Sep 27
By Park Je-Sun with Iwazaru
This is about security.
Prostitution in Seoul is different. It is wide spread and peculiarly civilized. The majority of top-end, that is, rich, businessmen in Seoul are more familiar with sex industry culture than in a number of other countries. Sex and power are closely linked in this city. A good example is one particular Embassy in Seoul being located in the same building as a shop that will give you a hand-job to help you relax during your lunch hour.
Sex and power are undisputedly linked everywhere. Counting mistresses would be a hard task in any country. The slight difference though, is that after a hard days work, a lot of other countries do not take the upper management out to do college girls who happen to all be in the same place at the same time and on a salary for just that purpose. Add to this the obliteration of any chance of possible police interference and the almost non-existent private security market and you have an interesting dilemma.
Sep 27
By Remo Dellio with Mizaru
Yea, thanks for the job info in South Korea. Sounds appealing but I think I am going to stick it out around here. We actually just got a really good raise. I think this is the best salary I have made since teaching, and in a way a stress-free job considering the little nonsense I have to put up with compared to the other hell schools I’ve taught at in the Bronx.
Real estate prices are coming down so it might be a good time to buy, looking for a two-family in my neighborhood. But maybe during the summer I can visit. Love Asian culture and really miss teaching Asians, so nice and obedient even though you don’t know what they are thinking. Be in touch. Take care my nigga, Remo
Sep 27
By Thomas Holloway
I traveled to Seoul on June 17, 2010, only two weeks after Kate left Berlin.
At first everything looked well and Kate was happy to see me again so fast. But I felt strange when her family arranged a big dinner together on the second day on my arrival…I didn’t think anything bad, I thought it’s just a dinner for being together and getting to know each other. I didn’t expect a big meaning….
I was wrong. While we were eating and talking, suddenly a member of Kate’s family said to me: “Thomas, you are here to make an announcement!” At that very moment I realized that they wanted to hear something really important from me. I was shocked. I didn’t expect this so fast. And I couldn’t talk with Kate alone about everything.
Sep 27
By Fiona Isobel Jackson
Read Part 1
In all we traveled in parts of five states, and mostly people were fairly cool (although in general quite bossy, even the little children). We had both come across far more persistent beggars in certain parts of SE Asia. On one memorable occasion a woman on the street in Delhi asked us for “chapatti” (bread/money). Restaurant servings would make any North American proud, and we got into the habit of taking the bread we didn’t eat with us to give to the numerous street dogs. So I had a fresh stack of them with me and she was genuinely delighted. Then a child with her group chased after us and asked for an ice cream, which I obliged at a nearby stand. The kid was so happy she ran after us a second time to shake our hands.
Sep 27
Long time friends of DDD Magazine and now The Three Wise Monkeys, sound duo Jet Echo re-unites in Seoul for a show in Hongdae at Club Freebird Friday, October 01, 2010 10:00 PM – 3:00 AM.
Sep 20
By teen journalist Matt Choi
According to recent research, South Korea is the second highest scoring country of average high school academic test scores. The result of the research brought a huge boost in respect for our education model.
However, in the same research, South Korea also ranked the lowest in the category of happiness for students. I believe Korea is not an advanced nation in education yet. There are many contradictions that point to why we have an undeveloped education reality in our developed country.
Sep 19
THE URBAN PLUNGE
By Mizaru
Again, I had no idea what was to happen with the “Reds” protesters, and later in the police station and then the immigration holding cell and finally at Discovery Lodge inside room 332, yet I feel it that for all that happened this summer I need the good karma and will give advice about what I can and just for starters: showing up for a first day of back-to-school training at Chichester College wearing New Balance tennis shoes and Dominican Rep. baggy clown-pants is not a good idea. The heat is the only harness that Bangkok really lays on you but man you got to button up if you’re going to teach English in this part of the world. It’s something about signifying yourself as an urban professional and not another sidewalk scooter dog or run of the mill sex tourist with a funny accent and jaundiced yellow eyes. Changing your surrounding tableau from mouth breathing tourist to a temporary foreign resident in Thailand requires a little copycatting of Asian protocol and always wearing slacks and a tie is how to start.
Sep 19
By Fiona Isobel Jackson
Part 1
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We spent a few days in Tibetan Buddhist Leh, which was probably my highlight. With prayer flags and wheels everywhere, the vibe is a strong feeling of being in a different universe. Every local single person wanders around in burgundy coloured monk-like garb. The landscape is a stark, moon-like desert with mountains poised behind, that would be freezing in winter. Sadly it was the only place where I got sick (food poisoning), as it was the most time consuming and expensive to get in and out of. My mother was altitude sick for about a day, which is very common when you’re 3500 metres up, and I too felt disoriented.
Sep 19
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th 2010
from 7:00 PM TO 9:00 PM @ PAUL (Yeouido) Marriott Luxury residences
WELCOME TO PAUL!
Enjoy our special networking event organized by FKCCI (French Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry) where traditional French food meets art & culture
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Hosted at PAUL Bakery Café & Restaurant
1F, Yeouido MARRIOTT Hotel,Seoul
www.paulkorea.com
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Photo Exhibition by Vincent SUNG (with the presence of the artist)
Live Jazz by Jessica Lofbomm and Zach Bardon at the outdoor terrace–Paul Cocktail Buffet,French Wine & Lucky Draw
Sep 13
By Elena j. (with insights from Angel R.)
At university, “Meetings,” in the Korean sense, are not just any equivalent to any gathering; they explicitly refer to group blind dates. Sogaetings are one-on-one blind dates, which sometimes can become more intimate or awkward. In a meeting, one of the most popular events among freshmen, one mediator, or broker, introduces his or her group of friends to another group of friends of the opposite sex. The two groups meet for dinner, introduce themselves, and head for a bar after the meal. At the bar, everyone opts for drinks and after a few glasses, the mood lifts and people start to feel closer. Though some people may receive “Afters,” or continuous calls from a person who is interested, in general, meetings are considered very casual get-togethers.
Sep 13
By Konrad K.
Some of the adults in my English classes were alright. In the advanced classes some were friendly and talkative but unfortunately for most of the time I was stuck with the lower levels and consequently, with the real dogs who struggled to string a sentence together. Another thing that surprised me and disappointed me to no end was the almost total absence of good looking women taking my classes. What a downer, not even a good looker to hang my sight on! One would come really handy especially in the low level classes where at times, I was close to dozing off due to the dead silence emitted by the students. I tried hard to liven things up and rouse them from their slumber but sometimes it was like beating my head against the wall. No matter what I did, hell, even if I danced like a trained monkey, there was no way of stirring them out of their coma. I don’t think even some good porn could do that, but I digress.
Sep 13
By Jimmy McIntyre
There are never any plates; just one metal tray, with five inbuilt bowls, two large and three small. I pick up the tray. I look at today’s offerings; Kimchi, rice, fish, vegetable stuff with red sauce on it, soup, rice balls, and something unrecognizable. I’ve noticed that the rice and soup goes in the two large bowls, and everything else goes in the three others. I put some kimchi in one small bowl, rice balls in the other, and the fish in the last. Soup and rice went into the big ones. Looking at my colleagues’ tray, I was able to confirm that I had placed the food in the correct compartments. I start to eat.
Sep 13
Editor’s Note: This interview was done during the first couple of issues that 3wm published. The Korea Times never published this though. Riddle me This: Why didn’t they?
Sep 06
By Elena j. (with insights from Angel R.)
Similar to the majority of 600,000 students that took the Korean College Entrance Exams last year, I held an image of college life that was a crude botch of images glued together by the media and tales from incumbent college students. College was a place where one could party, drink all night, throw up, and still look glamorous as Jun Ji-Hyun. Girls would finally be able to wear heels, makeup, and get a perm, whereas guys would be able to dye their hair and drink to their heart’s content—indulgences prohibited for them until now.
This hasn’t exactly been reality and the ten points below, based on my observations and experience, are part of a candid record and for future students, will hopefully be a possible guide on surviving the first semester at a Korean university.
Sep 06
By Konrad K
I really have no particular reason to stay here any longer. I guess I continue to stay because of a lack of better ideas of what to do with my life. My mind is in flux as it oscillates between thoughts of going home and staying on. I am dogged by indecision and a mild addiction to porn not to mention cigarettes which I periodically quit and start up again. On an average day, I spend at least an hour looking at Internet porn.
What is wrong with this picture? I know of countless other people who spend five times as much time in front of their idiot box everyday. I guess my addiction isn’t so time consuming after all. Besides the tissue to clean up my errant semen is cheap if not for free, but I digress.
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