Korean Wave! Korea and Jeju Island

Kim Duk Sin, a poet of the Joseon Dynasty, is well known for being a bookworm. This is because instead of reading lots of different kinds of books, he read every book he had over 1000 times. He even read the book 'Bakijeon' over 110,000 times. He was a bit slow, so he only started learning the alphabet at the age of 10, and he barely wrote anything until the age of 20. Let me tell you an anecdote about him. One day while he and his servant were passing by a house, he heard a man reading out loud. He stopped and listened to it for a while. "I am familiar with this section but I have no idea which one it is." said Kim Duk Sin." I know what book the section is in. Because I have heard your voice reading for all your life. You really don't know it?" his servant said, looking at him riding his horse. A little later, he realized that it was the story 'Bakijeon'. This anecdote shows his extreme dullness. But he read books day and night. To quote of ep...

안녕하세요, 선생님 주말을 잘 보내셨나요? 직접 찾아뵙고 인사를 드려야 하는데 이렇게 메일을 주고받는 점을 사과드립니다. 그리고 평상시 제가 어린이집에 근무하고 있어서 개인적으로 핸드폰을 사용할 수 없다보니 전화 상담을 할 수 없는 것에 대해서도 사과드립니다. Did you have a nice weekend? I am sorry to send you an e-mail instead of visiting you at school. And I am sorry again that I can't get the telephone counseling service because I can't use my cell phone while working.////// 평상시 재연이는 집에서도 성실히 생활하고 있어서 공부에 관해 물어볼 때를 제외하고는 제가 크게 관여를 하지는 않는 편이에요. 특히 처음에 방과 후 수업을 시작할 때 재연이는 좋아하지 않았지만 시간이 지나면서 적응을 잘 해서 지금은 플르트, 컴퓨터, 영어, 중국어 수업을 듣고 있고 그 외에 미술학원을 다니고 있어요. 미술학원은 7살 유치원에 다닐 때 시작을 해서 지금까지 다니고 있어요. 학교 방과 후 수업이 재연이를 위해서 그리고 경제적인 면에서도 많은 도움을 받고 있어요. Jayeon usually does well at home so I don't bother her unless she asks me about her studies. She particularly needed my help when she started afterschool classes, which she didn't like at first. Now she's used to them, and she are taking some more afterschool classes such as flute, computer, English and Chinese classes, as well an ar...

Two years ago,on Sunday I sent my daughter's teacher an email. But on Saturday I read a notice that the teacher will leave school for one month. At first, I didn't take it seriously but then my daughter told me about school life during her science class. She still complained about her group and cried while telling me about her group. In the end, I had to call her teacher to consult with the teacher about the problems my daughter was having, although I didn't want to intrude on her private time after work. But I had no time to wait till she would come back to school after her one month absence. Because I really didn't want my daughter to spend her school life unhappily. In fact, I was very angry with Mrs. Ko when we were talking by telephone. Because she hadn't read my letter and initially responded with, "No, I don't think so" after I had conveyed my concerns about my daughter to her. If I were her, I would never contradict someone like that. If I wer...

Last night I heard that my children were sniffling so I asked them the reason. My younger kid said that she really missed Dosoon." Doosoon was a teddy bear which had been with us for 10 years from when my elder kid received it as a present when she was one year old. This time last year my family and I went to a museum. my younger kid carried it. I suggested that she leaves the teddy bear in the car but she insisted on carrying it. In the end she brought it with her into the museum it. After looking around the museum, when we came back home, we realized that she had left it in the museum. I called the museum to see if I could find it but I couldn't. Since then my kids have missed it and I also missed it by their appearance that they were still missing it. ............... Sometimes I miss the teddy bear,Doosoon! //////////// 어제 저녁에 아이들이 훌쩍 훌쩍 우는 소리가 들려서 왜 우냐고 물어봤어요. 작은 딸이 “또순이가 보고 싶어.”라고 얘기를 했어요. 또순이는 큰아이가 한 살 때 선물 받은 곰돌이 인형인데 10년 동안 같이 지냈어요. 작년 이맘때 우리 가족 모두 어느 박물관에 놀러간 적이 있...

Now, with the development of the Internet, people can see many events easier. But some of the events are so exaggerated or false. For example, two years ago, there was a hot story/report on the Internet and the mass media. It was that a pregnant woman was attacked by an employee at a restaurant while talking about bad service with the employee. the pregnant wrote about it on the Internet, and made people take a profound interest in the incident. Many people were very angry and felt the same way as her, although the owner also put a post to refute her on the Internet. As a result, the business of the restaurant was hurt by bad image. Policemen looked at the CCTV to figure out the truth of the case. In the end, they reported her lies. People were disappointed in her and were ashamed of spreading rumors without checking. ///// 지금, 인터넷의 발달로 인해 사람들은 많은 사건들을 쉽게 접하고 있어요. 그런데 그 중에는 너무 과정 되거나 거짓된 사건들도 있어요. 한 예로, 2년 전 공중매체와 인터넷 세상을 뜨겁게 달군 사건이 있었어요. 어느 임산부가 어느 음식점에 갔다가 한 직원에게 구타를 당했다는 소식이었...

I watched an interesting test on TV a long time ago. The test was to put two bowls of cooked rice in the same environment for one month. And a person would speak to the two bowls of rice three times a day. He told one good words such as you are pretty, I love you etc, meanwhile he told the other bad words such as you are bad, I hate you etc. One month later, researchers compared the two bowls of rice. The results were unexpected. The boiled rice that "listened" to good words grew good mold and even smelled good. On the other hand, the other bowl of rice that "listened" to bad words went moldy and decayed a lot. How much more amazing would the results be if a person heard positive comments every day from surrounding people? ............ 예전에 TV에서 재미있는 실험을 본 적이 있어요. 그 실험은 두 공기의 똑같은 밥을 똑같은 조건에서 한 달 동안 놔두는 것이었어요. 그리고 어떤 사람이 매일 하루 세 번씩 그 밥을 보면서 말을 해주었어요. 한쪽의 밥에게는 “너, 참 예쁘다. 사랑해” 등과 같은 좋은 말을 해주는 반면에 다른 쪽의 밥에게는 “너는 나빠, 사랑하지 않아” 등과 같은 나쁜 말을 했어요. 한 달 후에 연구원들이 두 그릇의 밥을 비교했어...

Whenever I write something, I wonder what kind of subject I will write about one year or two years or 10 years later. This moment when I write something in English I feel happy. In fact, when I was a high school student I couldn't imagine it. Because my English ability was very poor, it was impossible for me to read English books or chat in English or to pen pal. But now I can do those things. It might have been still impossible if I had not put my effort into my study. Most of all, thanks to good friends my English ability has been improved and I became confident............ 제가 글을 쓸 때마다 1년 후에, 2년 후에 아니면 10년 후에 나는 무슨 주제로 글을 쓰고 있을지가 궁금해요. 영어로 글을 쓰고 있는 이 순간에 저는 행복함을 느껴요. 사실 제가 고등학생이었을 때는 이런 제 모습을 상상할 수 없었거든요. 왜냐하면 그때 제 영어실력은 아주 형편이 없어서 영어책을 읽는다든가 영어채팅을 한다든가 영어펜팔을 한다는 것은 불가능했기 때문이에요. 그러나 지금은 그것들을 전 할 수 있어요. 제가 공부에 노력을 하지 않았다면 그것은 여전히 불가능했을지도 몰라요. 무엇보다도 좋은 친구들 덕분에 제 영어실력이 많이 향상되었고 자신감이 생겼어요.

Whenevr I hit my arm or foot against something, the terrible pain reminds me that I am not special and I am just an ordinary person. People dream of living special lives like becoming a superstar. However, they soon realize that it is only a fantasy. Whenever I hear about someone passing away, I again realize the uncertainty of life. While we are alive, it is natural to experience all kinds of feelings like happiness, sadness, pain, anger, loneliness, despair, etc. Although we can not predict what will happen, let's always hope for a better future.

On May 8th is Parents day so I got received two cards and paper flowers from my daughters yesterday. My husband and I felt happy.

I recommend a good song, "The blue night of Jeju island", sung by Sung Si Kyung. It is very slow so it makes you feel relaxed. I think that most people who live in cities sometimes dream of escaping their daily lives. This song accurately depicts this longing of city people and also expresses the beautiful sea of Jeju. I hope you like this song. I translated the Korean lyrics into English to help you understand the feeling you get when you listen to the song. How about taking a walk with me around a beach in Jeju under the stars? Now leave your problems behind and let's walk under the blue sky of Jeju Island under the stars together. ** We don't want to be bound by newspapers, the TV, and pay envelopes anymore. ** I like windows more to see the sea rather than the walls of the apartment. Let's grow tangerines together. ** If you really feel lonely, let's go to Jeju island on a blue night under the stars. ** Let's go together. There's nothing so h...

Have you ever received treatment at a traditional herbal medicine clinic? I have received it several times. At this time last year, when I tried to pick up something on the living room floor, my hip went out. I stayed in bed all day because I had hip pain. Next morning, I went to the traditional herbal medicine clinic. While I was waiting, I worried so much about getting acupuncture. When I was a child I had ever gotten acupuncture. I couldn't forget the fear even though there was little pain. When my name was called, I saw a doctor and explained to him in detail about my hip pain. First, he felt my pulse and then I followed a nurse to the other room(=to another room) and lied face down on the bed to get acupuncture. Finally, after a warm towel was put on my back, I got acupuncture in my right foot and right hand each with one needle. I couldn't move for about 20 minutes. Suddenly, the doctor came to me. I thought that my treatment would be finished. It was my mistake. I got ac...

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How would you feel if you read your writing in a book which you found by chance? How would you feel if you read the thing that you had never shown anybody? How would you feel if you found your past self in there after so many years? .......... Reading it today, I feel around that part of the past. I am ashamed of myself because my earnest desire seems to be caught by someone. I think that everybody has also experienced the similar thing in your heart of hearts. In the distant future I may see myself of another past in the book./////// 우연히 꺼내든 책 한 자락에서 직접 쓴 글귀를 읽는다면 어떤 기분이 들까요? 혼자만 보며 아무에게도 보여주지 않았던 그 글귀를 읽는다면 어떤 기분이 들까요? 아주 많은 시간이 흘러 과거의 내 모습을 그 안에서 본다면 어떤 기분이 들까요? 오늘 그 글귀를 읽으며 과거의 끝자락을 더듬어보네요. 그때의 간절한 내 마음이 들킨 것 같아 쑥쓰러워요. 누구나 한번쯤은 마음 깊숙이 이런 글을 쓰지 않았을까하는 생각이 들어요. 그리고 먼 훗날 우연히 꺼내든 책 한 자락에서 또 다른 저의 과거를 볼지도 몰라요.

Last time it was sunny so I went to the beach with my family to fish and catch brown turban shells. My children have caught some brown turban shells in the past so they seemed to find them easily. Whenever they found them under the rock, they looked at them curiously and shouted. We caught a lot of brown turban shells. After catching them, we fished with two fishing rods which were made of bamboo. The fishing rods were good to catch the fish hiding in the water between the rocks. A man near our family caught over twenty fish. After a while I also caught two fish. At first I thought that the fish hook got caught between the rocks, but the fish was caught by the fish hook. I think that people seem to like to fish because of the similar feeling. /////// 지난번에 날씨가 화창해서 가족들과 바닷가에 가서 보말도 잡고 낚시를 했어요. 바닷가에서 보말을 잡은 적이 있던 아이들은 쉽게 보말을 찾는 것 같았어요. 아이들은 바위에 붙어있는 보말을 찾을 때마다 신기한 듯 “우와!” 하면서 소리를 질렀어요. 우리는 보말을 많이 잡았어요. 보말을 다 잡은 후 우리 가족은 낚시를 했어요. 대나무를 잘라 만든 가느다란 낚시대였는데 보통 낚시대랑 틀렸어요. 구멍 사이의 물속에 숨어있는 물...

One night when I was 15 years old, I had a strange nightmare. In my dream, I was watching a funny cartoon on TV with my sister and my brother. While we were still watching my mom asked me to buy some vegetables at an outdoor market. In fact I didn't want to go there because it was such a long way away and I had heard a rumor about a ghost's house on the way. But I had to go there to avoid my mom's nagging. On the way to the market, I met a forked road. One way was a shortcut, but nobody wanted go there because a strange woman lived in that direction. The other road was really long, so it would take a long time to get to the market. I wanted to watch the cartoon on TV again so I chose the shortcut to go back home soon. I walked in a hurry. As I walked I noticed a small house and a strange woman drawing water from the wall. She was dressed in white morning cloths and was letting her long hair down her back. Suddenly our eyes met. I was very nervous and scared. I realized th...

My youngest daughter really wanted to watch the animation, 'Frozen', so yesterday I went to the theater to watch it with my daughters. My eyes were fixed to the beautiful scenes and I was also immersed in the music. I especially loved the OST, 'Let it go'. After I came home, I listened to the music several times. This animation is a story about two sisters Ellsa and Anna. The Elder sister, Ellsa had a special talent that everything she touched with her hands was changed into ice. That is why her parents concealed her from people, even her younger sister, Anna. After her parents died of shipwreck, she came out of her room to succeed to the throne. But everybody knew her special talent and was afraid of her. She was also afraid of herself so she went to the top of a mountain. Then the whole wide world was soon frozen. Her sister Anna went to find her because she believed that only Elssa could turn the frozen world back to the former times. Are you curious about the next ...

A woman bought a bag of snacks and a magazine at a snack bar when she waited for her flight. She had some time so she was reading the magazine while sitting in the waiting room. After a short while, she looked to the side where there was some rustling sound. A man next to her was opening the bag of snacks that she just put down on the chair. She was very surprised, but she felt too awkward to say anything, so she just picked a snack and ate it. He looked so calm and natural. When she had one then he also had one. They ate the snacks together. At last there was only one snack left. He picked the last one. He noticed that there was only one snack left in the bag so he divided it into half, put the half in the bag again and ate the other half. And then he got up with a smile. "How shameless he was!" she said. She was annoyed with his attitude. When she got on the plane, she was still very angry. But what a surprise! When she opened her paper bag to take out some kleenexes for h...

A few years ago, I watched a Korean lady, Kim Su-young(김수영), in an interview on a TV program. I already knew of her because last winter I watched a video of her on the internet giving a lecture at a University. At that time, I just though of her as a woman who encourages people to achieve their dreams. But this time, I learned more about her. She was once very poor because her father had failed his business. And she became a bad girl who got in trouble for fighting, so she was expelled from high school. One day she realized that her future could be changed into something better because she was still young, even though her appearance looked very poor. Since then, she started studying again and took a school qualification examination for high school, then she entered a university. She was already dreaming of becoming a reporter. In the end her dream came true as a worker with a good salary. Unfortunately, she was diagnosed with cancer. Fortunately her cancer was in its early stage and...

When we don't have any money, not even 1 coin, we say "땡전 한 푼 없다," in Korean, or "I am broke," in English. In 1866 King Gojong's father, 흥성대원군 put a new currency, 당백전(Dangbakjeon)in circulation. Too much 당백전 was put into circulation so the worth of the money became low and prices rose. For this reason, people truncated 당백전(Dangbakjeon) into 당전(Dangjeon) and pronounced 땅전(Ddangjeon) with a strong accent. And then people pronounced 땅전((Ddangjeon) into as 땡전(Ddaengjeon) with a strong accent again. And then people pronounced 땅전(Ddangjeon) as 땡전(Ddaengjeon) with a strong accent again. 푼 means 1 brass coin. ..... 우리가 지금 당장 돈이 없을 때 심지어 동전 한 개도 없을 때 이렇게 말을 해요. 1866 고종의 아버지 흥성대원군이 당백전을 발행했어요. 당백전이 너무 많이 발행되어서 돈의 가치는 떨어졌고 물가는 올랐어요. 이런 이유로 사람들은 당백전을 당전이라 줄여서 땅전 이라고 세게 발음을 했어요. 그리고 사람들은 다시 땅전을 땡전으로 다시 강하게 발음했어요. 푼은 동전 한 개를 의미해요.

I am so glad to introduce my favorite poem to you. First, let me explain about Korean history a little. Korea has a five-thousand-year history and culture. But Korea was once a colony of Japan from 1910 to 1945. So we lost everything. Even worse, was that Korean people weren't allowed to write in Korean alphabets, 한글 and we were forced to speak Japanese, too. For this reason, most writers secretly wrote writings that contained their desire of Korea's independence. Aside from this, they also couldn't express their wishes directly during the dark literary ages. So their poems were written by various figurative locutions. Have you ever heard about a poet, Yun Dong Joo? His poems are very popular and some of them are introduced in Korean textbooks even now. He was born on December 30, 1917. He wrote a poem, 서시 on November 20, 1941 when he was 25 years old. Later he was imprisoned for being involved in the anti-Japanese movement in July of 1943. He died as a result of the det...

There is a Korean proverb called "낮말은 새가 듣고 밤말은 쥐가 듣는다." 낮말 means "talking in the afternoon". 밤말 means "talking in the evening". 새 means "bird" and 쥐 means "rat". 듣다 means "hear". When we have a conversation in the afternoon, birds can hear what we say. In the evening, rats can hear what we say. This proverb teaches us 2 lessons. First, we have to be careful while talking even though nobody seems to be there. Second, any secret will leak out someday.

There are various kinds of masks in Korea. Have you ever heard ‘탈’? “탈” means 'mask' in Korean. Let me introduce the Hahoe Tal in Andong city. The Hahoe Tal is the only set of masks designated as a national treasure (No.121). It is highly regarded highly as a masterpiece in the area of mask art as well as a Korean cultural asset. There were 14 masks in the Hahoe Tal : Two Jusi Tal, Gaksi Tal, Yangban Tal, Seonbi Tal, Jung Tal, Baekjeong Tal, Choraengi Tal, Halmi Tal, Imae Tal, Bune Tal, Chonggak Tal, Byeochae Tal and Ddeodari Tal. But Byeochae Tal, Ddeodari Tal and Chonggak Tal were lost and not handed down. Some of Hahoe Tal, Yangban Tal, Seonbi Tal, Jung Tal and Baekjeong Tal have a special function: they have movable lower jaws, while other masks don't For example, if a performer, wearing a mask, bends his head back, his mouth will open wide so that he looks like he is smiling. If he bends his head forward, his mouth will close so he looks angry. ................. 한국에는...

Do you see a mask, 'Imae tal', without a jaw? Let me tell you a sad folk tale about the Imae tal. Once upon a time a young man in a village, Heo, was ordered by a mountain god to go on a mission to make masks. So he started making masks. But nobody could see him making masks because he set strings around his workroom to stop people from coming in. One day, a girl who loved Heo wanted to see him a lot. So she peeped into his workroom. Just then, Heo spat blood and died on the spot. Unfortunately, he couldn't complete the last of the Hahoe Tal, the Imae Tal. In the end, only Imae Tal has been handed down without a jaw. Imae Tal represents the role of the fool in a play. ..... 턱이 없는 이매탈이 보이나요? 이매탈에 관한 슬픈 전설을 소개할게요. 옛날 어느 마을에 살고 있는 젊은 청년 허 도령이 산신령에게서 탈을 만들라는 계시를 받았어요. 그래서 그는 탈을 만들기 시작했어요. 그러나 아무도 그가 탈을 만드는 것을 볼 수 없었어요. 왜냐하면 그는 작업실 근처에 사람들이 들어올 수 없게 줄을 쳤기 때문이에요. 어느 날 허 도령을 매우 사모했던 한 처녀가 허 도령을 매우 보고 싶어 했어요. 그래서 그녀는 몰래 그의 작업실을 엿보았어요. 바로 그때 허 도령은 피를 토하면서 그 자리에서 죽었어요. 불행히도 그는 하...

Korean chess called Janggi is a traditional game of the Orient. It is played by dividing into 2 teams, Chong and Hong. The side that captures the General of the opposing team first will win the game. Janggi was a game that Buddhist monks of India in the middle of practicing asceticism. They played it when they were taking a rest for a while. It spread to China from India. The present Korean Janggi was made in China in 951~953. It spread to Korea from China during the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392). In November of 1956, 한국기도원 was founded to develop Janggi systematically and it was renamed to 한국장기원 in 1967. Its name was changed again 한국장기협회 again in 1973 and It has had that name until now. Its name was renamed again to 한국장기협회 in 1973 and it has been until is still named that now today.(=It was renamed again to 한국장기협회 in 1973 and it is still named that today.) *** How to play *** If an opponent's piece is in a position where my piece moves to then, my object captures it. There a...

10 years ago, there was a major social issue - a TV actor came out of the closet in Korea. Since then, he had to give up 'his normal life' and 'the life of a TV actor'. At that time, lots of people were shocked by his words because he was a famous TV actor. Most homosexuals avoided coming out in public because Korean society was still more socially conservative than other nations. For this reason, many people thought that his decision was rash, while other people admired his courage. It took 3 years for him to come back on TV. Now he is doing furiously active on TV. I heard the news that he broke up with his partner a few days ago. Based on this, Korean society seems to be becoming more tolerant than before. ...... 10년 전 한국에 한 배우의 ‘커밍아웃’이라는 큰 사회적 논란이 있었다. 그때 이후, 그는 TV 배우의 삶뿐만 아니라 평범함 삶도 포기 해야만 했다. 그 당시, 많은 사람들이 그의 말에 매우 놀랐다. 왜냐하면 그는 유명한 탤런트였기 때문이다. 대부분의 동성애자들은 사람들 앞에 자신들이 동성애자라고 밝히길 꺼려했는데 왜냐하면 한국사회는 아직도 다른 나라들에 비해 좀 더 보수적이었기 때문이다. 이런 이유로 많은 사람들이 그의 결정은 무모한 짓이다라고 생각...

Enlightenment, '깨달음' A monk, Ajan Brahma, who came from England had once helped build a Buddhist temple in Thailand. He had never built a house so it was not easy for him to lay 1000 bricks evenly. While laying bricks, he misplaced 2 bricks so he tried to correct them but he couldn't because the cement already set. After completing the wall, when he saw the 2 protruding bricks, he was ashamed of himself so he felt like destroying the wall. Whenever visitors visited the temple, he led them himself so as not to show them the wall. One day while a visitor was looking around the temple, he saw the wall by chance and he praised it. Ajan Brahma was very surprised and he asked the visitor "Don't you see the 2 protruding bricks". " "Yes, I do. But I also see the 998 beautiful bricks” said the visitor. At that moment, Ajan Brahma reflected on himself who missed seeing the other 998 bricks because he only focused on the 2 badly placed bricks. Besides, “In th...

One day, an elderly couple got divorced. Each of them met their friends and talked about their lives when they had lived with each spouse. The woman said, "I had never been happy while living with him. For example, when we had chicken, although I like wings, he would give me the chicken legs. It seems funny like with the chicken, he was always very selfish. I was as good as a marginal person." The man said, "I tried to give her a lot, but she seemed to be full of complaints. She seldom expressed her opinion about something bad so I still don't know why we got divorced. However, I did do my best to give everything to her. When we had chicken, I gave her my favorite chicken legs and I had the chicken wings....." I heard that more elderly couples are getting divorced these days. After reading the story of the elderly couple, I think I know the reason a little bit. Is there a couple who knows each other well by looking into each others' eyes? Is it possibl...

I found an old essay of a letter of self-introduction that I had written 4 years ago. I am still happy to learn English!! ................... * 안녕하세요. 제 취미는 피아노 연습하기, 캥핑가기, 여행가기, 사진찍기, 영어공부하기예요 주말에 날씨가 좋으면 가족들과 캠핑하러 가요. 주로 가는 야영장은 성읍에 있는 모구리 야영장이에요. 야외에서 먹는 식사는 꿀맛이에요. 밤에 하늘에 있는 별을 보는 것 또한 또다른 즐거움이에요. 무엇보다도 가족들과 대화하는 시간이 많아져서 좋은 것 같아요. ........ Hi, My hobbies are practicing the piano, going camping, taking a trip, taking photographs and learning English. If the weather is fine on the weekend, I go camping with my family. The campground we usually go to is Moguri in Seongyoup. Eating outdoors is very delicious. Seeing the stars at night is also another pleasure. Most of all, it seems great to talk with my family....... * 저는 가족들과 여행하는 것을 좋아해요. 제주도는 관광도시라서 매년 여러 가지의 축제가 있어요. 그래서 가족들과 가서 재밌게 놀다가 와요. 물론 사진도 많이 찍어요. 저는 사진 찍는 것을 좋아해요. 좋은 카메라를 갖고 있지는 않지만 핸드폰이나 갤탭으로 사진이나 동영상을 찍어요. ..... I like taking a trip with my family. Jeju is one of tourist cities. Every year there are severa...

There's an old saying that says even brushing past a person is one's karma. Buddhism says that it's very difficult to meet again in this life time if there isn't a special connection in a previous life. Haven't you ever come across a person by chance without making promises on the earth living billions of people? The unit of brushing past a person is 'Gup' this means the time from the beginning of the world to next beginning of the world. It takes 500gup to brush past a person. You and I must have had a special relationship and have taken at least 500gup to meet here........ 옛말에 ‘옷깃만 스쳐도 인연’이란 말이 있어요. 불가에서는 전생에 특별한 연이 없으면 현생에서 만나기 힘들다고 말해요. 수십억명이 살고 있는 이 지구상에 여러분은 약속을 하지 않았는데도 아주 우연히 마주친 사람은 없었나요? 옷깃이 스치는 인연은 ‘겁’이라는 단위로 설명하여 겁은 천지가 한번 개백하고 다음 개백이 시작할 때까지의 시간을 뜻해요. 옷깃이 한 번 스치는데 500겁의 시간이 걸려요. 부부는 7000겁, 부모 자식 간은 8000겁, 스승과 제자는 10,000겁. 저와 여러분의 관계도 적어도 500겁 이상의 인연이 쌓여 여기서 만났음이 틀림없네요..... * Husband and Wife - 7,000gup * Parents and Child - 8,000gup * Teac...

The kite is known for being a long-lived bird, whose lifespan is about 70 years.When the kite is 40 years old, its talons age and its beak grows long and bends. Then it is no longer able to hunt and or to fly high. At this time, it waits for death or else it has to endure dreadful pain. It goes to the top of the mountain to build a nest and it hits the rock to break its beak. After enduring the pain, it can't eat anything until a new beak grows. And when a new beak grows, the kite picks all of its talons with its beak. When new talons grow, it picks all of its feathers off with its talons then new feathers come up 6 months later. After enduring all this pain, the kite can live for another 30years. "You have to make a bold decision when you choose something.", "If you were the kite, what would you decide to do?"....... 솔개는 가장 장수하는 조류로 알려져 있는데 최고 70년의 수명을 누릴 수 있다고 해요. 솔개는 약 40년이 되면 발톱이 노화되고 부리도 길게 자라 구부러져요. 그러면 사냥도 잘 할 수 없고 날개가 무거워져 하늘로 높이 날아오를 수 없다고 해요. 이때 ...

I have two daughters who are 10 and 6 years old. They sometimes help me with small chores like cleaning rooms, washing the dishes, going to the store etI have two daughters who are 10 and 6 years old. They sometimes help me with small chores like cleaning rooms, washing the dishes, going to the store etc. Whenever they help me or get a good report card at school, I pay them pocket money. Then, they either save the money or spend it buying something they need or want. A few days ago, I watched a good video on the Internet. After watching it, I was lost in thought for a while. If I were to say the same thing to my children as the mother in the story, I wondered what they would say.(=If I told my children what the mother in the story told her son, I wondered what they would say.) "Will my children also answer my question like the boy in the story?" I really wondered what their response might be. That day, When my children came to me, expecting pocket money, I (looked at ...

Jejudo culture looks very simple compared to the Korean peninsula and many other nations. I think this may be due to the ancestors of today’s inhabitants learning to live in harmony with nature like many other past generations of other lands. Jejudo is the largest island in Korea and is located in the southwest sea off the Korean peninsula. Jejudo was made of volcanic activity. So we can see basalt commonly. In the center of this island, there is Halla mountain(한라산) which is an extinct volcano(사화산), 1950m high and there are about 360 smaller cones named "Orum" (오름)that were made of volcanic activity around the island. Many Korean people visit Jeju Orum to see the view. About 1,000 ago, Jejudo was sometimes called Sam-Dado(삼다도) which means three kinds of large things were found in this island. The three things are wind, women and rocks. So Sam(삼) means 3, Da(다) means many and Do(도) means an Island but the sound of do is different from English word do. Now let me introduce t...

Last Friday morning I went to Donam Elementary Scool to see my children's athletic competition between the Bakho(White tiger) team and the Chungyong(Blue dragon)team. My husband and I cheered for our children in the Bakho team. The most exciting game was a relay which my yongest daughter participated in. Now she is in the second year class and has participated in the relay since kindergarten. This year the athletic competition between the Bakho team and the Chungyong team ended in a tie! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqye5IBQRfw

After the March First Independence Movement on May 1st, 1919, a movement to instill national consciousness in children was begun by Bang Jung Hyoun and his allies. On May 1st, 1923, the first Children's day was held as Bang Jung Hyoun and 8 allies, with Sakdonghoe as the center, hosted a celebration. Children's Day had been celebrated on the first Sunday in May from 1927 to 1938. But it was stopped by the order of Japan in 1939 and it was started again on May 5th, 1946. Since then, Children's Day has continued as a holiday to the present day. ---- 1919년 3월 1일 운동 이후 방정환과 그의 동료들을 중심으로 어린이들에게 민족의식을 불어주고자 하는 운동이 시작되었다. 1923년 5월 1일 색동회를 중심으로 한 방정환 외 8명이 어린이날을 공포하고 기념행사를 함으로써 시작되었다. 1927년부터는 5월 첫째 주 일요일에 행사가 거행되어 오다가 1939년 일제의 억압에 의해 중단되었으나 1946년에는 다시 5월 5일 어린이날로 정해져서 공휴일로 이어져 오고 있다.