정모주제 9.4 Friday skip lunch & Miss Jang

[kuma.두홍]

Skip lunch for self-improvemnet http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/09/01/2009090100197.html

Many young office workers use their lunch break to do something productive for themselves, mainly because overtime, after-hours meetings with colleagues and housework mean they rarely find time otherwise and long working days make it difficult to get up earlier. In a recent poll by the Chosun Ilbo of 210 employees in their 20s and 30s at Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor and SK Telecom, 15.7 percent replied they spend their lunch break on some kind of self-improvement. They either have a quick lunch or skip it completely. Some 65.8 percent said overtime and quasi-obligatory socializing with colleagues make it difficult to do something at night on a regular basis, while 24.3 percent said it is difficult to get up early in the morning. Some 4.8 percent said they like to use their spare time meaningfully somehow. Some 69.6 percent of respondents said they had tried to fit in self-improvement activities either early in the morning or at night but gave up in the last six months. The most popular activities were working out at gym (66.7 percent), learning a foreign language (30.3 percent), and studying for a professional license (3 percent). Choi Set-byol, a sociology professor at Ewha Womans University, commented, “Even a few years ago, it was almost the norm for salaried workers to have lunch with their boss or colleagues. But young people are giving up on socializing and devote themselves to what they like to do. It shows that individualism, which puts the priority on a person’s own ability and taste, has entered the mainstream of Korean culture.”

1.  Are you satisfied with your work or whatever you do for your career? What do you do?

2.  How did you start your work? Was it your choice and dream job or were you pushed to do it by your parents or society?

3.  What do you think about the article and which point do you sympathize with?

4.  Have you ever quit or felt to quit your job? What happened and how did you manage it?

5.  Do you think a marriage is a death ground for your career, study and friendship or can a marriage boost your career, push you study hard and start new relationship?

We miss U Jang http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/09/02/2009090200467.html

    The actress Jang Jin-young died at the St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul at 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. She was 37. Jang had been diagnosed with stomach cancer in September 2008 and courageously battled the illness, receiving medical treatment in the United States and seeking help from traditional acupuncture and oriental medicine. Jang has been hospitalized in Seoul since her condition worsened recently. Doctors reportedly gave her morphine and other drugs to relieve the pain. Jang was seen at a concert in May, when her condition temporarily improved, and announced that she had a boyfriend after coming back from the U.S. But her health began to deteriorate in August and she was hospitalized again. It is then when she learned the cancer had spread to all over her body and recovery was impossible. Born in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Jang made her debut after winning a regional division of the 1993 Miss Korea beauty pageant. She mainly worked as a model in her early career, and began moving toward TV soap operas and sitcoms in 1997. Her film debut came in 1999 with "Ghost in Love," and became prolific with a series of movies such as "The Foul King (2000)," "Sorum (2001)," "The Scent of Love (2003)," "Singles (2003)," and "Blue Swallow (2005)". She won many film awards during her career, including the prestigious Blue Dragon Film Awards for best leading actress for her performance in "Sorum" and "Between Love and Hate (2006)." She was also very active as an advertising model. Jang returned to TV after long absence with SBS TV drama "Lobbyist" in October 2007. It was to be her last work.

1.  Did you like the late Jang? What do you think about the late Jang's secret marriage & prematured death at age of 36?

2.  If you are suddenly diagnosed as terminally-ill and sentensed 3 months to live, what do you want to do? or

3.  If you find out your family or close friends is about to die, what will you do?

4.  If you can tell your fate, will you work hard to reach for your potencial or let the fate take it's course and just take it as it is?

5.  The late Jang is regarded as 'female's actoress' who are prefered mainly by females. Do you know anyone actress who are prefered by females? 

[donald동하]

올 보름인데 달이 다안 찬 기운이... ㅋ 언제나 도날드(연참석 98회...) 또한 동성로 주민_ 화담 사장님의 흐뭇하실 미소... 파이팅!!! 어기영차^^ 하~! / 오늘같은 하늘밤엔 귀뚤이 소리에 참` 별이 많케도 보입니다.만,,, 그렇게도 아름다운 이 계절입니다. 부디 편히 오십시요.^^ 언제나 그 누구도 아닌 당신이 오셔 좋습니다. 행복입니다. 웰꼼 알쬬!!!ㅋ 정참~~ ^^****************************************************************

[siron.영일]

Oh~~ I really want to talk about first topic, but I am not sure I can make it on time. Both of them are really interesting but I prefer first... So, I try to attend on time. C U, tomorrow..

[Jiny(명진)]

지참 할 것 같아요~

[Ellie동미]

i'll be there on time..

[thana7찬화]

지참입니다~ ^^;

[맥스_철수]

참석 예정입니다. 늘 정시에 참석하려 했으나 자주 늦었습니다. 아마 내일고 좀 늦을 가능성이... -- 가지 못하게 되었네요. 가고팠는데...

[kuma.두홍]

of course bro~~ C u there no matter what time!

[Achilles(희수)]

밥 얻어 먹으러 지참 할께요~~ 미국에서 혼인 신고~ 너무 감동적이라는..ㅜㅜ

[Min(Min)]

저도 참석하고 싶군요... ㅠㅠ 타픽도 좋은데 다른 일이 있어서... 패스~~~*

[kuma.두홍]

too bad..... c u next time!

[Han(한동)]

화담에서 뵙죠.

[Bo.보람]

저도 화담에서 뵙죠ㅋㅋ

[kuma.두홍]

glad to have U here~~ C u at the meeting eh??

[Olivia 다미]

지참할게요^^

[Teddy.두희]

지참하겠습니다~ ^^

[kuma.두홍]

many congrats for full-fleadged membership^^ go for it!

[david [경욱]]

지참합니다.

[ultra(민권)]

토픽 쌩큐~ 지참합니다~

[nikgu(임익기)]

지각참석합니다.

[Bill(최경규)]

참석합니다.

[Leif유경]

첨으로 참석하려고 합니다

[kuma.두홍]

welcome here and hope you will enjoy it!! C ya!

[kuma.두홍]

be there~~ C u all peole^^;

[NICK(서원익)]

참석합니다.

[Can(명구)]

모처럼...참석합니다.... 언제 참석했는지 기억도 안나네요...

[selena(은지)]

저도 정참~

[Alice(송지예)]

처음 정참합니다 ^^

[nick.경환]

지참합니다.~

[Kelly.곽미란]

오늘은 늦어도 참석하겠습니다. 꼭..

[siron.영일]

왜?

[Kelly.곽미란]

오늘은 늦어도 참석하겠습니다. 꼭..

[Jenny(미진)]

참석해요