3The magic of the calendar Time is one-way. It keeps flowing. It never stops. If time were to stop, it would mean that the Earth has stopped moving, scientifically. I’m not sure, but if the Earth were to stop, it would likely cause a massive disaster, right? ^^ Because time keeps flowing, we keep getting older. Since it’s one-way, we can never go back and become younger. But when we look at the calendar, it’s fascinating how it resets. The calendar resets every year. Every year, we set new goals for ourselves. For those who couldn’t achieve their goals, it’s like giving them another chance. As January comes again next year, we can set new goals. There are only about 10 days left in 2024. If t...
3I received Breaking News from CNN app while I was watching a video on my computer. It was almost 11 o'clock pm. At first, I was really shocked because the Breaking News was about emergency martial law. What!!!! I stopped the video I was watching and looked for the related news. In my brain, the martial law was linked to a war or riot something like that. The president said that he declared the martial law because of protecting the country from "communist forces". Until then, I didn't get it clearly. I kept watching the latest news to stay updated on the progress. I went to bed late and tossed and turned. So, I was so tired yesterday. Fortunately, the martial law was lifted after only 6 hours...
3One of my resolutions this year is to read books. I managed to read quite a few books in the first half of the year, but as the second half approached, it became harder to find time. While I was reading a book, I suddenly thought in my mind that I had to do this or that now. Sometimes, while I was trying to read a book, I fell asleep without my recognition. Reading a book is not a big deal but it's hard to do it if I was so tired. I'm thinking that reading a book needs some time to spare. If I was very hectic every day, it would be difficult to read a book peacefully. Therefore, I might say reading a book is kind of a luxurious thing. On the contrary, it's an excuse if not reading a book. I ...
9기분이 안 좋을 때 푸는 가장 좋은 방법을 추천드립니다. 이 방법은 개인적으로 기분이 안 좋을 때 풀 수 있는 가장 효과적은 방법이라고 생각하며 추천드립니다. 우선 기분이 안 좋을 때 푸는 방법들을 나열해 보았습니다. 운동을 한다. 잠을 잔다. 먹는다. 술을 마신다. 쇼핑을 한다. 여행을 간다. 이런 여러 방법들이 있는데요. 이들의 공통점은 안 좋은 기억을 떨쳐내는 것입니다. 그 안 좋았던 감정과 생각을 빨리 떨쳐내고 잊어야 합니다. 그 감정에 사로잡혀 있으면 안 됩니다. 계속 그 생각을 하면서 곱씹고 곱씹으면 점점 더 그 생각에 매몰되고 더 깊이 빠져들어서 더욱더 힘이 듭니다. 그래서 가장 중요한 것은 그 안 좋았던 감정과 생각들을 빨리 떨쳐내는 것이 좋습니다. 위 방법 중에서 가장 단시간에 효과를 볼 수 있는 방법은 맛있는 음식을 먹는 것입니다. 운동을 좋아해서 땀을 뻘뻘 흘리고 운동하고 샤워를 하고 나면 기분이 상쾌해지고 나쁜 감정을 털어낼 수가 있지만 시간도 어느 정도 걸리고 몸도 힘들고, 그리고 가장 중요한 것은 사람에 따라 운동을 안 좋아할 수가 있습니다. ㅎ 두 번째로 잠을 자는 방법이 있는데, 이 방법도 정말 좋은 방법입니다. 하지만 시간이 오래 걸리죠. 오늘 해야 할 일이 있는데 기분 안 좋다고 집에 가서 잘 수는 없죠. ㅎ 술 마시는 것도 괜찮은데 이것은 다음 날 더 힘들 수가 있고, 더욱이 안 좋은 기분에 술 먹고...
3There are the red/green LED lines in front of the crosswalk. They can help pedestrians safely cross the street. Bright lights help pedestrians recognize when the signal has changed. You can see the led light in front of the crosswalk. It's quite bright. And especially, it is for a smombie. Do you know what a somobie is? The word 'smombie' is compounded of 'smartphone' and 'zombie'. So, a smombie refers to a person who is focusing on their smartphone like a zombie while walking. They always look down at their smartphone. Therefore, the red/green LED lights can help them recognize the current signal. I don't usually see my smartphone while walking. I think it's too dangerous. Do you know this?...
2It rained heavily last night in Busan. Before I left home, I checked the weather forecast on the Internet. And it showed that it wouldn't rain, only clouds. But it lied to me. When I left home, it didn't rain for a moment. However after about an hour, it started raining. ㅠㅠ Fortunately, I was wearing a cap and so, I could protect myself from the rain. In fact, I have believed the weather forecast very much. Recently, I have experienced incorrect forecast twice, including this time. It made me feel a bit disappointed. Therefore, I think that I need to prepare more for the weather. #영어일기 #영어작문 #영어글쓰기 #영어에세이 영어일기쓰기 네이버밴드 https://band.us/@diaryinenglish
Do you get the autumn blues? In autumn, usually the temperature drops and the leaves fall. When autumn comes, some people become more emtional and sentimental. We can call it "autumn blues". However, this year, autumn hasn't arrived yet. It's still as hot as summer during the daytime. It sounds strange, but even though it feels as hot as summer, I can see signs of autumn in the sky. The sky is a clear, deep blue and feels vast and high. Unfortunately, a typhoon has formed and is heading toward Korea. Maybe we will be affected by it this weekend. After the typhoon, we're expected to have colder temperature according to the weather forecast. #autumnblues #영어일기 #영어작문 #영어글쓰기 #영어에세이
4What kind of exercise are you doing? These days, I'm doing walking exercise. Before, I uesed to run, swim, and sometimes hike. When I was young, basketball was a popular sport. So, after school, I played it with friends every day. I just remembered that. Walking is quite good because it doesn't harm my body. In fact, I love running, but I injured my ankle when I ran before. I think the reason was my heavy weight. It put a burden on my body when I ran. So this time, I'm walking to lose weight first, and then I'll start running again. <Here are the benefits of walking exercise.> 1. Improves cardiovascular health 2. Helps with weight management 3. Reduces stress 4. Strengthens joints and muscle...
3Sep. 22nd cloudy Today it's just cloudy. But yesterday, there was a very severe downpour in Busan. The roads were flooded and cars were submerged. Some roads were blocked off. And the stream turned into a river. It was a very dangerous situation. There were many car accidents and I saw a car accident in person. In some areas, a large sinkhole formed, causing two large trucks to fall in at the same time. Yesterday was crazy. Before that, it was extremely hot. But then, it rained a lot yesterday. The weather is getting unpredictable, and it's becoming tough for people to live. I saw firefighters and some people who seemed to be civil servants working to help the citizens. #영어작문 #영어일기 #영어글쓰기 #영...
I took a subway in a while. But I noticed something I hadn’t seen before. Upon closer inspection, it was a wireless mobile phone charger! Haha. So, I decided to give it a try and placed my phone on it. And it worked well. Wow~~ It's so amazing. How convenient is that! I’m not sure if they’re in every subway car. It wasn’t there before, so I think it must be a new subway train. This seems like a really useful service for people who suddenly need to charge their phones or for travelers visiting Busan. I don’t know whose idea this was. But I have to give them credit for this awesome service! #영어일기 #영어작문 #영어에세이
2I've been struggling with insomnia lately. My insomnia isn't due to the recent heatwave. The cause of my sleeplessness is stress. And that stress mainly comes from people. Except for a few real close friends, everyone I interact with seems to have an own purpose. Conversations in these purpose-driven relationships are like an invisible battle, with attacks and defenses. Sometimes, people subtly steer the conversation to benefit themselves, and other times, they blatantly speak for their own gain. These kinds of conversations are so crude and vulgar that I try not to engage. But there are moments when I have no choice but to respond. Those moments are exhausting and often make me feel disillu...
3Aug. 20th rain shower and humid It has been exceptionally hot this year in Korea. In the past, the heat wave typically occurred for about 20 days between the end of the monsoon season and Iptchu. After that, while the days remained still hot, but the nights would gradually become cooler. But this year is completely different. Even though it's August 20th today, the nights are still unbearably hot. The heatwave has been continuing. I feel it's almost like the tropical climate of Southeast Asia. A typhoon is currently approaching to Korea. It brings rain and high humidity. Combining with the high temperatures, it's making life extremely difficult. I hope this week will be the final hurdle. #영어...
2What do you think if someone put their bare feet on the chair in a coffee shop? Recently I went to Starbucks to drink an ice americano and to escape from the hot weather outside. There were so many people inside the coffee shop. I took a seat after receiving my iced coffee. I noticed some people who had put their bare feet on the chair. They sat with their legs crossed and bare feet on the chair. I found it uncomfortable. I think it is poor social etiquette and not good for hygiene. What if the person got Mpox or something like that hypothetically? Image source : Google Maybe some people understand the situation, but others might not like it. It's public place. So, even though some people mi...
2July 14th Sunday rainy In the morning, I received breaking news about a Trump assassination attempt. Upon seeing the news, I was deeply shocked. Trump previously served as the President of the United States and is currently campaigning for the next presidential election. He was shot in the right ear and bleeding. Secret Service agents immediately protected him after apparent shots rang out. FBI names gunman it says was behind Trump assassination attempt. A gunman was dead and one rally attendee was also dead. The gunman was a member of the Republican Party, the same party as Trump. I'm very curious about the reason why the gunman tried to assassinate Trump. But he was already dead. We may ne...
3안녕하세요. 유스잉입니다. 장마가 본격적으로 시작이 되고 어젯밤과 오늘 오전까지 정말 비가 억수같이 내리고 바람까지 미친 듯이 불었습니다. 이런 날씨에 매우 적합한 영어 표현이 있어 소개해 볼까 합니다. 바로 rain cats and dogs입니다. ^^ 그 뜻은 '비가 억수같이 쏟아지다, 매우 심하게 내리다'입니다. 케임브리지 rain cats and dogs : to rain very heavily Don't forget to take your umbrella - it's raining cats and dogs out there. 우산 갖고 가는 거 잊지 마 - 밖에 비가 억수같이 내리고 있어. 아래 사진은 위키피디아에서 cats and dogs를 표현한 그림입니다. 엄청나게 비가 오고 바람이 불고 우산이 뒤집어져서 정말 난리 난 상황이네요. ㅎ 재밌는 것은 개와 고양이가 비처럼 내려오는 것인데, 비유적으로 표현한 거겠죠. ㅎㅎ 위키피디아 고양이가 도망가고 개가 쫓아가는 상황의 오래된 만화 영화가 있었는데 도망가고 쫓기는 상황에서 집안을 쑥대밭으로 만들어 놓고는 했는데 그런 상황처럼 비가 엄청나게 많이 내린다고 생각하시면 될 것 같네요. ㅎ Jun. 30th rainy cats and dogs Since last night, it has been raining heavily. Also, the wind has been strong...
2안녕하세요. 유스잉입니다. 6월이지만 예년보다 높은 기온으로 너무 더운 요즘입니다. 저는 개인적으로 언제부턴지는 몰라도 햇빛 알러지가 생겨서 강한 자외선을 받으면 몸에 두드러기처럼 피부가 올라오네요 ㅠㅠ 무더운 여름철 건강 유의하세요~ 햇빛 알러지는 영어로 sun allergy라고 합니다. 전문 용어로는 photosensitivity라고도 하지만 sun allergy라고 말하는 것이 편하고 이해하기 쉬울 것 같네요. '햇빛 알러지가 있어'라고 말할 때는 다음과 같습니다. I have sun allergy 또는 I'm allergic to the sun Since a few years ago, I have had sun allergy on my arm. It appears on the back of my hands when it gets severe. In my case, my symptom is not serious. I get a rash, a itch, feel slightly warm, and sometimes sting. After a few days, it disappears. Usually I put some ointment on my arm. I think it works well. To prevent sun allergy, it's good to wear long-sleeved clothes and arm sleeves...
2Jun. 12th hot Crows attack I recently saw a news segment showing crows in the city attacking pedestrians by pecking at their heads. Watching it on the news, I didn't feel the severity of the situation. Today, I was walking on a park trail. Since it was a weekday, there was no one around. As I was walking down some steps, I heard a crow cawing. When I looked up, I saw a crow with its beak wide open, cawing loudly with all its might. The sound was incredibly loud, and its frantic cawing startled me. I wondered why it was behaving that way and thought there might be baby crows nearby. As I continued down a few more steps, I saw another crow. Then there was another one. There must have been abou...
2I heard the fire alarm while sleeping at night. When I was going to quickly put on the clothes and go outside, the fire alarm stopped. At the time, I wasn't wake up fully. I saw outside through the window, but nobody was out there. Maybe it's because the fire alarm stopped. I wanted to check it out outside. I met a security guard and he told me it's false alarm. I popped into my head about the fire alarm in Canada I lived in the old apartment in Canada. I had the experience about the false fire alarm. At that time it's winter. When the fire alarm rang, all residents were outside although it's very cold. Fire fighters arrived at the apartment very quickly. They stopped the alarm and checked t...
May 23rd sunny Yesterday, I went to a bathroom in Busan station. I saw a man cleaner cleaning the bathroom. It's a man, not a woman. It made me comfortable in mind. Recently, I saw often a man cleaner cleaning men's bathroom. But, still there are many women cleaners cleaning men's bathrooms mostly. In fact, it's very uncomfortable to both of men and women. In the past, all cleaners for men's bathrooms were women. At that time, it's common and natural as most men thought about it. On the contrary, men cleaners cannot clean women's bathrooms. Maybe it's for the protection of women. Men's cleaners for women's bathroom cannot be acceptable as kind of a social rule. So far, I haven't had any idea...
4Sometimes I go to the Busan city hall library to borrow books. There is the small library in Busan city hall. The reason why I go to Busan city hall library is convenient transportation even though it is small. Busan city hall is directly connected to the subway station. Therefore I can go to the library directly without going outside. There is a very large vivid screen in front of the entrance of Busan city hall. It was very impressive. Yesterday I went to the library and borrowed some books. Usually I read the books about financial tech and novels. Yesterday I borrowed an essay book which the title was "When I don't even know what I want". In fact, I was sympathetic to the title of the boo...