A Primer
Well, just got back from hanging out with one of my co-workers in one of the downtown areas in Seoul. The streets were still packed with young adults at 10pm on a Sunday night, as little shopkeepers peddled their wares of fake Louis Vuitton wallets and Prada handbags. BUT, before I launch into all the aspects of my new life here, I should start with something more basic; there will be time for much detail in the future. First, a humorous view on my personal link to my mother country, the Land of the Morning Calm.
Did you Know?
1. This blog is titled "FiveFamous" because my Korean name is 오유명 (Oh Yoo-Myung). "Oh" means the number five and "Yoo-Myung" means famous. Yes, I do have a big head about this.
2. I was born on August 15, which is Korean Independence Day. (Liberation Day from Japanese colonial rule to be exact.)
3. My name, when translated phonetically into Korean, sounds like Goryeo, the ancient founding kingdom of the Korean people.
4. In Korean, calling someone's name to get their attention is done by saying their name + "yah", so they say, "Cory-yahh!", which sounds like "Kore-aaa".
Yes, I'm full of it. But after analyzing this carefully with my aunt, she concluded that I was meant to live in Korea. Well, that's my slightly humorous and highly superficial link to the motherland. Expect future posts of similar content in the future.
And then there's the purpose of this blog. I didn't really have a purpose for my last blog, and it seems this one shall follow suit. I just felt like writing again.
Well, this ends the first post - I'll be posting somewhat daily. Oh, Happy Lunar New Year! It's Korean custom to bow to your elders and tell them your aspirations and plans for the new year. Then they give you money. I dunno why...maybe to help you reach those goals? Anyways, I haven't done it since I was a kid, but this year I got money from my relatives for bowing to them...about $70. Score! But then...some of my nieces and nephews bowed to me...
Did you Know?
1. This blog is titled "FiveFamous" because my Korean name is 오유명 (Oh Yoo-Myung). "Oh" means the number five and "Yoo-Myung" means famous. Yes, I do have a big head about this.
2. I was born on August 15, which is Korean Independence Day. (Liberation Day from Japanese colonial rule to be exact.)
3. My name, when translated phonetically into Korean, sounds like Goryeo, the ancient founding kingdom of the Korean people.
4. In Korean, calling someone's name to get their attention is done by saying their name + "yah", so they say, "Cory-yahh!", which sounds like "Kore-aaa".
Yes, I'm full of it. But after analyzing this carefully with my aunt, she concluded that I was meant to live in Korea. Well, that's my slightly humorous and highly superficial link to the motherland. Expect future posts of similar content in the future.
And then there's the purpose of this blog. I didn't really have a purpose for my last blog, and it seems this one shall follow suit. I just felt like writing again.
Well, this ends the first post - I'll be posting somewhat daily. Oh, Happy Lunar New Year! It's Korean custom to bow to your elders and tell them your aspirations and plans for the new year. Then they give you money. I dunno why...maybe to help you reach those goals? Anyways, I haven't done it since I was a kid, but this year I got money from my relatives for bowing to them...about $70. Score! But then...some of my nieces and nephews bowed to me...
2 Comments:
omg...i think you are going to be a bigger fob than me soon..
you have great potential =)
I see you have gone the way of most people of the motherland and turned completely narcisstic. Just remember that omitting the "C" in your name turns you into an OryOh(pronounced Oreo).
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