today is the chinese traditional festival of dongzhi

with the traditional festival dongzhi coming , all the chinese people are celebrating by making dumplings and setting off firecrackers

Binge drinking 1

As the year is coming to a close, many Korean people get together with their friends to forget about the past year and greet the coming year. Psy’s music video, hangover shows us a common cultural gathering in Korea. People drink a mix of soju and beer to make the booze stronger and keep drinking a large number of glasses during a very short time. This is deemed as a required cultural activity, to bond with each other and share frank conversation while getting drunk. It is good to have alcohol to make the atmosphere jollier and merrier if and when people drink appropriate amounts of alcohol. But many of the gatherings turn into binge drinking which can lead to a lot of serious problems. Harmful drinking is associated with numerous social consequences, such as crime, violence, unemployment, and absenteeism. There are also many alcohol related accidents such as violence, sexual harassment, and drunk-driving. And harmful drinking is a major avoidable risk factor for neuropsychiatric disorders and other non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cirrhosis of the liver and various cancers. Considering these harmful effects, I believe that the government should enforce rules and regulations more proactively and amend the related law.

Korea is the 13th highest in terms of alcohol consumption and it ranks the highest for the consumption of strong alcohol. In spite of this high consumption of alcohol, policy and regulations regarding alcohol are very lax. Among OECD countries, Korea ranked 22nd among 30 countries in terms of alcohol regulations. According to the World Health Organization, the alcoholic population of Korea is 6.76% and this figure is 1.8 times higher than the world average of 3.6%. The socio economic cost related to alcohol is 7.3 trillion per year according to Health and Society Research Institute. The economic burden of alcohol consumption is from 0.45% to 5.44% of GDP. Korea’s culture of entertaining clients with alcohol is also widely known around the world and this unprofessional image has had a negative impact on Korea’s business relations with foreign clients. Also, many problems such as bribery and requests for special consideration for a job position happen during these drinking sessions. 

New Year's Train Ticket

I got my New Year's train ticket. :D I'm going home in two months.

New Year's Train Ticket

I got my New Year's train ticket. :D I'm coming home in two months.

a Football Match Which Fascinated me to Play and Follow Juventus,Alessandro Del Piero Over 16 Years

When I was 11 years old, in 1997, I watched a football match for the first time. That match was between Juventus and Manchester united. Before that time, I had never been interested in football, but that competition was so perfect that it attracted me to watching and playing football. Since then I have become interested in Juventus, and one of the best footballers in the world ,Alessandro Del Piero, and I have followed them so far.