Archive | February, 2007

Photo frames

26. February 2007

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A few people have asked me about these photo frames I use:   There are Photoshop tutorials that will teach you how to make these, like this one here.  I tried making it once, but it was difficult to follow and the frame didn’t turn out right.  Instead, I get my frame templates from a digital scrapbooking [...]

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Charcoal Fire Dakalbi Restaurant

22. February 2007

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I had a delicious dinner tonight!  Who knew there were so many restaurants in Reardon’s neighborhood? This is the first time I’ve grilled chicken like this in Korea.  Usually at a restaurant, you grill pork or beef.  Chicken doesn’t seem to be a popular grilling meat.  Six chicken thighs were de-boned and marinated in a dakalbi-like [...]

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How I spent Lunar New Year - Sunday

21. February 2007

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On Sunday, Allison and I woke up around 10:30 am and watched one of her favorite movies, “Love and Basketball.” We then got ready and I had 10 minutes to get dressed and put on my make-up before Jamie and Tom came to pick us up. We had a 1:30 pm brunch date [...]

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Top Asian universities moving towards English-only classes

21. February 2007

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A reader sent me this interesting read from Newsweek. To stop the flight of their best and brightest to the Ivy League, top Asian universities are moving to give many, even most, of their courses in English. “No country has embraced the move more than Korea. In 2002, for instance, Korea University offered less than 10 percent [...]

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How I spent my Lunar New Year - Saturday

20. February 2007

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This year, Lunar New Year (”Sollal” in Korean, Chinese New Year) fell on a Sunday, which meant that Koreans had Saturday and Monday off. I spent the long weekend by going to Seoul and hanging out with Allison for a couple days. It was a much needed break because I was getting cabin [...]

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