MT to Daebudo for Paintball Game
Even we so busy with our spring semester, we didn’t miss the MT. Of course, for the main reason of getting to know each other closely and enjoying time together, in Korea, people have the culture of going to MT which stands for “Membership training”. If you tell your friend you will go the MT, the first thing they came up with is definitely drinking, BBQ, playing various Korean MT game till morning, (of course, no sleep), and having big bowl of noodle in the morning, and at the end, sleeping the bus on the way back home (while knowing someones’ name back as well).
Paintball game (Black Team)
Before going to battle field and fight . haha
Daebudo took around 1 hour from Seoul, and it’s a very good place for MT because it has lots of outdoor activities, 1st is the paintball game, hilltop pension, seafood, and riding along the coast with various vehicle (ATV, Motocycle, …and some more I don’t know the name). Especially Saturday is crowed by students joining the MT.
ATV ride
Wild Romance OST – Painful
Recently I watch this drama, kinda funny because I like the main actress and yes, this song also nice.
My Course Schedule for Spring
My 2nd semester will start soon. I have classes for full week. And yeah.. have many reasons to decide like this. Master course in Korea, need at least 45 credits include thesis writing. Students need to work very hard or can be said, no more social life, otherwise, your scores will be worse. For my case, I can have a long vacation 5 months per year, but for my friends who studies science, they have labs which means vacation in a year is around 2 weeks long and also their working hours should be from morning till night to be able to get home. However, to get one thing you have to lost one thing, and you have to choose for a better good or future good or whatever your priority or value that you give to.
Before starting semester, students have to register course, we must be quick and ready. Search for all info we need about the course and professor (quality, workload, and especially how prof. grade us), some professor can be torturing on grading but some give us chance to get up even if we fail the mid-term, and some look more on our participation in class, and some are just paper based performance. Therefore, junior students seek for their senior to get recommendation about courses and professor. See? If one prof. is loved by many students the next generation will be queue up to study with him/her, while the classroom size is limited, course registration should be a quick as lightening.
From this semester on, I will have 3 days, while Thursday are count to work on assignment from school, I no longer a free spirit students. However, I’m glad for that because I can concentrate more and working harder than before. (Every student always have this feeling before semester starts . lola)
Revival on the Four Rivers -Part 1 & 2 :
The Four Major Rivers Restoration Project: This development of a national waterway infrastructure system has not only transformed the Han, Geum, Yeongsan, and Nakdong Rivers but has also brought to surrounding regions a wealth of new possibilities.
Big Bang – BLUE
New Hanok can be built in one day
A newly introduced process for building a Hanok, a type of Korean traditional house, has halved construction costs and reduced construction time to a single day.
Evoking a classical atmosphere while making ample use of the colors and textures of nature, the Hanok has enjoyed steady popularity over the years. Due to outmoded structural designs, however, along with insufficient soundproofing, poor insulation capacity, and costs of 8 to 10 million won per pyeong (3.3058 square meters), living in a Hanok is often considered too expensive or too inconvenient a dream to realize.
| The Haru Hanok on display at the 2012 Seoul International Building Material and Decoration Fair (photo courtesy of Maestro) |
This assessment may change with the introduction of Haru, which debuted last month at the 2012 Seoul International Building Material and Decoration Fair. Designed by the Korea Institute of Construction Technology and the architecture firm Maestro, Haru is a modular assembly-type Hanok designed specifically to address the drawbacks of the Hanok for modern dwellers.
“The Hanok has traditionally been built by hand, with all construction done on site,” said Maestro CEO Bae Samseong. “But Haru is designed to allow for different sections, or modules, of the house to be prefabricated separately on an assembly line. The modules are then transported from the factory to the building site where they can then be assembled in a day’s time.”
| A view of the interior of the Haru Hanok (left) and its prefabricated ceiling beams (right)(photo courtesy of Maestro) |
According to Bae, the standardization of design templates and materials, along with the automation of parts of the construction process, reduces the costs of building a Hanok to an average 4 million won per pyeong.
Haru’s design also addresses the chronic inconveniences of life in a Hanok, namely, poor soundproofing and insulation. According to Im Suk-ho, a researcher at the Korea Institute of Construction Technology, Haru is equipped with a double insulation system and triple-paned doors and windows to minimize heat loss, while soundproofing efficiency has been improved to satisfy modern architectural standards.
| The Haru Hanok on display at the 2012 Seoul International Building Material and Decoration Fair (photo courtesy of Maestro) |
With innovative modular construction technology that makes for low costs, reduced construction time and increased energy efficiency that meets the rigorous Passivhaus standard, the Haru Hanok is expected to attract continued attention in the domestic market.
By Kwon Jungyun
Korea.net Staff Writer
Source: Here
수강 신청 Course Registration Period
When I study Korean Language, we did not do any course registration at all. However, we did study of how Korean student suffer during the course registration. I came up with this topic because now I am in the process of registering course for my 2nd semester at Sogang Univ. I will update more abt it tomorrow. (No battery now)
Foreign Tourists Enjoy Up to 30% Off on KTX Tickets
Through December 2012, foreign tourists can receive discounts of up to 30% on KTX tickets. To promote the Visit Korea 2012 campaign, the Visit Korea Committee and Korail Tourism Development are slashing prices on all routes along the Gyeongbu (Seoul-Busan) and Honam (Seoul-Mokpo) lines. To purchase on-line tickets, visit the Visit Korea Year website (visitkoreayear.com). Note that discounts do not apply for trips during Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving, 9/29 – 10/1 of this year). Tickets must be booked 10 to 30 days before departure, and they may be canceled up to three days prior to departure for a 20% fee. All foreign nationals are eligible for the discount.
