http://liliroby.com/blog Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:21:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No pictures today but imagine a re-hash of Valentines day: white stuffed bears with red hearts, boxed chocolates, single roses in gaudy paper cones. Valentines day isn't a such a big deal in Australia, or at least it wasn't when I was a kid. So imagine my surprise when this ... http://liliroby.com/blog/2012/03/white-day/ It's winter still in Seoul. Last weekend it snowed overnight. I just returned from a short holiday to Hanoi and in case you were wondering, two weeks is just enough time to become acclimatised. I suffered through the South East Asian heat but was happily surprised when Hanoi turned on ... http://liliroby.com/blog/2012/03/its-winter-still/ What follows is a haphazard introduction to Seoul and what it's like to live here. There is too much to say in just one post, so in the coming weeks I'm going to talk about work and how I get there, eating, public transport, and I may even document my ... http://liliroby.com/blog/2012/01/my-life-in-seoul/ One frigid Saturday a few weeks ago I went explored Daerim. Full of Sichuan pepper numbing noodles from Seoul's China-village, loaded with Chinese groceries (including coriander!) we braved the train back. This beautiful view is from the train-platform. Sunset at 5pm. http://liliroby.com/blog/2011/12/seoul-skyline/ For one reason or another, 'the west' seems to refer to America here. The most visible foreigners here, in the areas I frequent anyway, are from the US. And, in an attempt to not confuse my lower level students, I omit British English's extraneous 'u'. But not here. Here are ... http://liliroby.com/blog/2011/12/my-neighbourhood/