After reading an exhaustive review of how things can go wrong for hagwon teachers, this link is a breath of fresh air!

TheKoreanClass101.com reviews the growing expat blogger scene and reveals a diverse group of blogs in English that do more than complain about Korea. There are resources for news, entertainment, fashion, teaching, and more. Ratemyhagwon got a nod! Check it out… [thekoreanclass101.com]

Sunday, Dec. 7 (SEOUL)–A dad and his sons go sledding on a makeshift sled made of cardboard and string on the streets near Cheonggyecheon Park in Seoul. Today’s snowfall followed frigid wind and a steep drop in temperature over the weekend.

[Yonhap]

Monday’s forecast: Chance of Rain. Partly Cloudy. High: 46° F. / 8° C. Wind SW 11 mph. / 18 km/h. Chance of precipitation 40%.

Leave it to the Japanese and their quirky but inventive takes on technology. Pictured is a “green car” made by an Okinawan music producer. The purpose of the rooftop turf, reports Yonhap, is to reduce emissions resulting from the fact that this car doesn’t require air conditioning. But it may require fertilizer. (more…)

The marketing guys at GnB –the children’s language hagwon easily recognized as the “Girls and Boys” school–have managed to have their logo in just about every other shot of the 2008 Racing Girl Model Awards. Ka-ching!

Mokdong’s Lotte Apartment Winner, a luxury highrise so aptly named for this story, will soon witness another winner, quite literally, move in as early as the end of the year. That winner could be you!

By most accounts, Lee Hyori brought striped black leggings into style. Is this what we can expect to be hot this winter?

Source: Chosun

We reported to you in September that Seoul was paving new bike paths toward a more a bicycle friendly city. Here’s a progress report.

In a cost saving measure the Seoul City Government has decided to discontinue operating the “bendy bus” in its public transportation fleet.

It’s winter. You can eat. Greasy home-style cooking is on the mind when the wind chill comes blowing, and SPAM can provide you with the heart-stopping calories to either take you through your day or put you into hibernation till spring. Recipe inside.