tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39733375906749783112012-01-21T03:47:59.080-07:00Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.comBlogger2381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-91248328434572188972009-10-28T18:31:00.015-06:002009-10-28T18:52:10.520-06:00

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This was interesting to see on the sidewalk in front of an art shop. I was having a beer on a patio the other day and a woman walked by exactly like this.

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Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-57817989682608738022009-03-07T09:21:00.004-07:002009-03-09T19:49:33.964-06:00

Who's down with Davey?

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-38838725905182770852009-02-28T09:21:00.008-07:002009-02-28T09:30:41.675-07:00

Check out these dudes!

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Happy Friday the 13th to "Y'all" , I should be set up with a new computer very soon so I can get back to the grind. Ray Hope and the boys of Fenton Arms are in Baltimore tonight for their first gig opening for Talib Kweli. The venue spelled their name wrong on the gig flyer, the fuckers, I'm sure they will give one hell of a performance as they have been hard at it day and night.

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-32869233886118568042009-01-14T15:39:00.003-07:002009-01-14T15:46:22.076-07:00

Fenton Arms University custom skateboard designed by yours truly and for sale here. Be sure to check the myspace: Fenton Arms for your listening pleasure. Here's to 2009!

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Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-50576104910130249202008-12-15T11:10:00.003-07:002008-12-15T11:30:06.727-07:00

I finally got this finished for Lazy, I think it's bad ass. What a trip down memory lane, I went through hundreds and hundreds of pictures and images to do the background. Those were some crazy times, did we ever do it up, pure insanity! Thanks Pineault for the pictures you sent me, they are gems!

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Everyone should go listen to The Rebel Spell, amazing punk band from Vancouver, they have a media player on their site with loads of songs, in particular December 8, 1980 a great song about the Lennon Assassination.

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-44582140453986738482008-12-08T11:50:00.004-07:002008-12-08T12:41:59.862-07:00

My dad e-mailed this to me, I have been so consumed in an art project (more to come) I haven't had time to really get into this whole government overthrow thing. Do your thing, you all know how I feel about our dear leader. Anyway, here's a letter to the editor I found amusing... Let me see if I have this all straight. The NDP had already hatched a plan for a bloodless coup d’etat

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-56983623314174062132008-11-25T22:28:00.004-07:002009-01-14T15:53:06.268-07:00

Hit up the MySpace page for a listen: Fenton Arms

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Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-38101122625194019042008-11-08T13:40:00.003-07:002008-11-08T13:48:26.552-07:00

"Regrets, I've had a few but then again, too few to mention."

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Look what Jimmy found.This shit is awesome!

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-21936245748613036122008-10-30T23:43:00.004-06:002008-10-30T23:53:09.836-06:00

I picked up this old school desk with the date March 1965 stamped on the side. I took the sander to it and gave it a face lift with a stencil slapped on it.

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Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-56188565463433065152008-10-30T22:53:00.002-06:002008-10-30T23:01:12.811-06:00

"Nobody gives a shit about Bigfoot!"

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-60990652511681639802008-09-12T17:29:00.002-06:002008-09-12T17:32:18.906-06:00

New posts coming soon.( for my one loyal reader, lol)

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-37232334934222203602008-03-27T21:11:00.001-06:002008-03-27T21:14:34.497-06:00

That was a sweet ride.

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I came across a cd with some old pictures from Calgary, these ones were taken just after we finished Shaw's Millennium Park in Calgary, the worlds largest free outdoor skate park.

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-70447680012961125042008-03-20T09:47:00.002-06:002008-03-20T09:51:16.140-06:00

A new design, maybe I'll screen some of these later today.

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I have teamed up with my long time friend and local artist Smitty to form Oblivious. We will be producing t-shirts and framed prints to make your eyes vomit. More info to come...Below are a few recent paintings Smitty has completed and be sure to check out his website aaronwsmith.com for loads more.

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Oblivious T-shirts are here. Each one original, screen printed by hand by us. 20 bucks.

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And the snow just keeps on comin...

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Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-64402381061983581692008-03-03T12:52:00.003-07:002008-03-03T12:59:52.611-07:00

This is a really cool Robot Skin ad for the Philips Norelco Moisturizing Shaving System.

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Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-8239567089512381072008-02-28T19:48:00.024-07:002008-02-28T21:05:28.226-07:00

Today my buddy Smitty picked me up to go out to the village of Otterville to retrieve some of his paintings from an art shop that went tits up. Otterville water tower. New Street, where everything is.... well... old. Otterville Dam. End Prohibition! Great War Memorial.CanonCanon. The village pay phone. ( at someones home) Tobacco kilns it's not quite Florida but hey...Smitty's paintings.The End!

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A nice piece I saw in Toronto.

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A friend of mine was walking his dog and snapped this picture in South Korea.

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Inked In Asia has had a long over due update, check it!

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A few random pictures from Little Korea, Christie Station, Toronto. (click for full size)

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A few of the inductees from the walk of fame downtown Toronto.(click for full size)

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Last Saturday I went for a stroll through Toronto, I walked about 20 km's and took a few pictures of some of the things I thought were interesting. After being away for so long it was quite interesting to walk around and basically be a tourist. I don't think I would call it "reverse culture shock" I'm pretty sure it's called "time travel". It's a weird feeling and really hard to explain but it

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-90114771506674030032008-02-22T07:46:00.008-07:002008-02-22T10:17:38.454-07:00

I was going through some old boxes of stuff that have accumulated over the years in my parents' basement. I have a box full of killer cd's, Art work from over the years, Comic books, hockey cards, childhood scrapbooks and a bunch of other things. I found this newspaper clipping that really brought me back. The time, mid to late 80's, and in this hick town skateboarding was a crime. Skateboarding

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-54443630677518662212008-02-20T09:45:00.005-07:002008-02-20T11:10:08.070-07:00

I've been back in Canada for 3 weeks now and I'd have to say the most commonly asked questions have been about what I ate in Korea and about Koreans eating dogs. One question in particular was " Do they eat just any dog?" I explain how typically there is a certain breed of dog for eating but that doesn't mean other breeds of dogs don't find their way onto the plates of hungry dog eaters. So, I

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-68332341266716519762008-02-11T13:20:00.002-07:002008-02-22T09:11:25.903-07:00

It's freezing over here, the weather is crazy and everything is expensive. I took the Via Rail into Toronto the other day and we got hit with a nice little winter storm, It started with rain turning into freezing rain and then back to snow. At 10 am the next morning I was watching the news and they were saying there was over 125 cancellations at the airport, over 1025 traffic accidents already

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-10062672468408805212008-01-30T06:31:00.000-07:002008-01-30T08:01:48.192-07:00

After spending the last five years in South Korea I have packed up and moved on. It was a long, tiring journey that began at the Incheon Airport where I had my cologne confiscated by a customs official. He pulls it out of my carry on and says "No liquid, Special check in." He set it aside and then two customs officials tried to figure out what my wheels and trucks were. After explaining to them

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-3317565279621357622008-01-24T23:27:00.000-07:002008-01-25T01:22:18.023-07:00

This is the claw machine. They are everywhere in Korea.They are in front of almost every convenience store and very popular with the kids. For 200 won(about 20 cents) you get one pull, for 1000 won (about $1) you get 6 pulls. Take a close look, notice anything peculiar inside the claw machine besides all the lighters and booze a child can buy for 20 cents?Looks like this bad boy is the LG

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-60635229328037002522008-01-23T03:01:00.000-07:002008-01-23T03:21:45.724-07:00

A friend showed me this site tonight that had a feature on an exhibit starting January 28 in Paris. The exhibit mixes skateboarding with modern design created by two skateboarders, Etnies owner Pierre-André Senizergues and interior designer Gil Le Bon de LaPointe. Some very cool stuff! They will have their website up and running very soon. Skatestudyhouse.com

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-14372027860773567232008-01-22T18:00:00.000-07:002008-01-22T18:33:52.998-07:00

McGuinty speaks up on the FTA negotiations with S.Korea and I'm likin what he's sayin."Mr. McGuinty said he is prepared to take the unprecedented step of instituting a provincial surcharge or other barrier if the Harper government fails to negotiate a new free trade agreement with South Korea that gives Canada the same access to its market that the Asian country enjoys here."read it all here.

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-75082551458338141992008-01-20T03:39:00.000-07:002008-01-20T03:46:33.902-07:00

cringeverb1. draw back, as with fear or pain

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-28238584895472590982008-01-08T10:40:00.000-07:002008-01-08T11:34:46.690-07:00

Another new year has arrived, 2008 the year of the rat and it really made me sit back and realize how fast time is flying and that holy shit I'm getting old! The greatest part of getting "old"er is that the memories get that much better and the times we lived through are no longer cheesy but completely revitalized. I for one, am not ashamed to stand up and say I fucking love acid wash jeans and

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-56029861265480545342008-01-08T07:04:00.000-07:002008-01-08T07:23:31.523-07:00

Kraft Dinner was born in Canada in 1937 and sold for 19 cents a box. It's no secret us Canucks love our KD. But, did you know Canadians eat almost 100 million boxes of KD per year, that's three times more per capita than Americans. That's a lot of KD!

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-65493655415884471702008-01-05T02:24:00.000-07:002008-01-08T07:24:37.888-07:00

Something for the old school skaters. Public Domain:1988, McRad:My Weakness.Great skateboarding and a great fucking song. Man, does this ever bring back the memories.

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-79280112577704351572008-01-04T22:41:00.000-07:002008-01-04T22:57:00.433-07:00

I was surprised to see a photo of the Tucker/Ruutu fight from the Leafs -Penguins game made it's way into the Korea Times Sports.It was an entertaining scrap with some nice toe to toe action.

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Here's something worth reading. Andrei Lankov writes about the introduction of western food into Korea. Something I found very interesting was the fact that coffee was illegal here. Some food was smuggled out from the U.S. military bases. For example, nearly all the coffee consumed in Korea until the late 1960s came from the bases: the import of coffee into Korea was illegal in that period (

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-30335771942197551502007-12-25T21:59:00.000-07:002007-12-25T22:22:29.018-07:00

Choi Yo-sam fell into a coma shortly after his title defense on Tuesday and doctors say he has less than a 20 % chance of regaining consciousness. Here are a couple of quotes from the news article.Title-holder Choi Yo-sam, 33, collapsed and lost consciousness when Indonesian challenger Heri Amol, 24, threw a right to his jaw shortly before the match ended. Choi was declared the winner by a

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-19063142183130735102007-12-12T21:07:00.000-07:002007-12-12T21:19:04.089-07:00

Boycott Samsung!

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-44799307301020425772007-12-12T01:21:00.000-07:002007-12-12T02:07:04.996-07:00

Imagine a place where the bus you are riding through manic hustle and bustle suddenly slows to a crawl and the streets are lined with dozens and dozens of people resembling teletubbies, ten in red, ten in blue, all marked with a big number 2 and they are all happily doing the Macarena to blaring carnival music similar to that of "It's a Small World". No, this is not a tale from Dr. Seuss. This

Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115878802836214606noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973337590674978311.post-69798034598426196412007-12-07T00:25:00.000-07:002007-12-07T01:08:36.683-07:00

It's already Friday again.Time fuckin flies! Enjoy the weekend every one!

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A friend asked me if I made the stencil for "Friends Not Food". the answer, yes. Stencil making is very simple and a great way to make a t-shirt for a night on the town. here's how...first take a photo.put it in Photoshop and white out the area surrounding what you want to use.now go to image-->adjustments and use the Brightness/Contrast mode to darken the image and then put it in gray scale (

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Our man The Lazy Materialist has made the move to the big apple to continue his adventures in music. Best of luck home boy, you are missed. Check his music out , it's very much worth the listen, my favourite song is "Mighty Fine Woman" with "I Found A Woman" a close runner up. All the music he made was done in an office tel here in Korea. GO LISTEN!

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The "Friends Not Food!" stencil. Click to enlarge, save image, print, cut out with exacto knife, stick to surface, paint over it and pass it on! Perfect for walls or t-shirts. Enjoy!

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Roy Lichtenstein's "Happy Tears" was sold in 2002 at a Christie's auction in New York for $7,159,500 to Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee's wife. Allegedly the painting was purchased with money from the Samsung Slush Fund and it's whereabouts is now a mystery. Read more: "Where is Happy Tears?"

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Korea's largest conglomerate and symbol of national pride, Samsung has found itself at the center of a massive scandal. Allegations include bribes, illegal campaign funds, congratulatory cash to the president, slush funds, etc., etc. A probe into the scandal will begin in early 2008. With stocks falling and the accused banned from traveling, I'm willing to bet dollars to donuts this stays true

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Bombs Away #1Bombs Away #2I'm not sure which one I like best, any opinions?

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The 12th round of free trade talks started yesterday between Canada and South Korea and it's not looking like things are going to happen unless Korea decides to open up their auto market. Read more here.The opposition Liberal Party won’t support a trade accord that doesn’t open the South Korean market to Canadian exporters, the party’s trade critic Navdeep Singh Bains said in an e-mailed

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"Voodoo Jesus" the pencil sketch

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If you are looking for a refreshing trip down memory lane, look no further. fecalface.com has an excellent interview with Jim Phillips. Not sure who Jim Phillips is? I'll give you a little hint; Slime Balls, Screaming Hand, Rip Grip, Santa Cruz Skateboards, the list goes on and on. Jim Phillips is the man responsible for all those memorable graphics that nearly single handedly define a

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I came across a really cool site for skateboard decks, boardpusher.com. You can upload your own designs onto professional quality 100% pure Canadian maple decks and purchase them for yourself or you can set up shop through their site and sell your decks online.Very cool idea, here are some of the decks I designed...

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Canadian pro boxer Joe Pineault had his camera rolling at the right time last night during his sparring session here in Korea. While he was in the ring with another member of the gym the camera captured a little blooper that is sure to make anyone laugh. This must see video can be viewed here. And while you're at it check out Pineault's music video from his rap single "Step Back", which can be

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As you may or may not have noticed eye4insanity has been on a bit of a hiatus. I'm guessing this blog wasn't the only one feeling the effects of the facebook frenzy. In all honesty, a massive lack of ambition and a series of unfortunate (or maybe fortunate) events have kept me from updating the blog. As I said in my last post a few months back I was thinking of a new direction to take the blog,

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Well, It has been quite some time since I last made a post and to be honest I don't have a whole lot of interest in posting about Korean current events anymore. I have been thinking about the direction I want to take my blog and haven't made a final decision yet. With that said, I did read something today on The Lost Nomad I thought people would be interested in reading.If you've read my blog

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This is just brutally tragic. Something tells me there's gonna be some serious lawsuits for this one.

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From the Chosun Ilbo... "Organized Crime Mushrooms"The number of organized gangs has grown 18 percent from five years ago, according to data obtained by a lawmaker Wednesday. There are now 222 criminal gangs with 5,269 members. Korea’s biggest crime syndicate is the Gyeonggi-based Cheongha Wiseang-pa with 76 members.related article: Police Smash Violent Chinese-Korean GangPolice arrested 32

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A massive bribery scandal has been uncovered in the Korean Fine Arts Association(KFA).A police investigation has revealed that many winners of the Grand Art Exhibition of Korea, the country's largest art contest, were chosen through bribery and corruption.Of the 113 art works that received special prizes in the scholastic painting category last year, police said 27 won because of bribes.

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The blogger at The Western Confucian has posted about Korean sex trafficking and has linked to a pretty good article called "Enslavement of women persists despite new law". With the ongoing public outrage towards Japan for their part in the "Comfort Women" issue, there doesn't seem to be much outcry that Korean women are increasingly being "trafficked" globally for the sex industry.The Korean

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The Seoul National University Museum in Seoul will be showing an exhibit of 60 photos from the Korean War (1953) from May18 to August 18. The photos were shot by two British soldiers and show the life and times of ordinary Korean citizens at a time of war. For a sneak peak at some of the photos click here.Dongdaemun Market in Seoul 1953Present day Dongdaemun Market in Seoul.

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I finally made my way over to see the Andy Warhol Factory exhibit in Seoul. It was pretty cool and well worth the 7,000 won admission.

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With the 10th round of bilateral talks between Canada and Korea recently concluded and reports that the deal could be wrapped up during the 11th round Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Mackay spoke to reporters in Seoul about the ban on Canadian beef and the signing of the free trade agreement..."I believe this is an irritant - but one that is going to go away very soon. I think we’re approaching a

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Korean singer Kil Gun (길건) brought traffic to a halt during a photo shoot in Pataya, Thailand recently."Some Thai men gave an enthusiastic response to my 'very hot' clothes," the singer said. "Some men jumped out of their cars on the highway next to the location to look at me, leaving traffic paralyzed."Want more? Kil Gun Tattoos

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The Education Ministry is set to change some drawings in textbooks for first and second graders. The old drawings might give children the wrong ideas about gender equality."The illustration of the family meal will be changed so that all the family members are eating together. In a textbook for second graders, an illustration of a family visit to an ancestral grave left the mother out of the scene

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There was a pretty good sized protest in Bundang today. There were easily a couple hundred buses parked along the sides of the roads near the protest site and a few dozen riot police buses as well. I am told the protest was about the relocation of a U.S. Army base that the farmers are not too happy about. This is something that has been going on for quite some time. I was able to get up real

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I went for a walk along the Tancheon again yesterday and came across this bird sitting in almost the same spot as the Egret I saw the other day. I'm not a bird expert but from the information I was able to find this appears to be a Grey Heron. They stand 90-100 cm tall, with a 175-195 cm wingspan and a weight of 1-2 kg.

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Recently I learned that Bundang, South Korea is home to one of the largest Roman Catholic Cathedral churches on the Asian continent, St. John's Cathedral. This church is home to a very detailed replica of Michelangelo's "Pieta", one of only three in the world authorized by the Vatican.This church also has a spiral walkway that goes up about five stories high with a mural on the wall the entire

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I took a walk along the Tancheon stream the other day to watch Mother Nature in action. It was pretty cool to see all the fish splashing their way up stream to spawn. Most of the fish were around 2 feet in length and there were plenty of them. There were dozens of ducks in various shapes and colours and then we came across this bird known as a Chinese Egret or 노랑부리백로 in Korean sitting in the

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Bundang's Yuldong Park has Korea's highest Bungee jumping platform. A height of 45 m and the cost is 25,000 won ($30.10 CDN).

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Quite the restaurant name, maybe they have a menu similar to this one...

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I stumbled across this forum on a site called Politics@4-ch, where I'm assuming some kid started this thread: Why is Korea and Korean loved all over the world today? If you want to have a laugh, check it out, it's full of Japan vs. Korea bickering, mostly in English. This "netizen" squabble started Christmas Day 2005 and is still ongoing...A little example:7 Name: Citizen 2005-12-25 14:31 ID:

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It's no secret that in South Korea there is definitely a market for dog meat. South Korea has been repeatedly criticized from animal rights groups from around the globe to end this industry. The way the animals are slaughtered is extremely cruel as Koreans believe the more torture an animal suffers in it's "slaughter" the better the meat will be. Which is a complete myth, in reality the more

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I was doing some "Googling" tonight and came across a photo site put together by a man who served in the American military in 1968-69. Photography being his hobby he has put together an excellent site featuring 600+ colour photos of South Korea from 1968-69 as well as numerous black and whites taken while he served here on the ROK. It is very much worth the while to take some time and view these

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Canada's National Research Council has identified a newly found mineral from Serbia to have nearly the exact composition as the fictional "Kryptonite". The new mineral was accepted by the IMA as a new mineral and named it "Jadarite" after Jadar, Serbia."...when Dr. Stanley typed the composition of the new mineral -- sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide -- into Google, he was astonished to find

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Korean human traffickers are under the microscope once again, this time involving Australia. Setting up women between the ages of 18-30 with working holiday visas to go off to Australia to learn English and work in "restaurants" and "bars".Police here say that Australia's working holiday visa rules are increasingly abused by Koreans going overseas for prostitution. Recently Seoul Metropolitan

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If you are a fan of Hank Williams Sr. or just a music fan in general, click the above banner to go sign a petition to have Hank Sr. reinstated to the Grand Ole Opry. Hank Sr. was asked to leave the Opry in 1952 with the intention that he would sober up and make a return to the stage. Hank passed away shortly after and has yet to be reinstated. One of music's most influential figures, by the time

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Just wanted to let all who read my blog to know I have created a second blog completely dedicated to the world of tattoos. The people who know me best know my passion in life is the art world(and maybe bourbon). I thought instead of mixing it up here with all my random brain farts, a second blog would work best to aim at one audience, the tattoo lovers.Thanks to all who responded with their

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While the auto sector wants the Canadian government to proceed with caution in dealing with a free trade agreement between Canada and South Korea, the Canadian Pork Council is urging them to push hard for the pork market and to do it quickly. Recently America has replaced Canada as the number 1 exporter of pork onto the peninsula. While business is far from bad..."In 2006 Korea was Canada's fifth

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Well, Here comes round 10, set to begin in Seoul next week beginning Monday and continuing until Thursday. Ministry officials said Canada may make a strong demand to gain access to South Korea's beef, pork and barley markets."Canada is expected to ask for a high degree of liberalization in these areas," said Park Chang-yong, head of the ministry's FTA division.Seoul plans to explain the

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