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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Documentary Filmed On “The World’s Weirdest Wildlife Sanctuary”

» by August 31st, 2009 at 9:09 pm » Comments (3)

Recently a New Zealand production company has been busy filming a wildlife documentary along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that divides the Korean peninsula: Over the past few months NHNZ, a production ...more »

Seoul Cigar Aficionado Society Announces Cigar Gathering & BBQ

» by August 31st, 2009 at 5:50 pm » Comments (0)

Here is another event that was posted over at the ROK Drop Classifieds that some of you who like to smoke cigars may find of interest: To All Fellow Cigar Smokers: The ...more »

COLA Drops for Soldiers Stationed In Seoul

» by August 31st, 2009 at 5:43 pm » Comments (5)

Remind me to never buy a coffee on Okinawa: Seoul still ranks among the world's most expensive cities in some respects, but in others prices appear to have dropped into the ...more »

Picture of the Day: Farewell to Summer

» by August 31st, 2009 at 5:34 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The clear blue sky and white clouds over Seoul, as seen yesterday from the 63 Building in Yeouido, hint at the arrival of autumn. The Korea ...more »

Why Doesn’t the Stars & Stripes Expose Who the IVAW Really Is?

» by August 31st, 2009 at 5:49 am » Comments (19)

I just couldn't believe that a newspaper that reports on the US military couldn't bother to expose who the Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) really are: With the U.S. military ...more »

Russia Deploys Missile Defense Along Border with North Korea

» by August 31st, 2009 at 5:43 am » Comments (2)

I wonder what the real reason for this announcement from Moscow is? Russia has put defences on alert along its border with North Korea amid tensions over possible new missile ...more »

March 1st Movement News – August 1919

» by August 30th, 2009 at 5:45 pm » Comments (16)

16 Aug 1919 – Accuses Japanese of ‘Orgy’ in Korea Professor Homer E. Hulbert, who was for twenty-three years a resident of Korea and was an official adviser of the ...more »

M.J. Hur wins the Safeway Classic

» by August 30th, 2009 at 5:05 pm » Comments (0)

Yet another South Korean ladies golfer won an LPGA tournament in 2009. Rookie MJ Hur beat Suzann Pettersen with a birdie on the second hole of sudden death. The playoff was ...more »

Byeong Hun-An wins the U.S. Golf Amateur

» by August 30th, 2009 at 3:31 pm » Comments (2)

He is the youngest ever winner of golf’s most prestigious amateur championship. From AP- Byeong Hun-An has defeated Clemson senior Ben Martin 7 and 5 to become the youngest champion ever ...more »

ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – August 30, 2009

» by August 30th, 2009 at 3:12 pm » Comments (0)

The Koreas Death burgers are now on sale in Korea. It appears Pyeongchang's continuous attempts to host the Winter Olympics has pushed Gangwon-do to the brink of bankruptcy. Could you imagine the outrage ...more »

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