Billboards And Signs

Do I believe in signs? Yes, I do. Especially the ones that flash with a personal message for a school teacher on a holiday. (That’s me!) Myeongdong Market, Seoul Woah! Dare I think I’m so cool? The universe works in mysterious ways. PS: That’s actually a brand name of a K-Beauty company. Random wall in…

Good Morning, World!

I’m waking earlier than usual. Well, before my alarms go off. I have three set on my phone, each five minutes apart. That’s because when I reach to turn it off, I get sucked into the scrolling game. The training to chuck the phone away quicker or better still, to ignore its siren call, is…

The Lotus Lantern Festival In Seoul

I was in Seoul towards the end of May. Luckily it coincided with the Lotus Lantern Festival which marks Buddha’s birthday. I missed the grand parade but the bright paper lanterns lining the streets and in temples across Korea, more than made up for it. By the way, Mami and I discovered that if we…

Photo Gallery: On The Edge

“I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.” -Kurt Vonnegut Dangling on the edge Lotte World Tower, Seoul A TV underneath the platform? A man, down? Nah! It’s a mannequin on the…

Of Anime And A Band Called Radwimps

Radwimps is a Japanese band that I have been introduced to by my son, the Knight. So it’s a done deal that I’d be listening to it while I sit crafting a post dedicated to me warming up to the whole anime genre. That’s Japanese animation on TV and movies. Many anime are actually adaptions…