My respected president, "Roh Moo-hyun"

조선 건국이래로 600년 동안 우리는 권력에 맞서서 권력을 한번도 바꿔보지 못했습니다.
Since its founding 600 years of Chosun dynasty, we’ve never been against and reversed the power.

비록 그것이 정의라 할지라도, 비록 그것이 진리라 할지라도 권력이 싫어하는 말을 했던 사람은, 또는 진리를 내세워서 권력에 저항했던 사람은 전부 죽임을 당했다, 그 자손들까지 멸문지화를 당했다,패가 망신했습니다.
The people, who has advised what the authorities hate or has been against as in Truth, have been killed by the authorities and their descendants also have been killed, no matter what is Truth or Justice.

600년 동안 한국에서 부귀영화를 누리고자 하는 사람은 모두 권력에 줄을 서서 손바닥을 비비고 머리를 조아려야 했다 이거에요.
For 600 years, people, who wanted to have rich and noble, has submitted to the illogicality and made a stand to the authorities.

그저 밥이나 먹고 살고 싶으면 세상에서 어떤 부정 저질러려도 어떤 불의가 눈앞에서 벌어지고 있어도 강자가 부당하게 약자를 짓밟고 있어도 모른척하고 고개 숙이고 외면했다.
The people, who just wanted to make a living, have had to turn his face away from the illogicality.

눈감고 귀를 막고 비굴한 삶을 사는 사람만이 목숨을 부지하면서 밥이나 먹고살수 있었던 우리 600년의 역사.
Our 600 years of history. Only coward people could have made a living.

제 어머니가 제게 남겨주었던 제 가훈은...
My mother said to me,

"야 이놈아 모난돌이 정맞는다, 계란으로 바위치기다. 바람부는대로 물결치는데로 눈치보며 살아라"
“Sun, a tall tree catches much wind. Don’t fight for Justice. Just live as it is.”

80년대 시위하다가 감옥 간 우리의 정의롭고 혈기 넘치는 우리 젊은 아이들에게 그 어머니들이 간곡히 간곡히 타일렀던 그들의 가훈 역시 "야이놈아 계란으로 바위치기다. 그만 둬라. 너는 뒤로 빠져라."

이 비겁한 교훈을 가르쳐야 했던 우리 600년의 역사, 이 역사를 청산해야 합니다.
This was a cowardly lesson to teach our 600 years of history. We have to straighten this.


권력에 맞서서 당당 하게 권력을 한번 쟁취하는 우리의 역사가 이루어져야 만이 이제 비로소 우리의 젊은이들이 떳떳하게 정의를 이야기할 수 있고 떳떳하게 불의에 맞설 수 있는 새로운 역사를 만들어낼 수 있습니다.
Because we need to create a new history that our young people can talk about Justice and be against to the injustice in an honorable way, we have to be against illogical power.

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This speech is taken when he was elected South Korean presidential election, 2002.

I tried to translate this speech, I did my best as well, I'm not sure this make sense. :)

Karen Aoki - I've got a crush on you

Oh, this is really good. I've got crazy on you, Karen Aoki.

Moblin - Open Source Project for Mobile Devices

A cool syntax in ActionScript 3.0

I found out a simple and quite cool syntax in ActionScript 3.0
Thas is called 'as' syntax.
It helps type casting operation easily. Let's take a look at this.

var Hojin:String = String(xxx);
// xxx must be an object which seems like String, but no explicit type
// notation as String.

This example is common way to cast type of object. And it's widely spread in other languages like c, c++, etc - I don't have enough experience to develop with other languages except c,c++. so I don't know much about java, c#, etc. these languages might also use normal type casting.

But! ActionScript 3.0 has a incredible way to do that.

var Hojin:String = xxx as String;

There we go~. Isn't that clear? :)

Flex

I'm using Flex RIA framework for developing a website, called CAmEO. It's quite experimental approach to me and samsung, I guess. Because, they demanded JSF(Java Server Faces) technology for this project. But I couldn't agree with them when I first got this demand. The reason was they wanted very interactive site, but they wanted not propered disinteractive technology.

So, I had studied for a week before next meeting. And I found out RIA frameworks, like Flex or Silverlight. And I thought Flex is best for this project. And They gave me an agreement.

I've been developing with Flex for about two months.

These sites are some cool references.
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/index.html
http://www.degrafa.com/
http://www.flexibleexperiments.com/

Suwon Samsung Software Membership

System LSI Division

I had a chance to visit System LSI Division, Semiconductor Business, Samsung Electronics, a few days ago. 

Because of last project, which I did before an year ago with Computer Science lab, I got a contact from System LSI Division. Actually, it's a little weird situation. I did that project with Computer Science lab but I got a contact from other part, System LSI. 

Anyway, I told him, who works at System LSI Division, that I'll go there and help him. Because I'd have liked to get a looking over SLSI Division and Gi-Heung factory of Samsung electronics. 

When I had reached to understand the problem, I realized that it's pretty easy. So I solved that easily, and I had a chance to hear a lot about SLSI Division during the lunch time. 

As a computer engineer, he told me that if I dicided to work at there, I could learn lots of things related system software. furthermore, there are part of study about distributed computing technology which I have interested in these days. 

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To help you to understand, I got a something to tell. I'm not a employee of Samsung Electronics yet. I'm just a student. But why I can work with Samsung Electonics is that I'm a member of SSM(Samsung Software Membership). So I can work with employees of Samsung Electronics. It's kind of Internship, but different. After I graduate, and if I wanted, I can work at Samsung Electronics.

Herring Cove

It's a quite small fishing village located near Halifax. Maybe it's part of Halifax. Anyway, when I visit this small town with Liz and her host mom and her friends, I was so impressed it's beuty. But I couldn't take picture, cause Sun was almost set.

I thought I'll have been here before living Canada. And I did it.

It's a cloudy day after the snow, but I don't have any chance to choice another day. And it must be a God's fortune. When I arrived Herring Cove, the cloud was gone perfectly. Only some piece of clouds which make the scenary as fantastic.

Head Frist Java

Received a book ordered last week. Name is...'Head First Java'. It's really really famous for people who learn Java language.

I like enterprise related programing things. Like a CORBA, EJB, etc. I haven't learned yet, but I'm interested in that. Why am I so interested that kind of things? It might be related what I did when I worked in tri-d communications. I programmed game server. The game was not a usual type of game. It has two totally different features. One thing is that it is chatting site. And the other thing is that is mmorpg game.

It sounds like so easy. Yes, that's not a big deal. Just build it. But the problem is number of connections. When our game just started, there are not huge number of users. So, we don't need to use over than one server machine. It's enough for such a small traffics. But time went by, our users are increased, and....Traffics were also increased in dramatically.

We have to do something for that problems. Server was dying frequently.

The solution was 'distribution'. Distributed Systems were the only solution at that time. If our game was just MMORPG without chatting things, We didn't need that solution. Because user can choose their favorite server when they log in our system. That is usual scenery of the MMORPG. But we couldn't. We had to hire that user can choose their login server. Because their ages are just 6-12. (사실 이 부분은 내가 한것이 아니라 선임자들이 해 놓은 부분임. 단지 이 표현들을 연습해 보고 싶었음. ㅋ)

So, we have to use distributed concept. And that was so successful. Oh yes. the story is going so different road. OK. I'll stop it.

So, I'm interested in such a huge traffic situation. That interesting drive me into a Enterprise Development Things, EJB, CORBA, DCOM, etc.

It's so long story, but the point is that I'm reading a book named 'Head First Java'. It's written in English. That gives me one more chance that is practicing English. I can learn Java language and English. It's kind of awesome decision. And fortunately, Head Frist seriese are so famous at their writing sytle. They choose really easy and fun words and expressions. It's perfect to study English. haha.

A Yacht Club

On the road to the my host house, there were a yacht club. It's located on the tail of the southwestarm, the name of small bay of the Halifax. Every morning walked throw this club, I saw such a awesome scenery. I'd have liked to take a picture of that scenery. I had walked with my big camera for 2 months. And finally, I took that!

Like a Half Moon

At the 'Jost Winery', During the social activity of the ILI. It's quite famous Nova Scotia winery. Even there taste is sucks, Their winery si such a fancy and beauty. The light reflected by the window was actually not the moon. It's just normal light of the inside.

LEEUM, the Samsung Museum of Art

LEEUM, Samsung Museum of Art

I've been LEEUM last Saturday to watch special exhibition that called "Void in Korean Art 한국미술 여백의 발견 韓國美術 餘白의 發見".

It's my first time to visit the Leeum Museum. It is located in Hannam-dong, which is most richist part of Korea, especially near the mansion of the Lee Gunhee who is owner of the Samsung now. Because this museum is founded by Lee family.

Entrance of the Leeum

So, anyway. I've been there. Alone. I had a appointment at 7:00 pm. And I had a too many time before that appointment. Actually, that appointment is blind-date. I was supposed to meet her at 7:00 pm in Kangnam which is one of the famous places of young people. So, I didn't want to just wait until 7:00 pm.

In the Leeum

The first impression of the Leeum was like a 'modern' something. I felt like...I would be such a bourjeur. There are much more people what I expected. And the exhibition was really meaningful to me. I have been thinking about what Korean is since I had finished studying English in Canada. the Korean incluses people, music, art, philosophy, and language. I'd like to find the unique things in Korea. Much of things what I definetly believed as Korean were not Korean things. Something was Japanese origin, especially snacks or music and something was Chinese origin. my name is also made by Chinese characters.

After

여백(餘白/Void) is totally different philosophy to western philosophy. I think East Asian artist have that features - even I have no idea about China and Japan traditional art but It might be similar. Because void is originally come from 도가(道家/Taoist). And Korean artists have strong respect of the Void. It is called "여백미(餘白美/Beauty of the Void)".

Outdoor exhibition of the Leeum

I found out that when I take a landscape photos, I tried to make some part just leave as void. OK. Let's take a look at below photo. The main subject is located right-up part of the photo, the tower. And the other part is almost dark, void. I like this kind of photos.

Sunrise, the beginning place of Northwestarm.

It must be caused where I am. I am Korean. I've been here Korea for 26 years. And I am facing to lots of Korean things even Korea is globalized a lot. There are no change that I am Korean. Korea is still Korea.

My First Semester of 2008

I've submitted application of the classes of my next semester. It might be thought like "What the hell with the Computer Engineering?" cause, I have only one class which is related Computer Engineering.



The only class related Computer Engineering is "Embedded Software" which I have never studied before. And last ones are like, "Practice of English", "Reading and Listening of English", "Conversation English", "Principle of Economics 1", "The Korean Society's now and problem", and "Calculus 2"

I didn't mean that result. I wanted to study my major more. But I already studied almost of the my major until I was just junior.

The Maple Tree

The maple tree which is used for the maple syrup. I know Canadian love maple syrup. That tree is the tree what maple syrup come from. I took that picture when I visited maple tree museum at somewhere in the Nova Scotia.

The Second Cup

The Second Cup, one of the most my favorite cafe at the Halifax. I used to enjoy americano at there. And their americano was something different. I forget the name of that americano - that has special name -, alreay. But, I do remember that's flavor. It was really really nice.

The Moving Star

When I came to the Christmas Parade of Halifax

It's taken a really long time to publish new post

Yes, I know. I've been doing lots of things these days.

First, I left Halifax.
Second, I had traveled London and Paris.
Third, I have arrived my sweet country, Korea.
Fourth, I had done winter semester in my university.
And, I had to be familiar with software membership life.

1.
Finally, I left Halifax. I had studied English in there. And I HAD SPENT ALL OF MY MONEY. I'm almost going to the bankrupt. T.T

2.
I went London and Paris. There are only one reason. I didn't get USA tour visa. I wanted to visit N.Y. But I had no choice. So, I decided to go London, England, which is the hometown of the USA and Canada. And I decided to go Paris, France, which is the most romantic city in the world.

3.
I arrived Korea, 29th, December. It's quiet interesting senery to me. Everything in Korea comes to interesting to me. Anyway, I love my country. There are no place better than my sweet home.

4.
I had to join winter semester. I started 31th, Dec. Wow, I just arrived Korea, I didn't even get familiar with time-difference. I was still feeling jet lack. It's tough to me. But, I did it. Just before 4 days ago.

5.
I had to be getting familiar with new membership life. There are lots of new members. Cause SSM select new members in each semester. I left SSM before lest fall semester, so I didn't see new members. I decided to move in the SSM - there are some place to sleeping, washing, and eating. And additional, I could save almost 500 bucks in each month. haha.

Now, I'm gonna upload some my travel photos.
Not this time, but as soon as possible. I'm gonna do that.
You can expect that.