8/28(화) Transmigration of souls & Kimchi shows all

[Andy(이은택)~]

Transmigration of souls 

   There's a yoon-hoi(윤회) theory of Buddhism.  In English it's a transmigration of souls.
It means after people die they come back to the world as a human being or an animal.
If somebody keep on doing good (deeds) in this life , then he comes back to the next world as a human being. But the otherwise, he stuck as an animal, so better do nicer thing. ^^ 

1. Do you believe is there a circle of life called trans-migration? Why or why not?
2. What is your religion? If you dont practice regular religion like others, where do you place your faith? Then, what do you do?
3. Some argue that people with faith are happier then others. What do you think? Then, do you think a religion is a necessity for a happy life?
4. Regardless of your faith, what do you think about the after-life? Will be there one? If you belive trans-migration like the writer does, what animal or as a human, what gender or which country-men do you want to born to be?

Kimchi shows all  

  

Kimchi, Korea ‘s main sidedish, is being prepared.  /Korea Times File

Shin Jung-hee likes to cook for her husband and for herself, but she seldom has time to; the couple usually gets home from work very late. One night, she saw a kimchi advertisement on a TV shopping channel and ordered a few kilos of the dish. ``It was not bad at all,’’ the 29-year-old living in Seoul said about her Kimchi, a factory-made one she now buys regularly. ``Actually, it was better than I expected. I think I will let my child to have it too, if we have one.’’ It’s not only about kimchi. To fill their daily need for rice, fruits, vegetables, meat and fish and even soup and dumplings, more people now buy food using the Internet or TV shopping malls. It is a good year for online grocery stores, said Choi Jae-joon, spokesman for Gmarket. Sales of food items at Gmarket, the largest online shopping mall, have increased three-fold over the past 12 months, ``We sold about 10 billion won every quarter last year, but it’s about 300 billion won per quarter now,’’ Choi adds. Food was not a popular item for online shopping because of spoilage. Moreover, consumers were reluctant to buy food without tasting it first, especially while there is no guarantee of safety or quality. Choi said it was a logistical innovation that made both consumers and producers winners. The expansion of Internet infrastructure and home delivery services also played a big part. In most cases, items arrive at the consumers’ door on the same day they are ordered One thing that consumers do is to carefully reads others’ comments before deciding to shop, said Shin, who now enjoys buying tomatoes and rice, in addition to kimchi, on the Internet. ``When I first ordered kimchi, I picked the company from the top of the consumers’ favorite list,’’ she said. ``I was quite satisfied when I tasted it. Of course, it’s not like home-made kimchi, but it is the best you can get if you don’t make it yourself.’’

1. Have you ordered or bought Kimchi from shop or over the internet? How was it?
2. Some argue that mass-produced aka factory-made prepared food like kimchi, dumpling and 불고기, only made people's taste addicted to a standarise and MSG-rich flavor and killing the tradition of family recipe. What do you think?
3. How often do you cook for yourself or family? When and what was it?
4. I do remember the times, when my folks got together and make dumpling or 떡국 for a whole day. Do you have any memory with food preparation with your folks? (If you are the eldest female among your sibling, my apology first^^)