oh right. i have a blog.

time to play catchup. but ill just give yall the cliffnotes for now.



-the video above was taken at the yon-ko games. so im guessing this is the equivalent to dousing your coach in water/gatorade after a game. but this post-game celebration takes that to another level. watch as the yonsei basketball coach gets man-handled by his players. suicides soon to follow.

anyway, i was very surprised about the overall atmosphere at the yon-ko games. witnessing a sea of red and blue moving in unison with their respective cheerleading squads, i was shocked to see the crowds so enthusiastic about their school spirit. even more shocking, the korean natives were completely sober. the people in the stands watched and followed the co-ed cheerleading squad while totally disregarding the score of the games.

the yon-ko games eventually ended in a tie: two wins, two losses, and a tie for both schools. remember how i said that i didn't see any koreans drinking during the games? i should have known better, but no event in korea can be a completely sober one. supposedly, all the people at the games packed sinchon saturday night after the last game was played. they proceeded to march into all the restaurants, hofs, and bars in town and demanded that they supply the students with soju and beer. after extorting all the free alcohol they could get, the students lined up in trains and drank the night away on yonsei campus. the post-games' festivities are also part of this yearly tradition.

where was i at the time? i was at a bar for the debuts of various techno and new-age groups. an above average experience i would say. but too much standing around for my tastes.

classes are alright. but, what ive come to realize is that i cannot drink and go out like i used to. my time here in korea has been far more lax and low-key than two summers ago. this has been a fairly long post, so ill end it here. hopefully, ill blog more frequently from now on.

-hanul