Travel & People

As the end of Year 2018 is approaching, I have a lot of things in my mind - feeling emptiness and expecting a new year spirit. Yes, 2019 is the year of the golden pig (기해년/己亥年 exactly as from February 4, 2019). The year-end sunset reminds me of humility of joyful days. 세밑에 지는 해는 즐거운 휴일도 겸손히 맞으라 하네 Two poems as cited below have come to my mind with enlightenment. One is for being humble, and anot..

When I went to Jeollanam-do in December 2018, I wanted to visit Gangjin which is located at the southern part of the province facing a long triangular bay called "Gangjin Bay". Journalist Park Jong-in, specialized in history and travel, describes the Gangjin county as a "land of treasure." He once raised a question, "What if the Joseon dynasty took advantage of three kinds of treasure found at G..

On December 21, 2018, a data protection (DP) seminar was held at Jeonnam University Law School in Gwangju. The seminar was co-organized by the Law Institute of Jeonnam University and the Public Interest and Industrial Law Center of Seoul National University regarding the "Latest Developments of Data Protection Regime and Current Issues". The detailed subjects and speakers were: * Legal aspects o..

Since I retired from a law school in August 2018, I have occasionally been invited to academic seminars as a chair or panelist. Should I respond to it positively as before? In principle, I've made it a rule: - First, to refuse the offer politely; - Second, to accept it only when there is no alternative candidate; and - Third, to make myself not to be so prominent, and to cheer up other colleague..

On October 27, I visited Jeonju, my hometown. When I was traveling to Jeonju by bus, it was so nice to enjoy the changing colors in the countryside. Though we had rain the previous night, the weather was getting fine. I happened to attend a traditional wedding ceremony which was held near Jeonju hyanggyo, the Confucian shrine and school to teach local students. The location is near Mt. Monks Roc..

Really, that's right. There is Byeol Madamg (meaning 'Starfield') Library at the center of COEX Mall in Seoul. Visitors and shoppers are startled to see the two-story library housing more than 50 thousand books of all kinds, thousands of EBook accessible and readable through installed Pads, and 600 magazines from various countries. It says "This library is open to all, free of charge, so that th..

As from September 1, 2018, I retired from Kyung Hee University Law School. Thanks to generosity of KHU Law School, I can manage my homepage as well as KHU e-mail address as usual. However, since updating of the above KHU homepage is difficult for me outside of school, the alternative channel will be the Daum blog. From now on, if there is anything which would have been posted on the above homepa..

Surprisingly, a foreign garden planner has written a book on the Korean gardens. On July 9, the book launch of Korean Gardens - Tradition, Symbolism and Resilience published by Hollym (한림출판사) took place at the Korean Publishers Association Center near Gyeongbok Palace. Australian Ambassador James Choi attended the ceremony and delivered a congratulatory address for the author, Jill Matthews. Aft..

When I was told that Norwegians like to watch slow-moving-sightseeing program on TV, I thought it is nonsense. I heard Norwegians' favorite program is the hour-long "Cruise along the Coastline." * For example, see Hurtigruten cruises along the coast of Norway. Of course, actual sightseeing is much better than passive sightseeing. But it costs too much time and money to leave for a tour in foreig..

On January 2, 2018, the New Year's Kick-off Ceremony was held at the lobby of the Peace Hall, Kyung Hee University (KHU) Seoul campus. K-pop youngsters at home and abroad knows well this concert hall for its state-of-the-art performance stage. Inside the Peace Hall in the chilly morning, the lobby was beautifully lighted with chandeliers and beige-colored marble pillars and walls. President Inwo..