Saturday, 20 December 2014

Lunch Pics

Lunch today was at a Vietnamese restaurant:

The full spread

Dip some rice paper in the hot water

Place it on your plate and top it up with meat/veggies/sauce, roll it up, and eat!

(The other pics didn't come out--sorry!--but I think many people have had this type of meal; if you haven't then you should!)

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Short Film: "Rabbit and Deer"

Here's an amazingly creative short animation (about 16 minutes) called "Rabbit and Deer:

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/?s=Attila%20Bert%C3%B3ti

It is very family-friendly!

Saturday, 13 December 2014

Kinza Lunch Picture for 12/13/14

I ate at an Indian restaurant (Kinza) in Pyeongchon, same owners/menu as the one in Sanbon.  The one in Pyeongchon is very close to the subway station.


That's Chicken Marsala (curry) on the left and Tandoori Chicken Salad on the right.

Very good!

The place is running a lunch special (10,000 per person, I think) now since they have only been open a month and need to attract customers--so please visit it! (The owners are Indian and very nice people.)

Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Short PSA/Film about Elephant Poaching

A nicely-made, attention-grabbing visual text:

http://time.com/3617282/kathryn-bigelow-last-days/

Sunday, 7 December 2014

Soup Sunday

One pot of fish soup (salmon) and one pot of chicken soup--healthy, tasty, and a nice variety (cause you can't buy anything like this in Korea!).


Thursday, 4 December 2014

Visiting a Doctor

I have been sick for the last week, or maybe I should say 'getting sicker', for what started out as the signs of a cold turned into evidence of a sinus infection (which is what happens to me once or twice a year--hard to avoid when students are sneezing and coughing within the confines of small classrooms).

Anyway, in my apartment building there is a doctor's office (or several, but one doctor is an E.N.T. specialist whom I have seen a few times before).

I went there yesterday but the office was closed--very disappointing as I knew I needed to start taking antibiotics.

I visited the office again today and was rewarded for my early showing by being their first patient--I didn't have to wait at all (sometimes it can be 30-40 minutes).

The doctor confirmed my sinus infection by sticking a small tube-like camera up my nose (not enjoyable, though seeing the pics on the monitor next to my head was interesting, if a bit disgusting (mucus: up close!) . . . just remember to obey the orders of "Don't move!", otherwise pain will ensue).

To wrap up, I saw the doc, got my medicine at the pharmacy next door, paid slightly less than $10 (for everything), and returned to my apt. in 15 minutes.

That's one thing I like about living in Korea.

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

2 Short Films

"A Morning Stroll" : the beginning is kid-friendly, but the ending is probably not
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Bl-QWZ2WU


"My Mom is an Airplane!": a family animation
http://vimeo.com/70678953