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Archive | July, 2008

Amateur Music Performance in Insadong

By Ian on July 31, 2008 in Korea

Cute! On the street at the same place I saw the other performances on the weekend. It is kind of like an open mike corner!

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The War Memorial of Korea

By Ian on July 31, 2008 in Kuwait

The War Memorial of Korea is a large facility with some impressive displays and thorough information. Of course as a country suffering from Japanese occupation from 1910 to after WW II then a North Korean invasion and the Korean War in 1950 – 1951 and even involvement in the Vietnamese war, your national security is [...]

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Mobile Chicken Delivery

By Ian on July 31, 2008 in Korea

The chickens are moving on the rotisserie. I don’t know if they are still cooking though!

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Weekend Performance

By Ian on July 30, 2008 in Korea

Note: Turn your sound level down as the sound in the video is loud. On Sunday afternoon while walking about I heard drums and came upon this music performanc followed by a play and some music. Fun and entertaining. All in Korean though.

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Walk along the river

By Ian on July 30, 2008 in HDR, Korea, Photography

I took a nice walk along the river last night and took a few photos. Here are some experiments with HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography which blends multiple exposures to get more range of shadows and highlights and can be done subtly or overdone as I did here for effect. The different software gives different [...]

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Finally a Sunny Afternoon in Seoul

By Ian on July 29, 2008 in Korea

From Wikipedia: The DLI (Daehan Life Insurance) 63 Building (63 빌딩 or 육삼 빌딩) is a skyscraper on Yeouido Island, overlooking the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. At 249 meters (817 feet) high, it is the 3rd tallest building in South Korea, the 132nd tallest building worldwide, and is a Korean icon among skyscrapers. [...]

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Bulgogi for dinner

By Ian on July 28, 2008 in Korea

Bulgogi is tasty, and a bit sweet. That red stuff is the ubiquitous Korean kimchi.

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Shopping Mall in Insadong

By Ian on July 28, 2008 in Korea

All photos are straight out of the camera. That is, the Nokia N82 camera. Not bad I figure.

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Dinner

By Ian on July 28, 2008 in Korea

, originally uploaded by Mister Ian. The men are having an after work meal and drinking the typical beverage, Soju the popular drink here. From Wikipedia: Soju is a distilled beverage native to Korea. Most brands of modern soju are made in South Korea. Though traditionally made from rice, most major brands supplement or even [...]

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