Thanks Run Forever on Mar 18, 2010 in All About Seoul Only in Korea filipino war heroes forgotten war korean war Last month, while strolling on the streets of Seoul, we chanced upon a photo exhibit about the Korean War. This year will mark the 60th anniversary of North Korea’s bold attack on its southern “brother” that began on June 25, 1950 t...
Judy Ann Santos is pregnant! on Mar 17, 2010 in Back in Pinas judy ann santos ryan agoncillo I’m aware that based on internet age, this news is so old. When I checked my site stats, I wondered why and how I got searches for “judy ann santos”. It turned out that the “Teleserye Queen” is two months pregnant. Jud...
Spring frost on Mar 17, 2010 in Only in Korea four seasons korean spring Just when you thought that it’s time to pack the winter clothes since the temperatures are now double digits during the daytime, when suddenly it’s freezing point once again and it’s snowing! I’ve learned from the previous six...
2010 Multicultural Essay Contest on Mar 15, 2010 in Expat life Freebies Married to a Korean Only in Korea filipino korean family filipino scholar Filipinos in Korea multicultural family My parents-in-law visited us last week and he told me that if I wanted to go back to school, I should just tell him and he’d foot the bill. I was so excited that I started to look for info on gmat prep. I didn’t realize that his offer has...
Minbangui (Civil Defense Drill) on Mar 14, 2010 in Only in Korea civil defense drill March 14 is White Day and it’s also the day (in this part of the world) that Manny Pacquiao won against Joshua Clottey in their match in Dallas, TX. Traditionally, men in Korea give candies to their partners. My husband didn’t but he made...
Teacher Training at the Women’s Center on Mar 13, 2010 in Married to a Korean filipino korean family foreign wives in korea learn korean married to korean I’ve been attending classes intermittently at the Women (Im)migrants Human Rights Center in Sungin-dong in Seoul since 2006. I haven’t been there since I started working last year but the Korean staff still call or send me messages from t...
2010 Korea’s Best Cosmetic (Part 2) on Mar 11, 2010 in health Hera korean cosmetics Laneige Missha sulwhasoo The Face Shop The brand “Sulwhasoo”, manufactured by Amore-Pacific, is currently the leader in skin care products based on market share. This is according to the article posted at CMN on the “2010 Korea’s Best Cosmetic”. Here’s...
Korea’s Top BB Cream on Mar 11, 2010 in health bb cream hanskin Missha skin79 The Face Shop When it comes to Korean cosmetic, I get asked most about the best BB cream. I’m not an expert on BB creams. I’m not an expert at all when it comes to make-up, as I’m not really “kikay”. If I could get away without puttin...
Snowfall in March on Mar 10, 2010 in four seasons korean winter Winter is not officially over and proof of that is last night’s snowfall. It rained here yesterday and in the evening, it also snowed. The snowfall continued until the wee hours of the morning so we woke up in a winter wonderland once again. Ma...
2010 Korea’s Best Cosmetics (Part 1) on Mar 10, 2010 in health Hera iope korean cosmetics Missha ohui sulwhasoo The Face Shop I sometimes get asked what Korean cosmetic would I recommend? What’s the best BB cream for them to buy? What is the number one Korean cosmetic brand to try? And so on… I found an article on the Korea’s best cosmetic brand based on m...
