East Asia Blog Round-Up : 5/12/2011


Here is this week’s edition of the Eye on East Asia Blog Round-Up :

  • Acquiring Korean - The author lists 10 great ideas that can be used when writing a foreign language diary.
  • Aeri’s Kitchen - Aeri shares her recipe for tofu jeon (두부 전).
  • Carl Gene - Carl posts a list of 221 diseases, disabilities and disorders in Chinese and English.
  • Chris in South Korea - Chris debunks some of the myths of life in South Korea.
  • Fluent Flix - Alan gives readers 5 good reasons for using videos in your language learning.
  • Fuchsia Dunlop - Fuchsia enjoys a Sino-Moroccan feast in London.
  • Japan Navigator - Ad reviews Ozu Yasujiro’s 1929 film “Days of Youth”.
  • Japan PulseSandra posts a list of Japan’s top 10 buzzwords of 2011.
  • Korean Graduate Studies Prep - Matthew reviews Kyung-sook Shin’s novel “Please Look After Mom” (엄마를 부탁해).
  • Life on Nanchang Lu - Fiona learns how home-made soy milk (豆浆) is prepared.
  • Lingomi - The author interviews Albert Wolfe of Laowai Chinese.
  • Living a Dream in China - Sara shares her thoughts on the HSK Level 5 exam.
  • Maangchi - Maangchi posts a tasty recipe for spicy whelks with noodles (골뱅이무침).
  • Mountain Phoenix Over Tibet - The author takes a journey through modern-day Konkaling in Muli County.
  • Rory in Beijing - Rory visits the charming city of Tianjin (I used to live there!).
  • Shizuoka Gourmet - Learn how to make traditional Japanese sakura mochi (桜餅) sweets at home.
  • Shu Flies - Catherine visits the Story of Dolls (娃娃的故事) exhibition at the Taipei Story House (台北故事館).
  • Speaking of China - Jocelyn answers a reader’s question about asking out a Chinese guy via text message.
  • Surviving Japan - Ashley posts some tips on how to find Christmas illumination displays in Japan.
  • Tsukublog - Avi talks about Japan’s annual end-of-year tradition, the company bonenkai (忘年会) party.
  • Wandering Taiwan - Micki and Kristen stay at the Lao Wu Bed & Breakfast (老五民宿) in Nantou County.
  • Webs of Significance - YTSL reviews the new Hong Kong drama film “A Simple Life” (桃姐).

That’s all for this week! The next Eye on East Asia Blog Round-up will be posted on Sunday 11th December 2011.

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