Blogging Troubles

At last I got some free time to organize.


I finished backuping, formating, reinstalling, got myself a new sweet Tera-byte for future storage. Yay come here pictures, dramas, movies! I really needed space. 


Picasa,flickr and others..
Started some new posts that are coming along nice.  
The only problem is, and I thought that would be a breeze or a lot simpler that it is...I can't find a nice tool to help me organize picture and post them easily online, I mean most of the things out there advertise itself like the new revolution of photo tools but in reality they offer nothing. In the last few days I signed up for photobucket, flickr, imgur,travelpod,reading a lot online, finding widgets,pluggins...    


 Using Picasa sotfware similar to IPhoto for the mac I thought it would be find with me.  It provides the organization and tag (including geotag) that I need however after testing the Blog this tool for Blogger, a tool that help you post the picture directly to your blog only to find out it posts only 5 pictures per posts, what a useless way to supposedly connect two services both owned by Google. wait there is more...then I also realize that the picture posted on all my blog are hosted by Picasa and only give me 1gig of space which I almost ran of already. Great.  I tried to find other tools online but they either offer picture hosting or blogging, or organize them but not as a whole.  I really wonder why is it so complicated.  I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants to post more than 5 pictures per post on her blog. Don't worry eventually I'll find something. In the meanwhile I'm still using Picasa which is the best for me right now and found a way using the tool to post on Facebook is a lot easier and I will create albums there and link to them, Facebook allows me to host unlimited pictures without having to check if I have enough space or not. If any of you guys know an alternative please contact me.




I'm leaving here some pictures on Facebook, feel free to comment on them here or on Facebook,leave me feedbacks.


Here are two day-trip we took while Jean my boyfriend was visiting me over the holidays.


Ski Day in Ganwon Province
We went to have a ski day in Ganwon-do or Ganwon province maybe 2 hours of bus outside Seoul.  it was a nice day trip, the weather was chilly but not that cold like it has been.  They say Korea is made of 80% of mountainous terrain and we just use this fact to our advantage :)  the view was splendid and we had fun even if we were feeling in a zoo being the only two foreigners in the whole resort lol.

Link to the SKI DAY Facebook album HERE




Romantic Namiseom Island
The second trip was to Namiseom Island, this very small hall-moon shaped island (462,809 square-meters) because of its shape Koreans always thought of this place as protected by gods and spirits.  It is the resting place of General Nami who led a great victory against the rebels in the 13th year of the 7th king of the Joseon Dynasty, King Sejo (reign 1455 ~ 1468). Namiseom Island is 63 km away from Seoul in the direction of Chuncheon, and is famous for its beautiful tree lined roads. The island is 30 minutes away from Chuncheon and an hour away from suburbs of Seoul. Since it is not far from Seoul, many couples and families come to visit. It was also the site of a popular drama and we can visit many famous scene places. In all even though there is the grave of a general it's a very romantic place to go :D


Namiseom Island pictures

Chuseok (Thanksgiving) in Busan

Hi Guys,

Sorry to say that I haven't heard any news of Porky yet.  Don't give up I'm sure he will send something soon. A lot happened since Porky's abduction: I finally finished this never-ending semester, all the exams, presentations, papers, projects and finally I could SLEEP!  a commodity I had longed for.  sorry I did not update this blog sooner, as soon as the semester was over I just needed to rest, take care of some noisy roommates and prepare for my boyfriend's arrival a few days later.  He left Montreal on Dec 24th and arrived here on Christmas night as the best present ever. ^^  but that's another post hehe... now I'm trying to get all those pictures I wanted to post but didn't.  so here a little from my trip in Busan at the Korean Thanksgiving called Chuseok.  I had 3 days off from school so I use that opportunity to visit my friends in Busan.

I'm currently updating my system and trying to use a new photo software so bare with me, I'm trying to put some order in all the thousands of pictures to eventually be able to sort them out and post them more easily. so check out my Busan album on picasa in the meanwhile. ^^

Chuseok in Busan Album


Also I have a lot of videos from this trip... I will try very soon to do a small montage and post it.

Breaking News: North Korea's intimidation may be on the breach of surrender due to a piglet negotiator!

News of a new negotiator landed in Pyongyang this afternoon. This new approach became a necessity after North Korea's artillery bombardment of a South Korean island last week that killed four people and led both sides to threaten war. We were informed earlier today that North Korea have been insistingly demanding for the piglet figure also known as "Porky" by many around the world.

When asked about the funny looking figure Isabelle Drolet, the Canadian exchange student at Korea University and Porky's caretaker mentioned that she was "in complete incomprehension to why North Korea would want to have this cute good-natured little guy".

Rumors came from the South Korean presidential house's sources that Beijing commented on the acting of Kim Jong-il as nothing but a "spoiled child" behavior. Recently more confirmations in the press argue that China is trying to distance itself from the North's acting.The Chinese shift comes at a crucial juncture a China has refused to condemn the North Korean action. But today Beijing appeared to bow to US pressure to help bring about a diplomatic solution, calling for "emergency consultations" and inviting a senior North Korean official to Beijing.

China is sharply critical of US pressure tactics towards North Korea and wants a resumption of the six-party nuclear disarmament talks. But the Guardian can reveal Beijing's frustration with Pyongyang has grown since its missile and nuclear tests last year, worries about the economic impact of regional instability, and fears that the death of the dictator, Kim Jong-il, could spark a succession struggle.

After last week attacks the North demanded for Porky without any explanation to why and with a menacing tone. North Korean officials openly stated that any delays would result in more casualties. The attack continued last Friday and Sunday as we all know. These actions are attributed to the lack of negotiation between the parties. Finally with regret and no other alternative, Miss Drolet and the South Korean government, sent Porky on the presidential plane.  

Miss Drolet mentioned before the authorities her fear of not seeing the pig again and the sadden thoughts towards her friend Sandra Powers Giasson who entrusted her with Porky's security before leaving Montreal.  Miss Powers Giasson, Porky 's owner, had given Porky to many friends travelling previously in order to fulfill Porky's dream to go around the world. Miss Drolet had gladly accepted her offer since the pig haven't been to Korea so far. 

- " I fear that if something happens to him [Porky] that she will never forgive me but at the same time I have the fate of peace in my hands, also Porky really wanted to take this opportunity to go into restricted North Korea" Isabelle Drolet when questioned earlier today in Gimpo airport.

Here some pictures taken during his adventures.

Guadeloupe

Ottawa

Switzerland

Sydney

 London

And his last picture taken in Korea

All South Korea's hope are now resting on the little furry pink creature to help prevent further animosity and the creation of a regional crisis. Hopefully nothing will happen to the little loving beast and he will realize his dream to take a picture in front of the famous unfinished Ryugyong Hotel in downtown Pyongyang.