Posted by mstrum on July 12, 2009
This is a continuation of the North Korean propaganda series. Click here for the table of contents. All youth, become a young hero at the north railroad construction 청년들이여 모두다 북부철길건설에서 정년영웅이 되자! Youth are at the lead of today’s army / 청년들은 오늘의 대진군의 앞장에서 Let’s create miracles and heroic merits! / 영웅적위훈과 기적을 [...]
Posted by mstrum on January 6, 2009
I’m just going to make some notes and observations that I find interesting as I read each chapter of Mastering Business in Korean, so don’t expect an exhaustive review. The first chapter is a brief history of Korea that the author says Koreans might expect people to know about and would help with their [...]
Posted by mstrum on December 20, 2008
Korean Essential Vocabulary 6000 (buy from hanbooks) (‘A’ list, ‘ㅇ’): 안다 = to hug (also see Free Hugs in Korea) 여권 = passport 여든 = 80 (Korean rooted) 예순 = 60 (Korean rooted) 일흔 = 70 (Korean rooted) KoreanClass101.com: 결석 = absence (from school) 무조건 = unconditional
Posted by mstrum on December 18, 2008
Miracle of Giving Fool is a heart-felt story about a village idiot who dedicates his whole life to helping those closest to him. Although he does the same thing every day, wake up and sell toast, you can’t help but be amazed at the unconditional love and happiness he has. The acting is first class, [...]
Posted by mstrum on December 6, 2008
Image taken from “The Korea Times” Koreans place a HUGE level of importance on tests. Once a year Koreans prepare to take the College Scholastic Ability Test which is like a super-SAT. How good you do on the test has huge implications on your future. If you want to try to take a test the [...]