Pictures of breakfast cereal in Korea.

Koreans like cereals with almonds. You can get this one almost everywhere.



This one's pretty good, too. It has pumpkin seeds.



This is your standard box of fibrous flakes. Another one that can be found at most stores. I do almost all my shopping at Lotte Mart, so I pick up the first three boxes there.



The Tesco cereals all come from Homeplus. That's my favorite store because they have frozen mangos and blueberries. They also sell tortillas and have the best selection of import beers of any of the grocery stores in Korea.







This last one can be bought at Emart for about 5 dollars a box. What a bargain considering the weight and premium ingredients. Oats are a specialty product here that can only be found at foreign markets, so I use this stuff when I make oatmeal cookies.

I'm considering a Costco membership. I've shopped there several times with friends, but I've been too cheap to spend 50 bucks on the annual membership. I may give in one of these days.

Farting around Po-il Danji

This is a bunch of electrical equipment. These pictures didn't comeout as I hoped. Oh well, here they are anyway.




Stockyard of Korea Electical Co in Po-il Dong





This is a shipping container converted into a police substation.

Seoul Tower

Same shot zoomed in, earlier in the daytime.







This is "The Place" restaurant on the second level of the base of the tower. Young Shin and I had already eaten Indian in Itaewon earlier, but Ellie ordered Linguine with Salmon. I nibbled on some. The pasta was good, but the Salmon was over-cooked in my opinion. I think it was poached and then sliced before topping the cream sauce. Anyway, it was far better than any other Italian food I've eaten in Korea.






There are certainly tens of thousands of these "friendship" locks on the fences surrounding the observation decks.

Last Weekend

Co-worker Justin and I at a pork ribs joint across the street from work.



Gwanghwamun




My co-worker's sister is on the right.



Shot from a taxi near Gwanghwamun




Ice sledding in Gwanghwamun square.




Here is the Oido lighthouse on a cold February morning.

Happy Birthday to Me!

We got about 20 centimeters in the first week of January. That doesn't happen much here. First time I've seen anything stick. Needless to say, the city wasn't prepared for it. I got the day off and walked around the area. This is a shot from my window.



This is a barbeque duck restaurant near my apartment. Actually my building is one of those in the background.


Here is a picture of my friend's two daughters playing Jenga. I lost the game.



Last night was my birthday. We went to Myeong Dong, ate barbecue and had coffee afterwards.

End of the year

Well December was a tough month for me. I didn't go home for Christmas and I really didn't take many photographs.

I can't remember which subway station this was.


Students taking a test at the academy.


Young Shin and Ellie

New Apartment

Before I took a month of leave, I moved out of my last apartment.

My new place is bigger and better in many ways.

I have a view of some government building with a small mountain behind it.

There are a few love motels behind me .

The blue, red and green lights outside look cool at night in my apartment.

Most importantly, I have a Hello Kitty toilet seat which makes all the difference.