My birthday rooftop shindig!

I Hit 26 at Blackjack!

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October 30th 2008
Well it's true. I'm another year older in a country where you don't need any help getting older! I guess I should probably explain the Korean birthday system and you'll see the benefits of working under the Western system. You see, here, when you are born you are 1 yr. old right out the "door" as they say. Then, as in my case for example, a few months after being born, New Year's rolls around ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Busan

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more