tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54427074594488054822024-03-12T19:35:10.014-07:00kiwigirl in Ilsan, South KoreaFormerly 'Kiwigirl in Suwon, South Korea'kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052683919601288825noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442707459448805482.post-67952163945944994422018-04-15T07:21:00.000-07:002018-04-15T07:21:09.095-07:002018 Update - I'm Still HereAs of 2018 I am still in Ilsan. I realize I have not updated this blog in a very long time so I wanted to come on here and let you know I'm still around. I just renewed my contract for another year so I will be here for a bit longer. I don't have any plans after that and may end up staying even longer.<br />
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I really want to try to update this blog a bit more this year. It will probably not be often but I figure anything I can do will be better than last year lol. I might try to do some cafe and restaurant reviews or at least some photos of places I go to. If you are visiting Ilsan then it's always nice to know some good places to go to.<br />
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<br />kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052683919601288825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442707459448805482.post-49055190122422499712016-08-27T05:11:00.000-07:002016-08-27T05:12:26.129-07:00Making Smoothies in Korea - MediHeim Multifunction Blender<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last year I decided that I wanted to try and be a bit more healthy. It's still a work in progress but who knows one day I might get there. Anyway I decide to try and make some smoothies. I have a large blender but I thought that one of the smaller bullet type ones that I could make and drink in the same container would be a good option.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I did some research and had a look at what was available in Korea. Then I just decided to go with a cheaper option because I was not sure how much I would actually use it. I am a great one for buying things with the best of intentions and then using it once or twice and never touching it again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I went on Gmarket and found one that looked pretty good, it has a good motor speed so can chop ice, and was quite cheap. It's called the <a href="http://item2.gmarket.co.kr/English/detailview/item.aspx?goodscode=270935785" target="_blank">MediHeim Electric Mini Blender</a> on Gmarket but the name is the MediHeim Multifunction Blender. It comes with different cups and blades so is a nice starter set. It cost about 26,000 won. I figured if it was not that good then it would not matter too much as I was not spending a huge amount of money.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It comes with 9 pieces which includes the base, two blades, three cups of different sizes, one mug and two lids (one with a drinking spout and one just flat).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So far this has been really good. I have not used it consistently but I'm just getting back into it now so thought I would post about it as I'm really enjoying using this blender.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is super easy to use - it just has the one button so you just plug it in and go. It chops everything up pretty easily - it's not as smooth as a bigger blender would be of course but I don't mind a bit of texture. For the price I think this was a really good investment for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've been neglecting this blog for a while so what I might try to do is post a few of my smoothies that I make. I will let you know where I get my ingredients and such and hopefully it might inspire me to post a bit more. If you have any questions about this blender just let me know in the comments. This is the link for where I bought it on <a href="http://item2.gmarket.co.kr/English/detailview/item.aspx?goodscode=270935785" target="_blank">Gmarket</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052683919601288825noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442707459448805482.post-51744380686054964332016-05-16T13:12:00.000-07:002016-05-16T21:04:00.274-07:00Shopping: Anysize.co.kr - Haul and Reivew<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well hello there, it's been a very long time since I've posted on this site. Unfortunately my inherent laziness directly interferes with my blogging output.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What has brought me back you ask, well I just did some shopping on a new plus size clothing website here in Korea and really wanted to share and do a review. Shopping for plus size clothing can be a nightmare in Korea. They just don't have that much and a lot of what they do have is tailored towards much older women.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tend to do most of my shopping from overseas. My favorite being Dorthy Perkins from the UK. I also have recently used ASOS. I do find I don't like a lot of the stuff on ASOS which is why I have never used it before but I recently got three nice pieces from there so it's one I have to keep an eye on for when something good pops up.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The problem with shopping from overseas is that you have to watch how much you spend. You can import up to 150,000 won worth of personal shopping without having to pay any duty on it. However if you go over this customs will hold your parcel and make you pay the duty + processing + the cost of them holding it in their warehouse (so it goes up everyday). It can be an expensive lesson and it can also be hard to sort out if you don't speak Korean.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do a lot of my shopping online, I've slowly been expanding the sites that I use and am now pretty comfortable using most Korean sites. I mostly buy beauty items but I really wanted some new t-shirts the other day and so I decided to have a proper look on Naver for some plus size sites. There are a lot of options and I checked out many of them. Most of them just mean they go up to the L or and XL in Korean size or that they are Free sizing which does not help much.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I finally stumbled across this one called <a href="http://www.anysize.co.kr/" target="_blank">Anysize</a> and it looked promising. It's been around since 2003 and they seem to make their own clothing. I quickly had a look at the sizing chart and low and behold they have sizes L and 1XL thought to 5XL and the measurements looked like they were actually big sizes too. The prices were quite reasonable so I went ahead and joined up. You get a 10,000 won coupon for signing up too and I used that discount off my order.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I selected a range of options and I decided based on the measurements I was about a 3XL as I am around a size 22 to 24 in British sizes. But being not quite sure what I would be getting and also just because I was curious I decided to get a few different sizes. So I got some 3XL, 4XL and even one 5XL. I figured if they were too big I can always wear them as PJs.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ordered and paid by direct deposit on the 13th of May and I got immediate messages on my phone to say they had received my order and then after I paid to say that they had received that and my goods would be out to me shortly. I then had a message the next day to say it had been sent. It was a holiday on Saturday so I'm not sure if I would have gotten it any earlier but it arrived on the 16th of May so I was pretty happy with that.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It comes in a lovely pink parcel and I do like that the name is Anysize which sounds much better than some of the other plus size brands I have seen like 'She's Big' or some such variation.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got a selection of T-shirts which is one of the main things that I wanted. Then I also grabbed a pair of long shorts, a lacy tunic and a hooded short-sleeved cardigan. I figured I should add at least one bottom to check out the sizing. I am really bad at guessing my size for bottoms.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One other thing to note is that some of the bigger sized items in 4XL and 5XL have an extra cost. </span><br>
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<a href="http://www.anysize.co.kr/shop/shopdetail.html?branduid=645294&xcode=004&mcode=002&scode=&special=1&GfDT=am13UFw%3D" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moria Cardigan</span></a><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">26,900 won, Black, 3XL</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This black knit cardigan was one of the first ones I saw and I love cardigans of all shapes and sizes. It also comes in Beige. This one is hooded with short sleeves so it looked great for the summer. It's quite stiff but hopefully it softens up after its washed a few times. The fit on this one is fine for the 3XL but there is not a lot of give. It's just a hanging one so I don't need to do it up or anything, if it was one that I wanted to do up at the front I might have liked to go up a size.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got two of these as they were quite a good price and I wanted to see how big the 5XL was. The 3XL in this one is nice and roomy, it's bigger than the Animal Tee that I got which was also a 3XL. So the 5XL is very big on me and so it will be my new pajama top. They are quite soft and comfortable and have little holes all over them so will need something on underneath them for wearing out of the house.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7,900 won Orange, 4XL</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was not much choice on this one, It was mostly sold out. I actually wanted the black one but they only had large left and even for the orange there was only a choice of 4XL or 5XL. The 4XL is fine for size, it's roomy but not too big so I think the 3XL would have been another one that would be a little on the snug side.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8,900 won, White, 4XL</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not sure what the name of this one translates too so I just called it a Pattern Tee. It comes in either White or Charcoal. This has quite large sizing, I got the 4XL and I'm not sure if that was just to try it or if there were no 3XLs. I don't usually go for white as I am really messy but this one was really pretty. I think I could have gone with a 3XL in this one but it's fine.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could not find this one on the site again and I remember there were not many sizes or colors left when I got mine. It may have sold out now. I am glad I got mine however as it is very cute. This one is a 3XL but runs a lot smaller than the other 3XL I got. It still fits but just not as much room left over.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">28,900, Black, 3XL</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a pretty tunic type blouse that you can wear over a singlet or something. It's a sheer lace with rose patterns on it. I really like it and I have some bright colored singlets that I think it will look nice over top of. It's quite roomy and I would not have wanted to go up any sizes with this one.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">24,900 won, black, 5XL(+5,000)</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got the biggest size in these as I was not sure what to get. They have an elastic waist band so I figured it would be fine. And they are, they fit well and are very lightweight. Holding them up the material is very fine so it looks a bit see through. I will have to remember to wear black underwear when wearing these. I think they will be nice and airy for teaching in the classroom over summer.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The site has easy navigation to different types of clothing via a bar across the top which is in English, they have the categories Tops, Outer, Shirt & Blouse, Knit & Cardigan, Ops & Skirt, Leggings, Training. They also seem to have sales and specials on a lot so be sure to check those out.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As far as I can see they only carry women's clothing.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are looking to check out <a href="http://www.anysize.co.kr/" target="_blank">Anysize</a> they do have physical stores too, I think they may also be available at Lotte Department Stores.</span><div><font face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The also have a mini shop on Gmarket but it does not seem to have the whole range, the few I looked at only went up to 3XL. They do have a big selection just search for 애니시이즈.<br></font>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blog Naver: http://blog.naver.com/hjdkt33</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the main shopping areas in Ilsan is an outdoor mall type area called '<i>La Festa</i>'. And it's here that you can find all of the major Korean chain store type beauty shops. You can find these stores all over Korea as they are very popular and many of them have more than one branch in most areas. </span><br />
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<br />kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052683919601288825noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442707459448805482.post-65758403002862853712015-04-01T06:13:00.000-07:002016-06-23T08:13:27.839-07:00iHerb - Ordering with the new Customs Number<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I used to order things from iHerb a lot, They were really good for finding organic supplies and hard to find baking needs. They also have some beauty lines and other bits and pieces. Their shipping was excellent and cheap, they even had free shipping offers quite often when you bought over a certain amount which of course I always had no trouble doing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After I moved a while ago I had not ordered anything as my address had changed so I needed to get that sorted first and then before I could make any further orders I heard about the new customs issues. Most of you would have heard about it by now, if you have not then I suggest you go to the forum 'Waygook.org' and look it up. They have a whole running post dedicated to iHerb. The basics was that you needed to provide a customs number to go with your order, I believe for a while you could just use your ARC number but not sure on that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Basically I think that it was just getting to popular, it's not just foreigners using the service but many Koreans order from here now to. So they decided to crack down on it and regulate the service more, because there are some things that cannot be imported into Korea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I know that now you have to have a special 'customs number' that is issued to you. You have to go to the website, sign in and enter you address and then you are issued your number. When your order with iHerb your name and address must match that which you entered for your special 'customs number.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now that all seems straight forward enough, they even direct you to the website you need to go to to get this number. There is a big red message on the top of the page that tells you that you need it and then a page where they describe it. The problems for us foreigners is that this website that you have to register on is in Korean, great for if you are one of the many Korean customers or you can read a high level of Korean but for the rest of us it's a tad bit more difficult. The good news is that it is not impossible. I did it myself one night without the help of a Korean (I was going to get help from a friend the next day if I could not figure it out myself) just using the translate function on my phone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Make sure you are using Internet Explorer, okay so the first thing you have to do is go to this site <a href="https://unipass.customs.go.kr/csp/persIndex.do">https://unipass.customs.go.kr/csp/persIndex.do</a> you can find this on the iHerb page and they show you pictures too. But anyway in the middle of the page there are two boxes you need to fill in, this is where you put your name as it is on your ARC (Alien Residents Card) and then your ARC number. The ARC number one is clear because it has the first box which is your birthday and then a hyphen and the second box is password protected with the stars .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Following the steps on iHerb (and it also shows you on the customs website with pictures of each step) you have to download the certificate identification software just like if you do online banking. If you don't basically it is software that confirms it is your computer,you can only use this certificate on your authorized devices with a password. So download the software and put your password in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once you have done that it is going to go to a page with a form to fill in, this is where it is looking for your details and address. I just used the Google translate app on my phone to find what each part was. I had no trouble. They want you to use the new street address one which if you are like me you have no idea what that is. However you can easily just look it up using the old system, they still have a place for that in the search options, Next to the address field is a look-up function. I used this and entered my basic information like, gu, si and dong. It came back with all the options and I had to scroll through many of the addresses but I found mine. Then you will be back on the fill-in details page. Add your building and any other info and then hit the 'next' button at the bottom. Again iHerb has pictures if you need them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now you are all registered, at the top will be your customs number which is a P followed by about 12 digets eg.<i>PXXXXXXXXXXXX</i> and you should also take note of you address as you have it here, it will need to match when you order on iHerb. If you loose your number you can log back on to the site to find it again easily enough. I had to go back to write down my address as it was in the new street format and I forgot it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is definitely not as quick as it once was. I ordered on the 16th of March and it got here about the 26th of March. It's not bad but if you used to order from them like me you know it used to take less than a week which was awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Edit: I've used it since then and it's still pretty fast so that last time may have just been because it was the first time with the new customs number.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So if you were like me and putting of getting the customs number because you thought it would be a hassle, don't worry. It's not that hard and even someone with limited Korean like me managed it :)</span>kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052683919601288825noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442707459448805482.post-60068062168030248512015-03-24T07:56:00.003-07:002015-03-24T10:25:43.506-07:00Gmarket Haul #3<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow, I was just looking back at old posts and it's been a couple of years since I did a Gmarket haul. I order from there a lot but often it's just one or two things so I never think to put it up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been doing a huge amount of shopping, I have been sick for a while with a bad flu so to make myself feel better I thought I would do some online shopping. It's mainly for beauty products as I needed a new moisturizer but the one I like seems to have been discontinued. I figured why not buy a few different sorts to try to find one I liked. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also always think that if I am buying from one seller I should make it worth while so I always check to see if there is anything else I want. I ended up getting a few boxes worth of stuff. It's always nice to get things in the mail though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mizon is one of my favorites for beauty products. I love all their skincare range and they also make my favorite BB creme. They used to have a really nice Snail Repair Cream that came in a pink tube and you got three of them for about 12,000 won. It was great and I loved it as a moisturizer, it was light and you only needed a tiny bit so the tube lasted for a while. I just ran out and wanted to get some more but I could not find it. I ended up getting three different products to try out to see if I could find a replacement. I also got a few other bits and pieces since I was buying from there anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Called a Multifunction Formula, it is supposed to help a myriad of different problems. It apparently contains 92% of snail secretions. I have not tried this one yet, it comes sealed so I will try the other ones first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: 19,000 won</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><u>Hydra-Full Solution: WaterMax Rich Firming Gel Cream</u></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think that this one might be my new cream, I really like the gel texture and it goes on really well. It's light and smooth and you only need a tiny amount. It absorbs quickly into the skin and has a very faint pleasant aroma, not sure what it is but it just smells clean and fresh. I do still like a tube for ease if use however.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: 12,000 won</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><u>Purifient Garden Nutrition Cream</u></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got this one as it is part of the Mizon 'Go Green Fresh' line and because it looked nice. I like the packaging, the jar is cute. It smells good with a light fresh aroma. It goes on easily and absorbs quickly. This one is another contender for my replacement cream.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: 9,900 won</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Link: http://item2.gmarket.co.kr/English/detailview/item.aspx?goodscode=238698867</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><u>Special Therapy: Honey Black Sugar Scrub</u></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You never know when you are going to need a scrub so I grabbed this one while I was getting so many other products. Have not tried it yet but it smells nice, like honey. Supposedly good for blackhead removal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: 7,900 won</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><u>Acence Mark-x Blemish After Cream (30ml)</u></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A nice acne cream, it is white and absorbs into the skin so you are not left with patches of cream all over your face. Has a faint medicinal smell. Have not been using it long enough to notice how much it helps but it has not done anything bad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that was my Mizon box and they were also very nice and sent two gifts:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Grapefruit body wash</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Snail Repair mist spray.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't really get much Secret Key stuff, they don't have a huge range and it seems to be a bit more on the cheaper side of things (not that that's a bad thing sometimes). There is one thing I like and that is their 'Glam Tint' lipstick. It's really nice and is made to kind of blend in with your lip color and change to match. I have bought this before and use it all the time, I have also given it as a gift and had many people ask me for the link. I believe there is a Dior product that this is based on, I have not see it or tried it but this one does the trick and I am sure it is way cheaper. They usually do a deal for two and they now have three other colors to choose from. I got two different colors and then also two of the originals as I have some birthdays coming up. Then I also grabbed a couple of other items seen as though it would have been a pretty empty box with just those lipsticks in it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><u>Sweet Glam Tint Glow (Lip Tint)</u></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This one comes with in sets of two and I purchased four. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It comes in four colors, Baby Pink which is the original color then they have added three more colors to the range - Juicy Orange, Pussia Purple and Chic Burgundy. I have the Baby Pink one already but got two more for gifts and then I got the purple and the burgundy ones to try out. I don't like orange colored makeup, it is really popular over here but it does not look good on me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: 14,900 won (for two)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><u>Gold Racoony Hydro Gel Eye and Spot Patch</u></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yeah, it was weird but I couldn't resist. I've seen it before and always wondered about what it was. Since I was already ordering the Lip Tints it was a perfect time to try it out. I was not sure what to expect but the packaging is super cute and they were easier to use than expected. You get two under-eye patches and one circle patch you can use for other areas. You get a little plastic stick to help get them out and they go on really easy, once they are on you leave it for about 20 minutes. They felt really cooling and I could see some reduction in the bags under my eyes. Don't know how long it will last but certainly a good start.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: 12,000</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was just something I added because I needed one, it was there and I thought 'why not?' I just hope it's not too perfumed as I don't really like overwhelming scents. It's not so bad in the shower however as most of it washes away. There are two selections one pink one where the key words for scent are fruit, feminine and flirty and one purple one where the key words are laundomat, musk and clean. I wish I got the pink one now as I really don't like musk. I think I will just keep it and give it as a gift.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that was my box from Secret Key and I got three snail sheet masks as the gift from here also as a gift.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Holika Holika</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have never really bought from Holika Holika before, it seems a little like Secret Key more of a low-budget brand. I might have been wrong as they actually seem to have some nice products. I saw a nice moisturizer and thought I would give it a chance, after I looked on the sellers mini-shop I found quite a few things to buy. Another good thing is that the product pages have Korean, English and Chinese information. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><u>Aqua Max: Sebum Control Moisture cream (120ml)</u></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This comes in three types, I got the green one which is the Sebum Control. Apparently I got the big size as it says on the box. I was not aware it came in different sizes, I just picked the link randomly. The other ones you can get are pink which is Nutri Moisture Cream and a blue one which is Ultra Moisture Cream. I have not had a chance to try this one yet as I have so many other ones to use first. I will do a review later if I remember.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: 13,900 won</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><u>Soda Pore Cleanser: BB Deep Cleansing Foam</u></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was ordering another of the range of creams so I just added this one on a whim. I think the BB part of it means that it is good for cleaning off BB cream which I use a lot. The one on the left is the BB one and the other one is the product below the normal Cleansing Foam. It is a bit more of an exfoliator as it has the micro-beads in it. If I had know that I would not have got it as I don't really like using them after hearing it was bad for the environment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price:</span> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7, 900 won</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><u>Soda Pore Cleanser: Cleansing Cream (actually Cleansing Foam)</u></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think they sent the wrong one, the product page has it in a tub but the one I got is in a tube. However they seem to be similar products so I'm not really sure enough to bother about returning it. The one I got is the Cleansing Foam and as I already got the BB Cleansing Foam it is a bit disappointing to have two very similar products. I just hope they are good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price:</span> <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6, 900 won</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><u>Skin & AC Mild Magic Pink Spot</u></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is an acne treatment stick, I'm always happy to try these kind of things. You never know when you might find a treasure. It took me a bit to figure out how to get the product to work. You have to turn the end for a while before it will start pumping, after it starts you only need to turn it once or twice but that first time you have to turn it quite a few times. This is a pink color and is the consistency of calamine lotion (which I think it has a small amount of as one of the ingredients). It dries hard and flaky like calamine lotion. I have only been using it a few days so not sure of it's effects if any but nothing bad to say out it so far.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price 12,900 won</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Penguins Dream Hand Cream (18ml)</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A cute little gift idea, I got all three colors. I like getting these novelty items to send home as gifts. I might keep one though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Egg Soaps, Special set (4 set)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Set of four different soaps, they are all designed to do different things. You can buy them in smaller sets or just one of the types but I wanted to try all of them so I thought this was a nice set. It is really cute too as they come in a little egg carton.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Red - Red Clay to clean pores and clarify skin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">White - Egg Whites to smooth and firm skin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That was my Holika Holika box and I got some samples and a face mask as a gift with these products.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After more than 60 years the law that made adultery illegal in Korea has been changed. In the past adultery has been a crime that you could be convicted of and could serve up to two years in prison for.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out the full story on CNN.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are two websites that are part of one larger company the first one is Lightinthebox.com and the subsidiary is MiniInTheBox.com. LightInTheBox.com does the bigger items like clothing, sports gear and wedding things and MiniInTheBox.com covers things like gadgets and accessories. The stores are based in China but have a very good English site. There are also many other languages on offer; I don't know how good they are but if the English one is any indication, they should be fine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The great thing for me is that they ship to South Korea, the price for shipping is very reasonable and they often have deals so I actually ended up not having to pay for shipping. I made my order just a bit before Christmas so was able to take advantage of their holiday deals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.miniinthebox.com/creative-swan-teaspoon_p305091.html" target="_blank">Swan Shaped Teaspoon Tea Strainer (Random Color)</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Price: USD 0.99 , KRW 1,218</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A cute swan shaped tea strainer. Ordered for a gift, it was super cheap. Looks nice, I got the white one it also comes in black but you can't choose your color. I was wondering if it might stain but I don't think it really matters at that price.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pink and black full slip case for my iPad Mini. I already have one of these cases that you slip the device inside and it protects it well. I decided I needed an update but they can be hard to find, most are just the half shell inside the case. This is really nice, it looks great and protects the iPad well.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.miniinthebox.com/cat-pattern-glow-in-the-dark-hard-case-for-samsung-galaxy-s5_p2258895.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Cat Pattern Glow in the Dark Hard Case for Samsung Galaxy S5</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A cute plastic case for my phone. It's glow in the dark so I thought it would be good for when my phone is in my bag and I cant' find it. Super cute and very cheap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cute cat design case for my phone. This one is the shell inside the flip case. The cat design is like the 'Cheshire Cat' and is really pretty. This is the one I am using on my phone at the moment and it looks great. The only thing I would say about it is the plastic on the shell is not that durable. I have it in my handbag a lot and it gets bumped around. So far it has a couple of cracks in it from just about two months of use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another cute case for my phone, I thought this one was really pretty so I added it to my order. At this price, why not?</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.miniinthebox.com/fashion-cherry-strands-necklaces_p1325018.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Fashion Cherry Strands Necklace</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Really pretty necklace, another one that I just ordered to see what it was like. I was very happy with it. It's quite long and the color of the beads is a really nice pink/red.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ordered this one as another gift like the tea strainer. I thought it looked like a cute gift for my tea drinking relative. The problem was that it's a random color and as you can see I got this boring brown one. On the picture there were lots of colors of lids but none of them were this color and then they all had different colored teapots. One of them had the brown color but I thought that it would be Okay if the lid was a nice blue or green or pink. I mentioned this in my review on the website and the seller must have notified them because I got a email back shortly about 'my complaint'. Which it was not really, just an honest review. Anyway they ended up reimbursing me and asking me to update my review accordingly. I thought that was a bit weird, reviews are supposed to be honest and a refund does not change the product. I did update it, but with an added bit about how the nice customer service people were 'on to it' and sorted out a refund very quickly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think I did pretty well on my orders, there was only the one that I was not exactly happy with but it was just a small thing. I really like the website as it is easy to search and navigate. I would recommend them to anyone looking for small gifts and fun items and I will proably buy from them again in the future.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope everyone had a happy holidays and new years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My new years resolution is to try and write more; but I'm not optimistic. I know how easy it is to get waylaid by life. The only thing I can do is try so perhaps the resolution should be to try harder instead. We shall see how it goes for 2015. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kiwigirl</span>kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052683919601288825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442707459448805482.post-62935321922468778412014-10-30T13:06:00.000-07:002014-10-30T13:08:41.266-07:00Live Music in Seoul - Hongdae, Club Spot (25/10/2014)<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last Saturday I finally made it out to another gig. I have not been in a very long time. It was the last event at one of the punk venue staples in Seoul - Club Spot. I've been there a couple of time before so I really wanted to go to this last show before they closed the doors for good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The event was <b>'Still Alive VI: The Death of Club Spot'</b> and was a Halloween inspired show. They had a huge line up starting from 6pm. I got there a bit late about 8.45pm I think so I missed the first few. I arrived about halfway through <i>Burning Hepburn's</i> set. They weren't bad, very peppy sounding. <i>Whatever That Means..</i>. were pretty good. There were a lot of bands on, some of them I was not sure who they were. The last two were the best of course, they are the headliners - <i>Rux</i> who I have seen before. They have a great sound. The last band was <i>Crying Nut</i>. They are one of the oldest and most successful alternative bands in the Korean music scene. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a really great time, everyone is very friendly at these events. I didn't know that many people but ended up meeting lots. Sad that a venue that has supported the underground punk scene for many years has to close but nothing is forever and it had a good run. </span>kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052683919601288825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442707459448805482.post-58664388824322368792014-10-23T09:22:00.000-07:002014-10-23T09:22:31.257-07:00Groove Article - Korean Punk Struggles Forward<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just read an interesting article in Groove Korea Magazine about the Punk scene in Korea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought I would share the link with you <a href="http://groovekorea.com/article/korean-punk-struggles-forward" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The article is called<i> <a href="http://groovekorea.com/article/korean-punk-struggles-forward" target="_blank">Korean Punk Struggles Forward</a></i> and is written by Dave Hazzan. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also it mentions this in the article so I thought I would reiterate here. The last show at the punk venue Club Spot will be on this Saturday 25th October. The club is closing down so if you have never been to a show in Korea this would be one to come to. Don't miss out.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11262041" target="_blank">Fire at South Korean bus terminal kills 7</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140526000525" target="_blank">Disaster agency corrects death toll from 7 to 5</a>kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052683919601288825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442707459448805482.post-35829914226891201622014-05-25T11:33:00.000-07:002014-05-25T11:48:22.725-07:00Goyang Immigration Office<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is that time of year again when I had to go and renew my visa. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's the first time I have had to do it here in Ilsan however I had been to the immigration office when I first moved here. Whenever you move you have to register your new address within about two weeks of moving. The immigration office has moved since then so I though I would do this post and show the new location and how to get there. I did notice online that there is not a lot of information about the Goyang Immigration Office, I am not sure if I was searching the wrong name or what but luckily the Facebook community had some information on the change of address. It was a bit confusing as the office has not moved far, it is basically just opposite a few blocks of where it used to be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Goyang Immigration Office is nowhere near as busy as the Suwon one, I find that you don't really need to make an appointment and the waiting time was about 5 to 10 minutes (not hours like in Suwon), so that was nice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you get to the office you can take a form and fill it out (you can also download these from the Immigration website to make things quicker if you like), make sure you get your revenue stamps* and then get a ticket number (for the queue) from the machine just inside the main doors. It's a big touch screen computer (you can't miss it) and you want the middle option (residence) if you are renewing your visa or for basically any such visa processes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Getting There:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Goyang Immigration office is located on the orange line (number 6) at Hwajeong Station.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">At Hwajeong Station come out of Exit 4, cross the road opposite you (so you are outside Yankee Candle and then turn left and walk up the street a little bit until you come to an alley on your right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go through this side street and turn towards your left when you come out - you will now be able to see the building you need. It's the big grey new building on the corner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So keep walking to the corner and then round it to your right. Walk on a bit until you come to the entrance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Immigration office is on the 5th floor, go in the main doors and cross the lobby toward the reception desk and the elevators are off to the left of the reception desk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the fifth floor when you come out of the elevators turn to your left and you will see the sign on the wall in the picture above, walk to that and you will be in another corridor and you need to go to your left again. From there you can see the office, it is on the right and has a big blue sign above the doors so you can't miss it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is also a few changes to what you need to take with you. It's quite a rigmarole if you don't know what you need. Lucky for me my school is a rather large company and has been through it all before so they gave me all the documents when I re-signed my contract. If you have all your documents then the process is really quite easy and only takes a few minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once they have confirmed all your documents they stamp the back of your ARC (Alien Residence Card) with the new date of your visa. They do it right there while you wait, it only takes a very short time and you can be on your way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a list of all the things I needed, I know that some branches take more and some take less but this is what my school advised me of:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Copy of contract (don't give them your original as you don't get this stuff back)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Copy of ARC (Alien Residence Card)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Copy of the school's Business Certificate</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Copy of the school's registration</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Copy of your housing contract (should have the same address as on your ARC card)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-a list of the teacher's at your school - the number of Korean Teachers, Native Teachers, classrooms and students at the school</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-a timetable of the teachers at your school</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Revenue Stamps - these are the payment for your visa and need to be obtained before you get to the desk to hand in your documents. They look like a postage stamp and usually you will be reimbursed the amount for these by your school so make sure you get a receipt). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There will be a desk somewhere nearby the main area that sell these stamps. At the Goyang Immigration Office it is a door off to the right (of the main office and waiting area) that you go through that leads into a another room, the desk you need is the first one as you head into to the room almost directly in front of you a little off to the left. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These desks only take cash so make sure you take some money with you, some branches might have ATM machines but I would not bet on it. Also note that the price has gone up, for me it was 30,000 won the last two times I have renewed my visa but this time it was 60,000 won. I have heard that the price depends on your country so it is something you should check before you go so that you have enough cash to cover it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Further Information:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are not sure about what you need (or where to go if you live in a different area) then you can call the <u><i>hotline - 1345</i></u> and follow the directions for English (or they do have options in other languages too) and you can ask any questions. They are very helpful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also the website for Korean Immigration can be found <a href="http://immigration.go.kr/HP/IMM80/index.do#" target="_blank">here</a>. You can download application forms from here.</span>kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052683919601288825noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442707459448805482.post-5355157677087022952014-05-19T09:53:00.001-07:002014-05-19T09:55:23.713-07:00Korea in the News #8<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Korea is in the news again for another subway incident, a few weeks ago <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27250961" target="_blank">a subway crashed into the back of another subway that had broken down</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today there was an explosion that has 'lightly injured' 11 people. See the link below for the full article.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This of course also comes after the ferry disaster that has gripped the nation since its sinking in April. Lets hope that bad things really do come in threes and this is the last of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/s-korean-subway-accident-injures-11-1.1690552#.U3o2hPmSya8" target="_blank">Subway Explosion Lightly Injures 11 in South Korea</a></span>kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052683919601288825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442707459448805482.post-60590022699526561432014-05-19T09:35:00.001-07:002014-05-19T09:37:15.007-07:00Ponsonby Pies at EmartGood news Kiwis (and Australians), Emart has a nice new addition to their shelves. You can now buy Ponsonby Meat Pies here in South Korea. Reports have that they are in most Emarts across the country and I know that you can get them at two of the large Emarts in the Ilsan area - the Madu one and the one over in Daewha.<br />
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These are frozen pies so you will find them in the freezer section, usually around the frozen meat patties. There are three different flavors - Beef Mince and Cheese Meat Pie, Steak and Cheese Meat Pie and Chilli Beef Mince and Cheese Pie.<br />
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They come in packs of two for just under 5000 won. I only tried the Beef Mince and Cheese because it is the only flavor that I like. They were quite tasty for a frozen pie, definitely better than the Jesters ones at any rate.<br />
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<br />kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052683919601288825noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442707459448805482.post-59449626040198132312014-05-10T03:50:00.000-07:002014-05-10T17:10:55.608-07:00Food and Drink Korea #3 - Sweet Snacks<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are a few of my favorite sweet snacks that can be found in most local convenience stores and supermarkets in Korea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The original version of this snack is a cream filling surrounded by a ball of fluffy pastry. The version here is the one I like as it has chocolate in it instead, I also believe you can get caramel too. They are creamy and light and very addictive, they cost about 1500 won or so at the supermarket, a bit more expensive if bought from the convenience store but not much more. You get a little plastic tray filled with about 25 of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dweji-Ba translates into Pig Bar - not sure what that is all about except that there is a cartoon pig (who looks suspiciously like Piglet) on the wrapper. It's a classic Korean ice-block and has been around for a while and is considered a classic. I have to say it is tasty so that is probably why it's so popular. It is made up of vanilla ice cream coated in crunchy nutty chocolate with a sweet strawberry syrup filling in the center.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are a delicious little chocolate and biscuit snack made by Orion (오리은)</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. They are shaped like mushrooms where the top is the chocolate and the stem is a plain biscuit stick. These are one of my most favorite sweet snacks. You can get them from the supermarket for around 1000 won and again like most things they are a little bit more expensive if you buy them from the convenience store. They come in a yellow box, often at the supermarket they come in packs of two. Inside the box the candy is sealed in a little bag and you get about 20 or so in one packet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This one is probably my favorite non-chocolate sweet snack and is a sweet melon cake. At first glance it is one of those things you think will not be good but I am glad I gave it a chance and whenever I can find it I always buy one or two of them. It is one that I have only seen in convenience stores not in the supermarkets and also it's not in every store, it seems to come and go randomly. The snack itself is like a sponge cake flavored slightly with melon (think the green melon flavor like Midori). It comes in slim rectangle slices and there are four in each packet. The slices are joined in two pairs with a cream holding the slices together like a sandwich. The cream is light and sweet and also has that melon flavoring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another chocolate ice block for the summer. This one is delicious with a creamy fudge goodness. Not really much more to say about it as it's pretty self explanatory but definitely one of my favorites.</span><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/9949169/Hundreds-missing-after-ferry-sinks" target="_blank">Hundreds missing after ferry sinks</a></b>kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052683919601288825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442707459448805482.post-84661856923113674442014-03-11T05:29:00.004-07:002014-03-12T04:13:13.383-07:00Monteith's Beer and Cider in KoreaA few years ago when I first arrived in South Korea you could not find cider (the alcoholic beverage) anywhere and for someone who does not drink beer this was very disappointing. About six or seven years ago in New Zealand cider underwent something of a renaissance and I for one was very grateful. I have mentioned before what a picky eater I am and this is seen through in my drinks as well. It is nice to have something that you can drink when others are drinking beer e.g. at BBQs or for an after work drink. I like spirits and cocktails but for the casual drink they don't really work as well. Cider is a great alternative in this instance.<br />
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While I like cider I don't like all cider, I find many of them too dry. However through trial and error and many a tasting of my friends beverages I finally found one that I liked and could drink more than a few sips of. This delicious drink is of course <b><i>Monteith's Crushed Apple Cider</i></b>, it is quite a sweet tasting one and has a fresh crisp taste which I really enjoy. The other one that is OK if I can't get Monteith's is from Mac's Brewery and is 'Isaac's Cider' but I don't like that one as much and I prefer the Berry one in their range which I discovered when I was home this time last year. Monteith's also has a 'Crushed Pear' flavor which I did not like as much being that I am not a fan of pears but my friends really liked it and since I have been in Korea they have also come out with a berry 'Crushed Summer Berries Cider' one as well but I have yet to try this.<br />
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Monteith's Brewing Company is a New Zealand company that originally started with beer and has gradually expanded it's product line over the years to include many different types of beers and ciders. The brewing company in some form or another has been around for about 150 years on the West Coast of New Zealand. The brewery today is located in Greymouth and the label is currently owned by DB Breweries - the name Monteith's came about in 1990 named for one of the original founders.<br />
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Now, I have seen Monteith's beer in Home Plus (owned by UK Supermarket chain Tesco's) here in Korea and at the end of last year I found the Apple Cider and the Berry Cider in the Itaewon foreign store 'High Street Market' but it was a bit pricey. Recently I have been making a point to go down the beer isle in the supermarket just to check what is there and a few months ago I noticed that there were a lot of ciders on offer and also the range of beer has increased; I noticed the 'NZ Pure' beer is there. So I've been checking regularly to see what is available and tonight to my surprise and delight I found Monteith's Cider is now in stock here too. All three options, Apple, Pear and Berries are available and I also noticed Bulmers which was new too, I know lots of people love that brand but it was one I found to dry for my tastes.<br />
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Of course my Homeplus is in Ilsan but I am sure that a lot of them will stock it as it is a chain, so if you enjoy cider go and check it out. It's not a bad price at 4,100 won. Now just to get my local pubs to stock it and I will be right.<br />
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Note: <i>In Korea 'cider' is the word for a 'Sprite' like soda drink, it's clear and carbonated and has a lemon/lime flavor. In Korean it is 사이다 (pronounced si-ee-da) so if you see this on a menu it will mean the soda. I actually really like it, I think it's better than Sprite. The main brand is Chilsung Cider and is of course made by Lotte (what don't they make). Also another tidbit - in New Zealand we call this kind of lemon soda 'Lemonade' which is really confusing for others.</i><br />
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If you are looking for further information on cider and a review of some of the brands available in Korea go to this blog - <i><a href="http://afatgirlsfoodguide.com/" target="_blank">A Fat Girl's Guide to Eating in Korea</a>.</i> She has a great article <a href="http://afatgirlsfoodguide.com/2013/08/23/cider/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
<br />kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052683919601288825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442707459448805482.post-62713298571253055772014-03-06T06:41:00.000-08:002014-03-06T06:42:40.785-08:00Website Highlight #7<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just came across this great website and wanted to share it with you all. Another one that is set up for the expat community living in South Korea. It has informational videos, articles about culture and life in South Korea and lots of other intersting and informative stuff. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The website is called <a href="http://rokpaperscissors.com/" target="_blank">ROKpaperscissors</a> and you can find it here at <a href="http://rokpaperscissors.com/">http://rokpaperscissors.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is also a link added to my sidebar as I think this is another great resource for those who are in Korea or thinking about joining us here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope you enjoy!</span>kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052683919601288825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442707459448805482.post-76362074386500719752014-01-10T07:55:00.000-08:002014-01-13T05:52:13.653-08:00Veronica Mars - The Movie (Cue excited little happy dance)<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So those of you who know what I am talking about will instantly realize the momentous occasion that is 'The Veronica Mars Movie' - of which I am excited to report will be out this year in 2014. The official release date for the US is March 14th, 2014. I have no idea when it will be out in Korea; I can only hope that it comes to theaters as it would be awesome to see on the big screen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So for those of you who don't know what I am talking about (it's hard to imagine but there are probably a few people that missed the whole phenomenon, I know that my sister is only watching it now because I made her and of course she is loving it), <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412253/?ref_=nv_sr_2" target="_blank">Veronica Mars</a> was a television series about a girl in high school who was also a private eye. It ran for three seasons from 2004 to 2007 and stared <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068338/?ref_=tt_cl_t1" target="_blank">Kristen Bell</a> as the title character. It was witty and smart and like many good programs got canned for no good reason. Since then there has been talk about a movie, all the actors and the creator Rob Thomas were enthusiastic about the possibility but it never got the backing - that was until the invention of a little thing called <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859432/?ref_=tt_ov_wr" target="_blank">Rob Thomas</a> basically went to the studio and asked if he could get the money would they back the making of the Veronica Mars movie, being a situation where they couldn't really lose, of course they said yes. Surpassing every ones expectations the Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign became one of the most successful in the sites history, it raised the needed 2 million dollars in pretty much the first day and then every thing after that was what could make the movie even better. The final amount was about 5.7 million dollars raised from over 90,000 backers. True to their word the filming began over the summer and now almost a year later the movie is slated for release in March.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first looks at the new movie are out now, so here it is 'the trailer for the Veronica Mars (2014) movie, I hope you are as excited as me to see it. It looks like it is going to be good, and if it does do well perhaps the studio will pick up the tab on the next one.</span><br />
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kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052683919601288825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442707459448805482.post-71889361456943586922014-01-07T23:13:00.000-08:002014-01-07T23:13:08.730-08:002014 - Happy New Year!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well another year is over and now we are well and truly into 2014. I just wanted to say Happy New Year to everyone and I hope you all had a safe and happy festive season.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am not sure how the blog will go this year, I will continue to update when I can and I can only hope to be a bit more vigilant than 2013. I am still in Ilsan and I am coming up to the end of my third year in Korea. My current contact will be up in March/April. I will probably be staying on for another year if my school continues my contract. Hopefully that will mean lots more things to blog about over the coming year so please keep coming back or follow the blog using one or more of the options off to the side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know that you can get other pizza's delivered of course, pizza delivery is a thriving business all over the world however this is the only one I have tried so far. I ordered for the first time on Monday night just gone and it all worked out fine, you have to register by putting in your name and phone number - they will then message you a code which you enter back at the site. You then enter your address which is mostly from drop-down menus so very easy, you can either choose your building name from a list or you can write it in yourself - mine was already listed so I just used that and then there is one more free-form address line so I put my apartment number here. </span><br />
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This is where my experience with Tmart went downhill. My order was placed on the 31th July 2013 for about 12 items. Then on the 3rd of August I received a 'Back Order' email from Tmart informing me that the items I had selected were out of stock. I was informed I could wait 2-3 weeks for the stock to be refilled and if they did not hear from me this would be what would happen. On the other hand I could choose to cancel or change my items. Now I would not have been bothered by this if one or two items had been out of stock but the fact that all of them were really irked me. I think that it should have been noted on the website if something was out of stock, I did see some other things that had this note on them so they must do it but it seems that they were not up to date which for a big organisation such as this just seems ill-managed. So I decided that I did not want to wait for these things and spend money at a site like this so I cancelled most of the items - I did keep a few of the purchases because I did want to do a review on them and see what the site was like. </div>
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6. <a href="http://www.tmart.com/Stylus-Touch-Pen-for-iPad-iPod-iPhone_p114377.html" target="_blank">Stylus Touch pen for iPad</a> (Free Gift)</div>
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Price: NZ $2.26 (discounted for Free Gift with purchase)</div>
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This was just a small free gift that was included with a certain amount purchased, you could pick from a few different items. I certainly would not want to pay for it. It does not work very well at all.</div>
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I thought Tmart was a well executed site, easy to search and maneuver around. It was quite simple to register and purchase from and I liked that they have free world wide shipping. Their communication was very quick and my refund went through when they said it would.</div>
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The overall quality of the goods was very poor, I realize everything was cheap but I can buy jewelry cheaper than that in Korea and still have it be nice enough quality to wear as an adult.</div>
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I probably won't use this site again, they don't have anything that I can't get off Gmarket here in Korea and it comes a lot quicker (mostly).</div>
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