New Additions to the Blogroll : 21/2/2012

• 365 Days in Korea - Two teachers and their journal about their 365 days in South Korea (Korea Blogs)
• A Totally Impractical Guide to Living in Shanghai - Notes from Over There (China Blogs)
• Anna in Asia - A college senior preparing to live and work in China for a few years (China Blogs)
• Chinaful - Your bridge to all things China (China Blogs)
• Chinesense - Photo portaits and interviews (China Blogs)
• Country Fried Egg Roll - Chronicling our journey from Southern US to Shenyang, China (China Blogs)
• Doubting to Shuō - Learning Chinese, teaching English, trying to understand more (Taiwan Blogs)
• Eleonora’s Life in Korea - Korea and life of a foreign student in Korea (Korea Blogs)
• Evan & Rachel - Two Americans: Travelers, Expats, Lovers. Currently settled in Seoul, Korea as teachers and students (Korea Blogs)
• Journey to Hong Kong - A Hong Kong blog (Hong Kong Blogs)
• Living & Teaching in Japan - Peter’s blog about living and teaching in Japan (Japan Blogs)
• My Seoul Stories - Stories of Seoul told by a Korean (Korea Blogs)
• Nomad Steppes - One girl’s adventures in Mongolia and beyond (Mongolia Blogs)
• Pig With a Pineapple - An outlet and a resource for those interested in life in Taiwan, living or working abroad (Taiwan Blogs)
• Sandy’s Neipu Notebook - An American living in southern Taiwan(Taiwan Blogs)
• Seoul Sub-Urban - Discovering Seoul, one subway stop at a time (Korea Blogs)
• Snarky Tofu - Kindly follow my traveling human peep-show… (Taiwan Blogs)
• Space for Grace - Kathy’s life as a single mum in Taiwan (Taiwan Blogs)
• Sydney to Seoul - Sydney to Seoul is my own self-studying tool, a way of tracking my progress as I try to understand the inner workings of the Korean language (Language Learners)
• The Kunming Report - Eddie’s experiences as an English teacher and traveler in Kunming (China Blogs)
• Unbrave Girl - Encouraging scaredy cats since 2009 (China Blogs)
• World of Bunny - Currently adventuring in China (China Blogs)

East Asia Blog Round-Up : 5/2/2012

Here is this week’s Eye on East Asia Blog Round-up :

• A Man With Tea - Toranosuke talks about the difficulties of engaging in Japanese culture in the US.
• Ajumma’s Journal - The author talks about the role of the peony, or moran (모란), in Korean culture.
• An American in North Korea - Joseph posts some stunning photos taken at the Arirang Mass Games (아리랑 축제).
• Beyond Kimchee - Holly shares her recipe for deep-fried winter vegetables.
• Blonde Adventures - The author visits one of Korea’s five grand palaces, Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁) in Seoul.
• ChinaB - Hannah explains why she thinks Guangzhou holds the key to China’s future.
• Dale’s Korean Temple Adventures - Dale visits Mireukasa Temple (미륵사) in Busan.
• East Asia Student - Hugh talks about the first year of his Chinese Studies degree at Churchill College, Cambridge.
• Fili’s World – Fili explores the Nanputuo Temple (南普陀寺) in Xiamen.
• Gyeongju Blog - Sherwin visits the Yeongcheon Memorial and National Cemetery (국립영천호국원 ).
• Haikugirl’s Japan - Ali reviews Lian Hearn’s novel Blossoms and Shadows.
• Haus in Korea - Meghan goes shark diving in Busan.
• Japan: Life & Religion - Doug sings praise for Japan’s convenience stores.
• Just Another Day in Japan - Joe talks about his life post-JET.
• Kunisaki - Alex mingles with the demons at the shujou-onie festival (修正鬼会) at JoubutsuTemple (成仏寺).
• Laowai Chinese - Albert shares his first impressions of the new Chinese Grammar Wiki site.
• Life & Times in China - Julie celebrates her first Lunar New Year in China.
• Life on Nanchang Lu - Fiona talks about her 3-day train journey to Harbin (哈尔滨).
• Lingomi - Steven interviews Dave, the author of the Chinese Hacks blog.
• Mountain Phoenix Over Tibet - The author talks about the difficulties of transliterating Tibetan place names.
• My Beijing Survival Diary - The author hosts a dumpling party.
• My Kafkaesque Life - The author goes on a sightseeing tour of Chiayi (嘉義) in southern Taiwan.
• Naruhodo - Steffen delves into the world of traditional Japanese mathematics (和算).
• Roboseyo – Rob shares his thoughts on Girls Generation’s (소녀시대) recent performance on the David Letterman Show.
• Shards of China - Nicholas talks about the rise of male prostitution in China.
• Shenzhen Noted - Mary Ann explores Macau’s historic city centre.
• Taiwan Duck - The author shares her recipe for Taiwanese-style braised chicken (紅燒油雞).
• The Korea Guide - WonTaek lists some typically Korean habits and behaviours.
• The View From Over Here - The author has fun in the snow at the Daegwallyeong Snow Festival (대관령 눈꽃 축제).
• Tigers & Magpies - Eddie wanders among the tombs of the Daereungwon (대릉원) tomb complex in Gyeongju.
• TsukuBlog - Avi talks about one of Ibaraki’s (茨城) unique festivals, hatsu uma (初午).
• Writer. Traveller. Tea Drinker – Becky escapes the madness of China’s New Year celebrations to spend the holidays in Hong Kong.
• Xinjiang : Far West China - Josh shares some beautiful photos of Xinjiang in the winter.

That’s all for this week. There will not be a blog round-up for the next two weeks as my mother will be visiting me, so the next Eye on East Asia Blog Round-up will be posted on Sunday 26th February 2012.

♦ New Additions to the Blogroll : 7/1/2012

• Kamigata Rakugo & Me - Matt’s bilingual blog on his life in Japan & research on Kamigata rakugo (Japan Blogs)
• Mongols, Ancient China & the Silk Road - A blog devoted to the study and history of the Silk Road (Archaeology & History)
• Shards of China – Fragments of expatriate life (China Blogs)

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 Pulse – Sandra 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.

East Asia Blog Round-Up : 27/10/2010

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

• Asia Shock - The author reviews Taniguchi Senkichi’s 1947 film Snow Trail (銀嶺の果て).
• China Hope Live - Joel talks about the ways in which your choice of apartment can affect your relationships with Chinese locals.
• Confused Laowai – The Confused Laowai shares his thoughts on the language learning website L-Lingo.
• Danwei - An interview with Chris Taylor, author of Harvest Season, a novel set in south-western China.
• Japan : Life and Religion - Doug gives some pointers on Japanese business etiquette.
• Just Hungry - Maki shares her recipe for tororo soba (とろろ蕎麦), or soba noodles with grated nagaimo.
• Korean Modern Literature in Translation - Recommended books and short stories for those interested in Korean contemporary literature.
• Life on the Tibetan Plateau – The author talks about a recent visit to the earthquake-stricken Yushu Prefecture (玉树) in Qinghai Province.
• New Worlds to Conquer - Anuan’s family say sayonara to their life in Japan as they embark on their next adventure.
• The Japanese Food Report - Harris posts recipes for two delicious miso dressings.
• The Lobster Dance - The author does battle with the Godzilla of Japanese cockroaches.
• The View from Over Here - The author goes hiking on Yongmunsan (용문산).
• Tsukublog - Avi accidentally finds himself on the women-only compartment of the Tsukuba Express.

That’s all for this edition of the East Asia Blog Round-Up. The next edition will be posted on Sunday 31st October 2010.

East Asia Blog Round-Up : 24/10/2010

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

• Aeri’s Kitchen - Aeri shares her recipe for a Korean spicy squid and watercress side dish (오징어 미나리 초무침).
• Carl Gene - Carl talks about Mandarin body language terms and expressions.
• Just Bento - Maki shares her recipe for okara and crab salad.
• The Blog Side of Life – The author lists her favourite places to visit in the Kansai region (関西地方).
• The China Beat - Ken reviews Jia Zhangke’s new documentary film I Wish I Knew.
• The View from Over Here - The author samples some Jeonju-style makkoli (막걸리) and local street food in Sincheon.
• Webs of Significance - The author talks about a recent visit to Macau.

That’s all for this edition of the East Asia Blog Round-Up. The next edition will be posted on Wednesday 27 October 2010.

East Asia Blog Roundup : 6/6/2010

Here is this week’s East Asia blog roundup :

• Aeri’s Kitchen – Aeri shares her recipe for Korean-style egg fried rice, or gaeran bokkeumbap.
• David on Formosa – David reviews the Taiwanese film Pinoy Sunday, a drama which follows the lives of two Filipino migrant workers in Taiwan.
• For the Love of Languages – Aaron takes his first steps in Korean.
• Just Another Day in Japan – Paul takes part in a school sports day in Saga, Japan.
• Konnichiwa – Bartman shares some of the photos he took at the Hanazono Shrine Grand Festival.
• Korean Cuisine - The author shares her recipe for cucumber banchan, a popular side dish for the hot summer months.
• Korean Modern Literature in Translation - The author talks about Amazon’s plans to create a publishing house which will translate foreign literature into English.
• Maangchi – Maangchi’s latest video recipe shows you how to make dried pollock soup, or bugeoguk.
• On the Fringe – Global Gal moves to Beijing.
• Rainbowhill Language Lab – Lauren shares some tips for using pop music in your Japanese language learning.
• Sake, Kimono and Tabi – Ichibay visits the Matsuo and Umenomiya Shrines in Kyoto to pay his respects to the gods of sake.
• The View from Over Here – The author reviews the Korean films Hanyo and Antique Bakery.
• 四海为家 – Maria visits the Tibetan town of Songpan in northern Sichuan.

That’s all for this week. The next East Asia blog roundup will be on June 13, 2010.

East Asia Blog Roundup : 30/5/2010

Here is this week’s East Asia blog roundup :

• Aeri’s Kitchen – Aeri posts her recipe for spinach and soybean paste soup, or sigeumchi doenjangguk.
• Ben Ross’ Blog – Ben shares his case study of migrant workers working in the hairstyling industry, which is based on his own and migrants’ experiences of working in a barbershop in Fuzhou.
• Danwei - The Danwei staff interview author Jean Kwok and ask her about her novel Girl in Translation and her thoughts on the Asian American emigration experience.
• Fukuoka Dreaming – Asawa teaches readers how to make delicious sake-steamed clams, or asari no sakamushi.
• Korean Modern Literature in Translation - The author talks about the impact that foreign bloggers living in South Korea have made within the blogosphere.
• Mandarin Segments – Greg celebrates his blog’s first birthday.
• Red Cook – Kian shares an authentic recipe for moo goo gai pan, a Cantonese dish consisting of chicken and mushroom.
• Roboseyo – Rob talks about the factors which have led to cultural change in South Korea.
• Shizuoka Gourmet – Dragonlife posts a compilation of tofu-based recipes.
• Sinosplice – John posts some images he found online of creative Chinese character art.
• Speaking of China – Jocelyn gives some advice to a reader who is trying to cope with a premature baby and overbearing Chinese parents-in-law.
• Sweet Persimmon - The author talks about the concept of “imperfect beauty”, or fukanzen no bi.
• The View from Over Here - The author shares her recipe for deep-fried squid, or ojingae twigim.
• Wandering Taiwan – Micki and Kristen visit the Ju Ming Museum in Jinshan, Taiwan.
• Xinjiang : Far West China – Josh shares five more little-known facts about China’s Xinjiang Province.

That’s all for this week. The next blog roundup will be on June 6, 2010.

East Asia Blog Roundup : 16/5/2010

Here is this week’s East Asia blog roundup :

• Daily Onigiri – ROK shares some photos taken of the cherry blossoms at Tokyo’s Chidorigafuchi Park.
• David on Formosa – David reviews the Taiwanese movie Taipei Exchanges.
• Filination – Fili visits the  Che Kung temple in Hong Kong’s Sha Tin district.
• Japan : Life & Religion – Doug talks about the health benefits of tsukemono, or Japanese pickled vegetables.
• Jottings from the Granite Studio – Jeremiah writes about his experiences thus far in Yunnan and his time amongst the Tibetan residents of Napa.
• Just Hungry – Maki’s fifth and final entry in her Postcards from Kyoto series on Kyoto’s delicacies and food culture.
• On My Way to Korea – The author has a fun night out at the Lotus Lantern Festival in Seoul.
• Shizuoka Gourmet – Dragonlife shares a recipe for vegan edamame tofu.
• Speaking of China – Jocelyn gives some advice to a reader who wants to know how to cope with body image issues in China.
• The Hopeless Romantic – Claytonian explains some money-related yoji, or Japanese 4-character idioms.
• The View from Over  Here - The author talks about her recent green tea picking experience at the Hadong Green Tea Festival.
• Waiguoren Critic of South China – Matthew bids farewell to his old passport.
• Webs of Significance – YTSL spends a day wandering around Hong Kong’s Po Tai Island.
• Xinjiang : Far West China – Josh is pleased to see that “full” internet access has been restored in Xinjiang after almost a year.

That’s all for this week. The next blog roundup will be on May 23, 2010.

East Asia Blog Roundup : 25/4/2010

Here is this week’s East Asia blog roundup :

• Aeri’s Kitchen - Learn how to make your own sticky rice cakes for tteokbokki and tteokguk.
• Brian in Jeollanam-do – Brian lists some of the festivals which will be held in Jeollanam-do in April and May.
• Doubting to Shuo – Mark writes about his experiences of learning Taiwanese (or Minnanhua, 閩南話).
• Fukuoka Dreaming – Asawa shares a recipe for kouya (dried tofu) with shiitake mushroom.
• Just Hungry – Maki explores some of Kyoto’s arcades and food markets.
• Maangchi – Maangchi shares her recipe of ojingeochae muchim, or seasoned dried shredded squid.
• On My Way to Korea – Part two in a series of North Korean propaganda posters featuring women.
• ROK Drop – The author lists some of the tourist destinations which are often overlooked by foreigners visiting South Korea.
• The Blog Side of Life – The author shares her thoughts on the documentary The Cove.
• The China Beat – Jeffrey talks about the upcoming 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.
• The Daily Bubble Tea – Todd visits the Guangxing paper mill in Puli, Taiwan.
• Wandering Taiwan – Micki and Kristen explore the Waziwei Mangrove Reserve in Taipei.
• Webs of Significance – YTSL posts a review of the Hong Kong movie Pink Tears.
• Xinjiang : Far West China – Josh lists the five most unmissable mountain scenes in Xinjiang.
• 四海为家 – Maria shares her thoughts on her recent visit to Yangshuo.

That’s all for this week. The next blog roundup will be on May 2, 2010.