Today H&M finally opened in Korea. The building in which the store is located was completely surrounded by the line of people eager to get in. Some fans of the brand (and Swedish pride) came as early as yesterday to be one of the few first who were promised a free gift. It was a [...]
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life in a city that never sleeps
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Feb 25
University of Seoul: baseball jackets
Ever since I came to Seoul I have seen more university baseball jackets than ever before. Seems to be the thing. And today, as the freshmen were welcomed on our campus (the foreigners have orientation day tomorrow) it was a sea full of cute boys in school jackets. Eye-candy infinity!
Anyhow, I am thinking of getting [...]
Feb 25
Is it a Korean thing?
I have experienced on several occasions now when I have been in Seoul that people can be bad at speaking their mind. At home, when we disagree on something, the normal way to solve it is to talk about it and either come to a similar conclusion or agree on disagreeing. Never have I experienced [...]
Feb 23
Back at the dormitory!
At last I am back at the wonderful dorm of University of Seoul. It is all the same as last summer. Even the guard downstairs. However, I have a new room:
I love it. Outside the window are trees and stuff. I like that. My roomie is still a mystery though, because she hasn’t been here [...]
Feb 22
Music and money
Yesterday I and three friends went to a FT Island concert; a popular Korean pop/rock band. The singer Lee Hong Ki is also famous from the K-drama “You’re Beautiful”, which is why I know of him to start with. One of my friends has been obsessed with the band for a long time. Anyhow, moving [...]
Feb 21
what is a ‘good girl’?
For my own sake; to what extent should I adjust to my new Korean surroundings? Should I change in any way or should I behave just the way I do at home? These are questions that I have started thinking about during the last couple of days. The answer most people would probably give me [...]
Feb 20
Shoes and other important things
This far being in Seoul I spent more time and money, I think, at Starbucks than I have anywhere else. It’s about time I do some investigation in the company. I was walking towards the bookshelf with Starbucks brochures in search for blogging topics and found “Shared planet – you and Starbucks, it’s bigger than coffee”. [...]
Feb 20
Korean girls – too much pressure…
I go on and on about how much I love Korea, Seoul and Korean culture. All of it is true of course. But there are naturally aspects that are also not that great, too. One of those things is connected to the combination of old Korean traditions and values and the modernization and globalization of [...]
Feb 19
Cupcakes: FAIL
It’s difficult even to do things you are normally good at, when you are not at home. Chocholate balls, my specialty, is one of the hardest things. try finding oats among a million other types of grains packed in similar boxes, all with Korean letters. The staff don’t know what oats are in English, I [...]
