Hunting for your soul in Seoul

Annyeonghaseyo!!!

South Korea, a land of morning calm, is a dream country one would love to live on. With so much of peace and love around, it offers remarkable natural scenery, beautiful beaches, blooming cities, ancient temples, friendly people and unforgettable ancient history. 

From high tech infrastructure to ultra modern public transportation systems, from recreation facilities to developed parks are just few things that have made Korea a world class hotspot for travel and international business.

Every year, there are endless number of festivals celebrated and enjoyed by locals and foreigners in Korea. There is some uniqueness in every part of South Korea; one can spend years traveling around the country exploring all that it has to offer.

"I asked many people about their experiences in Korea and there response is overwhelming, cause there's so much to say"

South Korea is on the top list when it comes to transportation system. It boasts the 3rd largest subway system, world's largest international airports, and the 3rd fastest KTX train, to carry people from one place to another in less than 3 hours at 360km/hour.

South Korea is one of the most law abiding countries in Asia, people feel safe even travelling in night. South Korean broadband internet users are the heaviest users in the world. In world, where most of the countries still using 2G and 3G networks, here people and network providers have already deployed LTE, LTE-A network and running successfully from last few years.

"South Koreans are workaholics!!! Yes you read it correctly, they are crazy about their work & technology"

"They’re people who, by their full dedication & commitment, have pledged to take their country even far ahead from where it is now!!"  That is why south Korea is the fastest growing country in the world.

Luckily, I have been around the country to experience all these happening on my own. I have witnessed the ‘Rapid moving mode’, where Korean seems to be in a race to compete and everyone wants to reach first, and I also seen the ‘calm, compose and soothing’ side of these people.

The motto of this country states, “benefit broadly the human world”, and that’s what I feel too when I work with my Korean colleagues. They make me believe that you can achieve the impossible if you put your heart and soul in your task.

It is South Korea.

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4DX theatre reviews: Super High-tech Motion, Effects, shot of Air, burst of water, leg and back ticklers

We grow up watching 2D movies and as the time passes, 3D version of movies appears in the cinema's. In 3D movies, you wear glasses which makes you feel like you're in the movie.
Recent advancements in technology now allow movie goers to experience another ‘dimension’ to the films they are watching. 4DX is among the one, letting you enjoy movies that literally pop out of the screen.

So, what are these 4DX theaters? Well, if you already have an experience watching 3D movies, the 4DX theaters are the next step. You will experience full of in-theater effects like moving seats and vibration, physical effects such as wind, smoke, light, water and even scents.

So last week, I had the priviledge of experiencing 4DX theater for myself with my wife. There are actually many 4DX screens in the South Korea but we went to CGV (Suwon, Korea) to have our first experience of 4DX movie. Each ticket costs around $16 – a bit high compared to the normal movie ticket of $8. Since the cost of 4DX theaters were higher than 3D one's but you will experience plenty of special effects in addition to the 3D glasses.

All seats are marked with 4DX brand & Seats are somehow raised, probably to give room to the hydraulics that would drive the motion in the seats.

Since the film we were watching was an animation movie, but still there were lots of vibrations and sudden motions happening in the seat. The awesome parts were when there was a scene related to water than we were sprayed with water, when the scene comes of thunderstorm than suddenly lightning bolt flashes from dark front corner side of theater. There were wind effects, rain effects, smoke effects, scent effects. Don't worry you need not carry your umbrella's with you ;-) since very small proportion is used to give you feel of the scene.

Hold on !!! please be careful if you are holding some food or drinks during movie (You might end up spilling your food or drinks).

By the time movie ended, everyone’s reactions will be how they enjoyed the experience, and not the movie (though movie was good too). For me i enjoyed it and I am sure to come back for another experience in the future.

I strongly recommend to give preference to 4DX over 3D, if you have 4DX theater nearby your place.

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