I am so curious…
Love the picture!
Friday 21 January 2011
A bar called "Arse-hole"
Saturday 15 January 2011
People I met today in Busan
Later, in Nampodong subway a young fellow saw the Mamiya around my neck and came straight up to me saying, "Take my photo." I shot him with the "pinhole" setting using the Retro Camera App on my iPhone.
"What's your name?", I asked.
"이정진 (Jeong-jin Lee). Remember me!
Friday 14 January 2011
Hallabong - a Korean citrus fruit
한라봉 - Hallabong, a Korean citrus fruit grown largely on Jeju Island. Tastes like a tangy orange. Skin is thick and easily peeled with the fingers. Ridiculously overpriced but one of the best fruit here.
Thursday 13 January 2011
Korean ukulele review - Countess tenor
The top is solid spruce and the back and sides mahogany. Sound is strong and clean. Build seems a little rough with some machining marks visible at the top of the sound-hole under the end if the fret board. The neck is accurate but the ends of the metals are a little rough and scratchy in the hand as I play. Tuners are well geared and smooth and the head is slotted. Overall a good instrument but lacking in finish and not really worth the 485,000 won (~AU$430) they want for it.
In the same shop I also played another tenor branded Dexter. This one was unimpressive but had an unremarkable set of strings. It was priced around 250,000 won.
Korean ukulele review - Countess tenor
The top is solid spruce and the back and sides mahogany. Sound is strong and clean. Build seems a little rough with some machining marks visible at the top of the sound-hole under the end if the fret board. The neck is accurate but the ends of the metals are a little rough and scratchy in the hand as I play. Tuners are well geared and smooth and the head is slotted. Overall a good instrument but lacking in finish and not really worth the 485,000 won (~AU$430) they want for it.
In the same shop I also played another tenor branded Dexter. This one was unimpressive but had an unremarkable set of strings. It was priced around 250,000 won.
Korean ukulele review - Countess tenor
The top is solid spruce and the back and sides mahogany. Sound is strong and clean. Build seems a little rough with some machining marks visible at the top of the sound-hole under the end if the fret board. The neck is accurate but the ends of the metals are a little rough and scratchy in the hand as I play. Tuners are well geared and smooth and the head is slotted. Overall a good instrument but lacking in finish and not really worth the 485,000 won (~AU$430) they want for it.
In the same shop I also played another tenor branded Dexter. This one was unimpressive but had an unremarkable set of strings. It was priced around 250,000 won.
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Thursday 6 January 2011
Secondhand camera gear in Seoul
Secondhand camera gear in Seoul
Tuesday 4 January 2011
Busan views
Saturday 1 January 2011
A small piece of beauty - Nature in Busan
I watched him for a while and saw him catch 3 small fish. Later I saw two more white birds. A good day for nature.
Konglish, weirdness and old haunts
The search for coffee was a dismal failure. I settled for a weak as piss cappuccino in Starbucks. I did however see some weirdness… and visited an old haunt of mine, though it was closed.
The bag simply defies explanation. The Kenny Rogers Norae-bang is a singing room, rather like karaoke. The Crossroads Bar is one of the better expat-friendly bars in the PNU area. they have an excellent collection of records.
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