So this is a post about Korea, which I usually file under “Gord’s Life” which I intend on splitting into other categories later. But anyway, the thing I’m writing about is political. As most Korean bloggers and fans know, the government has blocked access to a whole host of blogs, including blogger’s blogspot-hosted sites. Here’s an article about it. This is illegal, yes. And ridiculous, yes. Will most of the world ever notice? No. Will the internet community notice? If we make them. My google search as of a few minutes ago didn’t make the story just out at me, …
Month: June 2004
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Poll Time
I mentioned in the last post that the results of my last poll suggested that most voters (60%) wanted me to bring an assortment of winter survival gear and some French girls from Quebec to Korea when I return. You can see full results here. I can only assume the respondents are mainly lonely expat guys (or lesbians, of course… not to exclude those good ladies, I’m just extrapolating likely populations here) in Korea who aren’t as lucky as I am having Lime in my life. Sorry guys. No can do. Maybe I was taunting if you construed that as …
Consumer Goods from Canada, and a New Poll
My last poll asked what I should bring back from Canada, and 6 out of ten votes were for the answer: A pair of snowshoes, a compass, a backpack, two rifles, and a snow tent. And some French girls from Quebec. I can only assume that the bulk of voters on this blog’s polls are lonely expat guys whom I shall not be able to help much. I have talked to about two French girls since I’ve arrived, one to ask the time and the other to tell her that she needn’t apologize for having bumped myfoot accidentally. (You can …
Banking Outside Seoul Time
And an update on why I couldn’t access my Woori Bank account using my Hanvit Bank (now Woori Bank) International Debit Card. It’s not that there was a network problem, like when the Woori Bank network was down earlier this week. (Yes, my bank’s network actually goes down sometimes. This was the second time I can remember.) It’s not, as was suggested to me, that the card is actually not a debit card when used out of the country. (Which was a bizarre and scary suggestion.) It’s not that I’d overdrawn my funds, as I should still have a lot …