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AA-CHAN - Of Fandom and Foreigner in Korea
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Follow AA-CHAN as he teaches English in Korea and experiences his Korean music fandoms up close!
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“Let’s choose a book and sit down.”

“Choose a book and sit down.” I found myself telling kindergarten this all morning, but to be fair, it was a library and there were stepladders. Andy was just happy to be out. Brenda... F...

24 nov 11

랭캐 Spotlight – 조미경

I‘ve been lucky enough to know Mikyung as long as I’ve known Hyunwoo. She has a good rapport with everyone that she meets and is forever glamorous. Mikyung, take it away! Mikyung is... Fo...

22 nov 11

How much do you love your iPhone?

Admit it, your phone is always in your pocket or your hand, right? I recently spent two days without a phone and was told to “enjoy the freedom”, and now that my new iPhone 4S has... Foll...

18 nov 11 1 person likes this

TEDxItaewon “What Drives You?”

Yesterday was the big day and I would like to start by saying thank you to everyone at TEDxItaewon, all of our wonderful speakers and the attendees that shared in everything with us. I was busy... Fo...

16 nov 11

A Wee’ Bit Chilly in 홍대

A chilly day out and aboutin Hongdae with Hyesook and the Leica X1. What do you think of my new jumper? “Omo!” My face is always too far forward. “Ah!” “Ahhhhh!”.....

13 nov 11

JCK 11월 생일 파티

Around comes another birthday party, the first shooting with my new LEICA X1. Cindy’s default look. Luke, the monkey. Cindy was having trouble with her hat. Isaac, on the verge of exploding.......

13 nov 11

“열심히 일하고 있어.”

Or is he hardly working? No, it is definitely the former. He hardly stopped from when I arrived at 8:30 until it slowed down at around 10:30. 규완(aka. Jackie) certainly has his own flair when making a...

11 nov 11

투FOLD Magazine is born

And now we have a name. ‘Twofold’ was the name that I came up with, but for various reasons, we decided to change it up a little. After a brainstorming session and playing around with my....

11 nov 11

LanguageCast Seoul 111107

여러분, 안녕 하세요! Photos and highlights from this week’s LanguageCast meet-up at Mango Six in 홍대. It’s been too long! Highlights Chatted with Kyunghwa. Gave Ryan his LEICA hand towel and let.....

07 nov 11

Unboxing my New Mac Mini!

Yes, I know that unboxing is not in the dictionary, but I feel that it should be. Anyway, so enthralled was I with Apple’s original Mac Mini, that I have bought myself a new one. Watch me unbox...

06 nov 11

김포 > 이촌 > 홍대, 오 마이!

On a day where the weather couldn’t make up its mind, Hyesook hit Gimpo, Icheon and finally, Hongdae. Great fun with both cameras! We always take photos of the food first. “너~” 냠......

06 nov 11

“A magazine, you say?”

It’s time to stick my finger in some more pies – this time it’s a possible magazine venture with Johnny, Jungyoon and Dan. Let’s start storytelling. Looking on. Dan doing some...

01 nov 11

Halloween Party @ 더 학원

“Too Many Wizards. Not Enough Pirates.” Enough said. Halloween at the office. The kids drew and I cut. Amy grabbing on for dear life. Ariel… I called Isaac’s name and he... Fo...

01 nov 11

First batch with the FinePix X100!

드디어! I now have the FujiFilm FinePix X100! I enjoyed shooting with the Panasonic Lumix GF2 a hell of a lot, but this feels like a step up in terms of photography. Still getting to grips with the... F...

31 oct 11

TEDxItaewon 4번째 미팅

There can be no doubt that our filming day was a complete success. Our first meeting after that wet and awesome day has us finalizing some of the details and talking more about speakers for the live....

22 oct 11

JCK 마겟 데이 아웃!

JCK took to the market today to spend their mini fortunes…well, 2000원 is not to be sniffed at when you’re only 6 years old. Ariel and Lucy practicing their Chinese. Two happy customers......

18 oct 11

랭캐 Spotlight – Ryan Cabal

I met the second of three 랭캐 Spotlights at the beginning of my time at LanguageCast and almost immediately, his “infectious camera disease” has worked it’s way to me. Ryan Cabal is....

18 oct 11

로모그래피 다이어리

“경은 누나, 고마워요!” 이것은 나의 새로운 다이어리에요. 여기 보세요! This is my new diary/note book. 이것은 나의 새로운 다이어리에요. Kyeongeun gave it to me for my birthday on Sunday. She bought it at the Lomography Store in......

18 oct 11

랭캐 Spotlight – Cheng Law

The third 랭캐 Spotlight today (I was on fire tonight) is someone that Facebook spent months asking if I knew – “Have you met Cheng?” “Have you followed Cheng yet?”... Fol...

18 oct 11

랭캐 Spotlight – 안효진

The first 랭캐 Spotlight from yesterday’s LanguageCast is a fellow Man Utd. fan and fanatic maniac aficionado of SpongeBob Squarepants. She also rocks a high-five like no-one else I’ve ever...

18 oct 11

Sunday Selca Session in Itaewon!

Yes, I know that selca means self camera, but with Hyesook, I have come to think of it as any photo of me. On the other hand, fish & chips! Itaewon! I now love her cheeks. “Hello down... F...

16 oct 11

TEDxItaewon 비디오 촬영 날 Part 2!

Remix! This post is yesterday’s TEDxItaewon post remixed up the wazoo. Thank you, Edward! Johnny attaching the cameras to his bike. You can see Jungyoon on the phone to SoHyun in the... Follow ...

16 oct 11

TEDxItaewon 비디오 촬영 날!

Tokay’s the day that I answer, “What drives you?” in front of the camera. Our video man, Johnny Bland will be in charge of our two Go Pro Cameras, Edward on car duty, Jungyoon... Fo...

15 oct 11

고구마 피킹 타임!

It’s that time of the year again – sweet potatoes! Back in April, we planted sweet potatoes at the farm with the kindergarten groups. Now it’s time to collect! Sean looking happy......

12 oct 11

랭캐 Spotlight – Shanna Tan

Today’s second 랭캐 Spotlight is part of a double header! Shanna is someone I have known for more than a year on Twitter and who is even better in person. She represents Singapore, speaks Korean....

10 oct 11

랭캐 Spotlight – 선경화

The seventh (it’s late!) 랭캐 Spotlight features TalkToMeInKorean‘s newest member, Sun Kyunghwa. She’s quirky, a lot of fun and she’s game for anything! I first met Kyunghwa at....

10 oct 11

고운 누나의 웨딩!

Wedding number 2 today! This time it was Gowoon’s in Myeongdong and the suit was back in action. Hyesook was also looking particularly gorgeous and that encouraged us to selca like crazy!... Fo...

09 oct 11

‘신도림’ finally gets its own tag!

With SINDORIM(신도림) becoming Hyesook and my go to place, I felt that it deserved its own tag. We checked out D-CUBE CITY and did some damage in the shops before heading to Hongdae for din dins!... Fol...

09 oct 11

서울에서 시원한 하루에 점심과 저녁 식사.

Ddespite the cold weather in Seoul yesterday, I was able to warm up with Hyesook for both lunch near her home and dinner in Yeouido. More selca, too! “Choose one: rice or noodles?” My new...

02 oct 11

SEOULTUBE 2011 Part.02

10 minutes. That was all I could manage of SEOULTUBE this time round. Fear not though, photos were taken! Check them out on this cold day in Yeouido. Heechul looks “so handsome” with his....

02 oct 11

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