#gaesong

[majortotositepro1]

'Catcher→Outfielder' position switch to improve Futures' home run king Jang's bat

Kiwoom Heroes' Joo Sung-won, 24, is determined to make a splash this season. He has been working hard to improve his long-hitting power. Now, he wants to show his respect in the first team instead of the Futures League.

Joo Sung-won graduated from Gaesong High School and was drafted by the Burgundy with the 24th overall pick in the third round of the 2019 secondary draft. He was recognized as an offensive catcher with long power. Like most catchers, Joo gained experience mainly in the second team. Head coach Hong Won-ki said, "Joo Sung-won is a big catcher who is attracting attention. He has a bright future. He is the secret weapon of the Heroes," and expressed his expectations for his growth.

However, Joo Sung-won no longer wears a catcher's mask. He switched positions to take advantage of his hitting ability. He now plays as an outfielder. "I continued to play catcher after I left the military. It was difficult to utilize my batting, which is my strong point, while practicing defense. The team first suggested that I switch to the outfield," he said, revealing the reason for his switch to the outfield.

"Now I don't have any regrets about being a catcher. He was also attracted to the fact that he could revitalize the team's atmosphere when he blocked a long hit with his catcher's helmet, and he could press the opponent's spirit. "Outfielders are very active. It's fun to run around the field and practice defense. Outfielders can also block long balls with their defense. I like that I can make spectacular plays. I don't have any regrets about being a catcher now."

Joo's bat has the potential to improve enough to switch positions. He won the home run award in the Futures League North in 2022. If he can play in the first team, the Heroes' thirst for big guns could be quenched. "Since I was a rookie, my strength has improved through systematic training. I had to train harder because I can't make a long hit with just my strength, but I had good training, so it paid off in the long hit department," he said.

Last year, he experienced the thrill of making his first-team debut. He couldn't contain his excitement when he heard the fans screaming in the Gocheok Sky Dome. The experience motivated him to get better at baseball. "I played in the first team for the first time last year. It was more fun to play baseball. I think the stage where I can do well is on the field where the fans support me. The fans' support motivates me," he said, adding that he hopes to play for a long time in the first team this year.

Kiwoom also has high hopes for Joo Sung-won. Joo prepared for the season at the first team's spring camp in Arizona, USA this year. He trained with his role model Kim Hye-sung and learned from her. He also learned how she approaches baseball.

"My role model is Hye-sung," Joo said. He is an exemplary player and a hard worker that everyone 토토 recognizes. I learned that I have to work hard like him to love baseball and be good at it. I asked him a lot and learned a lot. Talking about baseball together changed my perspective and mindset. Hye-sung praised him a lot, saying that he was doing a good job. His words gave me a lot of encouragement."

In spring camp, he worked hard to develop his long-hitting power and improve his defense. All in order to survive in the first team. "I need to get better at baseball to be noticed during the season," says Joo. During camp, I focused on what I can do well and trained. I want to be a stable outfielder in defense, and in batting, I trained to complement my long bat," he said, adding that he hopes the results of his training will show in practice.

[drunken-boat]

The North Korean city of Gaesong (often written Kaesong in English) as seen from the D.M.Z.

Paju Village, S. Korea 2023

[japan-korea]

Old customs gate - when Gaesong factory area was "alive" --

[korjapan]

Kaesong (or Gaesong) is in North Korea (there used to be a joint endeavor - (South Korean factory, North Korean workers, basically) - but then nuclear provocations, etc.

[tellthem-dee]

Porque excursiones como estas merecen más la pena que cualquier otra cosa. De lo mejor que me llevo de esta segunda parte del 2018: esas preciosas amistades. . 내 사랑한 친구s~. . #서울 #도라산 #임진강 #개성 #제3땅굴 #도라전망대 #한반도비무장지대 #JSA #북한 #조선민주주의인민공화국 #한국 #대한민국 #Seúl #Dorasan #Imjingang #Gaesong #Túnel3 #ObservatoriodeDora ##DMZ #CoreaDelNorte #CoreaDelSur #Corea https://www.instagram.com/p/Br2ukBhh2ss/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6fsowjmj56hc

[mykoreanstudy]

Random but do you have thoughts on the Trump - Kim meeting? I'd be very interested to hear.

The meeting itself doesn’t mean much at all to me. The motives of both sides are similar: Kim wants to look diplomatic for the North Korean people, and Trump wants to look powerful to the American people. It’s about their personal image, on both sides. That doesn’t sound like a good recipe for change to me, but I really really hope something does change. Hoping, but not expecting.

It’s too soon to call this some kind of ~life changing event~ because similar events have happened before. Kim Jong Il met Kim Daejung, and they made some small agreements to improve relations between North and South Korea. Gaesong Industrial Complex was developed, Kim Daejung got the nobel peace prize, and the North Korean people remained oppressed and starving. That’s the problem–the focus is all on diplomacy between the two countries, and no one has yet managed to push any North Korean leader to address the extremely serious human rights issue in North Korea. It’s all about the gestures, not about the people.

So I’m here like, great, Kim signed some document saying he will denuclearize. But history tells us that he likely will not follow through, and even if he does, the North Koreans will remain the same, oppressed and starving. And Trump will pat himself on the back and demand the nobel prize because he “won” his handshake battle with Kim Jung Un. It’s fucking sad and it breaks my heart because the North Korean people deserve freedom just as much as the rest of us and the leaders of the world are not demanding North Korea to fix their human rights even when we get the chance.

[bernieo]

villages within the dmz military area - but just one within the act dmz -(Freedom Villahe) over the blue line

Gaesong indus complez...10 million separated in war

[wipdia]

4. Nap (kedd) - Szöul Továbbra sem megy az alvás, három körül keltünk, elmentünk kondizni és ázni reggeli előtt. Az InterContinental wellness részlege nagyon érdekes: igazából egy gentlemen’s club, ahol a szauna, gőz és különböző medencék mellett a férfiak munka előtt/után szépítkeznek, társalognak, fodrászoznak stb. Fél 7-kor reggeliztünk egy nagyot, és 7:10-kor felvett minket a busz, és elindultunk egész napos túránkra az észak-koreai határhoz. A túra két részből állt JSA-ból és DMZ-ből. A JSA (joint security area) egy két kilométer széles rész, a határhoz legközelebb eső, az amerikaiak, a dél-koreaiak és az ENSZ által őrzött sáv. Amerikai katonai transzportot kaptunk, nagyon szigorú szabályokat kellett betartani, és bemehettünk a kis kék házakba is, amelyek pontosan a határvonalra épültek, és ahol a két fél tárgyalni szokott. Itt bent volt alkalmunk átmenni Észak-Koreába, mert a tárgyalóasztal egy oldala északon, a másik délen van, és körbe tudtuk járni. Miközben kint fényképeztünk, az északi oldalon éppen egy katonai delegáció nézelődött, ami nagyon ritka, vezetőnk most látott másodszor ilyet. Ezt követően voltunk a Gaesong ipari parkhoz vezető check pointnál, itt kaptunk ebédet is. Ez az a zóna, amit déli vállalatok építettek ki északon a gazdasági együttműködés első lépéseként, és amit észak tavaly elfoglalt. A DMZ-ben (demilitarized zone) folytattuk, megnéztünk felrobbantott hidakat, katonai leseket, és egy 70 méter mélyen futó alagutat, amit észak ásott, hogy titokban meg tudja támadni delet (persze tagadják). Kicsit öt után értünk vissza Szöulba, a hotelben vacsoráztunk, majd úrként lementünk a klubba :)

[thelittlevillager]

View from the Dora Observatory in Demilitarised Zone in Paju, with Gaesong Industrial Complex, SK and NK flag. 

[dlosadar]

El ejército de Corea del Norte "se acerca a la frontera entre Corea del Sur para entrenar cerca de la zona desmilitarizada" a medida que aumentan las tensiones

Se espera que Corea del Norte reanude el entrenamiento militar cerca de la zona desmilitarizada a lo largo de su frontera con el Sur.

Esta decisión es la última de una serie de acciones cada vez más beligerantes del Norte en las últimas semanas.

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Corea del Norte reanudará el entrenamiento militar cerca de la zona desmilitarizada a lo largo de su frontera con el SurCrédito: AP: Associated Press

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Esta decisión es la última de una serie de acciones cada vez más beligerantes del Norte en las últimas semanas.Crédito: AFP o licenciantes

Ayer, una declaración emitida por la agencia de prensa oficial central de Corea dijo que el ejército del país estaba examinando planes para ingresar a la zona desmilitarizada (DMZ).

El ejército norcoreano ha anunciado su intención de avanzar sus fuerzas a un puesto de guardia en su lado del área, ZDNet Korea reportado.

También planea desplegar tropas en el complejo industrial de Gaesong en el extremo occidental de la frontera y en la región montañosa de Geumgang al este.

La DMZ es una franja de aproximadamente 2.5 millas de ancho que abarca todo el ancho de la península de Corea, dividiendo el norte y el sur.

Ha estado vigente desde el final de las hostilidades en la Guerra de Corea en 1953 y continúa organizando reuniones diplomáticas y negociaciones militares entre los dos países.

"NO DEBEMOS EMPUJAR LA PAZ"

Esta decisión se produce después de la demolición por el norte de la Oficina de Enlace Intercoreana, un edificio en la zona desmilitarizada que anteriormente gestionaba las comunicaciones entre los dos países en lugar de las relaciones diplomáticas o las embajadas oficiales.

Entre las líneas de comunicación mantenidas por la oficina, había líneas directas entre altos funcionarios de las fuerzas armadas del país y sus oficinas presidenciales.

Los dos países alcanzaron un acuerdo de paz tentativo durante las conversaciones en 2018, pero ahora se dice que el Norte está presionando con la esperanza de obtener alivio de las paralizantes sanciones económicas internacionales.

Pyongyang también acusó al Sur de no evitar que los desertores del Norte devuelvan material anti-régimen a través de la frontera.

Las fotos de los últimos días muestran tanques surcoreanos acumulados a lo largo de la frontera y soldados de infantería patrullando.

TARIFAS SEXUALES PARA NIÑOS

Ex futbolista del Arsenal admite haber tenido relaciones sexuales con una niña de 14 años

INFIERNO SOBRE RUEDAS

Maddie sospecha que Christian B guarda ropa y trajes de baño para niños en una casa móvil

último

ELEVACIÓN DE BLOQUEO

El gobierno "aún no ha decidido" si la protección antivirus para los británicos vulnerables finalizará en julio

COMPRAS ENOJADAS

Clientes de Primark entusiasmados por el distanciamiento social mientras los clientes acuden en masa a reabrir tiendas

PONGA UNA TAPA

Los expertos dicen que baje el asiento del inodoro antes de descargar para evitar la propagación del virus

ALERTA ROJA

Beijing vuelve a estar bloqueado mientras el ejército reúne a los residentes en una nueva cepa de virus "mutante"

El lunes, el presidente de Corea del Sur, Moon Jae-in, pidió al Norte que detenga la escalada de tensiones.

"No debemos rechazar las promesas de paz que el presidente Kim Jong Un y yo hemos hecho", dijo en comentarios publicados por su oficina.

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Las fotos muestran la demolición de la Oficina de Enlace Intercoreana esta semanaCrédito: Alamy Live News

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Tropas de Corea del Sur en patrullaCrédito: AP: Associated Press

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Los tanques surcoreanos se apilan a lo largo de la fronteraCrédito: AP: Associated Press

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SEJONG -- South Korean authorities Tuesday quarantined employees of hog-raising farms until Thursday morning in the aftermath of an outbreak of African swine fever.The deadly ASF virus was detected at a farm in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, which is located between Seoul and Gaesong, North Korea, early...

[japan-korea]

A look over the Southern Limit Line into the actual DMZ (narrow buffer) into North Korea - There are 2 villages, one South Korean and one North Korean (but the North Korean one basically a "fake" propaganda village - but now suppposedly some workers from Gaesong factory living there - apparently North Korea is using it even though not supposed to - It was built by South Korea - in a nutshell, shut it down because North Korea using money for nuclear program, etc.)

[muttleyap]

A sign explaining how far we are from Gaesong/Kaesong a city north of the demilitarized zone #chooseyourpath #northsouthdivide #barbedwires #fences #dmz #daytrip #southkorea #gaesong #kaesong #korea #insadong #imjingakpeacepark

[terrapreta-blog]

Family Mart, a convenience store in Gaesong, North Korea

[thelittlevillager]

Trip with Korea Foundation (16 to 17 Sep 2017)

- Demilitarised Zone (Paju) - the observatory, imjingak and the 3rd infiltration tunnel

- Dialogue with North Korea defectors

- Jeondeungsa

Thanks to the Korea Foundation, a group of international students were given the opportunity to visit places related to North Korea to learn more about the country, defectors, and related history. Besides the amazing food that they provided, I learnt so much about North Korea through the places that they brought us to visit, the history lessons that they included, and the time to dialogue with NK defectors. 

We first visited the Demilitarised Zone in Paju. The first location was the Dora Observatory. The last time I visited was during winter where the weather was dark and foggy and we couldn’t see anything. However, we were so blessed this time!! The weather was amazing - sunny, with not a cloud in the sky. Could see the Gaesong Industrial Complex (blue building in the 1st photo; unfortunately stopped in production since relations between North and South worsened), the North Korea flag and the propaganda village (2nd photo), the South Korea flag and the reunification village (3rd photo) - and they were really close to one another (see video in next post!). 

We then went to Imjingak, which is the last station in the North before reaching the South. The colourful strips of paper are prayers for reunification that people who visit place (4th photo). We had some time to hang around the area, and I spent the time on the rooftop looking around at the fields (5th photo) - rice grown in this area is known to be clean because the skies are so clean as no factories are nearby. Just sitting there under the sun, with the cool wind in my face looking at the Koreans hanging out - I felt so relaxed and so blessed. 

The final location in the DMZ was the 3rd infiltration tunnel. There are a few tunnels open to public for visiting - with others accessible from Sokcho, Cheorwon I believe. It was my second time there, but it was nevertheless an educational experience walking through the tunnel, especially since there was a guide who explained the history to us well. 

We then had lunch at the restaurant at the observatory and they served some AMAZING charcoal pork. AMAZING. Just looking at it makes my mouth water >.< This is how happiness tastes like HAHA. 

Following lunch, we spent the afternoon back in the hotel for a dialogue with three North Korean defectors. One of them shared that when he was in China, he read the phrase “Where there is a will, there is a way. And where there is a way, there is will” on a website that provided a contact to someone who could help these hiding defectors reach South Korea. Upon arrival in South Korea, he learnt how to make websites because he needed the money. The other defector, a lady, shared that she earned a scholarship to study agricultural science, and now has a start-up learning how to grow chickens to collate their eggs, and hopes to bring this technology back to North Korea when there is an opportunity for reunification. The number of defectors had increased, but the number of refugees each year dropped after Kim Jong Un took over as the North Korean leader - he has been far more brutal than his father. Nevertheless, there are still 100 refugees each month at minimum. I was very much impacted by their tenacity and hope for a better life, very inspired that they were so hardy and willing to adapt to a totally new environment. Very grateful as well for the opportunity to meet such amazing people - huge thanks to Korea Foundation!

The next day, we headed to Ganghwa Island. Our first location of the day was Jeongdeungsa - not really related to North Korea, but just a good lesson in history. Our guide was really good and she explained various aspects and stories of the temple. I had always wondered the 4 ‘sound bells’ that every single Korean temple has (which I don’t see in either China or Singapore), but was glad to hear the reason for each in great detail (and in English HAHA). The first bell - in the shape of a fish - calls to the beings in the sea. Legend has it that the fish is made of wood because long time ago a monk had a disciple who lived a YOLO life but passed away young. But this monk saw a fish with a tree on its back swimming against the current, and realised that this was his disciple’s reincarnation - the fish bell is thus a reminder to live dilligently, always be alert and practise mindfulness. The second bell - in the shape of a cloud - calls the beings in the air. The third bell - in the shape of a bell - calls beings in the earth, and is hung low and made of different thickness unlike other bells that have a uniform thickness - as such it is able to make different sounds. The final bell - in the shape of a drum - is made with male and female cow skins to show yin and yang, in order to call all beings with skin. 

Another interesting fact is that I learnt the Tripitaka Koreana - currently stored in Haeinsa temple in Hapcheon near Daegu (one of my MUST GO locations!!) - was actually made in Jeongdeungsa, then moved to Haeinsa during King Sejong’s reign. They wanted to move this symbolic Buddhist item further into the mountains because the kings recognised that Buddhism had taken too much power leading to high levels of corruption during the Goryeo dynasty - as such the Joseon dynasty chose to not support Buddhism, and chose confucianism instead. 

The monks in Jeongdeungsa also made a lot of sacrifice by fighting during the various wars with French, and at one point they were trapped inside the main hall of the temple. As such, there are markings on the walls in the main hall, behind the Buddhas, with their names and their families’ names written to ask Buddha to remember their families and their sacrifice. In addition, the ‘monkey’ with the hands covering the ears (last photo) is actually a naked woman that was included by the carpenter who built this temple. This was in revenge to the woman that betrayed the carpenter. By right, such a naked woman statue should not be included, but story goes that the monk let the lady stay there out of mercy for her to learn her lesson through the monks’ chants. 

See next post for the second half of the second day :D