Monthly Archive: October 2012

The Miracle of the Vitamin Jar

According to the Talmud, a jar with only enough oil to last one day ended up going for eight days for the victorious Maccabees a long time ago. This was the Miracle of the Oil which is celebrated by Jews at Chanukah each year. We have a similar miracle underway...

“Please Refrain from Making Love Excessively”

Actual signs for sale at local stationery store at Star Plaza in Seongpo-Dong, Ansan, Korea. For the sign mentioned in the subject line, as the Korean says "Displays of affection prohibited", the English translator seems to have gotten a little carried away.

Korean Translation Tip: A Surprising Aspect of Character Limitations in Korean Translations

Korean Translation Tip: A Surprising Aspect of Character Limitations in Korean Translations

I’ve been developing my skills in online marketing lately, which recently included earning a Google Adwords Individual Qualification [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://uz9.25e.myftpupload.com/korean-translator/] . This effort brought to my attention an aspect of Korean character limitations that I hadn’t considered carefully before. Since Korean translation [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://uz9.25e.myftpupload.com/] is my gig...

Q&A with Executive Recruiter William Sisson About Getting a Job in Korea

KBC Intern Jared Muloongo interviewed executive recruiter William Sisson [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://stevenbammel.com/category/archives/kbcprofile/WilliamSisson] as part of his research in preparing the report “A Map to a Career in Korea: What You Need to Know!”. The following is the original Q&A for the interview. For links to this and other interviews...

Q&A with Graduate Student Juan Aguilar About Getting a Job in Korea

KBC Intern Jared Muloongo interviewed graduate student Juan Aguilar [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://stevenbammel.com/category/archives/kbcprofile/JuanBAguilar] as part of his research in preparing the report “A Map to a Career in Korea: What You Need to Know!”. The following is the original Q&A for the interview. For links to this and other interviews...