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apolline-lucy · 9 months

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52 days to THE SILVER BIRDS’ release

today was so much fun. in the morning i went for a little walk in the woods. then i went out to meet two writer friends in a cafe. i had an iced latte & we talk about books and publishing and writing and dating (obvs), & it was lovely. in the evening i did some marketing for my upcoming book & snacked on cinnamon bread.

you can add my book, THE SILVER BIRDS (a wlw dark fantasy), on goodreads here.

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koreaguides · 2 years

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5 Essential Items For Visiting Korea

1. T Money Card

A T Money Card is a rechargeable card that travelers can buy to make journeys extremely convenient. It can be used to pay for all your transportation fees including buses, subway, taxis, and even as one of the method of payments at affiliated stores.

2. Naver Map

This Naver Map is a navigation tool that Korean uses to search for the locations they want to go to. It shows all the best route travel durations and other information. It also shows restaurants that are nearby. You can either use the Naver website or download the app to access it as both are convenient and precise.

3. Papago

Papago is a web translation app that was developed by South Kora’s largest internet company, Naver Corporation. It is popular for its artificial intelligence developments. It can translate texts and speech from a language to another. One good thing about Papago is that it’s free to use as well.

4. Airvisual

South Korea is known to have hazy weather from time to time. Airvisual to provide the real time data of the air condition at your area. So basically, Airvisual will actually help during your trip to Korea as you can check the weather to see if it is hazy or not. By knowing the condition, you can also prepare a mask just in case.

5. Kakaotalk

As everyone knows, Kakaotalk is a mobile messaging app which was operated by Kakao Corporation and often referred as KaTalk. It is an app that you can’t miss out on using as it is an app that almost all Korean use to message.

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nomisaesthetics · 2 years

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Today's lesson was practice with various basic Korean words. I liked applying what I knew about the basic consonants and letters to sound out each word. Surprisingly, I knew how a lot of the basic words were said already. This is probably because I watch WAYYY too many kdramas haha. Anyways, it was fun learning to spell these words and practicing the pronounciation for each one.

Another thing that helped make this lesson interesting was the use of doodles! As you may have noticed from the pictures, I love to draw little things to help me remember what I've learnt. However, I also like taking breaks in between the lesson to draw something a bit bigger. On the first page I chose to draw a picture of a young girl, which was one of the words (sohnyuh). On the second page I drew Luffy because I am an avid anime fan and thought of him when learning the word hat (moja). #1 tip: DONT HESITATE TO DRAW WHILE LEARNING!!!

I found it interesting how many korean words are extremely similar/ the same as english words, but just said with a strong korean accent. For example pasta becoming " pa suh tah". I noticed that this was a trend for many foreign words. This was cool to see because I have noticed this happen in my native tongue, Malayalam, as well. Certain words just don't exist in the language, or are obsolote, because they are never used. Instead, the english word is integrated into the native language, but just with a strong accent placed on it. I guess this goes to show how important and pervasive English is. I can't wait to learn more about what other words may be pronounced similarly!

Anyways, thanks for tuning in to my korean journal journey once again! See you guys soon!

#hangul #aesthetic #korean #study aesthetic #study with me #studying #college #korean language #studyblog #anime #kdrama #korean life

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thestuffedalligator · 7 months

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My brother-in-law has a Thing where he gives me increasingly rare copies of The Bee Movie and it’s long since gone from “Goofy running gag” to “I don’t know how much money he’s willing to commit to this bit and it Scares Me.”

Where the fuck can we go from here

#my life #bee movie #he’s already given me the academy For Your Consideration copy #and copies in greek mandarin and korean #AND copies of the bee movie video game AND pez dispensers AND christmas ornaments #AND bee movie converse sneakers distributed only to members of the cast and crew #at this point i fully expect to find the severed head of jerry seinfeld in a box this christmas #10k #20k

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jaydeemedia · 2 years

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Travel Korea LIVE TV 10 | Korean street food paradise "Jongno 3-ga Gwangjang Market Tour"

Seoul Korea Travel TV – Watchers Club – We invite you to Korea’s traditional market, where everything from traditional Korean foods to the most popular foods is gathered! You can also buy various souvenirs and see Korean traditions up close. Every day, we introduce various tourist attractions of Seoul, the beautiful city of Korea, through Watchers Club Travel TV 10. Enjoy a beautiful and exciting…

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absolutebl · 10 months

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BLs to Recommend to Your Queer Friend

I put these in each bracket in levels of accessibility, as in “how easy I think they are for a non-BLer to enter into” without explanations of genre needed.

Bleeding Heart Romantics

Semantic Error

Bad Buddy

A Tale of Thousand Stars

Earnest Queer

The New Employee

My Ride

Drama Llama Indoor Kids

Our Dating Sim

Cherry Magic

My Love Mix Up

Repressed Arthouse Aesthetic

Old Fashion Cupcake

Love Life On The Line

Restart After Come Back Home

Hot Mess Gay Babies

The Eighth Sense

Moonlight Chicken

Hawt Mess Kinky Fuckers

Bed Friend

KinnPorsche

My Beautiful Man

Bonus Round:

Adventure bois with a side of queer

Manner of Death

Not Me

Long Time No See

3 Will Be Free

He’s Coming To Me

From @mestizashinrin who asked me:

“recommend a queer person to first start in BL”

(source)

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zzzzzestforlife · 3 months

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increasingly "useless" reasons why i like learning languages

@studentbyday said i should re-define "useless" in my mind. instructions unclear. made a shitpost instead 💩

💌: inside-my-phone format is back!🍃 do you agree/disagree with my MTL rankings? what motivates you? 👀

i can be a more empathetic, understanding, and supportive person who makes sure to only cuss people out in languages they don't understand so that their feelings aren't hurt ❤️

i can talk to more people who will probably think i'm an idiot because of how badly i speak their language 👄

i can nurture my self-confidence/-esteem as long as i don't think too hard about how much i don't know 🥰

i can read more books, articles, people arguing on the internet, etc. 📚

i can travel to foreign countries more easily until someone asks me to translate something important and i mess up and land us both in prison or something ✈️

i can unlock new work opportunities until someone asks me to translate something important and i mess up and land us both in prison or something 💼

i can multitask better even though i shouldn't even be doing it in the first place 🤹‍♀️

i can watch my favorite shows/listen to my favorite songs without subtitles/translations so that my brain rot can continue in peace 📺

i can, on the other hand, stop losing brain cells?? 🧠

i can eavesdrop on more people, probably at the grocery store 🙉

i can show off at work and other places where it is appropriate to show off irrelevant skills ✨

sex appeal?? 🥵

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mineonmain · 1 year

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Tell me i'm wrong...

#the eighth sense #fuck yeah!!!!#and they're not just indulging them #even tho if they are it's fine bc they get enjoyment out of their partner having a good time #but personally i love the idea of the smol and tol role reversal #it's smiles and giggles everywhere #how many of my old memes can i yoink out and reuse for this show is the real question #jaewon x jihyun #jihyun x jaewon #inu baek #werner du plessis #bl drama #korean bl #k bl #we're winning here lads #at what you ask? at life #semantic error #jaeyoung x sangwoo #watcha

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xoalsox · 2 months

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taemin doing jonghyun's adlib in sherlock (originally in clue)

#oh he is amazinggggg god this is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO crazy i cant stop replaying it #honestly have no words i just feel so many different emotions seeing them perform this version #there are so many comparisons to previous shinee world concerts like with the outfits and everything but omg there was one w this clip #right next to the video of jonghyun doing this high note in sw4....i felt goosebumps im telling u!!!!!!!!#anyway. my shinee 5 right by my side...i love u forever im tearing up as we speak #taemin #shinee #btw to whoever is reading this. please go listen to CLUE by korean contemporary band shinee....it is life changing im telling u

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asyastudieskorean · 2 months

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2.18.2024 — 오늘 제 여동생의 방에서 공부해요. 저는 너무 바빠. Besides the chapter quiz, which should really only take 십오 minutes or less, I’m literally taking the day off of work and studying to run errands and clean. 근데, 저는 책상을 샀어요. I’m sort of excited, mostly to decorate my space. It’s pretty small, but I’ll make it my own. Midterms are this week along with normal course work, so here we go!

#college student #studying #korean language #studyblr #language student #language study #studying at home #online student #student #language learning #study blog #study motivation #studying inspo #learning korean #student life #studying korean #hangeul #hangul #college work

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fewwordsmanyriddles · 8 days

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There's no man like you Baek Hyun Woo.

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koreaguides · 2 years

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How Do Korean Celebrate Seollal

What Koreans do for Lunar New Years.

1. Seollal

Seollal is a very important celebration and holiday for Koreans. It is the first day of the first month according to the lunar calendar of Korean. Lunar New Year is celebrated in many culture across Asia and usually is celebrated between late winter and early spring

2. Going To Hometown

New Year’s Day is a time for family members who may be living in different areas because of work to return to their hometowns. During this time, so many Korean travel that it’s jokingly called a “a great migration” There are many people heading to their hometowns, so traffic is very bad.

3. Going To Family Home

During the Seollal holiday, KTX train tickets are very hard to buy. Korean people book discounted tickets on the Korail homepage days in advance. Tickets sell out in a flash and it’s a fierce battle. Some people even sleep outside Seoul Station to get tickets.

4. Ancestral Rites

During Seollal, Korean practice ancestral rites called jesa during the day. Everyone in the family is busy preparing food the day before Seollal. The supermarket and marts are full of people buying fruits, vegetables, meats and other ingredients for Seollal foods.

In Korea, married women return home the day before Seollal to help their mother-in-law prepare food and help wash dishes. On the other hand, Korean men often rest and enjoy their time at home. But now, that Korean society is changing and gender equality is increasing, there are many families where men and women both help prepare meals.

5. Rice Cake Soup

The food you can’t leave out on Seollal is tteokguk or rice cake soup. It is said that you gain a year in age when you eat it on New Year’s. Tteokguk is a traditional Korean food made by cutting rice cake into thin slice and boiling them in broth. It’s topped with egg, meat, and other ingredients.

6. Bowing

Koreans wish their elders a happy new year by performing a bow called sebae. Usually, the elders of the family sit, and the children go in front and bow to them to wish them good luck in the coming year. then the elders give their children money to symbolize their blessings. For this reason, Seollal is an exciting day for the children to get some extra spending money.

7. Traditional Games

Yut Nori is a traditional game that many still play. It’s played by throwing four sticks and different combinations correspond to different movements, like a board game. A game adults like to play instead of traditional games is Hwatu. Sometimes, they make bets with small amounts of money while playing, so it can lead to a fight.

8. Visiting Ancestors’ Graves

In Korea, after the ancestral right are performed on the first morning of Seollal, they go to their ancestors’ graves to greet them and tidy up the graves. When they are done cleaning the grave, Korean pay their respect and gratitude to their ancestors by bowing. Then, incense is lit and wine or alcohol is sprinkled three times on the grave.

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bublegunn · 10 months

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#kdrama #korean drama #hands #see you in my 19th life

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leverage-ot3 · 6 months

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leverage tv/cinematic universe where there are different shows following the different leverage international teams when

#there’s the og. there’s the koreans. there’s the nigerians mentioned in one ep #there’s the longin crew mentioned in the last ep #give me all of them #(give me london crew with eve and an alive villanelle who is making amends and doing crime for good)#dean devlin hire me pls I have so many ideas #leverage #leverage redemption #leverage international #also many of the crews have polyamorous dynamics i don’t make the rules crime is just Like That #mine #although I’m not sure I trust ppl to do a leverage movie on the big screen idk #don’t talk to me about the warrior nun movies that shit has jaded me #(pls talk to me about it I’m stressing and no one in my life has watched the show and knows my pain)#me: explaining that the saved warrior nun franchise is now going to be led by misogynists and have none of the og cast or crew #my roommate working on a puzzle: that’s rough buddy

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jaydeemedia · 2 years

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Travel Korea LIVE TV 5 | Never Sleeps Seoul Night Tourist spots - "Kondae" Nightlife Streets Walk

Travel Korea LIVE TV 5 | Never Sleeps Seoul Night Tourist spots – "Kondae" Nightlife Streets Walk

Korea Travel TV – Watchers Club invite you to the exciting and colorful night streets of Kondae in Seoul. Make friends in the world while chatting while watching Korea’s most famous night street walk video. New videos are updated every day. Please enjoy the lively night streets of Seoul on Channel 5 of Watchers Club. Every day, we introduce various tourist attractions of Seoul, the beautiful city…

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candygalaxyyy · 4 months

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WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON DO DOHEE’S FAMILY AND THAT HITMAN, IT’S OVER. LIKE I HOPE THEY STRIKE DEALS WITH GUWON AND ALL BURN. HIM GETTING A CALL ABOUT DO DOHEE GETTING ARRESTED, JUST TO GET ST@BBED AS HE RUSHES TO SAVE HER?! NAH THROW ALL OF THEM INTO THE FIRE. HIM CALLING OUT HER NAME AS HE’S LITERALLY DYING. HER RUBBING THE TATTOO AND SENSING SOMETHING IS WRONG. THE PREVIEW FOR EP8?! CHAIN THEM DOWN IN THE PITS OF HELL IMMEDIATELY.

I DEMAND REPARATIONS FROM THE WRITERS FOR INFLICTING EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND HEARTBREAK

#this was supposed to be a happy married life day #like wtf #this and the shit august pulled in last twilight have disturbed my peace #i’m done #my demon #my demon kdrama #jeong guwon #do do hee #dowon #song kang #kim yoo jung #yookang #kdrama #korean drama #netflix kdrama

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