Free Hugs in Korea

Free Hugs are not something Korean, well actually Australian, but they are quite common in Korea. Free Hugs are just the acts of hugging strangers. Its quoted by wikipedia as the "random act of kindness". I guess hugs make people feel better. Yes, I bet it would feel even better if hot girls hugged me!

Korea does the Free Hug campaign quite often. Well, often enough that there are so many videos of people wandering around the streets looking for people to hug. But, there was a slight alteration. A lot of the time, I see people wearing bear costumes. You know, the one with fluffy ears and big round paws. I thought it was quite effective, since people would rather hug bears, well since they are cute...! So, more people would  come and have free hugs =D

Ok... I lied a bit since I can't find a guy in a bear costume giving out free hugs, but I swear I saw tons in a Korean website! Its just that I am a bit lazy and its hard to post videos from other media sources on the blog other than youtube..!!! Anyways, I found a video of Joker? giving out free hugs haha But, it seems less people are getting free hugs since Joker is a bit scary...... Go give free hugs ppl!

Sick & Updates

Being sick in Malaysia, a tropical country, is probably the worst thing ever... Its hot, so you want the air conditioning to be on, while your sick so the air conditioning makes your sickness more enduring. So, you can't really do anything about it. Argh! I don't even really feel sick... like I don't have a major head ache or extreme coughing. Its just a light sickness. Still, if I stay in KLCC or crowded places I can't stand up straight sigh. Well, on the bright side, its better than being sick during school... That would really suck since school itself is a cold society, where nobody really cares if you are sick. 

Anyways, updates. I did pretty decent this semester, except I had to drop computer science since I was taking too many credit hours and programming... it takes a lot of time, if you suck at it. As for me, I did suck at programming so I ended up spending tons of hours devoted on the homeworks. Physics and math was insane... I started to not understand anything. Well, I still managed and managed better than some students. Japanese and English was pretty good. English I was lucky to have a friend who helped me explain stuff more clearly. 

I haven't seen any friends yet in Malaysia, partially due to the sickness. I also have this feeling of wanting isolation and more family time. It really doesn't feel right living in a different country alone. Hopefully I can endure it. My dad is moving to Korea this January while my mom and sister are remaining in Malaysia so that she can graduate. Basically our family is sliced apart. Kind of worried about my dad living alone, but I guess we can't help it and the doctor said his health improved. I really do hope everything goes alright. 

Just some updates on my friends. D started a blog, to stop nagging me about his life. Well, he doesn't really write much and I'm a bit worried since he hasn't chatted with me after I blocked him lol.... (I couldn't help myself since I was at my limits). I'm thinking of sending D a pack of milo since he said he wanted them on his blog. My friend S, broke off with his girlfriend. Quite unfortunate, since I tried to help them get together. Pew Pew. And its his first time having a relationship and first time to break up with someone, so a bit worried about him as well. I really hope they can maintain a mutual relationship at least. K and L went to New York, bet they are having tons of fun. hmmm what else? I don't really remember much more. Oh my Korean friend is joining the military.... well I'll join him in like 3 years argh!

I hope everyone had a merry christmas! Oh... I forgot to go to church!! FAIL.... I was sick.... hope Jesus can forgive me =D Happy belated birthday Baby Christ!

Cyber Cafes: PC Bangs

Its been a while since I have written anything. I was pretty busy getting ready for the finals (not really) and packing. Well, I also got a bit lazy as the year was coming to an end. I didn't find anything really interesting to write about, but I realized I forgot to write about Korean cyber cafes.

Korean cyber cafes are called PC bang. The word "bang" means room. A normal room would be called "bang". PC bangs are pretty ubiquitous. They are everywhere. In some places, there is a saturation of PC bangs. PC bangs are like regular cyber cafes. They have computers! (no duh). Some PC bangs are huge. They have around 100 computers. Some are smaller. They only have 20 computers. Moreover, they provide fast internet and computers with pretty good specs, making it better for gaming. Most of the games are available in the cyber cafes. The PC bangs also serve refreshments. Most provide coffee, green tea. They sell crackers, ramen, and frozen pizza. Technically, you can live off eating junk food in cyber cafes.

There have been cases where Koreans have died living in cyber cafes. I guess the reasons were that the gamers were too addicted to the games that they stopped eating, and had lack of sleep as well. Even if they eat the food provided from the PC bangs, they are not good enough in the long term, they lack nutrition.

Anyways, cyber cafes are pretty clean. I really like it there since its cool during the hot summer. I can't afford air conditioning so, its a great place to cool down. The cost of an hour of gaming is only 1000 won, which is only a dollar. Extremely cheap in my opinion. Its also a great place to socialize as I can play games with wo de friends.

Anyways have a visit to a Korean cyber cafe when you visit Korea!