글러브 | Glove

Just want to share that today I went to a movie theater to watch this movie. It's called 글러브 (Gellobe) which in English is Glove. It is about, well I am not sure who is the main character in this movie but it is about baseball. There is this famous pitcher who is currently off from the team and goes to this school for deaf-mute students and train baseball to several students. They learn a lot from that famous athlete about playing in one team. Ok, I actually did not really understand the whole scene because it was in Korean language without subtitle, but the thing that I understand is how tiring and difficult to play baseball for them but then they understand that they play as a team and with that feeling they play better and better.

It was a good movie, it would have been more interesting if only I could understand Korean language better than now. At the end of the movie, there is this song from Huhgak and John Park - My best. I like that song, because the one who I went with to the movie theater also likes it :).

2011년 1월 23일

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*no matter how many times you lose, just keep trying. There are always people there for you :) ... no? I am here ^^

N에 지나지 않다 | N에 불과하다

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You might be wondering what does this post about, what is that picture, etc. The title of this post is about some grammars that I learned from my teacher in level 4. And the picture above is 정심화국제문화화관 some kind of hall where they can hold concert and etc, it is located in Chungnam National University, right next to Language Center. But, what's the relation?

Yeah, when I was in the class and leaning that grammar, my teacher gave us one interesting example. So, the grammar is about something that is not really a big thing. For example:

10.000원에 지나지 않다 -> it's not more than 10,000KRW

So, my teacher told us about this story of a grandmother who, for her lifetime, used to sell Kimbab (rice roll?)  for like 500-1,000KRW and she then collected the money and gave it to Chungnam National University. Do you know how much did she give? ... I was very surprised, too ... she gave like, according to my teacher, 1,000,000,000KRW and the money was used to build that building.

"It's not much ... this is all that I can give" ... that's what she said.

I was touched. :)

2011년 1월 23일

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포화속으로 | 71: Into the Fire

Taken from: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/files/2010/08/71.jpg

I have spent my first day of 2011 in my room. But I won't say it was not interesting at all. I watched this amazing Korea movie and it was really touching and inspiring.

In Korean the movie title is 포화속으로 [Pohwasokero] and without any relation to the real title, the title in English is 71: Into the Fire. This movie is about 71 student soldiers who fought North Korean army in one of high school in Pohang. It's really touching to see them witness their own friends die in front of their eyes, but it is also inspiring how brave they are on their age holding the gun and fight for their country.

Taken from the end of the movie:

"The movie was based on the true story of Battle at Pohang Girl's Middle School, which took place on August 13, 1950, fought by 71 students soldiers in th Republic of Korea 3rd Corps.

Those 71 student soldiers delayed the North Korean's advance for 11 hours, giving time for South Korean and UN troops to counterattack later on."

It is based on true story. When I finished watching this movie, I remember my friend who was born in Pohang and currently a student majoring in Archeology in Chungnam National University where I am taking Korean courses. Not too long ago, there was an artillery shooting between North Korea and South Korea in Yeongpyong Island. At that time, he sent me message about this and that he is ready to go to the war anytime.  And I think that was a brave thing.

Anyway, war is never a good thing. 

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1587729/

2011년 1월 1일
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New Year 2011 in Korea

One of interesting fact in South Korea is that as the year changes, you get older by one ... so it doesn't depend on which year, month and date you were born, but it depends on which year you were born. As an example, I was born on July 7th, 1989 (please remember ... I expect presents), then, my age is 21 and it's going to be 22 by July 7, 2011. But then in Korea, as soon as the year changed to 2011 (January 1, 2011) I -in their term- eat one more age, so my age is 23 on January 1, 2011. wait ... isn't that supposed to be 22?? Nope~ because in Korea as soon as you are born, you are 1 year old :). Yes~ I am 23 years old.

The last day of 2010, in Korean language class I asked my teacher what will happen that night in Korea. I was expecting some fireworks like what Indonesian always do every new years, but nope ... she said there would be no fireworks ... instead, in Seoul there is an event where they ring a very huge bell for 33 times. 33 because a long time ago there are 33 important people in history of Korea. And the ones who will ring the bell are 33 famous people in Korea. Seoul would be crowded by people instead the fact that it  must be freaking cold!! that's what she said.

What did I do last night to spend last night of 2010?? Friends!!yeah, I spent my time with special friends I met in Korea. Felicia, Edvan, Yongam, Sophia, and a lil bit late with Seon Uk. These specials people, with a small celebration has left a very special memory in 2010 =].

Three of us first went to a chicken restaurant called Chicken Island to eat ... chicken of course hahah. The chicken restaurant is located in Gung-dong and its a pretty place.

Next, as I mention about the interesting fact in Korea that as soon as the year changed we gain one more age, I had this idea to buy a cake to celebrate our "birthday". We then went to BaskinBRRobbins and buy the cake. 

and we (5 of us, excluding Seon Uk) went to Edvan's house and there we played poker hahahah and you know what the bet was ... candies ^^.

And as the year changed, we took that quite nice picture that I put up there, where all the cellphone's clock are either 12:00 or 00:00 and we ate the cake while saying our resolution for 2011, the best thing in 2010 and the worst thing in 2010. Mine was:

Resolution for 2011 (common wishes excluded):

- I want to get accepted in one of university in Korea.

- I want to go to other countries at least one

- I want to have "someone"

That's all. then Seon Uk came and we ate chicken (again!!) and continued playing poker until we were exhausted.

Other things are that every new year, I always remember my best friend birthday in Indonesia. His birthday is on the last day of the year =]. And my family called me and hearing their voice made that new's year eve ... really special. I felt like they are always there next to me =].

Happy New Year 2011~~

January 1, 2011

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