Dr. Park Byung-joon, chairman of Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, has donated US$10 million to the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), the most ever donated from any Korean expatriate. Nice.
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Look at that guy in the photo. That guy is “in his 70s”? Good grief. He’s got 30 more years in him for sure.
I always thought Asians didn’t show age as much as white people. Actually, maybe it’s white folks who show age more than every other race.
The guy in the article doesn’t beat Kim Dae Jung though. I can’t believe that schmuck’s 81. I think he got some work done.
It’s called cosmetic surgery. Notice the smooth, taut cheeks and the surprised eyebrows, classic signs of anti-aging cosmetic work. The still graying not yet white hair looks natural and very flattering.
It’s possible that white people do age earlier owing to unhealthy sunbathing. In my late twenties, I had two friends from southern California who had crow’s feet already. I am fortyish and I still don’t have them although I now have my first bonafide wrinkle on my forehead, which I cleverly mask with longish bangs. Even worse than the facial wrinkles is the leatherish, freckled upper chest. I have a colleague about my age who is a 70s-Hawaiian-Tropic-George-Hamilton tanner. She has already had one full facelift, and IT SHOWS. And she still tans.
DJ obviously dyes his hair and has the telltale signs identified by Sonagi as the indicia of having put his face under the knife. I doubt that this Park guy has, though; otherwise, the first things he would have excised are the double chin and jowls.
Sonagi, please stop being jealous of women AND men who look good.
I’m surprised that no gyopo has ever given more than $10 million to the Republic of Korea.
Why’s that?
Only when a donation culture is established can Korean universities compete with other institutions around the world.
This is very true. I agree 1000% with this. Money is like manure, it needs to be spread around.
Then we’re in luck! With the “donate” your assets, get out of jail free policy in place here, Korea’s universities are set to skyrocket!
A Korean American donated $1.4M to UCLA so they can start a department devoted to the study of Korean Christianity. Also, I hear that David Lee, the former internist who owns half of Koreatown and a good chunk of the rest of Los Angeles, donates a lot of money to USC.
I think Korean Americans feel freer to give money to U.S, colleges because they trust that the money will be put to good use. However, if you give money to a college in Korea, who knows where that cash will go or if it will ever be used for it’s intended purpose. Sad but true.
In my eyes, he’s in his 80s.
But most people including middle-Asians and Koreans said that he may be 55 to 60 years old.
Oh,what’s wrong with me?
I see olders in 60s, 70s and 80s flitting up and down a mountain.
It’s not a good idea to directly dump money into a university.
I hope future donators will make a foundation or a trust.
Better to get his or her own name as its name.