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Monthly Archives: March 2009
GI Korea in Hawaii
» by GI Korea March 9th, 2009 at 8:26 am » Comments (4)
One of the benefits of my job is that I occasionally take temporary duty (TDY) trips to Hawaii for work related reasons. I always enjoy the flight in on a ...more »13-year-old in Japan certified as weather forecaster
» by Bill March 9th, 2009 at 6:47 am » Comments (1)
Meet Kazuya Yamazaki. A 13-year-old boy passed the weather forecaster certificate exam, it was announced Friday. At 13 years and 7 months, Kazuya Yamazaki, of Yokohama, is the youngest candidate to ever ...more »North Korean Passport Not Entirely Worthless
» by GI Korea March 9th, 2009 at 3:31 am » Comments (2)
Here is an interesting graph via NK Econ Watch that shows how valuable different passports are around the world to include North Korea: According to the graph a North Korean passport ...more »Korea Smashes China to Move to Next Round of WBC
» by GI Korea March 9th, 2009 at 12:56 am » Comments (0)
After getting pummeled by Japan, Team Korea rebounded to smash China in their next game in the World Baseball Classic: Korea has advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic ...more »Y.E. Yang wins the Honda Classic
» by Bill March 8th, 2009 at 6:31 pm » Comments (0)
He becomes only the second Korean to win on the PGA Tour Alone in front throughout, Yang shot a final round of 2-under 68 Sunday to finish one shot ahead of ...more »ROK Drop Weekly Linklets: March 08, 2009
» by GI Korea March 8th, 2009 at 4:51 pm » Comments (2)
The Koreas For all you English teachers out there, ATEK has now released a new guidebook for you to download. Here is another guide from a K-blogger on how to make it ...more »Picture of the Day: Sexy Skiing
» by GI Korea March 8th, 2009 at 1:38 pm » Comments (2)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Fun skiing : A female skier in eccentric attire comes down the slope at Taebaek O2Resort in Gangwon Province, Sunday, during the resort’s unusual and fun ...more »Korean Atomic Bomb Survivors Sue Japanese Government, Is the US Next?
» by GI Korea March 8th, 2009 at 11:47 am » Comments (8)
It looks like the Japanese government has yet another World War II related lawsuit they are going to have to answer for: Shin Jin-tae says he lives in the unluckiest town ...more »Korea Pounded 14-2 By Japan in WBC
» by GI Korea March 8th, 2009 at 9:47 am » Comments (0)
The Korean national baseball team doesn't have much to be positive about today after being smashed by Japan in the World Baseball Classic: The national baseball team humiliated Taiwan in its ...more »Ji-Yai Shin wins HSBC Women’s Champions
» by Bill March 8th, 2009 at 5:52 am » Comments (2)
It took all of three LPGA tournaments in 2009 before a South Korean took home the winner's trophy. South Korean star Jiyai Shin won the HSBC Women's Champions on Sunday for ...more »
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