Schlesischesstr, Berlin :: What i'm up to these days..

I dry socks on hair driers...

Shinsa-dong, Seoul :: Uhh.....

It's creepy to see a teddy bear with long legs.
Do you agree?

Shinsa-dong, Seoul :: 100% real NaNa

I've been seeing this shit all over the town.
A good friend of mine came into town, and as we were taking a quite a long stroll, since I'm a lame guide, around town, we found this tag everywhere.
I mean like across the river, below, over and other tiny corners. He/she has good eyes for these somewhat obscure but obvious spots, but it's kinda annoying to see it EVERYWHERE. And I do mean everywhere.

Who art thou? Show yourself!

Insa-dong, Seoul :: Paste

I'm beginning to see more tags around town... It's weird to see this movement going around town. Perhaps because in my head, this so-called 'street art' is much more of a western-culture based activity. Is the western culture shaking the art scene of the east or are we going global?

Hong-dae, Seoul :: A bar called...

Myungdong, Seoul :: Character nation

Few things in Korea find me intrigued.
1. Food on sticks
2. Character items on a ball

Home, Seoul :: Cute overload, friday night special II

Beth, my mum's friend's dog... possibly the cutest dog I've ever seen by far.




Look at his pink paws!!

Home, Seoul :: Cute overload, friday night special

The one and only, Simba...

Seoul :: Springfrüling!

Really, it's already the end of March, and spring flowers seem to have had bloomed to its peak.

Seoul :: Schnee!

On another note, it snowed today.

Home, Seoul :: It's Friday night!!

Ladie and jellybeans, this is what I will be tacklin' tonight.


12 yr old Chivas Regal from the 90s. I'm deflowering it tonight.

Seoul :: Mo' Bacon

If you ever need some bacon love online, you are in good hands.

Baconize your website, today!! ㅋㅋ

Yongsan, Seoul :: National Museum of Art

Watch and learn. Gold ear pick.
You know what to give me for my comin' birthday.

Anguk, Seoul :: Cafe 'a cup of coffee'

A friend of mine found this cool ass cafe in this area called, Anguk, where embodies a lot of traditional Korean buildings. This cafe is mad tiny for it has only 4 tables that sits four each, yet is the coolest place I've been so far, here in Seoul. The people who run the place are a couple, who are serious about coffee. They roast their own beans, has 8-9 kinds of beans from various countries, and each cup is hand-dripped by order. AND it only costs like 5 bucks.
Nice.

Changyung-gung, Seoul :: A tale of three sisters

Happy Lunar New Year, bitches.

Itaewon, Seoul :: A cocktail menu

And it was a dirtiest one I've seen so far.
The list goes on to the following...

Hooter
Hard Dick
Jack Off
Swallow
Buttery Nipple
to name a few...

W O W

Itaewon, Seoul :: Fiasco_a shout out

I randomly found this one night when I was crunked. I was, for whatever reason, so excited to see this!!

Hope yous doin well in Berlin!!

Sungbook, Seoul :: Temple go-er

I went to a temple few weeks ago. I forgot all about it till now.

Seoul :: Mundane

Well, my life as of late has been kind of restricted, since I live in the mentality of strictly family and no friends. So I'll be posting much of what I get to observe and know via internet.
Folks from Paris has this small magazine called, Entrisme and one of the articles on their blog features, Jay Retard(i like his music). I'm posting the translated version of the article, so there may be a bit of glitch in the expression, and if you cannot take it in, then ask/fight/piss off Google Translate.

E N T R I S M E :: If you can read French :)

It seems that Jay Reatard is an asshole in real life. Steals clothing for people who host and treated everyone like crap, including the musicians.
But we do not care. It makes beautiful songs.
Previously, Jay was playing in the Reatards, this group of garage punk lo-fi where everyone wears the same name: Steve Reatard, Elvis ... Reatard like Ramones.But Reatards were not great songs.
With the Lost Sounds, his next group, we feel that Jay begins to find its way. Gone is the rough rock Oblivians for the hungry thirties inécoutable collectors. Arrival of a keyboard ... it is closer to Pere Ubu and Wire, and Goner Records.But the songs are heavy.
Nan.
It is "Blood Vision" in 2006, which changes everything. Here it is, then it is beautiful.
Jay was found, it is comfortable, it has 30 but sings like a teenager, it's personal rule, he left the school at age 15, at home it went wrong, compos clear, guitars trenchant, bitter, aggressive.
- It seems that his family is his records
- It looks like Dexter on the cover
- It is a little new wave, punk nan, punk rock true original, you know, Joy Division in their debut were more punk than the Sex Pistols in a way
- Y'a du Devo anyway, it's true he does everything alone?
Yes. Jay record all instruments alone.
And his records are better than his concerts.Coup.
Jay wrote a song a day, at the end of the week he warned one, then at the end of the month, it takes the best and came out in single.
And then there's this tension retro / new. You can find him in 1000 influences, but we can not imagine any band playing what he does. Yet his songs are very simple, even the Hives are more twisted. In fact I think he found the simple songs the hardest to call.
Jay Reatard has magical powers: he makes the best journalists.Thanks to him we could read a column written well, funny and interesting in Rock & Folk! (on the disc "Matador Singles'08" Rock & Folk No. 495)
Matador records.Signed this year. Not bad. Yo La Tengo, Mogwai, Cat Power ... When we signed with Matador, you become a big indie group. But a group indie has never slept on the floor of the stage completely drunk, a group known indie people in fashion and always repeated in a nice comfortable.
Nan, Jay may be pop, but will never be indie. His T-shirts are too blunt.
Jay treatable by the rock.And it is nice to see a friend heal. His music fade with time. After thrashy blues tune: punk rock inspired, shimmering. And now? Places to orchestral pop?According to Jay, the next album will include the organ, mandolin, cello, and many more choruses and harmonies. Fuck this guy purists.This man dedicated his life to the quest for the ultimate pop song. I like this guy. Listen to his albums.


What music did you listen to back in high school?
“I didn’t go to high school!”

Blood Visions (album, 2006, In the Red)
Singles 06-07 (compilation, 2008, In the Red)
Matador Singles 08 (compilation, 2008, Matador)

www.myspace.com/jayreatard www.myspace.com / jayreatard


Nicky Larsen

Neu Banner :: Cristiana Couceiro

Notifications: I got these cool images from an artist, Cristiana Couceiro. I really like the series of clean cut images and her(?) style of text overlay.

Seven Days

Gachun, Kyungido :: MOCA

I found this cool be-hind sculpture at MOCA. I was too busy taking this photo on the DL only to bounce immediately afterward, I didn't have time to catch the artist info. But Helena told me that it's from few decades ago(!) and also that the artist is a Korean dude. More info will follow as soon as I receive them.

Gachun, Kyungido :: MOCA

I went to the Museum of Contemporary Art, located in the outskirts of Seoul. It took about good half an hour to forty minutes, but definitely worth the trip, since it allowed me to escape the business of the city.


View of an amusement park nearby

Sculpture on the front garden

Jungreung, Seoul :: Donkey Kong Master

I've been playing Super Nintendo games for quite a while, especially of Donkey Kong 3. My sister and I finally finished the whole game, which never happened to me before!

Pride seeped thru my vain mind like pH on a litmus paper...I actually did something!


Finishing Credit rollin'

Toilette, Muju :: A notice

I totally forgot to put this up.
I was in a restroom in the Silkworm museum and I couldn't stop laughing about the note that was put up on the door.


Do not put TP in the bowl
Shit will happen!!!
If you do, the bowl turns into a fountain :)

Seoul :: Wall-E in Korean

Jungreung, Seoul :: Karate chopped

I've been making lots of cookies as of late, since I'm indeed jobless and now a official kimchirella of the house. I decided to make some fatty cookies since I've been only making 'em with lots of nuts, seeds, and dried fruit. As I was searching for not-so-healthy items in the fridge, I came upon these x-mas left over gift thingy of snowman marshmallow.

And as you can imagine, the rest is history.

Jungreung, Seoul :: My best friend

Actually my second bestie after my laptop.


I think it can read my mind...

Jungreung, Seoul :: Mini red

I saw world's tiniest fire hydrant. (or at least I think...)

Sungshin St., Seoul :: High heels

Blurrrg....
This woman had a pair of platform heels that was like 8 inches tall!!!

Muju :: Silkworm Museum II

After being hatched from the egg, silkworms eat form 3 days straight, sleep a night, then eat 2 days straight, sleep another night, then eat 3 more days to sleep two more days, during their larva state. Then they begin to produce silk internally, which people harvest.

I wish I could eat 3 days and sleep for a day over and over only to produce beautiful silk... am I being too ___________?


Harvested

Machinery

Muju :: Silkworm Museum

The first thing you see when you enter the museum...uh....mmmm

Bug-eyed roof treatment

Mt. Dugyou, Muju :: Houses on Top

I'm not quite sure who thought of building these guys on top of this mountain, but someone from long time ago, actually did. And they are beautiful.
It's pretty obvious that the deck was recently added, due to its style, but the big ole' temple is awesome and beautiful.



The front building is clearly a new addition

So is the chimney lookin guy

Mt. Dugyou, Muju :: Women on top

Once you are on top of Mt. Dugyou, you are 1300 meters above the sea level. Thirteen hundred meters!! That's pretty up high in the air, I have to say. Surrounding the mountain are 10,000 other peaks, and hence the view below...

It was one of the most amazing thing I saw since I got back home.

Seoul Station, Seoul :: Good Morning Tour

There are various tour companies in Seoul, and one that is favored by my mom and my youngest sister is this tour called "Good Morning Tour". You either make a reservation or just show up at the meeting point at Seoul station by 7:30 am and return to Seoul by 9:30 pm. It costs 15,000 won, equivalent to 12 us dollars, which is very cheap for what you get. It is a day tour, however, covers the transportation, 3 meals throughout the day, and entry fees to wherever the itinerary includes.
So my mom, my sister, Helena and I decided to do one of these, that included a natural spring spa down in the South. The itinerary was as Mt. Dugyou (ahahah)-Ginseng Company-Silkworm Museum-Natural hot spring-Seoul Station. It was kind of exhausting but really awesome.

Pictures to follow


Helena :: Happy dough on snow