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Getting Rid of Old Things, Packing Up My Room (A Short Story)

       I can't remember the last time I did a proper cleaning up of my room. Or maybe all the past "cleaning-ups" aren't even considered as proper. But I'm quite sure that this time round, I did it. I'm fairly proud of myself as I've finally stepped out of my comfort zone. And, I will continue doing so.        I've always been obsessive of things that were by my side for a long time. Those that were no longer used and/or not useful, and even those that were 'harmful' to me. As long as I had them for some part of my life, I wasn't able to get rid of them. The result of that was my room becoming a garbage dump. My room was filled with trash, and I've been holding onto them, not realising that it was slowly becoming a mess as well as preventing me from progressing on.        Old toys, stationaries and comic books that were of no value ㅡ I was still holding onto them as I just felt bad throwing them away. Those broken old toys and stationa

Thoughts of being single for 23 years; Questions and Acceptance

"If a guy stays virgin till he is 30 years old, he becomes a Wizard.    If a guy stays virgin till he is 40 years old, he becomes a Star."     - a famous phrase, South Korea. My important friend Furlyn, made this for me, hoping I don't turn into a real Wizard. Let me start off by declaring that whatever I write here is strictly my own piece of mind, but I believe (and hope) most single guys out there will be able to relate. I'm pretty sure that in far away(?) future when I read this blog post again, I'll regret for even writing it just like all my past posts. But that is the point of writing diaries. Just to say shortly about myself, I've been single since birth (a.k.a 모태솔로 /  母胎  mǔtāi solo / motae solo, which directly means from Chinese to Korean; Solo since Mother's Womb) ,  which is "by right" a rare thing. In this day and age, how often do see someone over 21 years old who has been single throughout their lives? -seems like the

Itaewon is bigger than I thought; a rough guide to Itaewon part 2 (이태원)

Alright, so I'm here again, in Itaewon. And it is much much bigger than I thought it was. In 2018 June, I went Itaewon for the first time, just to see the place with my own eyes as it has always been known as the non-conservative, rowdy, dirty, and an "adult" place. And as it went according to my plan(?), I came across 10 Transgender Bars in just 30 minutes. If you have the time, please take a short look at my first Itaewon blog post: http://blackjackboy.blogspot.com/2018/09/my-lonely-trip-to-itaewon-how-does-this.html Now, in 2019 December, I managed to find time to visit the place again. This time, with the intention of exploring the other part of Itaewon which I didn't the previous time. And this will be a blog full of pictures so let's begin. The first thing you'll see the moment you tap out of Itaewon station and go up the escalator.  Turn left and take Exit 4 I took this route which is immediately outside Exi