Remember when Kim Jong Il was the Wackiest World Leader?
Once there was a guy called Kim Jong Il.
the greatest guy in history, world champion of weird.
He was arguably the world’s best-known demigod.
Contrary to popular...
Drinking in Korea (some Sobering Statistics).
Three o'clock one Wednesday morning I was wandering through Seoul's recently pronounced "HBC Art village" (formerly unknown "Haebangchon foreign ghetto") when a familiar voice...
Call us Crazy lil’ Kim, but we Still ain’t Buyin’ it…
Surely it isn't just me... maybe it is. I'm starting to kinda almost feel sorry for the little fella. Most of us here on...
The Definition of Irony
I was having a beer at a local pub and a nearby table of fellow EFL teachers were discussing the definition of ‘irony’. Given,...
North Korea and Pizza
There has been speculation in the news these last couple of days that North Korea may be planning its third underground nuclear test sometime soon....
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