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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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 Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:22 pm Post subject: One Won Coin |
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Students give me the darnest presents. On Friday one of my 3rd Grade high school students gave me this.
I hadn't seen one of these in over 10 years.
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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I have never seen them 
Why are you giving me the impression that you are older than I think you are...  |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I think I have one of those and a 5, too, from back then.
I kick myself now for giving up an old-style W1,000 note that I somehow acquired from Barclay's Bank in New York. I tried to use it to pay for something in the airport and, having just arrived in Korea, didn't understand why the girl was very upset with me. Finally, she took it! |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I got a couple of those lying around in my bills and odd coins collection. I'd love gifts like that; I've got a little collection of coins and bills from all sorts of places. |
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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:38 am Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
Why are you giving me the impression that you are older than I think you are...
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With my greying hair and this damn diabetes, I am feeling older than I am.
But I'll always be a kid at heart. Growing up is overrated. |
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: I love baby!
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:51 am Post subject: |
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| I know you're 31, same as me. How long have you been coming here? |
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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:56 am Post subject: |
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| Pyongshin Sangja wrote: |
I know you're 31, same as me. How long have you been coming here?
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Actually I only visited Korea twice, in 1979 and 1988, before coming here to live and work in 2003.
Though I was born in Asia (Indonesia) and have been travelling in and out of the region pretty much all my life so far.
As I've said before, the more I learn about Korea, the less I feel I know. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:25 am Post subject: |
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Oh.. you are not that much older than me...  |
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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:29 am Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
Oh.. you are not that much older than me...
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You still have to call me Oppa though. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:43 am Post subject: |
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| JacktheCat wrote: |
| tzechuk wrote: |
Oh.. you are not that much older than me...
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You still have to call me Oppa though. |
No such luck. I don't call anyone Oppa.. I don't call anyone Eunni... I call my husband *darling* or *honey* or *oi you* .. not oppa or jah-gi-ah... 
We feel it is incestuous... |
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: I love baby!
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:44 am Post subject: |
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| I don't call anyone Oppa.. I don't call anyone Eunni... |
Then you don't speak Korean. |
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Wishmaster
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:45 am Post subject: |
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| My one won coins go to the subway beggars....a few of them make a nice jingle and they bring such a glowing warmth............ |
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captain kirk
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:04 am Post subject: |
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I've found 5 of those with the metal detector combing the beach. Kind of disappointing. I was thinking, 'you've got to be kidding, ONE won'.  Then I found a gold ring (only 14 karot ). Maybe I should of got the 2,000 dollar metal detector |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:25 am Post subject: |
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I had one of those 1 won coins before.... all I could think was, damn if I had another 799 of these I could buy some cheap soju!
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Cymro
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:45 am Post subject: |
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| You can buy old coins like that at an old store on the main street in Insadong, Seoul. |
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