Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Seoul Subway "I-cell-ation"
I took this video on the subway in Seoul--think it was Sunday, September 23, 2007. This is quite typical, not just in Seoul. It's interesting how folks have come to rely upon their cellphones--to the point of not communicating, or even acknowledging anyone around them. Nobody even looks at anyone.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
DMZ a'Dreamin'
I’m here at the DMZ—this is the Freedom Bridge, right behind me—you can see the guard post, back there. So, hopefully you can see the bridge and the guard post, and this is the DMZ, the “demilitarized zone”.
So, it all serves a purpose, at least a temporary purpose. It’s kind of interesting when you think about the Berlin Wall, or even the Great Wall of China, and now we’ve got the DMZ. Eventually, these areas come down, they change—uh, they are no longer relevant. But as much as we don’t like them, remember, they serve a purpose—there’s a reason for this right now. Eventually, it will change. But, uh, we have to understand why these things exist.
So, maybe there’s a wall, or a DMZ, between you and one of your friends or family members. Um, think about why it exists, and maybe what you need to do to work about reunification—which they’re trying to do here, in the Koreas.Okay! From the DMZ, in North, South Korea actually, this is Bill. Bye, bye!
Key Words
Demilitarized-adj- the removal of soldiers/weapons/fighting equipment. (although there are some at the DMZ)
Temporary-adj-only for a short time. Something that is in place, but will change later.
Reunification-n-bringing back together two things that were, and still are seperated.
So, it all serves a purpose, at least a temporary purpose. It’s kind of interesting when you think about the Berlin Wall, or even the Great Wall of China, and now we’ve got the DMZ. Eventually, these areas come down, they change—uh, they are no longer relevant. But as much as we don’t like them, remember, they serve a purpose—there’s a reason for this right now. Eventually, it will change. But, uh, we have to understand why these things exist.
So, maybe there’s a wall, or a DMZ, between you and one of your friends or family members. Um, think about why it exists, and maybe what you need to do to work about reunification—which they’re trying to do here, in the Koreas.Okay! From the DMZ, in North, South Korea actually, this is Bill. Bye, bye!
Key Words
Demilitarized-adj- the removal of soldiers/weapons/fighting equipment. (although there are some at the DMZ)
Temporary-adj-only for a short time. Something that is in place, but will change later.
Reunification-n-bringing back together two things that were, and still are seperated.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Try It, You Might Like It (Seoul, Korea)
Okay. Try it you'll like it. Yeah, go ahead--try it and you'll like it. If you don't try it, you don't know if you'll ever like it. So . . .
I've tried kimchi--I know I don't lke kimchi. This is pork, right? Perfect--I like pork. See, if you don't try it, you don't know if you like it.
I've never been to Korea, so I decided to come here and explore a little bit, and try some things I've never experienced before. That's the key to life--you have to try things. So don't be afraid to give it a shot. I don't even speak Korean--it's not easy to come to a strange country and don't speak the language--or eat strange food that you don't like.
So, but--try it, you might like it. See you next time!
Key Words
Kimchi--noun--horrible tasting cabbage completely covered with pepper and garlic. Yuck!
Experienced--verb--having the opportunity to touch, see, feel a place or thing.
Give it a shot--idiom--take a chance on something.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Money Game$
Hey! Seoul, South Korea—I’ve always wanted to come here. I’ve been wanting to come here for years.
Well, right now I’m right in front of the Olympic stadium from 1988, twenty years ago, almost, the Olympic Games, the Summer Olympic Games were here in Seoul. What’s interesting to me about this is this stadium’s twenty years old, and it was very exciting when the Olympics happened here in Seoul. But now, it just kind of sits here. Uh, they do it, they use it a little bit, but it made me think about if Summer Olympic Games, or Winter Olympic Games, if they really are relevant. Um, we kind of lose perspective when things happen, because all this money is spent and this is so exciting, but I’m wondering if it really matters. Because once they go, they’re gone, and nobody remembers them.
Can you remember where the Olympics were held in 1984, or 1992? I can’t. I lived in Atlanta in 1996, but I didn’t go to any of the events for the Summer Olympics in 1996. Why? The tickets were too expensive! I couldn’t afford it! So you can imagine how expensive the tickets are for next year.
Well, I just wanted to at least give you a little bit of an idea on what the future might be like, because this was the future in 1988. But, now you see, it’s just there, and, um, all this money is spent on things, and I just don’t know about it. So, I’m gonna have more for you here a little bit later on here from Seoul. Take care!
KEY WORDS
Relevant-adj-something that matters, important.
Perspective-n-how we view things, how we experience events.
Well, right now I’m right in front of the Olympic stadium from 1988, twenty years ago, almost, the Olympic Games, the Summer Olympic Games were here in Seoul. What’s interesting to me about this is this stadium’s twenty years old, and it was very exciting when the Olympics happened here in Seoul. But now, it just kind of sits here. Uh, they do it, they use it a little bit, but it made me think about if Summer Olympic Games, or Winter Olympic Games, if they really are relevant. Um, we kind of lose perspective when things happen, because all this money is spent and this is so exciting, but I’m wondering if it really matters. Because once they go, they’re gone, and nobody remembers them.
Can you remember where the Olympics were held in 1984, or 1992? I can’t. I lived in Atlanta in 1996, but I didn’t go to any of the events for the Summer Olympics in 1996. Why? The tickets were too expensive! I couldn’t afford it! So you can imagine how expensive the tickets are for next year.
Well, I just wanted to at least give you a little bit of an idea on what the future might be like, because this was the future in 1988. But, now you see, it’s just there, and, um, all this money is spent on things, and I just don’t know about it. So, I’m gonna have more for you here a little bit later on here from Seoul. Take care!
KEY WORDS
Relevant-adj-something that matters, important.
Perspective-n-how we view things, how we experience events.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
It Ain't Perfect
Beautiful day! I hate to be at work, it’s so nice out. I’d like to go play in the park, or something like that.
Oh well, anyway, here I am,--hope you’re doing well.
“We seek progress, not perfection.” This is the mantra of many twelve-step programs. “We seek progress, not perfection.”
Many human beings only will proceed if they know things will be perfect. We want everything to be “just right”, so we want perfection, right? If not, then we don’t proceed, or we stop, or we just kind of mess around, or procrastinate. Many of us are perfectionists.
This is actually a fear-based behavior. Perfectionism is a fear-based behavior. You’re afraid to proceed because you’re afraid of failure.
So what happens is we just get stuck, we get paralyzed in doing nothing, we never move forward because we’re afraid of the failure aspect.
I’m trying to get the ball rolling on my website right now—um, it’s gonna be teacherbill.com. My blog is teacherbill.blogspot.com, but I’m migrating everything to teacherbill.com. The reason for that is I want everybody to be able to see videos, or download MP3 audios.
Right now, blogspot and youtube is (are) not accessible everywhere, so that’s why I’m setting up teacherbill.com.
What’s the point behind perfectionism, you, me, and my website? Well, the point being my website’s not going to be perfect, it’s not going to look real slick. When you go to it, it’s going to look rather amateuristic—amateuristic.
Well, I can’t wait till I get everything perfect—I don’t know enough—this is a learning process. It’s a learning curve. I’m trying to improve and get better.
But it’s important for me to make this available to everybody. So, that’s the idea—my website’s not going to be perfect. And it’s a good lesson for all of us—don’t worry about things being perfect! Progress—seek progress, not perfection.
Why don’t you employ that in your own life? If you wait for everything to be perfect, just right, you’re going to miss a lot of opportunities, and you’ll waste a lot of time.
Alright, go check out my website, teacherbill.com. (www.teacherbill.com )
Key Words
Ain’t-slang-DON’T USE “AIN’T”!!! IT’S LOW CLASS!!! INSTEAD, USE “ISN’T”. (My English is so bad!)
Mantra-n-a commonly repeated word or phrase.
Procrastinate-v-to waste time, delay in getting something done.
Perfectionist-n-a person who needs all details to be right, in place, and won’t move forward until all things are perfect.
Get the ball rolling-idiom-to begin something, get action started on a project or activity.
Migrating-v-moving a group of items, people or animals in a slow, steady process, from one point to another.
Amateuristic-adj-THIS IS NOT A WORD!! I LIKE TO CREATE WORDS!! THE CORRECT WORD IS “Amateurish”, meaning not professional, showing a lack of skill and knowledge. “Bill’s English is amateurish.”
Oh well, anyway, here I am,--hope you’re doing well.
“We seek progress, not perfection.” This is the mantra of many twelve-step programs. “We seek progress, not perfection.”
Many human beings only will proceed if they know things will be perfect. We want everything to be “just right”, so we want perfection, right? If not, then we don’t proceed, or we stop, or we just kind of mess around, or procrastinate. Many of us are perfectionists.
This is actually a fear-based behavior. Perfectionism is a fear-based behavior. You’re afraid to proceed because you’re afraid of failure.
So what happens is we just get stuck, we get paralyzed in doing nothing, we never move forward because we’re afraid of the failure aspect.
I’m trying to get the ball rolling on my website right now—um, it’s gonna be teacherbill.com. My blog is teacherbill.blogspot.com, but I’m migrating everything to teacherbill.com. The reason for that is I want everybody to be able to see videos, or download MP3 audios.
Right now, blogspot and youtube is (are) not accessible everywhere, so that’s why I’m setting up teacherbill.com.
What’s the point behind perfectionism, you, me, and my website? Well, the point being my website’s not going to be perfect, it’s not going to look real slick. When you go to it, it’s going to look rather amateuristic—amateuristic.
Well, I can’t wait till I get everything perfect—I don’t know enough—this is a learning process. It’s a learning curve. I’m trying to improve and get better.
But it’s important for me to make this available to everybody. So, that’s the idea—my website’s not going to be perfect. And it’s a good lesson for all of us—don’t worry about things being perfect! Progress—seek progress, not perfection.
Why don’t you employ that in your own life? If you wait for everything to be perfect, just right, you’re going to miss a lot of opportunities, and you’ll waste a lot of time.
Alright, go check out my website, teacherbill.com. (www.teacherbill.com )
Key Words
Ain’t-slang-DON’T USE “AIN’T”!!! IT’S LOW CLASS!!! INSTEAD, USE “ISN’T”. (My English is so bad!)
Mantra-n-a commonly repeated word or phrase.
Procrastinate-v-to waste time, delay in getting something done.
Perfectionist-n-a person who needs all details to be right, in place, and won’t move forward until all things are perfect.
Get the ball rolling-idiom-to begin something, get action started on a project or activity.
Migrating-v-moving a group of items, people or animals in a slow, steady process, from one point to another.
Amateuristic-adj-THIS IS NOT A WORD!! I LIKE TO CREATE WORDS!! THE CORRECT WORD IS “Amateurish”, meaning not professional, showing a lack of skill and knowledge. “Bill’s English is amateurish.”
Friday, August 31, 2007
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