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Sooo, one of my major concerns about moving to Korea is not if but how I'm going to bring my dog along.

Sammy is a chunky 11.5-lb Pomeranian I got nearly six months ago from some foks on Craigslist advertising him under the heading "Free Pomeranian." Now, common sense says that any full-breed dog offered for free has either physical or mental problems. Sammy falls under the latter category. He's a "little off" but in a way that makes him all-the-more amusing.

Since I got him fixed, he hasn't bitten me viciously like he did in the past (2 times). He can still work himself up into a froth if he runs into an unneutered male dog while we're out and about but since that one stray dog bit him, he's been a little more cautious in picking fights. ;)

None of my friends/family can keep him for me since he's such a crackhead and at the same time, there's no guarantees as far as my living arrangements in Seoul are concerned. *sigh* He's gotten better since I've had him and I'm sure he'll get better the longer I keep him...

What am I gonna do with you Sammy?! :(

Sooo, the fact that I'm crazy busy isn't really encouraging me to spend more time studying Korean. The Survival Korean book is a little frustrating in that there's no transliteration at all. I can understand separating the romanization from the hangul but not offering it at all is quite a strain for an absolute beginner!

Even so, I've taken a liking to Arirang's Let's Speak Korean series from '07. Each segment is 10 minutes long and admittedly, 5 minutes of each is pretty much foolishness. Still, I suppose the relational elements help keep the learning lighthearted.


Hopefully I'll settle on a method soon enough. Until then, no worries. I have my SMOE interview on Sunday. If that goes well, I should be all set! *fingers crossed*

So, if you haven't already heard, the promised danceoff between Stephen Colbert and Rain finally went down on TV last week. It was cheesy but fun. Colbert can't dance and Rain can't speak English. What more could we expect?

The first vid is a teaser preview from early in the show that mentions Speed Racer.



This is the segment where it all goes down:



Nice.