Thursday, September 18, 2008

My notion about turbun

Yesterday I read a very short article about turbun.
and also this is very short journal about that article.

I've never seriously thought about India, Sikh and their way of life etc. before read this article.Even I've never tried to connect korea with this. So how dare I say about this matter with just this information. Thus briefly I'm trying to compare their present and Korea's past. About 100years ago, Korea, at that time "Chosun", had a culture which have to preserve their hair. According to the confucianism, because their body was inherited by their parents, it was prohibited to injure their body or cut their hair thoughtlessly. herefore, Korean had to make their traditional hair style which called "sangtoo" just like present Sikh. Because of the effectuation of the revised enforcement regulations in 1895, at that time regulation was so epochal that the citizens couldn't accept that easily, they should cut their hair. That was not option, but duty, so some of people who thought that their hair is the same with their parents raised the riot against the regime. But it proceeded drastically by government because having a long hair causes many problems related with health. So I think, changing of culture is related with other countries influence, the current of the globalization or defects of their culture. Sikh's situation is almost the same with Korea's past. And the present is information oriented society. because of this, it's more difficult to prevent cultural infiltration. Already many youngsters are recognizing western culture through the internet and media recklessly and they are applying it to their way of life unconsciously. So it's just taking a good point of another countries culture, it's not too much, not too less. It means culture can't made by anothers coercion, but just shows their present thought which they think right now. Now world is changing more freer and more democratic. This means they should keep their traditional culture, and should throw unefficient habit. Finally, this will contribute to country's development and enhancement of their culture. it's not just limited to the turbun which is just showing. So culture can be showed in their clothes and custom, but I think real culture is in their mind and it should not be forced by someone.

In The united states


I was in New York City for a couple of
days. Maybe this city is the most energetic
that I've ever been.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

To describe oneself to another is very important, because people who describe themselves can be shown to many people who have different thinking. They have no idea about people who meet each other for the first time, because it’s the first time, so if someone expresses just his or her good points, then people who are meeting them will be known just one aspect of them. And sometimes when people have to show ourselves for reasons, they seem to exaggerate their career and merits. That is the reason why people who want to express themselves to another should tell the truth. For this reasons I would like to describe myself very sincerely. My name is Jin Ho Lee, but most of my friends who were in Canada called me just Jin. I think it’s very easy to pronounce for foreigners. I was born in Seoul in 1983, but our family had to move to another city called Mokpo which is located in Jeonnam province very far from the Seoul at my age 8. In Mokpo I lived there for about 12 years because I had to finish my compulsory education. I spent most of my time in Mokpo and most of my friends are in this city. And as many people know Mokpo is small city, so it’s difficult to get out of this city to go to another good university which is in big city. And so it was to me. Anyway I’m attending Kyung Hee University fortunately. Now it’s a time to introduce my character. I’m a man of reason, and I’m so sensitive that sometimes a small problem can make me depressed. Nowadays I’m thinking about my future and marriage. Maybe it’s the main problems that I’m undergoing in recent years.

Sensitivity means that is very sensible, so the people who are very sensitive can be easily harmed by words which is containing nothing to the others. For example if someone says some jokes then sensitive person cannot accept it. They just take a word in its literal sense. Not only they will be harmed with it but also it can make people who are joking embarrassed. I don’t know whether it’s right or no. But I think I have to change this character a little bit because I don’t want make the other people confused, and it can be related with my future and marriage.

Future and marriage is one of the main topics of people who are in their late twenties. I’m also in late twenties. Most of Korean men who are not disabled should go to the Army, and it takes their 24 months. I also spent my time in the Army, and it was the heaviest time that I’ve ever experienced. Maybe it won’t be changed. After finish this two years, most of Korean including me start to think about there future and marriage because men are later than women who don’t have any obligation to go to the Army, and unfortunately I spent one more year than the others because I tried to go to better university. After finish our university course most of Korean men will reach their late twenties, and there’s no more time to spend to try daring attempt at great risk. This time is not just ours. We have responsible for our wife, children and parents. For these reason people are in their late twenties need to be stabled.

As has been demonstrated above, a little sensible character but not too much and future and marriage are the main thoughts what I’m thinking most importantly nowadays, because it can be related with other people. We live as a member of society, so what we do for us can have influence on the whole society, and that’s why these two things were chosen to me recently. I wish everything what is happening to me around will be good.