Thank you Swine Flu for extending my summer vacation by one week.
Archive for August, 2009
Swine Flu
Posted in Awesome Korean Things, Korean Things, South Korea, tagged swine flu quarantine on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Back in the Po
Posted in Korean Things, Mokpo on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m finally back in Mokpo after a bloody long trek from Port Elgin, Ontario. I left home at Friday at seven in the morning and reached my Officetel in Mokpo around two in the morning on Sunday. It’s good to be back. But first I want to say how ass Air Canada Economy meals are. [...]
Shock threat to shut Skype
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged shut skype on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Asher Moses
July 31, 2009
eBay says it may have to shut down Skype due to a licensing dispute with the founders of the internet telephony service.
The surprise admission puts a cloud over the 40 million active daily users around the world who use Skype for business or to keep in touch with friends and far-flung [...]
I like…
Posted in Drink, Food, tagged green apple beer, Nickelbrook beer on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nickelbrook Beer. mmm mmmm beery. I tried this beer in the Discovery Pack available in the LBCO. After drinking Korean beers for a year, Nickelbrook Green Apple Pilsner was a very welcome change. The beer is only four percect but is perfect for someone just wanting a couple beers and is ok stepping out of [...]
12 Days
Posted in Uncategorized on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It feels like I’ve been in Canada forever. I go back to South Korea and my life in Mokpo in twelve days. How time flies! I still need to do some things (buy clothes, etc) and visit before I go back. I also need to think much more about what my plans for 2010-2011 are [...]
Canada
Posted in Bruce County, Jeollanamdo, Mokpo on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Canada has been pretty decent for visiting. The weather nicer and cooler than in Mokpo and it has been very nice to have wide open spaces again to enjoy. The homemade cooking is also really nice. The downtime I have here has been great and I’ve been thinking lots about next year and beyond. I [...]
The Five Alpha Cats Of My Parent’s Farm
Posted in Uncategorized on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My parents have owned their farm from 1983-now. We have had many cats on that farm and only a select few were the alpha males for those years. I’m writing about them to try and better remember them. They were:
Bear- 1983-1996
Snowball -1997-97
Streak – 1998-1999
Blackie – 1999-2009
Fred – 2009
Bear was the son of my parents first [...]




