<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Seoulscapade &#187; A New Lifestyle</title>
	<atom:link href="http://ansan.homelinux.com/blog/category/seoul/a-new-lifestyle/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:33:53 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Goodbye Seoul. Hello Ansan!</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/10/goodbye-seoul-hello-ansan/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/10/goodbye-seoul-hello-ansan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living in "Apts"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our Real-Estate Game]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=778</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Sigh, goodbye Bongchun-Dong.
We moved out of our apartment above mid-October into a cheap place we bought in Ansan, south of Seoul. We needed somewhere cheaper and buying a place seem a much better move than renting again. I hate renting: you slave away at work for a landlord you&#8217;ve never met. It&#8217;s just throwing cash [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/10/goodbye-seoul-hello-ansan/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hyundai AMCO and Sangdo Committee Fight Back</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/10/hyundai-amco-and-sangdo-committee-fight-back/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/10/hyundai-amco-and-sangdo-committee-fight-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our Real-Estate Game]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=766</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
At this night meeting on site we heard the latest news in the fight against the deep corruption and stupidity that has been holding up the Sangdo construction project.  After the news there was a Q &#38; A session that became rather heated and emotional.
The battle lines were drawn like this: the young generation&#8211;progressive, forward [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/10/hyundai-amco-and-sangdo-committee-fight-back/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Institute of the Clueless</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/09/institute-of-the-clueless/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/09/institute-of-the-clueless/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Seoul Natl. University]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=775</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
It&#8217;s been a couple of months since I resigned from the Language Education Institute at SNU after 6 years on the job. I left with an overwhelming feeling of contempt for the place and how it is run.  My patience just ran out, and the most important thing to do then was to quit.
I&#8217;ve had [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/09/institute-of-the-clueless/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Sangdo Housing Corruption Uncovered</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/09/sangdo-housing-corruption-uncovered/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/09/sangdo-housing-corruption-uncovered/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living in "Apts"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our Real-Estate Game]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=741</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Yesterday evening, under overcast skies, a meeting was held at the Sangdo construction site to discuss the state of things. It had been hastily called the day before. We got there around 5 pm and it went on until it after dark, with people arriving steadily.
I told my wife before heading down there, not knowing [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/09/sangdo-housing-corruption-uncovered/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>AMCO Triumphs in Court!</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/08/amco-triumphs-in-court/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/08/amco-triumphs-in-court/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our Real-Estate Game]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Some great news today that is keeping me chuckling. AMCO has begun construction! The gates down at the construction site where our apartment will be built are finally open again, signs are up and trucks will be rolling.
This comes after the court ruled in our favor of AMCO, and by extension us, on all counts [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/08/amco-triumphs-in-court/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Trouble Makers Walk Out at AMCO Vote</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/07/trouble-makers-walk-out-at-amco-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/07/trouble-makers-walk-out-at-amco-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our Real-Estate Game]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=687</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
One small flower and big stupidity created all of the problems and delays we&#8217;ve had for the past 3 years.
Imagine the scene in 2003. A community vote is being held to nominate the builder of the Songdo redevelopment. All the people there are residents, whose homes will be demolished and who will gain an new [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/07/trouble-makers-walk-out-at-amco-vote/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Korean Gangster, Hanjin, Continues Bullying Tactics</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/06/korean-gangster-hanjin-continues-bullying-tactics/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/06/korean-gangster-hanjin-continues-bullying-tactics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our Real-Estate Game]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=641</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Hanjin, the builder that behaves like a Korean gangster organization, accepted that if members of the development community voted them out, they would leave. Everyone did vote Hanjin out, opting for Amco instead, unanimously. However, Hanjin does not want to go now, not without blackmailing us for as much money as possible.
The case has gone [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/06/korean-gangster-hanjin-continues-bullying-tactics/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>We Choose AMCO. Good Riddance Hanjin.</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/03/we-choose-amco-good-riddance-hanjin/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/03/we-choose-amco-good-riddance-hanjin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our Real-Estate Game]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

Here is the vote taking place for the AMCO Constructions Company to take over the construction of the Sangdo Haemoro apartment complex from Hanjin and Daemyung. This is where our community got to tell those gangsters to go to hell.
Hanjin representatives had tried to call my wife several times during the week, no doubt to [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/03/we-choose-amco-good-riddance-hanjin/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Rabbit Wars</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/02/rabbit-wars/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/02/rabbit-wars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 09:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Panda, Monty & Ricco]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=356</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

Well, here are they are, facing each other off over the front line, which was established between them as the threshold between the living room and the balcony.
We tried introducing Ricco, a younger and weaker male to Monty, the older and much more muscly male, whose territory was being imposed upon. Advise we&#8217;d read suggested [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/02/rabbit-wars/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Introducing Ricco!!!</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/01/introducing-ricco/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/01/introducing-ricco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Panda, Monty & Ricco]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=352</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

Oh, not another one! Yes, we&#8217;ve got another orphan rabbit to add to our collection. It&#8217;s Ricco!
How did we end up with him? Well, a member of KARA (the animal rights group I made a website for) belongs to a church that has a kindergarten out the back with a kind of romper room and [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/01/introducing-ricco/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Korean Gangster &amp; Builder Hanjin Gets Wacked!</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/01/korean-gangster-builder-hanjin-gets-wacked/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/01/korean-gangster-builder-hanjin-gets-wacked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our Real-Estate Game]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=351</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

Part of the crowd at the resident&#8217;s meeting.
A community meeting was held last week to discuss the matter of the gangster building company, Hanjin, and its continuing attempts to rob future residents like us involved in the Haemoro apartment complex. The manoeuvrings involve Hanjin&#8217;s trademark dirty tactics and coercion techniques.
A decision was made at that [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2009/01/korean-gangster-builder-hanjin-gets-wacked/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Builders Hanjin &amp; Daemyung: Korean Gangsters</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/11/hanjin-daemyung-korean-gangsters/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/11/hanjin-daemyung-korean-gangsters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our Real-Estate Game]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=347</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

Sharks on all sides in a feeding frenzy. Hardly high class at the moment.
Everything seemed to be going along fine. Trucks were constantly going in and out of the main entrance of the Haemoro construction site in Sangdo. Then last weekend, when going past on the bus, I noticed the main gates closed. That&#8217;s unusual, [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/11/hanjin-daemyung-korean-gangsters/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Getting Married for Real in Korea</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/07/getting-married-for-real-in-korea/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/07/getting-married-for-real-in-korea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wedding]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=343</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Mission: Get officially registered as married and obtain a spousal F-2 visa in one day.
Forecast: Not a hope in hell.

Totally Useless Information from the Seoul Immigration website.
This is a basic rundown of how to go about getting officially married in Korea. Perhaps it will help someone.
Part I
I&#8217;ve had little to do with the Australian embassy [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/07/getting-married-for-real-in-korea/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Sangdo Haemoro Contract and Mortgage Sorted</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/05/sangdo-haemoro-contract-and-mortgage-sorted/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/05/sangdo-haemoro-contract-and-mortgage-sorted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 09:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our Real-Estate Game]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=340</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

Sangdo Haemoro: see more on the official Haemoro website here or for Sangdo here. (Last I looked all links to info on the Sangdo home page had been taken away, which makes me suspicious.)
It was time to put up or shut up this week. Our first payment and the signing of the Sangdo Haemoro contract [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/05/sangdo-haemoro-contract-and-mortgage-sorted/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Sangdo Haemoro Model House Opens!</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/04/sangdo-haemoro-model-house-opens/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/04/sangdo-haemoro-model-house-opens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our Real-Estate Game]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=339</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

Above is an artist&#8217;s impression of our future home, the Sangdo Haemoro complex. We&#8217;ll end up in a building much like the one in the center. I suspect our view won&#8217;t be as spectacular. For one thing, the Namsan Tower in the background here is depicted at about twice its real size. The &#8220;apts&#8221; won&#8217;t [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/04/sangdo-haemoro-model-house-opens/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Clearing the Hanjin Site</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/04/clearing-the-hanjin-site/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/04/clearing-the-hanjin-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our Real-Estate Game]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/?p=335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

Delays still plague the Hanjin project, angering all future residents involved, including us. People were supposed to begin making payments back in February, but without resolutions, no one is parting with a cent, or rather won. However, as shown below, the site is now being cleared.
The main company, Hanjin, is blamed for not solving problems, [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/04/clearing-the-hanjin-site/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Panda and Monty&#8217;s Feasts and Treats</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/01/panda-and-montys-feasts-and-treats/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/01/panda-and-montys-feasts-and-treats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Panda, Monty & Ricco]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/2008/01/06/panda-and-montys-feasts-and-treats/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

It&#8217;s time for update on Panda and Monty, and for this episode of their adventures, I thought I&#8217;d focus on what they are munching on these days. I mainly thought of doing this to detail the treats they indulge, so that other people who have rabbits might try the same , if they don&#8217;t give [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2008/01/panda-and-montys-feasts-and-treats/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>At Long Last, Hanjin Begins!!!</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2007/11/at-long-last-hanjin-begins/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2007/11/at-long-last-hanjin-begins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our Real-Estate Game]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/2007/11/18/at-long-last-hanjin-begins/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

(Click for a larger view)
After numerous delays and the tediously long wait, trucks and earth moving equipment finally entered onto the Hanjin site this week. It’s all go, finally, with the estimated finish date for our new apartment being October, 2010.
The layout above is the very latest. The light blue buildings will have apartments of [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2007/11/at-long-last-hanjin-begins/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Parfyme or Party for Three?</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2007/11/parfyme-or-party-for-three/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2007/11/parfyme-or-party-for-three/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Seoul Natl. University]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/2007/11/10/parfyme-or-party-for-three/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

These jokers turned up the other day in front of Seoul National University&#8217;s modern Museum of Art. Here&#8217;s the official blurb for their antics:
Parfyme is an artist group consisting of Pelle Brage (b. 1978), Ebbe Dam Meinild (b.1980) &#38; Laurids Sonne (b.1980). Parfyme has brought out several projects in public space within their own field [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2007/11/parfyme-or-party-for-three/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Night Fair</title>
		<link>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2007/11/night-fair/</link>
		<comments>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2007/11/night-fair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living in "Apts"]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ubantu.homelinux.com/blog/2007/11/10/night-fair/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

I&#8217;ve mentioned these roving apartment-complex fairs before. They setup for a day or two, featuring stalls with things for the kitchen and domestic life in general, plus a large range of specialty and food outlets. This one was more elaborate than the previous ones I&#8217;d seen.
Among the extra goods on offer were wood carvings, as [...]
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ansan.homelinux.com:8081/blog/2007/11/night-fair/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
