Tuesday, May 30, 2006
读 Culture Shock! Korea by Sonja Vegdahl Hur & Ben Seunghwa Hur
A guide to some aspects of Korean customs and culture.
Some stuff which I found interesting:
~ A smile need not mean happiness but shame or embarrassment.
~ 'Going Dutch' is not practised. Paying the bill is done by the person who did the inviting.
~ Resting hand on the thigh of a same sex friend is one way of showing friendship.
It seems that certain conservative practices still have a place in the Korean society.
However, this book was written quite some time ago, so not sure how much of it is still relevant today.
A guide to some aspects of Korean customs and culture.Some stuff which I found interesting:
~ A smile need not mean happiness but shame or embarrassment.
~ 'Going Dutch' is not practised. Paying the bill is done by the person who did the inviting.
~ Resting hand on the thigh of a same sex friend is one way of showing friendship.
It seems that certain conservative practices still have a place in the Korean society.
However, this book was written quite some time ago, so not sure how much of it is still relevant today.
Monday, May 29, 2006
看 도둑 맞곤 못살아 Steal It If You Can (2002)
Totuk Matgon Motsara
Starring 소지섭 (So Ji-Sup)
Steal It If You Can (or Thief Maker) is a story of how a burglar helps a man to redeem his pride as a husband and father. It is based on a true incident that took place in Japan and retold in a novel written by Hiroshi Saito.
Choi Kang-jo is a computer game programmer and also a professional thief. He steals for the challenge and pleasure which provide him the inspiration to create an "Owner vs Burglar" computer game.
Ko Sang-tae is a man in his late 30s, with a wife and two kids who share a common disability to taste. He is taken foregranted and unappreciated by his family.
Kang-jo targets Sang-tae’s mansion. However, each time Kang-jo merely steals three 10,000 won notes and the TV remote control, tastes and rearranges the food in the refrigerator. Sang-tae uses the break-ins as an opportunity to catch the burglar and reedeem himself in the eyes of his family.
The ending was that the owner and burglar opened a home security company together! I found this quite amusing and also the part when the burglar got hold of the owner's diary and realised he wanted a tie for his birthday! And so, the burglar sent the owner a parcel with ties on his birthday!
Totuk Matgon Motsara
Starring 소지섭 (So Ji-Sup)
Steal It If You Can (or Thief Maker) is a story of how a burglar helps a man to redeem his pride as a husband and father. It is based on a true incident that took place in Japan and retold in a novel written by Hiroshi Saito.Choi Kang-jo is a computer game programmer and also a professional thief. He steals for the challenge and pleasure which provide him the inspiration to create an "Owner vs Burglar" computer game.
Ko Sang-tae is a man in his late 30s, with a wife and two kids who share a common disability to taste. He is taken foregranted and unappreciated by his family.
Kang-jo targets Sang-tae’s mansion. However, each time Kang-jo merely steals three 10,000 won notes and the TV remote control, tastes and rearranges the food in the refrigerator. Sang-tae uses the break-ins as an opportunity to catch the burglar and reedeem himself in the eyes of his family.
The ending was that the owner and burglar opened a home security company together! I found this quite amusing and also the part when the burglar got hold of the owner's diary and realised he wanted a tie for his birthday! And so, the burglar sent the owner a parcel with ties on his birthday!
Sunday, May 28, 2006
看 Over The Hedge
A group of animals discovers the human world over the hedge
and battles against the verminator.
Typical animation ending: the good characters live happily ever after...
The story is as simple as that but nonetheless a pleasure to watch.
Check out: http://www.overthehedgemovie.com/
Perhaps just like some animals are pests to us, we humans are pests to some animals.
It's just that animals don't have the privilege of hiring verminators!
A group of animals discovers the human world over the hedge
and battles against the verminator.
Typical animation ending: the good characters live happily ever after...
The story is as simple as that but nonetheless a pleasure to watch.
Check out: http://www.overthehedgemovie.com/
Perhaps just like some animals are pests to us, we humans are pests to some animals.
It's just that animals don't have the privilege of hiring verminators!
Saturday, May 27, 2006
学 Greetings & Introduction
안녕하세요
An-nyeong-ha-se-yo
How are you?
만나서 반갑습니다
Man-na-seo ban-gap-seum-ni-da
It's nice to meet you.
Frozenninja 입니다
Frozenninja im-ni-da
I am Frozenninja.
안녕하세요
An-nyeong-ha-se-yo
How are you?
만나서 반갑습니다
Man-na-seo ban-gap-seum-ni-da
It's nice to meet you.
Frozenninja 입니다
Frozenninja im-ni-da
I am Frozenninja.
Friday, May 26, 2006
去 Bukit Timah Hill
Uphill kills. As expected since my first and last climb was 9 years ago.
I remembered... it was during the Primary 5 school camp.
We even took a class photo on the summit.
Uphill kills. As expected since my first and last climb was 9 years ago.
I remembered... it was during the Primary 5 school camp.
We even took a class photo on the summit.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
学 사랑해요
Now I understand why 사랑해요 is read as sarang-haeyo!
And this looks exciting: http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/korean/
唱 KTV
Anyway "사랑해요" of all words because I saw them in JJ Lin's 只对你说.
Nevertheless, K-Hit of the day is 三国恋 by Tank.
The feeling of singing it is quite different from just having a mere impression by listening.
Now I understand why 사랑해요 is read as sarang-haeyo!
And this looks exciting: http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/korean/
唱 KTV
Anyway "사랑해요" of all words because I saw them in JJ Lin's 只对你说.
Nevertheless, K-Hit of the day is 三国恋 by Tank.
The feeling of singing it is quite different from just having a mere impression by listening.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
想 What is Money?
Money! A special piece of paper, decorated in sombre colours, which everyone agreed was worth something - and she believed it - until you took a pile of that paper to a bank, a respectable, traditional highly confidential Swiss bank and asked: 'Could I buy back a few hours of my life?' 'No, Madam, we don't sell, we only buy.'
~Eleven Minutes~
Well, how true. Maybe that's why I'd rather not earn a single cent than to earn lots of cents doing something I don't like. If only what I like to do can earn me a living!
画 Random Circles + Limited Coloured Pens =
Money! A special piece of paper, decorated in sombre colours, which everyone agreed was worth something - and she believed it - until you took a pile of that paper to a bank, a respectable, traditional highly confidential Swiss bank and asked: 'Could I buy back a few hours of my life?' 'No, Madam, we don't sell, we only buy.'
~Eleven Minutes~
Well, how true. Maybe that's why I'd rather not earn a single cent than to earn lots of cents doing something I don't like. If only what I like to do can earn me a living!
画 Random Circles + Limited Coloured Pens =
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
读 Eleven Minutes by Paul Coelho
Once upon a time...
The story of a young girl-turned-prostitute.
'The End'.
听 Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05
I'm not a J-pop fan, but somehow I like
Ken Hirai by impression.
There's just something in his voice that I like.
Once upon a time...
The story of a young girl-turned-prostitute.
'The End'.
听 Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05
I'm not a J-pop fan, but somehow I like
Ken Hirai by impression.
There's just something in his voice that I like.
