The Stumbling Engineer

The misadventures of an American engineer moving to and working in Seoul.

Sunday, September 02, 2012

Teas

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I'm not a coffee drinker, but I do enjoy tea. Usually that would be black tea, although I've expanded my tastes to include green tea...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Coffee Shop Konglish

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I have often complained about the many restaurants here that have excellent menus for breakfast (be they Korean or Western fare), but they d...
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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Things Old

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I recently took a stroll around the rooftop garden on the 14th floor of the Shindorim Technomart. On this day, there happened to be a displ...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

On Kepler and Calories

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A report made the news this week from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), concluded that "people's weight,...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Chinese Evergreen

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I got a new house plant yesterday. I've been meaning I get one, ever since my last one died. I was inspired by my friend Tuttle, who tol...
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Sunday, April 08, 2012

Rice Cakes

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Korean rice cake comes in many different forms. The one I've recently come to enjoy is called 가리떡, approximately pronounced as kah-ree-...
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Friday, April 06, 2012

Misc Spring Photos

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Been saving a bunch of photos, and too busy to blog them. Let's go! The first cool thing was they had the anti-gravity demonstration go...
Sunday, March 25, 2012

New Home

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Because of a strange tax rule (having to do with VAT), I took the chance to move about 5 months before my lease expires. This was done with...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Paper Dragon

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Here is my paper dragon souvenir which Tuttle brought me from Thailand. I would agree that it "combined" fairly easily, though I m...
Sunday, February 26, 2012

Middle School Memories

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Yesterday I went to school. Middle school. I took a placement test for a free Korean language class that's held by the government. I ...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Culture Tuesday

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I got some culture in this lazy holiday - went to the theater. The Shin-Yeon Arts Hall, specifically. Chose a play at random, called "...
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Monday, January 23, 2012

Humidity Wars

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It is that season again, time to begin my battle with the dry winter air. I've never used the heating in my home; somehow it absorbs hea...
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

What's this Cup Stuff?

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Coffee cups, that is. Or in my case, tea cups. I noticed my coffee pot labels indicate it holds 10 to 15 cups. I know they use a smaller tha...
Sunday, January 08, 2012

Beef Butt

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Made a quick Costco trip yesterday, as always ignoring my number one Costco rule: Never ever go on a weekend! Bought a pack of the cheapest ...
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