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Sat, August 8, 2020 | 06:52

My next trip to Bali

My next trip to Bali

I am proud of having a Korean passport because I can travel to as many countries as I want without needing a visa. However, with the current coronavirus situation, I need to rethink my future travel plans.

2020-03-06 16:49

'Cruelest month'

'Cruelest month'

In his greatest poem, “The Waste Land,” English poet T. S. Eliot said “April is the cruelest month.” It seems February is the cruelest month this year to people of all races and nationalities, as COVID-19 rages globally, particularly in South Korea.

2020-03-05 17:40

Positive thinking

Positive thinking

Climate change constantly warns us to be careful about our way of life. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) frightens people all over the world these days.

2020-03-04 16:54

'Eonni' and 'hyeong'

'Eonni' and 'hyeong'

Sometimes I think about which culture is better: the individualist West or the collective Asia? I am sure that the two different type of cultures have pros and cons compatible with their traditions and history.

2020-03-03 17:02

We are all connected

We are all connected

The recent spread of COVID-19 shows that all of us are one global community. One person's state of health can affect many other people greatly. People all over the world are closely connected with one another. Making efforts for others' well-being is beneficial to us too.

2020-03-02 18:07

Brexit takes effect - sort of

Brexit takes effect - sort of

“Fog in channel, continent cut off,” is a very old joke about an alleged British newspaper headline regarding weather over the waterway separating Britain from Europe. Even a brief visit to the British Isles can confirm this sense of distance.

2020-03-01 17:11

Dongchun Circus

Dongchun Circus

I have fond memories of the old Korean circuses. Circus performances were a great joy, full of laughs and thrills in the 60s and 70s. There were about 15 circus troupes in Korea at the time, but all except for the Dongchun Circus have disappeared since the advent of television, film, and the internet.

2020-02-28 17:18

Complacency trap

Complacency trap

The spread of the new coronavirus reminds me of Edgar Allan Poe's story “The Masque of the Red Death” about a plague ravaging a country ruled by Prince Prospero.

2020-02-27 17:20

Workplace culture

Workplace culture

Working as an organizational development consultant, I undertake many projects related to organizational culture, leadership, and change, that a client company asks my company to address.

2020-02-26 15:22

Respect for elders

Respect for elders

One of the salient features of the two traditional holidays, Seollal and Chuseok, is to observe ancestral rites. This time-honored ceremony is associated with one of the ethical teachings of Confucius, i.e. ancestor worship, which is intended to allow families to recollect and show reverence for their ancestors on these special holidays.

2020-02-25 17:09

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