Moving Sale – A friend of mine is leaving Korea and she has lots of stuff to sell…

A friend and former co-worker of mine is leaving Korea and she has a lot of stuff to sell.

"Everything in like new condition unless otherwise noted. There’s more stuff…even some freebies. Come visit and see for yourself.

All prices negotiable – especially if you’re buying more than one thing!"

If you're interested click this link to find out more information. I copied and pasted the list of items and prices below. If you go to the link you can see pictures of each item too. As of Friday, January 29th the items below were not sold.

I wish her all the best and hope she finds success after life in Korea.

J

Car:

1998 Hyundai Sonata 4-door sedan. Green/grey color, AC, AM/FM/Cassette, Automatic transmission. 155,000kms. Runs well. All maintenance records available. I’m the second owner. The original owner was a professor I work with. Transfer of ownership date negotiable but I’d like to use it until the end of February if possible. Asking 1,000,000 won.

Furniture:

Bed – wood, strong frame, super-single bed & mattress. Asking 180,000 won.
Wardrobe – wood, 2 drawers plus clothes bar. Measurements: 32L x 23W x 74H / 81L x 59W x 188H cm. Asking 80,000 won.
Desk – wood, low computer desk (I used it as a makeup table). Measurements: 43.5L x 17W x 17H / 110L x 43W x 43H cm. Asking 50,000 won.
Mirror – large, circular (23in/59cm) mirror on wood base (sitting on top of desk). Asking 20,000 won.
Sofa – brick red, vinyl, 3 seater sofa. Seat covers could use recovering. Center seat sits lower than side seats. Asking 50,000 won.
TV stand – wood, on wheels, 2 shelves (one lower & top for TV). Measurements: 23.5W x 16L x 15H inches / 60W x 41L x 39H cm. Asking 10,000.
3 drawer chests – wood, one chest has 3 drawers (right of TV), the matching chest has 2 drawers and one door with glass front (left of TV). Chests each measure 25H x 23L x 16.5W inches / 64H x 59L x 42W cm. Asking 25,000 each.
Table – wood, folding legs. Top in good shape but a couple faint marks. Seats 4 to 6. Measurements: 35L x 23.5W x 11.5H inches / 89L x 60W x 29H cm. Asking 10,000 won.
Table – wood, folding legs, traditional Korean design. Seats 6 to 8. Measurements: 48L x 31.5W x 13H inches / 122L x 80W x 33H cm. Asking 35,000.
Stool – brick red seat, black metal legs. Height: 18 in/46 cm. Asking 5,000 won.
Full length mirror – white.	SOLD
Chest of drawers – 5 deep drawers, plastic. Excellent for storage. Asking 10,000 won.
Coat tree – wood.	SOLD
Office chair – black cloth seat. Very comfortable. Originally 250,000 won. Asking 100,000 won.

Electrical:

Air conditioner – Whisen, tower style air conditioner, programmable, including external exhaust unit & remote. Asking 600,000 won.
Oven – Lotte oven. Has 4 stovetop burners, oven bakes & broils, 2 oven racks. Top folds down over stovetop to create more countertop space. Oven is older but works perfectly. Includes valves for LNG & LPG gas hookups. Asking 200,000 won.
TV – Samsung 20” color TV with remote. (Delivery Feb. 19th). Asking 70,000 won.
Slow cooker – Bought from Costco. Very new.	SOLD
Steam Iron – Asking 30,000 won.
Fan – light blue, 3 speed, oscillating fan.	SOLD
Rice cooker – Smaller size. Asking 20,000 won.
Toaster – 2 slices.	SOLD
Microwave oven – White & black, Samsung microwave. Turn table.	SOLD
Braun Hand Blender – whip, blend, chop, puree – whatever you like. Asking 25,000.
Space Heater – 2 heat settings, pivots on its base. Radiating style heat. Asking 20,000 won.
Refridgerator – bar fridge, no freezer. Perfect for office.	SOLD
Speaker set – 1 base speaker, 2 tweeters, has own volume control. Solid black. Sits on table/desk top. Perfect as attachment to computer for stereo sound.	SOLD
Vacuum – bagless, dustbuster style with crevice & floor heads.	SOLD
Lamp – silver color, 2 bulbs, dimmer switch. Measures:16.5H x 6L x 6W inches / 42H x 15L x 15W cm.	SOLD
CD/Cassette/Radio player – with remote. Asking 50,000 won.

Shelving/Clothes Bars:

		Floor to ceiling clothes organizer/bars – 3 floor to ceiling poles, 3 cross bars, 2 baskets that attach to poles, front curtains. Height & length of bars are adjustable. Asking 80,000 won.
		Clothes bar – free standing (on wheels) beige, single bar with full length basket below. Asking 5,000 won.
		Bookcase – wood, 4 shelf bookcase. Asking 30,000 won.
		Bookcase – wood, 3 shelf bookcase. Asking 25,000 won.
		Bookcase – wood, looks like one box from above bookcase (works great as a bedside table). Asking 5,000 won.
		2 sets Kitchen shelves – wood. Each has 4 shelves (2nd shelf pulls out). Measurements (to top shelf): 47.5H x 23.5L x 15W inches / 121H x 60L x 38W cm. (I hope you can see the shelving - they hold a lot of stuff!) Asking 20,000 won each.
		Metal storage shelves – 3 shelves, on wheels. Measurements: 33H x 21.5L x 13.5W inches / 84H x 55L x 35W cm. Asking 5,000 won.	SOLD
		2 Shoe racks – one is black plastic with 6 shelves (one pr of shoes/shelf), the other is black wire with 3 shelves (3 prs of shoes/shelf)	SOLD

Miscellaneous: (Some prices not listed. – Make me an offer.)

Clothes drying rack – white bars, green metal frame. (Picture shows arms folded down – but arms open big enough to hold a blanket.) (Delivery on Feb. 20th) Asking 8,000 won.
Luggage dolly – folds up, sturdy.
Ironing board – full size, regular height ironing board.	SOLD
Bedding – 2 sets of mat, blanket & pillow. Another pillow & blanket available too.
Telephone – beige, basic house phone. (Available March 5th)
Dishes, dishes & more dishes – Corelle dish set, platters, Pyrex mixing/serving bowls, metal mixing bowls, baking pans (cake, muffin, bread), Pyrex pie plates, cutlery (knives, forks, chopsticks & spoon set for 10), all kinds of cooking utensils, pots & pans – you name it, I probably have it.
Plastic storage containers – from very small (kitchen use) to very large (clothing, etc).
Weights – two 2 pound weights, wrap around ankles or wrists.
Small 3 drawer set – plastic. Good size for pens & stationery storage.
Garbage cans – variety of sizes & colors.
And LOTS MORE……Towels, bathmat, small cushion, baskets (small to medium sizes), hangers, books (not textbooks), small plastic sewing machine (not hand-held), herbs & spices, wrapping paper, Baduk (Go) board…..

"You should go to the hospital."

Julianne and I were chatting on Google Talk today. She got her first cold bug in Korea last Thursday and it still isn't gone. Coughing, fatigue, sneezing/drippy nose, and general crappiness.

Today at her school her co-teacher started telling her,

"You should go to the hospital."

The charismatic doctor from the drama Thank you, Jang Hyuk

Every foreign teacher in Korea has heard this from Korean co-teachers and friends. It is one of the cultural differences that we don't know about when we first arrive in the country. I learned about this through trial and error. I will write another blog about how I read the Riot Act to my first year (2005) middle school PRINCIPAL--in the teachers' office in front of all the Korean teachers (yes, I'm still alive, but he was furious with me for 2 weeks, and then relented after my co-teacher explained some things about cultural differences between Korea and Canada when a person is sick--lucky me!) when I was half-dead from a flu super-bug (at least that's what it felt like) and was totally 'stoned' on Tylenol and cough medicine . . . but that's another story, lol.

Korean traditional medicine.

During my three years of teaching in the Incheon English program I wrote major portions of the orientation manual for new foreign teachers, and edited the entire manual. The manual that I was given when I first arrived in Korea--oh wait! There was NO MANUAL . . . but that's a story for another time. Suffice it to say that in 2006 when one was finally put together by the education office it was 'interesting.' I volunteered to edit and write new materials . . . I needed something to occupy my time at my desk when I didn't have classes, and also knew that it was desperately needed.

"You should go to the hospital . . ."

As a foreigner living and teaching in Korea—get used to hearing this statement a lot. Korea does not have a culture of family doctor clinics. So, when you have a mild illness or injury—you go to the hospital. If you have a stomachache or headache or even a head cold and cough—you go to the hospital. If you aren’t sure what medicine to buy at the pharmacy for your cold—go to the hospital . . . get the idea?

So, try and have some patience and understanding for this major cultural difference. When you are sick, or have a mild injury, you will not be at your best in terms of energy and thinking . . . but try and keep in mind that you are a visitor in Korea, and that the advice, "You should go to the hospital," is an expression of concern for your wellbeing, and the generally accepted, culturally normal thing to say to someone who appears to be unwell in any and all ways.

In general, Koreans are also not accustomed to many of the common medical terms and knowledge that Westerners learn through popular culture, and education in school. So, when they go to the hospital there is a strong faith and trust (what some might call a "blind trust") in the doctor that is quite common. Accepting the diagnosis without question, the prescribed pills (sometimes as many as 10 or more different kinds of pills) without knowing what they are, what they do, what their side-effects are, and what you should know in general about the medicine . . . Koreans generally just take their medicine and do as they are told by their doctor. Asking the nurse or doctor, who is about to give you an injection, ‘what is it?’, and, ‘why are you giving this to me?’—are just not seen as being necessary questions . . . keep these things in mind if and when you go to the hospital in Korea.

from, "Enjoy Teaching in Incheon" 2007

(I don't know why parts of this are bolded. I'm still learning how to use the blog and hopefully can fix this post later).

J