한녕하세요.
서는
한극사람도 스웨덴 사람어요.
일곱명 사매들세요.
두명 남동생있어요.
여섯명 언니가들이세요..
스물다섯년있어요.
하고생이 없어요.
네명 보님들 있어요.
두명아버지아 도 두병 어머님아 이세요.
한마리 고영이있어요.
and of course many other Korean words that can be used to make up sentences... But I still don't know enough Korean words as I would like to... 한극어않일아어 없어요.
©Taste of Kimchi, Elle
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Friday, 30 March 2012
Thursday, 29 March 2012
Didn't Know
IU - Only I Didn't Know
내 방 에두층 에앞 층계 있.
어제시한극어 험하어요.
I had the oppertunity to once speak on the phone with dongseang and made me promise to learn Korean. I'm trying to, really I am but maybe they expect too much from me... or maybe I have to learn it because it's what's expected , and especially so if have found your Korean family and want to develop a deeper relationship... Yet I'm not sure.
© Taste of Kimchi, Elle
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Korean Feminism
Korea is a society where a lot of Koreans are devoted Christians (as in Catholicism) and a true Catholic doesn't have premarital sex or if they do they choose to marry it's usually because of unwanted pregnancy. Interestingly enough Korean teens these days say that they already have sexual experience.
Divorced Korean women who wants to remarry are more likely to choose a bachelor rather then a divorcée.
Korean women usually only work until their marriage then they're supposed too stay at home to take care of the household; raise their children and care for their husband.They may return to work once the children start school, and Korean families usually only have two children. They prefer one of each, a daughter and a son. That kind of life sounds pretty boring to me and I'm not likely to accept such a life so easily at least.
South Korean women are apparently more picky when it comes to choosing a husband, they prefer their prospective husband to have a good job with a nice salary while North Korean defector women seems to marry someone disregarding their salary or work.
© Taste of Kimchi, Elle
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Divorced Korean women who wants to remarry are more likely to choose a bachelor rather then a divorcée.
Korean women usually only work until their marriage then they're supposed too stay at home to take care of the household; raise their children and care for their husband.They may return to work once the children start school, and Korean families usually only have two children. They prefer one of each, a daughter and a son. That kind of life sounds pretty boring to me and I'm not likely to accept such a life so easily at least.
South Korean women are apparently more picky when it comes to choosing a husband, they prefer their prospective husband to have a good job with a nice salary while North Korean defector women seems to marry someone disregarding their salary or work.
© Taste of Kimchi, Elle
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Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Knock Out
Knock Out - GD and Top
내일시험아어요. 그리고 그래서 오일공부해요.
I just too think that it sometimes is a struggle to try to learn Korean, because I easily stop thinking that it's fun. I don't study Korean because it's fun, I study Korean because it's what's expected of me and if I don't do it my relationship with my Korean family might never improve... But I'm confident that I'll succeed this time around. 화이딩 ^^
I don't enjoy watching Korean dramas any longer, I think it's fine to watch them in Korea... but here, no. But sometimes I still listen to Korean music.
© Taste of Kimchi, Elle
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Monday, 26 March 2012
It Makes Sense
Years ago I was relinquished for inter country adoption, I was only two days old. At the most; not soon after, a couple in Sweden recieved information about a baby girl, that girl was me... they were asked if they would accept to become adoptive parents to that child. Naturally they agreed and it hadn't even gone two months until they recieved news about my arrival...
It was summer time and my prospective parents were about to leave on a camping trip, because it was their summer holidays... Instead they didn't go on a camping trip as planned they had to rush and buy all necessary things to prepare for my arrival.
My new parents raised me as if I was there own, I had nothing to complain about I know I was even spoiled especially as a young child... Maybe I still am at times... But even so my childhood was not easy, my teens was even worse . I never doubted for a second that my mum and dad loved me unconditionally, instead I doubted why my biological parents gave me up so easily.
I begun to think and talk about my first family when I was twelve and at mere 15 I decided it was time for me to try to relocate my birth parents and my older siblings, society however didn't understand but it didn't matter because my mum and dad supported me. At times they even seemed more anxious than I... I did recieve news that my mother and father still were alive and not only that they had been blessed with the longed for son. That news hurt quite a lot too be honest, this created an unexplained anger that I think I better can understand now...
I think it makes sense, 네, 아니요 ? I'm not saying that I'm angry at my Korean parents and not even my brother. Maybe I'm angry at the situation, not at any particular person...
More to come soon...
© Taste of Kimchi, Elle
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안녕하세요
It was summer time and my prospective parents were about to leave on a camping trip, because it was their summer holidays... Instead they didn't go on a camping trip as planned they had to rush and buy all necessary things to prepare for my arrival.
My new parents raised me as if I was there own, I had nothing to complain about I know I was even spoiled especially as a young child... Maybe I still am at times... But even so my childhood was not easy, my teens was even worse . I never doubted for a second that my mum and dad loved me unconditionally, instead I doubted why my biological parents gave me up so easily.
I begun to think and talk about my first family when I was twelve and at mere 15 I decided it was time for me to try to relocate my birth parents and my older siblings, society however didn't understand but it didn't matter because my mum and dad supported me. At times they even seemed more anxious than I... I did recieve news that my mother and father still were alive and not only that they had been blessed with the longed for son. That news hurt quite a lot too be honest, this created an unexplained anger that I think I better can understand now...
I think it makes sense, 네, 아니요 ? I'm not saying that I'm angry at my Korean parents and not even my brother. Maybe I'm angry at the situation, not at any particular person...
More to come soon...
© Taste of Kimchi, Elle
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안녕하세요
Sunday, 25 March 2012
일요일 삼월스무일
I havn't heard from any one of my family members for a long time, but's all right. I know they are busy, three of them are married and they are all working. And they work 6 days a week not 5 like in Europe. Also the week starts on Sundays not Mondays.
- 일요일
- 월요일
- 화요일
- 수요일
- 묵요일
- 금요일
- 토요일
© Taste of Kimchi, Elle
Saturday, 24 March 2012
Changes
It's a bit tricky with the Internet, free access is a good thing yet there's the insecurity of not knowing who get access to your information... A few days ago I learned about two people who had had their identities stolen; one had been put as a membor off different business boards while the other had their personal things shared on a company website and ultimately her good reputation was hurt.
Because my name is really unique I've decided to make another blog in my real name, my name could be rare and I may be the only one who has it.. in the entire world. And yeah, I did also get a new twitter account...
There may also come changes to blog as well, I guess you never can be too careful... The off change that my Korean family finds this blog and reads it still pretty slim, although they do know more English than ordinary Koreans. But that's always pros and cons about everything and if I hadn't had this vare rare name I can say for sure that I probably would prefer being anonymous online.
If you like the new address please send me an email at tasteofkimchi(at)gmail[dot]com ^^
© Taste of Kimchi, Elle
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Because my name is really unique I've decided to make another blog in my real name, my name could be rare and I may be the only one who has it.. in the entire world. And yeah, I did also get a new twitter account...
There may also come changes to blog as well, I guess you never can be too careful... The off change that my Korean family finds this blog and reads it still pretty slim, although they do know more English than ordinary Koreans. But that's always pros and cons about everything and if I hadn't had this vare rare name I can say for sure that I probably would prefer being anonymous online.
If you like the new address please send me an email at tasteofkimchi(at)gmail[dot]com ^^
© Taste of Kimchi, Elle
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Friday, 23 March 2012
Children's Needs or Parents Needs
Children's needs for parents should always be first priority over parents needs for children, or maybe adults needs for children to have parents...
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Thursday, 22 March 2012
Itaewon Freedom
Itaewon Freedom - J.Y Park
This song is really cool I think and it seems to be influenced by the 80s or something. And I've been to Itaewon many, many times. ^^
홍대를 신촌 학고 명동 한데세.
© Taste of Kimchi, Elle
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Small Rantings
눈이요해요.
홈없어요.
겨울 었어요.
I thought it ly don't had become spring by now, but guess not since it's been snowing since the weekend. So winter is back. I was thinking the other day that I really don't reflect over the fact that I'm not Swedish (my etnicity that is) , it's not like I ignore it or anything but I don't spend every minute of the day thinking about. Of course I know it, I see it and is reminded of it every time I look in the mirror, as well as every time I meet strangers , people I don't know, people that aren't familiar with me. I think it sort of is funny and sometimes annoying whenever I happen to meet an immigrant (someone who doesn't speak Swedish or hasn't been raised here).
And most people that may just have meet me assume I'm a Japanese person not a Korean and not even a Swede. 일본 사람 없어요. 한국 사람도 스웨덴 사남. 입양아 사람.
I wonder if there are anybody else that have encountered the same experience (maybe not on a daily basis or every day but more than once at least)....
© Elle, Taste of Kimchi
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홈없어요.
겨울 었어요.
I thought it ly don't had become spring by now, but guess not since it's been snowing since the weekend. So winter is back. I was thinking the other day that I really don't reflect over the fact that I'm not Swedish (my etnicity that is) , it's not like I ignore it or anything but I don't spend every minute of the day thinking about. Of course I know it, I see it and is reminded of it every time I look in the mirror, as well as every time I meet strangers , people I don't know, people that aren't familiar with me. I think it sort of is funny and sometimes annoying whenever I happen to meet an immigrant (someone who doesn't speak Swedish or hasn't been raised here).
And most people that may just have meet me assume I'm a Japanese person not a Korean and not even a Swede. 일본 사람 없어요. 한국 사람도 스웨덴 사남. 입양아 사람.
I wonder if there are anybody else that have encountered the same experience (maybe not on a daily basis or every day but more than once at least)....
© Elle, Taste of Kimchi
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