tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post114594280491713161..comments2024-03-28T18:35:54.237+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: announcements:Huimang Shijang & the new bookKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-1146021787958952452006-04-26T12:23:00.000+09:002006-04-26T12:23:00.000+09:00Tis a silly law!KevinTis a silly law!<BR/><BR/><BR/>KevinKevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-1146014260780447552006-04-26T10:17:00.000+09:002006-04-26T10:17:00.000+09:00Technically, if you're on a work visa, earning any...Technically, if you're on a work visa, earning any sort of money outside the scope of that visa is illegal. The other party in your contract has no legal right to authorize you to earn income through other means.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the key word here is "technically." As we all know, it's not the legality of an action that matters, it's how strictly the pertinent law is enforced (generally, this ranges from "not very strictly at all" to "law, what law?").<BR/><BR/>Besides, any authorities wanting to make a bust would actually have to catch you in the act of making money--i.e., they would have to see (and document) a transaction being made. Legality aside, it strikes me as unlikely that they would crack down on you for selling a few copies of your book (although, "technically," it could happen).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-1145965330613963482006-04-25T20:42:00.000+09:002006-04-25T20:42:00.000+09:00Sperwer,I forgot to answer the question about lega...Sperwer,<BR/><BR/>I forgot to answer the question about legality. Short answer: I don't know. You probably have a point, because technically, I'm not supposed to be making money by any means other than through the institution that sponsors my visa. I think-- and I may be wrong about this-- that there's a loophole to that: if your institution is aware of and permits you to take on the extra work (and, I suppose, puts this permission down in writing somewhere), it's legal. That, at least, was the urban legend being passed around in the 1990s among us hagwon rats.<BR/><BR/>I should examine the exact language of my contract and see what it says about jobs on the side. There might be a clause that clearly forbids employees from taking on any extra work. But that's been undercut by certain Smoo insiders (I won't say who, exactly) who have personally offered me extra work-- which up to now I've rejected. True: such work is still illegal, but it's a measure of how "binding" a contract is in these parts.<BR/><BR/>Will research the question and get back to you.<BR/><BR/>And yes-- it'd be great to see you in the Hongdae area. Trust me: with that getup you mentioned, you'll make an impression even among the punked-out artsy-fartsy crowd.<BR/><BR/>All of this being contingent on the weather, of course... <BR/><BR/><BR/>KevinKevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-1145963590197790752006-04-25T20:13:00.000+09:002006-04-25T20:13:00.000+09:00Sperwer,re: your new labelFor what it's worth, Kat...Sperwer,<BR/><BR/>re: your new label<BR/><BR/>For what it's worth, Katolik Shinja, in the comments to <A HREF="http://shinja.blogspot.com/2006/04/nationalism-makes-you-stupid-anti.html" REL="nofollow">this post</A>, notes that I use "unnecessary profanity." So you can be the stubborn contrarian and I can be the unnecessarily profane one. Heh.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Kevin<BR/><BR/>PS: Now "udyami." Japanese fish? Indonesian prophylactic?Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-1145947108112330032006-04-25T15:38:00.000+09:002006-04-25T15:38:00.000+09:00Charles,I suspect you'll be the only one in Korea ...Charles,<BR/><BR/>I suspect you'll be the only one in Korea to buy a copy.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Kevin<BR/><BR/><BR/>PS: My word verifier is "uzkmaw," which sounds like a drunken-hick version of "Grandmaw."Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-1145946949741850762006-04-25T15:35:00.000+09:002006-04-25T15:35:00.000+09:00Yay! A release date from "Water from a Skull"! Loo...Yay! A release date from "Water from a Skull"! Looking forward to it.<BR/><BR/>As for the market, alas, Hongik is just a bit too far away for me to just be jaunting over...<BR/><BR/>On the bright side, while you are hoping to sell stuff, I will be getting my computer upgraded! Woohoo!<BR/><BR/>And in other news, the current "word verification" sounds like something I would say if I stubbed my toe: "owgfmb"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com