Well, Here’s Something You Don’t See Every Day

by Robert Koehler on April 21, 2008

Singing Monk

Taken yesterday at Dong Daegu Station.

{ 9 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Linkd April 21, 2008 at 11:33 am

Everyday: common, ordinary
Every day: daily, each day

Just one of my little hangups.

2 Robert Koehler April 21, 2008 at 11:54 am

Better?

3 Linkd April 21, 2008 at 12:03 pm

Thanks. You take a mean picture, too.

4 Seth Gecko April 21, 2008 at 12:26 pm

Something else you don’t see every day (nice segue, eh?); a Korean astronaut taking a kimono into space!

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2008-04/19/content_6629434.htm

5 Seth Gecko April 21, 2008 at 2:20 pm

Oops, should have posted the “money quote”:

“Yi also brought an Asian flavour to the ISS, taking a kimono on board and bringing South Korea’s beloved pickle dish kimchi into space.”

6 Sarah April 21, 2008 at 4:25 pm

What’s he singing? Pop songs, or Buddhist chants?

7 r.rac April 21, 2008 at 10:29 pm

an evangelical Buddhist

now there’s a first

8 WangKon936 April 22, 2008 at 2:27 am

# 7,

Getting more common as they try to compete with evangelical Christians. I see this trend also among younger buddists here in the states. They go to college with Christians and try to emulate their style of praise worship (i.e. with guitar, drums, etc.). It’s interesting to say the least.

9 slim April 22, 2008 at 8:30 am

New Age power chords.

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