Archive for June, 2009
Memorial Day Posted by Ginny on Jun 7, 2009
June sixth is celebrated as 현충일 or Memorial Day in South Korea. It’s a day to commemorate the soldiers who have died while serving in the military. It’s especially for the soldiers who have died in the Korean War. In some ways, the Korean War has been overshadowed by the Vietnam War. Despite only lasting…
Korean Currency Posted by Ginny on Jun 4, 2009
Have you ever wandered about in a convenience store in South Korea? For a a lot of new comers, it’s hard enough trying to figure out what all those strange letters mean, not to mention the headache of trying to pay for it. Hopefully, this post will straighten out some curiosities that you might have…
Korean Keyboard Posted by Ginny on Jun 1, 2009
If you have an English language keyboard, and you want to type in Korean, it can be a bit tricky. I’ve actually memorized the Korean keyboard, but you may not want to do that. Here’s what you can do: go to control panel, click on keyboard and languages, add the korean language file. Then a…