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I think in English, I am pretty sure. But when the occasion fits, Korean can come to mind especially if there is no english idiomatic equivalent.
My problem is that what I know from one part of my brain that listens, has not been readily transferable to the part of my brain where speech is located. There are only a few neural pathways connecting them.
So, to speak Korean that my listening brain already knows, I have to physically translate first, rather than just say it.
How to engage the listening parts and speaking parts of my brain, to link them together, that's what I gotta get my brain to do, but who knows how to do that....
yes.. that is exactly what i mean.. because if you think in Korean, the speaking just comes.. but because you don't think in korean, you have to translate the words before they become korean..
that is what i suffer from when i speak Thai.. for the most part, i can understand what is being said, but i can't translate fast enough in my head to speak.. it actually becomes more complicated for me, cuz i think in English, then translate it to my language, then from my language to Thai.. for some reason, i can't translate english to thai..
yet, when i'm speaking my native language, it just rolls off tongue.. i can think in English and my language.. tho there are some words that don't exist in either.. but when i have to actually translate, i'm sweating bullets, even tho i'm fluent in both.. which makes no sense to me at all.. but the brain is weird.
I missed OT this weekend, since I was visiting the in-laws in the hot, humid mid-west...ugh...at least, the thunderstorms kept the mosquitos at bay.
But, yes, NY-LON screamed for a second season...but, alas, we just have to be contented with watching Stephen Moyer on True Blood. ;)
How did you watch the pilot of Being Human? It would be interesting to see the different actors.
@ Samsooki
I bet if you were immersed in Korean 24/7 for an extended period of time, you're speaking ability would skyrocket. Come to think of it...I could use some of that. :)
Even though I can think in Korean (mostly in banmal/informal speech), when I try to speak it (especially jondaemal/formal speech), something gets interrupted between my brain and my tongue, and I just can't speak the way I used to....and most of that has to do with practice. Since I don't speak Korean on a daily basis, I've gained the horrible American accent and find myself mumbling to cover the embarrassment.
Even worse, on the way back from the airport this past weekend, hubby got cravings for Korean food, so we stopped for dinner. For some strange reason, whenever the wait-staff interacted with us, it was in English (okay, hubby sticks out like a sore thumb, but usually, they at least speak to me in Korean). This is the first time that's happened. So, even after I'm sitting there looking at the local news/advertisements magazine-thingy, they still only spoke to me in English, even though I would answer in Korean (I admit, they were usually one or two-word answers, but still o_O)
[--> Tangent: I showed hubby the picture of the Hyun Bin-Song Hye Gyo article, and his only response was - "Man, she's really short." hahaha]
Back to the story...
To top it all off, at the end of dinner, they brought us green tea ice cream instead of shik-hye. WTF? The green tea ice cream is usually for the non-Koreans. When there's a mixed group, sometimes, they'll give you a choice. But it's ALWAYS shik-hye (sweet rice drink) for the Koreans.
Am I missing something???
Sorry for the long rant...
I hope you will read this as I am away this weekend and will return on Sunday evening. Probably will not have a chance to drop by the next Open Thread before then. Just leave me a short note so I will know I won't have to post this again on Sunday:
Being Human is easily found on YouTube managed to come up with both the pilot and all episodes typing in the title.
My problem with True Blood is that I like the books a lot more than the TV drama. The books have humour while the drama tends a bit more to sex and gore. I had to smile a bit when people were discussing Plum Blossom with Kim Rae Won stating that it had adult content. I could see what they meant when watching it but compared to True Blood???
MAJOR TRUE BLOOD SPOILER:
The other problem I have got with True Blood is that Sookie does split up with Bill in the books. I liked the character Erik which is her major love interest afterwards but the actor playing Erik in the drama does nothing for me. He is so far removed from everything I imagined Erik to look like.
So I am off for an experimental firing of pottery we have prepared this weekend. We will not work with regular glazing but with herbs, straw, manure (uugh, I will pack gloves), lavender, copper, salt and all other kinds of natural materials AND do the firing outside with real wood in an oven. And all of this will take place at a restored castle! The weather forecast is good (sunny and warm, but not to hot - we will have to work quite a bit), the group is really nice and I am 95 % decided to leave my laptop at home...
Did I mention that our group is preparing a pottery exhibition at a car dealership in a little town nearby? Well, the next steps are probably Paris, Rome and New York... Just wait for us art world!!! ;-)
Thanks for the info. I'll check out the pilot on Youtube.
Lol on the adult content of True Blood.
I haven't read the books, but I agree with you about Erik. How can Sookie end up with him? O_O
Did you know Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin are dating?
Oh, and good news for all Joss Whedon fans -
Dollhouse has been picked up for a second season, and this time, the studio execs won't be interfering with the show like they did in the first season. Woohoo! :D
Hi Javabeans you've posted a picture of Yoon on your recaps series so this means that you will officially recap Take Care of the Young Lady.
Just wondering if you will continue the recap on Hon or ask someone to do the recaps?
I find Hon very interesting since it will be my first Horror K-drama Series is this the correct description? Don't think that I'm demanding or anything if you decide not to recap its okay, I'll watch it anyway. It's just that I'm not Korean and any insight that you could provide with regards to the plot and character will be highly appreciated. Also scardy cat that I am it will prepare me in watching the series don't want to scream my head off and let my housemate believe that I'm being murdered.
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251 samsooki
August 19, 2009 at 7:34 AM
I think in English, I am pretty sure. But when the occasion fits, Korean can come to mind especially if there is no english idiomatic equivalent.
My problem is that what I know from one part of my brain that listens, has not been readily transferable to the part of my brain where speech is located. There are only a few neural pathways connecting them.
So, to speak Korean that my listening brain already knows, I have to physically translate first, rather than just say it.
How to engage the listening parts and speaking parts of my brain, to link them together, that's what I gotta get my brain to do, but who knows how to do that....
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252 lb_tmi
August 19, 2009 at 11:31 AM
yes.. that is exactly what i mean.. because if you think in Korean, the speaking just comes.. but because you don't think in korean, you have to translate the words before they become korean..
that is what i suffer from when i speak Thai.. for the most part, i can understand what is being said, but i can't translate fast enough in my head to speak.. it actually becomes more complicated for me, cuz i think in English, then translate it to my language, then from my language to Thai.. for some reason, i can't translate english to thai..
yet, when i'm speaking my native language, it just rolls off tongue.. i can think in English and my language.. tho there are some words that don't exist in either.. but when i have to actually translate, i'm sweating bullets, even tho i'm fluent in both.. which makes no sense to me at all.. but the brain is weird.
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253 hjkomo
August 19, 2009 at 7:17 PM
@ AnitaLotti
I missed OT this weekend, since I was visiting the in-laws in the hot, humid mid-west...ugh...at least, the thunderstorms kept the mosquitos at bay.
But, yes, NY-LON screamed for a second season...but, alas, we just have to be contented with watching Stephen Moyer on True Blood. ;)
How did you watch the pilot of Being Human? It would be interesting to see the different actors.
@ Samsooki
I bet if you were immersed in Korean 24/7 for an extended period of time, you're speaking ability would skyrocket. Come to think of it...I could use some of that. :)
Even though I can think in Korean (mostly in banmal/informal speech), when I try to speak it (especially jondaemal/formal speech), something gets interrupted between my brain and my tongue, and I just can't speak the way I used to....and most of that has to do with practice. Since I don't speak Korean on a daily basis, I've gained the horrible American accent and find myself mumbling to cover the embarrassment.
Even worse, on the way back from the airport this past weekend, hubby got cravings for Korean food, so we stopped for dinner. For some strange reason, whenever the wait-staff interacted with us, it was in English (okay, hubby sticks out like a sore thumb, but usually, they at least speak to me in Korean). This is the first time that's happened. So, even after I'm sitting there looking at the local news/advertisements magazine-thingy, they still only spoke to me in English, even though I would answer in Korean (I admit, they were usually one or two-word answers, but still o_O)
[--> Tangent: I showed hubby the picture of the Hyun Bin-Song Hye Gyo article, and his only response was - "Man, she's really short."
hahaha]
Back to the story...
To top it all off, at the end of dinner, they brought us green tea ice cream instead of shik-hye. WTF? The green tea ice cream is usually for the non-Koreans. When there's a mixed group, sometimes, they'll give you a choice. But it's ALWAYS shik-hye (sweet rice drink) for the Koreans.
Am I missing something???
Sorry for the long rant...
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254 anitalotti
August 20, 2009 at 4:54 PM
@hjkomo
I hope you will read this as I am away this weekend and will return on Sunday evening. Probably will not have a chance to drop by the next Open Thread before then. Just leave me a short note so I will know I won't have to post this again on Sunday:
Being Human is easily found on YouTube managed to come up with both the pilot and all episodes typing in the title.
My problem with True Blood is that I like the books a lot more than the TV drama. The books have humour while the drama tends a bit more to sex and gore. I had to smile a bit when people were discussing Plum Blossom with Kim Rae Won stating that it had adult content. I could see what they meant when watching it but compared to True Blood???
MAJOR TRUE BLOOD SPOILER:
The other problem I have got with True Blood is that Sookie does split up with Bill in the books. I liked the character Erik which is her major love interest afterwards but the actor playing Erik in the drama does nothing for me. He is so far removed from everything I imagined Erik to look like.
So I am off for an experimental firing of pottery we have prepared this weekend. We will not work with regular glazing but with herbs, straw, manure (uugh, I will pack gloves), lavender, copper, salt and all other kinds of natural materials AND do the firing outside with real wood in an oven. And all of this will take place at a restored castle! The weather forecast is good (sunny and warm, but not to hot - we will have to work quite a bit), the group is really nice and I am 95 % decided to leave my laptop at home...
Did I mention that our group is preparing a pottery exhibition at a car dealership in a little town nearby? Well, the next steps are probably Paris, Rome and New York... Just wait for us art world!!! ;-)
Bye and have a nice weekend !
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255 hjkomo
August 20, 2009 at 8:19 PM
@ AnitaLotti
Thanks for the info. I'll check out the pilot on Youtube.
Lol on the adult content of True Blood.
I haven't read the books, but I agree with you about Erik. How can Sookie end up with him? O_O
Did you know Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin are dating?
Oh, and good news for all Joss Whedon fans -
Dollhouse has been picked up for a second season, and this time, the studio execs won't be interfering with the show like they did in the first season. Woohoo! :D
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256 Ariel
August 22, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Hi Javabeans you've posted a picture of Yoon on your recaps series so this means that you will officially recap Take Care of the Young Lady.
Just wondering if you will continue the recap on Hon or ask someone to do the recaps?
I find Hon very interesting since it will be my first Horror K-drama Series is this the correct description? Don't think that I'm demanding or anything if you decide not to recap its okay, I'll watch it anyway. It's just that I'm not Korean and any insight that you could provide with regards to the plot and character will be highly appreciated. Also scardy cat that I am it will prepare me in watching the series don't want to scream my head off and let my housemate believe that I'm being murdered.
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257 waganawnskync
November 17, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Hi ,
Im new here and just wanted to stop by and say hi :)
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