Posts Tagged ‘korea’

Korean Tie Chogakbo Pattern

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

Chogakbo Pattern In the period of the Yi Dynasty, our ancestors saved tens and hundreds scraps of cloth left over and quilted them together to create wrapping clothes or covers called CHOGAKBO.  Now we take the unique shape and outstanding beauty of CHOGAKBO and applied them to modern style, creating scarf, necktie, and other miscellaneous [...]

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Namdaemun (숭례문), Southern Gate, Seoul Korea, Destroyed in Fire

Monday, February 25th, 2008

This makes me so sad to see this kind of thing.  To think that a few months ago, a few of my work buddies took a walk down to see the Gate one night.  It really was odd, in that you could walk right up to the gate, at 11pm at night.  It was more [...]

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Kkul tteok (꿀떡)

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Isn’t wikipedia great?  I took this picture over in Korea at an open air market outside of Osan.  I had no idea what it was, but there were big bowls sitting out for sale.  I noticed the picture was posted to wikipedia, and the food is Kkul tteok (꿀떡), a Korean dessert made with honey [...]

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Korean Tailor wishes Mr. Andy Merry Christmas!

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Just got a Christmas card from my Korean Tailor, Mr. Bo's GQ!  I've bought a handful from him, so I'm probably a good client.  They are well made, and when I upgraded to a better fabric, I really like the jackets.  He was a bit rushed last time (Even though I told him which day [...]

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