Have you lost or left behind some things in taxis, buses, and subways in South Korea? Were you able to get them back? I am very interested to know. Because my family’s experience confirms this honesty test: BUSES There were 2 instances when my son left behind his bag in a bus. In both instances, we… Read More South Korea’s Public Transportation: What to do When You Lose Things
(published in the April 2018 print issue of Groove Magazine) There are a number of women expat organizations in Seoul. They make the lives of women expats more active and livelier. There are more established ones and there are the recently-established organizations. But they all draw women for the same reasons: belonging to a community… Read More Sharing of Cultures by the Philippine Women’s Club
(also published in Korea.net as Children From Around the Globe at 2018 Winter Olympics) Who are those children who sang the Korean national anthem “Aegukga” during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics? They are members of the Rainbow Children’s Choir. The choir members are children of multicultural and foreign families here in Korea. Among the Rainbow… Read More The Adorable Children at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics
My eldest son is now in 5th Grade here at Dwight School Seoul. For the past 5 years, I would proudly volunteer to be part of the VIP Reading Day, an annual event being held here at Dwight in honor the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) celebration of the International Mother Language Day… Read More 2018 VIP Reading at Dwight School Seoul
Have you woken up from a long sleep feeling tired and with sore muscles? I often do! And pillows have a lot to do with it. Thus, my fascination with hotel pillows. Aside from bubble bath gels for my sons, the pillow menu comes next for checking. Unfortunately, not all hotels offer a variety of… Read More Pillow Talk
The Catholic Church remains to be the biggest religious group in the Philippines. Every country where there are Filipinos, they are likely to flock to Catholic churches on Sundays. This is exactly what the Hyehwa-dong Catholic Church does. The Filipino Catholic priest officiates the mass in Tagalog. These days, the Filipino priest at Hyewha-dong is… Read More Ash Wednesday on a Sunday at Hyehwa-dong Catholic Church
(published at Korea.net) How many days has it been since that grand opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics? It was grand and impressive in every way and I am proud to be living here in South Korea at this very festive time. Sadly, I can’t go to Pyeongchang. And there are others who can’t… Read More Fun and Freebies at the Pyeongchang 2018 Live Sites
The 2 biggest holidays of Korea are Chuseok (Thanksgiving) and Seolnal (Lunar New Year). Everyone heads over to their families and celebrate these very family oriented holidays. The family performs jesa, a ceremony that honors their ancestors before they enjoy the food and the games. Dwight School Seoul, though an international school catering to the… Read More Dwight School Seoul Celebrates Lunar New Year
A small group was buzzing in the internet, throwing offensives and negative insinuations that were easily verifiable because they had direct contact with the source but chose to get cyber fame instead. It went on for a few days. It wasn’t nice. The words were from the gutter. The attitude over the web was unpleasant… Read More Proactive Against Cyberbullying
I’ve heard about H&M’s recycling program and have actually asked the H&M IFC Branch in Yeouido about the mechanics. But before I had the time to really do it, the IFC Branch closed already. So today, I went to the Hongik Branch and exchanged some of our old clothes. I brought 4 pieces. These were… Read More Support H&M’s Close the Loop (Recycle your Clothes)