RANTING/VENTING MEGATHREAD 3.0

This has been annoying me for a while.  About four years ago in my city, there was a lovely natural area around the mountain.  At the foot of the mountain, someone got permission to build a big area of detached houses with gardens etc, and they would have cost around 5-6억.  All the plans looked nice.  So they went about clearing this area of trees and everything to do with nature.  Took about 6 months to flatten the whole area.  Kind of annoying, really.  Then nothing happened for a year.  I notice all this, as I was hiking here almost every day so can see how it's going.  Then they spent six months putting in roads and street lights, traffic lights, sewage pipes and stuff.  Okay.  Then nothing happened for another year which strange at the time.   Then they did a couple of months of tidying up, as it had got overgrown a bit.  Then nothing, which brings us up to now.  When I was talking to my co-teacher last week, she said that the company had gone bust and nothing will happen with this area.  So it's just going to sit there, with streets, lights, and no fooking houses when previously it had been a lovely natural area at the foot of the mountain.  Why not make sure a company can see through a project like this before letting them flatten the area and cut down the trees?  I know there is the stupid thing here of selling the houses before they build them, but surely you can make sure they're not going to go bust and ruin the area. If it was some crappy brownfield site, then i don't care.  But don't hit the natural bits.   

Anyone who has been to Anyang station can marvel at the unfinished frame of probably an 8-10 storey building that has been there for at least 14 years.  It amazes me that it just sits there at such a prominent crossroads.  Maybe as that area is transitioning from dumpy and run down to newer builds something will be done. 

As for selling homes that are yet to be built, that's not a Korean thing by any stretch.  From the Globe and Mail for example:

" Big cities such as Toronto and Vancouver tend to get the most attention when it comes to raising awareness about buying preconstruction homes, which could simply be no more than blueprints on paper or computer renderings, but it is a topic relevant across Canada"

Pretty sure that is standard practice around the world with new developments.  Maybe the difference is developers need to have some sort of insurance to ensure the project doesn't sit half-finished. 

Anyone who has been to Anyang station can marvel at the unfinished frame of probably an 8-10 storey building that has been there for at least 14 years.

Christ, that thing has been there that long??

Yeah, it ain't subtle. What a hulking piece of crap.

Anyone who has been to Anyang station can marvel at the unfinished frame of probably an 8-10 storey building that has been there for at least 14 years.

Christ, that thing has been there that long??

Yeah, it ain't subtle. What a hulking piece of crap.

At least.  It's been here since I first was in the area.  I think the small red light district door has been cleared out or looks like it's going, so maybe someone will step in and raze that thing and put up a coffee shop or tire depot.  Something more suited to the heart and soul of Anyang. 

My gf surprised me with some airpods for my birthday (this isn't the rant by the way haha).  I'd been using some cheap rip off ones from Electromart that worked ok but would regularly cut out and drop the signal depending on where my phone was or even if I turned my head.

Obviously over the moon to upgrade to airpods.  Turns out they actually perform on par or slightly worse than the Chinese knock offs!  If I'm not holding my phone directly in front of me then the sound cracks and cuts out.  Can't even carry my phone in my pocket because it just disrupts the signal.

I'm using an Android phone but surely I should be able to listen to music with my phone in my pocket.  Anyone else experience this?

Toxic smog is expected to blight Korea's Christmas, with fine-dust pollution at unhealthy levels over the festive season.

http://english.chosun.com/m/svc/article.html?contid=2019122301409

My gf surprised me with some airpods for my birthday (this isn't the rant by the way haha).  I'd been using some cheap rip off ones from Electromart that worked ok but would regularly cut out and drop the signal depending on where my phone was or even if I turned my head.

Obviously over the moon to upgrade to airpods.  Turns out they actually perform on par or slightly worse than the Chinese knock offs!  If I'm not holding my phone directly in front of me then the sound cracks and cuts out.  Can't even carry my phone in my pocket because it just disrupts the signal.

I'm using an Android phone but surely I should be able to listen to music with my phone in my pocket.  Anyone else experience this?

I'm still using my Sony Walkman i didn't know earphones/buds/pods existed in Korea.

My gf surprised me with some airpods for my birthday (this isn't the rant by the way haha).  I'd been using some cheap rip off ones from Electromart that worked ok but would regularly cut out and drop the signal depending on where my phone was or even if I turned my head.

Obviously over the moon to upgrade to airpods.  Turns out they actually perform on par or slightly worse than the Chinese knock offs!  If I'm not holding my phone directly in front of me then the sound cracks and cuts out.  Can't even carry my phone in my pocket because it just disrupts the signal.

I'm using an Android phone but surely I should be able to listen to music with my phone in my pocket.  Anyone else experience this?

I'm still using my Sony Walkman i didn't know earphones/buds/pods existed in Korea.

The last great thing Apple made was the iPod Shuffle and before they discontinued them in 2017, to encourage people to buy the ridiculous Apple watch, I bought 3 shuffles and use them as my music solution for gym and the track.

My gf surprised me with some airpods for my birthday (this isn't the rant by the way haha).  I'd been using some cheap rip off ones from Electromart that worked ok but would regularly cut out and drop the signal depending on where my phone was or even if I turned my head.

Obviously over the moon to upgrade to airpods.  Turns out they actually perform on par or slightly worse than the Chinese knock offs!  If I'm not holding my phone directly in front of me then the sound cracks and cuts out.  Can't even carry my phone in my pocket because it just disrupts the signal.

I'm using an Android phone but surely I should be able to listen to music with my phone in my pocket.  Anyone else experience this?

I'm still using my Sony Walkman i didn't know earphones/buds/pods existed in Korea.

The last great thing Apple made was the iPod Shuffle and before they discontinued them in 2017, to encourage people to buy the ridiculous Apple watch, I bought 3 shuffles and use them as my music solution for gym and the track.

That explains it.  I have been on the lookout for a new shuffle and cannot find one, anywhere. 

I thought it was the perfect gym companion (aside from bouncing boobies on the treadmill, next to me).

...figures. 

northstar. i have an ipod shuffle i bought years ago which has been sitting in my drawer doing nothing. i'm 90% it still works fine, so i'll check it does.. but i'll post it to you for free if you want it.

northstar. i have an ipod shuffle i bought years ago which has been sitting in my drawer doing nothing. i'm 90% it still works fine, so i'll check it does.. but i'll post it to you for free if you want it.

That is appreciated but not necessary. 

I was on the fence about airpods for a long time, then my Mrs got me some for my birthday. Incredible. No problems at all. Perfect for bike rides/walking to school/watching the Premier League footy when she is sleeping at 2am.

If they are cutting out it means battery low, they shouldn't be cutting out with your phone in your pocket either.

I was on the fence about airpods for a long time, then my Mrs got me some for my birthday. Incredible. No problems at all. Perfect for bike rides/walking to school/watching the Premier League footy when she is sleeping at 2am.

If they are cutting out it means battery low, they shouldn't be cutting out with your phone in your pocket either.

Do you have an iphone or Android?  I wonder if that could be the difference.  I still get the problem even after they're fully charged.

Can anyone recommend any bluetooth headphones that are the same shape as the original airpods, ie ones that don't have the rubbery tip that go inside your ear.

Toxic smog is expected to blight Korea's Christmas, with fine-dust pollution at unhealthy levels over the festive season.

http://english.chosun.com/m/svc/article.html?contid=2019122301409

http://english.chosun.com/m/svc/article.html?contid=2019112601576

Higher temperatures mean air masses can be trapped over the Korean peninsula. As a result, weathermen warned of high levels of air pollution.

The National Institute of Environmental Research said fine dust levels are not caused by a single meteorological factor, so it is difficult to make predictions one or two months ahead, but if pollutant emissions both in Korea and overseas are similar to last year, smoggy days are likely to become more frequent.

Weathermen also forecast little snow this winter. Kim Dong-joon at the KMA said, "From a long-term perspective, the amount of snowfall is declining due to global warming."
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Turn down the heating temperature in your home and school to reduce global warming.

Can anyone recommend any bluetooth headphones that are the same shape as the original airpods, ie ones that don't have the rubbery tip that go inside your ear.

    I do a lot of running, and always get snared up in wires, so I use bluetooth head phones quite a bit.
    I also find that in-ear buds are constantly falling out, especially after some sweating, so I'm a huge fan of bone-conduction head phones.
The latest models have active noise cancelling that can be turned on or off, which is great for both running (when you still need to hear oncoming cars etc) and for sitting on transit (where the noise cancelling function suppresses engine noises nearly entirely. Many of them are also water proof, so they're good for swimming too.
     I have AfterShokz Air, which aren't too ridiculously expensive, but if you want all the new functions and stuff, there are newer models that you can use while SCUBAing, and that can store several gigs of music in the device itself without any additional weight etc etc.

Someone at my MOE has no idea what's going on.

As part of my EPIK contract, I'm allowed 11 sick days per contract year and am required to submit a doctor's certificate should I take 3 or more days sick leave, in a row.

Since my contract renewed, in May, I've taken 3 sick days, all spaced out.

Last month, my CT got a call from the MOE saying that I've exceeded my sick leave and that I need to send a medical certificate. I explained that they'd made a mistake, I had a record of all my sick days and that you couldn't get a medical
certificate for being sick in the past. Apparently, she relayed the message.

Today, a different CT gives me exactly the same message.

Exactly what are these monkeys doing?

Lol yeah they're definitely wrong, you don't need a note for three days.  But yeah it's a bit worrying that it's the actual MOE that's asking for a note and not your coteachers 

iPhone 6s. No problems whatsoever.

why does every single tv advertisement in this country have to have

1. celebrity endorsement
2. a shit song and dance

why does every single tv advertisement in this country have to have

1. celebrity endorsement
2. a shit song and dance

Whoa, wait.  You're telling me that Kim Tae Hee doesn't drink French Cafe Coffee mix?