We have a three day holiday for Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving), or 5.5 days if you count the weekend and friday night. I decided to goto China again for chuseok, since getting the China visa was such a hassle but for $25 extra you could get a double entry visa. This time I would spend a day in Beijing doing some extra stuff I didnt see on my first trip in 2010, and then a few days in Inner Mongolia Province in the north, bording the Country of Mongolia. I took a ...

This youtube video is doing the rounds about a westerner that attacked an elderly man on a bushttp://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation _id=annotation_746662&v=Gu_uD11SIDg &feature=ivHere is a rappers response, the second guy is betterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-21pZfz eGI&feature=youtu.beIts odd that they chose to get out their camera and post the video rather than try to help. A bus full of people could have easily overpowered this guy.

This is a composite of all my blog entries with a couple of errors from the Daegu IAAF Gameshttp://blog.korea.net/?p=4814

The Daegu IAAF Closing Ceremonies was a grand finale to the nine day event. First a group of singers had entered the main stage setup up on the field with an opening act. As they sang a large parade of volunteers, officials, judges, athletes, and flag bearers entered the field.Video : Closing Ceremonies Part 1 - Parade of Flags and Volunteershttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1i8rl-u VkQThey made a ring around the field and filled into the main stadium. Many were in...

The celebrations continued on the final night as many athletes were doing victory laps, as many medal ceremonies took place and anthems were played. Russian, USA, and Kenya were probably played the most. There were still several finals still taking place thru all the excitement.The womens hammer throw final was the last field event while the mens triple jump finals were taking place. Also there was the womens 4x100m relay heats and finals.Video : Womens 4x100 Rel...