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Guest
Hwarangi – ALTAWATSAC
News
PD Diary not guilty of playing fast and loose with the truth re: Mad Cow
Kang Ki-kap “not guilty” and Grand National Party is not happy
Translators to Sue Truth Commission
Hwaseong Universal Studios
New foreign-language school admissions rules making some hagwons obsolete
Korean students to be exposed to essay questions.
Protesting teachers cleared of charges
This winter has been bad for insurance business
Foot and mouth all over the place in Korea
Korea’s sex industry (or, ewww… another reason not to date an ajossi)

More on the Yongsan redevelopment

Evictees in the struggle of their lives

Technology

iPhone+KT= good business

SK Telecom meanwhile pins hopes on ROIKorea has fastest internet connections
Online Shopping Remains an Ordeal in Korea
Hardware versus Software

Things that make you go Waaaah?
Government to turn off lights at 7 so employees go home, fuck more, and make more Koreans.
Reporter has difficulty not laughing while reporting “Go home, make babies” news
The pink parking spaces were just the beginning
It’s the Hub of the Week– CG
This one’s for Joe– latest in the series on marketing Korean food to the world@PresidentLee on TwitterOooops No he’s not (Hankyoreh)Somewhere in Seoul Cool to go – The War memorial. So says Korea.netFoul-mouthed teacher encapsulates what’s wrong with education here
Maybe this is what Tablo’s brother meant about leaking test answers

‘Ajumma’ Adopt Stylish New Life
Is This the End of Outback Steakhouse In Korea?

Singer arrested for smoking marijuana while in hospital

Ex-Pat Community

Killer of ESL teacher in Japan has fan clubs on the internet

Time Wasters

Video of one of Green Day’s “craziest fans” kissing member on stage

Funny Korean videos

Guide to Asian Emoticons [VIDEO]

PLUGS
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The Suppliers
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Robert Wicks
John Kim
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Lives of the Party
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Tahseen Ismail
Denise Cameron
Chris Dyer
Robin Hudson
Stephanie White
Aaron Shearin
Naomi Neckoway
Chae An
Kevin R.
Otto SilverStafford LumsdenJennifer Young

Drinking Buddies
(those who have bought us beers)
Nomad Scry
Mary Campbell
Mimi Snider
Elton Fry
Therese MacSeain

Toast to Absent Friends
Sponsors

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KOTESOL

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The Seoul Tourism Department, celebrating Seoul’s new international slogan we paid $14 million for. “Seoul. Klaatu barada nikto shazam Jane stop this crazy thing”

MAIN TOPIC

Korean Blog Awards

NEWS AND STUFF

North Korea begins closing wholesale markets

Choco Pie Rules Black Market in N.Korea

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

SKoreans named world texting champs – Yahoo! News

Tablo’s brother criticizes Infinity Challenge in New York — allkpop.com
Tablo’s brother responds to the angry netizens — allkpop.com

The Glass and Steel Encased Burrito

Hyundai-Kia stamps out own steel plant… celebrates with awesomely bad video? — Autoblog

Stole someone’s technology? The government will help protect you from lawsuits

EXPAT COMMUNITY

Reactions to the lifting of the HIV travel ban

Getting Dirty in the Sauna: Another Stupid Foreigner Trick

Foreigner-only jail begins operation

Taco Bell Coming Back to Korea?

TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK

The translations aren’t real, but the laughter is

PLUGS
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Denise Cameron
Chris Dyer
Robin Hudson
Stephanie White
Aaron Shearin
Naomi Neckoway
Chae An
Kevin R.
Otto Silver

Drinking Buddies
(those who have bought us beers)
Nomad Scry
Mary Campbell
Mimi Snider
Elton Fry
Therese MacSeain

Toast to Absent Friends

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KOTESOL

NEXT WEEK
Hwarangi (ALTAWATSAC)

MUSIC
Main Theme — Ben McPherson – “2wksnyc”
News — satya – “Silk Route Album Mix”
Things That Make You Go Whaa? — cjacks – “Candyland”
ExPat Community — Deyo – “Retro90210fun”
Time Wasters of the Week — EV Boyz – “Kickin’ It in Geumchon”
Jim Tetlow
cjacks
Kathy Reynolds
Persian Paladin
Digital Grey Orchestra
throcke
one blue nine
Conconquidore Truidore
Chi Weapon

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Kim’s Star Beer Fusion Pork Viking Buffet Dining Story Pia Hof: Let’s menu!

MAIN TOPIC

25.8 cm of snow, the most since 1937

The entire Korean peninsula remains covered in snow …

NEWS AND STUFF

Korean reunification could cost $5 trillion

Korea lifts HIV travel restrictions

North Korea is suffering runaway inflation

Korea slips 10 places to 42nd in quality of life ranking

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

Seoul Disputes Lonely Planet’s ‘Least Favorite City’ Label

Professor becomes public nuisance after being caught riding without a ticket

Girls’ Generation inspires young Korean women to wear miniskirts in freezing weather

Staple of Korean diet packed with health benefits

Again, “kimchi cures SARS”

Korea Sentry

CNN Reports on a Korean Yoga Cult

Website and tabloid think “Abracadabra” parody is gay porn

Residents may be evicted for spitting

No, not in Korea…

The iPhone Juggernaut Swallowing Everything in its Path
Why is Korea Telecom reluctant to give iPhones to foreigners?
“iPhone Woes for Foreigners” Symptom of a Larger Problem

EXPAT COMMUNITY
‘Korean education fails to foster critical thinking’ | Asian Correspondent

Kevin Kim’s Mother Has Passed Away

Korea Through Western Eyes

New book

TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK

@koreangov has ended its run

The Funniest Man in Korean News

PC vs Mac, Cute Asian Girl Edition: Pics, Videos, Links, News

PLUGS
Buy Us a Beer

The Suppliers
(those who have given us swag)

Robert Wicks
John Kim
Aaron Shearin

Lives of the Party
(those who have donated at least $20)
Denise Cameron
Chris Dyer
Robin Hudson
Stephanie White
Aaron Shearin
Naomi Neckoway
Chae An
Kevin R.
Otto Silver

Drinking Buddies
(those who have bought us beers)
Nomad Scry
Mary Campbell
Mimi Snider
Elton Fry
Therese MacSeain

Toast to Absent Friends

Ex-Pat Living (The Korea Herald)
ESL Planet Recruiting
Fan us on Facebook
10 Magazine
ZenKimchi.com
The Chosun Bimbo
Chatjip.com
KOTESOL

MUSIC
Main Theme — Ben McPherson – “2wksnyc”
News — satya – “Silk Route Album Mix”
Things That Make You Go Whaa? — cjacks – “Candyland”
Job of the Week — Bit Rationale – “Orthodox Pleasure”
ExPat Community — Deyo – “Retro90210fun”
Time Wasters of the Week — EV Boyz – “Kickin’ It in Geumchon”
Jin Yang-jo
Chul Hyn Gum
Kim Il-gu
Sevish
Stian
Phillip Flathead

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Korean Rice Growers Association: Rice so nice it’s twice the price.

PANELISTS

Karl Mamer (The Conspiracy Skeptic Podcast)

Stephanie White (Mightie Mike)

MAIN TOPIC

New year 2010

Shouldn’t a creperie have crepes?

NEWS AND STUFF

Flavor of the Month . . .

Pardoning of former Samsung chairman to help get the Olympics?
More Stuff on Pardoning of Samsung’s Lee Kun-hee

Cities you really hate – travel tips and articles – Lonely Planet

Seoul is #3

Seoul Third Most Hated City in the World?

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

Korean Government Announces New Citizenship Guidelines

EXPAT COMMUNITY

Korean government to create blacklist of “incompetent” native speaker English teachers.

TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK

Goodbye Busan Montage

MyKarmaSutraBuddy – How Many Positions Can You Do With Your Fun Buddy?

NSFW

Big white man can dance

http://ratemyhagwon.com/
http://schoolsinkorea.com/

PLUGS
Buy Us a Beer

The Suppliers
(those who have given us swag)

Robert Wicks
John Kim
Aaron Shearin

Lives of the Party
(those who have donated at least $20)
Stafford Lumsden
Jennifer Young
Denise Cameron
Chris Dyer
Robin Hudson
Stephanie White
Aaron Shearin
Naomi Neckoway
Chae An
Kevin R.
Otto Silver

Drinking Buddies
(those who have bought us beers)
Nomad Scry
Mary Campbell
Mimi Snider
Elton Fry
Therese MacSeain

Toast to Absent Friends

Ex-Pat Living (The Korea Herald)
ESL Planet Recruiting
Fan us on Facebook
10 Magazine
ZenKimchi.com
The Chosun Bimbo
Chatjip.com

KOTESOL

MUSIC
Main Theme — Ben McPherson – “2wksnyc”
News — satya – “Silk Route Album Mix”
Things That Make You Go Whaa? — cjacks – “Candyland”
ExPat Community — Deyo – “Retro90210fun”
Time Wasters of the Week — EV Boyz – “Kickin’ It in Geumchon”
Victor Stellar
Deyo
Crush
Joe Sibol
Sunhaven
The Red Plastic Buddha
Sound Assassin
Who the Funk
KCentric
Fundamental Elements
Lee Douglas
Laika Cres
Ken Stevens