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Dear Readers,
Hello to everyone.
Welcome to 2016.
Start the New Year with Geoje News!
If you failed to keep promises you made on New Year’s Day, this coming Lunar New Year (February 7 through 10) will be a good chance to celebrate the new year again and renew your resolutions.
In this issue, we have many things to commemo-rate the New Year.
Learn more about 2016 the year of the monkey. Discover your animal symbol according to the Chi-nese Zodiac. Maybe you will find something new about your character.
Read also about New Year traditions from all around the world.
You might get an idea for your new year resolution from the article about the Ultimate Reading Chal-lenge.
And of course, more than those I mentioned.
Hope you will enjoy this edition!
Thank you for your ongoing support for Geoje News.
Regards,
Stella Sihyeong Lee
Geoje News
February 2016 Issue No. 16 Geoje News is published by Geoje International Center
3 rd floor, NH Mart 9, Okpo-ro 10-gil, Geoje-si, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Email [email protected]
Tel. 055-688-2285
Facebook Page facebook.com/gicgeoje
Editorial Fina Thorpe-Willett
Design and Content Coordinator Stella Sihyeong Lee
Proofreader and Assistant Editor David Hillstrom
Printed by Modern Office 문성당
Contributors
Nafisa Dahodwala, Janet Gerrard, Alexandra Yeom, Rahul Aijaz
Cover Photo Dave Thorpe-Willett
Cover design Fina Thorpe-Willett
CONTENTS 06 info Upcoming Events
08 info GIC Schedule & Weekly Agenda
10 info Frequently Asked Questions about GIC
12 info Holidays in South Korea in 2016
14 korean culture Chinese Zodiac in Korea
15 gic news Coming soon: GIC Web-site!
16 feature New Year traditions around the world
18 korean culture Korea and the New Year 19 feature Celebrating Chinese New Year 20 feature The 2016 Ultimate Reading Challenge 21 info The Transformation of the Geoje Expat Guide 22 korean culture Seollal seasoned with traditional foods and folk games
24 photo Snapshots - The Beauty of Hanbok 26 gic news Geoje International Pho-to Festival 29 Poem New Year 30 gic news GIC events 32 info Community Board 35 info GIC Tour Club Schedule
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Upcoming Events
February 4-6 PyeongChang Test Events
Address 1, Danojang-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do Location Dano Park (Gangneung), Pheonix Park (Pyeongchang)
Commemorating the event of PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the organ-izing committee and the hosting region of Pyeongchang in Gangwon-do are throwing a pre-welcoming ceremony by offering the 'PyeongChang Connected Test Events'. Starting February 4th, participants from the general public and some 3,000 athletes are expected to join the festival with various winter sports competitions, exhibitions, hands-on programs, performances and other activities offered.
ㅁ Venue: Alpine Ski Contest, Pheonix Snow·Ski Competition ㅁ Programs (2016-1st half) - Jeongseon Alpine Ski Contest: February 6-7, 2016 - Pyeongchang Snowboarding Competition: Febru-ary 19-21 / February 25-27, 2016 - Pyeongchang Pheonix Free-style Skiing Competi-tion: February 18-20, 2016 / February 26-28, 2016 * Event details are subject to change, please refer to the official website for latest information.
Homepage
www.hellopyeongchang.com (Korean, Eng-lish)
January 15-February 10 Daegwallyeong Snow Festival
Address 661-123, Hoenggye 5-ri, Daegwanryeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do
The Daegwallyeong Snow Festival is held in the Hoenggye-ri area, which is located in Daegwanryeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do. The festival starts with a fireworks display, followed by various programs such as a singing contest, an international naked marathon contest, a singing contest for multicultural families, a climbing competition, snow art contests, a snow literature event, etc. November 21-February 29 Little Prince Lighting Festival
Address 1063, Hoban-ro, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
Lighting wrapped all around the Petite France emits an exotic and fairytale-like atmosphere throughout . The Little Prince, along with Christmas decorations and sculptures found all around this French vil-lage certainly make anyone feel as if he or she is in a fairytale!
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Admission/Participation Fees Adults: 8,000 won/Teenagers: 6,000 won/Children (36 months-Elementary School Students): 5,000 won
Programs Light show: "Dominjun's Su-pernatural powers'/Starlight Lighting: Light Tunnel, Public starlights/Street lighting: Lighting of France Street, Montpellier/le Maison de Orgel Gallery "Côte d'Azur"/European-style living room, Antique ce-ramics exhibition, the Etoile Park/Etc.
December 24-February 21 Mulmalgeun Yangpyeong Icefish Festi-val
Address Danwol-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeong-gi-do
Location Soomy Land in Yangpyeong, Gangwon-do
Sponsored by Yangpyeong-gun Office, the Mulmalgeun Yangpyeong Icefish Festival takes place in Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do each winter. Visitors can eat warm fish cakes and roasted chestnuts at the festival. Aside from ice fishing, other traditional winter games and activi-ties such as kite-flying, top spinning, sledding and jjinbbang-making (steamed bun with red bean filling) will be available. During lunch, tteokguk (sliced rice cake soup), bingeohoe muchim (seasoned raw smelt salad) and bingeo twigim (deep-fried smelt) are availa-ble at the Women's Society of Soomy Land. One special trait of this festival is the offer of an all-inclusive experience package. After making a reservation, families can enjoy a full day of fun experiences from the moment they arrive until the time they head home with no additional fees to worry about.
Mulmalgeun Yangpyeong Icefish Festival can be enjoyed by visitors of all ages: Children will look up to their fathers‟ as strong men, pulling their sleds around the snow-covered ice; couples will look back on the festival as a warm winter memory, walking hand in hand; friends and co-works will remember the delicious food and joyful time they spent together. To attend the festival, visitors can make a reser-vation on the festival's official website.
February 12 Trattoria Dell’ Arte Zazz Night Time 8:30 pm
Admission Fee 20,000 won per person (Including 1 beverage)
Venue Trattoria Dell’ Arte in ITongyeong In-ternational Concert Hall
Address Tongyeong Concert Hall : 38, Keunbal-
gae 1-gil, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do,
Korea|Tel : +82-55-650-0400
Website http://www.timf.org/eng/main/main.do
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GIC Schedule Please note: schedule is subject to change. Please check the schedule on fa-cebook page. https://www.facebook.com/gicgeoje
Any inquiry, please call 055-688-2285
No Day Class Time Room # Instructor 1
Mon
Cardio (No class on February 1) 9:30-10:30 Auditorium Annette
2 Okpo Tots & Infants Group Playdate 10:00-12:00 GIC Marie
3 French Class for Beginners
(No class until it resumes on Febru-ary 15)
11:00-12:00 Room 1 Isabelle
4
Tue
Art-Drawing 10:00-12:00 GIC Young Sook PARK
5 Sewing Class 9:00-10:50 Room 1 Karine
6 English Class for Beginners
(No class until it resumes on Febru-ary 16)
11:00-12:00 Room 1 Isabelle
7 Children‟s Ballet Class
(No class until it resumes on March 15)
16:30-17:15 Auditorium Hania
8 Table Tennis Course for Kids 16:30-17:15 Lobby Alex 9 English Conversation Group 19:00-20:00 GIC David
10 Zumba 20:10-21:00 Auditorium Doyeon Lee 11 Men's Bible Study 20:00-21:30 Room 1 - 12
Wed Cardio 9:30-10:30 Auditorium Annette
13 Belly Dance 11:00-12:00 Auditorium Marie 14 Sewing Class 9:00-11:30 GIC Karine
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Thu
Kitchen Class* (It will resume after Lunar New Year
holiday) 10:00-12:30 GIC -
16 Tai Chi 9:30-10:30 Auditorium Natacha
17 English Class for Beginners
(No class until it resumes on Febru-ary 16)
10:45-11:45 GIC Isabelle
18 French Class for Beginners
(No class until it resumes on Febru-ary 15)
13:00-14:00 Room 1 Isabelle
19 Interval Training
(No class until it resumes on Febru-ary 18)
19:00-20:00 Auditorium Stacy
20 Ladies‟ Bible Study 19:30-21:00 GIC Susan 21 GIC Bridge Club 19:00-21:30 Room 1 Rama 22
Fri
GIC Coffee Morning 9:00-11:00 GIC - 23 Korean Class 11:00-12:00 Room 1 Rachael
24 Salsa Cubana and Rueda (January 29, February 5 and 19) 20:00-21:15 Room 2 Anne
25 Sun SKY Meditational Yoga Class 16:00-18:00 Auditorium S. Prabakaran
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Please contact us if you want to put your regular activity group(s) in this listing. Mail to [email protected] or drop the information at GIC reception desk.
Geoje Weekly Agenda
No Location Class Date Time Contact
1 Admiral Hotel Monday Hike Mon Changeable.
Dianne Campbell: [email protected] or Helen O'Grady: [email protected] or join Face-book group - Hiking On Geoje.
2 Admiral Hotel Monday Walkers Mon 9:00 -
3 Geoje Notary Office Korean Language Mon 11:00-
12:00 Jingook
4 Samsung
Cultural Center Geoje Fitness Club Tue 09:30-
10:30 Stacy
5 GFRA GFRA Coffee Morning Wed 10:00 [email protected]
055 687 9332
6 GFRA GFRA Mahjong/Game Wed 13:30-17:00
055 687 9332
7 Delhi Dance Studio Zumba Fitness Geoje Wed 11:00-
12:00 Angie Harkin :
8 SEAMAX office Geoje Ladies Coffee Morning
1st Thursday
of the month
10:00
Teen & Leigh
Seamaxcoffeemorning
@gmail.com
9 GFRA GFRA Knitting/Sewing Thu 10:00 [email protected]
055 687 9332
10 Admiral Hotel Easy Hike Fri 8:30 Same with the contact for
11 GFRA GFRA Brush Painting Lessons Fri
09:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00
Mr. Park
010-2555-5953
12 Near Home Plus
Catholic Church Mass in English Sat 19:30 055-635-7321
13 Geoje Sea World
Junior Dolphin Trainer Program Sat all day
Mac
010-3662-2338
14 ISK Geoje International Foot-ball Club Sun 14:00-
16:00 [email protected],
15 GFRA Geoje-Do Hash House Harriers
Every other
Sunday 10:30
055 687 9332
16 Basement of
Sumgim Church
Church Service
Sumgim Church English Ministry
Sun 13:30 Kenneth Han
010-3858-4792
17 Basement of
Okpo
Central Church
Church Service
Okpo International Church
Sun 9:00 Gail Hutchinson Tait
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Frequently Asked Questions About GIC
A. To join the classes at GIC, you first need to be a member. Once you have the membership, you are entitled to attend any of the classes that interest you. The center, however, allows for you to take a trial class (any one) before deciding on the further course without the membership also.
** Individual classes have an additional cost of 5000 W. Kindly check the class schedule before com-mitting.
A. To become a member at GIC, you have to visit the center Information desk. All you have to do is provide us with a few basic details, and we will carry out the remaining formalities. You will also be issued with a GIC membership card.
A. The cost of membership varies depending upon the duration you select.
6 months and less - 30,000 W 6 to 12 months - 50,000 W
A. The GIC membership offers a wide array of advantaged for its members. These include the follow-ing:-
Attending the various classes and events at GIC Renting out the many books and DVDs from the center library at no cost Usage of the GIC facility for recreation and play dates for children Discount at Samsung Hotel on presenting the valid GIC membership card
A. Yes, you are most definitely welcome to teach at GIC. If you have a special talent that you would like to share and have the capability to deal with students, then all you have to do is email us or visit the center Information desk. We can help you schedule a class depending on the existing schedule and also advertise your class through our various portals.
Please Keep GIC Growing! Your contribution can make a difference. Become a GIC member to-day and support our community! Promote respect for diversity by becoming a member and volunteering today. Your support helps GIC continue its goal of fostering a hopeful village of diverse voices and a fulfilling experience of internation-al exchange.
Bank Name: NH
Account Holder: 거제국제교류센터(GIC)
Account number 351-0746-3770-83
Q. How can I join the classes at GIC?
Q. How do I acquire the GIC membership?
Q What is the cost of membership?
Q What does the membership include?
Q. Is it possible for me to teach a class at GIC?
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A. Becoming a part of the GIC Tour does not require you to have a GIC membership. You can refer to the GIC Tour club for more details.
A. Yes, you can do so. If you are interested to book the GIC room for a private function, you can approach the GIC help desk for more information regarding the same or you can also email us and we will get back to you.
Q. How do I join the GIC Tour?
Q. Can I use the GIC room for some private function that I wish to hold?
A. The center is always encouraging candidates to volunteer with us, in their spare time. You can volunteer with us in the following ways:-
By teaching a class at the center By helping out with GIC events By donating items such as souvenirs, books, DVDs, kitchenware, games and toys for chil-
dren and infants, and other items of household use. By making donations to the center By contributing to Geoje News (A monthly magazine published by the center)
A. We offer many classes for children such as art – drawing, ballet, play dates etc. You can take a look at our schedule as sometimes new classes are introduced. If you need any other infor-mation, you can visit us at the center or write to us.
A. You can bring your child to attend a class, depending upon the nature of the class. You should speak to the class teacher about it.
A. The center does not encourage you to leave your child unattended at the center. If you have someone to supervise your child in the playroom while you attend the class, you are free to do so.
A. You can most definitely advertise in Geoje News. You do not need a GIC membership to ad-vertise with Geoje News. You can approach the Help desk for details regarding the cost of adver-tising in Geoje News. The requirement form is available at the center. Please note that you need to provide us with the advertisement. The center will not be involved in the designing.
A. You can contribute to Geoje News either by writing articles for the magazine or you can help us with being on-board the editing team. We are always looking for volunteers who want to share their ideas and interests with us. You can join the Geoje News team as copy editors, proof-readers, graphic designers, writers, and photographers.
Q. Can I volunteer at the center?
Q. Can I advertise in Geoje News?
Q. What activities does GIC offer for children?
Q. Can I bring my child with me to attend a class?
Q. Is it possible for me to leave my child in the play room while I attend the class?
Q. How can I contribute to Geoje News?
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Q: Hi, Nafisa. How did you come to be the primary mover and shaker behind the GIC web site?
A: I came to the center to be a volunteer and to help with activities and I learned about Geoje News and wanted to help with that. And through these discussions we talked about why GIC doesn’t have a web site because it’s a big organization and eve-ryone is online. And because I worked on something similar in India, Jo asked if I could help with a site for the center.
Q: What is your role in the creation of the web site?
A: Well, I’m not a tech or software person, but I have an understanding of how a web-site is created and what is needed. My main jobs are organizing the data and writing content for the website. Currently, my job is basically gathering information about the center that is scattered on Facebook, Youtube, and on paper. I am also talking to volunteers who’ve done work. My main job is organizing the layout and getting every-thing together. I’m coordinating with the designers in terms of how the layout should be, how the visuals will go, and together making it more visual and as interactive as possible.
Q: What will the web site include? How do you think it will help GIC and its members?
A: The web site is going to be a one-stop destination for everyone looking to get more information about GIC.
The most important thing will be the sched-ule, what sort of classes we have, who the teacher is, the timing. Also info about the center and about previous and future events. We will also have tabs for frequent-ly asked questions that you can find an-swers to. And we will have an e-copy of Geoje News and lots of pictures. People can contribute stories, photos, and ideas for the center. The web site will also be linked to our other social media platforms like our Facebook page and Youtube channel. We hopefully can also have links to other com-munity organizations and blogs as well.
Q: What is the most enjoyable and also the most challenging part of creating the site?
A: For me, I’m new to the island. So work-ing on the site lets me meet new people and interact with new people. I’ve made new friends and people know me because I’m asking for help and for contributions. In terms of challenges, I think the biggest is getting all the information together un-der one roof. We don’t want to miss any critical info that could be overlooked.
Q: When do you think the web site will be ready for the public?
A: I’m hoping by mid-February we can go live. We’re still working on it, so to give a specific date is difficult. But by February, the GIC web site should be fully functional.
Interview by David Hillstrom
Although the Geoje International Center is entering its third year of existence, we surprisingly have managed without a web site. Shock-ing, we know. Finally, after many months of planning and hoping, a GIC web site is about to become reality. The main reason for this is the effort of a newly-arrived community member, Nafisa Dahodwala. I recently sat down with Nafisa to discuss what we might expect from
Coming Soon: The GIC Web site!
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Holidays in South Korea in 2016
Check out holidays in Korean in 2016 and make a plan in advance! http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/AK/AK_EN_1_5_2.jsp
Seollal (February 7-9, 10 as a substitute holiday) Lunar New Year’s Day, or Seollal in Korean, is one of the most important traditional holidays of the year; the holiday is much more significant than January 1st to Kore-ans. Most businesses are closed, and peo-ple take several days off from work to visit their hometowns to be with their family. On the day of Seollal, everyone gets up early, puts on their best clothes, and bows to their elders as a reaffirmation of family ties. Feasts are held with specially prepared food such as tteokguk (sliced rice cake soup) and mandu-guk(dumpling soup). People play traditional folk games such as flying kites, or spinning tops. Independence Movement Day (March 1) This day commemorates the Declaration of Independence proclaimed on March 1, 1919, while under Japanese colonization. A reading of the declaration takes place in a special ceremony at Tapgol Park in Seoul, where the document was first read to the public. Labor Day (May 1) Although Labor Day is not a national holiday, banks and business establishments are closed, and many people enjoy a day off. Children’s Day (May 5) Parents’ Day (May 8) Although this day is celebrated by many, Parents’ Day is not a national holiday, with almost all banks and shops remaining open for business with normal operating hours. Buddha’s Birthday (May 14) Marking the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, elaborate and solemn rituals are held at many temples across the country and lanterns are hung in the temple court-yards to celebrate Buddha’s birthday.
Memorial Day (June 6) Memorial Day is set aside to honor the soldiers and civilians who have given their lives for their country. The largest cere-mony is held at the National Cemetery in Seoul. Constitution Day (July 17) This day commemorates the proclamation of the Constitution of the Republic of Ko-rea that was made on July 17, 1948.
Liberation Day (August 15) This day commemorates the Japanese ac-ceptance of the Allies’ terms of surrender and the resulting liberation of Korea in 1945.
Chuseok (September 14-16) Chuseok is one of the year’s most im-portant traditional holidays. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Chuseok is often referred to as Korean Thanksgiving Day. It is a celebration of the harvest and thanksgiving for the bounty of the earth. Family members come from all over the country to visit their ancestral homes. National Foundation Day (October 3) This day commemorates the founding of the Korean nation in 2333 B.C. by the leg-endary god-king Dangun. A simple cere-mony is held at an altar on top of Manisan Mountain on Ganghwado Island. The altar is said to have been erected by Dangun himself to offer thanks to his great father and grandfather in heaven. Hangeul Day (October 9) Hangeul Day, otherwise referred to as Hangeul Proclamation Day or Korean Al-phabet Day, is a commemoration held on October 9th in Korea to celebrate the cre-ation of hangeul, the country’s native al-phabet as proclaimed by the publication of Hunminjeongeum on this day in 1446.
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The Lunar Calendar was the basis of Korean life in the past and to this day. Holidays/celebratory events are based on the moon's cycles. Years were represented by animals that followed each other in an established order repeated every 12 years. In Korea, when someone asks about your sign, they are not only getting a sense of your per-sonality as people in the West do with signs of the zodiac, they are also working out your age, usual-ly to determine who is the oldest in the group. . The twelve animal guardian deities are collectively known as the Sibijisin, which literally means "Twelve (sibi) gods of the earth (jisin)." They were also used to measure the hours of the day as well as to represent direction. For example, the hours between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. had been called "Myosi" (Time of the Rabbit), and the hours be-tween 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. "Misi" (Time of the Sheep). The entire day had been divided into twelve different "times," each represented by one of the twelve animals. df The order of the animals is said to be a result of a contest between the animals. When the gods were asked to decide which of them would be first, they decided to have all the animals swim accross a river. Each animal's place would be de-termined by the order in which they reached the opposite bank. According to some myths, un-known to the ox, the rat jumped on his back and hitched a ride, while others say that the ox gener-ously agree to give the rat a ride. As they ap-proached the shore, the rat jumped off the oxen's head and earned himself first place, with the ox following in second. RAT: A Rat Year is a time of hard work, activity, and renewal. This is a good year to begin a new job, get married, launch a product or make a fresh start. People born in a rat year are said to be logi-cal realists, shrewd, charming, ambitious, and in-ventive. People born in the Year of Rat are clever and bright, sociable and family-minded. They have broad interests and strong ability in adapting to the environment and able to react adequately to any changes. In the East, the rat is seen in a more positive light than in the West. Rat years: 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008
OX: The Ox, which is also known as the Buffa-lo, sign symbolizes prosperity through fortitude and hard work. The typical Ox is a tolerant per-son with strong character. Ox people work hard without complaints at work or at home. They know that they will succeed through hard work and sustained efforts, and do not believe in get-rich-quick schemes. Ox years: 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009
TIGER: Tiger people are seen as sensitive, given to deep thinking, capable of great sympathy. They can be extremely short-tempered, however. Other people have great respect for them, but sometimes tiger people come into conflict with older people or those in authority. They some-times cannot make up their minds, which can result in a poor, hasty decision or a sound deci-sion arrived at too late. They can be suspicious of others, but also courageous and powerful. Tiger years: 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 RABBIT: The Rabbit is a lucky sign. Rabbits are private individuals and a bit introvert-ed. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are reasonably friendly individuals who enjoy the company of a group of good friends. They are good teachers, counselors and communicators, but also need their own space. Rabbit years: 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 DRAGON: The Dragon is the mightiest of the signs. Dragons symbolize such character traits as dominance and ambition. They prefer to live by their own rules and if left on their own, are usually successful. They‟re driven, unafraid of
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challenges, and willing to take risks. They‟re passionate in all they do and they do things in grand fashion. While Dragons frequently help others, rarely will they ask for help. Others are attracted to Dragons, especially their colorful personalities, but deep down, Dragons prefer to be alone. Dragon years: 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012
SNAKE: The snake is the most enigmatic, intui-tive, introspective, refined and collected of the Animals Signs. People born in the Year of the Snake are keen and cunning, quite intelligent and wise. They are great mediators and good at doing business. Snake years: 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 . HORSE: People born in the Year of the Horse are popular. They are seen as cheerful, skillful with money, and perceptive, although they sometimes talk too much. They are wise, talent-ed, good with their hands, and sometimes have a weakness for members of the opposite sex. They are impatient and hot-blooded about eve-rything except their daily work. They like enter-tainment and large crowds. They are very inde-pendent and rarely listen to advice. For this rea-son, in Korea, women born in the year of the horse were not desirable brides - they were said to be too independent. Horse years: 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002,
GOAT: People born in the year of the Goat are described as elegant, intelligent, dependable, calm individuals, who are very creative and typi-cally accomplished artists. They can be shy, pes-simistic, and puzzled about life and prefer to be alone. Most despise being the center of attention but enjoy being part of a group. Goat years: 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 . MONKEY: People born in the Year of the Monkey are the erratic geniuses of the animal signs. Clev-er, skillful, and flexible, they are remarkably in-ventive and original and can solve the most diffi-cult problems with ease. They are good at as-sessing risk and financial problems. They are the ultimate diplomats and slip in and out of difficul-ties with ease. Monkey years: 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 . ROOSTER: Persons born in a Rooster year are said to be shrewd, industrious, outspoken and definite when making decisions. Many are extrav-agant and a bit of the dreamer. Rooster years: 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 . DOG: People born in the Year of the Dog pos-sess the best traits of human nature. They have a deep sense of loyalty, are honest, and inspire oth-er people's confidence because they know how to keep secrets. They can also be somewhat selfish, terribly stubborn, and eccentric. They care little for wealth, yet somehow always seem to have mon-ey. Dog people make good leaders. Dog years: 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 . PIG: This last of the animal sign cycle is also called the Year of the Boar. The pig is often asso-ciated with fertility and virility. People born in the Year of the Pig said to be chivalrous and gallant. They don't make many friends but they make them for life, and anyone having a Boar Year friend is fortunate for they are extremely loyal. They don't talk much but have a great thirst for knowledge. They study a great deal and are gen-erally well informed. Pig years: 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019
Source from http://www.korea4expats.com/ By Stella Lee
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New Year Traditions Around the World
It’s 2016! The beginning of a brand new year. It’s that time of the year to start afresh the things you couldn’t manage in the last year. To renew those resolutions, to target new goals, to travel to new places, to make new friends and if you’ve had your share of holi-day goodies, its time to hit the gym too! It is also a time for some celebration and some good old New Year traditions. We all have our own set of traditions to welcome the New Year. It could be a customary family dinner and fireworks or a midnight mass at the church followed by a special early morning brunch. Some people, however, take their New Year traditions far too seriously. (And you will know how!) Here’s bringing to the ta-ble, some amazing and also strange traditions people in different countries follow to wel-come the New Year.
Grape eating in Spain – In Spain, the New Year is welcomed by eating grapes! If you manage to stuff 12 grapes in your mouth at midnight, you’ve achieved good luck for the next year. Each grape is eaten at every stroke as the clock strikes 12. They believe that 12 grapes signify 12 months of the year and each grape eaten brings prosperity and wellbeing for the months to come. So if you think you can manage it, Spain for 2017 senorita!
First footing in Scotland – The New Year cele-bration in Scotland is termed as ‘Hogmanay’ and is celebrated from New Year’s Eve right up to the 2nd of January. The Scots follow the tradition of ‘first footing’ where in the first person to enter the house at midnight brings luck for the entire year. The guests generally arrive bearing traditional Scottish gifts. The preferred guest is usually a tall dark handsome man! In some parts of Scotland, the locals make balls of wire, paper and rags, set them on fire and swing them around. It is said to be Vikings custom to ward off the evil. Go Vikings!
Predicting future in Finland – The Finnish folk bring in the New Year by predicting the future with molten metal coins. They put in the molten metal in a glass of water and depending on the shape the metal takes; they predict their prospects for the upcoming year. So next time you need a sneak peek into your future, you know what to do!
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Dish throwing in Denmark – In Denmark, peo-ple save all their old dishes and cups for the New Year eve! They then throw those at the doorsteps of family and friends on New Year’s. The bigger the pile of broken dishes you have at your door-step, the more the number of friends you have. Now that’s how you bring in a messy and noisy celebration!
Round things in Philippines – Everything looks better when put in a circle, and apparently people in Philippines take it too seriously. From wearing polka dot designs to stocking up on a lot of round fruits and tossing coins around a pan as they march around the house. Filipinos keep everything round for the New Year. They believe it brings them good luck and fortune. I am saving my polka dotted shirts!
Cemetery visits in Chile – In Chile, people wel-come the New Year along with the deceased in a graveyard. They set up chairs around the grave-side of their beloved deceased family members and spend the entire night in the cemetery. Spooky just got spookier!
At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter what you do and how you do it. All that matters is to bring in each New Year with renewed optimism and positivity. To let bygones be bygones and to give everything a pleasant new start.
By Nafisa Dahodwala
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Korea and the New Year
In the past, Korea followed the Chinese calendar, in which the days are regulated by the phases of the moon, making the days vary from year to year. By this, Korea actually has a completely different New Year. It never takes place on the first of January and sometimes doesn’t even happen in January at all. It’s called Seollal and is actually the most meaningful to Korean people. In fact it is one of the most im-portant holidays in Korea. On this day, technically everybody in Korea gains another year, the whole country’s birthday if you will. Though, as mentioned above due to following the western calendar, these days everyone officially ages on the first of January.
Back in the UK celebrating the New Year consist of gathering together with friends or family on the eve of the New Year. Maybe have a party, some drinks, and welcome the New Year at the stroke of midnight. The countdown is most anticipated and seeing in the first second of the New Year with friends and family is the purpose of the evening, even children are al-lowed to stay up past their bedtime. Here in Korea the custom is also to see the New Year in but, in-stead of staying up late, the night ends early and the family gets up super early to watch the sunrise. The sunrise marks the beginning of the New Year here. Many people even hike up mountains or travel to places with beautiful scenery in order to get the greatest view. These days there are special sunrise festivals and cafes that open up for the occasion.
In my 6 years in Korea I have seen 4 New Year sun-rises each at a different place, the best by far was the Ulsan Gangeolgot first sunrise festival. As well as watching the sunrise, the festival also holds a count-down at midnight. It is one of the busiest and most popular New Year spots in Korea.
Around both the New Years you will hear the phrase 새해복 많이 받으세요 (Sae hae bok mani bad eu se yo) It means hope you have lots of luck in the new year, the equivalent of wishing someone a Happy New Year.
Happy New Year
By Alexandra Yeom
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Just like our Korean friends, the Chinese also celebrate Lunar/Chinese New Year (CNY). CNY to my family and I is the major event of the year, where all my siblings and their spouses would come home to my parents and feast and celebrate together. Our homes need to be cleaned from top to bottom and fill the house with flowers, lanterns, decorations and crafts – the redder the better! Cars need to be washed and sometimes polished, all debts should be paid off and many more! The most important thing of all is to stock up with food and drink as the shops would be closed during the whole period. There are many must-have food for the season and here are a few of my favorites.
Nian Gao (Year Cake)
Nian gao is made from glutinous rice and is traditionally most popular during Chinese New Year. Eating nian gao has the symbolism of raising oneself taller in each coming year as the Chinese word ‘nian’ meaning ‘sticky’ is identical in sound to ‘year’ and the word ‘gao’ meaning ‘cake’ is identical sound to ‘high or tall’, implying promotions or prosperity year after year. Normally, we make fritters sandwiching the niangao with yam/sweet potatoes and dip into batter and deep fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Sometimes we just steam the niangao and eat it with a fork. It’s stickily good!
Pineapple Tarts
A must-have in Malaysia during Chinese New Year! No Chinese New Year is complete without pineapple tarts. Pineapple known as ‘ong lai’ in my hokkien dialect means prosperity.
My mom used to make the best pineapple tarts in town. Nowadays you can buy them almost everywhere from bakeries to supermarkets to night market stalls. They also come in the form of cookies!
Bak Kwa
Bak Kwa similar to jerky is originated from the Fujian province in China and is considered a Hokkien deli-cacy. It is often made with pork which is prepared with spices, sugar, salt and soy sauce and grilled over charcoal. This imparts a smokier flavor to the meat. Bak kwa comes in all shapes, sizes and fla-vours. If you don’t eat pork, there are chicken and beef bak kwa available.
I am happy to see my favourite brand of bak kwa – Bee Cheng Hiang – available in Busan and Seoul. This means I get to enjoy this delicacy over Chinese New Year without being at home in Malaysia!
Wishing all Happy Chinese New Year!
By Janet Gerrard
Celebrating Chinese New Year
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Sadly but truly enough, in today‟s time, most of the reading we do is either our Facebook and Twitter updates and maybe instructions on the back of an instant noodle pack. Gone are the days when we used to enjoy the company of some good old books. Lose ourselves in the wonderland of Alice, or jump in excitement at the adventures of Huckle-berry Finn, pretend to be super detectives like Nan-cy Drew or feel our heartbeat rush upon reading the romances of Aurora and the Beast.
Many people argue that with so much information available online, the necessity of book reading is decreasing as you can get all the entertainment you need with a click here and a click there. This leads me to think, what happened to the good old storybook?
Reading has several benefits, which we may be unaware of.
- Reading improves mental stimulation helping you develop better thinking and analytical skills.
- No matter how very stressful you feel at work or in your daily life, losing yourself in a good story is a great stress buster.
- Don‟t miss out on those tiny bits of information hidden in a good novel. It could be history, culture or a tip to ease a chore, whatever knowledge you accumulate could come in handy at some point of time.
- Most importantly, books are a great source of en-tertainment. You can imagine the characters in a story your way, imagine the setting, guess the next half, relate to the characters in a way that often movies fail to do.
- Reading books is also an excellent way to im-prove your vocabulary, writing skills, memory, fo-cus and concentration.
So, if you want to start reading your books again or if you are an obsessive book lover, 2016 is good time! To encourage reading among the masses, a couple of magazines, local libraries and schools have put together the concept of the Ultimate 2016 reading challenge. The challenge has gained popularity in the last few years and several more organizations have joined hands this year. As the name suggests, it is a reading challenge. You can sign up for the challenge on any given platform online. You can pick your category as a light, avid or obsessive reader. The platform then gives you lists of categories of books you could read. The next part is as simple as it could be. You simply pick a book, read it and then post your re-view with book name on their pinterest or insta-gram pages! You could also see what other people are reading and maybe pick titles that interest you.
Do Your Own Reading Challenge - Make a book club with your friends.
- Prepare a list of categories that you all enjoy.
- Buy the books or pick them up from your local library. You could also download the books on your Ipads or tablets if you are on the go most of the time.
- Start Reading the books and ticking them off the list as you go.
- Exchange the titles with each other as you finish one book.
- Meet up with each other to discuss the books you read and exchange your views.
By Nafisa Dahodwala
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The Transformation of the Geoje Expat Guide
It was a significant book for newbies in the island, released in 2013 and titled : Geoje Guide Book. Even though expatriates started to flock the island since way before then, there was limited information about how to live (or at least survive!) in the island conveniently. Luckily, a group of parents from Okpo International School (OIS) were willing to spend a great effort to compile informations for the commu-nity of Geoje, not exclusively for those sending their children in this school.
The OIS Geoje Expat Guide Committee, led by Ulri-ka Harrison, were working during the school year 2012-2013. On February 2013 the 133 pages guide book was published and most of the contents are still valid until today! The Geoje Expat Guide is still a free resource that available online.
OIS transformed into a bigger school that is now called the International School of Koje. Its growth may represent the growth of Geoje Expatriate com-munity, as well as the changes in the Geoje com-munity itself in general. So many things changes within a year or two here. More people craving for more information.
The ISK’s Parent and Teacher Association (PTA) realised that the 2013 Geoje Guide Book needed adjustments. Teresa Williamson, the PTA Presi-dent, initiated a meeting about this in 2014. A Geoje Guide Book revised edition was in mind, however, along the way input were received from several people and the project become The Geoje Expat Guide website instead. It could be more helpful for everyone in this digital era!
The Geoje Expat Guide Committee, NOT exclusive-ly PTA members only, has been taking their person-al time to update the contents by inviting community
to provide information, wandering around towns to check whether the businesses still existed as well as gathering new information, collecting name cards, taking photos and planning how the website should be presented.
It may seems a long time, a year to make it happen, but it is something worth waiting for a long term benefit. By the time the website is introduced to the public (keep your eyes open!), it will still have room of improvement. But that is the great aspect of a website, any changes can be worked out while everyone can still take advantage of the site. It will be an endless evolving website over the time. Just like our life in Geoje.
It will be a great pleasure for us to present the Geoje Expat Guide sometimes in this February 2016. Hope you are all as excited as we are!
Geoje Expat Guide Team
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Seollal, or Lunar New Year‟s Day, is drawing near. With the old year out and a new one in, people gather at home and sit around with their families and relatives, catching up on what they have been doing. This year, the Seollal holidays start on February 8 of the Gregorian calendar and last for three days. There is usually a mass exodus from major cities the day before the holiday and on the beginning of the Lunar New Year holiday. People usually buy bus or train tickets for their hometowns a month ahead of Seollal before tickets sell out. On the very day of Seollal, Korean families perform an ancestral ritual called charye, where a table full of various foods, such as tteokguk (rice-cake soup), vegetables, and fruits, is prepared. The ancestral rite is an important part of Seollal to pay respect to ancestors, based on Confucianism. After the an-cestral ritual, they share the food on the table, which is called eumbok. They hope that the virtues of their ancestors will be passed on to themselves by doing eumbok.
After charye, people also perform sebae to their elders by going down on both knees and bowing deep toward the floor, and wishing them blessings for the New Year. Then, the elders reward the bows with fresh banknotes, called sebaedon, and word of wisdom, in hopes that their young loved ones will make lots of money and achieve their goals in the coming year.
Seollal seasoned with traditional foods and folk games
By Stella Lee
Source from http://www.korea.net & http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/
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Following the rite, everyone gathers together and eats the ritual food. The main dish of the day is tteok-guk, a traditional soup made with sliced rice cakes, beef, egg, vegetables, and other ingredients. In Korea, eating tteok-guk on New Year‟s Day is believed to add a year to one‟s age. People often ask each other, “How many servings of tteok-guk have you had?” as a fun way to ask each other‟s age.
On Seollal, traditional folk games abound, including yutnori, a traditional board game played with yut sticks, jegichagi (shuttlecock kicking), neolttwigi (seesawing), kite flying, and paengi chigi (top-spinning). Among a variety of traditional games enjoyed on Seollal, yutnori is played with four half moon-shaped yut sticks being cast to determine how far a token (yut mal) can advance. The rule of this traditional game is that yut mals are moved according to the counting of the yut sticks whose flat sides face upwards and those whose round sides are up. Each combination has a name. One stick over (with its flat side up) and three sticks up (with their round sides up) are called do. Two sticks up and two sticks over are called gae. One stick up and three sticks over are called geol. All sticks over is called yut, while all sticks up is called mo. The names of “do, gae, geol, yut, and mo” are actually named after animals; do refers to pig, gae to dog, geol to sheep, yut to cow, and mo to horse.
Tip: What to give on Seollal? Recommended gifts items for the holiday! Seollal gifts vary each year depending on economic situations and gift trends, but the most popu-lar ones are department store gift cards and cash. Popular gifts for parents include ginseng, hon-ey, health products, and massage chairs. Other common gifts include toiletries such as shampoo, soap, toothpaste, etc., and gift baskets/sets composed of spam, tuna, hangwa (traditional sweets and cookies), dried or fresh seafood, hanu(Korean beef), and fruit.
Charye ritual (left) /Children playing yutnori on Seollal (right photo: Yonhap News).
“Wish you a happy, healthy
New Year!” Young children, dressed in beautiful Hanbok, bow to their elders, going down on both knees and bending toward the floor (photo: Yonhap News).
This shot was captured in Un-hyeongung Royal Residence in Seoul; January 2015. We are thankful to be exposed to different cultures and live these precious moments. Opportunities as such create lifetime memories.
Ashwin Johl
Snapshots - Beauty of Hanbok (한복)
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(Right) She is Kelsie turning 4 years old. She enjoys go-ing to her Tumbland Korean school and speaks and sings Korean songs. She loves wearing her hanbok too.
Elsie Bismar
(Left) This is Anne very proud of her new beautiful hanbok.
Brenda van Spaandonk
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What is Hanbok? The Hanbok is the traditional costume or dress of the Korean people. Worn currently on birth-days or other special occasions, the Hanbok has its history extending as far as Three Kingdoms Period. (57 B.C)
Hanbok typically consists of an upper garment called jeogori worn with trousers (baji) in case of men or a wraparound skirt (chima) in case of women. Conventionally, the open arms of the jeogori have been said to represent the warmth and embrace of the Korean people while the voluminous skirts symbolize space and freedom.
The most appealing aspects of a Hanbok are its many different bright colors and intricate pat-terns. Although, traditionally white was the common color, the design and pattern of the Han-bok has undergone several changes leading to its more glorified form adapted from the Silla period.
The Hanbok is part of Korean culture that can be easily adapted and appreciated by all and is become increasing popular among foreigners.
This is the photo of my daugh-ters with our good friends, Mr and Mrs. Lee. They were expe-riencing the 'Saehae' that morning. We went to their house, kids bow and followed by enjoying Korean traditional spread.
Fina Thorpe-Willet
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November 27 marked my first visit to Geoje Island, the second largest island in Korea. The reason was quite simple and interesting. My photographs had been selected as part of the first Geoje International Photo Festival and I was also on assignment to cover the festival.
The two-day journey to the so-called ‘Sin City’ of Korea started with a bus ride from Seoul. The snow-covered mountains loomed on both sides of the road and the white rooftops protected with cotton-like layers. The nearly five-hour ride came to an end and then another hour to find my destination: Geoje International Center in Okpo (https://geojeinternationalcenter.wordpress.com)
My first day included helping out in arranging the photographs and subsequently, dinner and coffee, ending the night with a few beers in the hotel room, watching a UFC show, dubbed in Korean.
The next morning, it was show time. The exhibition began and I hopped down to the venue, observing a number of visitors lost in thoughts, analyzing and enjoying the 150 photographs exhibited. But that was not all there was to it. There were multiple work-shops, inviting amateurs and professionals alike to learn and advance their photography skills.
Geoje International Photo Festival: Photographers community gathers in Geoje Island
作者: Rahul Aijaz on 3 December , 2015. 类别: Asia, Culture, Multimedia, News, Photo, Society, South-East Asia
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Joshua Herrin, Pete DeMarco and Deb-bie Collins conducted individual semi-nars on photo editing techniques, por-trait photography, camera cleaning tips and black and white conversion and Lightroom ideas exchange.
In a room full of amateurs, hobbyists and professional photographers, De-Marco shared Lightroom techniques and how every photographer’s process differs from the other. The experienced users then shared further tips with oth-ers in separate groups, so each partici-pant can learn as much as they could from the workshop.
TOP: Joshua Herrin and participants during Pete DeMarco‟s „Lightroom Ideas Exchange‟ workshop.
MIDDLE: Debbie Collins interacting with participants during her workshop.
BOTTOM: During „Lightroom Ideas Exchange‟ workshop by Pete DeMarco
Debbie Collins during „Portrait Photography‟ workshop as part of Geoje International Photo Festival on Nov. 28, 2015.
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The photo festival turned out to be a great occasion to meet new photographers, some more experienced, some in the initial learning stage who were nonetheless en-thusiastic about the opportunity at hand. Being a mainly portrait and street photog-rapher myself, I came across some won-derful landscape and urban exploration photographs, that intrigued me into possi-bly experimenting in those genres as well. Some photographers that come to mind are Roy Cruz, Oisin Feeney whose photo-graph shot in Gonjiam and Macbeth Omega whose stunning landscapes caught my at-tention.
The festival attracted most of the foreign-ers living in Geoje as well as some who traveled all the way from different cities such as Seoul, Busan and Daejon.
What fascinated me most was how the Ok-po area of Geoje was a small community, similar to Haebangchon in Seoul. It felt like a bigger ‘Itaewon’ as it came to my knowledge that Geoje has more foreigners than we have in Itaewon. A communal bond is present among the residents. Peo-ple are much friendlier and laid back than in most parts of the busy Seoul.
The idea of gathering emerging as well as professional and experienced photographers from all over Korea proved to be a great learning experience for beginner enthusiasts.
The festival venue, Geoje International Cen-ter, holds regular events and classes for the Geoje community involving Korean language classes, hiking, cooking, dancing, art, con-certs and many other events. The photo fes-tival was one of such events to create a rip-ple in the market and continue the flow of learning and sharing, reaching out to pho-tographers all around the Korean peninsula.
A visitor walks around the photo exhibition
Photo credit to Namur Herrera
We held hands on the beach
Though the wind was strong we were warm
You whispered sweet words in to my ear
The waves were silent, in wait for my answer
“I love you too”
The sea seemed to clapped, as the waves hit the sand
We welcomed the New Year together.
우리가 해변에서 손을 마주 잡았다
강한바람 불지만 우리는 따뜻해졌다
너는 내귀에 달콤한 말을 속삭였다
바다는 내대답을 기다리는 듯 고요졌지
나도 사랑 한다고 대답했어
파도가 모래를 쓸어내리는 것은 마치 바다가 박수를 치는 것 같다
우리는 새해를 같이 환영 했다
New Year
새해
Alexandra Yeom
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GIC EVENTS Christmas Brunch December 2
Christmas Basket Flower arrangement class by Therese December 4
Everyone had a enjoyable time, managing to raise 1.3 million won for Aikwangwon, Geoje YouSaMo - abandoned dogs shelter, and GIC.
Make use of your talents at GIC!
Show off what you’ve got at the center.
Anyone can open a new class or organize an event, contributing to the com-
munity.
Contact 055-688-2285
or
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Geoje Choir Christ-mas Concert December 9
Christmas Market December 4
Koje College "Learn More about Our World" program at GIC
Organized by professor David Hill-strom & Fina Thorpe-Willett.
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EXPAT GUIDE The Geoje Expat Guide, created by members of the Parent Teacher Asso-ciation (PTA) at the International School of Koje (ISK), is an excellent source of information about life in Geoje. http://www.iskoje.org/parent-teacher-association-pta.html Coming soon in website format!
DONATIONS Sungjiwon, Sungrowon and Aikwang-won will be thankful to receive your donation. Sungjiwon (Okpo) : 010-3204-2432 Sungrowon (Gohyeon) ; contact Kathy McDermott/FB Page : Sungrowon An-gels.
Community Board
SERVICES OFFERED BY EXPATS Facial and Waxing in Deokpo. Make your appointment by sending text to Emi-lia : 010-8764-1804. Good service and quality of products (mainly imported). As she’s popular among ladies in Geoje, you will want to book her time quite in advance. Make-up Class by Make-up Artist. Elsie is a certified make-up artist. Her class is good for beginners or anyone who wants to try a different impressive look. You can book a group or private session. Bring your own make-up. Contact Elsie Brosch on FB or email her : [email protected] Hairstylist (coloring etc). Rita Doblaug Solli available at Stylique W Okpo once a week. Make appointment at 055-688-9088. Eyelash tint, etc. Yulia Horoshaya comes to Geoje for providing services of tinting with hena, lamination of eyelashes, waxing and 6D eyebrows (tattoo). Contact 010-4002-7100. FACEBOOK PAGES/GROUPS
Facebook has been one of major so-cial media for expat residents in Geoje to obtain information. You can search and find many support groups availa-ble in Geoje, depending on your inter-est/need. Some are open groups but some are closed. Simply use ‘Geoje’ for your key word to search.
ACCOMODATION & TRANSPORTA-TION Global SER & iHouse Provides quality ser-vices to international residents . Contact: 055-637-1768 (Ji Soo Hwang) Email: [email protected]
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VETS Dr. Seo, Sang A Animal Medical Center, Okpo. Phone 055-635 6004. Na Eun Animal Medical Center, 24 hours, Gohyeon. Phone. 055-716-175. HdVet, Emergency Clinic available, Gohyeon (across D-cube). Phone 055-636-3662.
SOUVENIR/GIFT IDEAS Korean Paper Arts. Alexandra Yeom is a Korean Paper Artist. You can get beautiful notebooks made in Hanji (Korean paper) or other kinds of gift ideas. www.etsy.com/shop/yhehanji or FB Page : Yhe Hanji Personalised Card. Pauline Naylor can make you cards for any occasion. contact : [email protected] Sew-phisticated (made to order sewing creation and private sew-ing class). Make a special occasion even more special by wearing a garment made by yourself! Please contact Tania McIlveen at 010-6497-6773 or find www.etsy.com/shop/sewcialcouture
HOMEMADE FOOD Indonesian Catering. Use only aut-hentic imported spices, fresh home-made paste and can cater to your diet preference (halal, vegan, lactose/gluten free, etc). Contact Fina : [email protected] or text to 010-44632680. Cakes, cupcakes, pastries and bread. You decide or provide recipe, Julia will do the work. Check her FB Page : EasyCook OKPO. Contact 010-8701-2401. Phillippines Cuisine and Personalized Cakes. R&G on Sweet Access can offer for birthday and gatherings : customized cakes, buko pie, empanada, sweet banana roll and more selection of Philippine dishes. Contact : Ritchel/Ghie : 010-5957-3314/010-4964-2506
SPORTS WITH ENGLISH SPEAKING Geoje Taekwondo at 해오름 Okpo. Train as much or as little as you like! Cost W120,000 per Month/Per Person. Further information please contact : Korean Speaking- Sabumnin 010-8942-3180 English Speaking- Debbie Collins 010-2967-5550. Rising Star Football Club. Practises are divided by age groups every Wed, Fri and Sat. Also tournaments trips, vacation camps and summer tour to Europe. Professional coaches for all ag-es. Contact : Andrew Cronin, [email protected], phone 010-9162-8560.
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