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Kpop Acts of 2010 Posted by Ginny on Dec 31, 2010
Lots of Kpop groups released their new albums in 2010. Let’s take a look at some of the more popular Kpop acts of 2010 : Super Junior (슈퍼주니어) released their fourth album “Bonamana”. 2010 was a big year for Super Junior. The Chinese member of the group Han Geung quit the group and Kang In…
National Parks Posted by Ginny on Dec 29, 2010
If you like nature, hiking and smelling the fresh outdoors, then you’ll probably like some of the national parks of South Korea. Gaya Mountain National Park (가야산국립공원) is a great hiking destination. The slopes are relatively gentle, so even hiking amateurs can join. The Park is located in an isolated area; so much of the…
Korean Stir Fried Dishes Posted by Ginny on Dec 1, 2010
There are lots of Korean dishes that are stir fried. Let’s take a look at some of these dishes : Nakji bokkeum (낙지볶음) is a stir fried octopus dish. First, the octopus is chopped into bite sized pieces. If the octopus isn’t prepackaged and prepared already, the next step will be to strip the outer…
South and North Korea, A Nation Divided Posted by Ginny on Nov 22, 2010
As all of you may already know by now, it has been estimated that North Korea has shot at least 100 shells into a South Korean island called Yeonpyeong Island (연평도). So far it’s been reported that two South Korean marines were killed and 15 or so civilians were injured. In response to the North…
Hwaseong Fortress Posted by Ginny on Nov 4, 2010
Hwaseong (화성) Fortress is a large mausoleum built by King Jeongjo (정조) for his father Prince Sado (사도). Prince Sado tragically died in a rice chest after he was politically framed by the nobles of the court. His son, King Jeongjo, built Hwaseong Fortress as a way of restoring honor to his father (Prince Sado)…
Bibimbap Posted by Ginny on Nov 1, 2010
Bibimbap is a rice and vegetable dish mixed with hot pepper paste. Bibimbap is healthy and many varieties of bibimbap exist. Here are some you may be interested to try. Dolsot Bibimbap (돌솥비빔밥) is bibimbap that is cooked in a black, hot stone bowl. When the bowl is heated, sesame seed oil is poured and…
Korean Rice Porridge Posted by Ginny on Oct 4, 2010
Juk (죽) is a type of Korean rice porridge. Rice porridges are easy to make because all you need to do is boil some leftover rice with water. When people normally think of rice porridge, they think of a watery type mixture with little taste. This is hardly the case, because there are many different…