what exactly is crimson house?

it's my dorm, actually. and according to material prepared by korea university's KLCC (korean language & culture) program at the institute of foreign language studies, crimson house is a kosiwon. it's a unique form of korean lodging comparable to an off-campus dormitory. each room has a desk, chair & bed. bath & laundry facilities are shared. rates average USD 200 to 500 monthly. usually no meal service, but those that do require added fees.


the sign tells you what facilities are found on each floor. laundry & cafe on 1st floor. men's rooms & bath & admin office on 2nd floor. computer room, women's rooms & bath on 3rd floor. seminar room, women's rooms & bath on 4th floor, guest room, men's rooms & bath on 5th floor. siege said the russian guy brought him to the rooftop which is a cool place daw. there's a grill & other stuff up there for when summer comes. i plan to do some reading & sunbathing there. wala kasing beach dito eh.


i got a corner room. even if my room feels smaller than the other broom closets where my friends live, at least i get twice the amount of sunlight that everyone else does. good enough for me.


as you can see, there's a small garage here with some technicolor garbage bins. we're supposed to segregate our trash but that doesn't always work out. i try but when i bring it all down to the garage, it's already crammed randomly & it can be very gross. to get into the building, we put a security card against some little machine thingy and push the door open. but it can be confusing sometimes because sometimes the door swings in, sometimes it swings out. cecep can usually be found smoking kreteks out here.