At Traditional Korean Tea House in Insadong Waiting for Next Appointment
Monthly Archive: April 2010
Announcing the GyeongGi Province Experience!
To learn about GyeongGi Province, there are many great English-language resources on the web. A good place to start would be Wikipedia. Just going to Google and typing in “gyeonggi province” gets another long list of sites. Be sure to try alternate spellings too: kyunggi province, kyeonggi province, kyeongki province, kyonggi...
Yet More Candidates for Mayor of Ansan…
Here are a couple more candidates whose signs are visible from the subway platform. I like how Choeol-Min Kim is waiving to me and has a big smile; it kind of offsets his receding hairline. He's got the "Energy to Drive Change!" As for Jong-Hoon Jeon, he's taking Jeong-Goo Shim's...
Treasure and Cauvery Climbing a Stairwell in Alice’s Wonderland
Treasure and Cauvery head up the stairs at Dongseo Core Building, where I have my office. We were returning from lunch on our way to Saturday Detention.
The Altar at Suweon Station for Honoring the Deceased Soldiers of the Cheonan Battleship
This is one of the dozens of places set up across the country where citizen can go to pay their respects to the fallen soldiers. Visit https://stevenbammel.com/category/archives/kbcforum/topics/concerns-over-the-sinking-of [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://stevenbammel.com/category/archives/kbcforum/topics/concerns-over-the-sinking-of] for a discussion of the tragedy.
Nojeok Hill, My View from the Top – History of the Area Around Nojeok Hill
On the main intersection in Seongpo-Dong, across from Star Plaza and about a five minute walk from the base of Nojeok Hill is a historical marker: I've passed it many times but hadn't bothered to read what it said until recently. It's a fascinating story about the history of...
Introducing Soong Huh for Mayor of Ansan
Soong Huh's signs, which drape the World Core Building next to my office, promise that he has the "Energy to Develop [literal: "Cultivate, Nurture"] Ansan". As previous spokesperson for Gyeonggi Province and senior secretary to Gyeonggi Province Governor Moon-Soo Kim, when the Governor was a national assemblyman, Soong Huh doesn't...
