Umbrellas
Two photos of the variety of umbrellas brought to school when it’s either raining or likely to rain.
umbrellas galore
a varied selection
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‘Just’ – A Snigger
I love Korean notebooks and apart from often containing bad examples of English on the front covers, they are usually entertaining.
I'm sniggering
but it's cute!
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Ch’eonan’s Stairway to Nowhere – Photos
These photos were taken in the center of Ch’eonan in December 2010 and are from the photos I had originally thought lost.
reminds me of life
you're always trekking
and when you get to the end you simply fall off
wherever that might be
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Honestly! I’m not a trainspotter!
In December 2010, I took some photos for a post I intended writing on the KTX (KTX – Gold Standard. Jan 2011). After downloading them on to my UK computer, a glitch erased them. Then this week, I discover that I hadn’t erased the file but transfered it to my palm-reader which as a white elephant, rarely gets used.
The older type KTX, the sleek design inspired by the snout of a shark
The KTX San Ch'eon class engine
The San Ch'eon class was launched in March 2010
carriage entrances where there are usually free bottles of water, computer re-charging booths
one of the most impressive features: the on-board cinema
usually there are around 12 carriages not including two engines and a cinema.
I’m not in the least interested in trains in general and didn’t make a special trip to take these photos. I took them on my way to London back in December 2010. In the UK, train spotting is a hobby, uniquely British and which has a long tradition. Trainspotters have their own fashion’ frequently derided and spend weekends standing on the ends of platforms equipped with cameras and notebooks. I imagine, though it might be a falsehood, that they get extremely excited exchanging chassis numbers or discussing changes in livery. They are the butt of numerous jokes and to be called a ‘trainspotter’ is not complimentary.
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Park Life
I visited Warayong Park, Song-so, a few weeks ago.
Saturday afternoon in Warayong Park
soap making stall
frienship bracelet making stall
escaping the sun under the arbors (정자)
giant swing
6 week old baby girl
cute
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Typhoon Meari Echoes in Daegu
Daegu got the back-end of Typhoon Meari, typical in the monsoon season (Chang-ma 장마), which caused havoc and took nine lives in Jeju and Pusan. Saturday morning saw torrential rain and gusts of wind which didn’t abate until Sunday evening. The photos and video, taken from the 14th floor of my friend’s apartment, provide a great view across the Song-so area of Daegu, towards the distant mountains. As for the typhoon, luckily, by the time it was inland, it was really only a big storm. All photos link to Wikimapia.
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looking across Song-so with Hwa-won in the distance and Bi-sul-mountain (비슬산) in the background
gathering storm
in the direction of Song-so Rose Park
looking towards the edge of the university campus
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Just (그냥) – More Bad English…
cute
words of French origin are often the most difficult to spell even for the native speaker
brilliant!
I'm still chuckling...
a classic mistake
I'm a 'fairy?'
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Bicycle Boy
Sitting outside a GS25 late on a Saturday evening, I noticed quite a few interestingly designed bicycles.
the photo is poor quality, but you get the idea
he was quite proud of the flashing lights
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Senior Citizens’ ‘Street Party’
dancing to traditional ‘trot’
Last Saturday, as I was returning home from an outing I heard the sound of gongs and drums and walking down to the small park near my ‘one room,’ where an old peoples facility house is located (이곡경로당), discovered the old folks in the area where having a street party. In the middle of the small park a television screen had been set up and a small group were in the throes of a trot-style (트로트) karaoke session. One the periphery another group were busy accompanying the singing with an assortments of gongs and drums usually associated with traditional music such as pungmul nori (풍물놀이 and samul nori (사물놀이). Meanwhile, others were dancing in the style typical senior citizens. And the soju and makgeolli were flowing freely…
belting one out
as I sat watching, a tray of snacks was brought to my seat
a passing boy joins in…
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