The trip to Parliament was so lol. For one of our tasks, we had to walk around Parliament Square and look at the statues and buildings, so we could fill in this sheet. Well, we started to do it but it was raining, so we all stopped. We ended up at the arcade, playing on the bumper cars. It was so awesome. Parliament was good, too. It’s really interesting inside. Although, I got the feeling that I’ve been there before. I’m not sure if I have, though.
Two of my language classes that I signed up to started. Mandarin is nice. It’s fairly easy for me, as I can read the characters. Pronouncing is so-so, I suppose. I’m not sure if my pronunciation is good, but I suppose once I get used to the tones, I’ll be more comfortable. I mean, I do speak a language that has 9 tones. XD Japanese is great. It’s really fun. It’s harder than Mandarin, as I’m not used to the grammar. I mean, I accidentally said that I was called called Jennie and was English.
Wonder Girls released their new song, called Nobody. I think I prefer the teaser version of the song, but the dance version is nice too. I really like the music video. Although, the toilet humour is a little…weird. They’re really pretty in it.
Kumi Koda’s TABOO is so awesome. I would link to a video, if Avex weren’t stamping out its existence on the Internet. She’s such a slut in it, though. XD I mean, she gets licked in places that I didn’t even know existed in parts of it. I wonder what the average Japanese think of the video. Men are probably vigorously masturbating to it.
Currently listening to: TABOO by 倖田來未, from the album TABOO.
I’m going to Newquay tomorrow for a weekend tomorrow. I’m not sure what we’ll be doing, but I hope it doesn’t consist of sitting around on a beach all day. If I wanted to do that, I’d have paid £12.50 to go to Brighton for the day instead. I looked at the forecast, and it said that it would rain on Sunday and Monday. I’d like to go to the Eden Project, but it’s fairly far away. I’ll probably walk there from Par station. It’s about an hour from Newquay on the train, and the walk is 3 miles. I’ll have to bring my comfortable shoes.
On Wednesday, I met up with Joe again. Shaun couldn’t come. I also met Joe’s friend Freddy who came from Norway. It was an awesome day. All we really did was walk around, but I showed them a few sights, and we walked most of the South Bank. I took them to Yo! Sushi (the novelty that is conveyer belt sushi). Joe wanted to try it out. Freddy had never tried sushi before, so he wanted to try it as well. He didn’t like it. D: I would have ordered more, but I didn’t really have a lot of money.
The KCC are holding Korean language sessions again, so I’m going to try sign up for them while I’m in Newquay. The whole process confuses me, but wish me luck~~ If I take them, I’ll be doing 4 language courses haha.
Currently listening to: 放開你的心 by 王力宏, from the album 心中的日月.
I attended a Korean language lecture at the Korean Cultural Centre today. It was about Korean honorifics and their usage in Korea. It was really interesting to see how the Korean society structure is so complex, and also how complicated it all is. The lecturer even said many Koreans don’t know how, or get wrong, honorifics which makes me feel a lot better, if and when I learn the language. It’s amusing how Koreans try so hard not to call each other by their names, but will strive to call them using a honorific instead. In English, we only really have one word for “you” which is…”you”. XD We did have both thou and you, thou being used for someone you’re close to, but that has fallen out of context. In Korean, there are many ways on saying “you”, depending on your age, gender or your position in society. Likewise in Vietamese, there are 7 ways to say “you”. In Chinese, we have 2 ways. Well, 3, if you count 爾, which I have never been seen used, apart from in words such as 威爾斯 and 北愛爾蘭, which actually are the names for Wales and Northern Ireland in Chinese. Even then, I don’t really think you can class them as true honorifics.
I started filling in my UCAS application and writing my personal statement. I never knew that it would so hard to write. So many things to consider and add, yet I only have a small space to write. I’m definitely going to put in that I attended the Korean lecture though. I think attending a lecture at 6:30pm on a Tuesday evening is a good way to convey that I really want to study Korean.
Currently listening to: 미워도 사랑하니까 by DAViCHi, from the album Vivid Summer Edition [AMARANTH (Repackage)].
I saw Mamma Mia! today. It was okay. The first half really irritated me, as the women in it were screaming for no real reason. Have you ever been to like, a food market or a fishmonger? There are usually people screaming “£1 FOR A BUNCH OF BANANAS.” The screaming was like that. I liked the second half though, as it was mainly just singing. Also, blasting classical music out of a car is so lolz. People stare at you when you walk past.
I got accepted into the Mandarin course! Yay. : D
Currently listening to: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Tori Amos, from the album Spark.
Yesterday was awesome. I and some of my friends organised a dinner party, where each person prepared one of the courses. I made the main course, which was paella. I was worried that it would go horribly wrong, as I made a little tester on Wednesday and it was pretty horrible. This time I added a few herbs and a few more ingredients, so I could impart a little more flavour into the dish, and just so it was filling. It turned out really great. There was hardly any left, as the family members who weren’t taking part in the dinner had some too. The starters was soup and croutons, which was really nice. We made the croutons ourselves with a little oregano and cheese. Danielle made stuffed peppers which was nice too.
College is nearly over. Yay!
Currently listening to: D.D.D. featuring Soulhead by 倖田來未, from the album BEST ~second session~.
