Today's thinking

I agree that north korea can not win in a war against USA.
I think north korea poses minimal threat to USA.

ALSO I DON’T THINK NORTH KOREA HIT South KOREA.
BUT IT’S POSSIBLE TO HIT JAPAN

I strongly believe that North korea will not hit Seoul, They will hit Japan to push U.S and receive financial assistance.

The United States has the largest debt in the world now.
Who owns most of the US national debt?  China and Japan
As everyone knows, China is close to northkorea

In my opnion,
Even if North korea hit Seoul, They can not get many things from South korea. Just both die.

However, think about it!!!
If north korea hit Japan, Japan need much money to attack or defend from it.
Then Japan will offer USA to give money back!  and USA will face an econimic crisis.

It’s quite a long and complex story. To sum up, Seoul is safe!!
North korea can hit Yeonpyeongdo, but it will never happen they hit Seoul

Watched TED Video

I found the old poster from one of my favorite blogs.

Thesedays i’m thinking a lot about North and South korea.
North korea declared the state of war with South korea 16hours ago.
I know the nuclear war will not happen.
But i can say….    Relationship between north and south korea is getting worse… 
 

I watched a short TED video clip about how we avoid conflict again.
I agree with UN peace keeping force.

But
After korean independance,  Korea is divided into two separate countries, North and South Korea. It’s because of USA and The Soviet Union.
If you put it like that, both of north and south korea are victims

Let's kick off today's learning process

I'm used to listening to Arirang radio.
As i mentioned before, My favorite program is "Catch the wave"

I always listen to the program on my way home.
Actually I love it.
I think the application helps me learn and improve listening skills.
Also i usually memorize some interesting expressions on the radio.

For example. The radio host, Adrien, often says "Kick off".
We can hear the word when we watch soccer match.
I can use the expression in my real life.
I can say Let's kick off our meeting today or the class just kicked off.
I'm not sure those are right sentences  grammartically but now i know the meaning of kick off.

Sometimes i'm trying to copy the way of his speaking such as accent and intonation.
I think it will help me improve my speaking skill.
I really want to coply his intonation. Because of his speaking skills,
I never feel bored during the program.
Anyways I'm happy with "Catch the wave".
I also put the feed of Catch the way on my right side of blog. You can download the hottest AOD.
I hope you enjoy it!

Little kim's new buddy

YES it was few weeks ago, but I just saw the video.
Dennis Rodman talked about trip in northkorea.
He said “Kim is a good?????? guy and he does not want to do war.”

As you guys can see,  He is wearing dollars on his jacket.
i bet he got wonderful gifts from Kim. and
He thinks Kim is his friend for life.

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman declared his friendship 

with North Korea’s supreme leader  little kim.
I think Dennis Rodman is the tallest guy of kim ‘s friends.

Cigarette prices likely to be doubled

Although I didn’t know this, I am not surprised. Lowest price for cigarettes in the OECD.

I’m not a smoker. But i’m wondering Korea smoking population to decrease with cigarette price increase or not

I tried "TED"

I always listen to Arirang Radio when i commute to school.
Radio is a tool for listening. There 's no visual things.
and I'm used to listening.

I didn't go to school today. It's saturday!! 
I had much free time and i decided to watch  some video clips.

I saw many posts on edomodo that many students used "TED" for studying.
So i downloaded the application and tried "TED"!!!
I watched 2 videos clips which were 17mins each.
I think the videos were not provided with korea or english subtitles

I want to talk about Sugata mitra.
It's because he is related with our class.
He is trying to teach children who live in remoted areas such as New Delhi by computer programs and applications.
I think we are same with him. We are studying englsih by smart phone without any teachers.

He has a strong india accent, it made me hard to understand his speech.

Anyways, He is trying to build self-studying systems for remoted
and poor children who really need teachers.

I totally agree with him
There are many problems in geographically remote areas especially their everyday education.
Technology is a great tool in learning. We can study everything
using computer.
According to Sugata mitra, computer is a good teacher for poor children. and he got many good cases to prove his opinions.

I want to take one of my friends for example.
He started wanting to play guitar but had little money for classes.
his interest was actually so high that he started youtubing tutorials.
It was quite hard at the beginning,
he never stop trying, and results were extremely satisfying!

I think there 's no obstacle for studying!
I like his saying

"Education is a self-organizing system, where learning is an emergent phenomenon.” (Sugata Mitra)

You, are, the only exception

                         Paramore - The only exception


I went swimming in the morning as usual.
When i was walking on the street
A Good song was playing on the radio.

I just remember the first and second lines of that song.
" But darling,
You, are, the only exception."

And i fell in love with this song.
I like the melody of course but, I love their lyrics.

I am not a freak about love but somehow,
the lyrics and rhythm got me

Mixed up Monday

I listened to Arirang radio on my way to home
And i got some interesting expressions.
I want to share those things with you guys.

The host asked guests how was your day?
(I always listen to the AOD which is not being on the air)
and one of guests said
"It was mixed up but It all worked done."

When someone asks me how my day was at work or school
I used to say  It was good. I didn't know how to explain my day in english.
So, I cut our talking about my day.

We are very cheerful and we seems we can do everything in the morning.
But when we finish our work and school no one has a 100% successful day.

Today~
It was mixed up!!! But It all worked done~  I'm done with my work. i can go home and take a rest!!!

Today's thinking

Will Ahn's Nowon bid succeed? 

Ann Cheol soo came back to korea from USA.
He will run for election in Nowon.
I was one of his supports last president election.
I don’t know why but he is not fit for the position in Nowon.
He ‘ve never lived in Nowon before.
Anyways I’m really wondering whether he win the election or not.

Free newsreading application "SKYGRID"

As i mentioned before, I picked 2 applications which are
Arirang Radio and Skygrid.

I went home from school and I checked the hot news
released by Skygrid.

"Skygrid" is a free newsreading application.
I like this application. It has Clean layout and Ability to easily follow trending topics and news categories.
Also it is free!!!!

The application provides us news and magazine include CNN,
AP and Newyork times.
I enjoy reading some sports news.
It's good to read the news. I can enjoy myself and study english at the sametime.

I couldn't have picked anything more suitable

I listened to Arirang radio for an hour on my way home
It was about our health.
There was a guest Dr. lee.
and He gave us many tips.
I got the latest tips and information for healthy living.
Also they discuss the difference between simple memory loss and severe memory loss.

I think i chose right one. I enjoyed listeing the radio.
It was hard to focus on the topic.
I think it's because just not used to listen to radio in english.
I hope i get used to it soon.

How do we wake him up?

I use the application is calld "SKYGRID" which offer

many kind of world news in english. I like the application.

I want to share some interesting news with you guys.

 

I like this political cartoon. I saw the cartoon in the part 

of world news.
metaphorically speaking, China is called “BIG PANDA”.
How do we wake him up?
“Since China and North Korea are neighbors, the U.S. has tried,

 unsuccessfully, to use China to discipline North Korea.

South Korea, on the other hand, is not waiting for China to
take action. Instead, the South Korean government has taken
it’s case to the UN.”

I made up my mind to listen Arirang radio

There are many good applications for studying english.
I can see the list of applications i got it from professor last class.
I have been quite busy these days. I just started new semester and i'm working every weekend.
And I have to get ready for my job. I need something is calld "SPEC" in korea.

I think it's good way to use my spare time. I mean i waste much time to commute school.
I live in Gyeong Bok station. It takes 1.5hours to get to school everyday.
I usually do nothing. I just look at the outside through window.

I want to listen 아리랑 radio during my commute time. I think it's a good idea to save time and study english!

Then why i chose 아리랑 radio even though it was not in the lists.
Since i was very young. I used to watch 아리랑 TV.
So I'm kind of familar with 아리랑 which founded by the Korea International Broadcasting Foundation.
아리랑 Raido is Korea's English-language radio station.
They are targeting both korean and forein listeners. That's why i love 아리랑!!

Of course i want to know about US and English, but i have my background information about korea.
It will help me understand better. I like 아리랑 radio which not only provides useful information on real life
including life&culture, health, fashion and NEWS!!!
It was my first time to listen the radio but i already fell in love with it.


I just started listening to 아리랑 radio.
I looked around  and listened some programs Which were about Memory loss and K-fashion.
It was really fun.
I feel like i met my life companion.

North Korea hit by cyberattacks

I'm interested in politics and political issues in the world.
I think that it's not necessary for everyone to be interested in politics.
But more and more people are becoming indifferent to politics and fewer people are interested in it.

I read political news almost everyday on the internet and application is named "SKYGRID".
It's kind of application for studying english.
I can read all kind of world news include CNN, AP and also korean society.
I believe it's one of the most effective and best way to study english that we focus on our interest.
I use the smartphone to read news,
So it's also related with ICT.

I want to share the hot news with you guys.

I saw the news yesterday.
North Korea hit by cyberattacks, blames South Korea and U.S.
And I scarcely believe What North Korea said. I think chinese hakers commited cyberattacks. 
As i can remember they have attacked many foreign countries.

I didn’t know that North korea entered the digital age. 

I put 2 pics how they learn computer stuffs at school and company.
It seems the guy is looking at the catoons @ company. I bet he works in 아우지 coal mine now.

What does it stand for " Plug - in English"

Hello guys.
My name is GYEONG TAE PARK.
And you can call me GT. It's my nick name.
I think i have a different major with you guys.
My major is Business administration. Quite different!
You guys might wonder why i signed up for this strange class.
Yes, that's true I've never heard about this class before. and
There is no one who took the class before. You know,  all of my friends around me they have a major
in Business area like me.

Then, Why i'm writing about me now. There are many reasons why i'm talking this class.
Frist of all, i'm interested in english and computer. When i was young, i dreamed to be a computer
programmer.
When i saw the syllabus, I felt like i found the class what i was looking for.
I want to learn english using many computer devices such as moblie applications, youtube and many
kind of website. I think it will be fun. I can't wait.

Now, I want to talk about me.
I'm learning French these days. I took a french class last semester i got D + something anyways.
I think it's a beautiful languege and also I want to visit france someday.
These days my hobbies are reading and hiking
I love reading
I love fantasy, adnverture and romance books.
I like to hike in the mountain. It's not really a mountain. It's a nice hill

There is Something I Need to Tell You guys.
Some people may wonder what does that mean.  "Plug - in - English"
When i created my account and blog, I had a problem with the title of my blog.
Some people can ask me "What's in a name?" But i think
The title is very important part of the reader’s understanding and curiosity.
So, I made some name lists.

- English hacker : I want to be A hacker who tries to break into english using computer.
It's hard to be a hacker. They are expert of doing computer and they should practice everyday.
I want to be a expert of ICT.

- Broadcasting Brain : I want to show what and how i'm thinking. I like the word "Broardcasting"!!!!
But it's not related with english. If i have a blog for dairy. I might use the name.

- English Worker daily : I want to use my blog as Daily news.
 It's also not related with English and education.

Finally i named my blog as " Plug - in - English "
It menas I want to connect with English by means of an electrical appliance.
I've never studied english with computer stuffs. I always use books.
I hope to improve my englsih skills using computer stuffs.
And get a A+.   I will do my best!  Always!
I think i will have fun during this semester. I'm not a picky person.Also I want to make many friends here.