Our bags are in the process of getting packed. We opted to only bring carry-on luggage to allow us to quickly and comfortable get from Inchon to Gimpo once we arrive in Seoul. I have been doing most of the pre-trip activities since JJ is working on a monster problem for her final in Numerical Linear Algebra. The problem is four pages long and since I am not a Math person, I can’t really even describe it. She has to write some type of code that computes eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a given symmetric matrix. All I can do is help by cooking dinner and making drinks.
We fly out on Wednesday morning from New Orleans, and the plan is for JJ’s brother-in-law to pick us up at Inchon. We will have dinner with brother and his family, and then JJ and I will crash in Gimpo for the night. The next day we have a late afternoon flight to Jeju. I am getting more and more excited about the trip. My father-in-law has been planning outings for us and has already scoped out a couple of locations that he thinks I should photograph. We also have to make our way Seogwipo to visit with JJ’s great-uncle. We have never met before, and it should be an interesting trip out to the countryside of Jeju. He owns an orange farm, and I hope to be able to get out and take some photos.
After a four to five days in Jeju, we will head to Seoul for the remainder of our trip. We will spend our time in Seoul visiting with friends and family, shopping, eating good Korean food, and generally just not thinking about the upcoming semester.
The story begins, “It’s been one week since Mom went missing.” What follows are narratives of or by each of the family members: two daughters, eldest son (there’s a younger son who isn’t given a voice), husband, and one other voice, beginning with the daughter who is a writer. Each narration covers the search efforts for Mom, and also reveals history between that narrator and Mom, showing more Korean American Books, Korean American Readings, Korean American authors
There has been a lot of excitement about recent developments with respect to the Six Party Talks: a quick review of events is in order. The source of the changed mood is a two-hour meeting between South Korean chief nuclear negotiator Wi Sung-lac and his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong-ho on the sidelines of the [...]
A.K.A: Bao Lian Deng Year: 2005 Runtime: 41mn [average] per disc Country: China Language: Mandarin Subtitles: English Episodes: 35 Genre: Fantasy Director: Yu Man Sang Cast: Cao Jun, Shu Chang, Vincent Jiao, Liu Xiao Qing Links: DramaWiki
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San Sheng Mu was a kind and beautiful deity who saved the life of Liu Yan Chang, a mortal scholar. The two fell in love and had a son, Chen Xiang. San Sheng Mu’s older brother, Er Lang Shen, found out about their romance and led the Heavenly Brigade in pursuit of the family. During this time of peril, San Sheng Mu gave the Lotus Lantern to Yan Chang to protect him and their son. Soon she was captured and pinned beneath Mount Hua. Thereafter, Yan Chang and Chen Xiang hid in a small village making a meager living. Sixteen years later, Chen Xiang has grown up. One day he discovers that he possesses some mysterious powers, such as the ability to pass through walls. However, these powers begin to attract the attention of Er Lang Shen and Xiao Tian Quan, thus Yan Chang must tell his son the story of their forbidden past. After learning of his mother’s imprisonment at the hands of his uncle, Chen Xiang sets out on a journey to rescue her. — Lady Zhuge
A.K.A: Yat nguk taam chin yan Year: 2002 Runtime: 1hour 33mn Country: Hong Kong Language: Cantonese | Mandarin Subtitles: English | Chinese Genre: Comedy Director: Wai Ying Yip Cast: Kenny Bee, Nadia Chan, Maria Cordero, Yiu-Cheung Lai, Yut Fei Wong Plot/Sypnosis:
A cast of familiar faces populates Money Suckers, a winning comedy about that age-old conflict of love versus money. Maria Cordero stars as a money-grubbing mom, whose brood consists of sons Wayne Lai and Ronnie Cheung, and daughter Nadia Chan. Unfortunately, the kids aren’t any better than their mother. Wayne is a layabout without any plans, Nadia is a notorious liar, and Ronnie is lazy and spends far too freely. But Wayne finds a briefcase filled with million, which gets the family salivating. Even though he has to turn it in to the cops, the money will still be theirs if nobody collects it in six months. With their eye on the money, the family decides to work together for the next six months, after which they’ll hopefully be rich beyond their wildest dreams. But through working together, the family discovers that maybe they actually can like one another. Could love and family be worth more than money? Kenny Bee and Wong Yat Fei co-star in Money Suckers, a capitalist comedy with a sentimental heart!
Antenna Music – home of Jung Jaehyung, You Hee Yeol (Toy), Lucid Fall, Peppertones, and Park Sae Byul – released a digital single album yesterday, July 26. The title is Antennamusic Warriors and it features live recordings of all of the label’s artists from the concert with the same name, held May 20:
Told from the vantage point of the main character Cora, at age 16 and in her late 20s, the themes of this story are familiar. Both a coming-of-age and search-for-identity story not unusual for children of immigrants, the story begins with Cora witnessing a suicide, and then the time shifts chapter to chapter, somewhat confusingly, to months leading up to that suicide, many years after, and Korean American Books, Korean American Readings, Korean American authors
KARA’s Goo Hara currently plays Choi Da Hye on SBS’ ‘City Hunter.’ Now, she has revealed her song “I Love U, I Want U, I Need U” for the City Hunter OST. Ningin
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When Dr. George brings his Human Cloning Experiment to Thailand, he is secretly funded by hospital support. He hopes that if the experiment succeeds, he will become a millionaire selling cloned organs. Niwat is a programmer and workaholic that Dr. George has abducted to take part in the experiment. Niwat is cloned, and dubbed B-7. But B-7 is mentally unbalanced, and is soon running rampant, trying to stay alive. Dr. George must head out after him, knowing that he will have to destroy his greatest creation when they finally cross paths.
