Someone once told me that they felt that Pepper Mill was over-rated. However, looking at what Deli France had to eat, makes me wonder if it’s worth another look.
Source: Shaca78
Source: Violet Street
The mist over Geumosan slowly rolls over the emerald green trees as the insects hidden amongst the leaves let out high pitched whoops and screeches .The ground is hard under foot and a cool breeze rushes around with a certain ferocity that you only tend to find at great heights. Below lie the rolling foothills and valleys that peter out into the plains. In the distance the cities glisten, neon beacons waiting to be turned on and radiate a cascade of colour when the sun sets. Behind the cities, far mountains can be glimpsed; they too are shrouded in mist and seemingly merge with the clouds above.
Up here on the summit, the dull pang of the soju hangover is still present; floating around the cerebral cortex, but the cool breeze washes the poison away. Over the temple roofs and the foliage below, all is still. While in the cities, all you can see are skyscrapers flanked by apartment buildings, whereas here in the mountains, you see only the untouched magnitude of the mist covered landscape.
Written by Dann Gaymer
That’s handmade ice cream, cookies, wafers, and a whole lot of fat going straight to your ass. Only at Africa, a national franchise, but I only know off-hand of directions to the one in Siji. (Note: It might be wise to ask them to hold off on adding Pringles to the ice cream mountain, because they also throw that in, too. Unless you like doing the Korean-style ‘rrrrretch!’ sound that your students do when in mock barf.)
PS, they also do a good gorganzolla pizza, too:
Source: tgmetro
About is the latest new entry to ‘Cafe Alley’ located on the north end of Rodeo, right near Cafe Kori, The place is starting to make some blog waves for its pizza and pasta.
Source: Shaca78
Source: Violet Street
Despite the slow economy that is forcing consumers to tighten their purse strings, a Pizza Hut restaurant in southern Seoul is enjoying a busier lunch time these days, as customers are up by 20 percent. There is a secret to this success ― a new discount menu.
The franchise last month launched “smart lunch” items, allowing visitors to eat small-sized pizzas and pasta dishes for 6,000 won ($4.70).
“We introduced these items because we thought customers wanted a meal at a reasonable price during an economic downturn,” a Pizza Hut spokesman said.
The slumping economy is leading to cuts in prices at various dining franchises, better known as “family restaurants” here.
Restaurants are not directly discounting prices for fear of possibly damaging their image as a good place to eat out, but instead they have tweaked menus for customers to eat at lower prices.
Those who eat at Vips, one of the biggest domestic restaurant franchises, can have a steak by paying an additional 1,000 won at the salad bar.
From last month, another family restaurant chain, TGIF, has expanded a new set menu to dinnertime, so customers can enjoy side dishes for an extra 2,000 to 3,000 won on top of their regular fare.
All the perks are a product of tough economic times in the end, according to the business.
“I can’t tell the exact figure but customers have certainly declined in recent months, and things are not much different in other franchises,” an employee of a restaurant chain said on condition of anonymity.
Franchises say their strategy of going cheaper is inevitable these days and more of them are expected to come up with menus that cater to budget diners sooner or later.
“Spending on eating out is the first to suffer when the economy in bad shape,” said Kwon Hyung-jun, a manager at CJ Foodville that operates 87 Vips restaurants nationwide. “For now the best priority is to attract visitors, even with discounts.”
The current discount strategy also means that a “bubble” in prices is bursting, according to business experts.
“Prices are definitely inflated for quality in family restaurants,” a marketing researcher said. “They hike prices to make up for their marketing expense.”
Still, some restaurant chains are releasing “premium” menus with higher quality meals and higher prices.
“Many customers are turning to cheaper food items, but there are also customers who want to have meals of good quality even at higher prices,” said Wee Ki-jung, a marketing manager of Mr. Pizza. The franchise’s latest dish, a crabmeat pizza, is the most expensive of all its meals.
“We are not planning to go for a low-end policy,” Wee said.
Source: Korea Times
Tuition prices at hagwon or private cram schools will be posted on the Web sites of each regional education office as soon as next year. An official from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Monday that the education authorities plan to obligate hagwon to disclose their fees online in order to prevent overcharging.
He said the ministry is working on revising the law dealing with the establishment and operation of hagwon. If the bill is passed at the National Assembly, the revised law will take effect from next year.
The education authorities expect the open data will enable parents to reasonably choose hagwon and will efficiently prevent them from being overcharged.
Earlier, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education introduced a system to calculate “appropriate fees’’ using data on teacher’s salary, revenue and other expenditure. The system will officially begin operation in December and hagwon will not be allowed to charge parents above the “appropriate’’ fees released on the Internet.
Source: Korea Times
Volunteers in Cheongdo are seen here gearing up for setting a new world record for dyeing fabric with persimmon juice (yes, there apparently is a world record for this.) In northeast Asia, but largely in Korea, the dyeing of fabric with persimmon juice is a long-standing practice that still is done to this day. Persimmon dyed fabric, often used for clothing, is known to preserve cotton better against water, sweat and bacteria. Ever been to a jjimjilbang and donned some dark orange clothing? Well, you’re wearing persimmon-dyed fabric. Anyways, these folks in nearby Cheongdo are using over 600 liters of persimmon juice on over 696 meters of fabric, which will given them the record.
Source: Imaeil
The government said Sunday it will expand the education budget to develop training programs for English teachers and recruit more native English-speaking teachers. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced Sunday that it will spend a total of 19.5 billion won ($15.9 million) next year, up 12.2 billion won from a year earlier, for English education programs at elementary and secondary schools.
Under the plan, the ministry will recruit more native English speakers as well as ethnic Koreans for the “Teach and Learn in Korea (TaLK)’’ program, which was introduced last April to give opportunities for students in rural areas to learn English from native English speakers.
Also, the ministry will introduce intensive English training programs for state-run universities specialized in fostering elementary school teachers across the country and distributing English teaching manuals to school teachers.
Meanwhile, more than half of English teachers are opposing the introduction of “Teaching English in English (TEE)’’ teachers, planned by the government for next year. The government plans to recruit 23,000 TEE teachers, who will conduct classes only in English, over the next five years.
Korea’s largest teachers group, the Korean Federation of Teachers’ Association said Sunday that 56.7 percent of English teachers negatively responded to the TEE teacher plans in a recent survey, while 24.9 percent said they need TEE teachers.
Among those respondents against “English-only” teachers, 46 percent said it would bring unqualified teachers to schools and 21 percent said current teacher levels are already enough for English education. The teachers’ group questioned 425 English teachers at elementary and secondary schools nationwide between April and May.
kswho@koreatimes.co.kr
Source:Korea Times
The particle -로/으로 is attached to nouns and expresses to or towards or a mean by which something is done. It can be used in four ways; 1. function as, in the capacity of, 2. direction towards, in the direction of 3. means with, by, by means of 4. Manner -ly. -로 follows nouns ending in a vowel and -으로 follows nouns ending in a consonant.Examples:
연필으로 쓰세요. Please write with a pencil.
차동자로 가겠습니다. I will go by car.
무엇으로 오겠어요? How will you come?
정열적으로 노래를 볼러요. He sings passionately.
한국에 유학생으로 방문하겠어요. I visit Korea as an exchange student.
Source: BoneWSO
Try to guess how the particle is being used in these sentences (link at bottom shows answers):
1.
* 가위로 종이를 잘랐다 = _______________
* 활로 사냥을 했다 = _________________가위 = scissors
종이 = paper
자르다 = cut
잘랐다 = cut (past)
활 = bow
사냥 = hunting
하다 = do
했다 = did
사냥을 하다 = do hunting2.
* 다윗은 좋은 머리로 골리앗을 이겼다 = _____________________________
* 나는 상상으로 천국을 보았다 = __________________________다윗 = David
좋은 = good
머리 = head (brain)
골리앗 = Goliath
이기다 = win/beat
상상 = imagination
천국 = heaven
보다 = see
보았다 = saw3.
* 비행기로 섬에 갔다 = _____________________
* 차로 학교까지 1시간 걸린다 = ___________________비행기 = plane
섬 = island
가다 = go
갔다 = went
차 = car
학교 = school
시간 = hour
걸리다 = take (time)
걸린다 = take (time)으로/로 is also used for a destination/place for which you are headed.
* 천국으로 간다 = I am headed for the heaven
* 천국으로 들어가는 문 = a door for entering the heaven
* 나오미는 모압으로 떠났어요 = Naomi left for Moab
Source: Park’s guide
South Korea’s visa policy has been accused of favoring “gyopo’’ or ethnic Korean English teachers over other foreign nationals, with this favoritism creating loopholes in the system making it easier for those with criminal and drug records to go undetected. However, the government has indicated it has no immediate plan to change visa rules.Many foreign nationals and operators of language institutes or hagwon claim that the government should apply the same visa screening rules to ethnic Korean English teachers as those applied to other foreigners seeking E-2 visas.
“The Korean immigration authorities require native English speakers to submit criminal records and health checkups, but gyopo are exempted from the requirements. Korean Americans, Korean Canadians and other foreign nationals of Korean descent are not always clean from drugs and diseases,’’ said Choi Chang-jin, the director at the Korea Association of Foreign Language Academies. “It’s an unfair visa policy in the eyes of other foreigners.’’
He said he has witnessed some English instructors who were once expelled from Korea return to the country with other visas such as an F-2 or F-4, taking advantage of this system.
Under the Korean visa rules, native English speakers seeking E-2 visa are obliged to submit police background checks. However, foreigners who are ethnic Koreans or married to Korean nationals are exempt from the requirements as they are eligible for F-4 and F-2 visas, respectively.
Most other foreign English teachers call it “discriminative.’’
“E-2 visa regulations are not reasonable. In fact the rules promote racism,’’ said a Canadian who is teaching English in Gyeonggi Province, asking not to be named.
Even some Korean Americans also believe the rules have flaws.
“I know of some gyopo here with criminal records holding F-4 visas. They are teaching at hagwon. Korean visa rules favoring certain foreigners by race is definitely unfair,’’said a Korean American who is teaching English at an elementary school under the state-run English program with an E-2 visa.
A former English teacher in Cheonan also told The Korea Times that he was working with several unqualified ethnic Korean teachers.
“They are all Canadian-Koreans who have never been to college. You might want to check their backgrounds in Canada for drugs,’’he said.Some foreign teachers have been asked to provide medical and security checks even though by law they do not have to. Keef Oxford who is on an F-2 visa (married to a Korean) was asked to undergo these checks even though they are required for an E-2 only. “I was asked to undergo a medical, dental and police record checks at my own cost,’’ said Keef. “I was outraged and asked about my Korean colleagues but was told they were exempt, so I refused.’’
Regarding the complaints, the Korea Immigration Service said it was “reasonable discrimination under the Immigration Law.’’
Kim Tae-soo, an immigration official said, “It’s our authority and policy to favor ethnic Koreans. We know there might be unqualified ethnic Koreans teaching English here, but you also need to understand there is no 100 percent perfect system. Other European countries also favor to their own people.’’
However, many experts point out the visa system is still unfair. “It is discriminative and should be revised as ethnic Koreans who gave up Korean citizenships are obviously foreigners,’’ said Lim Hyun-chin, a sociology professor at Seoul National University. “Moreover, I am not sure how we can tell ethnic Koreans from those who are not. For example, Singaporeans using a family name `Lim’ could originate from Korea but there is no way to prove it,’’
The number of E-2 visa holders stood at 18,062 as of June, with F-2 and F-4 holders standing at 118,421 and 38,226, respectively, according to the Korean Immigration Service.
kswho@koreatimes.co.kr
Source:Korea Times
