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bulgogi
Originally uploaded by korea-bound.

This is the second time I've tried bulgogi, it really is tasty. Click on the picture to get more.

Dwaegigalbi

dwaegigalbi
Originally uploaded by korea-bound.

This is the dwaeji galbi I had for lunch one day last week. Top left is kimchi, pickled radish, mushrooms, green tea and miso soup. Quite delicious. Cost Eight bucks Canadian, about 6,500 won. Good friendly, service.

새해 복 많이바드세요

설날/Seolnal- Lunar New Year. Happy New Year.....again!

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I enjoy them, so you probably will too!

I still haven't made it to a Korean Church here yet, and now I'm working weekends again, so it might be a little while. Even worse than that- I'm out of 김치 again, so a kimchee run is in order. They even sell packaged 번대기, silkworm larvae, but I will not be frequenting that section. Yes I am glad that I was able to acquire a taste for 김치, and I will be at least equally grateful to not acquire a taste for beondaegi. Gastronomically, I'm just not that open-minded.

The Korean grammer is coming along slower than I would like. I've reached that point, linguistically, where, a little knowledge is a dangerous think...er ...I mean thing! Kangmi speaks about focus on her site, and I am starting to understand what she refers to. Focus is required to stay on track, to avoid the shotgun approach. What good is it to memorize 2000 Korean words, and then not be able to say a single word when needed, because of a lack of verbal practice. One day at a time, progress is being made. If you want to learn the Korean alphabet quickly, get some keyboard labels for your computer keyboard. You can get these labels in KTown, Toronto at Computopia. Phone 416-532-8583. South side of Bloor, west of Bathurst....$5.

Last night the temperature dropped below freezing for the first time in two nights. There is still plenty of snow, but in the last 3 days and nights alot of it diminished. It really was a nice break!
Also added to the sidebar links here at Korea-bound, is the Canadian meteorlogical webpage- Theweatheroffice.

안녕 히계세요.

Mike.

Korea Exchange Bank, Toronto

Korea Exchange Bank
Originally uploaded by korea-bound.

It isn't Seoul, but it is really cool! Block after block of Korean writing, signs. And lots of Korean-Canadians. I really enjoyed exploring the neighbourhood. I ended up speaking to five Korean-speaking people while here. The waitress at Oh Naru Restaurant was particularily helpful with my Hangeul learning attempts.

It was a sunny day, a little cool, good for being outside. It was a really a good visit to the area. I didn't have as much time to spend there as I would have liked. I was in Toronto on other business, but now that I know where it is, I will be returning there shortly when I have more time to explore the neighbourhood.

TTC, Warden Station

TTC, Warden Station
Originally uploaded by korea-bound.

Here I am at Warden Station about to board this westbound for Korea Town. At this point I have not established where Korea Town is. As we start moving west, I ask a guy who is sitting near me, if he knows where Korea Town is. He suggests Chinatown.

After the train travels a few more stations west, a nice young lady approaches, and explains that she heard me asking for info on Korea Town. The lady is kind enough to give me directions. I thanked her for her help and I was on my way to KTown.

Keep in mind, there maybe more than one KTown in Toronto, but I believe this one to be the main one. If anybody knows for sure please correct me if I'm mistaken. Anyway it is on the Bloor-Danforth line, between Bathurst and Christie.

Thank you nice lady on the train.

Bloor St. W.

P3291188
Originally uploaded by korea-bound.

Here's a shot for all the Torontonians in Korea.

Korea Exchange Bank

Korea Exchange Bank
Originally uploaded by korea-bound.

Here is the Korea Exchange Bank. It is one of the bigger buildings on the block.

Oh Nara Restaurant

Ohnara Restaurant
Originally uploaded by korea-bound.

This is the place that I ended up going to for lunch. It was really good. I forget what it was that I ordered, but it was really good and there was lots of everything.

It came in a big steaming stone bowl and it was delicious. It also came with rice, kimchi and pickled radish and a bowl of beans. When I had finished off the rice, kimchi and pickled radish, the ajumma brought more.

This meal cost me $5.89, and that's Canadian! The last time breakfast cost me less than $6 in Toronto, was probably 25 years ago. Anyway the meal was delicious, there was way more than I was able to eat and, the service was great.

On a funnier note, every chair in the place had a tennis ball on the feet to protect the floor from scratches. I'm not kidding, I'm tellin' ya....every single chair leg had a tennis ball shoe.

Korea Town 1

Korea Town 1
Originally uploaded by korea-bound.

This is a street sign in Koreatown, in Toronto. I was able to go there last Saturday. I had been wanting to go there for a few months now to check it out. I also wanted to get Hangeul labels for my computer keyboard.

Here's the deal: Korean labels $5, Korean keyboard $30. I opted for the labels, because I won't be carrying my keyboard to Korea on the plane. The guy at the computer store was able to direct me to a decent restaurant for lunch.

Passport

Passport
Originally uploaded by korea-bound.

Finally, the first step. Not really the first step, but I thought it sounded good. This is the second passport I've ever had. I got the first one in 1974, and returned it in 1992 and used it as documentation for obtaining my Canadian citizenship card. This one is good for 5 years. It has the original serial number that my first passport had in 1974. It cost $87.00 and arrived in the mail, two weeks after taking it in to the passport office.

Here's one For The Ladies

From no other than my favourite 15th Century alchemist and seer.
Believe or not, it's Nostradamus' recipe for 'Love Jam'. Here's the recipe.

Sweet, huh?

마익.