InDaeguapril 2011www.in-daegu.comDaegu’s International Newspaper

Daegu’s downtown is going through upheaval. Gone are the old ways. Gone are the tiny carts offering bugs and com-pressed fake-fish dipped in water. Gone are the visored ajum-mas and drunken ajoshis, swept aside by glorious progress and by DaVinci’s and Starbucks every passing day. As foreigners, our numbers grow and our strength grows, as more and more foreign teachers cram into little ole’ Daegu, throwing money at only the chicest of entrepreneurs, creating a new vanguard.

Dongseongno, broadly the area stretching from Banwoldang to Kyobo, is fast becoming our new playground. Running parallel to the maze of streets which play host to all the bars, clubs, and shopping outlets of downtown Daegu, the area is already unrecognizable from its past. Since 2008, those who could, widened the streets and ripped out the markets, street vendors, and cars, and thus manicured the area into moder-nity.

Let’s face it; this is not the area to go for tradition. The sprawl-ing Seomun Market lies about a 15 minute walk from Dong-seongno, and if that’s not anachronous enough, then you can get all the reindeer antlers and bear bile you want a stone’s throw away at the herbal medicine market.

Dongseongno’s RevitalizationNow, the new-wave runs the area. Since 2009, eight interna-tional restaurants opened in the area, and the (albeit Korean-ized) cuisine of 16 countries can be sampled here today, with an ever-increasing number of Korean converts. Ms. Jiyeon Jung, 25 of Bonri-dong, said: “Two month ago, I ate at an Ital-ian restaurant in this area with my friend and I liked it so much that I’ve kept coming back.”

The nationwide 4D theater explosion has also found an ally here. In the last year alone, seven such theatres have opened, with an enormous indoor amusement park ready to join the party in April.

4D today is a simpler concept than that which mathemati-cians have grappled with for centuries. Now it involves those red and blue 3D glasses that we all love, a strong safety bar, dramatic images, and lots of shaking, rolling, and water com-ing at’cha.

Unsurprisingly, the convenience, safety, and excitement at-tract hordes of students and families. Mr Kang opened his theater a year ago and business is booming: “There are many different rides on offer, with different levels and types of ac-tion, and we often have students trying loads in a day.”

aMUseMent PaRKs, noRtH KoRea vs. soUtH KoRea

Taegu Tech announced on March 14th that American invest-ment guru Warren Buffett, 81, will give an additional 100 bil-lion won to Daegu Tech to help build the company’s second plant in Gachang-myeon, Dalseong-gun. Buffett owns 80% of IMC Group shares, which is associated with Taegu Tech. IMC Group Inc., the global cutting tool company, is also connected with Iskawa of Israel and Tanggaroyi of Japan.

The second plant is expected to open in early 2013. The new plant will have four buildings equipped with an automated system using high-tech equipment, like robots that will have the ability to do precision cutting. Taegu Tech currently has about 1,100 workers but plans on hiring more than 120 new employees to better service the second plant.

Translation by Bosun KimEdited by AliciA HArtgrove

taegU tecH is exPanDing tHanKs to WaRRen BUffett

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'The 8th Mt.Bohyun Starlight Festival in Yeongcheon" is go-ing to be held from April 21st to 24th, in Ilwon, Starlight Vil-lage, Mt.Bohyun, Hwabook-myun, Yeongchun.

Yeongcheon city government is going to hold a festival which is selected as a 'recommended festival in Gyeongbuk province', with the connection of the National Observatory of Mt.Bohyun and 보현산 천문과학관(http://www.staryc.com). The festival includes experiencing observation, astron-omy contests, and so on.

This festival, which has 'Let's Make a Dream, Plant a Dream, and Pick a Star' as a motto, prepares various different pro-grammes like astronomy observation experiences, lectures of science, environmentally friendly science experiences, sci-ence performances, merging of star and art, and more.

During the festival, the Observatory of Mt.Bohyun will be opened so that people can take a tour of the 1.8m optical tel-escope. This is a telescope with a diameter of 800mm, which is

YeongcHeon staRligHt festival An astronomical experience!

Originally reported by 임상준기자 in DAegu’s mAeil sHinmun

Originally reported by 민병곤기자 in DAegu’s mAeil sHinmunTranslated by tAejoon ByunEdited by craig WHite

Translation by mireA leeEdited by DAviD BircHAll

DaegU caPoeiRa cooPeRative

The CAC Office and its affiliated MWR locations around the Area 4 army bases of Daegu are hotbeds of activity, with people always coming and going. Darryl Chandler is the sparkplug of what keeps the CAC op-erating and efficient. Darryl is a big advo-cate of on-base and off-base promotion and synergizing the US military community with the Daegu community, at large. Darryl and his hardworking staff are instrumental in ensuring that InDaegu gets out to all of its MWR locations around Area 4. As a small token of appreciation to all the great work that they do, InDaegu treated Darryl and his team to some Papa John’s Pizza, recently. Thanks guys!

NEWS april 2011

Welcome to the 2nd edition of InDaegu. As much as this new project has received a lot of positive feedback from readers looking for a widely circulated English news source for Daegu, there are a lot of gloomy feel-ings, internally. Daegu Pockets, the little mag that caught the attention of the foreign community and English-speaking Koreans in Daegu, will no longer be published. As co-founder and co-owner and having my ideas and fingerprints all over it, this is the last thing that I would ever want, but I don’t possess the legal means to continue. In fact, due to the complicated op-erating structure that has grown within Daegu Pock-ets, no one has the legal means to continue it, without

agreed upon consent from 4 different people. And we 4 can’t seem to agree on much, these days.You will hear rumors about how this came to be. Some of you will hear that DP was too costly to print and created financial stress. Or that some central people in DP became too preoccupied with their other businesses and DP fell into neglect, much to chagrin of the active players in the magazine. Some of you will hear that I grew frustrated about the failures that DP had with respect to marketing, distribution, and accounting, and that I was powerless to do anything about it. Whichever rumor you subscribe to, without a doubt, I feel that Daegu Pockets had all the right people, but in some cases, the right people were doing jobs that they were not suited for. And we merely had to re-organize and re-structure. A larger opportunity and larger concept began to take shape. It would involve more English publications in various themes, English TV, English Radio, Web projects. Enough suited opportunities for those right people in DP who were not ideally suited for their jobs. Some of those people have joined the larger concept and are now being groomed into leading positions within some partnering companies, suited to their interests and talents. Unfortunately, some of these talented people from DP have yet to accept the offers to join the larger concept, due to bitter feelings over the strong manner that I had to take to break us out of the paralyzed operational structure that stifled the growth of DP for the past year. Some of those individuals have rebuffed offers to keep everyone together and they have opted to start another publication in Daegu.The job offers and olive branches remain extend-ed to those individuals, as I am still a firm believer that we would work so much better together than against each other, if things were just streamlined and organized better. For Daegu Pockets fans, I’m discussing with the Daegu government to seek funding to develop a tourism guide using variations of the helpful content and maps that we devel-oped in Daegu Pockets, to keep that spirit alive. As the original partner of overseeing Daegu Pockets content, Galbijim Media maintained the copyright protection of it, and until the future tourism guide is launched, I hope you find InDaegu to help fill some of the void that Daegu has for informative English content.

letteR fRoM tHe eDitoR

Craig White, Managing Editorcraig@in-daegu.com

VIPsDaeguKenneth QuillinanWhen not teaching English at Kyungpook National Univer-sity, Kenneth Quillinan has become of one of the most pas-sionate writers living in Daegu, particularly when it comes to sports and activities. In addition to helping with InDaegu, he also gives back to the Daegu community, through volunteer-ing at a local orphanage. We showed our thanks to Kenneth recently, by giving him and his friends a 100,000won food and bar tab at Traveller’s Bar and Grill. For more info on how to contribute and be eligible to get VIP treatment, read below. For directions to Traveller’s Bar and Grill, check out the back page!

holly CordialAs part of a military family in Daegu, Holly Cordial and her son, Hunter Dean (pictured left) lead busy lives around Camp Walker and nearby US bases. But they are also busy with getting deep into the local culture. Holly runs seemingly all over town with her camera and takes pictures of events and article themes for InDaegu, in addition to Seoul’s Groove magazine. Her son, Hunter, is also an avid writer, contributing restaurant reviews that other foreign-ers in Daegu may have yet to discover, as well as cov-ering facets of Daegu’s music scene. InDaegu treated Holly’s family to a 100,000won food tab, courtesy of downtown Daegu’s Bennigans. Make sure to check out the Bennigan’s special later in this issue!

darryl Chandler and his CaC team

Kristen epstein and her uso teamThe USO is one of the famous names in military speak, and is a recognizable acro-nym even to people who have never served before or are not even American. The pro-gram coordinator at the USO on Camp Walker is run by Kristen Epstein, who is a very passionate individual in trying to en-hance and promote the Korean experience to US army personnel via tours and events, among other things. InDaegu and its affiliat-ed tour operators have some big plans coming soon and Kristen will be a big help with getting the word out to Area 4 and also bringing down folks from other areas of Korea, to experience some great times in and around Daegu. InDaegu also popped by the USO to show some pizza love to Kristen and her team, courtesy of Papa John’s. In addition to the CAC and MWR areas, the USO is always stocked with InDaegu, so don’t forget to keep it on your radar!

HoW to gEt VIP trEatmENt from INDaEgu

독자 여러분 안녕하십니까, InDaegu 4월호를 통해 여러분과 다시 만나게 되어 대단히 반갑습니다. 대구의 영자신문을 찾는 많은 독자 여러분들께서 지난달 창간된 저희 월간InDaegu에 크나큰 성원을 보내주셨습니다만, 저희는 죄송한 마음을 떨쳐버릴 수 없었습니다. 대구에 거주하는 외국인들과 영어를 사용하는 한국인들의 큰 관심을 끌었던 잡지, 월간 Daegu Pockets는 더 이상 발간하지 않기로 결정했기 때문입니다. 월간 Daegu Pockets의 공동 창업자이자 편집장으로서, 제 모든 생각과 노력의 흔적이 곳곳에 묻어 있는 잡지의 발행을 중단하는 것은 절대 원하지 않는 일입니다만 복잡한 내부 사정으로 인하여 폐간을 결정할 수밖에 없었습니다. 그간 애독해주신 독자 여러분께 진심으로 죄송하다는 말씀을 드리고 싶습니다.

월간 Daegu Pockets는 복잡한 경영 구조 탓에, 4명의 공동 소유주로부터 각각 동의를 얻지 않고는 어느 누구도 합법적으로 발행을 계속할 수 없습니다. 하지만 안타깝게도 최근 저희들 사이에 많은 의견 대립이 있었습니다. 이 일에 대해 이미 소문을 들어보신 분들도 계실 것입니다. 이는 Daegu Pockets의 높은 발행 비용 탓에 재정적인 문제가 있다거나, 잡지 내의 몇몇 중요한 인물들간에 내분이 발생했다는 소문일 수도 있습니다. 혹은 제가 Daegu Pockets의 마케팅, 배포, 회계 분야에서 겪은 실패 때문에 좌절했다는 말도 들어 보셨을 거라 생각합니다. 하지만, 소문이 어떻든 간에, 저는 지난 26개월 동안 최고의 멤버들과 함께 Daegu Pockets를 이끌어갔다고 자부할 수 있습니다. 다만 미숙한 경험과 Daegu Pockets의 구조적인 문제로 인해 저마다 최선의 능력을 발휘하지 못했을 뿐 이었다 생각하며, 그래서 저희는 기존의 자원을 바탕으로 새로운 체계를 세우고 새로운 아이디어들을 구체화하기 시작했습니다.

이번에는 영어 TV, 영어 라디오, 온라인 프로젝트 같은 다양한 분야에서 더 많은 영어 컨텐츠를 제작할 것이며, 이를 통해 Daegu Pockets와 함께했던 관계자분들께는 적절한 기회가 돌아갈 것입니다. 더 큰 프로젝트에 함께 참여하기로 한 전 Daegu Pockets의 일원들은 이제 개개인의 재능과 흥미에 맞는 자리에서 저마다의 역량을 마음껏 발휘할 수 있게 되었습니다. 하지만 안타깝게도 Daegu Pockets의 일부 유능한 직원들은 아직 함께하자는 제의를 수락하지 않았습니다. 이는 지난해 Daegu Pockets의 발전을 억압하던 마비된 운영 구조에서 벗어나기 위해 제가 취해야만 했던 강경한 방법들에 대한 씁쓸한 감정들 때문일 것입니다. 이들은 모든 이들이 함께하기 위한 제의를 거절하고 대구에서 또 다른 출판물을 발행하기로 했다고 합니다. 그러나 화해와 통합을 위한 저의 노력은 계속될 것입니다. 왜냐하면, 체계화된 시스템과 효율적인 경영능력만 갖춰진다면, 저희가 서로 맞서는 것보다 함께할 때 훨씬 좋은 성과를 낼 수 있다는 사실을 저는 굳게 믿고 있기 때문입니다.

저희는 현재 Daegu Pockets의 애독자 분들을 위하여, Daegu Pockets에서 지금까지 제작한 유용한 지도와 컨텐츠를 사용하여 관광 안내 책자를 발간하기 위해 대구시와 협의 중입니다. 그리고 저희 Galbijim Media가 Daegu Pockets의 컨텐츠를 관리했던 공동 창업자로써 저작권을 유지할 것입니다. 끝으로 그동안 Daegu Pockets를 애독해주신 독자 여러분께 감사한 마음을 전하며, 저희 InDaegu가 대구에 부족한 유용한 영어 컨텐츠를 통해 독자 여러분께 도움이 될 수 있도록, 저를 포함한 모든 직원들이 최선을 다하겠습니다.

Each month, we will announce new ways for people to win food, prizes and contests from InDaegu. If you write, translate, take pictures, help network or distribute for us, you will be in line to receive benefits, sooner or later. But for all people looking for a way to get a chance to win something right away, here are this month’s contest terms:

1. Add your Facebook Friends to InDaegu’s group on Facebook. Pretty simple. Just search for “In Daegu” group on Face-book. At the end of the month, we will be able to check our group wall to see how many friends you invited. The individual who invited the most friends will receive first pick of our prize offerings. We would have to do some confirmation and screen-ing to ensure that those individuals are in Daegu or surrounding area, of course. But that’s it. If you have a bunch of friends in Daegu, then merely type their name in and invite them to our group. We’ll also award ongoing prizes, not just for most invites in a month, but also cumulative. If your invited friends are regularly active on the group wall and/or are still a member of the group, you will be able to win prizes again, each month. And just to put any concerns to rest, we don’t intend to spam you and your friends with group mail. But we would like to share periodic updates with you on relevant news, job offers, and upcoming contests, via the wall and group mail.

Prizes: We’re only just getting started. But here are a few that will be available to win: -100,000won bar/food tab from Travellers Bar and Grill-100,000won bar/food tab from downtown Bennigan’s-Pizza Party from Papa John’s. We’ll bring pizza to wherever you want to do it.Other similar prizes will be available in April and we’ll announce them on our group wall, once they are confirmed.

If you have a business or service that you would like to offer VIP Promotion to our monthly contests, please email us at info@in-daegu.com.

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NEWS

Did you know that the 2.28 Memorial Park in Jung-gu, Daegu is a designated earthquake safety shelter? Most people don’t because there is not a sign for it anywhere. “I didn’t know that this was a shelter at all,” says Jaeim Jeong. “Can we just go next to the big pillar when an earthquake hits?”

Disaster relief experts say that though Japan had unprecedented damage from the earthquake in March, it had fewer casualties because of the country’s institutionalized earthquake drill. The experts insist that Korea needs to prepare countermeasures for a possible earthquake as soon as possible.

Where should We go?

According to the City of Daegu, there are a total of 353 safety shelters that can accommodate 570,000 people in the city. There are fifty-four playgrounds, 293 parks, and six public stadiums or parking lots. The safety shelters are usually a playground, park, or open field surround-ed by high buildings that are unlikely to collapse during an earthquake. The city designates safety shelters every year and notifies the district. However, the departments taking charge of the shelters are all different and most places don’t even know they are designated. There aren’t any guides or signs. One school stated, “We knew that our school is designated as a drill shelter, but didn’t have any idea that it was designated as an earthquake shelter or what to do in case of one.” One district explained, “There is a disaster management fund, but we didn’t ap-propriate funds for a guide or to inform about a disaster shelter. Most of the downtown parks, however, are designated as shelters so it would be fine.”

Translation by yujeong leeEdited by micHelle vAn BAlKom

It’s Time to Recheck Disaster Measures in Daegu

an eMeRgencY sHelteR? WHo KneW?

inDaegU DistRiBUtion Downtown:

» City Hall » Daegu Tourism Kiosks » LSE English Academy » Travellers Bar and Grill » YBM » YMCA

Universities anD schools:

» Daegu University » Daegu Catholic

University » Keimyung University » Kyungpook University

» Yeungjin College » Yeungnam University » Over 400 foreign

language academies

Government: » City Hall » Daegu Conventions

and Visitors Bureau » Daegu Gyeongbuk Free

Economic Zone » Daegu Police

Headquarters » Daegu Tourism Kiosks

» EXCO » Suseong-gu

Government Office » 2011 World

Championships in Athletics Organizing Committee

Us armeD Forces locations:

» Camp Carroll » Camp George » Camp Henry » Camp Walker

publisher HannaH Seo

managing editor Craig WHite

assistant editor MiCHelle Van BalkoM-niCHolSon

copy editor erin Petrey, ingrid Holguin, lauren StrauSSer

project support managers JoyCe ko, taeJoon Byun

project support assistant angela Wong

writers /editors HilMy alfa, CHarlene arauJo, Melanie Boling-BarroW, Joe BarroW, daVid BirCHall, JoSePH BengiVenni, CJ ClugSton, Hunter dean, tanya dirango, dorian diCkerSon-WHiteSide, SHelley d’Souza, Matt doyoBn, niCk elWood, keVin HaMBley, aliCia HartgroVe, annie Hong, Hoon, MiCHael keeton, taBatHa laMB, annie Merritt, aaron Murray, JuliuS niCHolSon, Jennifer o’grady, Quinn olBriCH, alexandra Petri, MaC PearSall, erin Petrey, kennetH Quillinan, Mike roy, Priya SaM, Bill SiMS, MiCHael Sturgeon, dan SVoBoda, Clayton WHittle, andrea WilSon

translators taeJoon Byun, yuJi Jang, BoSun kiM, eunok kiM, gina Kang, SangWoo kiM, Sooyoung kiM, Boyoung kWon, HyeMin lee, Merea lee, yuJeong lee, SeHee lee, arielle Moore, uMMu Mutia, Hyeyoung SHin, Jiyeon SHin, dean Seo, yeonJoo Seo, giHyung Sung

photographers annie Hong, Craig WHite, Joe tart, Holly Cordial

graphic and web designers Jeff Mueller, Ben ralSton, Paolo dela roSaCR

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aDveRtising oR MaRKeting inqUiRies(광고 및 마케팅):

info@in-daegu.com

All works are copyrighted by Galbijim Media, 2008-2011, under Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5.Attribution. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensorNo Derivative Works. You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work.With the understanding that:Waiver — Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder.

april 2011

Continued on pg 4

Selected articles have been used by permission for Maeil Shinmun, Daegu's largest newspaper. All other contents are copyright protected by Galbijim Media

Originally reported by 장성현기자 in DAegu’s mAeil sHinmun

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NEWS april 2011

tHoMas eDisonEvery so often, we take a moment to look back on the business of looking forward.For-tune telling has a long and varied history; its often incorrect predictions have been offset by the human desire to catch a glimpse, how-ever obscure, of the remote future. This begs the question: how did people in 1911 imagine the world would look like a century later in 2011?

There was perhaps no one better than Thomas Edison, inventor of the then-futur-istic phonograph, motion-picture camera and light bulb, to provide us with a look at the crystal ball back at the beginning of the twen-tieth century.

How do Mr. Edison’s predictions stack up? He is spot on with regard to the emergence of electric trains and air travel.His prediction of the downfall of gold as a precious metal and enthusiasm for steel don’t fare quite as well. Perhaps most interesting are Edison’s ideas about the future of books. He says that “a book two inches thick will contain forty thousand pages.”

I’m not sure exactly how many pages of text the tiny sixteen gigabyte storage card on my smartphone can contain, but I’d wager that it’s a lot more than a mere forty thousand.

Read through Edison’s predictions and then come up with some of your own for 2111…

What will the world be a hundred years hence?

None but a wizard dare raise the curtain and dis-

close the secrets of the future; and what wizard can

do it with so sure a hand as Mr. Thomas Alva

Edison, who has wrested so many secrets from

jealous Nature? He alone of all men who live has

the necessary courage and gift of foresight, and he

Written by DAn svoBoDA translation by giHyun sung

has not shrunk from the venture.

Already, Mr. Edison tells us, the steam engine is

emitting its last gasps. A century hence it will be

as remote as antiquity as the lumbering coach of

Tudor days, which took a week to travel from

Yorkshire to London. In the year 2011 such rail-

way trains as survive will be driven at incredible

speed by electricity (which will also be the motive

force of all the world's machinery), generated by

"hydraulic" wheels.

But the traveler of the future, says a writer in An-

swers, will largely scorn such earth crawling. He

will fly through the air, swifter than any swallow,

at a speed of two hundred miles an hour, in colos-

sal machines, which will enable him to breakfast

in London, transact business in Paris and eat his

luncheon in Cheapside.

The house of the next century will be furnished

from basement to attic with steel, at a sixth of the

present cost — of steel so light that it will be as

easy to move a sideboard as it is today to lift a

drawing room chair. The baby of the twenty-first

century will be rocked in a steel cradle; his father

will sit in a steel chair at a steel dining table, and

his mother's boudoir will be sumptuously equipped

with steel furnishings, converted by cunning var-

nishes to the semblance of rosewood, or mahoga-

ny, or any other wood her ladyship fancies.

Books of the coming century will all be printed

leaves of nickel, so light to hold that the reader can

enjoy a small library in a single volume. A book

two inches thick will contain forty thousand pag-

es, the equivalent of a hundred volumes; six inches

in aggregate thickness, it would suffice for all the

contents of the Encyclopedia Britannica. And each

volume would weigh less than a pound.

Already Mr. Edison can produce a pound weight

of these nickel leaves, more flexible than paper

and ten times as durable, at a cost of five shillings.

KEYWORDS

stack up: 이치에 맞다, 맞아 떨어지다. be spot on: 정확하다. 꼭 맞는 / ex-actly right

oceans netWoRKing Meeting at novotel

On March 25th, Novotel was host to students and staff of the international departments from Keimyung, Kyungpook, and Yeungnam Universities for Oceans Networking Meeting for SAIPEKS and EUKLA Alumni. In attendance, were a lot of attendees from Europe, hoping to preserve friendships from student exchange programs between Europe and Korea.

OCEAN (Organisation for Cooperation, Exchange and Networking among Students)SAIPEKS (Study and Internship Program for European and Korean Students)EUKLA (EU and Korea Leadership Alliance)

In a hundred years' time the cost will probably be

reduced to a tenth.

More amazing still, this American wizard sounds

the death knell of gold as a precious metal. "Gold,"

he says, "has even now but a few years to live. The

day is near when bars of it will be as common and

as cheap as bars of iron or blocks of steel.

"We are already on the verge of discovering the

secret of transmuting metals, which are all sub-

stantially the same in matter, though combined in

different proportions."

Before long it will be an easy matter to convert

a truck load of iron bars into as many bars of

virgin gold.

In the magical days to come there is no reason why

our great liners should not be of solid gold from

stem to stern; why we should not ride in golden

taxicabs, or substituted gold for steel in our draw-

ing room suites. Only steel will be the more dura-

ble, and thus the cheaper in the long run.

Total Playground Park Etc.

NumberHolding capacity

NumberHolding capacity

NumberHolding capacity

NumberHolding capacity

Total 353 570,520 54 46,904 293 484,232 6 39,384

Jung-gu 0 21,551 4 4,906 5 16.645

Dong-gu 13 153,143 8 5,974 5 147,169

Seo-gu 27 39,865 5 5,050 22 34,815

Nam-gu 23 8,993 6 5,122 17 3,871

Buk-gu 21 87,614 8 5,144 13 82,470

Suseong-gu 83 78,609 8 7,806 73 34,836 2 35,967

Dalseo-gu 153 161,062 4 3,358 145 154,287 4 3,417

Dalseong-gun 24 19,683 11 9,544 13 10,139

do I have to go to Mt. Palgong If an earthquake hIts?

There is a world of difference between Korea and Japan. Japan has regular disaster drills starting from when children enter daycare and kindergarten. Japanese people are well-informed of shelters near their residences. You can find disaster kits at offices and schools as well. The Daegu Office of Educa-tion said, “The earthquake caused huge dam-age to a neighboring country, therefore, we need to implement some drills and educa-tion about earthquakes to our students. We will tighten up earthquake drills from now on.” However, at the moment, students don’t know what to do if there is an emergency. An elementary school student said, “I took part in a drill when I was in kindergarten, but I can’t remember it. Can’t I just run away to

Mt. Palgong if an earthquake hits Daegu?” Another student said, “I think I could run to the kitchen if there were an earthquake be-cause the kitchen has water.”

Adults also don’t know what to do. The only disaster drill in Korea is the national drill that Safe Korea conducts every May. The three-day drill is divided into three catego-ries: storm and flood, earthquake, and hu-man disaster. Therefore, each disaster is only drilled for a day. The Daegu Fire Defense Headquarters said, “Training usually focuses on big fires or terrorist attacks, not on res-cues in case of earthquakes.”

Meanwhile, Japanese people have regularly taken part in earthquake drills all their lives. Even with those precautions, the earthquake and tsunami killed thousands of people.

KEYWORDS

Guru - 전문가 Equipped with - 설비가 된Groundbreaking ceremony - 기공식

Moshe Sharon, president of Taegu Tech, and Mayor Beom-il Kim led a meeting on March 14th at Daegu City Hall that reached the 100 billion won investment agreement with Buffett. On March 21st, Taegu Tech had the groundbreaking ceremony on location for the second plant, a 20,000 meter squared factory site in Gachang-myeon.

With this investment, Taegu Tech is expected to have a 70% increase in annual sales. Reports show annual sales at 500 billion won. Taegu Tech works with 300 domestic suppliers. Sixty-five percent of Taegu Tech’s annual production gets exported to 25 countries including the United States, Britain, Japan, and China.

Continued from pg 1: Taegu Tech is Expanding

Continued from pg 3: An Emergency Shelter? Who Knew?

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If you happen to be on a subway in Daegu, you may notice ads and announcements in Chinese and Japanese. For people used to living in a fast-paced international city, ads written in multiple foreign languages are the norm. However, for most long-time Daegu residents who are accustomed to living in a city known for its delicious apples and sweltering summers, the transformation of Daegu from a quaint city into a hotspot for international tourists is shocking.

On February 11, D-tro (Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corpo-ration) told the public that since Daegu will experience an influx of foreigners attending the 2011 IAAF World Champi-onships, many public service announcements will be made in Japanese and Chinese. Many businesses and advertising agen-cies have dubbed 2011 as “The Year the World Visits Daegu”, for obvious reasons. D-tro announced that on January 25 that disembarking announcements inside trains for twelve sub-way stations will also be made in Chinese and Japanese, in ad-dition to Korean and English.

By next month, D-tro plans to install and complete some pro-jects about using the subway and preparing for unexpected incidents including door accident prevention, a Lost and Found Center guide, and fire outbreak.

In the margins of the station, nameplates and facilities direc-

PUBlic seRvices cHange in “tHe YeaR tHe WoRlD visits DaegU”Translated by Bosun KimEdited by cHArlene Araujo

tion boards for restrooms, E/L, and public phones are crop-ping up at major subway stations like Banwoldang and Dong-daegu. Chinese and Japanese signs will be added by April.

“I never expected to see something like this,” an elderly wom-an said in amazement as she gestured to a small sign about public transportation services in Chinese.

Korea has the 13th strongest economy in the world and ex-pects more international students are coming to study at Korean universities. The fact that Daegu is hosting an inter-national event is more evidence of Korea’s rising world ap-peal. Long-time Daegu residents echo this woman’s sense of wonder as they excitedly prepare to host a swarm of visitors from around the world for the first time in their lives. Hope-fully, these visitors will be back long after the games are over.

KEYWORDS

The norm- 표준, 일반적인 것A hotspot- 인기 있는 장소, 명소Dub(bed)- 별명을 붙이다World appeal- 세계적 관심사Echo- 그대로 따라 하다Sense of wonder - 경이로움Swarm of- 많은(한 떼의)

Citizens looking for ‘Daegu Safety Theme Park’ have increased rapidly after the earthquake in Japan.

According to the theme park, a number of people who visited this park before the Japan earthquake occurred were around 400 people per weekdays while it has in-creased to around 500 people after the earthquake.

On the weekends, the visitors were about 500 people but af-ter the earthquake occurred, it increased to more than 600 people in mid-March. It has also been flooded with phone calls asking about the safety experience education.

The composition of visitors has been diversified. There were many of kindergarten and school students coming in groups but after the earth-quake occurred, office work-ers and adult visitors have also increased.

This safety theme park is equipped with spaces where they can experience and feel

disastrous situations. People see that there are benefits of this theme park because they think it can develop their ca-pability to deal with the dis-astrous situations.

Policemen are also encour-aged to know how to pre-pare for disastrous situations. Recently, Daegu Regional Police Office let around 2600 government staff and ex-ecutives come to this theme park and receive experience education. It is also planning to have the disaster manage-ment unit staff and police station officers receive the disaster experience education in the middle of the first half of the year.

The theme park’s representa-tive said that it takes 2 hours to finish all experience facili-ties and it is difficult because the number of visitors has increased but they are doing their best so that most visi-tors can experience earth-quakes, subway fires, and other disastrous situations.

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Daegu Safety Theme Park’s Visit Increase

eaRtHqUaKe: Continued from pg 1: Dongsungro’s Revitalization

KEYWORDS

Play host: 영업을 시작하다Those who can have: 동성로 개발 사업Join the party: 빠져봅시다

At’cha: 바로 당신에게

With retail space in the area, now at a premium, the usual boring selection of chain stores and eateries have moved in, though gems lie down all of its numerous alleys. One such gem, Misoya, located near Banwoldang, does better sushi than most in Daegu. One place well-worth noting is Babwich, a budget kimbab and sandwich shop that sells its own recipe “Maecharm” kimbab: spicy, delicious and unlike any you will have tried before. Babwich is located right by Jungangno Sta-tion, Exit 2.

There are already over twenty thousand foreigners in Daegu, and the younger generation of Koreans are also lapping up the burgeoning international scene. With more money to spend and fewer responsibilities than their parents, the new generation is casing these markets to grow rapidly. An official of the Co-op of Shopkeepers said, “We’ve seen a 30 percent rise in visitors since Dongseongno was created. The area is aimed at young people, but it’s safe and family friendly, too.”

Continued from pg 1: Yeongcheon Starlight Festival

the biggest in the whole Gyeongsang region, which helps you to observe stars even in the daytime.

For kids, there will be an astronaut festival which will in-crease their imagination and dreams, and a robot tour bus, which also is very popular among kids.

In the second "Star Party", targeting college astronomy clubs, there is going to be a meeting with the chairman of Obser-vatory of Mt.Bohyun, exhibition of telescopes, and various experience opportunities.

Youngcheon city government has made a smartphone opti-mized homepage, to provide people with lots of festival re-lated information. You can also take a tour of 5 other villages around there, including the starlight village where this festi-val is going to be held.

Mountain-Nature-School in Osan, Hwabuk, Yeongcheon is operating a environment-friendly science programme build-ing. Participants can also enjoy menari, namul-jeon, and me-nari noodles of Mt.Bohyun.

You can also experience Yeongcheon's hot tourist spots, which are recommended by the Korean Ministry of Tourism, like Mt.Bohyun Observatory, the astronomical science build-ing of Mt.Bohyun, and cultural assets, like Dokye seowon and Imso seowon.

Come and experience the hidden gems of Yeongcheon’s astro-nomical and cultural wonders!

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Please contact info@in-daegu.com

Originally reported by 노경석기자 in DAegu’s mAeil sHinmun

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As the importance of English education contin-ues to grow in Korea, so too does the need for more teachers. English grammar was long the focus of English education. Recently, however, the government has realized the importance of English conversation skills. This realization led to the recent hiring of 109 new English conver-sation teachers in Gyeongsanbuk-do.

The new teachers began work on March 1st in various elementary, middle, and high schools around the province. The goals for these new teachers are to improve English conversation education (so parents will not feel obligated to send their children to private academies), to invigorate existing classes, and to narrow the gap in proficiency between rural and urban students.

To ensure the teachers qualify for the positions, the 233 applicants first took an English pro-ficiency test. After this test, applicants demonstrated lesson planning skills in English, com-pleted in-depth interviews, and performed a mock class before selection. The 109 selected teachers will join 253 others who were hired for the same purpose in September 2009.

Some of the new teachers will have slightly different roles, depending on which age group they are teaching. In elementary schools, the teachers will be responsible for new classes, which were added due to a policy change; the policy requires schools to offer more practical English education classes at all levels. In middle schools, existing classes will be made smaller so students can be divided into more levels. This will ensure that students are learning mate-rial that is appropriate for their level of comprehension. The new policy also means some teachers will have unique responsibilities such as native teacher’s administration and English-language experience activities.

Edited by PriyA sAm Translation by Bosun KimSourced from mAeil sHinmun

MoRe englisH teacHeRs

KEYWORDS

Led to - 야기하다Feel obligated - 의무감을 느끼다Invigorate - 기운나게 하다, 활기를 북돋우다Narrow the gap– 격차를 좁히다Proficiency – 숙달, 능숙A mock class - 모의수업 (수업시연)Be divided into - 나뉘어지다

On April 2nd at the Daegu KOTESOL meet-ing, Nate Oski led a great workshop on en-couraging student participation through concept asking questions. Oski has a lot of ideas about how to boost student talking time in the classroom. We touched on the issue of quiet students in the classroom: a common hurtle for English teachers in Korea. Oski and some other attendees gave some sound advice.

How can teachers encourage quiet students to participate?

Group activities

These are particularly important in big pub-lic school classrooms, where it can be extra intimidating to speak in front of a room of 30+ peers. Group activities boost student talking time, and also provide shy students with a smaller and less intimidating audience. Introverts tend to feel far more comfortable addressing a group of three than a whole classroom.

Praise!

When a student does a good job, tell them. Not just with a passing “yep, good,” but with a pause and eye contact so the compliment can really sink in. Shy students are often hesitant to speak for fear of making some huge, mock-ery-inducing error. When the student deliv-ers a perfect English answer in your class, let them know they’ve done a good job and you noticed.

WoRKing WitH sHY stUDents written by Anne merritt

Tasks

A group discussion or brainstorm sounds creative and fun, but can be intimidating for quieter students. Not only do they have to cook up something smart to say, they must share their idea in English. Activities done in groups, where each student has a role in com-pleting the final assignment, are more com-fortable for shy students. The collaborative nature of group tasks means there’s less pres-sure for the shy individual to produce a great idea or perfect answer. Instead, the group can work together and draw from each others’ strengths.

Comprehension checking

If a shy student is having trouble follow-ing your lesson, they’re never going to stick their hands in the air and let you know. In-stead, they will try to follow along with their friends, and if they still don’t get it, sink into their seats and try to ride out the confusion until the next phase of the lesson.

Concept asking questions are key to ensuring that the class understands instructions and new vocabulary or terms. Once the students are at work on their task or assignment, the teacher can circulate the classroom and check the comprehension of individuals or groups. This allows shy students to pose questions one-on-one with the teacher, without the whole class listening.

Larry Page and Sergey Brin, founders of google.com, Jeff Bezos of amazon.com, and others, credit their montessori Educa-tion for much of their success

Larry Page and Sergey Brin, founders of the popu-lar Internet search engine Google.com, credited their years as Montessori students as a major fac-tor behind their success, On the Barbara Walters ABC-TV Special “The 10 Most Fascinating People Of 2004”. When Barbara Walters asked if the fact that their parents were college professors was a factor behind their success, they said no, that it was their going to a Montessori school where they learned to be self-directed and self-starters.

There are not only them, but so many people who have supported Montessori Education throughout history.

Those include: Friedrich Hundertwasser, Helen Kel-ler, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Mahatma Gandhi, Sigmund Freud, Buck-minster Fuller, Leo Tolstoy, Bertrand Russell, Ann Frank, the Dalai Lama, Prince William and Prince Harry of the British Royal Family, and Yo Yo Ma.

“montessori Education Sets children up better for adult life and gives them a bet-ter quality of life for the moment, too”- angline Lillard Professor of Psychology at the university of Virginia

Angline Lillard reported the study and concluded with words above.

There are so many reports about the advantages of the Montessori Education against traditional education. Some regard that the traditional school system still operates like a factory.

Firstly, the absence of grades is a very distinguish-able fact from the Montessori School (M.S.) whilst the traditional school will grade the students ac-cording to their age.

Secondly, Montessori Schools provide flexible time for completion of work. This allows children to pursue individual interest and needs without be-ing worried from lacking time and chasing other’s learning pace. Moreover, this system protects the children’s concentration on each child’s work which is very important as it lead the completion of the work with perfection. The Montessori Environ-ment provides hundreds of the hands on materials displayed by each subject inspiring the children.

Professor Lillard completed a study based on 112 children from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Fifty-nine at-tended Montessori school, while a control group of fifty-three children attended conventional schools in the same area. There is a result on the test-ing from both the Montessori school and the other education system .

Among the five-year-olds, Montessori students performed significantly better in Math and English.

How can we choose a good montessori school?

Because the name “Montessori” is not patented, anyone can open a school and call it “Montessori.”  So, how do parents know they are choosing a good Montessori school with the appropriate quali-fications? There is an association of Montessori In-ternational that has found by Maria Montessori and it is the association requires schools and teachers to complete highly-involved accrediting programs. 

About a year ago, the brand new A.M.I Montessori School, Discovery Montessori, has been launched where there is an A.M.I trained head teacher from the U.K. This school is even providing the bilin-gual environment beneficial for both children form Korean and foreign families. The head directress has been working in the Montessori school envi-ronment for 6 years and she had gained lots of working experience with children around the world.

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South Korea has been hiring thousands of foreign teachers to meet the strong demand for English education. Not much is known, however, about North Korea’s interest in the subject.

News sources say that North Korea recently asked a Canadian relief agency to help send English teachers. The Mennonite Central Committee will select two English teachers and send them to North Korea to teach from September this year until July 2012.

Another agency in New Zealand has posted a notice on its website recently, saying they are raising funds to send a voluntary teacher to teach for three months in 2011 in Pyong-yang. The NZ-DPRK Society sent the first foreigner to teach English in a North Korean school in 2006.

The Society estimates that the total cost to send a teacher to North Korea for three months will be about US$8,000 (S$10,000). It emphasises that English education is es-sential for North Korea because the isolated country can increase exchanges with outside world and eventually become a member of the international community.

This won’t be the first time that English teachers have been to North Korea, as many go to North Korea via cultural and academic institutes. The British Council has been run-ning an English-teacher training program in Pyongyang since 2000 and the Trinity West-ern University in Canada has also sent a team of professors and graduates to North Korea.

n.KoRea HiRes MoRe foReign englisH teacHeRs

The DMOE has started to make various improvements from the beginning of the new semes-ter in March. In order to enhance English education, the number of foreign teachers will be increased to 567 and Korean teachers who have the English Teaching Skills certification will increase to 260. They have also signed agreements with eight local universities to hold English camps so that students have more opportunities to practice practical English.

As well, the Saturday Essay School will be expanded to help students prepare for the essay sec-tion of the university entrance exam. The special lecture series is organized by thirty-seven teaching specialists. Students study essay writing for four hours every Saturday at Shinmy-eong High School. The DMOE will increase the operation hours, as well as the number of classes from twelve to twenty.

In addition, additional teachers will be hired to aid students who have fallen behind the learn-ing curve. The DMOE will hire 484 intern teachers with teaching certificates to work with students who are struggling in class and need extra attention. Also, 214 assistant math teachers will be placed at public elementary schools. These teachers will focus on helping students who did poorly on the recent National Academic Achievement Exam.

Finally, the DMOE will help relieve the burden of children’s education costs for double in-come families. Kindergarten and after-school programs will expand their hours from 6:00pm to 9:00pm to make it easier for kids whose parents work late. Students can take advantage of these programs instead of going to private academies.

Eung-chil Lee, the director of Policy Planning for the DMOE said, “To keep up with changing curriculum as well as to foster talented educators, the DMOE will make aggressive invest-ments. Also, to respond to the demands of education, we will enforce policies to make aca-demic improvements for all students.”

Translation by Bosun Kim AnD Hyeyoung sHinEdited by micHelle vAn BAlKom-nicHolsonwritten by Bill sims

tHe office of eDUcation focUses on acaDeMic iMPRoveMent

KEYWORDS

Fall behind the learning curve- 수업에서 뒤쳐지다Struggle- 힘겨워하다Relieve the burden- 짐을 덜다Double income families- 맞벌이 가정Take advantage of- 이득을 보다keep up with (속도나 변화 등에) 늦춰지지 않고 따라가다

Originally reported by 채정민기자 in DAegu’s mAeil sHinmun

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I might never get the courage up to go base jumping or walk a tightrope twenty stories up, but my thrill-seeking senses kick in whenever I hear the words “roller coaster.” That feel-ing of butterflies fluttering around in your stomach as you are sitting down, lying down, or standing up on your favorite coaster seconds before it hurls you forward (or backwards) into minutes of blissful turns, loops, and falls is a feeling I’d like to have daily!

As a technologically-advanced, modern, developed country, Korea has its fair share of amusement parks that cater to the country and the rest of the world. One of the most visited amusement parks in Asia is Seoul’s own Lotte World. Lotte World prides itself for having the world’s largest indoor theme park. It is open year round and is located in Jamsil, Seoul. It is reminiscent of a Korean version of an indoor Dis-neyland, extravagant white castle and all. When the sun sets, Lotte World transforms into a magical land straight out of a fairytale that is a must for all couples in Korea to explore hand-in-hand. The lights, the laser shows, and the musical performances all come out for its nighttime visitors. Night-time hours of operation are 4-10 PM and tickets are sold at a discounted price during this period.

Written by Annie HongTranslation by seHee leetHRills anD looPs!

Feeling a little run down from a pretty rough winter? Long-ing to escape to an island getaway, but don’t want to go through the hassle of getting a visa and plunking down a ton of cash on plane tickets? Maybe you should consider Guam.

Guam is a U.S. territory located 13 degrees north of the equa-tor in the Western Pacific. The island is 30 miles long and is 12 miles across at its widest point. Most coastal areas extend to coral reefs, which make for excellent diving. The island’s interior ranges from grassland to hills and mountains.

As of this writing, a round trip flight from Busan to Guam costs 650,000won. Tumon Bay is the most common destina-tion, which boasts numerous beachfront hotels and restau-rants. A rental car is a necessity if you want to see everything the island has to offer. However, if your idea of paradise is sitting on a beach and soaking up rays, you can probably do without one.

Guam is renowned for its natural beauty and excellent coral reefs. Guam’s waters are teeming with life and there are nu-merous areas for activities both above and below the surface. For sea life enthusiasts, there are submarine tours and Fish

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About an hour away from Seoul in Yongin lies another manmade wonderland called Everland. Everland is Korea’s largest theme park and one of the most visited amusement parks in the entire world! Owned by Samsung, the park is set in between forested mountains and contains your basic amusement park necessities, such as roller coasters, merry-go-rounds, themed villages, and water rides. The park even includes a safari bus tour where attendees can get up close and personal (via glass) with real bears and lions. Every night, park-goers are able to enjoy a delightful laser light show and fireworks display, as well as a festive night parade. Like Lotte World, discounted evening tickets are sold from 4 PM.

Within Everland, one can find Caribbean Bay, the world’s biggest indoor and outdoor water park. Caribbean Bay hosts many water coasters, vertical tube slides, surf ride pools, a wavepool, and the world’s longest lazy river. Currently closed for renovation, the water park will open back up on April 30th, just in time for summer!

Outside of Seoul, Seorak Waterpia offers exciting water ac-tivities and hot spring facilities. Located in Seorak Hanwha Resort within Mt. Seoraksan, this water park only uses pure mineral water from Choeksan. Seorak Waterpia mostly con-

sists of Jacuzzis, swimming pools, hot springs, and a small wave pool but boasts that it is home to “the world’s largest and most thrilling waterslide in the world.” Its name is The Abyss. The slide is shaped like a gargantuan orange and blue funnel where revelers can sit up to seven or eight in a family raft and twist and turn down the slide.

In Daegu, though it might pale in comparison to its more advanced and larger theme park cousins in Seoul, Woobang Land can satisfy the temporary thrill-seeking cravings of Daegu locals and foreigners. Woobang Land also features an indoor ice-rink and the Sky Jump, which allows harnessed park-goers to jump 123m from Woobang Tower.

Several theme parks are set to open within the next couple years. These parks include Paramount Movie Park (the first park from Paramount Pictures), MGM Studio Park (the first park from MGM), and the highly anticipated Universal Stu-dios Korea, which is set to open in 2013 with aspirations of becoming the best theme park experience in the region.

Eye Marine Park. Fish Eye is an underwater observatory situated at the end of a pier in Piti Bay. Once inside the obser-vatory, visitors descend a spiral staircase and find themselves in an enclosed hull on the bottom of the bay. There they can peer through large portholes and observe the diverse aquatic life on the reef. Visitors can also partake in “Boonie Stomps,” hiking through jungle, forest and coastline.

For history buffs, there are ample well-marked beaches that were the scene of intense fighting during World War II. In addition, there are countless cultural sites, which mark the 4000-year history of the Chamorro culture. One of the best things about Guam’s landmarks is the exceptionally detailed information display at each site. These extend all around the island; an ideal way to evade crowds and explore what the is-land has to offer.

Dining opportunities abound on Guam. However, two of the best restaurants are located in the heart of Tumon Bay. The Jamaican Grill serves authentic Jamaican Jerk Barbeque alongside island staples. Another good spot is Margarita’s Burritos and BBQ. Margarita’s serves exceptional fish ta-

cos made with fresh, island grown ingredients. Tumon also boasts several chain restaurants including a Hard Rock Café, Sam Choy’s, and Planet Hollywood, to name a few. After you finish a meal at one of these establishments, head over to Underwater World, home to one of the longest underwater tunnel aquariums in the world, containing 2,000 varieties of sea life.

Not every location in Guam is worth visiting though. The much trumpeted and impossible to find Talofofo Falls are an excellent example of what happens when you take a slice of paradise and try to commercialize it. The result is a schizo-phrenic hodge podge of gun ranges, sex gardens, and haunted trails, which you pass through to hop a 10-minute gondola ride to see the actual waterfall. Unfortunately this is the only way to access the waterfall. There is also a life-size diorama, which paints a decidedly morbid vision of Chamorro history, complete with life-size Japanese Imperial Soldiers commit-ting suicide. On your way out, be careful to avoid animal droppings left behind by the massive free-roaming hogs and prancing roosters.

So, if you’re looking to get away from the stress of city life and get a little slice of paradise on the cheap, check out where America’s day begins, Guam.

Written by melAnie-Boling BArroW AnD joe BArroWTranslation by DeAn seo

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In one of the most oppressed countries in the world, there exists a place familiar to those hailing from modern-day de-veloped nations. Appropriate to its name, amusement parks have amused and elated many individuals for decades all over the world. Even in the dark and impoverished land of North Korea, a place where few have had the opportunity or desire to venture to, amusement parks exist to entertain their scat-tered visitors.

They are called funfairs and one can find three of these fun-fairs throughout the capital of Pyongyang. The largest of the three, Kaeson Youth Park, opened in 1984 and was initially meant to serve as a positive image of North Korea’s supposed growth. The other two, Mangyongdae Funfair and Taesong-san Funfair, have both been around for about 30 years.

Rusted, rundown coasters and machineries desperate for renovation line the parks, especially at the two older funfairs. Most of the rides fail to meet proper safety guidelines and ap-pear as if one small glitch could send enthusiastic riders unex-pectedly flying through the air. In a country which seems to

Written by Annie HongTranslation by Boyoung KWon

aMUseMent in noRtH KoRea

After Daegu’s coldest winter in 100 years, we could all use a place to thaw out. Besides cold winters, the mountainous peninsula of Korea also has over 70 hot springs. Since the burst of Korean tourism took off in the 1970s, many of the areas with hot springs have turned into international stand-ard first class resorts.

Hot springs are features when the ground water is heated by geothermal forces (at least 21 degrees Celsius) and become di-luted with cool surface water on the way to the surface. Hot springs are said to heal stress, skin disorders, stomach and intestinal disorders, joint discomfort, rheumatism, diabetes, reproductive disorders, digestive conditions and many other diseases. Perhaps it’s the natural healing properties that hot springs provide, or their wondrous beauty that are making hot springs popular tourist destinations all over South Korea.

Daegu is home to one of these resorts, Spa Valley (http://www.spavalley.co.kr, Korean only website). Spa Valley has an assortment of saunas, hot springs, and even an outdoor water park open in the summer season. Adult admission to all the facilities is 30,000 won, or 4,500 won for just the hot springs. Spa Valley is near the eco-adventure theme park,

Written By AliciA HArtgroveResearch and translation by gi-Hyun sung

YeaR-RoUnD Destinations, KoRea’s Hot sPRings

KEYWORDS

To hail from-~에서 오다To venture to-과감히 ~하다A positive image-이미지Rundown- 오래된A glitch- (기계 등의) 사소한 결함To line- 전면적인, 곳곳에Cutting-edge- 최첨단To be plunged into- (어떤 상태, 위험에) 빠지게 하다To use up- (상품 등을) 다 써버리다To close itself off- 사람들이 접근하는 것을 차단하다

give no priority to the safety nor happiness of its people, it is no surprise that the DPRK’s funfairs do not match up to safety measures of parks elsewhere.

However, looking past the rusted metal pipes and abandoned sidecars, North Korea’s funfairs shed a different light on the secluded country. Even in an oppressed and highly controlled nation, there is an illusion of normalcy. The people of North Korea should not be mistaken as the dictatorial government they have no choice but to be ruled under. They are just like you and me, moved by the same human senses, sensitive to the same human emotions, and craving the same human desire for some fun in their otherwise harsh and controlled lives.

Theme park enthusiast Stefan Zwanzger was one of the few lucky tourists to visit the DPRK’s funfairs. He mentions that much of what he saw in North Korea itself was “depressing” but he describes a different scene within the funfairs. “When you watch the locals on the rides, it seems like the happiest place in North Korea,” he explains.

Kaeson, the newest of the three funfairs, offers the most up-

to-date rides to the public. One of the rides in particular is just a one-year-old Italian-manufactured coaster that sends rid-ers flying belly-down around a swirling bright orange track. Zwanzger half-jokingly, half-seriously describes the ride as “probably the most cutting-edge installation in the whole country.”

At night, Kaeson Youth Park is transformed into a flurry of bright twinkling lights that would make it hard for outsid-ers to believe that the rest of North Korea was plunged into darkness. Kaeson is added to the list of monuments, stadiums, and statues of North Korean leaders that use up the electric-ity after dark while the rest of Pyongyang sits still awaiting dawn’s precious rays.

Whether or not North Korea’s funfairs were developed to increase the happiness of its people or to stand as an exam-ple of the DPRK’s mirage of progress is questionable. Though the vast majority of North Koreans will never be able to af-ford entrance into these amusement parks, just the fact that funfairs exist makes North Korea’s seemingly hopeless dicta-torship and oppression appear a bit less daunting. Currently, North Korea has opened its borders to U.S. citizens who desire to tour the DPRK. With a guide on hand at all times and a pricey entrance fee, especially to these funfairs, tourists will be able to visit a land that is notorious for closing itself off to the rest of the world.

Herb Hillz, both of which are easily accessible by Daegu city bus number 1 or 2.

Another fine spa resort in Daegu is Gyeongsan Yongam Well-being Spa (http://www.yongamspa.co.kr, Korean only website), which is on the southern border of the city near Un-munsa Temple and accessible from the Nambu Bus terminal. The main elements in these hot springs’ water are germa-nium and sulfur, which are known to have medicinal value for treating arthritis, asthma, and stomachaches (and more). Adult admission for the hot springs is 8,000 won. For an extra 32,000 won, guests can also use the herb tub, which is said to give you energy and massage the skin to make it smoother and more flexible.

However, Daegu’s spas don’t compare to Busan’s Hurshim-chung Spa (just one hour south of Daegu by the KTX train), which claims to be one of the largest spa complexes in the world. Hurshimchung Spa (http://www.hotelnongshim.com/eng/hurshimchung/hur_intro.asp) can accommodate 3,000 people and is connected to Hotel Nongshim. The spa has a variety of indoor saunas and outdoor pools ranging from hot to cold water temperatures to strawberry milk-filled. One floor of the spa is a co-ed jjimjjilbang resting area that in-cludes an oxygen room, igloos heated at 81, 51, and 0 degrees Celsius, a beauty salon, and a restaurant. The website explains what each of the six baths is good for and says that the waters have the highest concentration of Magnesium in Korea. Spa adult admission is 7,900 won.

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One thing the city of Daegu isn’t lacking is a surplus of restau-rants and casual drinking places. Many foreigners are delight-ed to find an abundance of familiar Western eateries spread out all over Daegu. If you are one those foreigners who likes to stay within the warm comfort zone of downtown Daegu, I don’t blame you, but I am also advising you to break out! There are plenty more places to satisfy your taste buds outside of the downtown district. The Suseong-gu area in particular is chock full of restaurants, cafes, and bars to appease a decent amount of nostalgia-inducing cravings.

Known by locals as the more expensive patch of Daegu, Su-seong-gu has a lot to offer, but often at the price of a dented wallet. However, not all of Suseong-gu’s prices cater only to the wealthy businessmen of the area.

The hardworking team here at Daegu Pockets has found a gem for all you fans of Italian cuisine. The place is called Villa d’Este and has been open for two years. The owner, Min Joon Choi, named his restaurant after a breathtaking garden straight out of a fantasy located in Tivoli, Italy, which is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Choi discovered the gar-den browsing through a magazine and the site’s images left

an outstanding impression on how he envisioned his future restaurant.

Villa d’Este provides a place for its customers to enjoy a full course meal or to simply sit down with a steaming hot cup of coffee and a delicious waffle treat. Choi explains that his res-taurant emphasizes casual eating. Customers can enjoy what they want to eat and drink at their leisure and comfort.

Villa d’Este’s menu consists of chicken, beef, seafood, rice and pasta, handmade burgers and sandwiches, and various handmade pizzas. If you’re more in a desert mood, Choi offers cakes, muffins, Haagen-Dazs ice cream, and large waffles. The menu also lists an array of coffee and tea beverages, foreign and domestic beer, and 20 different kinds of red and white wine ranging from 20,000 - 120,000 won per bottle.

Choi found a passion for Italian cooking and took it upon himself to develop many of the menu’s items with his own specialties. His favorite and the most popular item on the menu is the Bulgogi cream spaghetti, a tasty fusion of Korean and Italian ingredients.

The restaurant itself is rather small, so coming with a large,

rowdy party probably wouldn’t be ideal. However, they do have a well-sized deck area that is perfect for lazing around with a couple friends and chit-chatting about Daegu life over a couple glasses of wine. Something to remember for the fast-approaching spring and summer seasons!

Villa d’Este is open every day from noon to 2 AM. It is located close to the east side of Suseong Lake, just a couple meters from Pascucci. For any questions, call 053-761-6757.

WRITTEN By Annie HongResearched by seHee lee

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Be spread out-벗어나다 Comfort zone-안전지대 To break out- ~에서 벗어나 Be chock full of-많은 것을 가진 Find a gem-특별한 곳을 찾다Left an impression-인상을 남기다 In a mood- ~할 기분이 되어 To laze around-느긋하게 있다.

In my house, hamburgers were not synonymous with junk food. Burger night did instigate a decade-long battle between my mother and brother (the former mincing onions almost into oblivion, and the latter turning his patties back into ground beef to avoid eating them), but it didn’t qualify as one of the rare meals lacking in nutrition (such as Mother’s Day, when my mom refused to cook and my dad was wise enough to just order Chinese food). Eating ham-burgers in restaurants, though, is generally a whole other ballgame. Few restaurants manage to throw a circular-shaped piece of meat between two halves of a bun without also seeing that the calorie count and fat content skyrocket. With only a few weeks to go until a trip to Hawaii (and certain bikini-wearing), I was a little hesitant to review a burger joint. However, walking up to All that Burger and a sign that proclaimed the burgers to be handmade, slightly alleviated my fears. Learning that the owner, Lee Kyoung Hee, feeds her children from the menu every day had them completely disappear.

Open only since December 24 of last year, All that Burger has already garnered itself a fan base, as well as offers of expansion. This is all quite a feat for a woman who had before never

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How long has Cafe Jengi been operating?

It opened 18 years ago

Under your ownership and management?

2 years

How many temporary or full time staff do you currently

have working here?

Two full time employees, and one part timer on the weekend.

Why do people come here?

Verbatim: Dong Chun says that he has been a frequent cus-tomer for the last 12 years! So he knows the people that come here, they feel comfortable here and like to keep coming back. Due to the atmosphere and vibe, some people even in their 50’s continue to keep coming back to feel nostalgic and just be at comfort.

What kinds of people come here?

The people that come here are not part of what is considered a mainstream club customer, someone who cannot be described as ‘trendy’, they do not adhere to any one style or mindset. He believes that ‘people that are preparing for public testing and scrutiny’ come here to unwind, to not be tested and to feel at one with their thoughts.

Since you have taken over, how has Jengyi changed?

Well, the bathroom was really terrible! This is the only thing. Other than that, he has kept everything the same; this place has a spirit that needed to remain intact. He makes the point that because he loved it for what it is, he would continue to keep it that way and keep its dignity. *I ask about the interior, again*. He says that it is an atmosphere which is not commer-cial; it had and will continue to have a natural feel, like a com-fortable house or an old blues bar.

What have you brought here in terms of your personality, or

perhaps some interest or artistic influence?

I bring mainly my musical influences. But again, I had to be thoughtful and considerate to the bar’s customers and artist who play here.

Can you tell me about some of those artists? How does that re-

lationship start?

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Imagine walking into a cozy, homey café where the friendly owner can prepare a hearty meal, brew a tasty coffee, and also help you plan your next vacation. That’s exactly what you’ll find at Cento Café.

Cento Café in downtown Daegu is an innovative business run by JuYeon Park. She worked exclusively as a travel agent for ten years before opening Cento. During those ten years, Park was able to travel around Asia, Europe, and Oceania, while even leading some tour groups along the way.

Of course she also tried a variety of different foods while on the road, which she has incorporated into her restaurant’s menu. The menu mainly consists of a range of pasta dishes. Her most popular pasta item is a shrimp, broccoli, anchovy, and olive concoction priced at 9,000won. On the menu, you can also find shrimp pasta with cream sauce, puttanesca, and a mushroom bacon pasta, which you can order with tomato, cream, or rose sauce. All menu items are priced between 8,000 and 12,000won. She also has coffee and teas priced between 3,500 and 4,000won.

One of the more unique items on the menu, which I had dur-ing my visit, is potato gratin. It was delicious! It’s a baked dish made by layering thinly sliced potatoes, cheese, and cream sauce. Just make sure you plan to stay for a while if you order this one as it takes about 40 minutes to prepare. The serving size is definitely big enough to share!

The idea for Cento came to Park when she was traveling in Seoul with some friends. She enjoyed going to many small, independently run cafés and her friends encouraged her to think about opening her own place in Daegu. Since she also has excellent connections in the travel industry from her years as a travel agent, it made sense to incorporate this aspect into her café. While she designed the café, her husband, a civil engineer, was the one who made her vision a reality. He built the interior and her cousin helped with some of the décor by painting a map on one wall. The rest of the wall decorations are mostly photos and postcards from some of her customers. At the back of the restaurant is a smaller room with maps-covered walls, a laptop, and a few seats. This is where Park helps clients with their trips.

Cento began as just a travel agency, but in the year and a half that she’s been up and running, she’s added a full menu and seating for about 20 customers. In the future, she hopes to move to a larger place where she can seat more people, as well as cook a wider variety of foods, like pizza.

With her experience and connections, Park is able to plan any trip. She can help with anything from flights to hotels to car rentals to backpacking tips. She charges 10,000won for book-ing a trip in Korea, 20,000won for trips in Asia and 30,000won for international trips. While she speaks English fairly well, she recommends coming with a Korean friend to make things a bit easier.

To get to Cento, walk down the alley to the right of City Hall and hang a right and keep your eyes open for it. They are open from 6pm or 7pm to 11pm Monday-Saturday. Park recom-mends making an appointment before you come by calling 070-4117-0905 or 010-2811-0905. Bon appétit and bon voyage!

Written by PriyA sAmTranslation by eunoK Kim

eat, DRinK, anD tRavel at cento café

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On the road –여행 중에Puttanesca – 뿌따네스카(파스타 소스의 일종)Made her vision a reality –꿈을 실현하다Décor – (건물의 실내)장식Up and running –사업하다, 영업하다Bon appétit – French (but commonly used in English) 맛있게 먹어Bon voyage – French (but commonly used in English) 여행 잘 다녀와

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Well, if I like some band I will invite them. Or if a group or artist has been here and likes the place they usually just ask me to play and that’s how it starts. Some groups that have played here are: ‘Little more’, ‘Fuse’, ‘The bad haircuts’, and 반월당 밴드.

So far while being here I have been treated to Pink Floyd and

Ani DiFranco, what else do you play usually?

It is good mix I think, we play Blues, Jazz, traditional Rock, Korean Folk, 70’s and 80’s psychedelic, funk..that kind of thing. *Korean artists?* 들국화, 산울림, 송골매.

What are some of your interests outside of operating this

cafe?

He plays music, guitar and old records for friends. Also has been involved with vehicle design.

Tell me more about when you took over from the previous

owner, did you feel at all pressure to maintain what had

been established or where you prepared to start a fresh and

change the style/atmosphere?

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I’m sure some of you will remember the sitcom “Cheers”. The one set in the bar where eve-ryone knows your name. Most of us will have visited a particular restaurant or bar regularly enough for the owner to know what you are going to order the moment you set foot in the establishment. You’re a regular and you feel at home, a feeling that keeps you coming back again and again. The Korean language has a word for a place like this: “dangol” (단골).

There’s a restaurant hidden in a busy alley in Chilseong Market in Daegu that is confident that you’ll like their food; confident enough to name their restaurant “Dangol.” I visited the said eatery a week ago, on a busy Saturday afternoon, to see if they have what it takes to bring this gourmet connoisseur coming back for more. Before going into specific details, let’s just say that I wasn’t disappointed.

The Dangol restaurant serves only two types of food, both variants of the same dish: wonjo bulgogi (original flame-grilled meat). The only choice is between beef and pork. The waitress who took my order told me that the pork bulgogi is both cheaper and more popular. After placing my order for a portion of the house specialty, I was pleasantly surprised when my food appeared a few minutes later. The portions are generous, the meat grilled to perfection, and the soybean paste stew (된장찌개) was one of the best I’ve ever tasted. After the meal, I for-got all about my diet and ordered another serving. Even the vegetables and side-dishes were abundant and quickly refilled, surprising in this day and age of ever-increasing food prices.

Talking to the owner after my meal yielded some interesting background information. Dan-gol has been at the same location, serving the same food, cooked in the same way, often to the same customers for almost fifty years. What the restaurant lacks in ambience and sanitation (the floors were greasy from years of accumulated grease), it more than makes up for in taste. Dangol is definitely worth a repeat visit and may become one of my many dangols in and around the city.

Dangol is open every day from 11am to 10pm. They close on the second and forth Wednesday of every month.

To find Dangol, take Line 1 (the Red Line) of the subway to Chilseong Market Station. Leave the station via exit 2 and cross the street so that you are standing diagonally across from a Nonghyup Bank. Go down the street until you come to a small alley filled with restaurants and then turn left. Dangol is the second restaurant on the left. (The first restaurant also serves wonjo bulgogi, but hasn’t been open as long.)

Written by DAn svoBoDA translation by sAngWoo KimDo YoU neeD a Dangol?

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The history of beer in Korea is a surprisingly long one. As early as 1884, the drink already made its appearance on the peninsula. Old photos from a dinner to commemorate the signing of an early treaty between the United States and Korea show bottles of beer on the table. However, despite this early introduc-tion to beer, it would take nearly 100 years for Koreans to develop a real taste for the stuff.

The story of the early days of beer in Korea has a heavy Japanese influence. Most early beer drinkers were Japanese merchants, and the beer they drank came from their home-land. The first company to import beer into Korea on a significant scale was Sapporo in the 1890’s. Kirin and Asahi followed suit and began importing in the early years of the next century, with Kirin even opening a small brewery in Korea in 1908. By 1933, beer was a popular enough drink to warrant two com-mercial scale breweries. That August, Sap-poro opened its first large brewery in Korea, followed by Kirin in December. This early Japanese influence is reflected in the Korean word for beer, maekju (맥주). The word is of Japanese origin and means “barley liquor.”

After the liberation from Japan in 1945, the Korean government confiscated the two breweries. The Kirin brewery became the Tongyang Company, which is now known as the Oriental Brewery, OB for short. The Joseon Beer Company took over the Sapporo brewery, which eventually became Hite. Al-though many smaller breweries have come and gone since then, today these are the only two large-scale breweries in the country.

In the decades following liberation, beer consumption remained low. Most of the in-gredients to make beer had to be imported – keeping prices high – and there was a bottle shortage – keeping production low. In addi-tion, the government levied much higher taxes on beer than it did on traditional drinks like soju. As a result, beer was relatively ex-pensive. It was considered a glamorous drink, much like champagne, and was reserved for wealthier Koreans or for special occasions. In 1954, Koreans purchased only 13.5 million bottles of beer, only about one bottle per per-son.

Rapid urbanization and rising income lev-els in the 1970’s changed this, however. The quickly growing middle class wanted a new drink, something that broke with the old and reflect their newly acquired wealth. Beer was that drink. The now ubiquitous Hofs became

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popular and beer consumption steadily rose during this period. As popularity increased, so did competition. In the early years, OB offered only its namesake beer and the Jo-seon brewery sold its signature Crown beer. Throughout this period, OB was the domi-nant brewery. In the early 1990’s, Joseon abandoned the Crown brand for its new Hite brand. This proved a good decision, as Hite became the best selling beer in 1996. OB re-sponded to the challenge by taking over the Cass brand and launching Cafri, though it has yet to regain its dominant market share.

By the end of the century, Koreans consumed an average 70 bottles per adult per year. Al-though consumption is still well below beer-loving countries like Germany and the Czech Republic (which drink four and five times more per person, respectively), it shows that beer holds a permanent and significant place in the drinking culture of Korea.

The Taste Test

Korean beers often get a bad rap from the for-eign crowd. The primary complaint is that they all have a similar flavor and that flavor is “bland.” We decided to put this complaint to the test and see if we could find the hidden gem of Korean beers. The test was extensive: we bought one of each kind of beer available at every GS Mart within a five-minute walk of our home. The standards were rigorous: each beer was served in an unmarked Dixie cup to ensure that no preconceived biases would creep into the results. We also used a diverse panel of experts: the testers included three expats and one Korean, with the group evenly split between males and females.

The Beers:

Although we missed a few, we did get a good selection of Korean beers for the test. From OB, we tested its namesake beer along with Cass, Cass Ice Light, Cass Red, Cass Lemon and Cafri. From Hite, we tested its namesake beer along with Max, Stout, Hite Dry, and S Beer.

The Results:

If you have ever thought to yourself that all Korean beers taste the same, you were more correct than you probably realized. We had a difficult time ranking the beers in order or coming up with a comment other than “simi-lar to the others.” Ultimately, we decided to each choose our favorite five (unranked) and then rank them based on how many top five lists each beer appeared. We ended up with one clear victor and one surprise second place

finisher. In fact, the second place finisher was such a surprise we ran the test twice just to make sure.

The best beer, showing up on every list, was Max. Max is unique among Korean beers be-cause it is the only one made with 100% malt-ed barley. All other Korean beers mix corn with the barley. This gives Max the slightly stronger aroma and taste that make it one of the fastest growing beers in Korea.

The surprise second place finisher was the somewhat bizarre S Beer – the “Stylish Beer with Fiber.” S Beer is also unique among Korean beers (and probably all beers world-

wide) in that each bottle comes with 1.65g of fiber. What it doesn’t come with is dignity. The idea behind the beer is that, according to the Hite website, Koreans aren’t getting enough fiber. Thanks to Hite, the obvious solution now is to just drink more beer.

So the next time you are out drinking, order a Max confident that you are getting the best beer in Korea. And in a pinch, you can order a “Stylish Beer with Fiber,” just try to cover the label while you drink it.

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DaegU sHoRt filMA Daegu short film won the Delphic Art Movie Award from among 136 entrants from 42 countries at ITB Berlin, one of the world’s biggest travel shows, last month.

The documentary called “Menari, the Sound of Korea” focuses on the life of master singer Park Soo-kwan, who has devoted his life to preserving and handing down traditional folk songs from the Daegu and Gyeongbuk area.

Park and over 30 of his students from Daegu Arts University appear in the film, which was co-produced by the university and the Eastern Korean Folk Song Preservation So-ciety.

The International Delphic Council issues the Delphic Art Movie Award to documentary short films for artistic achievements that have influenced the culture of a country.

People see rock and roll as youth culture, and when youth culture becomes monopolized by big business, what are the youth to do? Do you have any idea? I think we should destroy the bogus capitalistic process that is destroy-ing youth culture.”

–Opening monologue to The Radio Depts. Latest single, “Heaven’s On Fire.”

“Their English is pretty good. I don’t think my students could sing English songs this well.” One of the vain thoughts I have while trying to imagine what to write about The Radio Dept., a Swedish band whose music can be lazily described as “Indie.”

The Radio Dept. has been releasing recorded material for a little more than a decade. Three studio albums, four EPs, five singles (with B-sides not often found on other records), near-ly enumerable appearances on compilations, soundtracks and split albums, along with a most recent singles compilation is the sum of the band’s discography. To say the least this band likes recording and writing music.

Their most recent studio album is Clinging to a Scheme, released 2010 on Labrador Records. The release is a solid synthesis of ten years of sound science. The music includes drums, guitars, keyboards and, on this release, a sax. The songs convey a sense of relaxation, but they are still happy and upbeat. Nothing is too experimental or different to make one dislike the band, but there music is so well put together that the listener can’t help but take interest. It is a sound that is uniquely bal-anced, licensing itself to be listened to while sipping tea alone, or while dancing dances and downing cocktails in a crowded club.

Written by Kevin HAmBleytranslation by gi-Hyun sung

RaDio DePt-sHoW PRevieW

If you are not sold on The Radio Dept. yet, take a listen for yourself. The band gener-ously releases free downloads on their label’s website, on their fan site, and on various other sites that include interviews with the leading members. When questioned why they don’t have their own official domain, they simply state that they aren’t into the Internet, they are into music. They focus on writing and recording music, not the “bogus capitalistic process.” While browsing for free tracks, be sure to download “Heaven’s On Fire,” a single off of their most recent album, and a pretty fair sample of what the rest of the album is like.

This spring is going to be quite busy for The Radio Dept. The band will be playing both “Coachella” (also including acts like Ratatat, Cold War Kids, Chromeo and The Drums), and “Sasquatch Music Festival,” where they will also be shoulder-to-shoulder with acts like Ratatat, Cold War Kids, Chromeo and The Drums. Yes, The Radio Dept. is finally on the summer festival pedestal, much like many other indie bands of this day and age. Here is the best news, The Radio Dept. is go-ing to take the time to sweep through Asia and do a mini UK stopover in between the festival craziness.

The Asian tour is going to kick off at V-hall in Seoul. Tickets are going to be 48,000 won in advance if you purchase before April 19th. The price will then be 55,000 won at the door. The venue is set for Tuesday, April 19th, at V-Hall in the hip Hongdae neighborhood of Seoul.

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Downing cocktails - 칵테일을 마시다Aren’t into - ~에 관심이 있지 않은 Summer fair pedestal - 여름 축제의 중심에 있는, 여름 축제의 명예로운 위치에 있는shoulder-to-shoulder - 나란히

King of Limbs, released February 18, 2011, is experimental rock band Radiohead’s eight and most recent studio album. The eight track album is fronted by the increasingly popular single track, “Lotus Flower”, and backed by numerous instrumental and tra-ditional musical tracks, which to be honest, scream “we were written by Radiohead.”

The album, especially track two, “Morning Mr Magpie”, primarily makes use of increas-ingly frantic rhythmic and tonal wanderlust, while allowing the mellower tracks, such as “Give up the Ghost” to soothe with the use of long, drawn notes and sporadic, but support-ive use of distorted vocals.

In short, King of Limbs is exactly what we have come to expect from Radiohead. This in and of itself might pose a problem for this giant in the realm of creativity and reinven-

Written by clAyton WHittleTranslation by Hyeyoung sHin

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King of liMBsAlbum Review

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Fronted by- ~으로 시작되다backed by- ~으로 끝내다Run out of fuel- 기력을 다하다

tion. King of Limbs delivers exactly what Radiohead has created in the past, but fails to truly expand their repertoire. Though the al-bum is creative in its own right, it shows no signs that Radiohead has evolved since their previous releases. It, in fact, leaves me ask-ing the question “is Radiohead running out of fuel?”

Now don’t go interpreting that as a bad re-view. Listeners of Radiohead will most as-suredly love this album. It plays on the same themes and emotional depravities that Ra-diohead music has always played on. King of Limbs will be a wonderful addition to the collection of any Radiohead fan. However, if you want to buy the album out of curios-ity about what new direction Radiohead will take their music, don’t bother.

HoW MUcH is ReBecca BlacK MaKing fRoM fRiDaY?

Recently, Lady Gaga pronounced Rebecca Black as a “genius,” but is Black now pulling in Gaga numbers, too?

For those who are out of YouTube viral loop, Rebecca Black is a 13 year old American girl who recorded a music single called ‘Friday’, in which her parents paid $4000 to Ark Music Factory, a music label in LA, to develop her song and music video. Once done, the video was uploaded to Youtube in February, went viral in March via YouTube and Twitter, and has now been viewed by over 85 million peo-ple. Rebecca has been on a whirlwind tour of media interviews since then, and has recently announced that she is recording material for her debut album.

So, what kind of loot can Black expect out of her viral explosion?

According to estimates, YouTube makes about $1 per thousand page views, of which, content creators like Rebecca (and Ark Music

Factory, the Los Angeles-based producer that wrote the tune) get 68% of the profit. So go-ing by those numbers, then the total haul for Black and her producer is about $57,000.

In addition, Rebecca’s iTunes sales in the first week nets out to about $26,000, if estimates are true that Apple pays $.70 per download. Adding those two figures together, Rebecca and Ark Music Factory have netted about $83,000. That’s not including whatever rev-enues Ark gets for selling aFriday ringtones at $1.29.

Whatever the ultimate take, the point is somewhat moot, anyway, since Rebecca plans to donate the money she made from the video to Japan and to her school. I’m sure she’ll be paid well enough once her debut al-bum is launched. Meanwhile, Ark is using its suddenly well-visited website to promote its next teen would-be star, Alana Lee.

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Every Wednesday night at 9pm, people come to Daemyeong 4-dong, Namgu, Daegu to practice the ancient martial art ‘Dangsoodo’. The group is lead by Indo Nam, 56, president of the International Dangsoodo Federation. President Nam has a level 9 certificate in Dangsoodo and level 8 in Taekwondo. He invented the “Dangsoodo World Keep-fit” program to revive the native practice of the martial art and provide people with an opportunity to get fit. Nam explains that “Dangsoodo is Korea’s indigenous martial art that can be traced back to the Three Kingdom’s period. Afterwards, Taekwondo developed, combining various martial art styles including Dangsoodo. I started learning Dangsoodo at the age of 7. I also learned Taekwondo and instructed police officers in martial arts, but I wanted to preserve the authenticity of Dangsoodo. So I be-gan the International Dangsoodo Federation, along with 30 other people in Daegu, in 1994.”

In addition to maintaining the art form, Nam’s health also improved from practicing Dangsoodo. He recalls, “I had a hard time because my spine was not good, so I made a plan to keep fit by practicing the various movements from Dang-soodo. Originally, my doctor said I had to have surgery, but through the Keep-fit plan, I didn’t have pain anymore.” From Nam’s successful personal experience practicing Dangsoodo, he created the Keep-fit program to help unhealthy people im-prove their health.

The Keep-fit program lasts 2 hours. In it, members practice 20 movements from Dangsoodo for the first 30 minutes. Af-ter that, members polish their Dangsoodo skills and exercise basic stretches and cardiovascular movements to cure sick-ness and sore body parts. President Nam even assigned dif-ferent “nicknames” to each movement to make them easy to remember. For example, he calls the movement in which one turns their hands facing their back and places one foot in front “washing your back.” He recommends practicing “look at the cat’s tail,” in which one bends the waist and puts the head toward the feet, for people who have pain in their mid-section.

In addition to exercising the movements of Dangsoodo, Pres-ident Nam also offers training in Woonsoohyoung, which is a kind of treatment for specific wounds. He explains that, “Woonsoohyoung consists of the principle ‘Yin and Yang’ so that everybody can train, regardless of age. It trains every part of our body without jarring them and it encourages deep breathing to keep a clear mind.”

Most trainees who train at the gym where the Keep-fit group meets are people who exercise professionally. Members of

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What is Capoeira? Basically, it is an Afro/Brazilian form of exercise that uniquely combines various fighting techniques, music, dance, and acrobatics into one form. Sounds like fun, eh? Capoeira classes are always done in a group and music plays an integral part of the workout. The music is usu-ally African themed, with instruments such as a berimbau (which holds the most important position as it sets the tone and tempo for the class and is the heart and soul of Capoeira), atabaque (a large African drum), and a pandeiro (an African form of a tambourine) dominating the airwaves during the class. If you are looking for a form of exercise that does not involve the usual treadmill, exercise bike, rowing machine, etc…, then Capoeira is definitely something that should you need to check out (especially if you enjoy music and dancing and let’s face it, who doesn’t).

The Daegu Capoeira Cooperative (DCC) formed in Janu-ary 2010. It is currently organized by Robert Williams, but just like any other cooperative, all members have an equal say when choosing what form of practice to undertake each week. The DCC is a small but diverse group with members from the UK, Puerto Rico, Latvia, Brazil, China, Australia,

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the USA, and Korea. I’m sure each has a few interesting stories to tell from their contrasting backgrounds. One of the great things about DCC is that it is free, so even if you do not enjoy it, your wallet remains untouched!

The classes are every Saturday at Kyungpook National Uni-versity in Sangyeok-dong from 11am-1pm. If you are in-terested in joining, feel free to contact Robert Williams on 010-6740-4668 or join the “Daegu Capoeira Cooperative” Facebook group to contact him and other members. I know many people here struggle at times to fill their weekends with things to do, so if you are one of them, why not check this out?

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Heart and soul-카포에이라의 가장 중요한 부분 중 하나인 음악Airwaves-음악의 흐름Check out-도전해 배워보세요!Let’s face it-경험해 볼 만한 특별한 경험Have an equal say-모두가 동등한 양/ 형태의 동작을 요청할 수있다

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Heart and soul-카포에이라의 가장 중요한 부분 중 하나인 음악Airwaves-음악의 흐름Check out-도전해 배워보세요!Let’s face it-경험해 볼 만한 특별한 경험Have an equal say-모두가 동등한 양/ 형태의 동작을 요청할 수있다

the Keep-fit program will practice in their group and often will exercise by running after they are finished. Many of the members of Keep-fit have no prior experience in Dangsoo-do or martial arts, but this is not a problem. Hong-gi Jung, a high school teacher, lost 25kg from training in Dangsoodo through the Keep-fit program. Mr. Jung said, “I am happy I lost weight, but above all, my cardio-pulmonary function became much better. Dangsoodo is really great to learn for older generations because the movements are quite slow.” Younghee Choi, a female trainee who runs a business said, “It [Dangsoodo] helps to keep me in shape physically and it also helps my emotional health. Training can be intense but it also relaxes my muscles and joints, and I like the variety of move-ments.”

The program is relatively new, as it started in September 2010. Nam explains that there are not too many attendees yet, but as people discover it and the demand grows, he plans to add classes on Monday and Saturday. Newbies and foreigners are also becoming absorbed in the attractiveness of Dangsoodo. If you are interested in practicing Dangsoodo to get fit or even to enter the Dangsoodo World Championships in Daegu on October 7th and 8th, please contact the International Dang-soodo Federation at 053) 555-9799.

More about Dangsoodo and the International Dangsoodo

Federation

After Korea’s liberation, Dangsoodo was founded led by

Hwanggi. Hwanggi opened the Dangsoodo Moodukgwan Gymnasium in 1945 and then, in 1953, he organized the Daehan Dangsoodo Association. In 1960, Dangsoodo became a corporation. Currently, 22 countries including Korea, the U.S.A, and Brazil are registered with the International Dang-soodo Federation. Currently, Dangsoodo is gaining more popularity in America and is practiced at the military acad-emy, Westpoint.

In 1994, the International Dangsoodo Federation was regis-tered as a social group in Daegu, and was established as cor-poration in 2006. In November 2007, they moved their head-quarters to Daegu.

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If you’re like me, when in a rush, I’m not afraid to cut someone off or run a yellow light. And like many, I check e-mail and send text messages when in traffic jams.

Concerned for my safety, a friend of mine recommended a useful app called DriveSafe.ly, which reads text messages and e-mails out loud.

So I downloaded and tested the app out. The voice was very clear. It read out the sender, time received, then the text of the messages and e-mails.

When Google acquired Slide back in August of 2010, when phones only had single-core processors, the idea was to “build a more so-cial web.” Things have evolved since then. A new app from Slide has just arrived at the app store and an accompanying site has launched to complement it. It’s called Disco, a group texting service that has an app and a web in-terface. When you sign up, you’re assigned

a new phone number and you’re invited to send texts to a number of people, regardless if they aren’t Disco users themselves. Those people can then reply and things go back and forth, so make sure those you have opted for unlimited texting. Despite being a Google company, oddly enough, Slide presently only as an iPhone app, but watch for it on An-droid, soon.

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The more advanced version allows you to customize the app’s voice and costs 23,000 won ($20.42).

As a test, I asked my friend to send me some brief messages to see if the app clued in on them: “LOL” and “FYI” were read aloud as “laugh out loud” and “for your information.”

The voice also expressed exclamation and question marks in the appropriate tones.

For Korean users, the app is useless, as it is not able to read out Korean text. It only read out in English.

Another issue is that the free version of the app is limited to 25 words or less. That’s not usually enough for an e-mail, but it could be enough for text message delivery. The paid version is able to read out 500 words.

If you want a tablet computer - and haven't already pulled on your long-sleeved black shirt to shell out $499 for the iPad 2 and its Smart Cover, double cameras, drink holder, cigar ashtray, etc. - then take a look at the upcoming Galaxy Tab 10.1 (AKA Tab 2), Samsung’s answer to Steve Jobs’ latest gland-stimulating iMustHave.

There was ooh/aah over the iPad 2’s double cameras. The Tab 2 will also have two cam-eras, front and rear (hello, Word Lens). Be-ing a Korean product, it can also run games so well that you will want to play them until your heart explodes from the crisp 1280x800 resolution. And unless you’re also disap-pointed at being unable to find a strategy/RPG-WW2 steampunk-economic-flight simulator then you will find “App-iness” in the Android Market.

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Pull on your shirt - 셔츠를 입다(문맥상 검정색 긴 셔츠를 입는 사람은 최신 기기를 다루거나 가져야 하는 특정한 사람을 가리킨다.)-Shell out - 지불하다(콩이나 밤을 껍데기(shell)에서 꺼내는 것 마냥 주머니 속의 돈을 꺼내는 것을 비유)Gland-stimulating - 구미를 당기는iMustHave - 애플의 i시리즈 중 무조건 사야 할 제품들ooh/aah - 감탄하는 소리; 우와

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Display: 10.1 inches (Tab 2) vs 9.7 (iPad 2)Weight: 599g (‘Tab 2) vs 589g (iPad 2)Thickness: 10.9 mm (‘Tab 2) vs 8.8 mm (iPad 2)

Samsung has not yet released a battery life estimate for the Galaxy Tab, but the bar is iPad 2's 10 hours (5 ½ consecutive viewings of Predator.) There’s crossover here as the iPad 2’s A5 chip is rumored to have been designed in collaboration with Samsung, though re-cent news indicates that Apple is shifting to a Taiwan-based manufacturer. Samsung has not yet released a price or shipping date for the Tab 2, but sources suggest that it is ex-pected to release globally before the summer.

For more information on the Samsung Gal-axy Tab 10.1 visit http://galaxytab.samsung-mobile.com/

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‘Varekai’ means ‘wherever’ in the Romany language and the show is an “acrobatic tribute to the nomadic soul.” The plot is also loosely based on the Greek myth of Icarus. Be prepared to be amazed, mystified, and speechless at the physical excep-tionality and talent of these performers as they captivate you into another time and world.

BiseUl MoUntain azalea festivaldates: April, 2011location: Biseul Mountain areainfo: Experience the scenery of the area around Biseul Mountain while engaging in festivities such as face paint-ing, folk play yard, photo exhibitions, flower arrangement exhibitions, and much more. The flowers will be blooming, the river will be flowing, and there will be much to enjoy for everyone!

10tH DaegU inteRnational oPtical sHoWdates: April 27-29, 2011Hours: 10 AM – 6 PMlocation: EXCOPhone: 053-350-7830~3info: 180 companies with 800 booths will be displaying the latest in frames, lenses, sunglasses, contact lenses, optical in-struments, along with other various optical equipment.

5tH DaegU Pet exPo dates: April 23-24, 2011Hours: 10 AM – 6 PMlocation: EXCOPhone: 053-601-5022, 5056info: This exhibition will display various articles for pets of all kinds – dogs, cats, small animals & rodents, birds, fish, etc. The programs will include dog grooming, dog obedience & agility, frisbee, pet fancy dress show, abandoned dogs adop-tion, and more! This is a must-see for all pet lovers out there!

national geogRaPHic PHoto exHiBit “life anD natURe”

dates: March 18 – May 29, 2011Hours: Tues-Thurs: 10 AM – 6 PM, Fri-Sun: 10 AM – 9 PM, Closed on Monlocation: Daegu Museumadmission Price: 10,000 woninfo: National Geographic rolls into town with 200 pictures in its collection to showcase to Daegu. The exhibit features powerful images and historical scenes from previous issues of National Geographic magazine. Images of the earth, sea, and sky, scenes from animal lives, and pictures of how human be-ings are harming the planet we live on will be on display.

inteRnational gReen eneRgY exPo KoRea 2011

dates: April 6-8, 2011Hours: 10 AM – 6 PMlocation: EXCOadmission Price: 10,000 woninfo: This is the largest event of its kind. Various companies come together to showcase latest advances in renewable en-ergy products and outlets. There will be 400 companies from 25 different countries.

ciRqUe DU soleil’s vaReKaidates: April 6-24, 2011Hours: Varies according to daylocation: Big Top Theater in Jamsil Sports Complex, Seouladmission Price: According to seats, 60000 won, 90000 won, 130000 won, & 220000 woninfo: Though this event is not happening in Daegu, it is one that should not be missed. Anybody that has seen a Cirque du Soleil show will attest that it is not only a performance, but an unforgettable and exceptional experience and work of art.

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Class:Jitterbug class for beginners will start April 9 at 6:30 pm. The teachers can understand some English, but there should be people around who can help translate if we get stuck! Remem-ber this is a dance class, so you just have to copy the moves. The cost for the class is 30,000 won (if you are re-taking the class, it’s only 10,000), which covers 6 weeks of lessons.

Lindyhop class for beginners will start  April 9  at 5:00 pm. This class is recommended for dancers who are familiar with Jitterbug already or have other dance experience. The teach-ers can understand some English, but there should be peo-ple around who can help translate if we get stuck! Remem-ber this is a dance class, so you just have to copy the moves. The cost for the class is 40,000 won (if you are re-taking the class, it’s only 20,000), which covers 6 weeks of lessons. You will also need to pay the club’s entry fee of 6,000 won each time, but that includes a drink and you can stay for free dancing at 8 p.m. Come on out and join us!!!

sWing & PeoPleA swing dance club in Daegu open to all people interested in swing. Whatever your level, come on out and dance with us Saturday nights at Asurajang around Gallery zone.name of group: Swing & Peopletime of meeting: 8 p.m. every saturdays(regular get-to-gethering)Place of meeting: Asurajang(dance bar, near Gallery zone downtown)How much to join: 6,000 won(entry fee, includes a drink)links: http://www.daeguswing.com (only Korean)                      http://www.facebook.com/swingandpeople#!/group.php?gid=30746766242

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ComICSapril 2011

Please refer to movie maps opposing page for directions to below listings. Note: We make no guarantee about the availability of these current or upcoming movies at any of the listed theaters. These listings are current, as of Mar. 30:

Current Movies

Upcoming New Releases in AprilNever Let Me Go 4/7

Paul 4/7Last Night 4/7The Rite 4/21Fast Five 4/21

Thor 4/28

Survival KoreanHello - 안녕하세요 (pron. Ahn-young-hah-say-o). Fluently, this will sound like ‘Ahn-yaw-say-oooh’, when spoken quickly.Goodbye - 잘가세요 (pron. Jahl-gah-say-oh).Goodbye (if leaving a business, store, restaurant, etc…)수고하세요 (pron. Soo-go-hah-say-oh). This is similar to saying ‘keep up the good work!’.Nice to meet you – 반갑습니다. (pron. Bahn-gahp-seum-nee-dah)Yes (formal) – 네 (pron. Neh) (Note: When in doubt, use this one)Yes (informal) – 예 (pron. Yeh)Yes (casual) – 응 (pron. Eung)No (formal) – 아닙니다 (pron. Ahn-eeb-nee-dah) (Note: When in doubt, use this one)No (informal) – 아니오 (pron. Ahn-ee-oh)No (casual) – 아니야 (pron. Ah-nee-ya)

I don’t understand - 모르겠습니다. (pron. Moh-lah-guess-seub-nee-dah)Are you OK?Is it OK? - 괜찮아요? (pron. Gwen-chahn-ah-yoh?)I’m OK/It’s OK - 괜찮아요. (pron. Gwen-chahn-ah-yoh)Do you have _____? - ____ 있어요? (pron. ____ iss-aw-yo?)I have _____ - 있어요. (pron. ____ iss-aw-yo)Could you please give me _____? – 주세요 (pron. ____ Joo-say-yo)Could you please (do) ______? - _____ 해주세요. (pron. ____ Hay-joo-say-yo)Where is the washroom? - 화장실은 어디에 있어요? (pron. Hwah-jahng-shil-eun aw-dee-ay iss-aw-yo?)Where is ______? - ______ 어디에 있어요? (pron. aw-dee-ay iss-aw-yo?)

Classroom Korean

Useful Sites• www.koreanclass101.com• www.declan-software.com/korean/index.htm (Google: Declan Korean)

• Lets Speak Korean Series (Youtube search: let's speak Korean)• http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/

Learning Korean in Daegu• Search for ‘Daegu Language Exchange’ group on Facebook and join one of our events.• Search for ‘Galbijim Daegu YMCA’ to learn more about the Korean classes at YMCA.• Search for ‘daegu university korean language’ to learn more about the Korean classes at Daegu University.

• Search for ‘korean language program KNU’ to learn more about the Korean classes at Kyungpook National University• Visit http://intl.kmu.ac.kr/Eng/Program/Cul/Klcc.aspx for more info about Korean classes at Keimyung University.

English Korean Phonetical RomanizationAre you ready? 준비했어요? Joon-bee-hess-ah-yo?

Be quiet, please. 조용히 하세요. Joe-yong-hee Haw-say-yo.

Please don’t be noisy. 시끄럽게 하지 마세요. She-keu-lup-gye Hah-jee-mah-say-yo.

Calm down, please. 진정 하세요. Jeen-jeong Haw-say-yo.

Don’t do that! 하지마세요! Hah-jee-mah-say-yo!

Stand up, please. 일어서 주세요. Eel-eo-seo Joo-say-yo

Sit up straight. 똑바로 앉아 주세요. Ddohk-bah-lo Ahn-ah Joo-say-yo.

Face the front, please! 앞쪽을 보세요. Ahp-jjoak-eul Bow-say-yo!

Look over here. 여기를 보세요. Yeogi-leul Bow-say-yo!

Repeat after me. 따라 하세요 Ddah-lah Haw-say-yo!

Write it on the board, please. 칠판에 써 보세요. Cheel-Pahn-eh Sseo Bow-say-yo!

Open your books 책 펴세요 Chek Pyeo-say-yo!

Close your books 책 덮으세요 Chek Deop-eu-say-yo!

Please wait. 기다리세요. Kee-dah-lee-say-yo.

Please don't run! 뛰지 마세요. Twui-jee-mah-say-yo.

Don't fight! 싸우지마세요! Ssah-woo-jee-mah-say-yo!

Come here, please! 이리 오세요. Ee-lee-Oh-say-yo.

What's this in English? 이것은 영어로 뭐예요? Ee-gaws-eun Yeong-eo-lo Moh-yeh-yo?

Don’t speak Korean 한국말 하지마 마세요! Hangoog-mahl Haw-jee-mah-say-yo!

한글

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Hangeul Overview한글은 한국어의 고유문자입니다.Hangeul is the native alphabet of the Korean language.

Warning: This Hangeul study chart has been purposely designed with the intention of you studyingwith a Korean partner, in order to master the structure and phonetics properly. Otherwise, the chartmay look confusing and daunting, if you don't have a Korean to assist you and you are studying byyourself. Please check out our Facebook group, 'Daegu Friendship Club', for more info on our languageexchanges and how you can meet Korean study partners to help you.

“Jamo” ( 자모 ) are the letters that make up the Hangeul alphabet. The name “jamo” comes from the words “jaeum” (consonant)and “moeum” (vowel).

In a syllable with a final ( 받침 ; batchim), the jaeum and moeum are written in the top of the block, and the final is placed below them.In some cases, a syllable will contain two finals, where the two characters are next to each other.

구조 The Placement

Batchim is not always necessary. and It may be written only once like in the 2nd example of each placement.

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About one hour (or less) directly south of Daegu is Mt. Deokamsan, which houses an-other highly acclaimed hot spring resort called Bugok Hawaii (http://www.bugokha-waii.co.kr/broad/intro.asp?flag=1). Bugok is known for being a sulfur hot spring with temperatures as high as 78 degrees Celsius. Besides sulfur, the waters at Bugok also con-tain over 20 kinds of inorganic matters in-cluding silicone, chlorine, calcium, and iron. Adult admission for the spa is 7,000 won. The Bugok Hawaii resort also has a performance hall, swimming pool (indoor and outdoor), zoo, botanical garden, five hotels, and 21 shopping centers.

About two hour and a half hours north west of Daegu is the mountainous city of Asan, which is a renowned region for their 25 natural hot springs. Popular spas in Asan in-clude Asan Hot Springs, Onyang Hot Springs, and Dogo Hot Spring (www.asan.go.kr). The Dogo hot spring water is nearly 8.7 per cent of hydrogen ion concentration, with other components like silicic acid, natrium, and magnesium. Adult admission to the hot springs is only 2,500 won but another admis-sion is required to use the baths at the resort.

Browse the information at http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/index.kto if you want to read more or plan a trip to a hot spring in Korea.

KEYWORDS

thaw out - (몸을) 데우다. 덥히다.the burst of - ~의 붕괴natural healing properties - 자연 치료 특성/특질/특징claim to be - ~라 주장하다. highly acclaimed - 매우 격찬 받는/유명한to be known for - ~으로 유명한

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Korea’s Hot Springs

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Whole other ballgame - 완전히 다른 이야기Sky rocket - 하늘을 치솟는Alleviated my fears - 두려움을 경감시키다Dappled - 얼룩덜룩한, 어롱거리는paid off - 대가를 지불받다 food-regret - 음식을 먹고 후회하는 감정

even dappled in the food. Two years ago, Lee simply became interested in opening a restau-rant. While for many of us that would have led to some serious humming and hawing and a whole lot of inactivity, but such was not the case for Kyoung Hee. So she moved to Seoul, was taught by internationally-trained burger chefs, and quickly set to work creating her own signature dishes. Her decisiveness cer-tainly paid off.

Lee’s menu, while not extensive, is carefully crafted. We ordered her two favourites, the All that Burger and the Deli Steak Burger, as well as oven-baked fries. Made from 100% Australian beef and served on bread shipped down from top-end restaurants in Seoul, the food was simply delicious. Lee’s handmade special red sauce perfectly complemented the meat, and all the veggies were clearly fresh and high quality. Even the potatoes didn’t give us food regret, as they were lightly sea-soned and not deep fried. Other available choices are the Shred Cheese Burger (a fa-vourite among local foreigners), the Crazy Hot Burger (for the adventure-seeking), a veggie burger, and the Chilli Volcano Burger (quite a sight to behold).

Although All that Burger’s menu is short and sweet, its beverage selection would put such coffee giants as DaVinci or Angel-In-Us to shame. However, the décor is definitely more casual burger joint than cozy coffee shop. Very modestly decorated, All that Burger is more of a place to grab a bite than to lounge

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The only real drawback is the location. All that Burger is about a 25 minute walk from either Beomeo station (on the green line), or Dongdaegu station (on the red line). Alterna-tively, a diner can take a bus to MBC intersec-tion, from which and Italian burger options to the menu. is only a quick five minutes. Still, it is well worth the trek, especially as Lee will soon be adding chicken. If you are at MBC Intersection, walk east past MBC Build-ing, and then follow the road on the right that veers off from the main busy one. Keep fol-lowing that road for a block or 2 and you’ll see it on the right. Or call them at 053-745-7460 if you get lost.

The name really sets this place up for a good review - well-priced, health-conscious, and as tasty as could be - Lee’s burgers really are all that. Oh, and there is a patio. Enough said.

Owner name: 윤 동춘 (Yoon Dong Chun)Age: 32Cafe Location: 대구시 중구 동성로 3가 8-8번지Phone Number: 010-8594-5011Email: ydcvai@hanmail.netWebsite: (will let us know through email)Opening hours: 6pm – 3am

Additional notes:

Our interview ended here...rather abruptly, the man was understandably busy and it was appreciated that he took the time to talk to me. The conversation was just starting to get interesting, and with my interpreter I man-age to gain more of an insight into what Mr. Yoon truly believes of himself and of Jengyi. We discussed more about what he said re-garding maintaining the integrity of the place and where it will go in the future. Mr. Yoon believes that Jengyi can be a guiding light for people...a completely natural tradi-tional place where people can continue with their own personal identification - where they can mentally develop themselves into spiritual and mature people.

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It was never an intention to change anything, however I can say that there were some trepi-dation and some dilemma. I did think about the past success of the bar and where I will be able to take it, but it is not about making money from unknown faces who just want to drink...it is really about maintaining a cul-tural approachability, to have feelings of am-bience and traditional values when engaging your friends or special person in a special in-teraction, listening to the music and convers-ing about life.

What are some of the future plans for Cafe

Jengyi?

Nothing too major, however I want renovate the first floor. It will be mainly for live music.

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