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English Pre-schools in Mapo

The purpose of this post is to help out foreigners like me who cannot browse through Korean internet sites for English pre-schools in Seoul, particularly in the Mapo area where I live. I am grateful to a friend (Ann) who really took the time to browse the net for me and to even go with [...]

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Renewal of Alien Registration Card: Fingerprinting Requirement

March is the time of the year when our family renews our Alien Registration Card (ARC) in the Mokdong Immigration Center. It had always been my husband who goes to the Immigration Center with all our passports and application forms ready to hand in. Surprise! This year, I  needed to personally go to the Immigration Center, too. [...]

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Restaurant Name in a Slice of Scrambled Egg

Took this picture when I had lunch with my “bosses” three weeks ago: Look at the printed Hangeul characters in the scrambled egg slice. That’s the name of the Korean restaurant we had lunch in. Interesting!

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Jasmine Lee’s Education

I left Korea a few days ago with a positive feeling that Philippine-born Jasmine Lee will become the first foreign-born Congresswoman comes second week of April, after South Korea’s election. She is South Korea’s Ruling Party’s number 15 candidate representing Multiculturalism and Single Parent sectors. But just today, Jasmine Lee’s education is a hot subject in [...]

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A Special Bag from the AIDA Community

A friend, together with her kids, was here for a visit 3 weekends ago. Her kids and mine played the whole afternoon giving us the chance to chat and cook and bake:-). She brought an unexpected gift: What makes this bag special is the fact that it was sewn by Asian women-members of the Aida [...]

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Mango Mania in Korea

Rina, the winner of Hubby’s Birthday giveaway is the lady behind Mango Mania here in Korea! You would love the sight and smell of these: Hubby had a mango-filled birthday. Too bad I wasn’t able to take pictures of the home-made ice cream, mango float and fruit salad (with mangoes, of course). The home-made mango [...]

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Would You Want to Legalize Filipino Domestic Helpers in South Korea?

Legal domestic helpers in South Korea – mostly in Seoul – were able to come here through employment with embassy officials and registered foreign investors. Other than that, there are no other means of coming over to South Korea as a domestic helper. No such visa still exists. But that doesn’t mean Filipinas are not working as [...]

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Deli Tous Les Jours Brownies

Kiddos love this Tous Les Jours brownies: And I have every reason to love it because: Tours Les Jous made this brownie mix available in the market! Now, I am like the best baker in town for my kids. I could do magic for them in less than 5 minutes! All I have to do [...]

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Valentines Day in Korea

I had a date with a female friend in my house last Valentines Day with 2 kids running around and talking in loud voices.We ended up with this: How’s that for Valentines? lol. Hubby was very busy and had to attend to a spoiled company guest but he also made sure to have dinner with [...]

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Skating Rink in Incheon International Airport

The Incheon International Airport had won the Best Airport Award for 6 consecutive years. Not so surprising about that if you have been traveling via that airport and have experienced its excellent and stress-free service. And there’s more… we got the opportunity to check the other side of the huge airport when Firstborn had his [...]

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