Friday, June 13, 2014

Soo.. Time to Brag?

Pork Fillet with some barbecue sauce... Mmmm...  About 8 dollars, which is not bad for a filling lunch!!

For you Americans, Koreans run on DD also!! I have been teaching English to guys who are 10 years older than men and instead of money, they buy me coffee, dinner, and take me to places where i have never been!! Everyday is a blessing~
Fried Chicken.. man... no wonder KFC went bankrupt in Korea. Korean chicken is wayyy too good. 

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Book: World War Z by Max Brooks


It's not part of my AP English Assignment, but it's definitely a book that I will read over the summer. I watched the movie, with Brad Pitt (wink*), and it was very very good. The movie was intense with an interesting plot and surprisingly different from other zombie apocalyptic movies. So I'm going to try the award winning book, in korean.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Why Stop? Try Harder.

SAT. We all know how much impact these three letters can have on a high school student, and I'm not an exception. Its probably a test that impacts one's college future too greatly, but nevertheless, we are forced by the system to take the nerve-racking test that takes wayyy too long.
Dont worry, I'm not going to give a motivational speech. Rather going to share my short story.

I took the test once, and received a score that most people would be content with. But i couldn't stop there. I spent too much time preparing and i feel that i will be able to receive a better score with a bit more effort. This summer I'm given that one last chance to prepare for this dumb test, and guess what I'm deciding to do. You got it, study. Just a tiny bit. But I'm seeing that getting a better score is not all that matters. I'm afraid that my grade wont hugely improve despite my studying preparations.
So I'm going to invest my time in doing other things also: work at a coffee shop(to learn how to make coffee), teach some students English, and go to a fitness club to be in shape for next year's basketball, and of course eat some gooood Korean food. (I'll upload pictures)

Its true that some people are born with more talent. But that doesn't give any excuse to stop trying harder. And trying your best during the vacation, even though you are given a break from school, is going to transform you the following school year. So... Why Stop? When you have the chance to be better?