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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Kim Jong-il is Out of Toilet Paper
» by GI Korea September 5th, 2009 at 7:10 am » Comments (11)
Via Fortress Australia. more »USFK Court Martial Results for August 2009
» by GI Korea September 5th, 2009 at 7:03 am » Comments (9)
Nothing really outrageous this month in the USFK court martial results. Typical stuff other then some military intelligence private convicted of distributing a controlled substance. In the ROK criminal prosecutions ...more »Memorial Unveiled for Forgotten Korean War Heroes
» by GI Korea September 5th, 2009 at 5:36 am » Comments (1)
Here is an action from the Korean War that I previously had not read much about: A monument was unveiled at the Hwachon Dam Sept. 2 to recognize the forgotten ...more »ZenKimchi Published In the Korean Newsweek
» by GI Korea September 4th, 2009 at 7:28 pm » Comments (24)
Everyone's favorite Korean food blogger Joe McPherson has recently had a good article he wrote published in the Korean edition of Newsweek. In the article Joe makes some good points ...more »Jongmyo May Lose UNESCO World Heritage Status
» by GI Korea September 4th, 2009 at 6:09 pm » Comments (4)
I don't think building this skyscraper would be worth Seoul losing UNESCO status on one of their ancient landmarks, but as well all know money talks in Korea and thus ...more »Picture of the Day: Introducing the KTX II
» by GI Korea September 4th, 2009 at 4:14 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A next-generation bullet train, dubbed the KTX-II, passes near Shinchon Station heading toward Goyang. The Korea Railroad Corporation is currently conducting trial operations of the train ...more »Drunk grandmaster falls asleep at chess board
» by Bill September 4th, 2009 at 12:58 pm » Comments (4)
This caused Vladislav Tkachiev to overstep the time limit. From Reuters- A leading French chess player turned up drunk and dozed off after just 11 moves in an international tournament in ...more »Japan’s new first lady says she rode in a spaceship
» by Bill September 4th, 2009 at 8:50 am » Comments (7)
Miyuki Hatoyama once claims to have visited Venus. From Reuters- Japan's next prime minister might be nicknamed "the alien," but it's his wife who claims to have had a close encounter ...more »Korean Researchers Explain the Science Behind Beer Goggles
» by GI Korea September 4th, 2009 at 5:59 am » Comments (3)
I just have to wonder how much money was spent on this?: What is it that makes members of the opposite sex more attractive to people under the influence of alcohol? ...more »Korean Film Industry Complains About Pirated Haeundae Flick
» by GI Korea September 4th, 2009 at 5:16 am » Comments (9)
I just have a hard time feeling sorry for the Korean film industry who is complaining about piracy of their movies considering how easy it is to find pirated American ...more »
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