What’s your center?

I pass this thing on my way to work.  A few blocks further there’s one with a chocolate center :-)



For those of you still dropping by I promise you I’ll have lots of fresh material up in the next few weeks… really!  I just haven’t had the time to do any real work on the site.


And with that said here you have two new articles:


Added on Sept 19th are three more articles:


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Back in Canada!

Just a quick update for any of you stopping by regarding the site.   I arrived late into Montreal one week ago.  Leaving Seoul South Korea felt absolutely surreal.   Since getting into Montreal I’ve slowly been getting my Canadian life back in order.

I found myself a great job and I really got lucky in finding an awesome little apartment.  I’ll be without an internet connection for another week possibly two. Once I have my internet connection up and running I will slowly start publishing new articles retroactively.


All the best!

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Kinki Robot, Seoul South Korea. It’s not what you think…

All right I’ll come out and say it: I’m one big nerd! Throughout my high school and later years I was always on the look out for Japanese animation series and movies. Throughout the years I enjoyed discovering many of the classics and suffering through many not so classics.


It’s after having moved to Montreal and frequenting on a semi regular basis the now defunct Marche Clandestin (an anime rental store at the time. It`s name translated to “Clandestine Market”) that I slowly discovered I also enjoyed geek toys. At the time the shop shared it’s space with “Camion de Pompier” who imports various custom toys from all around. They also sell custom art pieces and this is where I snagged a piece of work by the local Montreal graffiti artist “Astro”. Continue reading

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Finding the Big Rock brewery in Gangnam Seoul.

Updated March 18th, 2013: Mike mentioned in the comments below that the current instructions were no longer valid.  As I’m no longer in Seoul it’s hard for me to confirm this.  However using google maps it appears like perhaps the station exit simply changed numbers.  So rather than taking exit #8, take exit #12 and I believe the directions will then be correct.  A big thanks to Mike for taking the time to comment!

As I previously mentioned in a post about a wild night at the Big Rock brewery here the place can be a little difficult to find if you’ve never been there.  I’ve included directions below in the hopes that it’ll help some of the individuals trying to locate this place! Continue reading

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Dak-baek-suk 누룽지 닭 백숙 (boiled chicken and rice) in Pyeongtaek South Korea

Sure you may be telling yourself, boiled chicken and rice what’s the big deal and I wouldn’t blame you for doing so.  I was invited by my Korean friend and her brother to join them for a traditional Korean dish called dak baek suk or 누룽지 닭 백숙 in Korean. Continue reading

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