Category Archives: Hobbies

Excuse Me?

Though I know my present level of understanding of the Korean language is still not very good and I’m only able to catch part of what is being spoken by a native Korean, I found out how bad I really … Continue reading

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Hangul Revision

This would probably be gibberish to those who do not read Hangul but this post is a sort of revision for myself.  Due to my love of watching Kdramas and in my favourite man Sang Hyun, I started learning Hangul last year.  Still … Continue reading

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Post Migration

Re-visiting past entries since the blog migration.   34 months worth of blog entries to check on and currently mid-way through ….. it’s going to be more late nights and cups of coffee.  As had been expected, entries with lots of pics had some shifted out of position and … Continue reading

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Goodbye Spaces

 From Spaces to WordPress I had been hesitant about clicking that ‘upgrade’ button and giving up my Spaces.  After being with it since early 2008, it had become a personal friend and one I felt comfortable with.  I never thought … Continue reading

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Spaces Blog Migration To WordPress

  Windows Live Spaces blogs to migrate to WordPress.com (Sept 2010 – March 2011) So it finally happened.  Rumours on Spaces forums had indicated that recent changes we’ve been seeing on Windows Live Spaces pointed to something in the pipeline.  Glad … Continue reading

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Alternative Blog

http://juleecwk.wordpress.com/ Though I have yet to decide to migrate my blog to another site, I have been looking around for some alternatives.  I do love Spaces which I have been with since December 2007, love its pleasing format and module choices, … Continue reading

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Friends On YSH Board

To all those on our YSH board ….. for all the sharing & laughs ….. these are for you …..                                                       For those who love piggy-back rides and a taste of soju                                      For the one who … Continue reading

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Re-Learning Hangul

    Image from zkorean Vowels (listed at top light grey band) Consonants (listed at left dark grey band)   It has been quite some time since my first attempt to learn the Korean alphabets (Hangul).  It all started during my … Continue reading

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Hangugeo …….

    I think it’s a beautiful language and love listening to it being spoken.  There’s this melodious flow and gentleness in its tones.  Anio (no) …….. onje (when) ……. odiso (where) ….. kamsahamnida (thank you) …… annyong (goodbye) …… saranghae (I love you) …….. … Continue reading

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Not That Witching Hour

      Just for fun, I googled Witching Hour to see what I would find on my blog’s namesake.  Here are some of the ‘after dark’ associations.   Firstly, the definition by Wiki explains that according to European folklore, it is the … Continue reading

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Different Dimension

  Space telescope image of the Helix Nebula ( taken from this link: NASA) Image credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Kate Su (Steward Obs, U. Arizona) et al.   I was trying out my new digicam the other day and randomly taking … Continue reading

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Improving My Pics

Pic of a sleeping Mew ( ISO 400 F/2.8 ) Taken with my new Canon Ixus 95 IS and reduced in size I just realised I’m an infant on digital photography techniques and have much to learn.  With my former Olympus, all I did was … Continue reading

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Junking Stuff

    Sometimes it can be a good thing to be without internet access, at least for a short while.  Occasionally, it might do us good to get disconnected and use the time to attend to other stuff. Since my Dell had been sent … Continue reading

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Kdrama Obsession

  My Girl, one of the best kdramas I’ve watched.  Totally hilarious, great sound track and fashion, and one of the best and most heart-wrenching crying scene at the airport …. and of course, there’s Lee Jun Ki.    You … Continue reading

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Spanish for beginners

    The other evening after class, I was at Tiong Bahru Plaza as usual to take a transfer bus back home after alighting from the MRT.  There were some stalls set up at the atrium and one of them was selling … Continue reading

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Annyong 안 녕

   I would like to pick up a new language, perhaps when my course is done.  I have not listened to many foreign languages but my current favourite is French and Spanish.  I don’t know why I particularly like them. maybe because of … Continue reading

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Sketches

                      Bae Yong Jun                                                             Song Seung Heon   Sketches I did of Bae Yong Jun and Song Seung Heon during one of my earlier kdrama craze.  Sorry BYJ, I made your face look fat and it didn’t look like you but thought … Continue reading

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