[d/dn]

Tag: seoul

  • Jongno, Seoul

    •

    1 min read

    Just another quiet night in the totally relaxed and tranquil downtown district of Seoul.

    0

  • Overheard in a Seoul hostel

    •

    1 min read

    I really did just overhear someone say, “Wow, they must have a lot of Nazis here in Korea.” Of course, this symbol denotes a Buddhist temple. It is not a Nazi swastika.

    0

  • I’m a legal alien

    •

    4 min read

    I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien.

    0

  • What is a PC Bang?

    •

    1 min read

    Good question.

    0

  • Welcome to PC Bangs!

    •

    7 min read

    Hello, welcome to PC Bangs and my apologies for the delay in getting things started. I have now been in Seoul for what seems like an eternity but which has actually only been two weeks. Over time, I hope to describe some of the aspects of Korea’s unique ‘PC Bang’ culture. Here, ‘bang’ is a…

    3

  • Course summary: Creative Writing

    •

    1 min read

    In 2005, as part of my Asialink residency in Seoul, I delivered a one-semester course in creative writing within the Department of English at Sogang University.

    0

  • Course summary: Australian Culture

    •

    2 min read

    In 2005, as part of my Asialink residency in Seoul, I delivered a one-semester course on Australian culture within the Department of English at Sogang University.

    0

  • Korea! Korea! Korea! Korea! Korea! Korea!

    •

    1 min read

    Well, who would have thunk it. One of my favourite Pavement songs of all time is ‘Cut Your Hair’, which is freaky because towards the end of the song the lyric goes like this: Advertising looks and chops a mustNo big hair!!Songs mean a lotWhen songs are boughtAnd so are you— Bitch, rant down to…

    2