South Korea beef protests escalate - June 11 2008

It's the protest against for protecting Korean Health.
I like Beef and want to eat it without concern.

(News Clip from: Korea's Lee calls for 'fresh start' [Aljazeera English])

The American Idol 2008 (Season 7) Winner is Announced.

Um.. It's time for waiting X-Factor's new season...
Hang On... Is Britain's Got Talent finished?

Anyway...
Congratulation, David Cook.

Related NEWS: How David Cook won 'American Idol' (AP)

The Finale Broadcasting Schedule on itv2 (UK) -

23,May PM 9.00

24,May AM 11.45 & PM 12.45

25,May AM 7.45 & PM 6.15

NYU Student Invents Virtual Girlfriend (Ultimate Bed Mod)

The inventor suggests his new alternative to a full-body pillow or blow-up doll could provide late-night comfort for traders, lawyers, or any other single guy in Manhattan who simply works too hard to keep a girlfriend. (From New York Magazine)
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One reason of I didn't attend the ball (Brookes) was I expect to have boring time in there.It does not mean the programme is fun or not.It means I might enjoy the ball just alone... (Do you want to play your mobile phone's game in the ball for six hours?)If it developed as a product, I might be a customer of this gorgeous Virtual Girl Friends.Pu... but... it quite sad... as 3AM me.... (I recognise I really unfavourite person in Brookes now)

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17 May 2008 Night... It's done. (As Firework...)

The 2007/2008 academy year of Oxford Brookes is finished...

As this firework...

Video: 2008 Oxford Brookes Summer Ball Firework (17.May.08)

And now...

Lots of cars are in the car park as when I came Morrell Hall Firstly.

Because, now residences should leave the current flat until 6th June (Without Cheney Hall).

Also, my favourite bar... Morals Mar is shut down until September. (It's depend on Brookes SU's decision)

(Where do I go for watching EURO 2008?)

 

Where were you yesterday? (Question to Brookes)

Someone were in the ball and enjoy the last chill out at Brookes.

Someone were in the flat as me and my flat mates... (Quite bored evening)

Someone were in the their home and meet old friend again.

Or... Someone worked...

Oh dear... Someone studied hard (I know most of UK uni students wait exams but we've done).

 

Enjoy your Summer...

I envy... you are so young...

(Where is my pension application form?)

Parents Day in South Korea

About 5 weeks ago,

My Sister would be a mother of a son.

How did she feel the moment?

 

I have a grand mother, parents and a elder sister.

I haven't seen them for more than 1 year approximately.

 

When I call them, I just say

"Hello... How are you?"

Or... sometimes... "Could you send money?"

 

Am I good a son or a younger brother for them?

I really do not think so....

 

I heard my father's business condition is harder and harder...

In addition, my father might be old as to consider retirement.

 

However... I haven't given any help to my family...

Just... Received their help in England...

 

About 2 years ago,

When I decided to study in England and said to my family, they were surprise but supported my new start.

If I do not choose this opinion, is my family's challenge

reduced?

 

I really thanks for them.

Sometimes, my father said

"Other families' son and daughter claimed to their parents often, my children has not done"

It might be wrong, However if he is right, it could be explained "I do not feel to claim to my parents"

 

However, I am afraid to my parents.

I want to show to them their son is better than others.

But... My ability does not enough for getting confidence.

It might be the cause of to cut conversation between me and my parents.

 

However, they understand me.

Even, their son think the different way from their hope.

 

Today is the parents day in South Korea.

Usually, sons and daughters give Carnations to their parents today.

I cannot give the flower to my parents as usual in this year...

 

What do I say when I call to them?

 

Might be...

"Could you send money..."

Fuck... I am a dumb of the dumb...

 

(Korean Pop) Music Video - Father (Psy)

The first day of Summer Vacation

The first day of Summer Vacation
Originally uploaded by 지호 | Ji Ho | 志浩

The finish of the last assignment...

The finish of the last assignment...
Originally uploaded by 지호 | Ji Ho | 志浩

It's the last one....
No More Assgienments...
No Exam...

OK... head to Harcourt Hill...

(From Headington Library)

Please, Support him for The TIME 100, 2008!

It's back!

TIME 100...

Who has influenced your life for a year?

You can pick him, she or them on TIME.com now!

 

Stephen Colbert...

Who is one of my favourite comedian.

He purposed this thing someday ago...

 

Ok! Ok.... So... I hope he returns TIME 100 again this year.

So... I will support

Why not?

I'm (South) Korean and like him...

 

Ladies and Gentlemen!

Please give your support to RAIN!

 

COME ON, RAIN!!!

 

Relative Article: Stephen Colbert One of TIME'S Top 5 Most Influential People (Comedy Central)

Relative Link: The 2008 TIME 100 Finalist (TIME)

Relative Link: The 2008 TIME 100 Finalist, Pool Result (TIME)

3 in the Morning @ Harcourt Hill...

Nobody in there...
Just me...

Okay... Let's do coursework!

Goodbye, Wheatly...

Goodbye, Wheatly...
Originally uploaded by 지호 | Ji Ho | 志浩

Yesterday, i've done whole lectures in Wheatley...
I might back this campus in 2nd semester of 3rd year...

Or... Might not

Oh my god... It's white out.

Oh my god... It's white out.
Originally uploaded by 지호 | Ji Ho | 志浩

Oh my god... It's white out.

Oh my god... It's white out.
Originally uploaded by 지호 | Ji Ho | 志浩

Snow in Oxford

At the moment, Oxford was snowed today noon like shower.
Hang on... It's March...

[Addition]

Yes... It's Guerrilla Snow...Snow - Sunshine - Snow - Sunshine...How many foxes marry today?

Relative Photos : Snow at Easter (BBC NEWS)

Goodbye Oxford and...

Goodbye Oxford and...
Originally uploaded by 지호 | Ji Ho | 志浩

Hello NEW YORK!!!

[14:00 LHR to JFK by VS45(Virgin Atlantic)]

PS1.I will be back to OXFORD on this Friday.
PS2.This post is written and published at London Heathrow Airport.

Sunday with football

Sunday with football
Originally uploaded by 지호 | Ji Ho | 志浩

Left : EPL : Chelsea v Liverpool
Right : Africa Cup of Nations FINAL : Cameroon v Egypt

The Winner & Loser of 2008-2010 Art Council England Regular funding for organisations in Oxford.

Today is the important day for subsidised art organisations in England.

Art Council England (ACE) announced 2008/2010 Regular funding for organisations list.

This fund is very important for these organisations because most of them rely on this fund as their budget. If they lose this opportunity, it means they should reduce their scale or close the organisation.

I went some organisations and met artists or art managers in Oxford for last semester.

Of course, this meeting is continue for this semester.

 

Are they success to get fund?

Referenced from Arts Council England regular funding decisions for 2008-2011 (Arts Council England)

 

The winners... (Introduction by ACE)

Modern Art Oxford www.modernartoxford.org.uk

2008/09 ￡891,679

2009/10 ￡995,755

2010/11 ￡940,480

A major visual arts exhibition space with an established international reputation. Its focus is on one person, group and touring shows of contemporary artists from Britain and around the world.

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I think Modern Art Oxford is the biggest art gallery in Oxford. (If I am wrong, Please comment to me ASPA) This gallery is success to get fund and able to manage stability. The interesting point is 2010/11 funding amount is less that 2009/2010 funding.

Anyway... Didn't OVADA (www.ovada.org.uk) apply it or ... ?

 

Oxford Contemporary Music www.ocmevents.org

2008/09 ￡93,064

2009/10 ￡126,456

2010/11 ￡98,157

Oxford Contemporary Music is one of the region’s leading promoters and commissioners of new music, presenting innovative, inspiring and surprising events in a wide range of settings. It programmes a wide diversity of music from within the UK and worldwide and its education and outreach programme takes its work into education and community contexts.

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This company's office is located my university's Art department building, where I go every Tuesday 1PM. (It means this organisation has good relationship with my university) They organised interested concerts and education programmes. Also, 2010/11 founding amount is less than 2009/2010. (What will happen at 2011?)

 

Oxford Playhouse www.oxfordplayhouse.com

2008/09 ￡285,472

2009/10 ￡293,179

2010/11 ￡301,095

A mid-scale presenting theatre with some producing in-house that includes commissioning and co-productions. The organisation has begun presenting in their studio and delivers an extensive outreach programme.

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One of the biggest theatre at Oxford. (Another theatre is Oxford New Theatre, which is belong to livenation(www.livenation.co.uk)) Ah... I miss the greatest play "Aladdin (Panto)"!! (Am I an Arts Management & Administration student?)

 

Pegasus Theatre www.pegasustheatre.org.uk

2008/09 ￡231,075

2009/10 ￡310,000

2010/11 ￡318,370

Pegasus is a centre of excellence for its participatory performing arts work with young people and also presents a programme of professional contemporary dance and theatre.

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Pegasus... Pegasus... Pegasus...

They've got the fund again and can keep going their new theatre building plan. When I think this theatre, I just think their new theatre plan. Managers are proud doing this plan and think important. Also, I learn lots of things from them. I hope this budget help their new plan. Anyway... Their funding amount is more than Oxford Playhouse. Um...

 

Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company www.ottc.org.uk

2008/09 ￡193,086

2009/10 ￡198,300

2010/11 ￡203,654

OTTC is a producing theatre company that tours to rural communities throughout the region, particularly Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

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Unfortunately... I will go this company for this semester so I do not have any idea about this company.

 

Also... The ART organisation in Oxford, which are success to get fund from ACE and I don't know.

 

Modern Poetry in Translation www.mptmagazine.com

Artform: Literature

Region: South East

Constituency: Oxford West and Abingdon

2008/09 ￡30,000

2009/10 ￡30,810

2010/11 ￡31,642

The international magazine for the translation of poetry into English.

 

Artpoint www.artpointtrust.org.uk

Artform: Visual Arts

Region: South East

Constituency: Oxford East

2008/09 ￡115,852

2009/10 ￡118,980

2010/11 ￡122,192

A creative company working with artists to support new thinking and practice for the built environment and public space across the South East region.

 

The loser...

Anjali Dance Company www.anjali.co.uk

This company cannot receive the fund for two years from ACE. I am shocked this news because I don't understand why they lose funding.

This dance company is slightly different from other contemporary dance company because it organised by learning disability dancers. Their performance quality is high and has some education programme for learning disability children. I think these activity is enough for achieving the funding from ACE... However, today, they face very strong challenge. I hope they will deal with this problems.

 

Ok... It's done... However, I think most of art organisations are not happy with the amount of funding. (Yes... The problem might be Olympic but I do not know...) Maybe... they are happy just to get fund from ACE because lots of organisations lose.

Okay... How about my country?

Also, they are hungry for doing art...

 

Cheer up, British and Korean artists and art managers!

 

Relative News: Arts Council Avoids Bush Theatre Cuts, Raises Budget (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Relative News: English theatres face grant cuts (BBC NEWS)

Relative News: Arts funding: Winners and losers (BBC NEWS)

Am I famous ??? (What -__-;;;)

It is back!

Harcourt Hill Breakfast Club at B1/39... (This lecture is started at 9AM)

Just its date is moved Monday to Tuesday.

(U75100 Human communication -> U75103 Interpersonal Skills)

Same classroom, Same module leader (Tutor), Just Some Of recognised students (^_-;;;;)

However... this course has very heavy reading list and more team work tasks...

(It means... Not easy going...)

Anyway...

During the lecture, we had introduce each others by some words which related name's character.

(E.G. -> J-Jealous I-International Student H-Humorous O-Oldest)

After this activity, Module Leader asked each students name to every students.

Okay... When my name was asked...

I heard the loudest voice in the classroom.

(YES... Most of them recognised my name -__-;;)

Okay... the interesting point is....

this class' men are just three...

Most of gender is WOMEN (Include module leader)..

As... This music video...

(P.S.) What's the meaning of 'GIRL FIREND'? (-_-;;)

(For Who see my post by facrbook note)

Which music Video? Please click View original post

The First time step at Wheatley

When I finished my English Summer course.

I drove Oxford area.

The first arrival was Wheatley Campus.

About for an hour driving...

I found a sign, 'Welcome to Oxford Brookes Wheatley Campus".

However, I did not enter campus then because....

"This car park is able to park permitted cars" (Yes.. the sign... like this...)

 

After 6 month....

I steped this campus.... It's the first time....

 

However...

Lots of my friends, who meet other campus (Gipsy Lane and Harcourt Hill), are there...

Strange area but UNstrange people...

 

Anyway... My second semester is started new area, where I never visited...

So.. I met some accident...

 

1, Lecture room was changed (Do not believe PIP)...

I went the lecture room which mentioned on my PIP and wait the lecture there.

However... Suddenly... Someone said...

"Lecture room is changed. Have you seen the pink paper?"

Oh... My God...

A pink paper, which putted on the door, mentioned other lecture room because it changed.

 

2,Lottery Seminar group...

The first lecture was interested because I studied that in my country...

(Do you know? I graduate a college, where is higher education institute, at South Korea)

However, when it finished I heard very shocked announcement from the lecture.

"Sorry... lots of people applied on Friday so we cannot manage your seminar group on PIP. Your seminar group is mentioned on your module guide book's cover."

And... I saw cover

"Seminar, Time:7.00, Room:EL11"

What!!! 7PM!!!!

Oh dear! I want to watch football... (Sometimes, Premier league does on Monday)

Ah... Shocked... Shocked..

 

It's the start...

Heavy assignments...

Heavy in-class test...

Heavy presentation...

 

And... 24/7 drinking... (God..)

How's your drinking?

Can you walk High street at night?

Can you bring your kebab without police's guarding at night?

This is SKY NEWS' report which aired at today morning.

It's Warrington's Saturday night where A man, who was a husband and father of a family, was died by binge teenagers someday ago.

 

So.. keep your alcohol ability and don't do silly behaviour after drinking....

If you do not want to show your face on the front of national news. ^_^

 

(P.S.) Okay... I can say this situation happens at my country's (South Korea) night street. However, I am not sure my country's night is more violent than the UK.

Who or Which film will get this year's Golden Raspberry Awards? (Please give your comment)

Okay! 28th Golden Raspberry is kick-off!

Which film or who will be the winner of 28th Golden Raspberry?

Worst Film

-Bratz

-Daddy Day Camp

-I Know Who Killed Me

-I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

-Norbit

Worst Actor

-Nicolas Cage

Ghost Rider, National Treasure: Book Of Secrets and NEXT

-Jim Carrey

The Number 23

-Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Daddy Day Camp and Norbit

-Eddie Murphy (as Norbit)

Norbit

-Adam Sandler

I Know Who Killed Me

Worst Actress

-Jessica Alba

Awake, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Good Luck Chuck

-Logan Browning, Janel Parrish, Nathalia Ramos and Skyler Shaye

Bratz

-Elisha Cuthbert

Captivity

-Diane Keaton

Because I said so

-Lindsay Lohan (as Aubrey)

I Know Who Killed Me

-Lindsay Lohan (as Dakota)

I Know Who Killed Me

Worst Supporting Actor

-Orlando Bloom

Pirates Of The Carob-Bean: At Wit's End

-Kevin James

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

-Eddie Murphy (as Mr. Wong)

Norbit

-Rob Schneider

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

-Jon Voight

Bratz, National Treasure 2, September Dawn, Transformers

Worst Supporting Actress

-Jessica Biel

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry and NEXT

-Carmen Electra

EPIC MOVIE

-Eddie Murphy (as Rasputia)

Norbit

-Julia Ormond

I Know Who Killed Me

-Nicolette Sheridan

Code Name: The Cleaner

Worst Screen Couple

-Jessica Alba & Hayden Christensen (Awake)

, Jessica Alba & Dane Cook (Good Luck Chuck)

or Jessica Alba & Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer)

-Any Combination of Two Totally Air-Headed Characters (Bratz)

-Lindsay Lohan & Lindsay Lohan As The Yang To Her Own Yin [What's the meaning?] (I Know Who Killed Me)

& Eddie Murphy (as Norbit) & Eddie Murphy (as Mr. Wong)

or Eddie Murphy (as Norbit) & Eddie Murphy (as Rasputia) (Norbit)

-Adam Sandler & Kevin James

or, Adam Sandler & Jessica Biel (I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry)

Worst Remake or Rip-Off

-Are We Done Yet?

-Bratz

-Epic Movie

-I Know Who Killed Me

-Who's Your Caddy?

Worst Prequel or Sequel

-Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

-Daddy Day Camp

-Evan Almighty

-Hannibal Rising

-Hostel: Part II

Worst Director

-Dennis Dugan

I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY

-Roland Joffe

CAPTIVITY

-Brian Robbins

NORBIT

-Fred Savage

DADDY DAY CAMP

-Chris Siverston

I KNOW WHO KILLED ME

Worst Screenplay

-Daddy Day Camp

Screenplay by Geoff Rodkey and David J. Stem & David N. Weiss

-Epic Movie

Written by Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer

-I Know Who Killed Me

Written by Jeffrey Hammond

-I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

Screenplay by Barry Fanaro and Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor

-Norbit

Screenplay by Eddie Murphy & Charles Murphy and Jay Sherick & David Ronn

(NEW) Worst Excuse for a Horror Film

-Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

-Captivity

-Hannibal Rising

-Hostel: Part II

-I Know Who Killed Me

UM.. Unfortunately...

I haven't seen these films... (^____________________^)

Anyway... Eddie! What's wrong!

I never forget your over-weight female costume!

Also, Lindsay... when did you take Horror film? (Sorry...)

In addition, male actors! Please, beware acting with Jessica Simpson!

And Finally, (Is it ITN?) Please give your opinion of this nominations... Who or which film will take this lovely trophy?

(P.S) This video clip introduce the 80th Academy Awards nominations.