomination.
The official announcement will be made at 4:30. I’ll wait until the announcement until I believe anything.
UPDATE: It’s official — Lee Myung-bak has secured the GNP nomination with 81,084 votes. Park Geun-hye came in second with 78,632 votes. More importantly, [...]
The Deoksugung is probably my favorite of Seoul’s palaces.
For starters, entrance is cheap — 1,000 won is all it takes, although this is less of concern for yours truly now that the Gyeongbokgung is letting hanbok-clad mammals in for free. At any rate, it made for a nice stroll when I was working just next [...]
Well, the weather was not so bad today if you could avoid the direct heat of the sun, and a busload of folks did so in exceptionally pleasant fashion on the Royal Asiatic Society Korea’s tour tour of the remote and famously-scenic alpine Danyang area, including a taste of the Worak-san National Park, Gosu Cave and a boat-cruise on [...]
I was watching an SBS TV series called “War of Money” when I noticed an American Pit Bull Terrier. Usually, in that States, people are a little scared of pit bulls because of their notoriety as being dangerous but this pit bull has such a wonderful personality that he is very popular nowadays. His real [...]
N. Korea has requested that S. Korea push the summit date to October. The reason given was the recent floods that have hit North Korea.
No date has been set, and North Korea has stated that South Korea may set the date at its pleasure. The South Korean government is pushing for a Oct. 2nd ~ 4th schedule.
Say you, say me; say it for always.
That’s the way it should be.
Calling fellow foreign bodies! Wanna see Quentin Tarantino’s new movie? For free? And you don’t even have to do anything, like give blood or register for a credit card.
Just show up and be ready to rumble – they want eager Americans and others who might “get” this film better than perhaps Korean crowds might, so [...]
Boobs, blogging and bucks… this man is a freakin’ genius [Yahoo's 'People of the Web']
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