The old language we use <Recording video images> of my children and their friends having fun, a girl said, 'Your dad is <filming>.' How interesting! The young people who have not seen the thing called film use the old fashioned language of their parents' generation. Our language not so much reflects the concurrency of the current times as functions in the previous generation's thinking frame and concepts. Our language needs to be renewed. Language is a channel through which we can see the world. The God we believe in is not I WAS but I AM, God of the contemporary.

A grammar question This is correct. "You are not so much a lover as a friend." What about this then? "You are not a lover so much as a friend." Thank you very much.

Reference Letter Please correct the reference letter for me. The nurse whom I asked to write a letter said "You write and I will sign it for you." So here it goes... ;) To whom it may concern It is my pleasure and priviledge to recommend Sungil Kim to you for the position of Trasition Program at OOO Hospital. I have been supervising Mr. Kim for about 10 months at XXX and found him a very consistent and reliable person. Not only is he punctual, but also he is trustworthy with his duties. He pays extra attention to the needs of the clients and fulfills them even before the clients ask. I have seen him grow in understanding and implementing customized cares for individual residents and in carrying out multiple tasks in a pressing time frame with critical thinking skills. Besides, he is a person who goes for extra miles for the residents’ care, reaching beyond just meeting the requirements. He never frowns in the presence of residents when caring. He smiles always with such a positive attitude. He has grown immensely since I saw him first. Now I cannot wait to see him how far he will go with his meticulousness and passion for patients with mental disorders. Thus, I do not hesitate to recommend Mr. Kim to your institution. I believe you will love him and he will make a valuable asset to your mental health team. If any queries about him, please feel free to contact me. Thank you very much for reading. Kind regards

Job interview I have a job interview in two days. It is a bit far from my home. So I will hit the road tomorrow and stay there overnight. Hope no flat tyre in the middle of nowhere. Don't want to spend the night with kangaroos and wallabys under the stars. Keep your fingers crossed for me. I will see you when I come back. Bye. The picture taken in Hyde Park, Sydney, a year ago.

Is freedom of speech necessary in a free society? I believe there is consensus on the issue of free speech in a free society. Nobody can disregards the value of it. However, there can be some different opinions regarding what degree the freedom to be allowed. I believe the freedom of speech should be allowed as much as possible. Even some speeches that would possibly hurt my feelings should be allowed to express, since we live in a free society where every voice and opinion should be respected. In so doing, I believe, we can understand each other better by understanding various ideas and ideological positions of people that constitute our society. Going through differences and diversity, we can achieve mutual respect and love and reach harmony and peace in the society acknowledging we have more commons than differences. On the other hand, a good question can be asked, "Can we allow any remarks no matter what it is?". The answer is no. We only allow freedom of speech as long as the speech does not do harm to others, especially to those who are on the margin of the society such as the poor, the physically and mentally challenged. Also some speeches based on sexism, favoritism, strange politics and extreme religious ideas cannot be allowed in a public domain, because they tend to deviate and divide rather than unite and edify. With the advent of IT, the number of troubles caused by hatred remarks on the web is increasing these days. There should be no tolerance towards this. In conclusion, freedom is a necessity to a free society, because it ensures the diversity in harmony in pursuit of democracy. However, some restrictions should be applied on cases that may cause detrimental effects on our society, especially hatred comments on those who have no power and cannot defend themselves among us.