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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Philippine Embassy Recommends Juicy Bars Be Put Off Limits
» by GI Korea September 26th, 2009 at 1:14 am » Comments (88)
The juicy girl issue has been a much discussed topic here on the ROK Drop and now the Philippine Embassy is weighing in: Philippine Embassy officials in South Korea have ...more »South Korea to Host G-20 Summit Next Year
» by GI Korea September 25th, 2009 at 8:24 pm » Comments (3)
Probably not too many people would have thought after the Korean War that Korea would one day be hosting a summit of the world's 20 most important nations: South Korea will ...more »USFK Offers Extensive English Language Class In Daegu
» by GI Korea September 25th, 2009 at 6:23 pm » Comments (1)
This is probably the most extensive English language class I have seen offered on post for Korean children: In a seminar room of Camp Walker located in Bongdeok-dong of South District ...more »Nearly 10% of Koreans are Gambling Addicts
» by GI Korea September 25th, 2009 at 5:24 pm » Comments (12)
I believe this stat considering how packed with Koreans the USFK slot machine rooms used to be: Gambling addiction is becoming a serious social problem. According to a 2008 study by ...more »A Tour In South Korea is Bad for Families
» by GI Korea September 23rd, 2009 at 6:35 pm » Comments (13)
So says this NCO in Daegu: The U.S. Army in South Korea is not ready for what command sponsorship brings to the peninsula. The Army in South Korea is geared ...more »Picture of the Day: Roh Moo-hyun’s Childhood Home Opens to the Public
» by GI Korea September 23rd, 2009 at 6:22 pm » Comments (4)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The house where former President Roh Moo-hyun was born was unveiled to the media yesterday after a seven-month restoration project. Gimhae city government invested 980 ...more »Korea Arrived – And Out…
» by USinKorea September 23rd, 2009 at 8:34 am » Comments (18)
I'm throwing in the towel. I'm sure this will have chickenhead and LordofE2 dancing around and having a little circle-jerk, but if Lost Nomad can give up his whole blog to ...more »Tom Coyner On Bi-lateral Talks in the Wall Street Journal
» by GI Korea September 23rd, 2009 at 5:53 am » Comments (2)
Tom Coyner who publishes the Korea Economic Reader has offered some thoughtful comments in the Wall Street Journal in regards to the US offer of bi-lateral talks with North Korea: Regarding ...more »US & Korean Sailors Visit Orphanage
» by GI Korea September 23rd, 2009 at 5:33 am » Comments (1)
This is something that isn't done enough, which is US servicemembers interacting with their ROK military counterparts: Sailors of the ROK Navy’s Submarine Flotilla NINE and the USS Michigan visited Hee-rakwon, ...more »Canada Takes Beef Dispute with Korea to WTO
» by GI Korea September 23rd, 2009 at 5:17 am » Comments (1)
So where are the anti-Canadian beef protesters at?: Ottawa has taken its complaint against a Korean ban on Canadian beef to the World Trade Organization, a government official said Tuesday. Eight ...more »
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