I've long had an intense fascination with Japan and everything within it. I've made 2 trips there in the past, and had some of the best fun just soaking up the culture and the food and the people. Okay, not soaking up the people literally. More like their kindness and the general warmth the Japanese people always show. 

Cheerios!

Since 14 July (that's tomorrow!) is Kwang-soo's birthday, I thought it reasonable to point out some of his most iconic moments as the Icon of Misfortune on Running Man. There are, of course, more than the 6 that I've listed down here, but these 6 moments can be said to be prime examples of how blessed Kwang-soo is as an entertainer. 

#6 Counter splash (Ep 34)

Messing around with the Commander Kim Jong-kook is generally not encouraged, so Kwang-soo's audacity to blindfold himself AND pour water on a raging wet Jong-kook was probably his mistake deserving of his punishment. Still, it provided us with one of the most epic finales between the Tiger and the Giraffe.

Watch the entire scene here:



#5 Free Kick (to the face) (Ep 154)



I can tell you honestly that being in the wall for a free kick is probably one of the scariest experiences you may have, especially when the kicker isn't a professional football player. So when Sulli of f(x) lined up her shot, there were some nervous faces in the wall. Then again, there was literally everywhere else she could have kicked the ball, but the ball managed to roll squarely onto Kwang-soo's leg, chip up and smack him right in the face. I think even the God of Variety didn't see that awesome shot coming.

Watch the entire scene here: https://www.facebook.com/budaklife/videos/917060695020800/

Yeah, maybe I did mature a bit in the past year or so. 

#5 My sleeping pattern is messed up

Before I started working, my sleeping pattern was largely dependent on a little thing called "whenever I feel like it". I would tumble into bed at 7am and wake up not too long before dinner, because things like "logic" and "responsibilities" weren't all that important. After much regulation at the beginning of my career life, my sleeping pattern was finally regulated to human levels. After a year of working, that has now changed. I'm back to late nights, with a dose of early mornings. As a result, I have these deep-set eyes that don't seem to get me any ladies.

#4 I'm no longer dependent on caffeine

When I first started working, I needed copious amounts of caffeine to function in the mornings. In fact, I was the sole cause of the 23 August Coffee Machine Breakdown, which caused much wailing and gnashing of teeth among my colleagues. But as time went on, I began to wean off all caffeine, and instead threw myself down a path of snacking. I am rarely seen in office without something in my hand, or in my mouth.

#3 Traffic jams is my new thinking seat

I am a thinker; I tend to go into these long-drawn thoughts about the meaning of life and whatnot. In the past, I used the toilet as my thinking seat, a place where I could churn out my ideas by the dozens and dump (sorry I couldn't resist) the weirdest posts upon the world. Now, I sit and simmer in the traffic jams and reevaluate the reason I'm stuck in a traffic jam.

#2 Major responsibilities and decisions

Being an adult, I have to make a lot of decisions and to take responsibility for each and every decision made. That's why I have to man up and choose a place for lunch every single day. It's harder than you think, because with great appetite, comes greater responsibility. Sometimes, when I'm particularly lazy, I get on this website, which I will strongly recommend to all of you who have problems choosing a place to eat: http://wtfsigte.com/

#1 Having a work-life-play balance isn't really working out

I try my best to have an active life, while also trying to meet up with my friends as much as possible, and also to complete the latest Batman game I have on my PS3. This is in addition to the usual working hours I have from Monday to Friday. Since I began working, I realized that a mere 24 hours isn't enough for me to be able to do everything I want to do. So naturally, sacrifices have to be made here and there. Like who needs friends when you're beating the Joker's face senseless? I mean, c'mon, I am the freaking Batman.


Okay, maybe not THAT matured yet.

Cheerios!