I am aching for some North Korean loving.
In the latest edition of _The Economist_ appears the article “Weird but wired”:http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8640881 which talks about North Korea’s burgeoning Int(ra?)net. In the article we learn that though the Norknet is “mainly for educational and scientific purposes,” _Internet dating_ is also popular. _Egads!_ As soon as I read this I fired up Google to see if I couldn’t rustle me up some North Korean honey to cuddle into the electricity-less frozen night and make me some tree-bark stew. But alas, to no avail. I searched “Technorati”:http://technorati.com to see if some enterprising blogger could provide a link to Hermit Kingdom heaven. That too failed.
My heart aches for want of a Chosun chick.
So, I hereby issue a challenge to our Korean blogger friends “The Marmot’s Hole”:http://www.rjkoehler.com, “OneFreeKorea”:http://freekorea.us, “DPRK Studies”:http://www.dprkstudies.org and any other Nork-watching blog: use your Korean language skills to find me a DPRK darling on the Net!
About Younghusband
Sir Francis Edward Younghusband (1863-1942) was a British explorer, army officer, military-political officer, and foreign correspondent born in India who led expeditions into Manchuria, Kashgar, and
Tibet. He three times tried and failed to scale Mt. Everest and journeyed from China to India, crossing the Gobi desert and the Mustagh Pass (alt. c.19,000 ft/5,791 m) of the Karakoram mountain range in modern day Pakistan. Convinced of Russian designs on British interests in India, Younghusband proactively engaged in the nineteenth century spying and conflict over Central Asia between the British and the Russians known as the Great Game.
"Younghusband" is a Canadian who has spent a number of years bouncing back and forth between his home country and Japan. Fluent in Japanese and English with experience in numerous other languages from Spanish to Georgian, Younghusband has travelled throughout Asia. He graduated with an MA from the War Studies Department at the
Royal Military College of Canada, where he focussed on the Japanese oil industry and energy security issues. He has recently returned to Canada from Japan, and is working in the technology sector.
Unfortunately, I hear DPRK darlings are going quite cheaply in China these days…
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Who needs a NORK babe when “this lady”:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_on_re_us/astronaut_arrested may be available soon?
I could always give “these chicks a call”:http://www.asian-sirens.com/blog/comments.php?id=1225_0_1_0_C. (NSFW “via”:http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/06/couldnt-you-just-use-your-cell-phones/#comments)
Since it’s intranet, I don’t think anyone outside the Hermit Kingdom can help you.
How to put this delicately: I think your approach may need some work.
I don’t really have it in me to make light of conditions in North Korea these days, but rather than being completely dour, monastic, and unhelpful, let me suggest you check out the Protest Babes of Hanchongryeon.
Well, “here is Richardson’s contribution”:http://www.dprkstudies.org/2006/05/19/dprk-soldiers-female-type/. Sorta reminds me of the “goose-steppers”:http://www.cominganarchy.com/2006/08/10/north-korean-military-marching/ from last summer…
Well, a glance around the Chinese ‘net uncovered this:
http://silibank.com/silibank/english/
Has Korean, Japanese and Chinese versions as well which appear to be far easier to read. They claim they have a direct email line from Shenyang to Pyongyang – assuming, of course, the person you want to talk to has an account with Silibank on the other end, and its probably limited to a trade company. So look for those cute foreign trade reps at the next Pyongyang International Trade Fair!