I recently saw the paper.  the article was about Dana Reeves who fight tirelessly  along with her late husband, “Superman�?  actor Christopher reeves.

I think probably you should know of her.  She died of lung cancer at the aged of 44.

But I can’t believe that she was non-smoker. But she died of lung cancer.

However I newly known that even non-smoker is able to died of lung cancer.

There was speculation about what might have caused her cancer. The main reason is that she song in smoky bar when she was a club singer. She was a secondhand smoker.

I don’t really understand it can be died of such a things. I’ve never seen around me.

But it is a possibly known risk factor for cancer of lung.

I had smoked since I entered in university. I had stopped the smoke 5 years before. There are many both men and women smokers in our country. Even the price of cigarettes increased till 3000 won. It would be terrible for smoker.

Anyway, we try to avoid the place where people were smoking near you

Quitting smoke is difficult. But we try to stop smoking.

Mt  grandmother  lived  together  in  my  house.  I  brought  up  excusively  by  her.  She  was  my  friend  and  mother  and  teacher.  I  always  shared  in  my  joy,  sorrow,  even  suffering.  I  used  to  talk  about  my  life  story,  she  also  listened  attentively. I  lived  my  childhood  happily  with  her.  One  day,  what  I  can’t  believe  happened.  My  grandmother  went  on  her  last  year.  I  felt  very  sad  and  shed  tears  and  couldn’t  anything.  I  wept  myself  out  of  breath.  Eight  years  have  passed  since  then.  My  life  is  empty.  I  feel  a  need  to  share  with  someone.  Whenever  I  have  a  difficult  problem,  I  remind  of  my  grandmather.  It  still  makes  me  feel  sorrow.  I  really  out  of  love  for  good  old  days.  I’m  really  miss  her.          

During  the  last  vacation,  I  worked  as  a  salesclerk  in  a  store.  One  day,  I  was  working  in  the  field  floor.  An  old  woman  was  going  against  a  strong  wind  with  had  a  bundle  in  her  hand.  I  was  so  sorry  to  see  that  she  was  in  trouble.  So,  I  helped  her.  I  asked  my  boss  and  went  together  to  bus-stop.  Walking  with  her,  I  heard  about  her  poor  family,  and  The  story  touched  my  heart.  When  the  bus  arrived,  she  was  very  grateful  to  help  and  then  left.  I  stared  blankly  for  a  long  time.  Untill  now,  I  can’t  put  her  out  of  my  mind.  Through  this  event,  I  gave  me  my  word  that  I’ll  lend  assistance  to  poor  guys,  and  I’ll  try  everthing  I  can  be  done.  We  may  one  day  be  in  want  and  need  to  help.  We  shall  be  happy  to  be  of  any  service  to  someone.  In  the  hard  world,  think  of  your  surroundings  every  now  and  then.

   I’m taking a human relationship course this term. I hesitated whether I chose this class or not when I heard a curriculum at the first time because of so many group activities. But I thought only about that real aid or help to live in my life, so I decided to take this class. It gives a lot of satisfations and delight to me. I had a presentation about some people who can’t adapt to any other persons yesterday. Thanks to the presentation, I became familiar with our group people who I didn’t know former days and I could think about someone near me deeply. Actually, I could find out a sense of gratitude to them as well as my mistake. It’s not difficult to find someone that has a light human relationship these days. In my opinion, that is ordinary thing in our life and sometimes neccessary in various  group. However, if there is only human relationship like that, we absolutly feel lonely. I realized I need to more open my mind to others and to believe them. Maybe in time the end of this course, I hope that I can gain to lots of lessons and some tactics for a good human relationship.            

 I’m driving me mad. These days I don’t like me. I’m living a lazy life and without plan or goal. I have stacks of work to do but I’m easygoing. In fact, I really don’t know how my life make worth yet. So, I always run about in confusion and even. I’m afraid my future. I’m in a state of confusion. I can’t discover a new fresh start. I feel pity and impatient myself without development. I’m tired from meaningless time and life becomes more and more tedious. I wish I had someone who was advised me toward to well live methods.

I have prepared for TOEIC for 3 months. it will be taken on this Sunday. so as soon as I finished my classes, I went to library in a hurry and studied. I met a senior for a long time in there. We have dinner together at cafeteria. She is not employed yet. But she isn’t worried about employment and she is in good earnest. Maybe she ’ll have a good job.^^ 

It already passed more than two weeks after the semester starts.  Starting always makes me have expectations, hopes, and lots of decisions. It’s quite interesting. During that time, I’m just happy. There is no reason for that. I’m full of energy. I feel I could do and achieve anything only if I try.

But from this moment, around two weeks later from the semester, I am a little bit depressed. One reason is that my will is disappearing. The other reason is assignments; too many assignments make me give up many things, as I have done for the rest of Univ. life.

Not to fail, I should pull myself together. I should not worry about too many things to come. I should do my best for things that I right faced.

 Prime minister Hae-Chan Lee resignated because of  golf accident. His behavior is very imprudence and should deserve to blame. But resignation is not the end. We exactly examine why he plays golf with employers and whether it has politic destination or not. That is, resignation is not covered with facts. I have seen  many accident that before faults examine, it is kept secret  or becomes concealment. I hope that this accident is not following wrong way. and he heartly realizes his fault and then should not do again same as it. Finally, I want to select new prime minister as soon as possible.

People  have  a  different  dream.  I  have  also  dream  in  many  ways,  not  only  about  my  job.  Actually,  I  didn’t  know  what  I  want  to  do  and  didn’t  think  about  it.  I  temporarily  stayed  away  from  university  for  a  year  and  worked  in  store.  During  working,  I  was  thinking  about  my  future.  When  I  was  young,  my  dream  was  bigger  than  now.  As  I  grow  older,  I  feel  that  my  dream  is  getting  smaller.  As  time  goes  by,  and,  it  is  changing.   I’ve  never  dreamed  of  doing  such  a  thing,  but  I’m  dreaming  now.  Anyway,  what  someone  have  any  dream  affects  their  life.  If  he/she  doesn’t  have  it,  there  is  no  hope  too.  I  looked  someone  who  realized  their  long-chrished  dream.  I  was  really  envy  them  and  I’d  like  that. So,  I’m  thinking  about  my  future  these  days  and  trying  to.          

In Korea, musical is booming lately, so many domestic and foregin musical productions are performing now. However, most of the hit musicals are big foregin works. For example, most seats of Jekyll and Hyde were sold out when it performed first in Korea and Aida is gaining public favor, besides, two actress were received a trophy in Korea Musical Award last year. Also, I Love You which is still performing now since 2005 and Hedwig And The Angry Inch win popularity although they were perfomed in little theater. Each of four works above has glamour story and many exciting songs. In this situation, Yoduk Story‘s coming is very strange.

Do you know what Yoduk is? Yoduk is the town of North Korea and gulag for inmates who tried to escape from North Korea or were doubted as political criminal is in Yoduk. In other words, Musical Yoduk Story is about the prison camps of North Korea. In that place, execution and brutal violence like cutting a hand or rape are happened continually.  This shocking events show on the stage realistically. For this reason, Yoduk Story was menaced by some people who didn’t want to this musical attract attention of the world.

Jung Sung San who make this musical is defector from North Korea. His father was died  in Yoduk prison. The death was miserable because it was open execution. Jung Sung San heard his father’s death in Seoul, so he decided to make a story about human rights abuses in North Korea. He hope to this story awake apathy about wretched people in North Korea. In fact, the press of Japan and U.S.A  is concerned about Yoduk Story performing in South Korea.

 Today WBC a semifinal game held (KOREA&JAPAN)at afternoon. Although I saw at home, many people gather in jam-sil playground, a seoul municipal office and so on. I expect to win again. But we lost 6-0 score. I’m unwiling to lost because of our rival Japan. Frankly speaking, I don’t like baseball. However, WBC makes me like it. and I first heard our poor surrounding. Therefore,we have accomplished a great thing. I’m proud of our players. I also expect to come true again on 2006 World cup.

Korea fighting!!    

 I climbed Kwan-Ak Mountain with my family. We departed about at 6:30. Although we really felt sleepy, early in the morning’s air is very cool and fresh. We climbed an easy course but felt difficult. Because we didn’t climb a mountain for a long time. At the conclusion of suffering, we arrived the top of a mountain. A wide prospect burst upon my view as I arrived there. It made me both joy and achievement. So, we shouted “ya-ho”. After that we ate a box lunch deliciously. It really tasted good. We had a rest for a little while. All things on the top are sweet as honey. We went down a mountain after we had a good time. By the way, I fell over a stone the moment. I only felt shame at first but I felt a pain gradually. Any way, I was happy because I had a great day with my family.

I have some special things about shoes.When I look at people, I have an weird habit like watching his shoes at first. I don’t know why.. Just my eyes are moving to the shoes. Probably I am very interested in other’s shoes and I get first impression by their shoes. Also I can guess what’s their character like.For example, a person who wears flat shoes might be active and cheerful that’s because flat shoes make people to move freely.  Another unique thing about the shoes is that i hate new shoes. I feel more comfortable with old shoes. If I buy a new shoes, I will not wear it more ofen than old one. I am very sensitive with pain on my foot, so I prefer old and comfortable shoes.

My part time job is a tutor. I have been teaching my younger brother from two years ago. subject is mathematics, it was but somewhat difficult at first. A unit of this day was a probability. this lesson usually cause pain to students. Therefore, I was anxious that he might give up with preparation. He has achieved it fortunately although there lay difficulty in the way. I was so happy. Teaching someone is very hard because must assume the responsibility. However gladness is doubled when students got a good result. I hope he’ll get a good result in a final examination.

  Today’s weather was very fine unlike yesterday’s weather. Now it is likely to start spring. I am fond of spring. because spring is warm and my mind wanders. Today I went to walk from youk-gok staion to catholic university. During walking, I feel spring smell and refreshing mood. I already expect to come cherry blossoms festival on april. I went to go  cherry blossoms festival with my friends a year ago. At that time, I’m so excited and impressed. But I miss not to walk for much time. because there are many people. Of course this year festival will come to go many people. However,I want to go there again.

oh!! this blog a little difficult to me.;; It’s complecated. How were you today? I was very tired. I met my friend and we went to Sin-Chon for shopping. There were too many people. I didn’t eat lunch and dinner. As soon as I came back home, I took supper. However soon I regreted eating. I’m worried about my weight now.

I am on the way to school.  my cell phone rang . it ’s my friends “woo shin”  I answer the phone. hi what’ up?  he said  ”it was not fine. so i asked him what happen to you?  he said nothing. and suddenly he asked me  if i work to live or live to work. i thougt that  he seemed to be strange. it was philosophical question for me. I answered the question. and told him if i am not worker and don’t work right now i am not be able to give your exactly answer. and said sometimes i work to live. when i am accustomed to working, we seemed to live to work. and it depends on their idea. 

what do you think about that? if everyone had specific  reasons plz leave comments.

thank you for  Prof. Gord.

 Good  night!!

 Although  I  have  many  assignments,  I  don’t  start  yet.  But,  I  don’t  care  because  I  like  do  something  at  night.  From  my  childhood,  I  liked  the  stillness  of  the  night.  In  a  deserted  room,  I  used  to  talk  to  my  friend  over  the  telephone.  Till  late  at  night,  I  listened  to  the  radio.  Sometimes,  I  was  in  deep  thought.  When  it  falls,  I  can  write  a  letter  with  a  nature  voice.  I  reflect  on  my  conduct  and  make  a  plan  for  the  next  day.  I  pass  a  night  without  sleep  before  an  exam,  and  do  my  assignments  by  night.  The  night  is  far  advanced  as  usual.  Now,  in  this  silent  night,  I’ m  writing  about  my  magical  night.  Maybe  I’ll  also  do  something  tomorrow  night, the  evening  after  next. 

 Yesterday, I and my friend talked about our marriages. Exactly, we discussed how we can find our husbands. We had totally different opinions.

First of all, in case of me, I believe my destiny, in other words, I and my husband can meet coincidently and naturally.  Conversely, my friend said that she will use some companies which are in charge of providing her with men in a wealthy and governing class. I contradicted her opinion right away cause if she will have a sort of artificial meeting with a guy, she will be getting to just focus on the appearances of the guy such as his job, body, face, and socio-ecomonic status rather than his personalities. Furthermore, I added that the personalities of my husband or the chemistry between him and me will be much more important aspects of my marriage life after getting married. From my experiece like blind dates, it turned out that artificial meetings will prevent people from seeing the sincere insides of the people. Despite of my contradiction, she insisted on that you should use this way in that it is extremely difficult for you to find your Mr.Right ,and she gave me advice; you need to be more realistic.

To tell the truth, no matter how people think about my opinion, I want to insist on that marriage be all about love which is formed naturally, not socio-economic things.

Hello prof. Gord.

nice to weather isn’t it ?

it comes spring  winter had gone.

well yesday i got  the bad news yesterday.

i added public speech in night class a couple of days ago.

i went to take a public speech on time. it is getting more scared 

no one come to the class  even professor didn’t come.

a few minutes  later . prof  came  and said to me 

“hi student.  i am sorry to tell you  3 students only are registered.

 so  i think maybe it may be cancelled  depending on adminstration policy.

i believe you had better look for other courses and sign up”.

it was public speech that i really want to take but i had to go out and search for other class.

and later . i  finally made my mind  taking Fashion and culture. so  publich

speech  being interested in was cancelled.  

and today i took the fashion and culture for the first time.  i  don’t audit  that class, but i felt

good and helpful how well I  wear  clothes and pants.

 anyway, i am feeling better  than  yesterday now.

i got 18 credit.  most of subjects are major subject.

i think it was so hard time perid. but as prof. Gord  said.  i try  to practice  speaking and writing in english everyday. 

thank yu for reading prof. Gord

 from Jeong-hun.LA

I ate SULUNGTANG in school.  And I was given some candies from my boyfriend. So I was happy. Actually, I missed Valentine’s day. Because I didn’t expect it was more impressive.

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