Movie Review: The Twilight Saga: New Moon

by Mike McStay on November 23, 2009

To be honest, I had absolutely no idea of seeing the 2nd film of the Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series. I then heard that it made about 141 million in the USA during its opening weekend. After I saw the film, I was shocked that I liked it. Even more shocking, to me, is the fact that I am recommending that you see it when it opens here in South Korea on 3 December, 2009. [click to continue…]

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PARTY with a PURPOSE

by Ingrid on November 22, 2009

S3700007 This winter, you can make your first holiday gathering a wine party with a purpose.

December is already a month for socializing, sharing, and helping others. This year, party-planners and party-goers across Korea will also help raise money for the Korea Women’s Hot Line.

Getting involved is simple and fun: Plan or attend a wine party on December 4, 5, or 6, and help raise money for this worthy cause. The weekend of wine parties coincides with the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, which runs internationally from November 25 to December 10.

The night, location, and guest list of each party is determined by individual hosts, who provide the space and simple appetizers or snacks. Guests are encouraged to bring a bottle of wine (or other alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages) and a 10,000 won donation toward the Korea Women’s Hot Line.

The goal is for Korea to be the home to many parties with a purpose during the first weekend in December! Generous people across around the country will use parties to help raise money and awareness for gender violence and inequality. Which city will host the most parties? Which group will raise the most money? Now is the time to contribute to a worthy cause while also having fun.

If you are interested in throwing a party, no official preparation is necessary  – just tell your friends, whip up some delicious treats, break out the corkscrew and collect donations.

If you are interested in throwing your own wine party, contact Ingrid at ingrid.sikorcin@gmail.com or visit Facebook group “PARTY with a PURPOSE” for further contact details, party ideas and suggestions, and donation information.

– Bryn Keating

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Tweet from your regular phone in Korea

November 20, 2009

Until recently, if you’ve wanted to use Twitter in Korea you’ve had to use an iPod Touch, the Internet or you’ve been holding out for the iPhone, which will be showing up next week. Now, however, you can tweet from your regular phone by using an intermediary application called HanTweet (of course). Let me walk [...]

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Nice night shots from Dunsan

November 18, 2009

User Geligraph on Flickr has some nice night shots of Dunsan-dong in Daejeon:

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Movie Review: 2012

November 14, 2009

Movie review 2012
For the few who have no idea about why the #2012 is so important in this film this is the answer. The film is inspired by the idea of a global doomsday event coinciding with the end of the Mayan Long Count Calendar’s current cycle on or around December 21, 2012 (the northern [...]

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Socius Getting Intern, Needs Stuff Donations.

November 11, 2009

So yeah, we’re getting an intern, and I need some equipment for that intern so they can keep Socius up to date, do interviews around town, take photos of stuff to show you where to find stuff and such. If you have something you’d be willing to donate, sell cheap or have some connections you [...]

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Window Gardens for Urban Dwellers

November 11, 2009
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If you’re living in Korea and your green thumb is itching for a little patch to plant, you may want to consider window gardens. While greens at the local supermarket are not overly expensive, it would be nice to grow your own herbs and other harder-to-come-by fresh tasty green things.
If that sounds interesting to you, [...]

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English Book Fair at Solbridge

November 10, 2009
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Posted on behalf of Dr. Carlos Wong-Martinez
2009 SOLBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS BOOK FAIR
SolBridge Library in collaboration with Kyobo Publishers from Seoul is organising a two-day book fair on 17th & 18th November, 2009.
All members of the Daejeon expatriate community are cordially invited to attend this event. More than one thousand books will be available [...]

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