Saddam Hussein’s diaries have revealed that the late dictator feared catching AIDS in prison:
When Saddam found out his U.S. military guards were also using his laundry line to dry clothes, he wrote that he demanded they stop, according to the excerpts.
“I explained to them that they are young and they could have young people’s diseases,” [...]
You can experience this Korean delicacy vicariously at the Shangaiist. If mollusks could scream, I don’t think this dish would be so popular. On second thought, maybe it would be even more so.
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As this is of current interest, this is an interesting article from the NY Times on the thoughts and views of Chinese students abroad.
EastSouthWestNorth has translated a story from Mingpao on a factory in Guangzhou busted for making Free Tibet flags. The factory was outed by its own workers, who saw images of the flag on Hong Kong TV and checked the internet to confirm its identity.
I’ll keep my commentary brief: WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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In order to keep the ongoing (and boy is it ever ongoing) Democratic primary race from clogging the other threads, here is a special zone just for that subject. HRC beat BHO by 10% in Pennsylvania today (which is yesterday today in Korea….)
To warm things up, here is my vote for quote of the day:
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Read here to find out a fun and easy way to reduce your risk of prostate cancer.
Orchestras in the EU now need to consider how loud their orchestras are and if orchestra members should wear earplugs . . . believe it or not.
You know it’s not a good sign when the guy you signed on to make your country a “hub” renews his contract, but decides it best he work outside the “hub”.
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Samsung is doggedly sponsoring the Olympic Torch relay. I wonder if they will be hit by shrapnel in the wake of the chaos surrounding it.
March 30, 2008 – 11:23 pm
Norimitsu Onishi has posted (NY Times) a nice article on Vietnamese women married to Koreans.
March 26, 2008 – 11:34 pm
How is it that Korean jurisprudence has a very poor record of awarding damages in civil lawsuits, yet Dong-guk University wants to sue Yale University for fifty-million dollars because they mistakenly sent a fax that verified Shin Jeong-ah’s bogus degree ?
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March 21, 2008 – 10:04 am
I really hope that Korean immigration do not start checking names that are on a list.
The food shortage in North Korea seems to be getting worse: “Some collective farm workers in those regions (rural areas) have not come to work citing the lack of food, and their absence is causing problems with farming preparations in the spring planting season”.
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March 14, 2008 – 12:02 pm
This is giving me a headache. You know somebody got millions of won to pitch an idea like that. Somebody should tell Samsung, KT&G, and others that if your name means everything it really means nothing. Besides, how the heck do you get “Challenge to the Top” from “C&T”?
UPDATE
Speaking of things that mean everything so [...]
Roh’s aides apparently sabotaged the Blue House’s in-house computerized database. Maybe they were working for the Japanese all along . . .
There seems to be a plan now for American servicemen to bring their families with them while on their tour in South Korea. Involuntary tourism is a great thing for Korea after all.
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Per a general manager at Samsung Electronics:
“Samsung is in trouble now, trapped by the corruption scandal. I hope the current crisis will bring some changes in the mindset and attitudes of management.”
Maybe not.
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As a Japanese pin-up model’s court case proves, large breasts are more than just nice to look at.
Sorry, I cannot stop laughing to start this post. I think I just might pee my pants.
February 28, 2008 – 12:20 pm
If you’re a music fan, click on over to Korea Gig Guide to keep track of the concerts going on in Seoul and elsewhere.
