Green Tea Latte in London!

I went to the Royal Quarter Cafe at Wellington House, 70 Buckingham Gate, and saw they had matcha latte on the menu! (pictured) so I ordered it and it was okay. I did have to put two cubes of brown sugar to combat some of the bitterness! It did make me crave green tea frappucino with red bean! (yes red bean… its lovely) I was introduced to that when I went to Starbucks in Busan last year. Continue reading Green Tea Latte in London!

Korean drama – thrice married woman!

Is anyone watching this drama? I can’t believe that its coming to end this weekend. My Korean friend in Korea, alerted me to it  back in January  and of course I had to play serious catch up as the drama began to air on Korean screens  9th November. My Korean is not so great so I did have to wait for the occasional subbing  that described the in-depth conversations. I have enjoyed it quite a bit and will write the synopsis when it comes to a close. #spoileralert, #Womanwho marriedthrice. Continue reading Korean drama – thrice married woman!

I started a Korean Novel Book Club!!

So there I was trying to get a place on the coveted Korean literature night at the Korean Cultural Centre to discuss the book, Please look after mother  by Kyoug Sook Shin. I had the pleasure of having read the book already. The KCC rarely do anything literature related and its such a joy to encounter when they do. Unfortunately I was not successful and missed out on the first literature night that took place last month in Feb. Feeling left out, I thought due the limited number of spaces, people must be feeling the same and surely there was … Continue reading I started a Korean Novel Book Club!!

And I am back

It has a few years since I have posted/published/blogged about South Korea on here. I have been back and forth to this country since I first visited in 2007 and so much has changed. Its June 2013, in Busan and this is my fifth visit to Korea. Since my initial love with the country a lot of my friends and colleagues have now started to link Korea with teaching or knowing some one who has been out to the country to teach. Before that, I was always asked North or South when I told folks I was coming here for … Continue reading And I am back