DAY 12 (July 23 2010): Fight Against Time!

If you want to build a park within a month (including a week of designing and making models), it’s not so much about the difficulty of doing it; but is about the fight against time. And today was the most “rushed” construction work we have ever done so far.


The concrete truck was coming at 3:30PM, and we needed to dig holes to pour the concrete, shape them, and lay out woods and steel wires.

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Jim, Chuck and Mike getting the measure right

Fight against time means dig dig dig!

At one point, Jeju local news broadcaster came to shoot some of the park building process, and also interview one of our own, Mr. Mike "Mikey" Meo.

I love those masks

Screw it!!

Lunch was jabchabap, kind of like bibimbap but this one has clear noodles (made of sweet potatoes?). It was delicious.

After a quick afternoon break, we went back to work as the truck was coming soon.

Afternoon nap (this wasn't a set up, this was for real!)

Kyle representing the village spirit

Triangular Tie (AKA TT)

Afternoon snack!

When the concrete roller finally came, one of the most “exciting” events in this year's PRP occurred: the truck got stuck in the mud, and we had to dig around the tires to get it out. However, that didn’t work, so we carried the concrete by wheel barrels. Finally when the concrete roller was light enough, it was able to get out of the dirt. Unfortunately I do not have any pictures of this event (I was filming it instead).

Now let's see the results.

Before (Base 1)

After! (Base 1)

Before (Base 2)

After!! (Base 2)

Here's the snapshot with the sky and the mountain...

Should be the desktop wallpaper of every PRP member

Dinner was again delicious Chinese food. Today was the official last day for Chuck, one of our construction specialists from San Diego, CA, USA. He has been a great help, providing his great expertise. Goodbye Chuck, and see you back in San Diego!

Tomo