today my Chinese friend asked me how i write my name in Chinese
well i am korean
so why would he ask me how to write it in Chinese?
well Koreans used to use Chinese long time ago called Han-Moon
Chinese was used until Korean language (Han-Gul) was created in mid 1400s by King Sejong
even after creation on Korean language, Koreans learned Han-Moon
sometimes names are spelled in Han-Moon
because during translation, many last names were spelled differently
but by using Han-Moon people can see if other people who they share their last name
is in same family or not
so one of most common Korean surname is "Kim" but all the people who use the surname "Kim" are not related, one can use family history, DNA tests, or writing their surname in Chinese
as you all probably know, all Asian civilization started in China, some migrated south and colonized and created Korea, then people from Korea migrated further south and colonized a large island, thus creating Japan
some people in Korea, some in China, and some in Japan are actually blood related due to the migration that occurred long time ago, before surnames.
well i dont know how to spell my name in Chinese, but now i am curious
thankfully my parents know how to read and write Han-Moon and they know how my name is spelled.
but i am also curious about my family history
what does my family surname mean and what is our family history?
where do we come from?
are we related to other people who share same last name?
unfortunately i dont know anything about my family tree beyond my grand parents and to make things worse, i never met any of my grand fathers
i have two one from father side another from mother side
grand father from father side passed away when my dad was 4
grand father from mother side came to US when my mom was a teenager but was reported missing after LA riots of 1994
plus i cant use one of those family history thing online because my family originated in Korea and these sites are for families of US origin
i want to know...
damn
i have to do my own research and that means visiting Korea which will be in 5 years
i cant wait that long...
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Music and Age
recently i have thought about what my music professor told me
"you know, when i was a kid, my parents did not like what i listened to, they thought it was disgusting and i didnt like what my parents listen to. It was out of trend and old, but i see my kids listen to hip hop and heavy metal rock and criticize what i listen to, i can understand how my parents felt."
and of course i am a hip hop fan and i started to wonder
will hip hop be old and become something that my kids will criticize me about?
i am a huge hip hop fan and 98% of music collection in my computer and mp3 player is hip hop, other 2% is random songs that i happen to like some classical, some rock, some new rock, some japanese, but never country or emo/punk
so when i grow old and have teenage kids and when they see me listen to hip hop
will they say some thing like "Dad, hip hop is so 2000's, dont you know today's trend is _______, you are so old school."
will they criticize me and tell me i am out of trend?
what will they be listening to?
what will be the trend then?
its an interesting thing to think about
what new genre they will come up with
or what new trend will be
aging is inevitable but trends change every minute
"you know, when i was a kid, my parents did not like what i listened to, they thought it was disgusting and i didnt like what my parents listen to. It was out of trend and old, but i see my kids listen to hip hop and heavy metal rock and criticize what i listen to, i can understand how my parents felt."
and of course i am a hip hop fan and i started to wonder
will hip hop be old and become something that my kids will criticize me about?
i am a huge hip hop fan and 98% of music collection in my computer and mp3 player is hip hop, other 2% is random songs that i happen to like some classical, some rock, some new rock, some japanese, but never country or emo/punk
so when i grow old and have teenage kids and when they see me listen to hip hop
will they say some thing like "Dad, hip hop is so 2000's, dont you know today's trend is _______, you are so old school."
will they criticize me and tell me i am out of trend?
what will they be listening to?
what will be the trend then?
its an interesting thing to think about
what new genre they will come up with
or what new trend will be
aging is inevitable but trends change every minute
Why I Started this Blog
blogging might be a trend but i was never interested
i always wondered
"why would anyone waste time writing things?"
then in junior year
i was waiting for my parents after a long lesson at SAT tutoring place i was attending
when suddenly i started to have these ideas about random stuff
and i wrote these ideas down on my notebook
but even at home i had these ideas and thoughts i wanted to tell everyone
but if i just blurted out then people will think i am insane or something
so i needed to be more subtle
my english teachers always told me to publish my writings someday
but that costs money
and plus i dont know anything about publishing and i am just a kid
no one will take my writing seriously
so frustrated
i open Microsoft Word and just typed up my ideas
later i found out about blogger and thought, maybe i should make a blog and write things down that way someone out in cyberspace will read my writings
and i wont have to blurted out
so i opened an account and wrote down what i wanted
it was fun
and i think my writing skills improved too
so it wasnt total waste of time
in fact i think its great
i always wondered
"why would anyone waste time writing things?"
then in junior year
i was waiting for my parents after a long lesson at SAT tutoring place i was attending
when suddenly i started to have these ideas about random stuff
and i wrote these ideas down on my notebook
but even at home i had these ideas and thoughts i wanted to tell everyone
but if i just blurted out then people will think i am insane or something
so i needed to be more subtle
my english teachers always told me to publish my writings someday
but that costs money
and plus i dont know anything about publishing and i am just a kid
no one will take my writing seriously
so frustrated
i open Microsoft Word and just typed up my ideas
later i found out about blogger and thought, maybe i should make a blog and write things down that way someone out in cyberspace will read my writings
and i wont have to blurted out
so i opened an account and wrote down what i wanted
it was fun
and i think my writing skills improved too
so it wasnt total waste of time
in fact i think its great
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Mother Nature, Very Caring isn't She?
during winter
i see a lot of PSA warning about flash flooding
i would drive in the rain even after seeing the message
because 99% of the time, it was wrong
i have never seen or been effected by a flash flood so i thought
flash flood would be just large puddle that formed because storm drain is clogged up
but today i found out what flash flood was
i was coming home from school, it was about 7:50 PM
60 freeway was congested so i got off at the nearest exit and decided to use the local streets
as soon as i reached intersection of Gale and Hacienda Blvd
rain poured, it felt like as if someone was spraying my windshield with a hose
i couldnt even see the car in front of me
the gutters were looking like a river
i had to pull into a parking lot and wait till rain slowed down before continuing to drive
its sure was a hell of a experience
i shall never underestimate mother nature ever again
i see a lot of PSA warning about flash flooding
i would drive in the rain even after seeing the message
because 99% of the time, it was wrong
i have never seen or been effected by a flash flood so i thought
flash flood would be just large puddle that formed because storm drain is clogged up
but today i found out what flash flood was
i was coming home from school, it was about 7:50 PM
60 freeway was congested so i got off at the nearest exit and decided to use the local streets
as soon as i reached intersection of Gale and Hacienda Blvd
rain poured, it felt like as if someone was spraying my windshield with a hose
i couldnt even see the car in front of me
the gutters were looking like a river
i had to pull into a parking lot and wait till rain slowed down before continuing to drive
its sure was a hell of a experience
i shall never underestimate mother nature ever again
Sunday, February 1, 2009
lonelyness
i am a shy person
there are a lot of guys and girls who can go up to people and say things like
"hey, i think your pretty cute, wanna have a drink with me?"
but i am not one of them
i have never thought about being in a relationship
i always thought lovey dovey couple stuff can come after college and once i am independent from my parents
but since valentine's day is coming up, i have been thinking about love and things
i have short list of female friends
most of them were once classmates, we talk, but dont hang out
surely lack of girls in my life makes my life so boring
i need to go out and meet new people
too bad i dont dorm or go to school everyday
that would give me more chances to meet and hangout with new people
if there is a medicine that cures my inability to socialize with girls
then i would buy it and overdose on them
*sign*
i guess i can try to tell Ann S. that i love her
but
things are looking grim...
there are a lot of guys and girls who can go up to people and say things like
"hey, i think your pretty cute, wanna have a drink with me?"
but i am not one of them
i have never thought about being in a relationship
i always thought lovey dovey couple stuff can come after college and once i am independent from my parents
but since valentine's day is coming up, i have been thinking about love and things
i have short list of female friends
most of them were once classmates, we talk, but dont hang out
surely lack of girls in my life makes my life so boring
i need to go out and meet new people
too bad i dont dorm or go to school everyday
that would give me more chances to meet and hangout with new people
if there is a medicine that cures my inability to socialize with girls
then i would buy it and overdose on them
*sign*
i guess i can try to tell Ann S. that i love her
but
things are looking grim...
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