Monthly Archives: November 2008

A Korean Thanksgiving

By mattgirod | Published: November 28, 2008

This year it’s on a Friday. I’m making the mash potatoes because I think I can actually make them. I almost have all the necessary items to do it too. I’m lakcing a huge freaken container to cook in but i have the ingredients. Photo(s) to follow. What Thanksgiving wouldn’t be complete without some noraebang [...]

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Thanks for noticing.

By mattgirod | Published: November 27, 2008

What it is behind the comments of the people who say only a few words to me and have it be about my appearance? A nice teacher at one of my schools said good morning to me then told me that yesterday i had a red cheeks at the dinner. That was it. (Its could [...]

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Saw this on Youtube…

By mattgirod | Published: November 24, 2008

It’s often like this. There are only 5 native English peeps (excluding the many  Filipino wives) in the town of Buan and we stand out. I say “hi” or “hello” about a thousand times a day, of which half to people I’ve never met. It is cute. I think sometimes i’m going to get tired [...]

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