Blog Posts on civil defense drill

August 18th Civil Defense Drill by buhay sa korea on Aug 19, 2011Last Thursday morning as I commuted to Nowon-gu, the subway train driver repeatedly announced on the PA system that there will be a civil defense drill at two o’clock in the afternoon. I had so much fun during the day meeting other Filipinas th...

Korea National Emergency Drill by buhay sa korea on Dec 14, 2010Around Seoul, one will notice the white flags hanging on the poles in the streets. December 15 is a Special Civil Defense Drill day or 민방위 특별 대피훈련. This will be held for 15 minutes from 2PM to 215. It will be preceded by a long air...

Minbangui (Civil Defense Drill) by buhay sa korea on Mar 14, 2010March 14 is White Day and it’s also the day (in this part of the world) that Manny Pacquiao won against Joshua Clottey in their match in Dallas, TX. Traditionally, men in Korea give candies to their partners. My husband didn’t but he made...

민방위훈련 Civil defense drill by buhay sa korea on Mar 17, 2009There was a 민방위훈련 (min-bang-ui-hun-nyeon) or civil defense drill yesterday, March 16 from 2 to 220PM. I heard about the scheduled drill last Saturday afternoon while we were listening to tbs eFM on our drive to Incheon Airport. I made it a...