we went to the dmz and the folk village
Today was a rather eventful day in a cultural sens (duh! lol). First off, I had a nice long BATH and enjoyed it until the lights cut off. I think the the restroom lights were timed. Anyways, we went to the DMZ and went down to the 3rd discovered tunnel and listened to the history. Digging tunnels for sneak attacks and denying the fact is just wrong on the part of the North Korean government. And lying about them being a coal mines is just worsens the fact. Just brazen and indignant actions of the North Koreans makes me angry but I can't get over the fact of how such a minuscule percentage of the population has so much destructive control over the lives of others. The leaders in Pyeongyong bond the poorer citizens to their town (can't move AT ALL)and if they defect, their family and neighbors will be punished. How wrong is that? And what's worse is that the North Koreans in the worst conditions are brainwashed to support the state over all else. Here's a video illustrating an aspect of how horrible powerful the influence off the state is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiUOQgycn6E
Anyways, after the DMZ (it was educational but not really fun/interesting) we had lunch and went to a traditional folk village and observed the folk dance thing (they were really cool, and acrobatic). We also witnessed a traditional tightrope walker (old dude was pretty awesome) and I also was blessed with a horse performance. I love horses! But yeah, that was that day. Went out to eat some yummy samgyupsal (korean BBQ) and just chilled with the other AsiaLearn peeps ^^
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Kara's "Lupin" mv is an example of how horribly powerful the influence of the state is???
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaLlldqUAXI
ReplyDeletemy b. i just posted that mv on to my friend's wall :P
lol what the heck. that sister's brainwashed.
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