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...
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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
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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.

Merry Christmas...

Now... Paris' christmas is started.

I want to you have enjoy Christmas holidaies.

Merry Christmas.

(From Paris)

X-MAS EVE's morning at Brookes Headington (Gipsy Lane) Campus

X-MAS EVE's morning at Brookes Headington (Gipsy Lane) Campus
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It's Christmas eve's morning.

The day start normally.
However, today's greeting is different.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

(Thank you for people, who works today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow)

[P.S.] Comment, will you???

Early Back to home...

Oh... Bloody fog...
My Paris trip is DELAYED by this weather.

Sorry, I was one of 37% (the 17th Republic of Korea Presidential election)

63.0%

63% Korean electors were attended the 17th Republic of Korea (South) Presidential Election.
This figure is much lower than previous Presidential Electrons.


Honestly, Lee Myung-bak was not my favorite candidate but I do not want he would be the president.
However, Lee is the Pre-president of Republic of Korea by 48.7% voting.
My favorite candidate got just 5.8% voting.

However, I am afraid to claim this result because I am one of 37%, who did not vote.
I live in Oxford,England so It's hard to attend election.
I know some Korean, who live in oversea countries, went to South Korea for voting but it needs spending lots of money and time.

Quite sad, this result but Lee is our new president from next middle of Feb.
I just hope my country is going well.

Relative article : The Hankyoreh / Aljazeera English

Lee Myung-bak (might be) The New President of Republic of Korea

KST 18:00 / GMT 09:00
The 17th Republic of Korea Presidential Election is finished and Korean Broadcasting stations announced the exit pool result.

The results are Lee Myung-bak (National Grand Party, Conservative) might be won the election.

These results expect Lee will get 50.3% (KBS&MBC), 51.3% (SBS) or 49.0% (YTN).

YES... It's absolute perfect winning.

Hu... I do not know how do I say this result. Just It's not GOOD for me.

(The final election attendance is 62.8%)

Relative Article: Conservative Lee Myung-bak likely to win presidential election
(Photo from YTN)

Good bye Megan!

Megan's Leaving
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Today... I lose another roommate.

Our cute roommate Megan, who was one of SECOND year student at Morrell K7, leave the our Small brother house today.

She will go the another country, where is able to see kangaroos.

Good bye Megan, We will miss you. (From Morrell K7 Residences)

The last photo with roommates (Megan, Methew & Andrew) [from left]

Hard to write about my teammates...

AM 06:15....
Oh dear... Today.. I haven't slept.

Tonight, I thought my team-mates because I have to fill 'Peer Feedback' about them.
This form is quite serious for us because 10% of final result will come from this part.

It's true. I am very happy with my team-mates.
Even we've got terrible Poster grade.
We have been doing well this semester. (AM 9, Harcourt Hill)

Also, it's true. they are much better than me.
However, I have to write some weak points of them. (Yes... It's non-sense)

I'm afraid of their reaction of them feedback from me.
I know... my feedback will be terrible or not.

However, do I put all of them in the feedback form?
Yes.. I do not know...

(To. Mates)
Sorry... I do not want you are annoyed from your feedback from me.
- Ji Hio

Lost Passion...

I want to ask myself.

Do I have passion of my study now?
Do I have passion of my life now?

Human Communication,
Introduction of Arts Management & Admission,
Human Development & Learning,
Understanding Media,
AND Popular music and film music: Listening Skill.

When I attend these module, I cannot find my passion of my study.
Just.. I heard the lecture passively.

I want to be a active learner.
Really, When I got the Uncondional offer from UCAS.
I decided to be active learner.

However... After 7weeks...
I do not know...

What am I doing?
Am I going well?

Hey! Ji Ho, You are a student!!

On brookes Bus [U1, Harcourt Hill -> Gipsy Lane]

Late arrival...
This incident gives very unhappy accident to me sometimes...

Today, i arrived at harcourt hill about 30 minutes later. [However, it's before the lecture]

Monday breakfast class, Human communication.
Today, i examined our and others' poster with our team members.
Okay... Our one is not bad than others. [I hope so]

The terrible incident happend after then.
I took the quiz.
I believed i might be solve easily.
BUT......

My expection is perfectly wrong.
I wrote the answer on wrong side.
Blanks were more than answers.

Recently, i`ve faced a lot of strange situations.
These things might be effect to my study.
[in addition, i'm toooooooooooo lazy]

Hey... Jiho.
You are an international student.
Your learning process is different from British.
C O N C E N T R A T E ! ! !

Long time No write... (Pu... Sorry..)

Sorry.. I have not written new posts on here.
Because..

1,I am so BUSY ^_____________________^;;;;


Who said the First year is clubbing season!


It's wrong! At the least, for International Students!!!





OK... I might be have very small task (Homework) than you.


However, the difficulty is different between British and a dullness Korean.
I might be spend most of time for doing task. (Really??)

OK.. This is my time table for 2007/08 first semester.

I attend 5 modules. (Wow~~)

In addition, I have two special lecture, which is not listed on timetable (Yes.. It's optional but I interest in), Monday Afternoon and Wednesday Morning.

Bingo! I am a five day attendance student! (Hang on, Was I a five day attendance student at my Korean College?)

Anyway... It's very tough schedule.

2,YES... I am a LAZY...

One of the my favourite TV programme, 'Lazy Town'! (How old am I?)

Hang on? Is it relatied with my lazy life?? (Well... It is not...)

Anyway... Yes. I'm so lazy.

So.. I have used FACEBOOK!!! (Sorry. Google Blogger)

OK... Less Facebooking and More Blogging... I will.

3,Lots of technical problems.

My laptop was broken again so it went to ACER service centre two weeks ago but it will go again because my speaker is not working well (Sound with noise). Oh my god...

In addition, I losted my mobile phone and found nextday (without SIM card so I bought replacement SIMcard)

Wow.. How's the earth moving? I do not know...

Anyway... It's time for sleeping because I have to get up at 6.

The First posting from Morrell K7 | The lack of communication

My Weak 0 at Oxford Brookes past as the speed of light.

I've got a veeeeeeeeery tiny room (Morrell K7C) and four BRITISH room mates who are younger than me (Approximately 8 years... When they were birth, I went Primary school in South Korea.).

I am happy with my house even Living room's TV aerial is tooooooo bad. (Yes... It's a living room.. not bed room. My bed room doesn't have TV aerial point even I'm a subscriber of TV Licence)

Okay, I wrote about my room mates.
As before I wrote, they are four British who are 18 or 19 years old.
The important point of them is they've got the freedom from their parents.

Also, it's the first time they live with a strange Korean Pig...
(Oh, Sorriness my room mates)

This situation made communication problems.
I cannot express my idea to them enough.
However, the more serious problem is I cannot understand what they express.
Okay, the example.. If you can understand other country's teenager's express, your language level is extremely advance. (Isn't it?)

So... I am alone in my house.
I just give scolding or very very old joke (It is not a joke and common expression.) to them.

Yes, it's not their falut. (Really)
It's my fault because my English is not enough to communicate with them.
(Lovely, Jiho's Teletubbies English)

Right than... What is the tomorrow's module?
Answer : Human Communication

Oh My God... (In addition, I should leave here at 7.30 AM!!!!)
I hope to know the key of this problem by this module.

Okay... Let's start Week 1 at Oxford Brookes.

After 797days... (Yes.. I've got the UNconditional offer)

2nd. July. 2005 I came to London, the UK.

...

And... after 797days

I've got this news.

I am an Art management & Media study student

at Oxford Brookes from 17th September.

...

...

...

I can just say THANK YOU TO YOU.

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