Summer Daze [Notes/6]
anonymous
May 23 2009, 23:17:13 UTC
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Mugoonghwa are the national flowers of Korea, also known as the Rose of Sharon or hibiscus syriacus. Interestingly enough, they mean “immortality.” And yes, many bushes of these flowers were burned during Japanese occupation.
Jindo dogs are a mid-sized dog bred for hunting in Korea, one of the few original breeds of Korea. They look rather like Shiba Inu but there are several marked differences, which include the size (Jindo dogs are somewhat bigger than Shiba Inu). Jindo dogs are highly prized for their loyalty to their masters and family as well as their intelligence, and are considered symbols of Korea as well as national treasures.
I couldn’t resist giving Yong-soo a dog. Because Jindo dogs are so freaking cute (The Korean author is so not biased in any way, shape or form…). No, Yong-soo’s dog is not named after the video game character; she’s a shout-out to my cousin’s dog.
Taiyaki and Boong-o bbang are pretty much the same thing, which are cakes made of waffle or pancake batter filled with red bean paste. Taiyaki tend to be round disks which were sometimes stamped with a chrystanthemum flower and Boong-o bbang are fish shaped.
That was awesome and sexy and hilarious and adorable and all around amazing! 8D and I love dogs...so bringing up Cloud made me giggle. This was seriously great. They seemed so natural and pleasant together and you're writing style flows very nicely with the story. Nothing felt rushed and I was just grinning during the whole thing (your description of the glasses is starting to make me have a fetish).
^_^ I had a hard time with this and even as I put it up I had misgivings about the build-up and possibly not enough time fixed on said glasses. I'm glad you like it though!
Mmm... Korea makes some very, very nice glasses (considering a pretty high percentage of the population needs them!).
o.o That's not worth thinking about, to be honest... There's enough freaking division over territories and sovereignty in East Asia as it is, particularly between Japan and South Korea.
Fluff is gratifying to write every so often, yes. ^_^
And yes, they're freaking ADORABLE. I love them. They're very, very good guard dogs.
They don't taste that different from each other. And Boong-o bbang made from different shops will end up tasting different, depending on the batter they use.
Re: Summer Daze [Notes/6]
anonymous
May 28 2009, 21:13:06 UTC
Wheee, this is so good! Honestly, canon!S.Korea makes me somewhat distressed (really, Hidekaz, does Korea need yet another reason to dislike Japan? Really?), but I love love looooove your S.Korea~ So perfect! I like the mix of traditional and the technology. And awkward Japan is adorable, too~
But... taiyaki are fish-shaped. "Tai" means "sea bream", and "yaki" means "fried". Not that there can't be other shapes, but they are predominantly fishy. XD Still tasty as all getout, though.
Geh... I got careless! Thank you for pointing that out to me. I was talking about the round ones... imagayaki, I believe (-is too lazy to look it up-). Thus, I fail...
-shrugs- Yeah, he bugs the hell out of me too. But then again, a lot of Koreans bug the hell out of me and I'm Korean. I'm glad you like him! I don't think he's an idiot at all (you have to be pretty damn smart to have built up your economy to the top twenty-five in only fifty years!) but he does try to keep to his roots, hence his house.
XD Oh, Japan is so emotionally retarded, it's almost not even funny. Thanks!
Re: Summer Daze [Notes/6]
anonymous
August 6 2010, 02:48:44 UTC
-fans self- This anon is very pleased... ReCaptcha: Experienced school Korea appears to be very experienced... And wants Japan in a school uniform. Heh.
Mugoonghwa are the national flowers of Korea, also known as the Rose of Sharon or hibiscus syriacus. Interestingly enough, they mean “immortality.” And yes, many bushes of these flowers were burned during Japanese occupation.
Jindo dogs are a mid-sized dog bred for hunting in Korea, one of the few original breeds of Korea. They look rather like Shiba Inu but there are several marked differences, which include the size (Jindo dogs are somewhat bigger than Shiba Inu). Jindo dogs are highly prized for their loyalty to their masters and family as well as their intelligence, and are considered symbols of Korea as well as national treasures.
I couldn’t resist giving Yong-soo a dog. Because Jindo dogs are so freaking cute (The Korean author is so not biased in any way, shape or form…). No, Yong-soo’s dog is not named after the video game character; she’s a shout-out to my cousin’s dog.
Taiyaki and Boong-o bbang are pretty much the same thing, which are cakes made of waffle or pancake batter filled with red bean paste. Taiyaki tend to be round disks which were sometimes stamped with a chrystanthemum flower and Boong-o bbang are fish shaped.
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That was awesome and sexy and hilarious and adorable and all around amazing! 8D and I love dogs...so bringing up Cloud made me giggle. This was seriously great. They seemed so natural and pleasant together and you're writing style flows very nicely with the story. Nothing felt rushed and I was just grinning during the whole thing (your description of the glasses is starting to make me have a fetish).
Awesome job!
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Mmm... Korea makes some very, very nice glasses (considering a pretty high percentage of the population needs them!).
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Now, I'm wondering if the two could give birth to a new country, what will it be like?
Though I think there are more than enough countries in East Asia already...
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But I'm glad you liked it!
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And I looked up Jindo dogs upon reading this. SO. CUTE. Great job!
I wanna try Taiyaki and Boong-o bbang now. To compare tastes.
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And yes, they're freaking ADORABLE. I love them. They're very, very good guard dogs.
They don't taste that different from each other. And Boong-o bbang made from different shops will end up tasting different, depending on the batter they use.
Thanks!
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But... taiyaki are fish-shaped. "Tai" means "sea bream", and "yaki" means "fried". Not that there can't be other shapes, but they are predominantly fishy. XD Still tasty as all getout, though.
captcha: handier in Oh my~
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-shrugs- Yeah, he bugs the hell out of me too. But then again, a lot of Koreans bug the hell out of me and I'm Korean. I'm glad you like him! I don't think he's an idiot at all (you have to be pretty damn smart to have built up your economy to the top twenty-five in only fifty years!) but he does try to keep to his roots, hence his house.
XD Oh, Japan is so emotionally retarded, it's almost not even funny. Thanks!
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ReCaptcha: Experienced school
Korea appears to be very experienced... And wants Japan in a school uniform. Heh.
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