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Report a video to news station

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Weeks a go, I uploaded a video to YTN (A 24 hour TV news station in Korea). It is about a dangerous broken crap from car accident at nearby highway toll gate. Actually once I had a collision accident from behind car at same location. YTN has a blog in Cyworld.com (famous social network site in Korea) to gather report from citizens. They'll present some Acorns( Cyworld's cyber money) for honorarium to citizen reporters. My story and video was on aired at their morning news show. It is really fun. And I found it is now cleaned. Why don't you do some small good deed by yourself? REFERENCE http://www.cyworld.com/ytnjebo

Gift Card

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It is a gift coupon some one gave me for my volunteer (Not actually) works. It can be used as a money coupon for watching movie by itself or you can scratch and reveal code for internet shopping. You can exchange it to cyber money in www.cultureland.co.kr Gift card is a kind of mysterious modern invention as much as Option trade. Apparently gift giver can get some benefit. He/she don't need to spend time for choosing a gift. It doesn't look dirty as much as cash. Most of all, you can get receipt. I don't know why but Finance guys like this idea. Anyway, any benefit for a gift receiver? Yes, of course you can change it to money back! But it is not easy and cause cost. Though cost is small, it seems big. In my case, I love iTune gift card. I can ask my friend to buy a $25 iTune music card and charge it on my iTune (US mode). I can reward with Dotori (Acorn; Cyworld.com's cyber money) or Korean money later. It makes it possible to buy any latest or old music/video content

A New Hope

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Every Saturday/Sunday a flea market named "Hope Market" will open at a play ground nearby Hongik univ. Mapo, Seoul, Korea. An artist can register and have a small space to sell a designer stuff. This temporary artist flea market make this space hot and gather people from every where. And this market place inspire many young artist who want to make something. Believe or not, you may find most beautiful mobile charm in the world and some stupid stuffs as well. Space, People and Artist can make something really beautiful experience together with little help from good weather. Reference God's viewpoint, Google Map/Wikimapia Blogger report Hopemarket homepage

Loved by Asses

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This place is the main gate square of Hongik university, Seoul, Korea. One of hottest urban areas in Seoul, Korea. The square is a popular landmark for waiting a friend and gathering a group. Because the space is reserved for car parking where is allowed for only reserved, there are barricade fences . Actually this barricade is a bench for waiting people. Six guys can seat on and have a chit-chat while waiting other friends since 1990 at least (It could be older). As you can see, black and yellow paint is worn off from top. You can image how much it is loved by people's asses as a de facto street furniture. Though it is supposed to be a barricade to expel people & car, it has been actually good street bench. Of course, not comfortable but enough for waiting 10 min and sending SMS. Why don't we make a barricade/bench for public space? It seems it has contradictory two functions but could be same in a shape. REFERENCE See satelite view from Wikimapia