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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

My interest

recently car went to korea but she havent uploaded any of her photos due to her laziness! zzz.... just like the animals in mandai zoo. she said she bought $1.8k worth of ginseng! tt's crazy~

how i envy her. but the only places the i'm keen to visit in korea is of culture/historical in origin - the palaces (including kyongbok palace 景福宫 and Hwaseong fortress 水原华城), the Yi ancestral shrine and the national museum hosting artifact from Yi dynasty of Choson Korea.

although i'm planning to take up hospitality, my true interest lies in the history of korea. if only i do not have to face reality, i would really like to study 16-18th century korea history under professor Jahyun Kim of Columbia university. she's the translater of 'the memoirs of Lady Hyegyong', the first ever literature work that caught my attention. this court novel talks about a true tragic tale of a 18th century choson korea prince (prince sado 思悼世子) who died in a rice chest from the view of a patroarchal koran royalty. its such a fascinating, yet horrifying tale that would change your perception towards the royal families and associates. beautiful stories of prince and princess only happen in fairy tales.

i've forgotten must of what i learn in korean classes. wonder where's Miss park now. zzz... she just left us without a word, no number, no email. i guess we've lost contact with her and chances that we would meet up again would be rare.

b4 i got the chance to visit the place of my dreams, i'll have to first brush up my basic command of korean and learn up classical chinese, which would be of great help when i try to read up on the choson royal silok (朝鲜王朝实录).

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