tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post113129137523500858..comments2023-11-16T18:28:45.786+08:00Comments on Rambling Librarian :: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian: "Just one part of life's journey": Holiday in South Korea, 24 - 29 Oct 2005 (part 1)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-15952363893570838162009-07-13T16:08:48.524+08:002009-07-13T16:08:48.524+08:00I remember that famous Korean series way back sinc...I remember that famous Korean series way back since my mother really got hooked with all the drama and cultural aspects of the said show. Admittedly, I, too, enjoyed watching the series for its picturesque view and basically the rich history of Korea provided a diverse view of the Western dramas that I got tired of.Lestathttp://insurancequotesearch.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1131548459997707962005-11-09T23:00:00.000+08:002005-11-09T23:00:00.000+08:00Interesting. I'll read that article sometime, thou...Interesting. I'll read that article sometime, though I think I've scanned through it before. Honestly, I don't think I take pictures to ease my guilt about not working. It's hard to explain... I guess the more I take, the more I can bring myself back to that actual place when I look back at them.Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1131539908440698902005-11-09T20:38:00.000+08:002005-11-09T20:38:00.000+08:00May I recommend an essay by Susan Sontag entitled ...May I recommend an essay by Susan Sontag entitled 'In Plato's Cave' that speaks of our connections with photography. The following excerpt may be of interest.... <BR/><BR/>"Most tourists feel compelled to put a camera between themselves and whatever is remarkable they encounter. Unsure of their resonses they take a picture. This gives shape to the experience: stop, take a photo and move on. The method especially appeals to people handicapped by a ruthless work ethic - Germans, Japanese and Americans. Using a camera appeases the anxiety which the work-driven feel about not working ... "Wandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017701661118898069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1131465541436785072005-11-08T23:59:00.000+08:002005-11-08T23:59:00.000+08:00Let me ask the fella who took 2,000 shots :)I gues...Let me ask the fella who took 2,000 shots :)<BR/><BR/>I guess I wanted to take South Korea home with me.Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-1131462786269548282005-11-08T23:13:00.000+08:002005-11-08T23:13:00.000+08:001000? Is that like... normal?1000? Is that like... normal?Wandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017701661118898069noreply@blogger.com