My Rocking Cradle

If there is a blog I regularly visit, it is Betchay’s. True to her blog’s name, it is very informative about life in Korea… and entertaining.
I read her readers’ reactions and most are amusing. The latest thread is that of More Korean Men Marry Foreign Nationals. It is actually an old post of Betchay but [...]

If there’s one thing most likeable and noticeable about Koreans, young and old, it is their genuine fascination for babies and toddlers. Indeed, if you are a mother with a baby or toddler in tow, you are almost always given special treatment. Babies and toddlers receive a lot of attention. Needless to say, foreigner babies [...]

It was a sudden date my husband and I had last Saturday. Little Dynamo was left with his part-time nanny.
Hubby brought me to watch a movie in Myeongdong. I wasn’t so optimistic with the movie as it was Angelina Jolie who lead the cast. Anyway, we watched “Changeling”.
I was silently crying at the end of the movie. [...]

Just before the holidays, a package arrived from my husband’s company.
It was packaged in a wooden box:
        

Hubby and I are not wine people but we always have a bottle or two in the house so that each time we feel having one on the dinner table, we could easily have a toast.
The package above [...]

Hubby: Anak, come here. Dadddy has something to tell you.
Little Dynamo: (on Daddy’s lap)
Hubby: When you wake tomorrow morning, Daddy will not be with you. Daddy is going on a business trip, okay?
Little Dynamo: (nodding his head)
Hubby: While Daddy is out, you are the man of the house. You are going to take care of [...]

The first time I saw my father-in-law’s newly-renovated garage, I thought it was very practical. The roof was designed to be a storage-room so everything was really neat down. Practical and smart, actually.
I didn’t think that practical and smart could be practical, smart AND stylish at the same time. Take a look at Car Guy [...]

“Viva Sr. Sto. Nino!”
That is what Ilonggos are shouting today on the streets of Iloilo. Today is the highlight of the annual Dinagyang Festival. The Dinagyang Festival draws thousands of tourists, local and foreign, every year since I can remember. Google helps a lot in facts we mostly take for granted. I just learned that [...]

Last Friday, my husband made the mistake of greeting one of his colleagues with “Happy Chinese New Year!” The colleague replied, “It’s not Chinese New Year. It’s also for the Koreans”.
So there! Happy Lunar New Year, everyone!

I just read this news feature from CNN today. It is about Natalie Dylan’s auction for her virginity, the highest bid now amounts to US$3.8M from a 39-year old Australian man. The report states that the woman has no plans to settle the auction yet. Wanting more, perhaps?
Immediately, “Memoirs of a Geisha” came to mind. [...]

The name of the building above is Mapo English Literacy Center.
My Korean friend brought me there to 1) borrow toys for two weeks for free and 2) borrow English books for two weeks for free.
It is a newly-renovated building which houses Mapo’s new English program. The program will be formally opened on January 29, 2009, thus [...]