news 17

I have heard a good question from an old guy

Q. If you can only be a tree or a bird, what would you rather be?
Old Guy. When I was young, I wanted to be a bird to fly around and feel free from anything. But now as being old, I would rather be a tree. The tree can only stand in one place but can become something as time goes on, but birds would die quickly.
Me. I want to rather be a bird even if its life cycle is not long. Becoming tree, I wouldn't have a chance to see what the world is like. If I were a bird I would be more satisfied that I explored the world better than tree.

news 16

Songs I downloded..

-jason derulo She flys me away
-T pain Drop it
-Jay sean sean paul do youFrancisco - Dip Out Of The Club
-Craig David feat. Francisco, casely - Ayo Technology remix
-Francisco feat. Jim Jones - We Fly High (RemiX).mp3
-Rumors- Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson & Jay-Z

news 15

Another week of the school has started...Sigh... I have spent the whole summer in Korea and I couldn't wait to come back to Michigan; away from mom and dad. It is because I have already spent eight years only with my brother. Eight years is too much without parents. Now I am more comfortable without them. It is really sad to think so, but it is true.

news 14

I went to this new church today. It has been almost 5 years since I stopped going to church. I really didn't like it, though. I used to be a really sacred believer. I was sure about the hidden silhouette of the God. The reason i stopped going was that I didn't really like the belief of a superior being knows about my secret thoughts and behaviors.

news 13

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/world/asia/27military.html

Plan to Boost Afghan Forces Splits Obama Advisers

As President Obama weighs sending more troops to Afghanistan, one of the most consequential decisions of his presidency, he has discovered that the military is not monolithic in support of the plan and that some of the civilian advisers he respects most have deep reservations.

news 12

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/autos/0909/gallery.iacocca_mustang/index.html

New mustang came out. Unlike other asians, I feel extremely attracted by American cars, specially mustang. Challenger, Camaro, Mustang are my favorite cars and they all have similar atmosphere if you look close to them. Now, I get ride from Daniel to the class. My parents are not in budget of buying a car for me. So, I have to bare with that. I mean, it is exciting news for me though, still. Better design would lead me to purchase the car in very closer future.

news 11

Last day of school for this week. I am very excited about tonight's plan. We are going Karaoke tonight with few of my friends. We all are asians..so we Karaoke a lot. It is funny how I get very energetic at 11 even though I go through 2, 3 studio classes on thursday. Thursday is another friday for me, if you know what I mean. It is the night just before weekends. 

News 10

http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/brand_transcript_090923.html

It is the transcript of interview of Alton Brand. 

News 9

This is the image I found while I was looking for a news to write here. But the reason to put the image here is different from how I tended to; I thought the photography is very strong image and composition going on. Dead fishes and the ocean are well balanced and kind of bordered by the people. The big fish in the middle gets the whole center of attention among the elements in the image. I thought this was pretty interesting image.

news8

http://www.alz.org/news_and_events_17691.asp

Celebrities vie for “Who Wears Purple Best?” title to raise awareness of new global prevalence on World Alzheimer’s Day Today, on World Alzheimer’s Day, new data released estimates 35 million people worldwide – a 10% increase over 2005 – are living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, highlighting the urgent need for action and response.

news 7

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article6841435.ece

"China will throw down the gauntlet to western economies and businesses on climate change when it unveils its own emissions-trading scheme this week.........If China installs a scheme to cap the emissions of its industries, it would create huge demand for new environmental projects, significantly increasing the value of the market. "

news 6

It was a such great game. I am not into football at all because I think a football game takes too much time on other than football. I usually get bored between few long breaks that a football game has. However, I enjoyed today's game. I watched in on TV. Last week's game against Notre Dame was also big fun game. Disregarding who won and lost, the tension the games gave to me was high and exciting. 

news 5

I have no class today. I've slept for whole morning and been resting for rest of the day. It is good for me to have three holidays in each week. I need enough time to think over what I have to do, What I am going to do, and all. Also, everybody loves friday. Friday always leads me outside and enjoy the night of the day. Today, I have a plan to go to Chris's birthday party. Most of my other friends are aware of it, too. But, the thing is that I don't really like places where so many people are crowded. I like quiet and pacific place like my house. Hmm.. I planning to get back to my place very quickly; I don't think I am going to stay there long. 

Animation

1.     Explain how, using animation, you were able to create “magic”.

- It started with still moment of images and then became a movie. Also, I made my character to come out from the white board and walk in real life. 

2.     Explain what story you wish to tell and how you would like a viewer to feel when looking at your animation.

- Well, I put a theme in this animation, which is that there is always bigger world than everybody thinks. So, I want people to be always diligent, hardworking, and never get satisfied with immediate surroundings. 

3.     Explain the choice of sound to accentuate the visuals.

- I chose sound effects only according to the animation. There is no music except for ending the story. I focused the sound only to support to make viewers to understand what is going on in the video. 

3 different moments of time

1.     Explain how you created 3 different moments in time and how your subject matter allows you to depict time change.

- I asked my friend to take consecutive photography of my movements that I am jumping into the sofa. My friend had kept pressing the shutter of the camera, capturing my movements from the wall to the sofa in 7 different moments of time.

I, as a subject matter of the image, am shown to be depicted in 7 different positions that I have gone through to get to the sofa.  

2.     Explain what you would like a viewer to understand and feel when looking at your image.

- Blurred myself in my movements that are occurred between the start and the end is emphasizing the quickness and shortage of time. It had happened within very few seconds.

3.     Explain your choice of media and how it best conveys your concept.

- Photography would be the most interesting and powerful to show several different times of moments. Photography provides the realistic feeling while also providing unrealistic feeling of catching several times of fast movement.

news 4

My roommate, Daniel, is buying a new car. We went BMW and Audi dealer shop in this morning. I felt jealous and envy at the same time. I felt jealous, of course, because he is getting a new car. I felt just envy because most of my classes are the same as what he is taking, so I think I get to ride the car, too. Well, he hasn't decided which car he is going buy. The packages added on to the car price had frightened him and he doesn't want to cancelt the packages. Well, I am tired. I was up until 3 o'clock in this morning. 

news 3

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/13/france.kiss/index.html

Every culture has different ways of greeting. French people putting a certain value on kissing. Just like we shake our hands when we meet, they kiss on their hands or peck cheek to cheek, which is called "la bise." "Some observers even joke that before the french could ever give up such social graces, pigs would fly."

However, the swine flu has come out. Any physical contact can result one more swine flu patient. Over the world, 2800 deaths has occurred, according to the World Health Organization.

news 2

Well, I moved to apartment complex near stadium named "Lake Villge". It's pretty far from the central campus so I have to take bus to central and then transfer to M-bus toward north campus, again. I have to leave my room at least one hour before the class. It is not an easy task for myself who have fallen in love with morning sleep for over 19 years. However, I have to be different from last year when I spent more time on outside social activities like party-ing. Cheer up John!!

world news 1

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/14/ebooks.ereaders/index.html

Eletronic books' (ebooks) use is spreading widely. The comfortness of its usage such as "the easy on the eyes organic light emitting diode (OLED) screens" and e-reader's search function attracts e-readers. The growth of the technology will result further e-book reading which is e-readers highly expect.