Climbing Dent du Geant SW Face (4013m) in Chamonix, France – 2025.07.09

Publishing as it sat on draft for 4 months! -2025.10.31 My first 4000er! Here's an epic story of the climb I did with my friend (I will call him Yun, as he introduces himself like that to other Europeans) earlier this month! Timeline 0723: Aiguille du Midi 0750: Torino Hut 0815: Start approach 0913: Snow … Continue reading Climbing Dent du Geant SW Face (4013m) in Chamonix, France – 2025.07.09 →

August update (oh, 6 months till discharge!)

Flashback This month was significant as I've passed 1 year mark in my military service, meaning I now have less than 6 months left till discharge! It truly felt like a long way till here (with a lot of ups and downs: December: New perspectives on relationships in the Military (after the first long vacation) April: … Continue reading August update (oh, 6 months till discharge!) →

May Update

After the last update, this is rather a earlier-than-usual post, but I thought I'd lay out the ongoing developments & life updates here (A good example of when I wrote a 'random' blog that ended up becoming one of my favorites in the future: After watching ‘About Time’). Goods May has been a significant milestone for … Continue reading May Update →

New perspectives on relationships in the Military (after the first long vacation)

I've just came back from a first long vacation since starting my military service, and I have learned few valuable lessons about life, mindset, and especially about the relationships in the military. Lesson 1: I shouldn't try to get along with the people who tries to bring me down without justifiable reasons After all, I'm … Continue reading New perspectives on relationships in the Military (after the first long vacation) →

First 3 months at the Korean Army (2024 Q4)

About Ever since I've enlisted back in August 12th, I've went through the bootcamp & now have been stationed at the homebase for 6 weeks, marking tomorrow as the 3-month anniversary after enlistment! Considering the total duration of the Korean Army (18 months), I feel like these past 3 months have been both long and … Continue reading First 3 months at the Korean Army (2024 Q4) →

Korean Army Training Camp Review

Introduction I've recently finished a 7 (almost) weeks long Training camp at the Republic of Korea's Army (ROKA). The bootcamp (= Training Camp) is the first mandatory step to becoming a soldier at ROKA, and as South Korea has an active conscription (Related blog: Overview of the South Korean Military Conscription (Regulations & Life in Military)) … Continue reading Korean Army Training Camp Review →

Should Conscription be mandatory for Women too?

Introduction Conscription, as I have once wrote about it regarding how it's handled in South Korea (only for men) has historically been big part of mankind. And out of 56 countries that has active conscription in place, only 11 countries include both men and women. I recently had an interesting discussion about this topic with … Continue reading Should Conscription be mandatory for Women too? →

[Incomplete] Lessons from Trip to Japan (2023 Dec – 2024 Jan)

Context https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivMAHDeVaQM Perhaps obviously, whenever you travel to a new country, you always discover/learn something new. I'd like to reflect on my recent trip to Japan and write what I've felt/noticed! Learnings Politeness Even in small things, you get respected and politely treated. I distinctly remember how a convenience worker gave back microwaved Onigiri with … Continue reading [Incomplete] Lessons from Trip to Japan (2023 Dec – 2024 Jan) →