They won't let you sleep...!!

Ok... Sorry I am not writing about my boyfriend.

I have to talk and warn you about certain things happening here at Lingnan, oh well, in Hong Kong I guess...

The Chinese never let you sleep…

They say they only sleep so late and it is so true. They are either always on their computers, or listening to music, or playing mah jong, or playing Playstation, watching TV really loud, or mostly always being on the phone… and mostly, running everywhere in the corridors and shouting… just, no wait a minute, … screaming!

And they do that thing too: the Happy Corner, where a couple of guys carry another one and push him into a corner his legs wide open. And thank you for the private parts and the guy’s futures children… I mean, wow, I never thought it would be that fun, hurting that kind of places!!!


But the thing is, Happy corner is definitely a thing going on. I was surprised about it as well as the other exchange students actually. And this guy tells me, a local student , that he is very surprised that we keep asking him what the hell do the local students do the happy corner for?

Happy Corner, also known as Aluba (or "hitting the tree") in Taiwan is a ritual that is popular among Asian male students, especially those in higher education institutes such as universities, as well as among adolescent males in middle and high school.

Even worse, it has also been reported as a favorite hazing ritual amongst military personnel in Taiwan. It is also known in Norwegian primary and secondary schools, where it is known as stolping (literally: poling, derived from the word pole) or gjelling (literally: gelding).

The guys keep pretending they have fun but it did led to :
"Part of its controversy stems from the fact that some students hazed other students not familiar with the practice, or hazed the other gender, as an act of simulated sexual intercourse. Students who refused to participate in such activity were described as being "uncooperative", and were labelled the black sheep of the party.
There are reported cases in which students only participated because of peer pressure, which caused emotional abuse. A study also said that this activity may render the victims INFERTILE.
Some have also criticized the Happy Corner subculture for contributing to an openness in attitude in sexual relationships among students.
Owing to potential danger and the implicit sexual nature of the act, the ROC (Taiwan) Ministry of Education has issued a notice that requires all schools to ban this activity. " It is also banned in the military personnel of Taiwan now.

So can somebody who practises it tell me now what is the fun in doing this? I really do not understand this kind of sadomasochism...