Let’s start with some trash talk. These are items that are not and let me reiterate, NOT, acceptable as food wastes. You can throw these away in your regular trash bags that you buy from the store. Ok, here we go. Hard nut shells such as chestnut, walnuts, peanuts, acorns, coconut, pineapple, or cherry or grape stems. These are also not acceptable: Onion peels, roots of green onions, garlic peels, corn husks, large seeds or pits of peaches, apricots, persimmons and other fruits with pits or seeds. Just remember this, if an animal can eat it, then it is considered food waste. If not then it goes in the regular trash bag. The trash in the regular bags are usually burned, so it is very important to get rid of all the recyclable items. Oh, and bones from meat and feathers from poultry (now I don’t know who would defeather their own poultry, but just in case) are NOT food waste. Neither are clam shells, abalone, crab or lobster. Oh and if you happen to gut and clean your own blowfish (which...

If you have a gas bill or an electric bill, you can pay it through a couple of different ways. Many convenience stores will let you make the payments there. Which convenience stores allow you to pay your bill will be listed on your bill. You can also do a bank transfer at the bank. Just send your payment to the correct bank and account number listed. The final way is to take your paper bill and head to your nearest bank and there are special machines that you feed your bill through and pay by debit. It can be a bit confusing so get the security guard to help. Just hold up the bill and say, Help me or (say it in Korean) or you can simply say How, (Ottakgye) and move both hands up and open palmed. Tilt your head to the side and lift your left foot. As we all know, this is the universal sign for I’m confused, help me. He’ll be sure to help your through this process. Just review a little about money or woney in Korea. If you happen to encounter an ATM that is all in Korea here are some tip...

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Hey everyone, the Internet Phenomenon, the darlings of Korean Media, the Beastie Boys of Korea will be on Soul of Asia tomorrow: Monday, from 11:05-12. They will be talking about their Korean experience and we'll be playing their songs. If you have questions you can message us at #1013 or call at 02 778 1013. Tuesday, we will have legal advice with Mr. Noh. Wednesday, Danya Gunnell will be on to talk about motorcycling in Seoul and how a taxi driver broke her leg. Thursday, we have the amazing Michael Hurt. Friday, we'll have Timothy Lee from AIMS who will talk about his organization that helps North Korean defectors. And Saturday, we'll have Ana talking about her experience as a Filipina in Korea. I hope you listen in and if you have any questions for our guests, you can e-mail us at tbsefm@gmail.com, message us at #1013 or call us during the show at 02 778 1013. Thanks you and I hope you are having a wonderful New Year! Dan Gray Writer for Soul of Asia tbsefm@gmail.com

And Carol, I would never eat him. Dan

First fry up some bacon in sesame oil. Then sauteed your kimchi. This step is very important because it releases the flavors. Boil and strain the spaghetti, but DO NOT cool it in water. Add a pat of butter. Add the still not spaghetti to a whipped egg. The steam from the spaghetti will cook the egg and make a wonderful egg, butter sauce. Serve the kimchi on top and add dried seaweed as a garnish. There you go: Kimchi Carbonara.

First of all, thank you for helping others by leaving comments on the blog. Today, I would like to talk about fire safety. Fire safety is very pertinent issue for ourselves and for others. The expat community has seen the devastating effects of inadequate fire safety this year with the tragic deaths of Bill Kapoun and Nerine Viljoen. For those that don’t know, Bill Kapoun died back in March due to burns over 70% of his body. He was living in an apartment that didn’t have any smoke detectors, sprinklers, and the only route of escaped was blocked by the fire. . And just recently in December, Nerine Viljeon was house sitting for a friend when a fire broke out in the apartment building. She couldn’t get out of the door because it was blocked by fire. She tried to get out by window, but she couldn’t figure out how to open it. So today, I would like to talk to you about how you can protect yourself and loved ones from fires in Korea. Don’t rely on the building superintendent to do this for y...