Passenger Tales

I was on the subway last night when I saw this old couple who looked to be in their late 60s. The guy looked drunk and sleeping. What I noticed about them was that they looked very sweet because the man’s hand was on his wife’s thigh while her hand was on his […]

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Being a construction worker is usually hazardous to one’s health, especially if one is working in a developing country. Safety belts and hard hats are not the norm. One can see these workers hanging out of rickety looking scaffoldings with no safety mechanisms that will protect them from a fall. Although big construction companies […]

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Almost every international student I have talked to has lost weight since they started here in school. Both guys and girls have been telling me they lost five or six kilos over the past months. It really frustrates me when I hear this because instead of losing, I have been gaining those kilos. Maybe […]

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Our school is really taking the threat of H1N1 seriously. They invested in safety products such as automatic dispenser for alcohol, liquid soap dispenser for the dormitory restrooms, antibacterial hand wash in the school restrooms aside from the liquid soap in the dispenser, and they even provided a thermometer in the dormitory lobby so […]

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Imagine if there are moving companies Los Angeles that will take on jobs of moving from Seoul, Korea to Los Angeles, and then I know some people who would be glad of the service. This coming December, students who are going to participate in the Global Master’s Program, will be moving to the different […]

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Here in Korea, hiking is really a favourite exercise, especially of the older people. I am not really fond of any physical exertion but I am game to try some things so when I got invited to hike, I went for it. The first time was in one of the mountains here in Seoul […]

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In the countries we have studied who have become economically successful in recent years like Korea and Singapore; it is common to note that one of the keys to their success is their efforts towards the education of their people. In Korea, education is highly regarded by parents. After the war, government made […]

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