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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Quality & Fair Priced Cars In the Yongsan Area

» by August 24th, 2009 at 7:02 pm » Comments (0)

For anyone in the Seoul area looking for a car here is an option for you that was published over at the ROK Drop Classifieds: Hi all, We always have about 20 ...more »

Over 1,000 veterans mistakenly told they have Lou Gehrig’s disease.

» by August 24th, 2009 at 6:47 pm » Comments (0)

Isn't government run health care wonderful? From AP- At least 1,200 veterans across the country have been mistakenly told by the Department of Veterans Affairs that they have a fatal neurological ...more »

Seoul Workers Work 2nd Longest Hours In the World

» by August 24th, 2009 at 6:37 pm » Comments (4)

Here is some news that probably will not be a shock to anyone who has lived in Korea: People in Seoul work longer hours than residents of any other major city ...more »

Picture of the Day: I Love Haeundae Beach

» by August 24th, 2009 at 6:35 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="attachment_16026" align="alignnone" width="455" caption="Apparently these “I Love Haeundae” t-shirts are getting popular with foreigners."][/caption] Via Korea Beat. more »

Picture of the Day: Kathleen Stephens First Pitch

» by August 24th, 2009 at 1:03 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="Kathleen Stephens throwing the first pitch at a Busan Giants game."][/caption] Via Cafe USA. more »

South Korea Denies Inter-Korea Summit Proposed By the North

» by August 24th, 2009 at 5:48 am » Comments (1)

As usual the North Koreans are continuing to follow their usual playbook by this time possibly proposing an Inter-Korean summit with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak: South Korean President Lee Myung-bak ...more »

The United States wins the Solheim Cup

» by August 23rd, 2009 at 2:59 pm » Comments (3)

The matches are still in progress but Morgan Pressel's 3&2 win over puts the score at 14-11 in favor of the United States. Christina Kim is dormie in her match ...more »

ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – August 23, 2009

» by August 23rd, 2009 at 1:34 pm » Comments (4)

The Koreas Solving the case of the missing 22,000 English teachers in Korea. One Free Korea has a challenge for everyone, name one time Selig Harrison was right about anything? North Korea complains ...more »

Picture of the Day: KAIST Showcases New Electric Bus

» by August 23rd, 2009 at 10:31 am » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="An electric bus powered via wireless connections is unveiled at a showcase at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejeon on August ...more »

North Korean Delegates Meet With Lee Myung-bak Following Kim Dae-Jung Funeral

» by August 23rd, 2009 at 7:42 am » Comments (1)

While the North Koreans are trotting out their useful idiots in the US to set conditions for their eventual payoff, they are simultaneously using the death of former South Korean ...more »

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