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Korean Men Fashion: K-pop Hipster Glasses
We talked about the trend of hipster glasses among Korean female idols. The hipster glasses trend has even greater impact among Korean guys. Walking along the streets of Seoul, you will be able to see fashionable Korean men in hipster glasses. Let’s take a look at how the Korean male idols look with hipster glasses! [...]
Stay toasty warm the Korean way
[GLIMPSE of KOREAN CULTURE] Ondol Although most Koreans no longer wear hanbok, traditional garments, or live in hanok, traditional houses, they have retained one feature of traditional life: the floor heating system known as ondol, which literally means “warm stone.” Ondol transmits the smoke generated by a furnace through an underfloor system placed throughout the [...]
Makkoli is not a Rice Wine, Dammit!
There are times I think the promoters of Korean food really have their heads firmly stuck in their posteriors when they promote makkolli as a rice wine. It shows an ignorance of makkolli, an ignorance of wine, and an ignorance of alcohol in general. The only reason I think that the promoters want to promote [...]
Proper use of the popular products known as first essence
There is a growing interest in first essence, which is meant to be used as the first step after washing the face. When it was first introduced, people seemed to feel uncomfortable about the fact that it should be applied even before toner, the familiar item often used as the first step of basic skin [...]
Korean Red Day ❤
Whether you love it or hate it 발렌타인 일 or Valentines Day to you and me, is just around the corner and ready to pounce. In fact, all the shops have been hounding us with images of red hearts and chubby flying babies since Christmas finished and they are really pushing the heart shaped boxes [...]
Seoul to raise subway, bus fares this month
For those who are in Korea especially in Seoul, subway and bus fares will be increasing this month. Don’t fret when you see your T-Moneys zero balance so soon. Here’s a news from Yonhap. SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will raise public transportation fares by 150 won (US$0.13) later this month [...]
2012 Korean Government Scholarship Program for International Students: Graduate Programs
The National Institute for International Education (NIIED) is now accepting applications for the 2012 Korean Government Scholarship Program for Graduate Studies. I’m also under the same scholarship.This scholarship is said to be the most prestigious scholarship in Korea for foreigners so why don’t you give it a try! Duration of the Scholarship Master’s (01.09.2012 ~ [...]
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