A few days ago, they started tearing up one of the last remaining patches of bare ground in Cheonsang. Not that any place is actually bare – it had some ad hoc gardens that neighbors had created. Whatever efforts they had put into growing their veggies vanished as their gardens simply succumbed to the march of progress.

This lot is just across the street from my apartment. I have a bird’s eye view of the destruction/construction.

Progress isn’t kind. Especially to those nearby. Before they could pour the foundation for this new building they had to break up some underlying rock to level it out. I woke up to these clowns pounding the ground at 6 AM! Give a listen to this.