Last Sunday afternoon, I went to Myeongdong to buy some stuff. I go to Myeongdong almost everyday since July when I started selling on Korean CDs, cosmetics and souvenirs on Kpopmall. I love the fact that we live near this shopping haven where you can get anything from shoes, accessories, clothing, cosmetics except for plus [...] Related posts:McDonald’s Big Bulgogi Burger My first trip to M..

One of my son’s favorite snack is “dubu snack” (Hangeul: 두부스낵). “Dubu” is the Korean word for tofu and my son happens to like it whether cooked, raw or chips. So when I passed by a Tous Les Jours (franchised bakery) branch last week and saw that their dubu snacks are on sale (3 bags [...] Related posts:Marrying a Korean? Before you sign that marriage certificate… Before fin..

The strong winds brought by typhoon Kompasu woke me up at 5 o’clock in the morning. I tried to go back to sleep in vain and now I have a headache. This is the seventh typhoon of the year and unlike the others that came before it, this one will pass through the middle of [...] Related posts:Typhoon Ondoy I’ve been so busy this month that I don’t even... Teaching Koreans to Walk on the Rig..

Got my copy of High Cut vol. 37 this morning! On the cover is one of my crushes – So Ji Sub! Including the cover, there are 10 pages full of SJS goodness. Fans of Shinee will also like the 10-page spread of their favorite boy group. And another bonus is 2PM’s Nichkhun in 9-pages [...] Related posts:2NE1 on the cover of High-Cut I visited the tax office yesterday to register my business......

It was Friday last week that DJ Regina first sent me a message about a radio guesting on the “Multicultural Family Broadcast for Filipinos”. It’s a special radio program sponsored by Woongjin for migrants in Korea. I said yes since being on the radio is fun and it’s been a long time since I was [...] Related posts:Filipinos Hooked on K-pop and K-drama A news article on the frontpage of..

Two months ago, my wonjangnim asked me to supervise the students who are going to take the TOSEL – Test of the Skills in the English Language. I’ve heard about it but I wasn’t sure how I was going to do the review. The only English test I’ve taken was the SMU MATE, which is [...] Related posts:Awkward moments Last Saturday while my son was riding a rented bike... Midterm exams Helping ..

It was just about a week or two that I was “complaining” to my husband that we didn’t have a lot of rain this year during especially during the monsoon season. Well, it rained cats and dogs this weekend and we spent our family weekend at our favorite place: E-mart, Korea’s version of Wal-mart. We [...] Related posts:Scene in Seoul: Waiting for the train Waiting for the train. Isn’t o..

This was sent to me via e-mail by one of our readers. Thank you so much. The readers, especially those seeking to apply for a visa to South Korea, and I appreciate your effort. This is applicable to Filipinos only since the information is taken from the South Korea Embassy in the Philippines. Other nationalities [...] Related posts:Private Tutoring on a Student Visa in Korea I’ve been asked ..

Recording for the Multicultural Family Broadcast with DJ Rej. Picture taken while waiting for the program to start. Will have to wait 20 before the interview. Nervous as usual. Related posts:tbs eFM’s Weekly Review It was on the first week of August that I... Rated K: Biyaheng Korea Before “seollal”, I received two emails from [...] Related posts:tbs eFM’s Weekly Review It was on the f..