How do I learn Korean?

My advice: Learn something that perks your interest.

1. Learn from Korean lyrics
This might not be the most effective but I am drawn everytime to learn the hangul, correct pronunciation and abstract meaning behind the lyrics. It's so satisfying when you can write the hangul correctly and pronounce properly.

I love korean songs. Korean are so creative especially on the hip-hop side. Yeah..I'm pretty bias when it comes to G-Dragon hehe. He's one creative freak! How could I not notice?

I initially start with slow songs like Lee Seung Chul's song. I know it's soapy but I could sing slowly and attempting at number 1 noraebang spot. Miehehe..


Source of lyrics - JpopAsia


2. Learn from Youtube

KoreanClass101.com - I could not stress enough of how helpful this website is. Their youtube classes rocks!


3. Increase your vocabulary

I found this website 6,000 common word in Korean from Korean diva. The site structures the vocabulary in very user friendly method. You won't find it difficult at all.


4. Other websites

- Sogang University Korean notes
I have received decent reviews on Sogang University's teaching method and how the students able to speak in the shortest time. Warning: I am not promoting Sogang University exclusively. However, If given the opportunity I want to continue my study here.

5. Get a korean friend in your country

I have a korean friend in Kuala Lumpur whom I meet regularly. She will check my pronunciation from time to time. Her most precious advice is I might not be able to practise much if I stay in the city cause the Korean want to practise their English. I will go to the rural by doing WWOOF though.

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Hell Fire Pass Memorial Museum : Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Hellfire Pass is 500 meters long and 26 meters deep of rocks that were dug by prisoners of war designed to rail death to continue his journey from Bangkok to Rangoon. Soldiers were forced to remove the stone using nothing more than picks, hammers and bare hands. At the 1000 Australian and British soldiers, who have 12 weeks clear-cut Mountain, died 700th Hellfire Pass Memorial and Memorial Museum was established to commemorate the fallen. The monument consists of a route where visitors to the old railway line into the jungle and the museum. Museum contains pictures and tools, along with the video shows the exhibition documents the event. Like other places on this track, a monument and a museum of very mobile locations. If you are connected over the connection to events that were imprisoned here, or in any other way can be very painful experience. This site has special significance for Australians. Australia-Thai Chamber of Commerce (http://www.dva.gov.au/commem/oawg/thailand.htm) supports the museum. Four hundred Australian prisoners began working in the Hellfire Pass on Anzac Day in 1943 and instead plays an important role in the annual Anzac event in Thailand.

How to get there: There are indeed many orgainsed trips to the Hell Fire memorial and museum are available from Kanchanaburi. For those who want to get there alone, the museum is located on land owned by the Thai army. To get a bus running from Kanchanaburi to Thong Pha Phum pass instead.

The Hell Fire memorial museum is open every day, and there is no entry fee (though donations are suggested).

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Mueang Sing historical park : Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Mueang Sing is a historical park in the Sai Yok district, Kanchanaburi province, Thailand. The remains of two Khmer temples date to the 13th and 14th century. It was declared a historical park in 1987.

Built in the Bayon style, the temple relates to the Khmer kingdom in the reign of King Jayavarman VII (1180 to 1219). A stone inscription of Prince Vira Kumara praising his father, 23 cities are named. One of these cities was named Srichaiya Singhapura, which some scholars identify with Mueang Sing.

The name Mueang Sing first showed in the chronicles of the reign of King Rama I (1782-1809), when it was a fortified town protecting the town Kanchanaburi. In the reform of provincial administration at the end of the 19th century its status was reduced from Mueang to Tambon (commune).

Four monuments are existing inside the area of 736,000 m² enclosed by a laterite wall. The southern wall winds along the Khwae Noi river course, while the other three sides are quadratic. The main monument is in the center of the area, northwest of this is are the foundations of a second temple building. The other two monuments are of much smaller scale.

Source: Wikipedia

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Confirmed placement by WWOOF Korea

I just received a confirmation email from Jade (WWOOF Korea). She has booked my placement at this 4 places. Thank you so much Jade!

1. Green University at Hamyang - gun - 5th until 16th October

I hope I can learn a lot from this farm as they specialize in biotechnology living, green living and natural medicine.

2. Onsum farm at Jeollanam- do - 19th until 30th October

They grow wild medicinal herbs.

3. Young-I Farm at Gwangcheon - 8th - 20th November

They grow apples, peaches and grapes.

4. Sanmaeul Poongkyeong at Gangwon-do- 1st til 20th December

A cultural center where I hope I could do a lot of cultural exchanges between Malaysia and South Korea. Yeahoo!! Care for snowboarding in December??

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