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- Friendship It's easy for me to initiate talks even with strangers. I am friendly to almost everyone. I don't say 'no' much. When I was a university student, I was a leader of a club association of Pungmul also known as Samulnori (=Korean Instrument). I socialized with a lot of club members drinking every night back then. Sometimes I hopped bar to bar all night long. I was always surrounded by others and I had to greet people every step in university. I thought I had a lot of close friends and all the people are my friends. However, after I graduated, I didn't drink as much as I had done before. Then the calls from others rapidly decreased. Of course, if I visit my university again, my club Hubaes(younger friends) will still welcome me cheerfully but I don't think it is a close friendship. The definition of friendship to me is that the person willingly spends time for me. Under the definition, the number is few. There are bunch of phone numbers on my phone list but it is not easy to find a person who says that they come to see me. Some people who are interested in me...well, I am in the world full of people around me but few real close friends when I take a closer look.January 17, 201410
- the British Movies and Dramas I love British movies and dramas. It started from Bridget Jones' Diary. I've read the novel and most times movies cannot overcome the original book, ruining my imagination. However, the actors fit perfectly into the characters and the movie was even better than the book. Renee was adorable in the movie and I fell in love with Collin Perth at first sight. I cannot deny the plus attractive points of British accent. As for the accent, I like the movie 'Bend It Like Beckem.' It is a story about a girl who wants to be a soccer player. I could see the Indian British people's lives and cultures through the movie. (I started to get a good impression about Indian people from the movie and some other Ballywood ones and I would like to be a friend of nearby Indian people around my house but I don't know how.) I like the famouse British drama 'Sherlock' as well. Sherlock Homes is one of my favorite book characters since my childhood. The starred person named Benedict Cumberbatch is attractive enough to be Mr. Homes. The last one I'll mention is 'Little Britain.' The drama is the one I saw on TV when I was in Europe. There are two characters who plays a lot of roles. Sometimes they mock foreigners and othertimes, themselves. Some of scenes are too gross to me. However, they are hilarious and I love the British black humour! ))January 16, 201420
- The Catcher In the Rye I read this book because I've heard this book is a classic teenage novel. At that time I read this book, I was a homeroom teacher of high school boys. I wanted to understand their puberty ups and downs. I have a strong motive to read the novel. It was difficult to read it, though. First, it was written in old modern English. Second, it was not that fun. Third, I was hectic teaching real boys. They made troubles every single day back then. ;) So it took a long time for me to finish reading it. The first thought I had after reading it was that teenagers are teenagers. Teens in those days experienced almost same things and have quite similar characteristics. Teenagers including the main character of this book are innocent, immature, and rebelious. Holden, the protagonist, got out of school and tried adult thing like going to a pub and calling a hooker. Even though he called one lady and was with her in the same room, he didn't do the real adult thing. He was a boy yet. He wanted to try adult world but he hesitated in the real situation. Besides, he impursively got out of school, wandered without destinations, and missed his family. He spitted out teenage words which represent that he wanted to look strong to others. One girl I met in a bookclub said that this book says nothing new and the story is plain. However, I think the story seems plain just because this book is the starter of novels about teenagers.January 15, 201400
- Korea is a delivery heaven. I ordered a dish in a very bad delivery condition. First, it was only one bowl of jajang noodle. In Europe, I couldn't make a delivery. Food delivery items were so rare and even when I was ill, I had to go out to eat back then. Here in Korea, we can choose a delivery food among various options such as Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Western food. Second, it was a rainy day. Even though I try best not to deliver a food on a slippery snowy day, if I call restaurants, they say "yes, where are you?" (It already presuppose that they deliver under any weather.) Third, my place was not my house but an undesignated place, a public library! We Koreans can have pizza or fried chicken delivered in a middle of a park. The delivery person rings us among a lot of crowded people as soon as s/he gets to the park. When I order a book, I can get it on that day or the next day without a shipping fee. It's a delivery heaven, isn't it? :)January 14, 201410
- My Favorite American Dramas One of my ways to learn English language is to watch American soap operas. This started from watching 'Friends' when I was a colleage student. It was a great hit at that time and it was so fun and I could memorize some of its lines. I bought the whole seasons. However, there was a problem. It became out of date and I want something new. It was not easy to find as fun and good a drama as 'Friends.' After a few years of searching, I met 'Desperate Housewives.' Its story is so capturing and that made me watch the drama even without Korean captions. The major characters are women and their pronunciation is very clear. It was very nice for language learning. The problem it has is that it has quite a few indecent, violent scenes and I cannot watch it in a public place or with other people. 'CSI' series also have the same problem. After that, I tried to find another good drama. 'Big Bang Theory' was fun but the lines are too sophisticated and fast. 'Prison Break','Everybody loves Raymond' and 'Ugly Betty' were okay but were not so attractive to watch them repetitively. 'Drop Dead Diva' is also all right but it has too many jargons of lawers. What I wanted is 1. everyday language rather than specific field terms (school related stories would be more than awesome because I want to be a teacher someday again) 2. fun enough to keep watching and not too boring to watch repetitvely. These days I am trying 'Modern Family' and 'Glee.' The latter(Glee) has a bit exaggerating story but the songs delete all the defects of the drama. Besides, it is a school story and I can peep American school cultures from it. 'Modern Family' is funny enough. Well, I might try reading its script soon for language learning. (Or is there any online community where people talk about dramas in English?)January 13, 201430
14/1/9 일기
오늘이 시험인 줄을 전혀 몰랐는데, 잘 본 것 같아요.
-오늘이 시험인 줄 전혀 몰랐는데, 잘 본 것 같아요.
사람들은 보통 팝퀴즈라면 걱정을 많이 하는데, 전 찍신이 빙의된 것처럼 걱정 하나도 안 하고 시험을 그냥 봤어요. 모르는 것이 나왔을 때마다 그냥 A로 했어요.
-사람들은 보통 깜짝시험이라면 걱정을 많이 하는데 저는 걱정이 별로 안 됐어요. 모르는 것이 나올 때마다 그냥 A로 찍었어요.
('찍신이 빙의된 것처럼'is a bit inappropriate in this context.)
찍신은 은어인가요? 찍신은 공부를 안 하고 그냥 시험 답지를 마음대로 채우는 사람들을 이르는 말이에요.찍신은 은어인가요? 찍신은 공부를 안 하고 그냥 시험 답지를 아무렇게나 채우는 사람들을 이르는 말이에요.
(Plus, 찍신 includes a good result. That is, the word denotes not only the act of filling in the blanks randomly but also the good result from the act.)
그리고 심리학 수업을 다 들었고 이제 심리학의 한 종류의 사회학 수업을 듣고 있어요.-(그리고) 심리학 수업은 다 들었고 이제 심리학읜 한 종류인 사회학 수업을 듣고 있어요.
전 이전에 대학 수업을 들은 경험있기 때문에 교과서를 미리 읽고 있고 공부를 좀 하고 있어요.
-전 이전에 대학 수업을 들은 경험이 있기 때문에 교과서를 미리 읽고 공부를 좀 하고 있어요.
이번 학기는 제가 한국어 기초 수업을 듣고 있는데, 첫번째 숫제는 한글 쓰기였어요.
-이번 학기는 한국어 기초 수업을 듣고 있는데, 첫 번째 숙제는 한글 쓰기였어요.
그래서 제가 한글로 몇 단어들을 쓰고, 선생님께 줬는데, 선생님께서는 제 필체만 한번 보고 제가 벌써 한국말을 배우고 있다는 걸 아셨어요.
-제가 한글로 몇 단어를 쓰고 선생님께 제출했는데, 선생님께서는 제 필체를 한 번 훑어보는 것 만으로도 제가 벌써 한국말을 배우기 시작했다는 걸 알아차리셨어요.
그냥 저는 필체가 나빠서 그런걸까요? ㅎㅎ
-그냥 제 필체가 나빠서 그런걸까요? ㅎㅎ(or (그냥) 제가 (글씨를) 흘려써서 그런걸까요?)
오늘 참 좋았어요.Your Korean skill is awesome! One of the best with only few tiny errors! Keep up the good work, my friend! :)
0 votedJanuary 10, 20140Comments on your second draft :)
지금은 미시간 대학교에 삼학년이에요.
-지금은 미시간 대학교에서 3학년이에요.
내 전공이 국제학 이에요.
-제 전공은 국제학이에요.
그리고 한국어하고 프랑스어 공부하고 있어요. 미국에 살아요.
-(They are grammatical. Two sentences are isolated though. So, a better expression is-) 지금은 미국에 살면서 한국어하고 프랑스어 공부하고 있어요.
시간이 있으면 플루트가 연주하거나 노래해요.
-시간이 있으면 플루트를 연주하거나 노래해요.
대학교에 졸업하자마자 한국에 살고 싶어요.
-대학교 졸업하자마자 한국에 살고 싶어요.
근데 내 꿈 직업을 아직 몰라요.
-(그런데) 아직 장래희망이 정해지지는 않았어요.
올해에 사물놀이 배우고 있어서 "북"을 배우고 있어요.
-올해는 사물놀이 배우는데, (악기 중에) 북을 배우고 있어요.
사실은 지난 여름에 한국에서 연세대학교에 수업이 들어위해서 갔어요. :)-(사실은) 지난 여름에 한국에서 연세대학교 수업을 들은 적도 있어요. :)
'사실은' and '그런데' are not necessary and rather interfere the cohesion.
0 votedJanuary 10, 20141칠문: Proper speech level for notebook entries.
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다시 오랜만입니다! 읽은 선생님은 - 오늘 칠문있습니다.
-오랜만입니다! 이 글을 읽는 분들께 질문 있습니다.
여기에서, 어떻게 자연스로 썹니까: 합쇼ㅔ로 아니면 해요체로 아니면 해가체로?
-여기에 글 쓸 때, '합쇼체','해요체','해라체' 중에 가장 자연스러운 문체는 무엇입니까?
한국말로 쓰기 하면 -ㄴ다 해다고 드렀습니다. 알래에는 문장들을 보면, 어느 문장 재일 편합니까?
-한국말 쓰기 할 때, '-ㄴ다'를 쓴다고 들었습니다. 아래의 문장들을 예로 들면, 어느 문장이 제일 알맞습니까?
(My translation means 'Which is proper most?' instead of 'Which is comfortable most?' because I think you mean that in this context. ;D)
안녕하십니까? 저는 미극에서은 영어 원어민입니다. 제 나이는 스물 다섯 살이고 현재 한국에서 살습니다.
-안녕하십니까? 저는 미국에서 온 영어 원어민입니다. 제 나이는 스물 다섯 살이고 현재 한국에서 살고 있습니다.
안녕하니? 나는 미국에서은 영어 원어민이다. 내 나이는 스물 다섯 살이고 현재 한국에서 산다.
-안녕? 나는 미국에서 온 영어 원어민이야. 내 나이는 스물 다섯 살이고 현재 한국에서 살아.
안녕하새요? 저는 미국에서은 영어 원어민이다. 제 나이는 스물 다섯 살이고 현제 한국에서 살아요.
-안녕하세요? 저는 미국에서 온 영어 원어민입니다. 제 나이는 스물 다섯 살이고 현재 한국에서 살아요.어떻게 생각하는지 써 주십시요!
In my opinion, the third one is common. The second one is for close friends. The first one is also okay but it's quite formal and the third style is chosen by more people in this kind of notebook entry circumstance. Good question and good job, mate! Cheers! :)
0 votedJanuary 10, 20143- Language Learning Yesterday I read an American guy's post here. He is learning Korean in Korea. He works very hard on langauge learning and he wants to speak Korean only. He even avoids people who uses English. I was quite inspired by his enthusiastic attitude and strong will. How hard am I working on my language learning? Am I active enough? What aggressive ways can I take? I sometimes read some English novels and watch American dramas for fun. However, those seem way little for mastering the language. This year I will try harder and writing a short journal here every weekdays would be one of the ways.I hope I can last this work till the end of this year.January 10, 201480
