H11: East or West

......The East or West, in my opinion, it is same when we think about human beings. First of all, they all eat, wear and sleep whatever they live in the East or West. Second, they all communicate via a language whatever they use different languages. In addition, people have emotions on fury and sorrow. For example, people express anti emotion on violence or crimes but, feel sorrow on miserable situations. Finally, all human beings are same as living creatures.

H10: Two different jobs I have had.

......I have had two different jobs at Asiana until now. One is Sales & Marketing job and the other is Flight Operations Engineering job. Most of all, the Sales & Marketing job has no written manual for SOP(Standard Operations Procedures). But, Flight Operations Engineering job is based on the written manual and the SOP. All of the information or standard procedures have a written manual published by certain authorized organizations. Sometimes, the Sales & Marketing job want to make a decision by his/her instinct, but Flight Operations decision requires a written and authorized document attached. Both jobs are important in the airline industry but, they require different characters. I am close to the Sales & Marketing job in personal.

H9: Marrying someone of a different religion

......In my opinion, marrying someone of a different religion is difficult but challenging. First of all, it is a chance to know another religion. Family harmony can be established by respecting each other and eventually trying to understand spouse's religion. In addition, it is possible to knowledgeable by studying other's religion. Finally, as most religions say, " Love your Neighbors as your body". You can do it yourself by accepting another religion. If you respect your God, respect other's too.

H8: The DMZ, a burning field.

......I searched my albums to find some pictures with beautiful backgrounds enable to post on my blog. At last, I found a picture of a long time ago of a special background. Look at the background of the picture, a burning field, the place is called the DMZ: De-Militarized Zone. The DMZ is an area which devides the Notrh from the South and has designated as a non-arming area after the Korean War. It is 248 km long from the west to the east end and 4 km wide, 2 km wide on each sides. Iron fences were installed 4 km away from the North side and the whole area is called the DMZ. Every year in the spring, the DMZ has an annual event called "Fire Operation", which is setting fire to the DMZ area beginning at the south and the North at the same time. The reason is to keep the area clear for observation as a tactical purpose and to prevent invasion. The DMZ area is a wild life zone because peoples are not permitted to enter. Once fire operation starts, it burns about a week and animals are visible jumping in the fire. Also, explosive sounds of mines can be heard which was installed during the Korean War. The time and the place at the DMZ’s “Burning Field” was special to me and it was one of the most unforgetable moments in my life.

H7: Kimchi ChiGae(Stew)

......I will tell you how to make a Kimchi ChiGae(stew), one of the most popular foods in Korea. First of all, prepare some well-fermented Kimchi and fry with olive oil(pork is optional). Then, add water with some slices of potato, blue pumpkin, onion, and crushed garlic. Finally, boil long enough(more than 10 minutes) and then put some blue onion and bean curd on top. Season it with salt if it doesn't suit your taste. But, most of all, well-fermented Kimchi is the most important ingredient in Kimchi ChiGae(stew).

H6:Running five miles

......I have heard many of you have experience running five miles is not easy and stop soon after starting. Others have similar experiences as shown in the graph below, “Runner’s five mile time: The first seven years”. When Runners start running five miles, in the beginning, it took 45 minutes the first year. After 7 years in running, the time decreased to about 30 minutes. If you look at the difference between year 1 and year 2, you can see the time dropped dramatically from 45 to 34 minutes, which means an 11 minute decrease and the total of 15 minutes in 7 years. The graph below shows a steady decrease from the second year to the end of year 7 with only a 4 minute decrease. If you keep running at least one year, you will see a big difference one year later. Don’t dream it. Just do it.

H5 : Good Manners are welcomed

......Good manners are an essential requirement for office workers. Office workers spend most of their time with other people. Sometimes they have meetings and conferences and good meeting manners are required. They also eat food together in restaurants and good table manners are needed. Sometimes office workers communicate via telephones and good phone manners are required. Good manners are welcomed and bad manners will be booed.

H4 : My Private Room

......I have a room called a Study Room, in my house designated for my personal study and PC work. As you enter the room, a big balcony window located on the opposite side of the room. Because of the window, the room is always bright, so the curtains are mostly closed. On the wall to the right, there are two tables positioned parallel to each other and they occupy almost the whole length of the wall. On top of the tables close to the window, there is a PC. There's also bookcase on the right side of the wall between the door and the tables. Several big framed pictures are hanging on the left wall. This is my study room but, unfortunately I do not use it often. Instead, I spend more time on the sofa watching TV.

H3 : Advantages of learning a foreign languages

......Learning a foreign language has several advantages. First of all, it is possible to learn that country's culture while learning their langage. Second, being able to speak a foreign language is useful when you traveling. If you can speak local languages when traveling, the people will be friendlier than others who don't speak the language. Most of all, learning a foreign language can help us to enlarge and develop our knowledge.

H2 : Martin Luther King, Jr.

...... Martin Luther King, Jr. is an American hero. I come to know him by his famous speech titled, "I Have A Dream" which he gave during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He was born in 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia and died in 1968, living only 39 years. Although his life was short, what he affected others was long enough. He fought against civil rights and racial segregation. Inspired by Gandhi's non-violent activism, he encouraged people with his speeches, courage, and knowledge. He was opposed to the Vietnam War and pointed out the American government's wrong position in Vietnam. He also organized a "Poor People's Campaign" to address issues of economic justice and he was the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. King's life was short but his name is unforgetable among Americans. I like the speech " I have a dream" too.

H1 : My favorite kind of music is Tibetan Buddhim Mantra

Tibetan Mantra : Om Ma Ni Pat Ne Hum

.......My favorite kind of music is Tibetan Buddhism music these days. I bought a Tibetan Buddhism Music CD in Nepal while trekking at Annapurna Mountain last year. The music CD runs about an hour but only contains three songs. Each track is a part of the Buddhism mantra song by a Tibetan monk. The songs are a kind of mantra repeating the same phrase saying, "Om Ma Ni Pat Ne Hum" sung by a Tibetan Monk. You might think it is boring when I say it goes more than twenty minutes repeating the same above mantra. But, as I listen to the music, I fall into a deep peaceful world in the middle of the mountains. When I want to sleep well, I try to listen to it. Eventually the song takes me to the comfortable dream world. Whenever I turn on the music, I feel I am far from the busy smoggy city. The music has a power to make peaceful mood to the listeners. For these reasons, I listen to the Tibetan Buddhism Music often recently.

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I can join now and use Blog world due to her.
She led me to the Blog world.