Uncle JJ

Top 10 difficult things to do with 1 arm

Posted on29. Jun, 2010 by Johnathan.

So I made it through the 6 weeks of having a cast and got a pretty good appreciation of having both arms operational. Here’s a small sample of the top 10 everyday activities that were particularly challenging, along with the best solutions I found. Keep in mind each one was the worst when it came [...]

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Vancouver Revisited: Highs & Lows

Posted on30. May, 2010 by Johnathan.

I recently got an email with some neat pics from Vancouver and wanted to share them. Also included are additional pics of key points about the trip and a bonus pic taken in Busan after going to a traditional Chinese medicine doctor (horse incident). See if you can find:

kinetic lights
Robson Square ice rink
the Winter Olympic [...]

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Parents Day (or Nurimaru Part II)

Posted on22. May, 2010 by Johnathan.

North America celebrates Mother’s & Father’s day separately, but in Korea they parsimoniously merge them into one ultimate, mega-amazing Parent’s Day. This was set a couple of weeks ago and we enjoyed a nice lunch near a temple called Yong-gun Sa, followed by a digestive walk around Nurimaru–a 10 minute drive apart. I failed to [...]

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A long time coming

Posted on14. Apr, 2010 by Johnathan.

So I said to myself, “You’ve got your pictures, you’ve got your stories, and you’ve got time, so what’s with the no posting for ages? You’ve been to Vancouver and back, watched the Olympics in person, educated people about Korea, got bucked off a horse, spent thousands on hospital fees, had a great time with [...]

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Image Test & Update

Posted on03. Feb, 2010 by Johnathan.

After the first month of using the old website theme, it became apparent that it wasn’t a strong enough design to suit my needs. Its presentation was lacking and the backend was pretty bare-bones. So over the Christmas break, I picked up some new templates that I’ve been using elsewhere and finally decided to update [...]

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To Do List

Posted on10. Dec, 2009 by Johnathan.

There are just some things that can’t be duplicated or had outside of your home soil. Apart from friends and family, these will be on my list of things to do when I get back in February.

Milk shakes- they do ice milk here, not a real, thick, sumptuous shake. I’m mean rich, tall glass, stainless [...]

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House Keeping

Posted on30. Nov, 2009 by Johnathan.

I’ve been busy the last couple of weeks with exams, projects, and other things, so it’s been difficult to post on a regular basis. Still, the site has been slowly taking shape as my inability to sleep has encouraged me to fiddle. In the last few days, you may have noticed the extended music section, [...]

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