saturday feb 5 2005 kz economist sun suntribune cheryl greenspan notes on a napkin korean cuisine empnasizes side dishes sariwon 7388yongestthornhill just north of clark avenue 9058815103 specialty korean entree selection authentic and extensive price range starting at 9 most main dishes are around 15 each korean food the newest entry in a long list of asian cuisines to make it into the mainstream is perhaps the most unique first there is the issue of kimchi kimchi is present at every meal and is best described as a sweet sour and slightly spicy cabbagebased dish served at room temperature kimchi varies from restaurant to restaurant much the way pho the classic soup of vietnam or pad thai is prepared quite differentiy from place to place in fact depending on the region of korea there are up to 160 ways to pre pare kimchi at sariwon the kimchi strongly resembles a classic vinegarbased coleslaw but kimchi often contains other fermented vegetables such as cucumber or radish at sariwon the kimchi arrives before you order the other unique aspect of dining koreanstyle is the vast array of side dishes these are not ordered diey are simply brought to your table along witii your main course see sauces page is cellphones race into future with text messaging personalized ring tones video capability byamylazar staff writer ulie banic types as fast as possible using one thumb before pressing send the university student looks up from her cellphone to see if she disturbed anyone in a flash the text message lets make maccheez 4 din c u home by 5 is sent to her roommates cellphone im getting faster at it ms banic said smiling its great especially in class because no one knows im talking to some one text messaging has been available as a mode of communi cation for canadians for almost three years in the last year montiily usage is up 83 per cent as of december 2004 canadians have been sending 27 million text messages every day over dieir cellphones the canadian wireless telecommunications association reported 15 million cell phone subscribers in 2004 marketing researchers have found almost half of all canadians aged 15 to 19 own a cellphone and that number keeps increasing cellphone technology is changing rapidly and already there are phones on the market with videorecording capabilities ms banic has had a cellphone for a few years but it was a boxing day sale that encouraged her to upgrade to a sanyo smart camera 8100 the silver phone is also a camera that lights up when someone calls and flashes the corresponding photo stored in her electronic phone book i like it because i can see the persons face before we talk she staff photosteve somerville cellphone bling bling such as multicoloured faceplates and fuzzy cases is on the way out according to melissa rose owner of super communications now people want the actual phone to have better features and not just be goodlooking she said said i also like that even if i dont have a camera with me i can still capture the moment camera phones arent cutting edge anymore cellphone technology is changing rapidly and already there are phones on the market with videorecording capabilities the motorola v551 phone has the fotofun photo editor appli cation so owners can become movie directors and graphic designers not only does it make movies but the phone can download a soundtrack too most phones on the market have the ability to download and store ring tones in an mp3 format cheesy ring tones such as jingle bells and take me out to the ball game have been replaced by versions of hit songs such as drop it like its hot by snoop dogg and lose my breath by destinys child the nov 6 issue of billboard a music industry publication known for music charts and cut tingedge entertainment stories included the debut of a new list ing die hot ring tone chart not all tones sound exactly like the radio or album version but some are right on its all about personality its like a style of clothing the music defines what your interests are tunes such as the hockey night in canada theme song or the super mario brothers theme which is no 10 on this weeks billboard chart are touted as sounding just like the original the top 20 selling ring tones are compiled every week prima rily based on sales of real music ring tones in the united states snoop dogg has spent 15 weeks at the top of the ring tone chart but that was a surprise to becky kekes who just down loaded in da club by 50 cent she was also shocked at the number of categories and tunes available on the internet when i went to the bell web site and saw how many options there were i browsed through and found one i liked she said thethornhill resident has five ring tones programmed into her audiovox 8600 and said tiiey all have a different meaning some make her laugh one reminds her of a fun time and anodier is a tune from her childhood see cellphones page 18 ye we can deliver your flyers from 4c for more information on reliable flyer distribution 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