journal 5

              Today is the sixth day to start mid-term exam. It takes a week to finish the exam, so after lunch I went to library and studied to prepare for Monday’s exam. However, I couldn’t study hard, I fell a sleep and it was too hard sat down a chair because it was a weekend. The exam was started on last Monday, so I was exhausted of my mind and health. Even I hated look at the books and I couldn’t read the any words, so I looked vacantly other objects. After I tried listen to music and take a nap, but it didn’t work. I couldn’t concentrate on studying. I had the time like that until six. Then I went to my home to have a dinner. When I went to my home, my sister worried about me and makes a dinner for me. She cooked the fried rice which is mixed with kimchi, tuna, and ham and so on. I helped her by cutting ham. I thought like as my sister is a cook and I’m her assistant. At first, I was worried about her cooking because her cook skill was very bad last time. However when I ate the fried rice, the taste was not bad, it was good and little delicious. I appreciate to my sister. During study, I was exhausted and tired. However, after then I gained strength because my sister cheered for me by cooking. Therefore, I could focus on my books and study hard.

journal 4

A few days ago, I received a phone call. It is still vivid in my memory. It was a moment I'll never forget.

The incident began with something very trivial. It was a curiosity about the wrong number to me. I had a phone call for me that look for a person named 'Heasung Shin'. I just hung up the phone because it isn't call for me. But then I think again, I called hin think of the person named 'Heasung Shin' that he look for may be singer 'Heasung Shin' with curiosity. I called and asked, then the person was not 'Heasung Shin' but 'Heajung Shin'. At that moment, I could not put my face up because I burned with shame and I was ashamed of making mistake. So I wanted hang up but he asked me my name, my age, my address, and the like.

 Then we talked to each other and I explained why I did phone again frankly. Then he shouted with laughter like aghast and I laughed with him because I thought that counts for the fun of it. Gradually we had an interest in telephone conversation with asked and answered that. So one hour later, we were unwilling to and hung up the phone. I know him by name, but not by sight. And that is the first bit of communication. But I felt very comfortable like have known each other for a long time. So I want to keep in touch with him

Journal 3

             I have a bad cold. My sickness kept me at home all through the weekend and it's been so cold, I have not been able to spend much time outdoors.

I had some of the following symptoms of colds a few days ago. Low fever, body chills, sore throat, sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes, coughing, and feeling tired. Especially, my throat very hurted and my nose were stuffy and I felt chilly. But I wink the other eye and act normally.

As a result, I am writing in the bed with my covers over my head now. If I pay attention to my health when symptoms of colds appeared, I would have avoided catching a terrible cold like this. I regret immensely what I've done. I was overcome with regret.

I think that the reason why I take a cold is the autumn weather which a huge daily temperature range and enjoy the cool air-conditioned breeze and I go outdoors too soon after washing my hair. I should have been more careful.

             I had a cold and there are many bad things. I have a headache and sometimes I had a horrible headache so I feel dizzy. And the most troublesome or plain annoying thing is runny nose. Now I must blow my nose with a piece of tissue minutely because my nose will not stop running. So the piece of tissue is indispensable to me when walking along the road, take the class in school, in the subway and even when I eat at any time, and anywhere.

Therefore I wish that get rid of my cold as soon as possible.

Chuseok

Chuseok, I went down to my hometown Jeollabuk-do Iksan. Our house is the house of the eldest son of a family then uncle, aunt, cousin sister and younger cousin etc. all relatives gathered to our house when Chuseok is becoming. As always, I enjoyed this Chuseok with all relatives.

In the morning, Chuseok started by we had a memorial service for ancestors. At memorial service for ancestors, we served with foods which mom and aunt made at home. We had ceremonies to pay respect to our ancestors and then my family had breakfast in living room enjoying each other's company. The foods are something we had never tasted anywhere because my mom and aunt prepare special food to memorial service for ancestors. For example, there are songpyun, a kind of egg-coated shish kebab, sanjeok, sikhye, and so on.

After breakfast, we visited Grandfather's grave in taein. And we had lunch at naejangmountain located near there. At restaurant, we ate delicious mushroom jeongol, sanchae bibimbap and went mountain climbing to naejangmountain. At first, it was very exciting and enjoyable after all these years. But I got easily short of breath and dizzy after a little while. It was even hard to take a step! But finally I went up to the mountain and arrived at the top panting and covered in sweat. When we climbed to the top of a mountain, mountain air feels cool and fresh. I felt refreshed and the scene of mountain was so beautiful, wonderful, I think it will be much more wonderful if the leaves turn red and yellow.

During Chuseok holidays, I had a good time with family, relatives. Then I could feel that the family is valuable again.

Journal 1

             I’ve had a long hard day. But when I first started the day, I was totally unexpected the shape of things to come.

             On Saturday my sister and I went shopping at a department store in Myeongdong. She likes brand-name clothes, unlike me, so she’s really in her element at department stare. But I followed my sister around everywhere because I don’t like brand-name clothes. For two hours, we move around department store. In the end, I’m so tired that I can’t stand. So I sat on a bench waiting her. After an hour, she smiled and walked in front of me with handful of shopping bags. Only then did she apologetic and we went out of department store.

             Every corner of the street there were style of clothes I like. This was when I enjoyed shopping for clothes, accessories, and shoes. Then we were hungry and thirsty since we did shopping for a long time. So we went into the restaurant to eat something. We ate tasty Chuncheon chicken galbi and reached inside my bag for wallet do to calculate.

             On blast! My wallet is gone! This is definitely the place where I lost my wallet. I was in despair over the wallet I’ve lost. Soon I tried to calm myself down and my sister and I searched near and far for the wallet I’d lost. First of all, we were looking for the wallet at the restaurant where we ate lunch. I could not find my wallet. So we retraced my steps to try to find my wallet. We went to clothing stores, shoe shops, and department store that we have been to the places but we never found my wallet anywhere!

             Finally, I had to go back home without searching my wallet in the evening. On the way home, my sister was mad at me for losing my wallet. She gave me only a thousand-won bill and deserted me to go her own way. I called my mother then told the whole story. I thought my mother got angry but she consoled me. Before I knew it, I was in tears. I weakly went home. It was a very hard and terrible day.