My lovable actress......

Everyone dreams to be handsome, rich and happy.
Famous actors and actress, pop stars or athletes are so popular because they realized the dreams many ordinary people have.
If I could meet a famous entertainer or athlete, this person will be Julia Roberts.
Julia Roberts is a very talented actress.
She can play many characters and each one is new and different.
She seems to become the person she is portraying and gives a 100% to the performance.
Pretty Woman is my favorite because it was the first Julia movie that I saw and it was her big break.
I still watch the movie to this day and enjoy it.
I loved Nottinghill because the movie was full of many emotions.
It made you feel happy after seeing it.
I enjoy all of her movies.
I see them even if the critics dish the movie.
If she is in a movie I know her performance will be worth seeing.
Her Oscar was very worthy of her as she was of it.
Her Oscar was a long time coming.
I am sure we can all look forward to many more great films to come and her always Oscar winning performance.
Julia Roberts is not only beautiful, but she executes the characters.
She plays so well,that she can almost bring us to tears,,, almost.
Such is Julia Roberts, A Pretty Woman and American great actress.
She is the star that I definitely want to meet the most.

MY POEM

Where I come from....

By Young A Kang

I come from the Korean Peninsula where extends southward

from the eastern end of the Asian continent.

I come from Korea where has four distinct seasons,

has started about half a million years ago.

I come from the Korean language which is composed of

10 simple vowels and 14 consonants.

"I LOVE YOU" "사랑해[Sa Rang Hae]"

I come from Korea whose IT industry is trend-setting across the globe.

I come from Korean who is ready and waiting to charge you up.

"Come and Experience Korea!"

I come from love Korea's now and believe Korea's future.

That is where I come from.......

Not every thing that is learned is contained in books.

“Experience is the best teacher” is an old cliché, but I agree with it. The most important, and sometimes the hardest, lessons we learn in life come from our participation in situations. You can’t learn everything from a book.
Of course, learning from books in a formal educational setting is also valuable. It’s in schools that we learn the information we need to function in our society. We learn how to speak and write and understand mathematical equations. This is all information that we need to live in our communities and earn a living.
Nevertheless, I think that the most important lessons can’t be taught; they have to be experienced. No one can teach us how to get along with others or how to have self-respect. As we grow from children into teenagers, no one can teach us how to deal with peer pressure. As we leave adolescence behind and enter adult life, no one can teach us how to fall in love and get married.
This shouldn’t stop us from looking for guidelines along the way. Teachers and parents are valuable sources of advice when we’re young. As we enter into new stages in our lives, the advice we receive from them is very helpful because they have already had similar experiences. But experiencing our own triumphs and disasters is really the only way to learn how to deal with life.

Humanity movie "Marathon" in Korea

I can tell that movie "Marathon" among Korean movies.

This movie dealt with the some realistic affair.

Actually, it is about an autistic child, Hyung-Jin Bae.

The main character, Cho-wan(means a plain) is 20 years old but his mental age is just 5 years old.
He just like running.

Of course, he is talented in running, too.

He can run the whole marathon race.

He challenged to the marathon with his coach's help.

I was really impressed.

He never gave up on what he wanted to do wven though he was disabled.

A lot of people got so impressed when they saw him through the movie.

They must have gotten a chance to examine themselves.

I realized there was nothing I couldn't achieve if I tried and wished.

This movie was overcomed biases of disabled people.

In 2001, Hyung-Jin could run the whole marathon 42.195km and achieved the sub3-run the whole distance within 2hours 59minutes 59seconds.

He was 19 years old.

In 2002, he participated in the triathlon-swimming 3.8km, cycling 180.2km, and the whole marathon 42.195km- and then run the whole distance within 15hours 6minutes.

He is only the first disabled people and the youngest ever in Korea.

When I am doing something in my life, I somtimes give up to do something easily.

His life gives an shining example to me.

Today my topic is about legend of Cheju Island. Cheju Island is the most beautiful and large Island of the Korea. I try to talk about Cheju legend that is part of Cheju Island culture. Very many legends will talk one kind among it to be in Cheju Island. In remote ancient times, there was grandmother called 『Seolmundae(place) Halmang(grandma)』. If make and lies down to cut Mt. Halla how was huge, leg conveys that covered to Gwantal Island in Cheju coastal and off-shore area.This grandmother steps on with feet putting to Gwantal Island if wash, and hand speaks that washed rubing with feet touching and stands Mt. Halla top.Because another legend spreads Mt. Halla with hip and sits, one shank treads malited flour paste into cakes to Gwantal Island, and one steps on to Jigwiseom of Seogwipo coastal and off-shore area and speak Soseom that three washed by washing stone. Confidence of success sunrise, there is curious rock that rise high for dose, this rock is called Deunggyeongdoli now being oil cup for a lamp that turned on dish fire when Seolmundae Halmang does weaving. This rock does that grandmother raises one rock better because oil cup for a lamp is shallow being rock that seem to put again big rock on rock that rise high.There are a lot of unfortunate slip of the tongues that explain huge state of Seolmundae Halmang beside.It is things of way that say that did not become out to instep or knee as cook food because grandmother suspends kettle and India ink gauged depth of deep branch office within Cheju Island rock if big rock stands some sparsely.Like this, could not wear dress the sun properly because Seolmundaehalmang is so tall.So, grandmother spoke that will release shank to the land if make a underwear.Because body was big so, silk 100 tong(1dong50pil) entered to make underwear. Collected all silk within Cheju island on speech which release shank to the land but did not amount 99 in question out. So, grandmother has discontinued for built a few bridge as is not completed for making underwear.This huge goddess speaks that stopped Ppajyeojukgo stop while entered in the water to take measure of how "Muljangori" that is on Mt. Halla breast of a hill one day is deep.

I love a fine day.

I love a fine day.
The reasons are:
First, it makes me feel good. Warm sun and cooler wind are best gifts.
Second, it makes me active. It is good to go out with friends on a fine day.
Third, it brings my will up. I can do things which I thought hard enthusiastically.
I hate a rainy day.
The reasons are:
First, it makes me feel bad. I felt bad with no reason on a rainy day.
Second, it makes me inactive. it is one of my worst thing that my shoes get wet by rain.
Third, it brings my will down. I feel like I want to sleep without doing anything on a rainy day.
Suddenly, I though I am unhappy one day.
Other people looked happy. That make me to think that I lost my happiness to other people.
I was sad, unhappy.
I could not work hard.
I thought study is not necessary for unhappy life.
So I lived depressed life day by day.
One day, I though I cannot live like this.
I thought I should get out of the depressed life.
I turned on music.
I was listening to classical music which make me feel calm.
While I was listening, I was thinking again if I'm unhappy.
It was not. I was happy.
If I remind that time, I was so tire of study.

If I have a period of depression again, I'll get that feeling out of my way while I'll listen to the classical music.

NOW,,,,,,I want to tell how to make Kimchi.
As you may already know, Korean people love spicy food. Frankly, we cannot eat a thing when it is not accompanied by kimchi.
So, I would like to explain how you make kimchi.

First of all, you would need some Chinese cabbages, radishes red
peeperica powder and salted anchovy. (Depending on your own taste, you can use other salted seafoods, such as shrimps or hair tails, instead of salted anchovy. Shrimps are common in north region, and South region favors anchovy.) Also, would need some garlic, ginger roots, green onions, dropworts, Korean bamboo hats, and some sugar and salt. You can put oyster in it too, however you will have to finish it soon, since oyster will boost the kimchi's fermentation.

You have to remove the yellow outer leaves from the Chinese cabbage, and divide smaller ones in half, and the bigger ones into four pieces.
About five to six hours after picking the cabbages, wash it and soak it in saltwater.
Afterwards, cut radishes, dropworts, bamboo hats, green onions into neat and equal-sized pieces.
The sauce is quiet simple to make. You just have to soak the red pepper powder in warm water, and mix it with peeled garlic and ginger shell. Then put each by the mortar.Next, spread soaked pepper powder on to the radish, dropworts, bamboo hats, and green onions. Mix it togehter with garlic, ginger, salted anchovy, and a little sugar. If you are putting some oyster in, put it in after you mix it, so it does not break.
Finally, apply the sauce you have made earlier, equally onto each leaves on the cabbages.Pack the cabbage into its shape, and make sure it is firm. Then put it all into a pot, and place a heavy stone on the cover. The stone, will compress the kimchi, and help its fermentation process, make it taste better.

Are you boring now? I hope you always have a happy day!!

Hello, my classmates!
I read an interesting articles in the Korean newspaper, so let me share it with all of you.


FUNNY STORY 1
A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts."
"The doctor asks, "What do you mean?"
The man says, "When I touch my shoulder, it really hurts. If I touch my knee, OUCH! When I touch my forehead, it really, really hurts."
The doctor says, "I know what's wrong with you - you've broken your finger."


FUNNY STORY 2
A guy finds a sheep wandering in his neighbourhood and takes it to the police station.
The desk sergeant says, “Why don't you just take it to the zoo?
The next day, the sergeant spots the same guy walking down the street with the sheep.
“I thought I told you to take the sheep to the zoo,” the sergeant says."
“I know what you told me,” the guy responds.
"Yesterday I took him to the zoo. Today I'm taking him to the movies."


FUNNY STORY 3
A woman went into a small restaurant.
She looked at the menu and choosed what she wanted to eat.
The waiter noticed that she had closed her menu, so he came over the table.
"May I take your order now? he asked.
"Yes.", she said, "I'd like a steak that is burned entirely on the outside, french fries that are so greasy that they stick together, and for dessert a piece of chocolate cake that is as hard as a rock."
The waiter was shocked and said, "Ma'am, we can't do that."
The woman smiled and said, "I don't know why not. you did it the last time I came in here."

OH, NO!! Your shoes is NOT allowed >_<

American Cultures.......

There is one thing I still don't really understood.

It is unsanitary to keep shoes on inside the home.

I was shocked to see one of my American friends enter her bedroom without removing her shose after tending the garden.

Think of the dirt and germs her shose might have carried into her bedroom!

She vaccum her rooms often, but it still unthinkable for me to wear shoes indoor.

Korean often wear slippers indoor, but never our outdoor shoes.

A few weeks ago, my sister ordered a pizza by telephone. After that, Delivery man entered into my house with his unclean shoes.

OOOOH! NOOOO! I was busy for clearing away the night soil and laid pizza aside.

Because he trode dog dung on my front yard before entering my house. >_<

Have you ever been curious to know...........?

Have you ever been curious to know how happening was occurred to someone's first experience about MIRROR?

I had ever been curious to know it, so I found a folktale of mirror.

After that, every time I watch a mirror it flash on my mind. *^^*

Of course, this is my country tale, so I have to translate Korean sentences into English.

I hope that my sincere classmates enjoy this funny story :-) smilely!

One day, a farmer had a chance to go to the capital.

His wife was thinking about what to ask husband to get for her.

Finally, she said that she want a fine comb, but he didn't know how the comb looks like.

At that time, fortunately, a half-moon was on the sky, so his wife pointed at the half-moon, and then she told him that the comb looks like that.

She said "You can find it at cosmetic shop, or buy it at jewelry store."

He finally understood it and departed to the capital that have many various stores

Since he arrived at the capital, several days have past because of his works.

He just realized that his wife asked him to get something, but he couldn't remember what it was.

However, he just remembered that it looks like a moon, so he looked up the moon which was a full moon.

Anyway, he bought a round something for her, and gave it to her.

At last, uncommon something-there was a strange woman in it-

actually occurred to her whenever she look at the gift which she eager to get,

so she showed it to her husband's mother.

When her mother-in-law looked at it, there was a strange old woman in it,

so they had a violent dispute whether a strange woman was young or not.

The gift threw them into confusion

What on earth did he brought? .......... It was a MIRROR!

He just bought the mirror!

His wife just misunderstood that her husband brought a strange woman!

His mother just didn't never know her wrinkled face!

Today, my grammar class is canceled,again.

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All my classmates, Have a weekend!!!

My regrettable event (_ _) =_=

The most regrettable event, which I had in the past, is that I did not respect my parents at all.
Of course, I am still not respectful to my parents and making their heart break.
To illustrate my experience happened when I was an elemetary school student,
they had been so busy that they could not care what I was doing.
Our family was in the situation in which we were not accustomed to the ways nearby our house because we just moved into a new house.
I did not go back to my home until 6 p.m., playing with children in the village .
Actually I was playing without knowing that my parents were trying to find me, setting apart their work.
When I returned to my home, I saw my mother was shedding tears for the first time in my life.
I was so shocked when I saw that. And I realized that they love me although they have scolded on me every day.
Therefore, I still do not listen well my parents' words, I will practice to respect them, not just mentioning that I respect them.

My personality

My personality closer to my mom and dad. Children usually have the qualities of their parents. In my case, It is not the more. My parents are attractive and humorous, so my sisters and brother were brought up in comfortable circumstances under the protection of our parents. My parents exercised great influence on me, therefore it is all natural that my personality is closer to my parents' one.

My Name........My Family.....

Korean people put our family name first and use the fixed name. From my family and my generation, "YOUNG" is fixed name. My sibling's names are "YOUNG-SUK", "YOUNG-HEE". As you know, My name is "YOUNG-A". My family name is "KANG". This letter-KANG- means healthy and comfortable life, so my family precept is "Be Healthy". Healthy life is very important to me and my family so that there are many our healthy rules: getting up early, to exercise regullary, avoiding too salty and spicy food, and going to bed early.

As our concerning about health, we occasionally had excercises together such as walking, jogging, badminton, and tennis. Our the most favorite excercise is playing tennis. My husband also a good sportman. He was particpated in the Ironman Triathlon regullary. He is really working pretty hard but also trains his body through exercise of each other every day. He want to participate in the Triathlon with me, but it is overdoing to me yet. Anyway, Do you like any exercising? I hope that you are going to do something for your healthy life!!!

About learning style

I think that it's important to know about learning styles. First the person has to know self styles. What style is good for me? What do I like? After that I have to look for the other styles and try them. For me I like to work or to learn by myself, but I think that is not enough. Working with a group help too and sometimes it is much better. I think that the person has to know about all the styles and try to practice them because the person will need them. Learning by listening is good but you have to read and learn by reading too. If you have just one way to learn, like working in a group, sometimes this group can't give anything because they want to learn from you. In this case you have to practice another style.

About test

Since the age of eight I have had to take tests every semester and every end of year. So I can say that taking exams has become habitual for me. That doesn't mean I'm afraid, but my reaction differs from exam to exam. In my opinion, being afraid of the test means that you care about it and you want to pass it. And this worry and fear will be just in the beginning. After you start the test, you forget everything, and you concentrate on what you are doing. My experience taught me if I don't want to be afraid in the exam or test, first I have to review my lessons, do all my homework before taking a test, and start with what I know. Finally I try to focus on my test so I don't waste my time. This is good advice for other students.

I slept badly one night!

I slept badly one night last week.
I kept waking up. I wasn't sure why, but I felt anxious and worried.
Finally, I got out of bed and crept slowly to the livingroom.
I checked the back door: it was locked. Nothing to worry about there.
I checked the front door: it was locked.
I left the house and made my way to the garage.
Something was still worrying me. The garage was locked, and my car was safe outside. Nothing to worry about there.
I went back to the house. at the front door,
I suddenly realized I had gone out without my keys.
The house was locked up tight.
Then I understood why I had felt so anxious.
At that time, I had something real to worry about!
OUUUUUU MAAAAAAI GOOOOOOOOOD !!!!

Funny sentence!

Not regulary, only when I have free time, I have interest in reading.
I like any kind of reading, such as books, web sites, newspaper, leaflets, and so on.

During web searching, I found next sentence.
Of course it is korean sentences, I am not good translator.
However, if you read my translation and then wear smile on your face, I am sure that my translation is not good.

계란(시련)은 자기 스스로 깨면 병아리가 되지만 다른 사람이 깨면 프라이가 된다.
If eggs are hatched oneself, the chicks are out.
However, if someone breaks eggs, it will be flied eggs.
A suffering is the same as this.
If you stand trials, you will be good person in your life.
Of course, you are not omlets any longer.

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Today, I would like to introduce someone to you.
Of course, she is the one of persons I respect.
She is Alison Lapper whose nickname is, "Alive Venus".
Did you have seen and heard her?
She has no arms and short legs.
She was abandoned by her parents when she was six months old because of her disability
However she thought "Nobody can control my mental conditions, except myself", so she focused her energy on art.
She overcame her handicap and became an artist and a photographer.
She became an artist and photographer by the use of her mouth and feet.
Alison Lapper has visited Korea a few years ago.
She said at that time,
"I hope to give dreams and hopes to the Korean disabled people."
She overcame her handicap like Helen Keller who couldn't listen, see, and talk, and have helped other disalbed people.
She married when she was 22 years old, but due to serious beatings by her husband, she got a divorce after 9 months in torture.
She has a son, named Parys, who is six.
She gave birth to a baby even though her friends advised her not to.
She said that she changed Parys' diapers by using her mouth.
People say that if an average mother has a kid, she is short of even ten hands.
However, look how much Allision Lapper has accomplished in raising her son.
She loves her son very much and thinks of him as very speacial.
I think she is a great artist and also a great mother.

People assume that if someone is handicap, he or she is not capable of doing anything.
Also, people see how much the disabled has overcome and just makes petty remarks such as, "I can easily do that!".
However, this is because these people have not experienced these hardships themselves.
They have to live harder and worse life than other people.
They are discriminated even though it's not their fault and choice.
Alison Lapper has overcome all of these hardships.
I think Alison Lapper is great.
I have learned many things from her.
Handicaped people have only a little inconvenience on their body.
Sometimes their life is more passionate than me. *^^*
Let's make the world without the prejudice, and go together!