Last friday myself and the other foreign english teacher from the UK were asked to judge the english festival singing contest. Classes were cancelled friday afternoon and we were brought to the broadcast room. In the other school I was never allowed in here so this was a first.Basically like a TV studio there is a desk with a curtain and we face a camera. Instead of a large camera facing us its a small security camera type one hidden in a glass ball. There is a c...

The highlight and finale of the Opening Ceremonies of the Daegu National Sports Festival was a performance by internet and international megastar PSY performing his breakout hit "Gangnam Style" The audience had been in wild anticipation all evening awaiting his arrival. There were already massive crowds backed up into the subway to get to the stadium to see the performance (see previous entry) Far from being a "one hit wonder" his opening act was not 'Gangnam Sty...

Last week saw the opening ceremonies of the week long Daegu National Sports Festival. These are week long national finals for competitors at the High School and College level in many disciplines outside of track and field. What was most unique about the opening ceremonies what that current internet and international pop sensation Psy was due to perform his global craze hit "Gangnam Style". Normally there are shuttle buses arranged to the stadium from the subway ...

Living in the west side of the city my bus routes always pass by SeoDaegu Express Bus Terminal. I've often wondered what this was and even got off the bus once to look around inside. Most buses orginate from Dongdaegu and is where most people board buses. However, I recently tested this terminal out so now have another option to travel to Seoul.The first time I transited at SeoDaegu was when I took a bus to Gwangju. The bus left Dongdaegu and then stopped at SeoD...

The weekend after I returned from my trip to Japan I was hoping to get some rest. There was an Arabic Festival in Seoul that had been advertised for some. I had wanted to go but didnt know if I would be up for it. I even came down with a slight cold after my trip so was somewhat reluctant. However at the prospect of being able to eat some nice middle eastern food I made a last minute decision and headed out to Seoul on Saturday. The venue was easy to reach at th...