10/02/2008
Alanis Morissette - Not as We Labels: music
9/30/2008
Erhu and laptop I try to practice everyday. I'm going back to bowing the open strings because I read somewhere that students take months of open string bowing practice before advancing. Such a long way to go. Last weekend I asked an old Chinese vendor whether he knew anyone who plays the erhu and he said he'll get back to me after asking around. I'm thinking of bringing this to Chinatown next week and going to every store to ask around. Yesterday morning while playing harmonica at a stoplight the driver to my left gave me a thumbs up, smiled and complimented my playing. Cool. When you hear (bad) harmonica playing at a stoplight it's probably me. Feel free to say hi! Labels: music
Spicy Beef Soup (육개장) Here's Maangchi's recipe for Yukgaejang. Labels: recipe
9/29/2008
The soul of a man I want to tell you so much through this blog but I'm so scared of sharing too much. I've yet to define that line but I don't want to cross it. I imagine myself writing without restraint all the time but I'm not sure how much is appropriate. This is not a counseling session. I will not have my innards strewn all over the place, that is how messy it could get, with only my gutless self to clean it up afterwards. This morning, in lieu of surrendering fully to my tendencies for self-disclosure, I give you these lyrics written by Oliver Sain from Fontella Bass' "The Soul of the Man:" Here's Susan Tedeschi's version of this song. The pain! Labels: thoughts
9/28/2008
Chicken Pot (no)Pie and Chicken and Dumplings I got this idea from a TV show. Instead of a pie crust, phyllo dough is used to cover the chicken mixture. Maybe that cook was lazy. Maybe she had extra phyllo. Maybe she forgot to buy pie pastry so she used phyllo but was too tired to brush it with butter before crumpling the ridiculously thin sheets so she just tore the phyllo into pieces, threw it over the dish and shoved it into a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes. That's probably how this came about. An hour ago, I just put this bowl of chicken and dumplings in the fridge (or "ref" as we Filipinos call it). I like cooking late at night. No one has to taste it and if it goes horribly wrong I just toss it and no one would know about it. While waiting for things to brown or boil I like to sit silently and think about stuff like "Why am I so fat? When will this wound scab over so I can peel it off? Mmm, this dish is gonna be so delicious I can smell it. Yum!" Labels: recipe
9/27/2008
Nanette is Font of the Day This is swell. It's nice to see my font on the front page of MyFonts.com. 'James Paul' was featured several months ago. I'm happy my creations are getting attention. I really worked hard on Nanette. It includes Cyrillic (Russian and Slavic languages), modern Greek and dozens of alternates for the Latin set. Labels: type
9/24/2008
Swap meet font sighting Labels: type
(Fake) Dolsot Bibimbap (돌솥비빔밥) I don't have a stone bowl so I just put the bibimbap in a frying pan and burned it a little bit, heheh. It's yummy but I can't seem to make the perfect sauce for this. The local restaurant 大長今 (대장금) has the best bibimbap sauce. They have the best everything but the prices are a bit high. Tomorrow I have a job interview. Wish me luck. Again. Thanks. Labels: food
Balloonapalooza III Labels: outside
Let's Speak Korean 4 episodes 11-15 notes Labels: Korean language
9/22/2008
Jap Chae (잡채) Aeri's recipe Labels: Korean language, recipe
Chinese violin and laptop; the ancient and the modern
I cannot sleep....every tear I shed I know is wasted in vain...I know the man don't love me but he won't let me go. He controls my heart, my mind and my soul, and he's got the power to make me stay when I really want to go. The soul of a man turns my mind around.
Click here for the chicken and dumplings recipe from allrecipes.com.
I saw this fake cake at an indoor swap meet this past weekend. That's my font on the label. Sweet!
Last Saturday four friends and I went to Balloonapallooza III. It's a hot air balloon festival.
This 5' x 12' block of 'curly fries' cost $7.00. It was the only size available.
Me under the circus tent. We went to the show too early and endured at least 15 minutes of "jolly" circus music.
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Episode 11 - 부자래.
There was much ado in the hasukjip today. It all started with what Youjin heard from someone.
skit summary:
Youjin storms into the living room where Sangjin is reading. Apparently, Chae-bol is very rich because he's the head of a big company. Chae-bol settles the matter by saying his name is Chae-bol, not his position.
오늘의 생생 한국어:
부자래. - [He's] very rich.
그 얘기 들었어? - Did you hear about that?
그게 사실이에요? - Is that the truth?
vocab/patterns:
부자 - a rich person
-(이)래 - something you heard from somebody that you're passing on to somebody else. E.g. 부자래; 학생이래.
얘기 - story; rumor; to talk (얘기하다)
그/그게 - that
사실 - truth
무슨 얘기? - What story/rumor?
notes:
Lisa spreads rumors about the crew.
"확인 해봐." - Check it, confirm it
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Episode 12 - 정말 너무해요.
Our landlord seems very strict, always emphasizing the importance of rules. But he seems a little different when it comes to food.
skit summary:
Sangjin and Roy picked up a table from the street. Unfortunately new furniture is not allowed in their room so Chae-bol claims it. The homestay students are eating pizza when Chae-bol joins them. Later they lock the door prior to snacking to keep Chae-bol away from their food however...
오늘의 생생 한국어:
탁자 하나 사려고 했는데... - I was gonna buy a table (but)...
정말 너무 해요! - This is/You are too much!, How could you!
잘됐다. - That's great.; (That) came out well.
vocab/patterns:
규칙 - house rules; regulations
규칙을 치키다. - to keep to a rule
규칙을 정하다. - to make rules
탁자 - table
사려고 - going to buy
했는데 - "I was gonna but..."
시계 하나 사려고 했는데... - I was going to buy a watch but _________.
정말 - really (emphasis)
너무 - excessive
아줌마 - middle-aged lady
notes:
영철 breaks down in the first minute of the episode as he talks about his depressed mood. He later calls Lisa an 아줌마.
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Episode 13 - 역속 좀 지켜.
I haven't been here long, so I want to hang out with friends and experience new things. But the hasukjip curfew is always a drag. The next day, the kids hurry back home only to find Chae-bol sleeping on the couch.
skit summary:
Chae-bol is alone in the living room counting down from 6. The two guys come in just in time but where is Youjin? She's out past the curfew and gets a scolding from Chaebol.
오늘의 생생 한국어:
다 왔어 - lit. "I'm already there.;" I'm almost there.
2분이나 늦었어. - Two minutes late [already].; Two whole minutes late!
약속 좀 지켜(주세요). - Don't break your promise.
vocab/patterns:
역속 - promise; a date
역속하다 - make a promise; keep a promise
역속 있어요. - I have a date; Promised to meet
이나 - stresses previously stated fact
좀 - please
____ 이나 늦었어 - ___ minutes late already!
notes:
Lisa is on the phone telling 영철 to hurry up. He barges in panting, apologizes for being late and introduces "Apgujeong Hasukjip."
영철 sings "역속 해줘" with his pinkie in the air.
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Episode 14 - 내가 왜 이러지?
I keep forgetting things. Maybe it's because I almost had a nervous breakdown because of my homework. I have to pull myself together today.
skit summary:
Roy is off to school but he forgets his bag. Also, he is wearing different colored socks. In the next scene he phones the wrong person. While eating jajangmyun with the rest of the tenants, Roy reaches for the pickled radish not realizing he has a lot in his bowl.
오늘의 생생 한국어:
잘못 + verb - not (do) well; to do something incorrectly
내가 왜 이러지. - I don't know what's wrong with me./What's wrong with me?
도대체 왜 그래? - What in the world is wrong with you? (sarcastic with a lot of emphasis)
vocab/patterns:
실수(하다) - mistake; to make a mistake
잘 - well
신발을 잘못 신었어요. - (He) wore the wrong shoes.
말 잘못 했어요./말 실수 했어요. - I didn't say it/speak properly.
도대체 - What on earth?
도대체 언제 할꺼야? - When are you gonna do it?
도대체 누구야? - Who in the world is it?
도대체 뭐해/뭐하는거야? - What on earth are you doing?
도대체 왜 왔어? - Why on earth did you come?
도대체 ______ 왜 그래? - 도대체 Lisa 왜 그래?
notes:
영철 is wearing mismatched shoes and blames his tight schedule for being absent-minded. According to him, he usually blames other people when he makes mistakes. Later, Lisa joins in when he sings "내가 왜 이러는지 몰라~몰라~."
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Episode 15 -
Youjin's friend came to our hasukjip today but why are they whispering and staring at me?
skit summary:
Youjin's friend is enamored with Roy and wants to be fixed up with him. Youjin says he's taken and admits to being his girlfriend. Outside, the two girls are walking together when they run into Roy.
오늘의 생생 한국어:
운(이) 좋다. - Good luck.
나보다 더 예뻐? - Is someone prettier that me?
나도 몰라. - I don't know it too./Me neither.
vocab/patterns:
연결시키다./소게시키다. - Hook me up with that person. (Introduce me to him/her.)
운 - short for good luck (행운)
행운을 빌어요. - I wish you good luck.
저는 운이 좋아요. - I have good luck.
까치 - crow
__A__보다 더 __B__? - When is comes to B (adverb, adjective), is A (noun) better?
e.g., 피자가 햄버거 보다 더 맛있어? - Does pizza taste better than a hamburger?
유진이 보다 내가 더 예뻐? -
예뻐 - pretty (adjective with feminine connotation)
나보다 더 잘생겼어? - Is he more handsome than me?
notes:
Lisa asks her cohost if he has a girlfriend but his standards are high.
If you see on early in the morning crows (까치) are symbols of good luck in Korea. Same digits in the clock is also good luck e.g. 1:11, 2:22 but not 4:44 because 4 is a bad number.
내가 쟤보다 더 예뻐? - Is that guy prettier than me? This is an incorrect construction because 예뻐 is a feminine word.
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I made this two days ago and I ate some at a Methodist church yesterday. I was asked whether I like Korean girls again. I just smile whenever this question is raised. The people are so friendly but 주현 tells them I speak Korean. The pastor spoke to me in Korean and I kept turning to 주현 'coz I can't hold conversations entirely in Korean.
