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She's wonderful!
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When am counting my blessings in life i start with the blessing from Dr abulu the spell caster who helped me get conceive for my husband after 5 years of marriage , i am Kendra Smith i get married to my husband smith and we were living good but due to my low fertility of bearing child i went for a surgery to high my fertility and this lead to the block of fallopian tube and at this time my and my husband was lost and depress because there was no way i can be able to conceive again and we were like this one day my friend EDWINA told me about this man called Dr abulu who helped her conceive at this time my husband parents were planning for a new wife so i say to her i need Dr abulu help too and when i contacted him via email@example.com for pregnancy help/solution he told me what to do and i did after 4 days and on march 20th this year i went for check up and the same doctor who said i can not get conceived again confirmed that i am pregnant so am happy today thanksposted 11/14/2014 by a BabyCenter Member
Girl i was scared too.but i light that my water broke first without pain cus that was water happen to my sister. But it deny came out like that I had my contraction they were pain full while they last. But once they were over it was good. But I had an epidural while dilated at 7cm. Then I deny felt the pain at all. I had an awesome labor..posted 11/11/2014 by fannygmz
do no be afraid i was scared too believe me i was 21 and small size and very short lol and im deadly afraid of needles i was so scared about having an epidural and an iv ive never had any but let me tell u once u star feelings hose contractions u will not think about anything but getting your baby out before i even knew anything i was holding my baby crying and they already sewed me up and everything i feel things here n there bu just with he excitment and everything u end not to focus on the painposted 10/28/2014 by jdv6789
Hypnobirthing helped through it, it will be painful if you keep thinking it will be so all throughout my pregnancy i envisioned an easy labor and kept repeating positive affirmations. I was induced and labor lasted 4 hrs unmedicated but i was hypnotizing myself so it wasnt bad for me, even had a chocolate bar when i was 5cm dilated to get endorphins going. Hubby says i pushed only 6times and i didnt feel anything at all while pushing maybe bec in my mind i was thinking of my baby already in my arms so i was really excited & again, endorphins are at all time high! Dont worry too much about labor, its painful but tolerable. Im a first time mom myself so i understand the fear of the unknown. Instead of thinking about labor pains, think about your baby and focus on being healthy and happy to enjoy pregnancy. Hope that helps!posted 10/13/2014 by Choc8lover
I'm 14 and I've had a baby at 12 this my 2nd baby my first is a 2 and her name is Armani !! I was scared at first because i was twelve but when my babydaddy held my hand I thought about slow music and candles to get the pain off my mind! Now I'm 14 and having another babyposted 09/29/2014 by ghfhfhfgfh
I had my baby who was 9lb 1oz with no pain relief at all, and I'm a little person. I was petrified of labor and said I wanted an epidural from the moment I found out I was pregnant. My midwife changed my mind, told me that my body knew exactly what it could handle and to trust my instincts. I went to a class about labor and learnt everything there is to know. I went in thinking it was going to be the worst thing I had ever felt, but knowing exactly why it hurt bad what was happening to my body. I did not think about pain relief at all, not even for a second. I was even surprised when I was told I was at 10 cm, I have a video of me saying "this is not as hard as I thought it was going to be"posted 09/22/2014 by a BabyCenter Member
Don't worry, you'll be able to stand the pain because you'll have no choice. And Labor is called labor for a reason. Don't forget, there's a wonderful invention called the epidural. I decided to have an epidural when we found out that I had pre-ecclampsia and needed to be induced...I had no pain until they broke my water. The pitocin did its job because those contractions came hard and fast! But once the epidural took effect, I slept like a baby until it was time to push. Now, let me tell you....with an epidural, you want them to back it off a little bit so you can feel when to push. But doing this also opens you up to feeling more pain (my nurse had the gall to tell me it wasn't pain, but "pressure". She almost didn't make it out with her head attached!) I felt like my butt was going to rip in half....but you know what? My baby is here, and I hardly remember the pain. And I signed up to do it again! The first time is always harder on your emotions because you don't know what to expectposted 09/18/2014 by a BabyCenter Member
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I don't understand the negative votes: this site is a good demo that you can be tracked by anyone, including cops. It's also very informative: if you are listed, then you use questionable torrent trackers.
If you use cox, or any proxy it won't be accurate. If you IP address is dynamic, it won't be accurate. If you have an open or weakly protected wifi, it's probably accurate. The information is all public information.
Does not take transparent proxies in account: I get different results depending on whether I visit via HTTP or HTTPS.
This site is a clever, low-budget demonstration of the amount of information available to anyone monitoring BitTorrent traffic. It simply lists activity associated with a particular IP address. No attempt is made to associate a particular user with a specific set of downloads.
This site shows publicly viewable information. Seen information may be incorrect in that an IP is usually reset every 24h but that still doesn't make them a lie. Furthermore, they explicitly point that out.
I really cannot comprehend the privacy concerns around here. It's just a messenger showing information which could still be easily collected when the site didn't exist. Collecting such information is done every day by big media companies without that site's help. In contrast, this site could be useful raising awareness of the users' own privacy, showing them how easy they could get trouble if they were too careless.
Shooting the messenger, however, is just wrong - and in that case is most probably even counterproductive.
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Don't kill the messenger! This site merely shows you what others already know about you, so _not_ a privacy issue (that's like saying FB is a privacy issue after purposefully posting all your pics and messages publically).
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Most of these comments and rating are retarded. The site explains everything it is and the reliability of the information. It doesnt need to "account for dynamic IPs," because there is no accounting to do. If it says an IP downloaded something, IT HAS. dont get all pissy because the information is now easily accessible by the public. if it says your current IP downloaded something you havent, who cares? The GOV wont use that site anyways, but they will get the same info. the only "hard" you could see is if someone you know personally sees something shady under your IPs history. Oh noes.
While i agree that this site gives good insight into what people are doing, a note must be said about how an ip address is almost never the property of a user, and therefore if there are files your "ip has been spooted" downloading it basically means the isp chose to give someone else that ip before you, or if you have a dynamic ip (very common) anyone can get the ip when you're not using it/restart your modem/internet device.
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1. seeing all the spit-up stains on so many items-- reminded me that they are just pieces of cloth.
2. allowing myself to keep the more sentimental pieces. at least for now. i reserve the right to hold onto them for as long as i need.
3. knowing that some other family will benefit from these items.
4. hearing my daughter's laughter outside in the backyard (she was learning to throw a frisbee) as i went through the clothing. helped me feel in awe of how much she has grown, how awesome it is to have a little girl who is much more independent then when she was a newborn, and how much she loves life and learning. i helped form her, and i will continue to, regardless of what she wears.
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The infant outfits are the dearest, aren't they? I kept the items that had the most sentimental value. I agree w/ SBowe that giving to friends and family helps... It's like passing on the love and extending the life of the clothing.
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A pest house, pesthouse or fever shed was a type of building used for persons afflicted with communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, cholera, smallpox or typhus. Often used for forcible quarantine, many towns and cities had one or more pesthouses accompanied by a cemetery or a waste pond nearby for disposal of the dead.
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Chester and Wilson have their own way of doing things, and they do everything together. When they cut their sandwiches, it is always diagonally. When they ride their bikes, they always use hand signals. If Chester is hungry, Wilson is hungry, too. They are two of a kind, and that's the way they like it — until indomitable Lilly, who has her own way of doing things, moves into the neighborhood.
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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
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It's important to note that decongestants do not relieve a runny or itchy nose.
Antihistamines counteract the effects of histamine, a chemical released by the body during allergic reactions. Histamines can cause sneezing, itching of the throat and eyes, and a runny nose. Over-the-counter antihistamines belong to one of two groups: first-generation antihistamines and the newer second-generation antihistamines.
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They generally have an opposite effect from decongestants and can be sedating. Paradoxically, infants and children may sometimes become irritable after taking antihistamines. Common OTC antihistamines take about 30-60 minutes to work. Loratidine (Claritin, Claritin RediTabs, Alavert, and others) is an example of the newer, second-generation antihistamines that is available OTC.
The second-generation antihistamines do not possess the sedating effects of the older, first-generation antihistamines.
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Expectorants are medicines that help bring up mucus from the airways. Guaifenesin (Humibid, Humibid LA, Robitussin, Organidin NR, Fenesin) is a common expectorant. It promotes drainage of mucus from the lungs by thinning the mucus and also by lubricating the irritated respiratory tract.
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Law firm Proskauer announced Monday that it has hired two partners to its Hedge Fund Group.
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With over 25 years of investment industry experience under his belt, Leonard has "substantial experience" with deed deals, funds of one, as well as regulatory compliance. Mavrides also has significant experience representing institutional and entrepreneurial clients in structuring their management companies and advising on a broad range of transactions, including joint ventures, derivative and structured products and credit arrangements.
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So I found out about this show pretty late and just watched the last episode last night. I must say its been a great ride. This is one of the better zombie apocalypse shows I have watched and I love every moment with the characters in it.
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So I found out about this show pretty late and just watched the last episode last night. I must say its been a great ride. This is one of the better zombie apocalypse shows I have watched and I love every moment with the characters in it.
Its that time of year again when we make a trip down to Kagami's hometown and visit the shrine where she works at to celebrate her birthday.
One of the great things about Junketsu no Maria is how much it examines the crappiness of people. There is so much facepalm to be had against the people in the story blatantly blurting out things that people nowadays still do but don't say. This isn't about the witch at all. Its about how ugly everything just is. Continue reading »
There are times when before an important event, you repeatedly get nightmares about an unsavory outcome. While its unexplained, everyone who's lived long enough would have experienced it several times. Perhaps this is one of those things that remind us that much remains to be understood about our brain. In stories however, its a great plot point. Continue reading »
With the advent of my Facebook account, my blog has regressed into a state of neglect, so I intend to post more of my stuff now on this blog instead. Last weekend I attended Anime Japan 2015 which was held at Tokyo Big Sight. After a whole night of endless karaoke and otaku shenanigans, the first train was not to hard to take, so I arrived early for the queue. Continue reading »
I don't often come to these themed cafes, primarily because they charge a lot for what I consider meagre excuses for served food and drinks. However since this one was a little harder to get in, and a nice friend invited me for an extra seat, I thought I'd take the chance and splurge a little. It actually wasn't disappointing, fortunately.
It's November 11th again, and its Azunyan's birthday. I have never really posted to her birthday lately but this time it's different. She is 18 years old this year, and officially a legal adult now. Don't get me wrong, she is like a sister to me. (okay not quite) But her twintails are top class.
Today I and Kagamin went off to her old stomping ground in Washinomiya. The trip was a little long mostly due to the fax that someone's body decided to cause mayhem on the tracks and it took them an hour to clear it all up so the trains can run normally again without affecting the psychological health of any of the students commuting.


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The United Nations
Volume 29: 2004
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As is customary, this latest edition of the
United Nations Disarmament Yearbook
objectively charts and records not only arms control successes, but also failures and disappointments. For a number of years the latter category has been much in evidence. Indeed, despite continuing efforts, 2004 revealed no signs of a breakthrough in the continuing impasse that has prevented any chance of substantive progress in important United Nations fora - most notably, the Conference on Disarmament and the Disarmament Commission. By virtue of its very detailed nature, however, the
also bears eloquent testimony to the impressive level of effort and energy that the international community devotes to the task of disarmament and arms control. The commitment by Member States to that task does not waver and it is perhaps in the small, daily incremental steps that we need to see the true effectiveness of the global efforts in disarmament. The perhaps fragile seeds of future progress are therefore surely contained within these pages. It is our duty to identify and nurture them.
The year began in a mood of unexpected but very real optimism generated by Libya's decision, in December 2003, to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programmes. It immediately became the task of the OPCW and the IAEA to provide the long-term monitoring and assistance capability. By its example, Libya demonstrated that it is possible to undertake a transparent and cooperative process thereby restoring international trust and confidence with all the political and economic benefits that can then ensue.
During 2004, the threat of WMD proliferation was addressed with increasing attention and urgency, particularly in relation to the possibility of WMD and related materials falling into the hands of terrorists. These efforts received their most significant boost when, on 28 April, the Security Council adopted resolution 1540, an instruction to Member States that they must legislate nationally to introduce effective controls on nuclear, biological and chemical weapon's proliferation-sensitive items and their means of delivery. The resolution was adopted under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, leaving open the potential use of enforcement measures by the Council against States failing to comply with this instruction.
The year also closed on a high note with the publication of the report of the Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Threat, Challenges and Change and its detailed prescriptions for enhancing international security.
Nevertheless, the long-standing argument among States regarding the balance between disarmament and non-proliferation continued to characterize - and hinder - progress in other areas. At the third session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2005 NPT Review Conference, States parties reaffirmed that the NPT remained the cornerstone of the global non-proliferation regime and the essential foundation for the pursuit of nuclear disarmament. However, the persistence of divergent views prevented the Committee from reaching agreement on substantive recommendations to the 2005 Review Conference - developments which obviously cast a shadow on prospects for a successful outcome.
The second Joint Ministerial Statement in support of the CTBT appealed to all States to maximize their efforts towards the early entry into force of the Treaty. While work continued on establishing the Treaty's verification system, little progress was registered in securing the ratifications by the 11 States still needed for its entry into force.
International pressure was maintained for the adoption of the IAEA Additional Protocol as a global standard of nuclear verification and met with a largely positive response. In addition, the pace and scope of the Agency's nuclear security-related activities, aimed at helping States prevent, detect and respond to terrorist or other malicious acts, continued to accelerate and expand.
The issue of WMD proliferation, in particular in the nuclear area, continued to figure prominently, with special concern expressed about the nuclear programmes of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as well as the clandestine nuclear technology and information network of A.Q. Khan. Various initiatives by the international community sought to address these concerns, in particular the renewed interest in proposals for limiting civil uranium-enrichment and plutonium-reprocessing capabilities on a worldwide basis.
Elsewhere, the introduction of a new resolution on the Hague Code of Conduct manifested the increased concerns of the international community at the threat posed by the proliferation of missiles. For its part, the Australia Group stepped up its efforts in preventing chemical and biological weapons proliferation, including to non-State actors.
In 2004, multilateral efforts towards the total elimination of biological and chemical weapons were also maintained. There was a successful second Meeting of States Parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and further progress was also achieved in the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, particularly chemical weapons disarmament.
With the focus on the WMD threat, it can easily be forgotten that matters relating to the regulation and reduction of conventional arms and armed forces have been on the Organization's disarmament agenda since its inception. Despite the fact that much progress has been made by the international community to address the problem of illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW) following the adoption, in 2001, of the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in SALW in All Its Aspects (PoA), the proliferation of small arms continues to pose a serious threat to peace and security in too many regions of the world. The year saw the start of multilateral negotiations on tracing illicit SALW as well as the beginning of consultations on curbing illicit brokering. Through the adoption of several resolutions, the General Assembly continued to recognize the indispensable role of regional and subregional initiatives in promoting confidence-building as well as disarmament measures to enhance regional security.
The First Review Conference of the Mine-Ban Convention took place in Nairobi. The meeting reviewed progress on implementation and adopted a detailed Action Plan addressing the challenges for the coming years. The pursuit of universal adherence remains a priority for the international community as part of its unwavering commitment to achieving a world free from anti-personnel mines in which such weapons will claim no new victims.
There were some very notable successes in 2004 which may have a lasting and beneficial impact. The `Libyan model' of disarmament offers proof that proliferation can be effectively and quickly reversed once a critical political decision has been made. The creation of the 1540 Committee within the United Nations presents an opportunity for the Organization to play a key part in implementing innovative measures to combat the possible terrorist use of WMD.
The challenge we presently face has never been greater, more varied or in many respects more dangerous. It will demand a shared level of commitment, innovative thinking and practical action on the part of all Member States if we are to prove ourselves equal to that challenge.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that Accenture Federal Services would be taking over for CGI Federal as the main contractor for Healthcare.gov. CMS documents reveal that without the new estimated $91.1 million contract, the government could end up making "erroneous payments to providers and insurers" and that "the entire healthcare reform program [will be] jeopardized."
Although a dozen companies were considered for the position, CMS only held meetings with the four companies that it determined could handle the work before awarding the estimated $91.1 million one-year contract to Accenture. Due to time constraints, competitive bids were not used; rather, CMS estimated the costs to be incurred, including up to $2 million in "travel costs" alone.
The Justification document, required for the no-bid contract, provides the most candid look yet at the fiasco that has marked the first several months of Healthcare.gov. In describing the need for the new contract, CMS says the following about the inadequate work of the previous contractor, apparently referring to CGI Federal, though the company is not named:
CMS reached this conclusion in early December 2013 after the current contractor did not deliver software and services needed to process inbound effectuated enrollments to an Enrollment Data Store (EDS), perform duplicate enrollment checks, support enrollment reconciliation with FFM issuers, and perform payment calculations of Advance Premium Tax Credits (APTC) and Cost Sharing Reductions (CRS) for all Marketplace programs, state and Federal.
According to CMS, much of the work on Healthcare.gov needs to be completed by mid-March to avoid quite dire consequences, saying that "[i]f this functionality is not complete by mid-March 2014, the Government could make erroneous payments to providers and insurers" and that "the entire healthcare reform program is jeopardized by significantly increasing... risks." Those risks include:
• Creating erroneous estimates of budgeted and projected payments associated with operating the FFM [Federally Facilitated Marketplace];
• Inaccurate issuance of payments to health plans which could seriously put them at financial risk; potentially leading to their default and disrupting continued services and coverage to consumers;
• Inaccurate forecasting of Risk Adjustment, Reinsurance, and Risk Corridor; potentially putting the entire health insurance industry at risk; and
• Failing to support the end of the year reconciliation with IRS; leading to greater program costs for workarounds.
Accenture has its work cut out for it with a laundry list of vital "core" functions that must be in place within two months, including the back-end "Financial Management Platform." That platform:
- tracks eligibility and enrollment transactions;
- accounts for subsidy payments to insurance plans;
- integrates with existing CMS Financial Management system (i.e.HIGLAS);
- provides stable and predictable financial accounting and outlook for the entire program through administration of Risk Adjustment,Reinsurance, and Risk Corridors; and
- Oversees the program's operational performance and integrity to support the reconciliation calculation and validation with IRS.
Accenture must also be able to "enhance existing FFM functionality that was limited in scope due to defect resolution" by providing:
• Notice Generations to include Account Transfer and multiple other notice types that were deferred due to inability for the current contractor to deliver Eligibility Support Worker functionality
• Call Center Representative functionality
• Direct Enrollment integrations
• 834 generation re-processing
• Plan Management (PM) module enhancements to include Application Administrative access for CMS personnel, resolution of defects in Plan Preview tool, re-designing of PM templates
• Completing Edge Server deployment and operations (including automated maintenance and updates)
The government intends the Accenture contract as an interim measure as it spends the next year soliciting competitive bids for a permanent contractor for Healthcare.gov.


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working on: "No, not one thing. Just trying to get better."
Velocity: "Real good. Felt like it's where it should be. Still overthrowing the ball in certain situations I shouldn't be."
Everything feels good."
Stamina: "I felt very very strong at the end of the game. That's one thing I'm very very excited about. That certainly wasn't my limit."
This strong last year: "No, this is no comparison to anything last year. Stuff, everything ... I'm ready. I feel like I"m ready already, from a stamina standpoint. Stuffwise, if my next start were opening day, I'd feel very comfortable with where I'm at."
On watching Foulke: "He was phenomenal. That's as good as I've seen I'm look since October of 2004. That's exciting. it's very exciting to see that."
On whether he's concerned about the ankle holding up for a full season: "No, no ... I don't think about it. A little stiffer some mornings but it doesn't have anything to do with how I feel or how I pitch or how I feel when i pitch. It's not an issue."
On the Yankees staff vs. the Sox staff: "We're five deep, six deep as a rotation. Bullpenwise we're going to have some guys who aren't going to make this bullpen who probably could be in the big leagues with anybody else. It's gong to come down to health again, as it always does. I think the rotation and the staff that stays off the DL the most in the AL East is going to be playing in October."


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January 28th 2008
Published: January 16th 2009
Namdaemun (Great South Gate), Seoul
This 600 year old gate burnt down weeks after I was there
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Korea was the
first stop on my sixth major international venture
. I write this blog in retrospect, over a year later, so I now know that it was also the start of my longest, and perhaps this time permanent, foray into new and beautiful places. It was also my second visit to South Korea, the first one being a week long stopover at the end of my first trip over eight years ago. On that first visit I had found the Korean people to be a little bit stern and didn't understand why they stared at me so much, but this time around I had a much deeper understanding of Asian culture and was ready to give the country a second chance.
I left Canada with a lot on my mind, but as it turns out the job I signed up for was so hectic and tiring that I had little time to even ponder the passing moments. I became fully immersed in my work, as well as the interesting culture of this unique north-east Asian nation, and before I knew it my time was
Namdaemun Market, Seoul
up and I had to move on to my next destination.
My job was to teach English to youngsters at an intensive three week English winter camp in a small provincial town less than an hour south-east of Seoul called
Yeoju, famous for it's traditional ceramics and pottery
. I had only taught English once before, over a year earlier and to young adults, so this would be a totally new but very important development in my teaching career.
I landed at the Incheon International airport, which is located on Yeongjongdo island, off the west coast of South Korea. It was late so I spent the night in a hotel on the island, and the next morning I went straight to the
Haesupia Spa
, one of the few
salt water hot springs
in the world. I have visited hot springs in Japan and Korea before, but it is always a bit of a shock to enter a room jam packed with naked Korean men lounging and grooming themselves. But I love it nonetheless, and this spa in particular was excellent, with different scented pools, massage jets and waterfalls, and entirely conducive to relaxation and a state of bliss, particularly
Teacher Santa Claus
on a snowy Korean winter morning...
From Yeongjongdo I got a direct bus to
Yeoju University
, the campus where I would be teaching my winter camp. The campus was entirely deserted and I had some trouble finding our dorm until I ran into Danman and Brian, two Canadian brothers living in Thailand and Australia respectively, who I would become close with over the following weeks.
Our rooms were dormitory style, and I would be sharing with Jeremy, an American reporter living in Thailand at the time and now in Dubai. For the first few days of our stay the heat was not turned on yet, and we were freezing! I recall wearing a toque, gloves, and winter jacket as I checked my e-mail in the little makeshift teacher's lounge.
For the first few days my Korean boss Margaret treated all the teachers to meals at a friendly Korean place below the University, where I was introduced to many of the Korean staple dishes. I was already quite familiar with
Kim Chi, the Korean national dish
, which is a pungent appetizer consisting of super spicy pickled raw vegetables that accompanies virtually every meal in Korea. However, my new
It's like a salad, with veggies, rice, spicy red sauce and an egg all stirred up together.
favorite dish was
, a salad of sorts served in a large metal bowl, and accompanied with an egg (sometimes raw, sometimes fried), a bowl of rice, and some spicy red sauce, all of which you proceed to stir up together and consume.
We also enjoyed
Korean style Barbecue
, where you cook all the food yourself at a propane fueled circular stove set in the table, and of course you are
seated in the traditional manner
, on comfy cushions on the floor, which itself is heated by hot water pipes below, so that within minutes
your bum is nice and warm
. And perhaps the most interesting part of dining in Korea is that
every meal is accompanied with a ridiculous number of side dishes
, which fill up all the available space on your table, and are all constantly refilled by the friendly staff.
After a few days of preparation,
the little monsters arrived in huge buses from Seoul
. My kids would be aged 8-11, though Korean ages are sometimes a little difficult to pinpoint, because they turn 1 at birth, and then 2 at the following New Year. Over the next three weeks I would teach these little
This girl was my favorite
I named her Leanne
guys for several hours a day, as well as teaching some
rotating activity classes of my choice, such as Christmas arts, yoga, snowball fights, and a nature walk in the hills around the University
As always the girls in my class were exceptionally intelligent and well behaved, and the boys exceptionally rambunctious and difficult to manage. My favorite student was this particularly sweet girl who was a bit of an outcast, and had a particular style and sense of creativity that was uncommon for people in this country, especially children. She loved to follow me around and talk with me, and all the teachers agreed that she was
the cutest girl
in the school. She did not yet have an English name, so
I named her Leanne
, after my sister.
As you may or may not know, Asia is land of cheese when it comes to music, advertisements, and pretty much everything, and Korea holds the crown for the cheesiest of them all. Our camp had an
official camp theme song
, which was a terrible adaptation of an Aqua song, if you are familiar with this late 90's techno atrocity, and once the students arrived, all of the
Tobaganing Field Trip
teachers had to demonstrate the camp theme dance on a stage in front of the school, all of which was broadcast over the internet to observing parents. I could be seen hiding somewhere near the back.
We also had camp outfits, songs to sing with our kids before all the meals, which were communal style in the cafeteria (though the teachers were allowed their own table and western style food for breakfast), a class play to prepare and perform at the end of camp, and
we were woken every morning by the Aqua song played over loudspeakers at 8am
I truly worked my butt off at this camp, and in the little spare time we had at night, I could usually be found writing e-mails in the teacher's lounge, preparing lessons for the next day, watching movies with other teachers, or playing
a painful game that we invented and dubbed Dockey
, which combines dodge ball and hockey. The camp was also a dry one, understandably, and it was not until the last night of camp that my roommate and I journeyed outside and got wasted at a local pub.
Every Saturday morning we had a field trip,
Our own Hanok (Traditional Korean Style Guesthouse)
some of which included pottery making and tobogganing in a local national park.
Korean-style tobogganing
is another classic example of the Asian cheese. The site was more like an international theme park, which included fake igloos and Native American statues, the Eiffel tower, a horrendous animal prison with bears and large wild cats in tiny cages, an ornamental chair lift which served as a ride (not to go up the hill), and a huge food center. Oh ya, and a tobogganing hill. There were so many kids that they had to line up in rows with their rental toboggans, and take off one row at a time when the announcer blew a whistle.
Saturday afternoons, evenings, and Sundays were my official travel time. On the first weekend I caught the bus into Seoul with my roommate, and we met up with Sarah and Julie, two of my oldest friends, who were at the time teaching English in Pusan, southern South Korea. Our hotel of choice was the
Seoul Guesthouse, a
, or traditional Korean style house
located in the quaint
Bukchon Hanok Village
section of the city. Our room was small but comfy, and came equipped with traditional sliding
Dance Performance
At the Temple Restaurant, Insadong, Seoul
paper doors and a heated floor.
For dinner we went to
Sanchon, a temple themed vegetarian restaurant
located in Insadong, a somewhat trendy and touristy neighborhood in central Seoul. The meal included no less than 16 side dishes, which filled up the entire surface of the table, as well as heated floors, and traditional dance and cultural performances. After this dose of culture we hit up the clubs, stopping in at a local punk show, a hookah restaurant, and then a drum 'n bass club for some late night dancing until dawn. The next day we visited some ancient palaces and gates, and also strolled some interesting streets and vintage shops, before parting ways back to our respective cities of employment.
For my second weekend I craved some solitude, so I made for the hills in
Chiaksan National Park
. I visited the impressive
Guryongsa Temple
, which was very picturesque in the snowy winter setting. My next plan was to stay in a
, a traditional Korean style guesthouse, but I didn't have much luck finding any people in the local village, let alone a place to stay, so I exited the park and found a decent hotel in
Guryongsa Temple
Chiaksan National Park
the nearest town, where I spent the night doing what most people crave after a week of intensive teaching: get drunk.
The next day I headed back up to the National park, where I hiked the
icy trail up to the summit of Mount Birobong
, passing many beautiful frozen waterfalls and temples en route. I stopped more then once to take up
Korean hiker's offers of shots of stiff
, the infamous Korean distilled rice liquor which provides a little assistance to deal with the cold winter temperatures.
Near the summit I was approached by an elderly tramper who, like most of the Korean people I had been passing that day, was
appalled at the fact that I didn't have ice-climbing spikes attached to my shoes, which I found highly unecessary
. Like most Korean sportsmen, the hikers in this country like to get decked out in expensive and glamorous brand name gear, complete with hiking poles and accessories hanging from every available strap of their pack. I was however very thankful to meet this kind old man, and we gunned it all the way down the mountain together, and to be honest, I had a lot of trouble
Yeoju, the town where I taught the Winter Camp
keeping up with him.
If you are not yet familiar with the term 'cheesy' in the sense that have here used it, then I will now give you a definition. It was called our end-of-camp farewell party. Try to imagine a
massive bonfire in the middle of a field, which was ignited by a flaming star which descended from the rooftop of an adjacent building
, and around it is a huge circle formed by roughly 100 Korean children all holding hands and dancing to (yes, you guessed it) the Aqua camp theme song.
Then came the finishing touch. They put on the sad music, and told all the kids you must now say goodbye to your classmates and teacher. And
almost simultaneously, all the children burst into tears
, and we spend the next ten minutes or so holding and hugging each other. My group was particularly teary, given that they were old enough to develop attachments, but not so old that they were too cool to cry. The emotions even got to me a little, and I won't even deny that I shed a tear or two.
But my Korean adventure was not quite over yet. The
Sarah, Super Cute Tea Shop, Pusan
next day I caught the bus into Seoul with the kids, and then jumped on the high speed rail south to
Pusan, the second largest city in South Korea
and home of my friends Sarah and Julie.
We stayed at
Sarah's excessively large and glamorous apartment
, complete with
the sweetest toilet I have ever seen
, including heated seat, spray, and fan options. Sarah also borrowed a cute little kitty from her friend for my visit, and in the morning time her and Julie were also so kind that they made us delicious pancakes.
The first place they took me in Pusan was an excellent teashop with a super cute puppy and perhaps the
best tea I have ever had
. Then over the next few days they showed me the sites of this very pleasant city, perhaps the most livable in the country, including
Haeundae, the most famous beach in Korea
, which is just down the street from Julie's apartment, as well as a gondola ride up to
Genmgang Park, overlooking the city
. At night we went for a somewhat disturbing and overpriced meal of raw fish insides, followed up with a ride on the huge rocking boat on
Haeundae Beach
Two blocks from Julie's place!
the beach and then some drinking (yes, we felt as gross as it sounds) and
shooting off fireworks on the beach
, which seems to be an extremely popular Korean pastime.
Back in Sarah's neighborhood, which sits on a huge area of geothermal activity, we visited
Hurshimchung, the largest hot springs bathhouse in the world
. Again it was sex segregated to allow for the full on nude experience, but there was a communal (clothed) meeting area with heated floors, lounging areas, sweat lodges, and mini pools where you can
plunge your feet in and have all the dead skin eaten off by tiny fish
, which tickles and feels about as weird as you might expect.
Back in the bathing area you could enjoy a plethora of indoor and outdoor sculpted baths, with a variety of different scents including jasmine, cherry blossom and green tea. I can quite confidently say that I have never seen so many naked men in one area at one time in all of my life. Following our bathing session we went out to enjoy some delicious
cheesy rice
, once again cooked right at your table, and we ordered extra-extra cheese of course.
Finally, it
Cheesy Rice
was time for us to part ways. We said our goodbyes, and then I made one last stop in Pusan, at the beautiful
Beomeosa Temple
, located in the hills just outside of the city. Then I caught a bus back to Seoul, and spent my last night in one of the city's numerous
Love Hotels
, which serve a certain purpose, as you can probably gather, but in fact also make an excellent base for travelers because they are cheap, clean, and mine included free internet in the room.
For my last night in Korea I did a quick photography tour of the city, capturing some excellent photos at the incredible
600 year old Namdaemun (Great South Gate), which burned down only two weeks after I was there
. Then I met up with some teacher friends for a last meal in, and that about sums it all up! I can certainly say that my impression of South Korea was much different than my first time. I left feeling rejuvenated, moved, accomplished, and intrigued by this very unique and Confucian society.
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How were the logistics i.e. they paid you in full nd on time. I;ve heard some horror stories. Thinkinf of doing one myself this year
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i hear you, ive been to a korean bath/spa. i wanted to leave the moment i stepped into the locker room.
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Hi Nick, I'm from Malaysia and planning a trip to Korea in Feb 2011. I'm interested to find out the location of this restaurant, was wondering if you could leave a review of this place ?
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OMG ! this is korean ricecake, my FAVOURITE !!! ARe these available like every where on the street ?
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A lovely picture! Could you tell me where this teashop is/was located? I'd like to know for my teablog and group. M.T. http://aboutteabusan.blogspot.com/
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Forgetting the "Wiggogate" team selection distraction currently blowing through the UK, Chris Froome is seemingly hell bent on leading the Criterium du Dauphine from start to finish.
To say that things were going swimmingly for Froome in France would be doing disservice to the reigning Tour champion's new doggy paddle-inspired rampaging out-of-the-saddle action that he unveiled on the Dauphine's opening summit finish on Monday.
Attacking with his best strokes no less than five times in the final three kilometres, yellow jersey Froome repeatedly shed all his rivals bar Alberto Contador on the Col du Beal to secure his second scalp of the race following Sunday's emphatic opening time trial win in blustery Lyon (won, once again, ahead of closest opponent Contador).
Clearly ecstatic, Froome put in a rare appearance on Twitter after his latest display of unparalleled pedalling: "Hot day, new bike, summit finish, tough competition & another stage win. Perfect day out! Thanks to my team for setting it up #lovemyjob".
(Rumour has it that Froome would have added a ".com" to his cheesy hashtag had he not already used up all 140 characters.)
Your faithful cycling blogger Blazin' Saddles actually had to watch the chain of events on a deliberately delayed live feed because of an impertinently placed late lunchtime meeting (with a genuine person, not simply a very large baguette of the jambon/fromage variety).
Earlier in the day - and en route to his rendez-vous with a Netherlands-based fruit importer (it's a long story) - Saddles had read an interesting Q&A with Froome's team-mate Richie Porte: the negatively hirsute rider Bradley Wiggins has pointedly (and in no way connivingly) led us all to believe is Sky's preferred Plan B should something happen to their top dog between now and the Grand Depart in Yorkshire.
Speaking to Saddles' old Aussie mucker, the venerable Alex Hinds of SBS, Porte did his best to stress that the illness that has plagued his season to date is very much behind him.
"I'm better now," the Giro-less Porte said on the phone ahead of his ITT in Lyon, in which he placed 23rd, 19 seconds shy of his winning room-mate. "But I'll be going into the Tour much fresher this year than I was last year […] and I'm feeling good. I'm ready to go."
How ready still remains a mystery. After all, a day later Porte rolled over the finish line at the Col du Beal some 11 minutes in arrears after being spat out by the Sky-led peloton with around 8km remaining of the Dauphine's second stage.
Of course, 'jours sans' are hardly an anomaly with Porte: in last year's Tour he was sitting pretty in second place on GC when he popped - as spectacularly as mysteriously - on the stage to Bagneres-de-Bigorre, coming home 18 minutes in arrears to drop to 33rd place. It was his only bad day in an otherwise excellent Tour, the 29-year-old recovering to make the top 20 come Paris.
But to have such an off-day so early in the Dauphine - particularly when, as Dave Brailsford keeps on reminding us (and contrary to Wiggo's graceful hoisting of the white flag on the BBC), Sky's Tour team has yet to be decided - is rather worrying. Especially when you don't have a Tour of California title, a Paris-Roubaix top 10 and millions of expectant British fans to fall back on...
"Richie didn't have a good day today with the heat," Froome said of his AWOL wingman ahead of the expected clement French weather of July.
"It just wasn't his day. But I have a lot of confidence in him for the Tour."
Grabs for the shovel.
"He's definitely coming back up."
Continues to dig.
"He's been giving me a hard time in training."
Deeper now.
"I know he's on his way up."
Poor Froome. He's doing his job perfectly - some might say, too perfectly - and here he finds himself in a situation where, all of a sudden, the spectre of those taught days sharing a room with Bradley in Spain back in 2011 is coming back to haunt him.
For when it comes down to it, we all know that the decision - or non-decision, as we're now being led to believe - to omit Wiggins from Sky's team is not so much a sporting one (his form is as unquestionably good as Porte's is undeniably woeful) but one of team harmony.
As Porte said to Monsieur Hinds, while Wiggins boasts "one of the biggest engines in world cycling [who] has won the Tour before" he's still not part of "our little group", referring to the 2013 Sky team that helped Froome to the summit of world cycling and has since, give or take a few tweaks (Porte being one of those outstanding tweaks), ridden together for most of the current campaign.
Porte himself has refused to be drawn on the Wiggins v Froome debate, claiming diplomatically that he "gets along well with both of them" and that he's "just happy […] to not be the one making those calls".
So he might be - for anyone making the calls on current form would be crazy to include Porte in Sky's nine-man squad for the Grande Boucle. As it is, Porte seems to be there on his merits as a good gel-procurer and friendly room-mate to Froome rather than his ability set a blistering pace up a succession of Alpine cols.
Say what you like about Porte, but his best Grand Tour performance still came back in the 2010 Giro while practically riding as a neo-pro for Bjarne Riis's Saxo Bank outfit. Sure, the goalposts of Porte's career have changed since joining Team Sky - and he did win Paris-Nice last year, let us not forget - but to have not posted another top 10 in almost four years (and from five Grand Tours) is disappointing.
It's all very well going on zany but Wurf-less 400km burger-fuelled training rides from dusk 'til dawn in Tasmania; but if you can't manage 160km in France - run through Sky's fabled Watts Ap - then that doesn't cut the mustard when there's a man in a sailor's outfit knocking on Sir Dave's door and the baying crowds of white roses.
But given Porte's metronomic track record, perhaps we should wait until we've seen how he fares in the next two summit finishes on the Dauphine - including the finale to Courcheval next Saturday - before making any snap decisions.
And then let's also see how Wiggins fares in Switzerland.
It would be dangerous to read too much into one stage on the Tour's warm-up race. After all, in 2012 Vincenzo Nibali shipped nine minutes to Nairo Quintana at Morzine one month before finishing behind Wiggins and Froome on the podium in Paris.
Porte, should he prove his worth between here and Courcheval, can still clearly play a massive role for Froome - bigger, arguably, than a fully fit Wiggins. But he cannot be included in the team merely because he gets on with the defending champion.
If his calming presence is more important to Froome than his ability to ride a bike at his previous high level, then by all means include him. But not at the expense of a man who seems a more viable Plan B right now.
Here's the thing: having nine men in a team means someone doesn't have to share a room with anyone.
If Wiggins is such a cohabiting misery guts then let him be that someone.
And then if Froome crashes out on the cobbles - as everyone seems to be over-concernedly fretting about - then he can shack up with Porte. After all, they get on well, don't they?
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