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    92November & December 2009 Vol.

    Daegu Metropolitan CityInternational Affairs & Trade Division

    B e t w e e n F r i e n d sNews &

    Info

    2010 Colorful Daegu Pre-Championships Meeting

    Up until this year, the Colorful

    Daegu Pre-Championships

    Meeting took place at the end of

    September, but next year (2010) the Event

    will be held in the spring becoming a part

    of the IAAF World Challenge. More

    specifically, it will take place on 19 May

    2010. International Association of

    Athletics Federations(IAAF) will soonintroduce a system to divide the Grand

    Prix Events into the Diamond Leagues (14

    cities) and IAAF World Challenge (13

    cities), starting from next year. With this

    decision, a total of 13 cities in 13 countries

    including Daegu, Korea; Osaka, Japan;

    and Athens, Greece will be included in the

    new IAAF World Challenge. Given that

    they will take place in May in Daegu,

    Doha, Shanghai, and Osaka, more talentedworld class athletes are expected to run,

    jump and throw at Daegu Stadium.

    Bus Services to beUpgraded

    The Daegu City Government plans

    to change the exterior colors of

    city buses in 2010 and 2011. The

    current city bus designs were assigned in

    2001 and 2002, but the City Government

    believes that the color change will bring

    vitality to the city's atmosphere. They

    expect the change will increase the bus

    usage and other services. The city hasbeen operating LED destination signs in

    front of the bus outside and the bus route

    information in English for passengers in

    the bus for 10 buses which run 5 routes

    since the end of September. There will be

    the test operation for a couple of months.

    Starting in January next year, the

    destination sign and bus route information

    in English will be in operation for 135

    buses with LED destination signs and1,658 buses with bus route information for

    passengers. With to this service, the

    passengers will see more clearly the

    destination in front of the bus and better

    navigate the citys public transportation

    routes.

    Daegu International JazzFestival to Take Place

    The weather is getting cold and you

    might need something to hlep you

    relax. What about jazz music? For

    the second time in a row, DaeguInternational Jazz Festival will be held

    from December 10th to 13th at the Dong-

    gu Culture & Sports Center. During four-

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    News & Info

    day festival, several Korean and

    international jazz and contemporary artists

    will play music for jazz lovers. They

    include YUN Hee-jung & CEOJ Band

    and Neo Traditional Jazz Trio on

    December 10; George Garzone and Apple

    Jazz Orchestra on December 11; Winter

    Play, JEON Je-duk & MIN Kyung-in on

    December 12; and Tiffany Michelle,

    Woongsan Band, Intercontinental Quintet

    on December 13. Tickets cost 60,000 won,

    50,000 won, 40,000 won and 30,000 won.

    For two-day package tickets, you will get

    10% discount, three-day package tickets

    15%, and four-day package tickets 20%.

    For more information, please visit the

    website at www.dgjf.co.kr or call the

    Organizing Committee at 744-5235.

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    You may have heard about the Daegu YMCA. A well

    known service, representing the YMCA, is the Korean language

    program, which takes place on Saturdays for international

    residents. Other than that, the Daegu YMCA is operating variousprograms for domestic and international residents.

    One of them is the walking tour program, called "Find

    Daegu Through Alleys". This program will take you around

    modern aspects of Daegu, which are hidden in the narrow alleys

    throughout the downtown area, in particular. As part of this

    program, the Daegu YMCA is preparing another walking tour

    program starting on Dongseongno, the main shopping street

    downtown, which will put several programs together. Such

    programs include a shopping tour, where you can visit shopping

    places along meandering alleys. Another program, consisting of

    modern cultural tours, will visit modern cultural sites and tourist

    attractions.

    For even better service, the

    Daegu YMCA has started to

    operate a free tour bike

    program. If you come to DebecDepartment Store, downtown,

    from 2pm to 5pm, Tuesday

    through Friday, between

    November, 2009 and February,

    2010, you will find free tour

    bikes available. The bikes are

    operated by eager hosts who will peddle you around the Daegu-

    Eupseong Fortress area, the ancient name for Dongseongno.

    During this period, the bike operator will take you to anywhere on

    the Dongseongno, Namseongno, Seoseongno and Bukseongno.For more details, please contact Mr. Kim Youngil of the Daegu

    YMCA at 255-0218.

    Free Tour Bike on Dongseongno

    Daegu is...

    Jungangno, which hadbeen under construction for

    10 months, has now been

    transformed into a totally

    different place. The 1 km

    area between Banwoldang

    Station, and Daegu Station Intersections was re-opened to the

    public as the Mass Transit Zone, on December 1.

    In a bid to limit congestion, only public transport is allowed

    to run through this area. There won't be any restrictions for the

    public buses, motorcycles and bicycles to pass this area, but taxies

    are only allowed to run from 10pm to 9am next day. Trucks witha special pass can pass this area three times a day from 9am to

    11am, 3pm to 5pm and 11:30pm to 5:30am next day.

    Through the renovation work, the former four-lane roadway

    has been reduced to a two-lane roadway on the Jungangno.

    Instead, its sidewalk has been widened from 4m to between 6 and

    12m. Sleek modern benches and streetside fountains have been

    established in several places, and artificial streamlets have also

    been created with the pedestrian in mind. The pre-existing 9 bus

    stops were combined into 4 bus stops, and there are 7 street

    crossings now.

    Mass Transit Zone in the Downtown

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    Let's Hit the Road!

    Even though

    the weather is

    getting chilly, it is

    refreshing to get

    outdoors and

    appreciate the

    beauty of nature.

    There are several

    options you may take for this. You may go hiking in the

    mountains surrounding Daegu, or you may visit otherneighboring cities. Among so many places in and around Daegu,

    the Herb Hillz may become one of your favorites.

    Herb Hillz is an eco-theme park located in Gachang,

    Dalseong-gun. When you hear the name of this area, it may sound

    very far from the downtown area, but in fact it is quite near. It can

    be reached within just 30 or 35 minutes by public bus, such as no.

    449, 452, 704 or Express 2.

    Here in Herb Hillz, you can enjoy various activities, from

    making soaps, candles, name plates, etc., to appreciating naturalbeauty in a well arranged environment. It will take one or two

    hours to just look around Herb Hillz. In order to take advantage of

    all the diverse facilities which are available, it may take two or

    three days. Since most visitors will not have sufficient time to do

    everything possible, it is advised that we decide on our choices

    before arriving in order to make the best use of our precious time.

    If you buy a ticket for admission only, you can visit almost

    all the venues even though you cannot participate in hands-on

    experience programs, or appreciate the Animal Show, which is

    one of the best things to represent Herb Hillz. With this ticket, you

    can take a walk through the Herb Garden, which is composed of

    the themes 'Hillz Romantic', 'Green-tea Garden', 'Rabbit of

    Legend', and 'Fragrance of Yard'.

    Other than the gardens, there are many other places which

    are well worth taking in, such as the Maple Road, Metasequoia

    Road, Pine Forest, and Herb Valley. You can also enjoy yourself

    by visiting the Korean Farming Folk Museum, or the zoo. From

    springtime to Autumn, great performances take place on the

    outdoor stage, free of charge.If you are adventure-lovers, you may have fun with the Eco-

    Adventure. It is composed of 5 trails: Tarzan, King Kong, Gorilla,

    Chimpanzee, and Monkey. Eco-

    Adventure is an environmentally

    friendly recreational sports site,

    where you can traverse from trees to trees using ropes, cables, and

    wooden structures.

    If you appreciate the beauty of nature, in particular during

    winter, you will be able to spend a wonderful time sliding over the

    snow in a sleigh or at the Ice valley. Here, there are two kinds of

    snow slides: a 120 meter, main slide for adults and children, and a

    50 meter slide for infants. For the snow slide, you'll need to bring

    gloves. High-heeled shoes are not permitted in the slide area.

    The Herb Hillz will also give you the opportunity where you

    can learn from hands-on experience programs. Events are

    scheduled for each season, so a variety of programs are waiting

    for you to enjoy such as planting herb flowers, making herb soaps

    and herb candles, making wooden door plates or topiary, etc.

    You may work up a hefty appetite with so many things to

    see and do. Luckily, you will also be able to eat meals using fresh

    herbs. You can choose one of several restaurants ranging from the

    herb Bibimbap restaurant, western herb restaurant, or fast food

    and snack bars. You can also buy herb items at the gift shops.

    For the ticket prices, a ticket for general admission costs

    7,000 won for adults and 4,000 won for those under 18. A ticket

    for admission, and one hands-on experience program costs 12,000

    won and 9,000 won, respectively. A ticket for admission and the

    Eco Adventure costs 13,000 won for adults and those under 18.

    When one hands-on experience program is added to the above

    program, it will cost 18,000 won. There are also several otherkinds of tickets you can choose to satisfy your taste and budget.

    For more information, please visit the website at

    www.herbhillz.com

    Herb Hillz

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    Guest Corner

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    I have been living in South Korea since last one and half

    years. Being an expatriate has given me a unique perspective; it

    has made me more responsive toward the issues of global

    awareness and cultural sensitivity. More importantly, studying as

    a Korean Literature at Kyungpook National University Daegu,

    South Korea has rewarded me with firsthand experience of the

    cultural differences and their implication on

    both my professional and personal life.

    Through this article, I would like to share

    my experiences - good and bad - with

    Daegus citizens, and how they make a big

    space in my heart.

    As an expatriate in South Korea it took

    me just one week to realize how different

    Korean Culture and Korean people are

    compared to our country. Before starting my

    Masters at KNU, I took one year Korean

    Language training at Wonkwang University Iksan, at Jeolla-buk-

    do province and then, I joined KNU in august 2009 for my

    Masters program. While I was coming Daegu, searched on the

    internet about Daegu and fortunately entered in the Daegu City

    Hall website, where I saw the different nicknames of Daegu

    which are given i.e. "Colourful Daegu", "City of Environment",

    "City of culture", "City of Fashion", "City of international mind",

    and the most important thing was written there "Daegu helps your

    dreams come true". And these words are given me

    encouragement for making my dreams true here.

    As more and more workplaces become multi-cultural, there

    is a great sense of appreciation and respect toward people from

    different countries, cultural backgrounds, or ethnicities. Take

    Korean corporate or academic fields like KNU, for instance,

    where the concept of "Global" students has become quite popular.

    At KNU, you are more likely to meet contact students from India,

    China, Russia, Ukraine, Japan, America, United Kingdom, and

    Germany. They always use to sit together with Korean

    intellectuals and share their thoughts and learn from each others.

    One important thing observed here that there is no discrimination

    between expatriate and native. Daegus people have keen interest

    to talk with the foreigners, and want to share their ideas but also

    observed that unfortunately there is a language barrier between us.

    If we foreigners use to speak a little bit Korean, you may observethat they become very happy and always praise you and always

    want to help you to improve Korean skill.

    Anyway after spending a week

    settling in and seeing some sights

    around KNU, I began to get itchy feet

    and decided to visit some interesting

    place of Daegu. So again I visited Daegu

    City Hall website where you can find full

    information about Daegu, then I collected some important

    information and made plan with my friends and jumped on the

    local bus to spend a few hours wandering around and getting my

    bearings. Id also heard from some Korean friends that Daegus

    down town was an interesting part of the city and decided it was

    good a place as any to begin exploring. And really I have found

    that it was a pretty nice place, with a long pedestrianised street full

    of souvenir and sweet stalls and a number of little back alleys.

    My first impressions of the city were positive, in that I found

    it a vibrant and cosmopolitan place, buzzing with energy. It had

    more style and was more developed then Iksan where I have

    spent my first one year to learning Korean. During my one and

    half years, I have visited almost all over Korea accept some rare

    places, but indeed I have found Daegu is different from all.

    One more thing I should share with you that before coming

    here in Daegu Id heard from many Korean friends that Daegu

    girls are much beautiful than other part of Korea. And really I

    found them same. So I have given a new interesting nickname to

    Daegu in between my friends, "The Land of Beauty". As we all

    know that its human natural mental disorder to keeping interest in

    their opposite gender, so my eyes always use to enjoy around

    inside-outside of the campus of KNU, in the downtown, buses,

    subways, taxies and in whole city. When we see them, blooms

    flower in heart and mind plays guitar, every minute falls in love

    with the beauties, and dream up again and again. If you dont

    dream then I will suggest you dream at least once. No body know,

    when it comes true, and you can be hero in a moment. Now lets

    Life in Daegu: In the Mirror of Imagination

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    Guest Corner

    come out from the fantasy life. I have not only felt external

    beauties of Daegu but also the internal beauties, and we all know

    that internal beauties are more meaningful than external one. That

    internal beauty of Daegu is so called their kind hospitality. We can

    feel their hospitality around us, whether we go to restaurant, bus,

    taxi, down town, markets, or in university. So their kind

    hospitality made me adore of Daegu and its people.

    Before getting start my 1st semester I enjoyed a lot what

    shortly explained above, and visited many times down town and

    other places, for example Yugasa Temple, located deep in thevalley of Mt. Biseulsan, Daegu Arboretum, Daegu National

    Museum, Daegu Opera house, Daegu Stadium, Gyesan

    Cathedrals of Downtown etc. but when my semester started for

    Masters, I realised that I am very week in my major and need that

    will have to study very hard for a good outcome and also want to

    make good impression on my teachers, but as you know Korean

    literature is even though difficult for the Koreans, I was going

    through very tough time, meanwhile studying my major, was

    searching some thing on the internet, accidentally saw a notice on

    the Daegu City Hall website that there was a cultural tour

    programme of two days for the foreigners. So I applied it and got

    selected for it fortunately and visited Yongjus Sunbichon(The

    Scholars Village) traditional village. The Programme was well

    organised by Daegu City Hall, they have provide all kind of

    facilities to us and made us fully enjoyed there during the

    weekend. We experienced there traditional Korean culture with a

    variety of hands-on activities such as making colourful

    handkerchief, Calligraphy, played Samulnori a traditional game

    and also other traditional games of Korea, participated in the

    Traditional Wedding Ceremony. We all participant were almost

    one hundred and all stayed overnight there in Sunbichons

    traditional house called the "Hanok". I really got free from all my

    study stress and made lots of friends during two days short

    programme. That was really one of good moments in my life

    which I will remember for a long time.

    I am lucky to getting education in Korea in such a beautiful

    environment and gaining international exposure both in academic

    and professional world. Once while I was in India, one of my

    friends asked me what do you want to be in your life? What is

    your dream? I just smiled as usually I do, and replied him, dont

    know, on my reply, he laughed loudly, and said, you should havesome aim in your life. I reply him 'yes, you are right, I should, but

    I dont know why my heart use to say me that desire is more

    important than aim. Our aim may be fail but desire never fails.

    Desire may take beyond the aim where some other beautiful

    world will be waiting for our welcome. So I am full of desire and

    my desire will never ruin from my heart. And I want to go beyond

    my aim. For me, aim is only stoppage where I would take a long

    breath and start another journey to fulfill my desire. As some one

    said very interestingly: Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it

    forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed

    for its fulfillment.

    Learning is a continuous process! It is not dependent on our

    age, but it is how we perceive ourselves to learn and increase ourknowledge; consequently to become a successful and respected

    member of our community. Again, I am fortunate to be educating

    far away from home here in South Korea and the travelling that

    goes with it is a lifetime experience that money can not buy!

    During these fast and busy schedules of daily life I made

    many Korean friends who use to help me not only in my study

    but also in all aspects in the same way I also try to help them

    where they need me. And we use to share our intellectuality on

    the international basis on various topics. One thing is clear that

    Koreans in general are ambitious, well friendly, and hard workersand used to finishing things as quickly as possible, which I have

    learned by them. In fact, one of the expressions we foreigners

    hear most often in Korea is "Hurry Hurry" or "Palli Palli". But

    sometimes they rush things too much and make things go wrong,

    or ignore job efficiency or safety rules causing undesirable

    outcome.

    Korean place a lot of emphasis on little; it could be said that

    nowhere in East Asia does little hold more prominence than in

    Korea. Try addressing a Korean colleague of the same age group

    but higher designation with his name, and chances are you will beasked to prefix a title. If you dont use a title to address someone

    higher in the value chain, Koreans are likely to consider you

    disrespectful or discourteous. Koreans are to be very serious about

    manners. Even they maintain courtesy between close friends.

    Finally, my recommendation for dealing with intercultural

    issues is to have an open mind and heart. While we are all unique

    in some ways, at the core we are all the same. Our values, goals,

    and daily issues are pretty much the same. We might exercise

    different practices and customs, but they all fulfill the same basic

    needs or desires.

    Afzal Ahamd Khan / Masters in Modern Literature / Dept. of Korean Language& Literature / Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea / [email protected]

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    Guest Corner

    It is now easy to find international students on college

    campuses in Daegu. I am also one of the international students.

    My name is Zhu Chao and I am studying at Keimyung University

    here in Daegu. I came to Korea after graduating from a high

    school in China. Five years has already passed since my arrival. I

    am about to graduate in a couple of months, and I have a mixed

    feeling.

    International students might be of different nationalities,

    races, dreams or goals, but they have similar lives with others on

    campus. I have experienced and learned a lot living with Koreans.

    My mind has expanded through my friends as well as with other

    people.

    My life in Korea began in January 2005 when I was 20

    years old after graduating from a high school. Honestly, I wasn't a

    good student during my high school years. Sometimes, I caused

    trouble. My father told me he wouldn't expect much from me and

    he asked me to go abroad for study for a new start only on one

    condition: to speak fluent Korean.

    When I first arrived in Korea, the language was the biggestproblem. I lost confidence in myself and I worried too much. As

    my Korean ability improved, I gained confidence again and

    assured myself I could do anything if I tried hard enough.

    Two months after I arrived in Korea, I broke my leg while

    playing basketball. For the first time in my life, I had an operation

    and was in a hospital for a month. When I called home to get a

    signature as written consent for the operation, my mom cried and

    I felt terrible for her. I experienced loneliness when I was in a

    hospital, but this experience made me feel closer to my fellow

    Koreans. Even with my language problems, other patients in the

    hospital ward took good care of me and my school friends often

    visited me. I was really grateful and may never forget this feeling.

    My gratitude toward Koreans made me have a deeper affection

    for Korea.

    I like to meet and talk with people and feel lucky to meet

    many nice people who happen to give me many wonderful

    opportunities. For example, I met Mr. Lee Jae-ryong while I was

    working part-time at a restaurant. Thanks to him, I could work at

    a library to help Chinese students learn how to use the libraryefficiently. This led me to be recommended by the librarians as

    the president for the Chinese Student Council. I had a great time

    while serving as president.

    Last year, I worked

    very hard. I served my

    internship at a company in

    the morning, worked part-

    time at the library in the

    afternoon, and took

    evening classes. Other than

    serving for the Chinese

    Student Council of the

    KMU and for the

    international residents committee of the Dalseo-gu District, I have

    worked as an interpreter. I also had a chance to work with

    newspapers and broadcasting companies while interpreting.

    In a couple of months, I will graduate. Other than going

    back home after graduation, I have decided to work here in Korea

    to gain more experience. Last May, I started working as an intern

    at Samick THK that has a branch company in China.

    I don't think, however, that all the international studentsadapt themselves to their lives of studying abroad. There are some

    students who regret studying abroad. Most of them decided to

    study abroad for fun or they just came to Korea because of the so-

    calledKorean Wave.But, when they found out that real life in

    Korea is different from the movies or TV dramas, they felt lonely

    and couldn't easily adapt themselves to their new lives here.

    When you looked at them, they just made friends with only

    Chinese students and went back home during vacations. They

    didn't make efforts to learn about Korea and that made their life

    here less fruitful. I would like to ask people to open their minds

    and get along with Koreans. Then, you will learn naturally about

    Korea and understand Korean cultures.

    I love Korea and the Korean people. My girl friend is a

    Korean. For me, Korea is my second home. Though I came to

    Korea as an international student, I am now an assistant

    promoting the friendship between Korea and China. I hope that

    more and more people will work together for further exchanges

    between the two countries, which will lead a friendlier Korea-

    China relationship.

    My Adventurous Life in Daegu

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    Restaurant Review

    When people choose a restaurant, the quality of food,

    environment of the restaurant, and the service in general will be

    considered according to one's tastes. The downtown area is full of

    restaurants, and it may be difficult to select one among so many

    restaurants with diverse menus. Thus, taking the safe route, we

    usually go to restaurants which are frequented by many people, or

    simply just return to a restaurant that is familiar.

    If you are familiar with Daegu's growing array of fine

    eateries, you may have already visited the restaurant "La Bella

    Cucina" in Suseong-gu District or at least you may have heard the

    name. The food is excellent with a wide range of wine selections,

    and the decor are great, too. However, you need to spend quite a

    money here. If it is a special occasion it may not matter, but if you

    just want to sample the menu, and the cozy environment for

    casual meetings, it may be too much.

    If you belong to the customers in the latter category, you

    don't have to go to the Suseong-gu District. In the downtown

    area, a new smaller version, called "La Bella Cucina Jr." opened

    several months ago.

    As you may guess

    from its name, this is a

    branch of the restaurant

    "La Bella Cucina", but it

    is decorated without the

    frills, mostly in black and

    white.

    When you enter the restaurant, it is dimly lit and

    there is a candle on each of the tables. Two sides of the

    restaurant are covered with lightly coated glass. This will

    permit a soft natural light to come into the space. Also,

    thanks to this lightly coated glass, you can candidly enjoy

    watching people as they walk by on the street. Passers-by

    may see you inside if you are seated at a window table.

    Sometimes when you go to a small restaurant, you may

    feel uncomfortable because the tables are crowded together.

    Luckily, you may not feel that kind of congestion in this

    restaurant because the space is used well.

    The main menu is classified into three specialties: pasta,

    risotto, and pizza. There are ten or so variations of pasta, threeselections of risotto and three or four types of pizza. For these

    dishes, a cup of tea or coffee is included at the end of the meal.

    Other than main menu, you can also order garlic bread, soup of

    the day, or tiramisu cake for dessert. Beer and wines are also

    available. Regarding price, most of the main dishes in this

    restaurant cost from 8,500 won to 11,000 won per dish. Garlic

    bread, soup, and cake cost 2,000 won to 3,000 won per order.

    The restaurant "La Bella Cucina Jr." is located in the alley on

    the behind the Kyobo Book Store and Academy Theater. It is

    open from 11am to 10pm. The restaurant has a seating capacity of

    52 seats. Credit cards are accepted. For more information, please

    contact the restaurant at 422-

    5740.

    La Bella Cucina Jr.

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    Performances & Exhibitions

    Bulletin Board

    DAEGU CULTURE & ARTS CENTER

    DAEGU OPERA HOUSE

    Location: Near Home Plus(Daegu Train Station)

    TransportationBus: 323-1(323), 503, 653, 706,

    Express 2, Donggu 1-1Phone: 053)666-6000

    (http://www.daeguoperahouse.org)O p e r a " M a d a m a B u t t e r f l y " b y t h eY e u n g n a m O p e r a C o m p a n yD a t e s & t i m e : D e c . 1 1 ( F r i . ) ~ 1 2 ( S a t . ) a t 7 : 3 0 p mT i c k e t s : 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 7 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 5 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ;3 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 2 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 1 0 , 0 0 0 w o nI n f o r m a t i o n : 6 5 6 - 3 0 5 9M u s i c a l " C h i c a g o " ( K o r e a n c a s t )P e r i o d : D e c . 1 7 ( T h u r . ) ~ 2 5 ( F r i . )T i m e : w e e k d a y s a t 7 : 3 0 p m ;S a t u r d a y s a t 3 p m & 7 : 3 0 p m ;S u n d a y s & C h r i s t m a s a t 2 p m & 6 p m( n o p e r f o r m a n c e o n D e c . 2 1 )T i c k e t s : 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 8 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ;6 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 5 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 4 0 , 0 0 0 w o nI n f o r m a t i o n : 1 5 9 9 - 1 9 8 0 ( w w w . g o c o n c e r t . c o . k r )Y e a r - e n d O p e r a " T h e M e r r y W i d o w "D a t e & t i m e : D e c . 3 0 ( W e d . ) ~ 3 1 ( T h u r s . )a t 7 : 3 0 p mT i c k e t s : 5 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 4 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ;3 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ;2 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ;1 0 , 0 0 0 w o nI n f o r m a t i o n : 6 6 6 - 6 0 0 0Thank You Note from the editor!!I would like thank all our Chingusai readers for your great interest in this

    newsletter. And I also would like to offer my sincere gratitude to Mr. Greg

    Senko for proofreading lots of articles in this newsletter this year. Hoping thatall our readers will continue to love this newsletter, I hope that you will give

    me ideas and suggestions about the articles you hope to see in the newsletter.

    Again, thank you everyone. Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

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    SUSEONG ARTPIA

    Location: Jisan-dong, Suseong-gu(near TBC)

    Transportation

    Bus: 400, 400-1, 402, 403, 449, 604, 814Phone: 666-3300

    (http://www.ssartpia.or.kr)

    Location: Duryu ParkTransportation

    Subway: Get off at SeongdangmotStation

    Bus: 202(202-1), 452, 600, 609, 618,650, 836, 706

    Phone: 606-6114T h e 3 6 2 n d P e r f o r m a n c e b y t h eD a e g u C i t y S y m p h o n y O r c h e s t r aD a t e & t i m e : D e c . 1 0 ( T h u r . ) a t 7 : 3 0 p mT i c k e t s : 2 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 1 0 , 0 0 0 w o nI n f o r m a t i o n : 6 0 6 - 6 3 1 3T h e 1 0 7 t h P e r f o r m a n c e " M e s s i a h " b y t h eD a e g u C i t y C h o i rD a t e & t i m e : D e c . 1 7 ( T h u r . ) a t 7 : 3 0 p mT i c k e t s : 1 5 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 1 0 , 0 0 0 w o nI n f o r m a t i o n : 6 0 6 - 6 3 1 5Y e a r - e n d P e r f o r m a n c e b y t h eD a e g u C i t y S y m p h o n y O r c h e s t r aD a t e & t i m e : D e c . 2 2 ( T u e . ) a t 7 : 3 0 p mV e n u e : M a i n H a l lT i c k e t s : T o b e a n n o u n c e dI n f o r m a t i o n : 6 0 6 - 6 3 1 3N o n - v e r b a l P e r f o r m a n c e " B a l l e r i n a w h ol o v e d a B - b o y "D a t e & t i m e : D e c . 2 7 ( S u n . ) a t 4 p m & 7 p mV e n u e : M a i n H a l lT i c k e t s : 5 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 4 0 , 0 0 0 w o nI n f o r m a t i o n : 0 1 1 - 5 0 6 - 8 7 4 7DAEGU CITIZENS' HALL

    Location: Next to Daegu Train StationTransportation

    Bus: 101(101-1), 202(202-1), 349,420(420-1), 618, 623, 651, 653,808, 704, 708, Bukgu 2

    Phone: 252-6401~6(www.dgcitizencenter.or.kr)K o r e a n R o c k B a n d " B u h w a l " C o n c e r tD a t e & t i m e : D e c . 1 3 ( S u n . ) a t 5 p mP l a c e : M a i n H a l lT i c k e t s : 7 7 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 6 6 , 0 0 0 w o nI n f o r m a t i o n : 1 5 9 9 - 2 0 0 5

    N o n - v e r b a l P e r f o r m a n c e " N a n t a "D a t e & t i m e : D e c . 2 4 ( T h u r s . ) a t 6 p m & 9 p mD e c . 2 5 ( F r i . ) ~ 2 7 ( S u n . )a t 3 p m ~ 6 p mP l a c e : M a i n H a l lT i c k e t s : 5 5 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 4 4 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 3 3 , 0 0 0 w o nI n f o r m a t i o n : 7 6 2 - 0 0 0 0EXCO DAEGU

    Location: Merchandise DistributionComplex, Buk-gu

    TransportationBus: 305, 323(323-1), 503, 623, 653, 937

    Phone: 601-5000(http://www.excodaegu.co.kr)S G W a n n a b e C o n c e r tD a t e & t i m e : D e c . 2 4 ( T h u r s . ) a t 7 : 3 0 p mV e n u e : 5 F .T i c k e t s : 9 9 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 8 8 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 7 7 , 0 0 0 w o n ;6 6 , 0 0 0 w o nI n f o r m a t i o n : 1 5 6 6 - 1 3 6 9M C M o n g C o n c e r tD a t e & t i m e : D e c . 2 5 ( F r i . ) a t 6 p mV e n u e : 5 F .T i c k e t s : 7 7 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 6 6 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 5 5 , 0 0 0 w o nI n f o r m a t i o n : 1 5 6 6 - 1 3 6 9D J D O C C o n c e r tD a t e & t i m e : D e c . 2 7 ( S u n . ) a t 7 p mV e n u e : 5 F .T i c k e t s : 8 8 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 7 7 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 6 6 , 0 0 0 w o nI n f o r m a t i o n : 1 5 9 9 - 2 0 0 5L E E S e u n g c h u l C o n c e r tD a t e & t i m e : D e c . 3 1 ( T h u r s . ) a t 7 p m & 1 1 p mV e n u e : 5 F .T i c k e t s : 9 9 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 8 8 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 7 7 , 0 0 0 w o n ;6 6 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 5 5 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 4 4 , 0 0 0 w o nI n f o r m a t i o n : 1 6 4 4 - 0 4 8 8

    M u s i c a l " A l l S h o o k U p "P e r i o d : D e c . 1 1 ( F r i . ) ~ 2 7 ( S u n . )T i m e : W e e k d a y s a t 7 : 3 0 p m ;S a t u r d a y s a t 3 p m & 7 : 3 0 p m ;S u n d a y s a t 2 p m & 6 : 3 0 p mP l a c e : Y o n g j i H a l lT i c k e t s : 9 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 7 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 5 0 , 0 0 0 w o nI n f o r m a t i o n : 7 6 2 - 0 0 0 0M i d n i g h t C o n c e r t " A u l d L a n g S y n e "D a t e & t i m e : D e c . 3 1 ( T h u r s . ) a t 1 1 p mP l a c e : Y o n g j i H a l lT i c k e t s : 2 0 , 0 0 0 w o n ; 1 5 , 0 0 0 w o n ;1 0 , 0 0 0 w o nI n f o r m a t i o n : 6 6 6 - 3 3 0 0