Comments on: Filipino Diplomat Caught Shoplifting in USFK PX

By: ChickenHead

ChickenHead — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:03:02 +0000

Ways to Spell Filipino and Their Meanings

Philly Bean, oh! – no way to afford that gourmet coffee

Full a pee, know? – can you tell I got a bladder infection

Phillip Eno – Brian Eno’s Pinoy half-brother

Fool ape he know – he must work at the stupid zoo

FeLaBeNO – iron, lanthanum, beryllium, nitrogen, oxygen

Feel happy, no? – silly tourist wasn’t watching his camera

By: Orbit

Orbit — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:12:49 +0000

#5 nobody knows how to spell filifino

By: Glans

Glans — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:04:36 +0000

You want the coolest possible spelling of Filipino? It’s Pilipino. Tagalog doesn’t have an F sound.

By: A Profile of USFK Camps in Seoul

A Profile of USFK Camps in Seoul — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:35:30 +0000

[...] The original plan was to have the base relocated by 2008. However, technical problems and South Korean governmental delay games pushed the date of the relocation back to 2010, then 2013 and then finally back to 2012. Now there is even attempts by the South Korean government to push the relocation all the way back to 2015. With such governmental delay games being played out it is easy to see that Yongsan Garrison is probably going to be around for many more years to come and I can think of quite a few people who will be happy about that. [...]

By: Ambassador Admits to Shoplifting Incident at Yongsan at ROK Drop

Ambassador Admits to Shoplifting Incident at Yongsan at ROK Drop — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:30:13 +0000

[...] the allegations that Filipino foreign diplomat was caught shopliftng at the US PX? Initially the Filipino Embassy in Seoul denied the allegations, but now they have [...]

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:30:29 +0000

Yongsan is a nice post with all the creature comforts of America, but you have to be ready to deal with living in a major megaopolis like Seoul every day. The air pollution is bad and the traffic is even worse. If you can deal with that while also acclimating to Korean culture than it might be a good assignment for you. Korea is not a bad assignment but it is not for everyone.

By: no1uno

no1uno — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:51:02 +0000

i'm a DAC and USFK is offering me a promotion and transfer to yongsan garrsion for 2 years, with full LQA.

i'm currently working for the amry in the mainland.

any thoughts.

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 06:16:20 +0000

Me,

Soooooooooo funny! Hahahaha…. Seriously though, there are so many people in America today that cannot spell correctly. I visit many blogs and am astounded by the number of people who cannot spell even basic words or use your in place of you're. It's almost like an epidemic. That's it. Just wanted to say that.

By: me

me — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:29:07 +0000

I think we shooud get past the hole speling issu

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:57:34 +0000

Hey GI,

No problem on the spelling correction. That's sort of my thing.

As far as the money goes, you can be sure that they are getting hefty allowances while they are there in Seoul. Also, $1000 is a lot here but depending on how many mouths you are feeding it could stretch only so far.

With regard to the blackmarket, bottom line is you don't see AAFES giving any of that money back after the goods are bought and paid for so why should USFK pay more than lip service to something that has, and will continue to, make lots of money for MWR? The answer, in my opinion after years of seeing just what you described, is that enforcement could be at least a little more stiff but even at that, the system would be overloaded with Korean civilians as well as GI's who black market on a fairly regular basis. So, as long as there is a market in Korea for fairly cheap or goods unattainable but desired, the black market will thrive, just as prostitution has thrived in Seoul even after the "crackdown" of the last years… but that's another story entirely.