Amidst 840238402 other things to do, I am still allocating time to my new-found hobby: the study of Korean history (in Korean). I know I’m just being stupid, but I refuse to study Korean histor...
This is part of an ongoing special series when 1-2 Korean learners/bloggers each week are invited to share their Korean learning journey! It will be nice if you can leave a comment after reading! ^^ ...
푸하하하하!!! I’m strangely happy that I finally found out what is the name of the slippers that are so common in Korea. I should have guessed. For those who don’t get it, it means ’3 li...
After writing the post on how Singaporeans react (both the good and the not so nice ways) to me studying Korean, it got me thinking of how my Korean friends / people on the street react to me learnin...
Received a question in one of the comments on how I am studying advanced Korean now. Frankly speaking, I still feel that I’m lost somewhere in the abyss of the ‘crossing over’stage....
A few days ago, I was in school and overheard a group of girls discussing language electives offered by our school. And they were debating on which is an easier language: Japanese or Korean. One girl...
yay dragged myself out of the house in the morning to register personally for the upcoming TOPIK test! First time going to the new SKS and I must say I died walking in and out. I better have a big br...
I am very much addicted to 해를 품은 달. That very much sums up what I have been doing lately. I always have a curious obsession with Joseon Dynasty and I openly declare that I idolize King Sejong. But wa...
These days, I’m at a loss of how to study Korean. I know I still have a lot of advanced grammar points to go, but most of these grammar points aren’t found in my textbooks, but my grammar...
띄어쓰기 is something that plague (almost) every speaker of Korean – be it a Korean teacher or a foreign learner. I still remember how my Korean teacher at KU kept telling us that even they themsel...
I think these 3 words basically sum up my Korean learning journey these days. I can’t remember the last time I studied hard for Korean. Not in the past 1 year plus or so. D: Having reached a le...
Source: www.koreanbook.de This is one book that I’ve always been recommending to others without actually owning it or using it before. However, I instantly like what I saw when I flipped throug...
Hi everyone~! Those of you who have been following the blog and facebook page should have heard that I was organizing a casual meetup for Korean learners and I just came back from the meetup!! It was...
There are too many things to do recently! D: Been really busy, and therefore the lack of updates on Korean. Besides the numerous things I have to do for my studies etc, here’s a list for Korean...
URGH. I don’t like to generalize or stereotype, but I’m getting really annoyed by some people who are either close-minded, one-track mind, non-accepting etc etc. Attended an interview not...
I’ve introduced my current my method of learning Korean in a previous post and I thought it will be nice to share some of the interesting issues in Korea and to generate some discussion. I want...
As I’m writing this, most of the stuff I’ve put up on sale are already sold out. O.o Didn’t expect my books to be so popular. I’m really sad about parting with them ㅠㅠㅠ but I ...
Listening to the news broadcast is probably one of the hardest type of listening for most people as the language tends to be more formal and the speed of speaking a lot faster than dramas. However it...
Hi everyone! ^^ Thanks to everyone in Singapore who have responded so well to a casual meetup among us Korean learners! There are currently 21 confirmed people as well as quite a number of ‘may...
For students or those on a budget that are looking to stay in Korea for an extended period of time (> 1 month), a gositel or livingtel is probably one of the top choices. Firstly, let me briefly g...
Welcome to hangukdrama’s very first giveaway! ^^ I’ve been really thankful for all the support and wonderful friends that I’ve made through this blog and I thought I’ll do a g...
Hello everyone~~! As some of you might know, I’m already back in Singapore! I have been toying with the idea of creating a meetup group for korean learners (lovers) and since some of you have b...
I’m sad to say, but I’m back in Singapore! Arrived at the airport at 6am in the morning and 6 hours later, I’m still suffering very very badly from reverse culture shock, confusion,...
Hyunwoo Sun kindly invited me to try out the new site and I have a 3 weeks free trial~! [disclaimer: 4 years into studying Korean, Im no longer a beginner. But Ill try to review the site from the per...
Disclaimer: I’m writing this based on my personal experience, and it may / may not be accurate. Feel free to disagree but be polite. Disclaimer 2: The experience may be the same or not if you a...
Here comes a list of resolutions that is never going to be fulfilled! Get TOPIK level 6 by end 2012 (hopefully by June!) Come back to Seoul again (….. ㅠㅠㅠ) Study hard Earn some money (so that I...
Hi people! I’ll be gone for a week as I’m going to Busan and possibly Gwangju tomorrow! I won’t be blogging but I’m still going to update the facebook page with photos! The ne...
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