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White on Rice: March 2010

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Lest ye fear I spent the whole 2001 trip virtually alone and stranded in the middle of nowhere, stay tuned. Eventually the Master and his wife did return from Seoul and things returned mostly to normal around Grandma's house. That is to say the rain stopped and the labor of natural dyeing resumed. Plus I was able to have actual conversations; not just ones with myself in my own head. After the spin cycle, we haphazardly hung the wet rolls over lines strewn across the front "yard.". In the background of t...

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White on Rice: The Morning Calm

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Soon enough Grandma came to the door and yelled for me to come eat rice. Grandma let the news sink for a moment and then let me know they would return in a couple of days and that the Master had said I should remain. Indeed, remain I would. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A failed Koreanist turned part-time web log writer. View my complete profile. A long time ago when a tiger smoked a cigarette. An acorn in the dog's food. Chris in South Korea. Eat Your Kimchi Feed. Gusts Of Popular Feeling.

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White on Rice: Day 2 With Grandma

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Day 2 With Grandma. Bored stiff, I walked back up the one street in Grandma's tiny village. People were starting to trickle in for the upcoming Chuseok holiday. A few of them were out and about. That made for more than a couple steady stares at me. Along the walk I snapped a few pics of some of the local urchins. Some already dressed in their holiday garb. I walked back to Grandma's by myself. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A failed Koreanist turned part-time web log writer. View my complete profile.

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White on Rice: April 2010

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During a break from pinning dyed fabric in 2001, I snapped this moseup of the Master against an Autumn sky. You can tell from his face that he loves me right? I might've mentioned the recent email I got from him. In it he told me to view KBS 인간극장 95 99회 ( 꽃반지 끼고 은희네집. Earning My Room and Board. Persimmon Dyeing in 2001 Cont'd. After a few times through the whole cycle (dyeing, spinning, pinning, drying, unpinning, repeat) the fabric would take on the rich brown color seen here. The Master got a small cup...

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White on Rice: December 2009

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April 20-22, 1997. The Poet and I parted ways at Kimpo and I made for Mokdong. I already told you I never saw JT again, but most of my stuff was still at his apartment. I needed to collect it and I didn't really want to run into him and have a dramatic scene. So I first went to Shinjeong and secured a small, cheap room at a motel. On my last day, I grabbed the 5 line back to Kimpo. Skylark met me there to say goodbye; I was a little surprised she was still speaking to me, but she was the only friend ...

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White on Rice: Earning My Room and Board

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Earning My Room and Board. Persimmon Dyeing in 2001 Cont'd. The almost daily work of dyeing the cleaned cotton fabric rolls continued. The Master's mom (pictured standing) and other neighborhood ajummas folded the rolls through the persimmon juice, carefully soaking every inch. My contribution was to walk around and reload their tubs by pouring more persimmon juice in. I also entertained them by terribly singing 1980's K-Pop (그러나 그 시절에 너를 또 만나서 사랑할 수 있을까). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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White on Rice: February 2010

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And still, I just spent 15 minutes staring at my spreadsheet trying to force certain memories into one trip or another. I know what happened and what I did and what I thought. I just can't always tell certainly what year or what trip it happened on. Mind.getting.feeeeeble. For now I'll start with what I know for sure about the 2001 trip. Fall 2001: The Return. I promise to get back on course here and regale you with whales and tales from my Korea trip of 2001. Here is a teaser:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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White on Rice: January 2010

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Here are some high level bullet points of what went on in my life after leaving the Korea in 1997. 1 Tried to patch things up with girlfriend I abandoned for 3 months to see the Korea again. 2 Succeeded at #1. Not as easy as I thought it would be. 3 Got a part time job copy editing technical support documentation. No skills or experience in the field, other than my M.A. in Literature. 4 Went full time as copy editor. 5 Took over management of the same copy edit team. Grew team to 12. How is your health?

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White on Rice: Some Rice And A Walk

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Some Rice And A Walk. I ate rice in silence with Grandma. Afterwards she started to clean up and I felt awkward. Do I help? Do I have another instant coffee with Prima? After some hesitation I got up, thanked Grandma for the rice, and went back to my room. There was nothing to do in there really. Nothing on TV captivated me, no internet, no mobile (hand phone); I shoulda brought a book. I put the pink coin purse in my jeans pocket and slowly headed back down the hill toward Grandmother's house.