As I write this I am sitting at my desk on a day when I should be in my apartment or in another city. The reason being that it’s Tuesday morning and Monday was a holiday. Wednesday too. This day was sandwiched between two holidays and I wasn’t given the day off. I had to…
Category: korea
G.E.C.
It’s been 2 years and the Gyeongsan English Club is going strong. On August 31st, we celebrated the 2nd year anniversary at a restaurant near the Yeungnam University campus. They served drinks, we danced and played games. It was good time had by all.
Buddha Like Me
After my most recent trip to Ethiopia, I marveled at the similarities between Korean and Ethiopian culture. This is the original post: I went to a temple today. Koreans built it around the sixth century. We drank tea, talked, and took some pictures. I saw a statue of Buddha — one that I hadn’t seen…
Auntie Dee-Dee
In 1988, she represented the United States at the Seoul Olympics. She was fast, stylish, and incomparable. She was also a creative fashion designer. The Indiana Pacers once sported uniforms that were designed by her. Her name was Florence Delores Griffith-Joyner. To the world she became known as FloJo. To me and my family, she was auntie Dee-Dee.
Mi Vida
I was born on the ninth day of October in the year of 1979. On that day in the year of 1446, the Korean alphabet, –Hanguel — was created. In addition to my birthdate, I have many connections to the land of the morning calm. Aside from my birthday, I grew up in Los Angeles where the greatest…
Buddha Like Me
I had always believed that Buddha was a large fat bald smiling man whose stomach Chinese people rubbed for good luck. I would see statues of this man often in Chinese restaurants. It wasn’t until 2012 that I realized this man was not Buddha, but actually a famous monk — Hotei. Back in 2012 I…
Roots
I watched Journey of Man by Spencer Wells recently via YouTube. Wells presents the argument that humankind originated in Africa. Through his study of genetics, he was able to trace human genes back to the San Bushmen in Africa. Basically, these Africans have all of the genetic markers that are shared by all people around…
Recent News
Upon finishing the semester at Yeungnam University where I teach English, I was requested to change my students grades. I’m not one to dishonor a students request so I obliged. The most interesting request was that to change the grade to a n ‘F’ from a ‘B’. The student was not satisfied with his ‘B’…
Oh! What A Night!
After finishing the last thirty minutes of 21 Jumpstreet, I’m left with the remnants of a great night. Here’s the play-by-play. I drove downtown. I would have liked to have parked near Caliente, the local restaurant and pub that serves decent Mexican food, but I missed my turn. Instead, I found myself somewhere I didn’t…
Stream of Conciousness
Horse Badorties inspired me tonight. It’s time to go downtown and cut a rug. I put the movie on pause and will get back to it after I return. I must not forget that I will meet Brody tomorrow for lunch. Shabazz Palaces has completed uploading to my cellphone. It’s time to leave now. This…
What Were They Talking About?
Digable Planets have always held a special place in my music catalog. However, I’ve never wholeheartedly understood what they were talking about in their rhymes. They were hot in 1993. Since that time I’ve grown, been educated, and educated myself along the way. These days, I can appreciate their music for it’s adherence to Hip-Hop…
The Happiest Place on Earth?
This update was motivated by a random occurrence that affected me. It took place at Disneyland when I was on vacation in December of last year. I was with my family enjoying the day when a young Indian boy passed me and uttered the word: “slave”. After passing me he turned back to check the…
What's Larry Been Up To? 
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