Summary of the article..

This is a summary of an article that was on Joshua's blog. The followings are the copied article and my summary.

Important Than Presents
by: Author Unknown, Source Unknown
A man going abroad to work leaves his fiancee crying. "Don't worry, I will write you everyday," he said. For years he did write her. But since he was happy with his job, he had no immediate plans of going home. One day, he received a wedding invitation. His girl friend was scheduled to be married. To whom? To the mailman bringing regularly the letters of her boy friend! Indeed, distance does make hearts flounder.
The poor boyfriend surely explained, "What went wrong? I sent her letters, chocolates, and flowers." When relationships go wrong, the list of things given and done for the person usually crops up. We say, "I have given you this and that...I have done these things for you." It seems that love is simply proven by the bestowal of gifts and favors.
But while presents are important, love demands what is basic: presence of the beloved. I have observed for instance, the orchids of my mother. When she's away for a long time, they are unhealthy and many of them wither. But when she is around, they bloom with beautiful flowers. My mother does nothing exceptional. She just spends much time talking and caressing them.
I guess persons all the more require a caring presence. Love is fundamentally a commitment to a person. We may be committed to our business, job, hobby, sports and clubs, but strictly speaking, they cannot love us back. Only a person can love us in return, and for that matter the highest commitment as human beings is spending time with those persons we love. And since people need affection and nourishment, material things can only help up to a certain degree in fostering love. But it can never replace the greatest gift of presence.
Martha was busy with her job. She believed she had to work harder because she loves her father who is sick of cancer. She has to provide for his expensive medicines. Her brothers and sisters meanwhile stayed with their father most of the time. They bathed him, sang for him, spoon-fed him or simply kept him company.
One day Martha was hurt. She overheard her father telling her mother, "All our children love me except Martha." "How can this be?" Martha thought. "Am I not the one killing myself in my work to have money to buy for his medicines? My brothers and sisters do not even provide their share in the expenses as much as I do."
One night, as Martha was as usual late in going home, she peeped for the first time in the room where her father was lying. She noticed that her father was still awake. She decided to come close at his bedside. Her father held her hands and said, "I miss you. I don't have much time. Stay with me." And she stayed with her father holding his hand the whole night.
The next morning Martha said to everybody, "I have taken a leave of absence. I would like to be with father. I will bathe him and sing for him from now on." Her father had a beautiful smile. He knew this time Martha loves him.
* As children, we need the assuring presence of our loved ones. Adult people need no less. *

My summary:
In an ariticle the writer and source of which is unknown, the author shows several stories to emphasis what is required in love : presence and love from the beloved. The writing starts with a story of a man who sent many 'material things' from faraway place and finally lost girl friend's love. The man laments that his girlfriend leaves him though he sent many presents, but the true love requires presence, not present of the loved one. Second story is about a woman whose father is sick. She does all efforts for her father except being with him. However, after she knows the different thought of his father-that she doesn't love him, she realizes that caring his father herself is more important. From these stories, we can see that matters and money can't substitute the presence of beloved itself. What the people in love want most is that being and exchanging love with their lovers.

Too complicatedㅠ_ㅠ

How can I UPLOAD A VIDEO at here????

It's too complicated...How does everyone can do it??

I must be a computer illiteracy???ㅠ.ㅠ

Retrospect..

Last year was the most important time for me of course-as a korean high school student. 7 days left until 2009 Korean SAT. So I often recall my memories and thoughts of last year. The thing I've thought the most was a study itself and a feeling of uneasiness, but now I think it also had a positive meanings.
First, it makes students mentally strong. As every competetion is so, striving to enter into a college needs mental strength to endure stress and uneasiness. If they can't control their mind, it is not easy to pass an entrance examination.
Second, it makes people can have basic knowledges. Some people might think it is better to study subjects selectively. However, having basic knowledge in varios fields can be important than studying just one field deeply, and high school is the right time to do that.
Most importantly, we can get positive pride in ourselves if we pass an entrance exam successfully. The person who did will admit that himself/herself has a sufficient ability to do anything, and might lead a active life. So he/she can be able to establish a positive self-esteem.
Of course, there are many side effects, too. Actually there are some cases that students-even elementary students- who commit suicide because of a stress from the study. I feel really sorry to hear those stories. Though, in my case, the times I spent studying and preparing for entrance exam had a positive, strong effect on me.
I wish a good luck to a students who take collegen entrance exam this year. ^-^

Media Art Biennale

I've visited a Media Art Biennale with my friend. It was great
because not only the works themselves are wonderful but
admission fee was even free, too~!!

There were three topics : Light, Communication, Time.
Personally I liked the second part the most. It was relatively more
interesting and was not boring. There were many interactive arts, and I liked that point the
most-if I walk around with a red lighted ball in hand, beautiful butterflies that are made up of
light gathers around me. It really made me feel dreamy...

This red picture at the right side of this is the one I can remember until
now. It symbolizes the rotation of life. Bed itself is a place where people
give birth to a baby, and die. Through a fine line and ascending smoke, the
artist tried to expresse that the birth and death-the whole life itself- is
rotating.

At this Biennale, I realized that the boundary of art is far more vast than
what I've thought until now. The videos, images and other more every day stuffs can be an art.
If we hold a new point of view and think more, maybe we can get more from our lives, and lead
more mentally affluent life.

10 things I hate about you

http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=G7VQd84nNfE



This song "Can't take my eyes off you" was sang by Heath Ledger who is now dead.
I knew who he is after he died, and was quite impressed by his act at "The Dark Knight". My friend who is really into movies told me that Heath got into a hotel room, stayed there writing a diary as if he were a Joker to concentrate on a role he received. After hearing that story I think he was a passionate, hard working person, though I don't know much about him.
Every girls around me recommended me to see a movie "10 things I hate about you", just because of a 5 minute when Heath sings "Can't take my eyes off you". So I searched that video on the internet-actually I haven't seen the whole movie- and this URL up there is that. Well, I'm not really into him but I admit that scene was romantic.

The Glory of Persia ☆

This is an exhibition that I went last summer. A sunny Wednesday, I went Ichon with my friend. There located a national meseum of Korea. This exhibition was about Persia.

Because it was a weekday, not many people were there. So we could look around without haste. As advertised, there were many relics related to the 'gold'. They arranged artifacts in a chronological order; from Iranian prehistoric period to the Sassanian dynasty. They also posted brief historical knowledges related to Persia. Here are some informations about that-this is just a part.


Birth of the Persian Empire: The Achaemenid Dynasty

The Achaemenid Dynasty constructed an empire which stretched from the Indus Valley to the northern tip of Africa between 550 and 520 BCE. Cyrus the Great exercised lenient policies toward conquered people, as did Darius the Great. The empire had a dependable network of officials, and efficinet road system and an extensive canal.

Hellenism&Parthia

After the military campaign of Alexander to Great, the king of Macedonia, Persia came under the rule of Seleucid dynasty.

The Sassanian Dynasty

The Sassanian dynasty amassed wealth through trade activity along the Silk Road, and this exchange of material culture aided the spread of Persian art and culture. The Persian influence disseminated through Central Asia and China, and, along the aforementioned trade route, into Silla.

It was glad to read this at there. I learned international history when I was in the middle school. I thought it was interesting at that time, and this was the first time that heard about Achaemenid, Sassanian Dynasties.


The most impressive thing there were cylinder seals, in my case. Thepicture in the left is a cylinder seal-I guess it's not the one exhibited in this exhibition. I thought that we just stamp a seal then a pattern come out. However, we should roll the cylinder seal to see the whole pattern carved on the seal. Look at the left picture. The white thing on the left is a cylinder seal. A long pattern printed on the right is the imprint of the seal. We should roll it againt something, not just stamp it.

Well, It was the first time for me and my friend to visit the exhibition about Persia, so it was good to see that. To me, Persia reminds me of something mysterious and flourishy. The title of this exhibition was 'The Glory of Persia'. Maybe most people have similar image about Persia-even the planner of this show thought in the same way as I. As a whole, it was a good exhibition that reassured me of the glorious image of Persia.

The Phrase I Like!!

Love, like you've never been hurt.

Dance, like nobody is watching you.

Sing, like nobody is listening you.

Work, like you don't need money.

Live, like today is the last day to live.

These are phrases I like. I like last line the most. I wrote that line on the papaer and used to read it when I become lazy. It helped me to do my best when I was in high school.
Well, second and third lines are hard to do for me ;P, but it reminds me of my high school days. By the way, I think there was another line like, 'Dream, like you will die tomorrow.' wasn't it??

A Lovely Place~^ㅇ^

I've visited a restaurant and a cafe with Jenny. They were both located in Ichon and were lovely places!!

This left one is a restaurant that sells pasta, steak, wine and so on. We ate a set menu that includes salad, pasta, a kind of french toast and sausages. The owner seems kind and food itself was satisfying. As the size of store was small, it was cozy.

After eating there, we walked to a cafe to eat cake. The road of Ichon was fresh, I mean, I felt different atmosphere walking there from what I've felt walking the roads of the other places like Myeongdong, etc. I've seen some unique stores and signboards at the roadside.

Anyway, we went into the cafe named 'C4 cake factory'. We ordered two cups of Americano, a piece of banana tart, and a piece of orange and grapefruit tart. The atmosphere of cafe was bright and lovely. Most of all, the cake itself tasted great. It was the best cake I've ever eaten. The cream, fruits, bread all harmonized and melted in the mouth.'-'

It was good to visit there!! I think it will be one of my favorite cake houses. ^^*

2nd Review-Rurouni Kenshin

Well..this time I'd like to introduce about a comic book I've recently read. It is 'Rurouni Kenshin'. It grounds on a part of Japanese history; from the Shogunate government to the opening part of Meiji peroid.

Kenshin, samurai, is extremely good at using sword. One day he decides to use his ability to make a new era that people can live happier. So he take parts in Meiji patriots. He gets missions to kill people who are in the Shogunate government who obstruct Meiji renovation. After he kills thousands of people, he realizes that his way was not absolutely right, though his purpose to make a better world was good. So he decides not to harm anyone afterwards, and becomes a vagabond. He helps many weak people from then. However, his past sins worry himself. This shows the way to atone for a sin and a will to live.

This picture is the hero and heroine of this book.

I didn't realized that I am interested in comic books that is about history. Now as I review ones that I liked, they have a common, that is, they grounds on historical facts. I've stopped reading comic books after I got into university, but this one was quite interesting. Its story is not that complicated but makes me think about the atonement and life itself.

Comic Book review 1-封神演義

This was the first comic book I read when I was in elementary school. Also it was the book that made me get into the world of comic books. Me and my friends used to borrow about 10 books a day and read them at school.;; I can still remember it.

^-^

This is a comic book about two ancient countries of China-Yin(Shang, 殷) and Zhou(周) dynasty that followed Yin. Specifically, it grounds on a changing period from Shang to Zhou. The last king of Shang was King Zhou. He was called one of the most cruel kings and had done many bad things with his wife. There lived another lord(under King Zhou) called Wen Wang(文王). He was totally different from King Zhou as he was famous for his generosity. Finally, Wu Wang(武王), Wen Wang's son- attackes King Zhou, collapses Yin dynasty and establishes Zhou dynasty. This comic book grounds on this story.

These days, I study about the Chinese history in my classes. Maybe that's why I would like to read this comic book once more. I think my enhanced knowledge will make it feels different from before to read this again.

Out of order..

My computer at home is out of order...The mouse doesn't work at all..
My father called the service center but I don't know when it will be fixed.
It's quite uncomfortable living without computer...;;

Try this~✩

There is an interesting test. It's about "If you were in an orchestra, what instrument would match your personality?"

http://quizfarm.com/quiz_repository/mercerh_mso_org/3948/

This is the address of the site. In my case, violin rated the highest percent, and flute rated just 17%. Flute doesn't match my personality? Should I change the instrument?? ;O

Anyway it was fun. There are so many tests. I should stay up all night to try all these. kk

Who am I?

In "Catcher in the Rye", Holden Colfield says he wants to be a catcher in the rye who keeps little children from falling off the cliff. Setting aside the debate on the quality of literature work itself and my personal preference about novels, I deeply sympathized with Colfield. Since I was a high school student, I wanted to be a psychiatrist. I think, in a sense, being a doctor-including herb doctor- is similar to the catcher in the rye. As catcher keeps children from falling, doctors help people in their extreme situation. Now I am majoring in Oriental medicine in Kyunghee university. I'm glad and proud that I have a chance to make my dreams come true. So after my graduation, I'll study psychologic medicine related to oriental medicine further. As they are both metaphysical, I expect oriental medicine can supply effective new interpretation for mental problems. I suppose the reason I got interested in mental science is derived from the stress I got during my junior high and high school days. Though it may seem nothing peculiar, the situation mixed with my personality and home background had weighty effect on me.
I was born an only child in my family. Thanks to my parents' method of fosterage, I grew up to be very disciplined. Most only daughters are said to be stubborn and selfish. But I've tried to be in others' shoes and not to think too highly of myself. I got enormous love from my parents, but as I got in school, implicit pressure that I should get into prestigious university also grew severe. These environmental factors must have affected my personality.
As for my personality, I am a dreamer, in short. I wish to do so many things but my resolutions are mostly short-lived. For example, I've dreamed about traveling various nations to experience their culture, but I have no concrete plans and don't know when it will be accomplished. Maybe owing to such characteristic, I'm an introvert. Also I admit that I am not that amiable to everybody. Once I grow emotionally close to someone, I show sheer trust and positive attitude, though. One of my shortcomings is that I sometimes act so recklessly that I feel overwhelmed later with the results of my behavior. But in some ways my reckless behavior helps me challenge and do my best. This aspect may thought to be contrary to what I've stated above. I think it's because I'm often carried away by my feelings. Very frequently, I become a perfectionist. While it sometimes causes me stress, it also makes me try hard. And this semester, one of my goals is to focus on english writing!!;D

Time flies.

From today, I should attend school again. I was busy watching movies, reading books, sleeping, eating various foods, and chatting for these 4 days, and unknowingly, holiday is over! Frankly speaking, the worst thing is that I have too much things left to do due this holiday...;; What did I do during then? Why did I do such things? I hope I can get along with all these works from now on~!!

What a long writing!!

It made me to turn on the computer and log in here more than 3 times!! Wow~ ㅇㅅㅇb

A big day!!

Last Sunday was really a big day for me. Suneum, the amateur orchestra I am in, had a concert. From 10:30a.m., we gathered and started to post posters which notifies when and where our concert will be hold. We made a team and posted it all over the campus-on the stairs, on the road, etc. (Of course we took all that off later that day.) As the weather was so sunny and even scorching that afternoon, I thought I would be burnt. After we finished posting them, we were given 2 hours to eat lunch, change our clothes(every performer had to wear black suit that day), and do make up.
After the busy two hours passed, we gathered again at 3:50p.m. A guest conductor and guest players came, and regular members of our orchestra also changed their clothes and appearance totally, it became whole new group. :D Anyway we started rehearsal and it lasted about 2 hours. I, similar to what most of the members felt, started feeling nervous a little bit as it was first time for me to be on the stage and play the flute in front of such a lot of people. (I play flute in the orchestra-but not a quite good player, I suppose.;;) Actually I also felt a little bit worried that my friends who promised to come to see me playing would be late and can't come in. Anyway tictoc tictoc time passed away, and finally the time came for us to go out.
As I faced the reality, I found myself staying cool. I walked in proudly with my glittering lovely flute and sat down. With the conductor's action, music started. Music that was first played was Czech Suite of Dvorak. It consists of 5 small ones and flutes start to play from third one, I looked through the seat listening to the music other members were making. More people came than I've though but I felt quite disappointed not finding my friends. And the time for me to play came. Time really flied. I just put the lips over the flute and blew a little bit, but Czech Suite was already over!! Then I was given 15 minutes break. I was asked to come out of the waiting room, because my friends wanted to see me closely. :0 It was quite relieved to know that they came. Also it was fun to talk with them. They-my favorite friends- were still talkative and merry. Good for them! But they just bought me flowers for gift but I felt sorry as I was expecting something possible to eat-I was hungry that time. Flute

requires so much energy to play!!
Second part of the concert started. Second

music, Beethoven Symphonie No.7, arranges more instruments and the volume of sound is bigger than Czech Suite. So I must have thought 'Even though I make small mistakes, it will be covered'. My being less nervous at that time proves it. A s expected, it was delightful to play this music. In 3rd movement, it really sounded like birds were singing. But the most unexpected and funny event happened at the end, at a curtain call. We played "Main theme of 'Mission Impossible' ". Suddenly some guest players popped up and started to shot a toy gun, as if they were actually fighting in the movie-Mission Impossible. :) Everyone including me seems they can't help laughing. In that joyful atmosphere, the concert finally ended!! It was good, refreshing, and made me think it was one of my best choice to become a member of a orchestra-whether it's amateur orchestra or not. But meanwhile the times I spent practicing the flute and preparing for the concert came up to my mind. Well..so to speak, it was a impressive experience for me. I'm already excited to have next chance to do the concert~!:D

A couple of days past..

2 days have passed since I made this blog. But this is the first time I edit my blog. What happened during then? Ha, Ha, Ha. :D
I'm not accustomed to writing on the internet, but it is more interesting than what I've
thought. Anyway, I hope I can finish this semester succesfully.