Badminton on the Terrace Across from My Office
Great idea for getting a little exercise during work hours:
Tagged: In and Near Ansan
My Office at Dongseo Core Building as Viewed from the Back on the Ground
I know this will be interesting to everyone (yeah, right!) and in the interest of thorough coverage, my office window is the one on the top floor in the middle which has a white air-conditioning pipe coming our the window and going up to the roof.
“Thinking Samsung” – Advertisement in Stairwell at Daedong Bookstore’s Gojan Branch in Ansan
Samsung won’t let this book get coverage through the traditional media in Korea (the one in white below – “삼성을 생각한다”; See brief reference near the end of this web post). But it’s still selling like hotcakes. Apparently, even in Korea, Samsung is merely “extremely powerful”, not “all powerful”. We had...
Flowers on the Bridge Over Ansan Creek
I cross this street on the way to the office in the morning.
Heeee’s Baaaack! Former Mayor of Ansan Runs for Office from Jail… Or Not…
Several days ago this multi-story campaign poster went up on a building near my office. It's for the former mayor of Ansan who is currently sitting in jail awaiting trial on charges of corruption. But with the Ansan mayoral election coming up next Wednesday, his backers got him onto the...
Korean Fencing Will Make You Tall and Skinny
A local Korean fencing hall put this banner advertisement up at Nojeok Hill: [Translation] HP Best Height (HP Sports) – Recruiting Members "Mom, I want to be the best!" [photo of girl showing how tall she is] Specialized management of growth and obesity (weight, height, muscles, obesity, predicted height) Seongpo...
Close-Up Portraits of the Pigs in Chungang-Dong, Ansan City
I posted a number of photos about the concrete pigs in the vicinity of my office last month at the following links: /2010/03/more-pigs-and-now-benches-and-streetlights-too /2010/03/there-are-pigs-in-the-street I finally got around to taking closeups of the darling creatures:
We Demand Our Artist Apartment Volunteer Jobs Back!
I haven't figured out exactly what's happened but apparently someone went around our apartment complex recently handing out free recyclable trash bags and having each recipient sign-off to verify that they received their bags. Only problem is that it seems those signatures actually turned out to have been placed on...
Cauvery Enjoys a Refreshing Drink at Lake Park in Ansan
After a long bike ride to Lake Park (호수공원), nothing's better than to sit back and enjoy a cold one!
