Travel Kit East Asia, Korea, Japan, Korea. When you are in Korea, Japan or China it would be nice when you are up to date. On this page, we give you some easy to use links. Let's call it an "information travel kit".
All about Korea. Japan, China to give context.
written by: Hugo J. Smal Seollal 설날 2021 has passed, Korean Lunar new year. The year of the Ox sets in. In normal times family members come together on Seollal. In the morning people bow to the ancestors and look ahead and hope for a year full of prosperity. But this is not a normal … Continue reading Korean Koi in the year of the Ox
An inside in her beautiful mind writer: Mudang Mugungwha Bosal The Mudang Life Gods and traditions I slowly rose from performing my bows in the temple room. Sunbeams shone through the blinds during the summer. The incense smoke gently wafted through the open window. To the average person, the room was tranquil, quiet and peaceful. But to … Continue reading Mudang’s pantheon of gods and spirits
Yes, Mickey Paulssen loves to make portraits. Since she graduated from the Academy for Visual Arts Genk she painted, etched, and drawn many people. She did this on assignment or just because she liked it. We show you some examples. A great gift for friends and family! Do you want to give someone a portrait … Continue reading Mickey Paulssen love portraits.
Become friends with koi. written by Hugo J. Smal How do you become best friends with your koi? That is the ideal of every koi hobbyist: to build a close relationship with your ornamental carp, a relationship that provides mutual pleasure. Many koi keepers are happy and proud to say that their fish are 'tame'. … Continue reading Become friends with koi
Corona months are hunger times written by Hugo J. Smal – Chief editor Kim Young Soo, breeder at the Goyang Koi farm sends me movies about the Tosai on a regular basis. It's nice to see but also frustrating. I rather was at the Baedagol theme park. I am in the Netherlands and going back … Continue reading Goyang Koi farm: Tosai 19 September 2020
Tosai are growing well! Kim Young Soo is very happy. The Goyang Koi are 2 months old now and doing great. They are growing very well and are promising stunning fishes in the future. Of course, they will be selected again and again. Hopefully, they find next year their way to the ponds of Nishikigoi … Continue reading Goyang Koi farm Tosai 2 months old.
Goyang Koi farm: First early Koi selection. Last weeks some 2 million Koi eggs have hatched at the Goyang Koi farm. All the little fishes are swimming in the mud pounds. Now It's time to make a fist, very early selection. I am very happy to look at how Kim Young Soo is doing this. … Continue reading Goyang Koifarm early selecting Koi
Koibreeding at the Goyang Koifarm 2020 writer Hugo J. Smal To get the whole story The breeding season has started! Ad the Goyang Koifarm the spawning is done. Kim Young Soo did put a lot of dedication, time and energy in it. It's not that difficult to let the Koi spawn. Simply put a woman with … Continue reading Breeding Goyang Koi farm 2020
Mickey Paulssen drawing portrait step by step Although Mickey did not learn to draw portraits at the academy she loves to do that. And that's how she did get the feeling of it: just to do. On this page, you find the making of the portrait of Kim Young Soo (C.E.O of the Baedagol theme … Continue reading The drawning of potrait Kim Young Soo