Where did 2009 go? Have a great New Years! For those of you in Mokpo, Moe’s Bar in Hadang will be having a bash tonight if you are looking for something to do.
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Abandoned House
I’ve noticed this house ever since I arrived in Mokpo last year and always wondered what the story (or part of it) is regarding this house. One of my students told me it was a house built by the Japanese during the occupation of Korea but could not tell me much more. The house does look to have not been lived in for some time but the landis used for growing food. I took my trusty new camera to the house and took some pictures of the place. I was afraid to enter the house so I just stuck around the outside.
First Snow In Mokpo For 2009
I woke up this morning to a white Mokpo. It snowed last night (and parts of today)! It’s great to see snow fall again here in Mokpo. It was also a great oppurtunity to play with my new camera and got quite a few shots of the white morning. I have put most of my pictures up on my flickr page. The set can be view by clicking HERE.
Teach What?
If you work at a high school here in South Korea, you know that is is pretty damn hard to get students to do much of anything once they write their final exams in the winter semester. Even other Korean teachers adknowledge this fact but it is our job to teach them nonetheless. The question is what can you teach students who have shut their minds off for the semester and beg to watch movies?
This Coming Week In Mokpo
Here is a brief outline of what will happen next week in Mokpo.
There will be a Christmas Pub Quiz on Thursday Dec 17th at Moe’s Bar. The quiz goes from 10 pm to 12 am and money raised will go towards the orphanage in Mokpo.
On Friday there will be “Even More Amazing Sex at Moe’s”. The concert is also at Moe’s bar and goes Friday night from 10 pm to whenever the band stops playing.
On Saturday there will also be a Nightmare Before Christmas costume party at Moe’s Bar as well. You can find more information by going to the Moe’s Bar Facebook Page.
Man Runs Into Sea (Mokpo)
A drunken man ran into the sea in order to avoid a field sobriety test by police.
According to Mokpo Police Agency in the southwest port city, South Jeolla Province, the 30-year-old man encountered police late Monday after heavily drinking liquor and police requested him to take the test.
However, the man, identified only by his surname Choi, refused and pushed the officers aside, running into the sea. Police said, they were about to arrest him due to his repeated refusal to take the test.
Choi was rescued by firemen five minutes later and sent to a nearby hospital. He is not in critical condition but police said his driving license has been canceled.
