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Hwang Soo_jan

I will always love my beloved Hwang Jang Lee

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I'm a mature student at Sheffield University, UK doing Korean studies. During the holidays I go back to my home in Grantown-on-Spey in the Scottish Highlands to be with my children. My profile says I am single but I think 'separated' is a bit more accurate. I've been fascinated, obsessed, enthusiastic and in love with Korea for about 4 years now. I nearly made it to Korea in 2005 but things didn't quite work out. Thankfully, my university studies included a year in Korea at the Korean Language Institute at Yonsei University in Seoul. September 2006 I arrived in Seoul and I've spent an incredible 11 months here. I'm going back to the UK in a few days time. I'm feeling very sad about leaving but I'm so happy I was able to meet Hwang Jung Lee!!!

My son, Donald, is in a band on Myspace! Check it out!!

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Well, of course, my main interest is Korea! Haaaaa!! I also like music, food and watching films. Not a very sporty person but I do enjoy swimming and walking. I also like Tai Ch'i and Taekwon-Do (ITF TKD).

This is Hwang Jang Lee. Most people in Korea do not know who he is and yet he is Korean!

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I'd like to meet:

Other people interested in East Asia and Korea. I would also like to get to know Korean people (both male and female) for language exchange and friendship. Not sure what Korean men will make of me. For a start, I'm probably the oldest one here at Myspace but if any of you lovely Korean guys can handle an older woman then I would like to get to know you.
ALL THE MUSICIANS, BANDS AND GROUPS ON MY FRIENDS LIST I HAVE CHOSEN MYSELF AND THEY HAVE KINDLY ACCEPTED MY FRIENDSHIP. ALL OTHER MUSICIANS/BANDS/GROUPS/JUNKIES TRYING TO PROMOTE THEIR SHITTY MUSIC BY REQUESTING TO BE MY FRIEND WILL BE DENIED.

Music:

I like a lot of different types of music. I think the only one I can't tolerate is Country Music. My favourite Western bands are Jamiroquai and The Darkness. I also like to listen to Canto, Mando, and K-Pop. I enjoy listening to Bi, Jang Na-ra and Tim Young-min, Leon Lai-ming to name a few. Piga wahyo ^__^

Movies:

Oh My God, I LOVE KOREAN FILMS!!! I've watched quite a few and my particular favourites are Untold Scandal, Public Enemy, Volcano High, The Way Home and My Wife is a Gangster. I also like Christopher Walken films. He's a cool guy!

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Television:

I don't watch any television when I am at university. I've been watching some Korean Dramas lately like Full House, Hotelier and Stairway to Heaven. Other non-Korean TV programmes I like include Star Trek (sad, aren't I?), Babylon 5, and Emmerdale (the only UK soap opera that I like). I also like a lot of old British shows of the 1960s and 1970s (because I am of that certain age) like The Avengers, The Champions, The Saint, The Persuaders and UFO. The only American comedy show I find funny is M*A*S*H and I love the old Kung Fu series starring David Carradine. Haaaaa!!! </center

Books:

Hmmmmm, I've read a lot of books lately but they tend to be rather dry academic books for university. But they weren't all bad. I enjoy reading about Korean and Chinese history. I'm also a Harry Potter fan and I've read the first five books. One book I read last year, The Red Queen, was about a Korean Queen during the Choson Dynasty and it was a very emotional book. I was close to tears a few times. As a result, I have no desire to ever sit inside a rice chest!

Heroes:

Throughout my life I have had many heros and a few heroines, too. Right now, my hero is definitely Hwang Jang Lee because he is the reason why I became interested in Korea in the first place! I also hold in high esteem Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Choi Hong-hee (founder of ITF TKD) and many others. Choi Hong-Hee,Founder of ITF Taekwon-Do

Rest in peace, my lovely Sharon
I love Hwang Jang Lee. I worship him. He is God. He is
Chagiya, saranghae

My Blog

Its been a loooooong time

Gee wiz, I finally was able to change my details. When I came back from Korea last August, mein Myspace would not allow me to tell the world I was back in the UK. It was kinda nice, in a way, but ...
Posted by Hwang Soo_jan on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:19:00 PST

What's worse?

Tomorrow at 9 am (Seoul time) my Korean language mid-term exams begin. They last for two days (Friday and Monday). I have to do an oral test, write a small essay, a reading test, a written test, a pro...
Posted by Hwang Soo_jan on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:29:00 PST

Kyongbok Palace

Gwanghwamun   Built within the first few years of the Yi or Choson Dynasty by its founder, King Taejo, Kyongbok Palace was meant to be the main palace for this very long-lived era of Korean...
Posted by Hwang Soo_jan on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 03:41:00 PST

Changdeok Palace

It's been awhile since I posted a blog and I haven't even posted one since coming to Korea so I thought I would share some of my university course work with you. This is a series of write-ups that I h...
Posted by Hwang Soo_jan on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:10:00 PST

A Sobering Thought Before I Go To Korea

I fly to Korea tomorrow. How can I describe how I am feeling right now? I'm sad because I will be leaving my children in the UK and I wont be there for them. Admittedly, most of them are grown up and ...
Posted by Hwang Soo_jan on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 02:22:00 PST

FYI

I am fat, ugly and over 40. If you don't like fat, ugly and over 40 year old women then PLEASE DO NOT ASK TO BE MY FRIEND. FUCK OFF!!! And that especially includes you assholes here on Myspace who th...
Posted by Hwang Soo_jan on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:56:00 PST

Fuckin' classic

I just got a request from an online research company (oops, better not give their name in case they want to bite my cyber ass) to answer a questionairre. I stopped doing these sort of things because t...
Posted by Hwang Soo_jan on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 04:28:00 PST

Thank Fuck that's over with....

Okay, that's it. First year of uni is finished now. I did my last final exam yesterday morning. I've been feeling so tired and spaced-out that I couldn't be bothered making a blog yesterday about it. ...
Posted by Hwang Soo_jan on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 01:10:00 PST

Two down...one to go!

That Korean test was fucking hard!!!! The heat was already noticeable when I got up. I knew it was going to be a hot sunny day. I know I shouldn't complain but I really felt bad in the exam room. Ther...
Posted by Hwang Soo_jan on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:05:00 PST

One down..two to go!!!

Well, that's it! Did my History of Korea final exam today. Want to know the questions I answered? No? Well...I'm going to tell you anyway.  I had to choose three out of eight questions: 1. In wha...
Posted by Hwang Soo_jan on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 09:09:00 PST