I decided to have a mole removal procedure here in Seoul last Friday, April 25. It has been a long wish to have the prominent mole in my face removed but I was hesitant. But when I asked permission from my husband, he easily said yes! With my husband’s permission secured, I informed my family… Read More Mole Removal in Seoul
published in Korea.net The academic year of Korean local school and international schools based here in Korea is different. Students go on different winter and summer vacation schedules. So, when the corona outbreak posed a big threat after Daegu’s super spreader was discovered, students going to international schools were already settled back in their respective… Read More International School Students in Korea: Online Learning in the Time of Corona
published in Korea.net There are around 2,000 Filipinos registered with the Korean Immigration living in Daegu. This number does not include marriage migrants who have settled there and have acquired Korean citizenship. When news that Daegu was becoming the epicenter of the corona outbreak here in Korea came out, I started reaching out to my… Read More Amidst the Corona Outbreak, Filipinos in Daegu Remain Calm and Optimistic
An afternoon walk along Jeongdong-gil, the romantic stone-wall road beside Deoksugung Palace brought me to a stately building called Jungmyeongjeon Hall. It isn’t grand in size, but its facade is elegant and dignified. I had little idea then of its bitter mark in Korea’s history. It was originally a single-story building that served as a… Read More Tracing back Sam-Il to Jungmyeongjeon Hall
(first published at Korea.net) My family lives in Seoul, less than three hours away from Korea’s epicenter of the outbreak: Daegu. But the corona virus’ outbreak knows no location, religion, nationality or race. It is taking the whole of South Korea by surprise from the time the “super spreader” from the Shincheonji cult was discovered.… Read More Life in the Time of the Corona Outbreak
edited version published in Korea.net: Recollecting my 2 years as an Honorary Reporter On January 23, 2018, I was inducted into the 7th batch of the Honorary Reporters Program. It has been a two-year journey since then. And what a journey it has been. Aside from consistently writing articles for the Korea.net website, I can… Read More A Lookback of my Two Years as an Honorary Reporter
first published here It was an early November respite and I was excited to hike with cheerful friends. It was also a perfect day, not warm and not chilly either. Just the soft, cool breeze that offered welcome relief when the body warmed up from the unexpected steepness and challenges of the hike. We didn’t really know how… Read More Inwangsan Trail: Hiking with a Twist
(also published in Korea.net: Seoul Kids Fashion Show) The venue at Hyundai Department Store Cheonho was bustling with parents and kids excited for the 3rd Seoul Kids Fashion Show (SKFS) to begin last Sunday, October 19, 2019. It was the kids turn to shine in the runway on Sunday after the highly anticipated Seoul Fashion… Read More Seoul Kids Fashion Show
It was in November last year when I got hold of my F-2 visa and I wrote about it, in case someone else finds it useful: Requirements for Visa Change from Dependent’s Visa to F-2 visa. I also wrote about How do Minors of Permanent Resident Visa Holders Get the F-2 Visa since my children… Read More Extension of F-2 Visa
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I am glad Seoul implemented the Ecard for waste disposal. Throwing the food waste was my least favorite thing to do. I had to manually open the lid and the pungent smell would follow. It has all the food waste combined from all the households that had been thrown before I did. Let’s leave it… Read More Electronic Card for Food Waste Disposal
