One of the Best Journey Books

In Korea, we call anthum - the weather of books. It's the best weather to read books and rest. So, I want to recommand you the best series, I've ever read. It's not Harry Potter - even though, it's exciting. It's "Percy Jackson and the Olympians". They have five books - The Lightnin' Theif, Sea of Monsters, Titan's Curse, Labyrinth... something and Last Olympian. It's the best myth-fantasy books right now. It has lots of climax and wars - which is really interesting for boys and a bit of romance for girls.

The cycle of a hero just fits to this book's protagonist, Percy. They have a final battle and etc. It's the best book you can read, and I think you are gonna miss it. Read it now!

Everyday is a Journey

Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”

You start the morning with fresh air and start with your school journeys. Everything is journey, everyday is journey. You learn something new, you find out interesting things, that's what you do in journey and what you get from journey. If you think of a word "Journey", you should probably think a group of people wearing trip backpacks and hiking to mountains.

That's not what I think. I think journey can be anything. It can be something with school backpack, because we always starts new journey. Or it can be something like book, like you starting a morning with books. That's what I think. It doesn't have to be related to hiking or walking.

For example, you have some challenge in your daily life. That's one of your journey. In normal journey, people hike and reach the top to challenge theirselves. Eventhough, it's not something like that, you have journey in your mind - challenging and challenging until you can do it. So, for me, I think everyday is a new life, fresh day, and a wonderful journey. How about you?

Response: Connecting to a Global Tribe

This person, Matt Harding had a backpacking trip – and danced unusually while he was recording video. Soon, this video became the most – well known video of the world. Eventually, some viewers offered him to keep make video with sponsorships. After he made one video, he made another two more video (70 countries were shown at that video) for viewers. As these videos got famous, tons of people wanted to dance with him to support the video. So, he invited people to join in every place, from Toronto to Tokyo to other country. Through this journey, he realized that “People want to feel connected to each other, they want to be heard or seen and they’re curious to hear and see others from places far away.” – Connecting to a Global Tribe, by Matt Harding.

As I read through this article and see this video, I thought - how it’ll feel when you were dancing with him. However, I realized that everyone in the video including Matt Harding were smiling and laughing and cheering. We all laugh, cheer and smile – we are same, we are connected. He, Matt Harding started making this video for fun then this video turned into a one globalization. I hope you will also be someone like him, one day.

Resource was taken from:

http://breakingfrozenseas.blogspot.com/.
http://thisibelieve.org/essay/62368/

A Smile of Complement - Response

Response to "A Smile of Complement", from http://breakingfrozenseas.blogspot.com/.



As I read through the story about the complement, I started to think, it would be awesome if someone complements me. It would make me really happy and pleasure.



Be honest with you, I can't even think when I got compliment - maybe, a long time ago. The complement will make your friendship much better.



I was surprised that some people are enjoying complementing. The video really impressed me because eventhough you don't know that person, you compliment them to make them feel happy!



I think this quote would best fit to this respond...



“Everybody likes a compliment.” spoken by Abraham Lincoln, the past president of United States.

Resource was taken from: http://breakingfrozenseas.blogspot.com/.

My name - Kevin

My name, a bit complicated – pronouncing and figuring out what’s my name means, but meaningful. My name has the meaning “Be brave, friendly and live long”

Every person I met says, “It’s a good name” – but not saying “Best”. Maybe, I agree, because I am really positive about both names – one unique; the other one is common- really common. Honestly speaking, I love Min Jae more than Kevin however I also love to be called “Kevin”.

My Korean name is not taken from any of my family members – or even neighborhoods. However, my name was taken from the “Name Shop” (In Korea, it is not easy to find Name Shops where people make a good meaningful name for new born baby – of course it is paid service, not free of charge.) In the Name Shop, there are mostly old people who learned Chinese, long time ago. They create the unique names by using the finest Chinese characters.

This “Name Shop” has been established a long time ago – about 50 years. My father’s name, Kang Tae Woo (Daniel) also came from this name shop. So does my brother’s name later from the shop!

My English name was obviously not taken from the Korean name shops. However, I took “Kevin” from the film named “ Home Alone”. The main character of this movie is “Kevin”. This “Kevin” was knowledgeable and smart boy who fights with two stupid burglars by using his cleverness. I really loved this boy, and I wanted to be someone like him, who bashes two terrible men without an other’s help. I took his name as my English name. Soon, I came to foreign country, Malaysia – and I was no longer Min Jae Kang. I became Kevin Kang.

Some of you would think that Kevin is not a unique name that has no meanings at all, but I don’t agree. I would like Kevin to be interpreted as “Knowledgeable, brave, friendly, and maybe a bit naughty”.

My both name would be wonderful - if you can remember my name, Kevin, Min Jae Kang!

The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with One Step

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” Lao Tzu, Chinese Taoist Philosopher, wrote this amazing quotes in 604 BC - 531 BC. The reason why I chose this quote as my blog and post title is that, it's really descriptive. It's not only reason that I chose this quote, this describes the starting point of the journey.



If you look at the herotic myth books, you can realize that they begin the journey and finish the journey safely. Hero start the journey with one step, it will carry on with the rest of the journey. So the meaning of this means "If you start something - journey, start with one step, don't surrender without trying".

If you look at the picture below, the tourist at the hill is looking at the mountain - maybe sighing and thinking "It will take too long to go there". But, the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step! You won't achieve anything if you don't start your journey with one step.

The tourist is equipped with only foods and stick - that's all. No games, no friends, and no scientific equipment. However, he will begin the journey, one step and another step to the destination!

Resource was taken from: http://thinkexist.com/quotations/journey/

Do you know that...

Hey guys, I've just realized that I have written 45 blog posts since I started this blog. Isn't that amazing? If you saw my 45 blog posts now, you are awesome! (But I know that you didn't but..) Please read my blog post eventhough I don't publish the post on every single day.

Vacation, Vacation, Vacation - June 3rd

Wow! Only 3 days left till the vacation starts. Let's see... Today, Thursday, Friday! Have you ever thought about your plan this summer? I heard that the duration of the vacation is 2 months. I've decided to improve on my word choice and better sentence structure. Besides that, I am going to Korea! Last year, I went to Korea in winter but I suffered from weather condition so, we are going to my home-country in summer.

Are you guys excitied about the vacation?

Mandarin Final Project - May 29th

Have you ever stayed over 6 hours to do project? Yesterday, I stayed over 6 hours to make 7minute video. Actually, we didn't have to stay that long but the computer just go lagged... Which means we had troulbes with technology stuff. But be honest with you, most of - 90% of the technology and skit were done by me.

So, the result was really good! The project was succeed. It was hilirous and funny. I realized that the successful project can't be done in few seocond. Just like the proverb, "Rome wasn't built in a day" !

Now, it's time to watch the project that we - actually, I made. (^^) See ya!

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Breakout, Korean B-Boy Comedy Show - May 27th

Hi guys, in the newspaper, did you see the advertisement of "Breakout"? It's the Korean B-Boy Comedy Show and it was hilirious! Established in 2003 and based in Seoul, and there are five main characters. BREAKOUT tells the tale of a prison breakout with the comical fugitives finding temporary shelter at a convent! Did you come to "Breakout"? If you didn't, you better watch it next time.

Rome was not built in a day - May 25th

Hi! Have you ever heard of the title, "Rome was not built in a day"? It's the proverb/idiom used in everywhere in the world now. Let me explain about this proverb.

The Orgin of This Proverb

This proverb was familiar to French proverb, 'Rome was not made all in one day,' which was recorded in 'Li Proverbe au Vilain' (c. 1190). The English version did not appear until three centuries later, when Richard Taverner said 'Rome was not buylt in one day,'. This is the orgin of this proverb.

This proverb means that...

Any great plan or big dream cannot be achieved overnight or easily.

many things cannot be done instantly, and require time and patience.

It takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive.

You can’t build a good thing in a short period or maybe even in one attempt. You have to give try many time to make it perfect rather then being in a hurry to do something and getting disappointed.

If you want to achieve something, or if you have a goal in life then work hard to achieve it and if your goal is really far fectched or you expect perfect results then it will take some time because Rome wasn’t built overnight.

There is some example....

My sister was in hospital as a teenager and she asked her doctor why she needed to wait so long for her operation. He replied, Rome wasn't built in a day. Meaning, there are lots more patients waiting and you have to take your place in the queue.

Friend:“Are you still working on that same painting?”
The Painter: “Hey! Rome was not built in one day!”

Kevin (It really happened…): I am going to study my big test in one day!
My friend: “Rome was not built in one day!” “You’ll get bad grades!” (True…)

Maybe now, you should know what's the meaning of this proverb.... Thanks! ^^

Malaysia's Miserable Day - May 13th

Do you know that today, May 13th is the bad day for every Malaysian? Probably, most of you guys won't know anything about this because Malaysian hates to talk about this. They never ever talk about this anymore unless you don't know what happened. Before the story, you guys know that there are three races in Malaysia. "Chinese-Malaysian" "Malaysian" "India-Malaysian" So, here is story.

Approxitmely 40 years before, there was a election of Malaysia. There were lots of candidates and the one person was elected. The candidate race was "Chinese-Malaysian". Soon, Chinese-Malaysian" started to tease Malaysian that their race is way better than other races. Then, Malaysian also started to tease them. So, the fight began.

In the Kuala Lumpur, there were lots of people dying in the street even though they were innocent. Because of situation, many people died who lived in K.L. Later, the war/fight ended with lots of damages. So, they decided to talk about how to prevent from this situation again and this "Gathering" is still going.

Today, there will be the "Gathering" and vice-president and prime minister will participate this event. I hope this won't happen again!

Both Kevin Having Sleepover - May 6th 2009

No one in Malaysia knew that Kevin (Kang) & Kevin (Ma) were going to have sleepover together. Even I didn't know, and he didn't know. The problem began when we talked about the math.

"Hey! I really need someone to work with my math!" I said to Kevin.M.
"What math? I can help you with it..." Kevin M told me.
"Oh, then I will go to your home after the school... Thanks!" I replied back.

In 6 p.m, I walked to Damai where he lives with my math books and note book. While I was walking through the main entrance of the Damai, I heard a voice.
"Hey! Over here! Can't you see?" Kevin.M shouted to me. Soon, I realized that he was shouting at me from his home. I rushed to his home. He welcomed and we went straight to his room. I took out my things and we started. "What's x-15=2x+14?" As we worked together, we started to concentrate and did our work faster than we thought. "Wow! Finally, we master the equation!" I said with happiness. Then, his mother entered the room where we were studying and asked for fruit. But we didn't reply her, we kept studying math. When she tried to talk to us, we kept studying, not talking. Because we were studying really hard, she was impressive and told us. "Wanna do sleepover with Kevin.M?" She said to me.
As soon as she said that we turned around as fast as I could and we started to yell with pleasure. "Sure!"

Soon, we were playing, not studying math anymore. We played computer game and started to chat with people. When everyone slept expect us, we were hungry and decided to make "Korean Noodle". We sneak up into the kitchen and started to make it. "Hurry! Your mom will be here!" We finished and brought it at room. "Wow! It taste awesome! We shouted together. Even though, we had lots of mistakes while we were making, but it was still fun and delicious.

When the time was 3 a.m, we decided to sleep. "Nighty night!" I shouted in his ear.


I woke up at 8 a.m, saying "What a fresh day!". I loved that setence so much. After washing our face, we faced the computer and started to play AGAIN. Then suddenly, her mom came and told us to shut down the computer. So we did. She said "Play sports or study" so, we decided to study but that was obviously a trick. When his mother came, we pretended that we were studying but when she was gone, we played and played. In 3'0 clock, we went to Wendy, the fastfood restruant to eat hamburger. After that, we went to our home and swam about 4 hours. (That was pretty long time.) While Kevin.M was swimming, he got injured a lot but I didn't. I was used to play and swim in my pool.

Soon, it was time to go. He leaved from my home at about 9'0 clock. So overall, it was fun and we played 25 HOURS and actually, we didn't mean to play together. We only met together to study the math but... we had sleepover and played together.

I loved it!

Children's Day - May 5th 2009

Hi guys, as you can see the title, it says "Children's Day". Today, May 5th is the "Children's Day" in Korea and everyone don't attend the school, they travel and play with their friend. In Korea, over 14 years old are not child anymore. We call it "Teenager" in English. However today, my brother is 13 years old and I am 14 years old so, I could see enjoy the Children's day. We had dinner together and our parents bought us a gift. I love this holiday. ^^

I want to share about "Children's Day" 's history. Jung Hwan Bang, is the person who started this celebration. In Early Korea, the children were not as precious as adult did and he wanted to changed that. He wanted to make one day for children only. So, he did. He decided that the "Children's Day" is going to be on May 1st. After long years, the May 1st was day for "Workers" so, they decided to change the "Children's day" to "May 5th"

He loved the children and there is one quote about children. "Let's make a children's day so that at least they can enjoy one day out of one year" (Translated into English...) When they are deciding what date might be good, they realized that May is the most beautiful month and they set the children's day on May.

The first "Children's Day" began on May 1st, 1923 in Seoul. There were lots of supporters such as "Josun Newspaper, Dong-a Newpaper". There were one thousand children and adult who participated this first celebration. They sang a "Children's Day" song in Korean.

In July 23rd, 1931, he passed away in small hospital. His age was 33, young enough to live longer. "Why do I have to die even though there are lots of children waiting for me..." This quote was the last quote that he said while he was dying.

So next year, you can say to your parents, "Today is Children's Day!"

Trip to Thailand - Picture Album in Video...

It was really hard for me to make this video so, please enjoy!

Coming Back to Malaysia - March 29th

Hi guys, I am back in Kuala Lumpur now. This trip was really exhausting! Eventhough it was only 5 days to journey, but still it was hard. The hotel was really awesome! There were two bed with soft pillows.... After relaxing at hotel, I visted many places such as "Japanese Village". In this trip, the special event was "Riding Elephant". I really rode elephant and it was really scared. I think we've visited at least 5 FAMOUS places in Thailand. So, you must go to Thailand next year and happy Spring-Vacation!

(You can click the picture to zoom in... ^^)

Trip to Thailand - March 24th

Hey guys, I am at house right now and about an hour later, I am going to Thailand for my spring-break trip. So, I am skipping one school day on Wed. I hope TEACHERS won't give any homework for holiday! Until the holiday finish, I am going to challenge myself to read more books and I've already made a book club. In this book club, there are five students includin' me. We decided to read at least 5 ENGLISH books and write a summary. But awesome part is that we are going to do bowlings with them to celebrate. Oh! I think it's time to go!

Marvelous Malaysia Week - Royal Belum

"What! Already 6 o' clock?" I shouted in surprise as I woke up from my bed. Soon, my mom forced me to take a shower and get ready to leave. "I don't wanna go..." I muttered as I leaved my house. I kept grumble until I crushed to the wall by accident. After arriving to the Bluetop, I said "Good bye!" to her and she replied back as she drove back to home with sadness. While I was spening few minutes with friends, the site leaders (Mrs. Nadaraj & Mr. Woodward) told us to bring all baggage to bus. After all baggages were in the bus, we were ready to depart - the Belum.

Be honest with you, I thought our site was worse site in the Malaysia Week - But after few days later, my mind totally changed and realized that our site was the best.

Yawning, sleeping and stretching, we finally reached to our finally destination, Belum. As soon we walked through the Belum, the mouth was wide open in amazement. Trees and shelters were already prepared for us. Only thing I had to prepare myself was to make a tent but it was really easy and finished really quickly.

In Belum, there were tons of activities but most important activities was bamboo rafting. I was group with two Korean girls (I forgot their name.... Sorry!) and Eliot. I thought this bamboo rafting was going to be the best activity in Belum but it wasn't. It was most exhausting, tiring activity I ever had in my LIFE.

When we started our bamboo rafting, it was really interesting to see bamboo, moving by a force of water. About 20 minutes of rafting, we started to get tired and two Korean girls were already resting. Only Eliot and I were rafting to the destination then.... Elliot became sick so he decided to not participate this activity anymore. "See you guys..." So only three of us had to raft but I was only one who was really rafting. While we - while I was rafting, I saw Mr. Sheflin and other teachers rafting. They tried to win us and race us. So, I called our groupmates to start rafting. Then! Mr.Sheflin threw some chocolate to girls so, they started to eat - not rafting. I was fruastrated so, I jumped off from the bamboo, start to swim by myself. "Hey! You have to raft us to there!" But I ignored and swam to destination....

Overall, I loved my site and I wish I could go there again. I strongly suggest you to go to BELUM!

P.S: How was your Malaysia week? Put a comment about your MALASYIA WEEK!

Chinese New Year has Begun - January 24th

Gong Xi Fa Cai! It means Happy Chinese New Year... (I believe) in Cantonese. As I started to write this journal, I start to feel really boring. That's a reason that I didn't write the blog post for past week. Whatever!

Today, I'd like to tell you about the I.S.K.L student's life and how it feels. Of course, I am going to write about me, studying and playing at the school but I am write a story. Not as third person, but first person.

"Wheepie!" I shouted joyfully as the first period started. "Tomorrow, Chinese New Year will be begun and no more studying!" I said to myself. As the first period, the humanities started, we had to do review the test, which was really hard. I didn't like it, I hated it because I was willing to do something fun because tomorrow is holiday but we had to do this social study test. I usally liked everything but only for today, I felt really irritable. I didn't want to talk with people and I didn't want anyone to tease me which make me really angry that I can't even control myself. However, the test was done, humanities was done and I was so merry. As I walked out of the door, I thought that I will do funny subject on second period. Unfortuntely, it wasn't. Humanity Support. Two English subject on one day. When I was taking a humanity support, humanity teacher told me to check my test and I had to. Two period, doing social study test was.... I can't even express my feeling because it was horrible. Later, it was done, done, and done. Recess time began. I rushed to canteen to eat something and I had conflict with my friend.

It was a big conflict between my friend and me and I was really angry that I couldn't calm down. My face blushed and my hand was already prepared for beating. He just teased me and went to play soccer. If I wasn't at the school, I might beat him so easily but not at school. Seriously, I tried to beat him because I couldn't control my feeling but luckily, my friend, Brian stopped me. On the last day of school, teasing was the most horrible thing and actaully, that happened. I was so angry that I broke my pencils with my bare hand and punched to my electronic dictionary. The dictionary's screen broke into pieces and still, I couldn't calm down eventhough my friend stoped me. Of course I fixed the dictionary's screen later. But, as a friend, I decided to not BEAT him up and later forgive him. I thought that was the best way to do it and I did it. Later, thrird period, and fourth period take a favorable turn.

Okay, I'd like to stop here because the time is already 3:00 am and everyone expect me are sleeping... I just started to write this because I couldn't sleep well but now, I think I will... See you guys! Good Night!!

Countdown to End of Januray - January 19th

Oh dear! Only 12 days left till the end of January. The school has begun, and there are bunch of homeworks to do. (Aww....) Today, I even cancelled my tuition because I had many homeworks to do and that also includes tuition homework. Just now, I have finished all the homeworks and I have stuided for science test. The science test is... going to be hard. Actully, there is a big test coming up at the end of February! ERB test! (Why!!!) I know that everyone don't like to take a test, especially something like ERB because we have to write a essay. Oh, because of ERB, I have one bad news and good news. I will tell the good news first. The good news is that if I do well at ERB test, I can get out of ESL and take a main class. Now, the bed news is that I won't be able to get a good score. Maybe not, but probably, yes. I think you must be prepared for your ERB test, do you?

I had lots of questions in the school, while I was attending humanities class. "Why do you write blog post for?" That was the only question I ever heard in this month. I will tell you now and Marvin! Don't ask me that stupid question again. Right? I am writing this for fun or to show my thoughts, ideas and ophinon. Maybe, it can be homework, but most of them, I write for fun. I have relized that now, no one is writing their post and don't get interest at their blog post, but I do! (Well.. No one reads my post so... that means nothing)

Do you know that tomorrow, the economy will become better because Obama will be the president of United States, which will make a big change. Maybe, he won't but everyone believe that he will make a big change to the United States of America. Maybe, the world. Obama, as a first black president in the U.S.A, I am sure that he will make the economy better and solve the world's biggest problem. He is not only one country's president, he is the world's president.

Sking in Korea! - January 12th Monday

"It's going to be a fantastic day ever!" I shouted loudly as I walked through a main entrance of Sajo ski area. Everyone including me, were holding their ski plates and ski poles. Before we wore the ski plates, we had to warm up. We warmed up like atheletic. After we warmed up, we started to wear the pair ski plates but most of them had trouble with wearing ski plates. However, I was used to wearing ski plates so, I wore it really fast without any troubles and I rushed to a ski lift but I didn't know what level I should ride. I waited for my friends to come. When my friends came to me, they told us that there are four courses in this ski area. First course was for novice/begginer, second course was middle, third course was middle - high, and fourth course was highest level. We decided to go to ride a novice level course first to see that I was warmed up.

"Amazing!" I whispered to my friend's ear as I rode the ski lift. Later, it lifted higher and higher so that I couldn't see the people very well. When I saw the ground down, I congealed. I froze like a ice, without a word. Then, I safely arrived to the novice course's peak. When I started to ski, I thought this course was very easy for me but it wasn't. I shouted in horror in my heart as I started to go down the novice course. Somehow, someone (I believe he was novice) crashed to me but problem was that I didn't fell off but that guy did. I apolozied to him and I came down as fast as I could. I was embrassed and my face blushed. I knew that it was his fault but I was just embrassed and nothing else. When I came back from peak to ground, I started to challenge myself. "Let's go to middle course!" I talked myself.

As I rode a middle course ski lift, I repeated myself. "I think I've made a wrong decision..." But it was too late! Already, lift was lifted up and there was no choice but to ride it. "Oh, dear..." Generally, I try to challenge myself but I thought this was not a good challenge. It went to higher peak than before. However, it looked easy to me and it was actually easy. It only took few minutes to go down. I relized that this course wasn't challenging for me also because this time, there was no accident, nothing. I thought about the highest course in here. It wasn't novice course, it wasn't middle level course. It was a highest level course. I decided to do it - to ride it. I took a lift with my friend and I can't make time back.

It took almost 4 minutes to reach to the highest peak in this ski area. "Oh.. this is going to be the impossible mission..." "What have I done? Kevin!" I muttered. Finally, we reached to the peak. The higehst peak. When I looked down, it was steeper than I thought. While I was looking down to see how steep it is, my friend already took off his ski plate. "I am goin' to walk down... It's too steep for me to ski..." he told me. Later, he asked me to walk together but I didn't. I started to ski. "Control yourself... Control yourself..." I muttered. While I was sking down, I almost crashed to other snowboarder but I didn't fall and he didn't fall either. Phew! Approximately, six minutes later, I safely arrived to the ground. Everyone was surprised and I was proud of myself. However, it was scary too! I was sure that I won't ski with that highest course by myself.

Countdown to End of W-Vacation - January 9th

Hi guys... Only 2 days till the end of W-Vacation. "Sigh" Today, I am exhausting right now because today, I went to Time Square with two NAUGHTY! (Hyunwoo and Ted) BOYS and three NAUGHTY GIRLS (Rosa, Hyo Won and her cousin) They were so enthusiastic! (Especially, girls...) When they saw a rollercoaster, they forced boys to ride with them. When they forced to get on the rollercoaster, Hyunwoo and I ran away so, they couldn't catch us. However, Ted! (Poor Ted...) was caught and he rode a rollercoaster with girls. (Well... let me just tell everything that happened in Time Square!)

Secondly, we went to the... I forgot the name! (Whatever...) Okay, it was two person for a seat. Suddenly, Hyunwoo and Ted betrayed me and I had to seat with Hyo Won's cousin... (She's ambitious is to be a police...) She is really aggrasive and she is way stronger than anyone else. Even me, Hyunwoo and Ted. Of course, I met her this time so, it wasn't easy to seat together and ride together! Suddenly, she pushed me into a seat. "What the...." and it started. I rounded and round. Later, it was so fast that Hyunwoo and Ted sticked together in one seat because it was so fast that no one could control. Of course, she (Who set with me) leaned to me... It wasn't on purpose. It was just mistake. Actaully, everyone were leaning like couple. Funny thing was that when she sticked to me, she shouted. "Dude! I can't control my self! My body just move to your body!" About 5 seconds later.... "Ah! I can't hold it anymore!" Then, she just leaved everything and she leaned on me. Problem was that while she was leaning to me because of air force, Hyunwoo took a picture and that looked like I was couple with her. I tried to erase it but he turned off the handphone and I couldn't erase it. (It was locked...)

It was awful... I don't want to tell you anymore... So, See ya!

Countdown to End of W-Vacation - January 6th

Hey guys! Can't you see some difference from last post and this post? Yes! Title has changed! The reason why I am changing my title is that January has come already. Okay, let's begin my post. Only 6 days left till the end of W-Vacation and that includes 1 weekend, sat and sunday. As you know, the W-Vacation ends on January 12th which is on monday.

Seriously, I am boring now. I don't have anything to do. Even my homework is done and everything is done. Now, it is also boring to watch television and play computer game. I am craving for friends to play with. Most of people are still enjoying their time in other country and that includes my best friend, Joonatan. I hope Joonatan will come back soon but problem is that if he comes back, the W-Vacation ends. "Sigh" Actually, there is lots of things Joonatan and I can do in his house. There are some creepy stuffs in his house and that includes Guitar Hero II. I finally understand why friend is your life....

Hmm.... Oh! Yesterday, I and my brother seperated the room. That means that we are having different rooms. Actaully, we wanted to get different rooms but problem was that the bed was sticked together with nail but we removed it. I have bigger room than my brother's room and I think my room is more cleaner than my brother's. (Ha ha ha) With my room, three people can sleep in my room. I'd like to take a picture but unfortunately, camera has some problem. Okay, I think that's all for today! See you later!

January is Coming - Januray 1st (Happy New Year ^^)

Happy New Year guys! Today is the last day in Korea and tomorrow, I am in Malaysia! I am now 14 years old in Korea. That means that I am in middle school, 7th grade. Just now, I ate rice cake soup and there is a reason. In Korea, most of people eat the rice cake soup because if we eat the rice cake soup, we get one year older than before (It's just tradition in Korea...) In rumour, some people don't eat the rice cake soup because they don't want to get older. (Ha ha ha...)

Have you planned some challenges or achievements today? I have planned some challenges or achievement everyone will plan some achievements for 2009, the new year. I will tell my plan for this year. Before I talk about my achievements or challenges, I want to tell why the planning for every new year is good for you and me. There is a big reason. If you plan something and you decided to do it, you will do it. Even though, you planned a extremely hard challenge, you will achieve it. Maybe not - but if you work hard to achieve, you will achieve it. Last year, I planned to read the series of "Harry Potter" and I am not talking about Harry Potter book that has written as Korean. I decided to read Harry Potter book which was written in English. Maybe, you will think that it is not challenge but it is for me. English is second language for me and I am still taking ESL 4 which is known as Humanities Support. Well... and guess what? I have achieved it. I read the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and it is 636 pages long. Everyday, I took a English - Korean dictionary and I read it. I might have forgotten some words that I found in this book but still, I can remember some vocaburaly. Some of words that I have learned in this book was really useful. Totally useful. The word that I learnt was something like this. Tenacious, flang, second-handed, and etc. Okay, I think I have written a long paragraph so, the point is that I planned and I achieved it. Oh! I can think some good quote for you guys. I think everyone know this quote. "Impossible is Nothing" - Ballack Obama. This will help you to understand this whole paragraph.

Okay, my first acheivement is.... wait! I think I will have to write a list rather than writing a sentence because it might be more tidy so.... let me write a list!

My plan for 2009, the hopeful year... ^^

-Brushing my teeth everyday so that there will be no carious tooth. (I had extremely hard time in dental clinic because of my tooth...)

-Speaking English more naturally. (I am having hard time, communicating with people... especailly with teachers...)

-Memorising more vocabulary to express my feeling more clearly. (This is one of my hard challenge...)

-Reading twenty English books which should be at least 200 pages long. (This will make my English way better!)

-Drinking less juice and soda. "Sigh..." (I think I am addicted at coke so...)

I think that's all... Not all but it is all things that is important. There is more but it's too many and that's not that important. I hope everyone will start to take a paper and a pencil. I hope to see everyone to fill out whole paper with challenges or what you want to achieve in this year.