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International Bowling in Daejeon, South Korea

montanaron — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:00:51 +0000

If you know me well, you know that before I became a dashing, international English teacher, I was involved in ten-pin bowling for many, many years–25, to be exact. My main occupation was pin-spotting machine mechanic (and quite a good one, if I may so humbly say), and I also worked as manager (briefly) and [...] Related posts:

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World’s Most Dangerous Golf Course

montanaron — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:28:34 +0000

So, you say you want to play golf in Korea and you’d like a challenging course? Well, the course across from the university, the Yeosu City Park Golf Course, is located on the side of a steep hill.

Yeosu City Park Golf Course

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Vientiane Boat Racing Festival

montanaron — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:46:34 +0000

The Vientiane Dragon Boat Racing Festival is one of the events marking the end of the Buddhist Lent period, which is called Ork Punsa in Laos and Thailand (read about it at the Buddhism Inter blog, at this Laos travel blog, or at Lao Voices). The race was held this past Thursday, Oct. 13th, along [...] Related posts:

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Early NASCAR at Daytona Beach

montanaron — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:14:23 +0000

I used to be a huge fan of the American auto racing series, NASCAR. I’m not anymore, due to a variety of reasons, chief of which is that it’s just become too corporate and buttoned-down for my taste; too controlled, in my opinion. I first started to enjoy the races in the late 1970s, when [...] Related posts:

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Yeosu Golf Course Update

montanaron — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:37:00 +0000

About a year ago I wrote about the new golf course being shaped from the hills across from the university campus. Well, it’s tee time! Yes, the course opened recently, and, despite the chilly, windy weather, it’s seen some action. Here’s one of the photos I posted last February of the construction.

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Soccer Match and Some Photos

montanaron — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:11:07 +0000

Well, it was pretty quiet last night after the Laos-Malaysia soccer match. Yes, unfortunately, Laos got beat 3-1. Malaysia scored about 15 minutes into the game on a spectacular over-the-head scissors kick. It stayed that way until the second half, when Laos put on charge after charge toward the Malaysia goal. They finally broke through [...] Related posts:

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I’m Outta Here

montanaron — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:14:39 +0000

As I wrote in the previous post, I’ll be heading up to Incheon Airport tonight, on my way to Laos. I don’t know how often I’ll be able to post in the next three weeks, but if past actions are any indication, it won’t be often. I always have good intentions to keep the blog [...] Related posts:

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Laos Pride

montanaron — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:41:29 +0000

I just called my friend Nai in Laos. The entire family was gathered around the TV, watching the opening ceremonies of the Southeast Asia games and they (and probably most of Laos) were very excited about the event. As far as I know, Laos has never hosted anything like this before, so the country has [...] Related posts:

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Laos News (On the Good Side)

montanaron — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:03:15 +0000

There were a couple of nice things that happened in Laos this past Sunday. First, Nai told me that his village was having a big celebration that night for a couple of reasons. The Laos soccer team, in an exhibition match prior to the upcoming South East Asia games, knocked off the Thai team 3-0 [...] Related posts:

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Golfing in Yeosu

montanaron — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:28:34 +0000

Work continues on the new golf course across the valley from the campus. Right now it’s a real eyesore and from what I hear, many people in Yeosu, including a large percentage of golfers, opposed its creation. As you can see below, half a mountainside is being altered, for good or bad, to make [...] Related posts:

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