Finally I read all Harry Potter book yesterday!!!

Last series was not so good enough but still I love Harry Potter series.

Interesing thing is do you guys find Harry Potter book cover picture becaming change since Harry Potter movies released?

It looks similar Harry Potter actor and illustrations are changed since same time.

And sometime when I read book, I imagine actors and actress’s acting and vocies.
This symptoms never happned before I saw Harry Potter movies.

You guys also have same symptoms with me?

These days I’m srcaping 2 kind of newspaers which have different view point every week beause assignment.

As you know Korea has really strong right wing newspapers which are Chosun, JoongAng, DongA and other side(left wing)are Hankyoreh, kyunghyang and Omynews.

They speak totally differently as samething.

When I was highschool I learned newspaper should tell us only truth.

Not their opinion and judgement.

But these newspares give their opinion and judgement including news to us.

I’m not telling article(사설).

In this situation how we can believe which is truth?
and how we can dicide our opinion about reality by ourselves?

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Warning: The ax of this cigarette will be used for building ‘Cross-country Canal Project.’ Do you still want to smoke it?

I found this picture while surfing around the internet and I laughed when I saw this picture. I thought it was really creative because it shows issue of ‘Cross-country Canal Project’ not seriously and furiously and gives me an idea that issue of ‘Cross-country Canal Project’ is much related to my life. (Even though I don’t smoke, I can buy it and many friends of mine smoke.) I’ve disagreed with that project because of environmental and historical reason but I didn’t realize that the taxes I pay are the money that the government uses for this project. Even thought I was paying many taxes, I was indifferent to usage of that.

This little picture changed my mind and made me realized of what’s going on around me. It also gave me an idea that talking about issues doesn’t need to be serious all the time. I saw or participated in many social movements and gatherings and many times those were too serious or furious of each issue and because of that ordinary people feel uncomfortable with those movements and gatherings for being forced to be serious also, even though activists didn’t intend to.

I don’t agree that so all the movements and gatherings should be funny and cultural but I agree with the idea that we need more creativity in social movements. We have to be serious of what we are talking about but we can be creative in methodology.  

When you have date or meet your freind, do you find 맛집?

I do. If me and my friend will meet HongDae, I’m searching internet where is cheap and good place to eat.

But sometimes I regret my dicision. Cause internet gave me wrong information.

So I more beileve people who very familir where I want to go.

Through people I’m usually success my dicision.

But funny thing is, that internet informations are also some people uploard their blogs or cafe.

Basically, intehrnet informations and asking people are same I think.

But why internet has bunch of wrong informations????

All Koreans who waited all night to watch Ji Sung Park on May 22 were really disappointed because his name was not on the list of Champions League final. Since Ferguson mentioned about participation of Ji sung in the final, most of people who expected Ji Sung’ would be able to play during the final. Unfortunately, Ferguson decided not to put Ji sung’s name on the list, even Ji Sung didn’t have a seat on the bench to cheer his team.

Many Koreans include me complain about Ferguson’s behavior because he suggested on an interview that Ji Sung deserves participating in the final. Moreover, he contributed to his team for the final. That’s why many dailies expected Ji Sung as one of the starters, so local dailies were also surprised that Ji Sung couldn’t participate. 

On the other hand, I think that we are overacting. Ji Sung said that he is OK with team’s victory, but we speak for him and complain about his leader. He is rather working on another goal of his life than depressing. I believe that we should cheer him again instead of grumbling over Ferguson.  What will you choose?

As a ROTC and student of majoring international study, I have plenties of opportunites to hear and analyze the problem of North Korea. Though the NK is our same race, we regard them as our only enemy in this era, and pay careful attention to them.

We predict that they already finished the nuke missile testing and they have fifty-tons kilograms of explosive materials now. (such as plutonium or HEU) The HEU(Highly Enriched Uranium) is no more available for them to use, because the U.S. accepting their report of the quantaty of HEU, and promised to support them economically such as electricity and heavy oils.

The exit from the pooverty is making harmony with the world and abandon their WMD.

These days, the Candle Light Vigil has becoming main issue in Korea. Many citizen argue that polices suppress them by force. In fact, the Candle Light Vigil is for protesting the problem about  mad cow disease. At the first time, it was peaceful vigil, but the characteristic of the meeting seems to be changed a little bit. I heard some people barred the traffic system. Government says that they will hinder their gathering positively. Today I saw that there might be some groups manipulating the vigil behind the meeting in the newspaper. I don’t know the truth. In the internet, there are many arguments that police do violent act. I think it is true. However, some words are lying such as dying of violation by polices. I believe that, above all, the truth of mad cow disease must be discovered clearly, and the truth should be known to citizens as it is. I think the media plays a key role in pervading this Candle Light Vigil over our nation. Some words are true, but some ones are not in the internet. Finally, media is good tools to get information, but it also can make our recognition about truth distorted.  

Today I saw news about arresting two men for smoking marihuana.
And It reminds me kim bu son who is an erotic movies actress. Actually she gets more more popularity for smoking marihuana not for her movies. Even though she was arrested and sentenced to a suspended jail for it many times, she still cries out for legalization of marijuana rather than be remorseful. I think smoking marihuana is matter of personal choice. And I heard from my Canadian friend who often smoke it that marihuana is not addictive as much as cigarettes. And do not harm to others compare to alcohol and cigarettes. If it is really true, I don’t see any reason for banning smoking marihuana. Some might say it is a gateway drug. But think about some European countries, which make smoking marijuana decriminalize. They has lower drug problem compare to America. America which has strong regulation against marijuana, has the biggest drug problem. what do you think about that?

Some people claim that they do not read some newspaper brands in Korea because they believe the newspaper’s companies related with politics. They always write using periphrasis way about their side of politician and it could feel people that media lie to us and trick people. In this way, in my opinion is that people needs ability that distinguishes between literally in written and real-thinking about the issue. Many articles have author’s tendency of the issue so it means everyone could have different opinion about a same issue.

Does the media lie to us? Well maybe not exactly but it does like to make things more interesting. The media is not always a good source for news. I know you must wonder if it is not a good source what is? But it is true that we live in a society that requires money and media will print what sales. I think the media lies in that they can make drama over issues that sometimes are not needed. If media was to be less dramatic and more honest would you still be interested? I think the answer is yes. You will be interested when the news matters but you won’t be interested when it is unrelated news. It is difficult to give more details about the problem with news media without giving examples but I want to instead ask you all if you can give an example when you thought something you read from the media to be true only to find out it was a “stretched truth”?

In recent years movies have been making additions to old series. You see the most recent example with Indiana Jones 4. Why do you think movie studios are now bringing back many old series that some experienced in child hood? Should we expect movies to return like Home Alone or Terminator? But actually Terminator will return soon again and so will another Jurassic Park. Movie studios must see established franchises with many fans a safe bet to make more sequels. I think it is a trend we will keep seeing in movies today because of the expensive money it takes to produce movies. It should be expected less risk now involved in movies when the price is so high.

I wonder what movies do you like best. Do you like the movies that are continuous sequels with similar stories like Saw series or the Harry Potter ones or maybe it is more better to see films that are one time experiences like The Departed. But actually once a movie does great it is likely to have sequels. We can expect another Iron Man, just like we seen already a new Fantastic 4. So the point I make is the media entertainment in movies seem to be controlled by series now and not standalone movies? What do you think?