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December 2008

Rock~!

The only thing that rocks harder than techno viking. Jingle cats~! Rock~!

PROCRASTINATION MAN to the RESCUE!

The international call-center outsourcing thing gets a lot of bad press, so apparently Dell is making a PREMIUM domestic support service. For $12.95 a month, you can speak to an American support tech rather than an Indian one.

Angry Asian Man characterizes it as an example of the Western superiority complex.


O' Woey Night

Over the weekend, I had the liberty of taking a much needed trip to Busch Gardens with the family. Being that time of year, the park was brimming with Christmas time entertainment. So of course, I had to see one of the plays, but was a bit surprised by the ending. As we all know, Christmas is fundamentally a Christian holiday. By now, of course, the holiday has been so distorted that one could go by without even realizing that fact.

mettre des bâtons dans les roues de quelqu'un

It goes to show just how I'm homme anciens (I have zero idea if that is correct french) that I can remember when Doc Martens and Converse were popular because they were dirt cheap. Article and commentary on the Korean hipster scene. I've had the good fortune to meet various hipsters and young professionals who dodge the social roles considered customary in Korean society. They're interesting people. So, hug a Korean hipster near you!

Creatively Frustrated Japanese Housewife

This woman makes extremely elaborate bentos for her son. I don't know why, but I'm guessing Betty Friedan would offer suggestions.

EDIT: When I did a google search on the title of this post, I ran across this:

British gentleman, 30s, wants to satisfy a bored, frustrated Japan housewife. Lots of erotic excitement and fun. You will be satisfied. Email XXXXXX@XXXXXX.com


Immigration law + Breakdancing = Interesting article

NY Times article about a Cambodian deportee from the US who was able to naturalize and now runs a school and breakdance studio for underprivileged kids in Cambodia.

Yeah, shafted by the US government, helps poor kids, AND breakdances. This is one of the coolest guys of the century. Read the story.


Yay for Youtube

This article is not exactly illuminating and intellectual, but it is definitely worth it for the video appended to the end of the article.


Couldn't let this pass by without mention

Sungkyunkwan ranks first in post-graduation employment rates, among Korean universities.

If they had a football team, it would probably be the Fighting Confucians. Which would be awesome.


맞장구를 치다: The Korean Word of the Day

[I considered making this a regular feature, but I don't have the patience to look up interesting vocabulary words every day.]

맞장구를 치다: give responses that make a conversation go smoothly

It's really hard to get used to all of these simple phrases with very specific but difficult to translate meanings. Such is life for the language student . . .