Phil’s Blog

    “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” Confucius, Jesus, et al.

This quote is very familiar to me as a Korean. I have been interacting with this tradition since I was born. I am sure most Asians are beware of the fact that we must do to others as we would have them do to us. Personally, my parents strictly stressed the importance of politeness. When I was in middle school, I remember treating one of my friends badly just because he was smaller than me. One day, I was working on my math homework and the only person that was able to get help from was my friend that I treated him badly last time. That math homework was worth 100points and I seriously needed help from someone. However, when I asked for help from him, he refused to help me because I treated him bad. Eventually, I received a zero on my homework and promised to treat others as I would have them do to me.

 “You can love completely without complete understanding.” Norman MacLean

This quote tells that people can still completely love someone even though they don’t understand their love completely. When I first read this quote, I felt sympathy about how one can still love other without complete understanding. I can directly relate this quote to my personal life. In last summer, I was going out with a girl who I loved her for several months. We had a pretty good start and cared for each other as if we were family. However, as time passed by, we realized that we were arguing over and over again with small things. I always regret the point that I could’ve been much nicer to her and understand her situation. Although I didn’t have complete understanding of her, I still loved her completely with my true, sincere heart. As of today, I realized that the primary cause that we couldn’t go out for a long time was because of lack of understanding. Anyways, I always believe that one can love someone without complete understanding. 

 “It’s not the situation. It’s your reaction to the situation.” Robert Conklin

      This quote is one of my favorite quotes related to me or all students. As a student, regardless of how harsh the situation is, we must react quickly to the situation. It seems that I always interact with this quote and stays in my mind. I would like to share my experience of success of this quote rather than failure situation. The documentary project that was assigned few months ago was one of the biggest projects in the economics class this semester. Although we had some time between the major due dates, our group spent the given time wisely to complete the documentary with a better shape. Even when we had tests for other class coming up, I worked on the documentary as much as possible. On the first day, we reacted very quickly than the other groups and planned out all the things that we must do in order to receive a good grade on this project. As a result, our group received the Oscar Awards and placed each member’s name on the top dog. Therefore, the quote taught me that even though the situation is not easy, we must overcome the situation and react as quickly as possible for the good outcome.

Friendship: The most valuable relationship between each other.

I truly think that friendship is the most valuable relationship between human. The quotes below are all related to friendship and you will actually feel sympathy for majority of the quotes. Please Enjoy~

“What is a friend? A single soul in two bodies.”
- Aristotle

“The friendship that can cease has never been real.”
- Saint Jerome

“I count myselt in nothing else so happy
As in a soul rememb’ring my good friends.”
- William Shakespeare

“I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true old man’s milk and restorative cordial.”
- Thomas Jefferson

“Sir, more than kisses, letters, mingle souls;
For, thus friends absent speak.”
- John Donne

“Too late we learn, a man must hold his friend
Unjudged, accepted, trusted to the end.”
- John Boyle O’Reilly

“Friends have all things in common.”
- Plato

“Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.”
- Artistotle

“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.”
- Henry Ford

“What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. They are but trifles, to be sure but, scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.”

“No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence.”
- George Eliot

“It is a sweet thing, friendship, a dear balm,
A happy and auspicious bird of calm…”
- Shelly

“The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.”
- Wilson Mizner

“The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its affections to a few esteemed characters.”
- Thomas Jefferson

“One can never speak enough of the virtues, the dangers, the power of shared laughter.”
- Francoise Sagan

“Friendship is always a sweet responsibilty, never an oppourtunity.”
- Kahil Gibran

“There is magic in the memory of schoolboy friendships; it softens the heart, and even affects the nervous system of those who have no heart.”
- Bejamin Disraeli

“I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don’t believe I deserved my friends.”
- Walt Whitman

“True friendship is never serene.”
- Marquise de Sevigne

DJ Ferry Corsten, one of the greatest musician and DJ ever. He has been ranked on the top 10DJs in the world for five years. Corsten played his music in everywhere for thousands of fans around the world. In last year, Corsten received a prize for the “BEST TRANCE DJ” at the annual DJ Awards ceremony. The special thing about his music is that his style is very simple and full of energy that motivates you to dance even at that moment. Ever since he was voted for the top 10DJs in the world, I’ve been constantly listened to his music. One of my favorite track is called “Radio Crash.” Corsten is having a world tour and he is planning to visit Korea this month. Lastly, I am looking forward to his new album that was just released recently called “Twice in a Blue Moon,” and his visit to Korea.

As we all know, the global financial crisis emerged in September of 2008.
Simply put, the house bubble that existed in the USA collapsed -
people who borrowed money for their homes, simply could not pay back.
Then, the world’s largest financial firms like Lehman Brothers collapsed, and the world economy met its doom.The global financial crisis also brought great impact to Korea’s economy.  Since the price of imported goods increased dramatically, the customers began to stop buying imported goods from retailers. The companies are facing difficulty in selling their products because the price is too expensive according to present day currency. The Korean won is constantly losing its value against the dollar ever since the crisis. The won’s highest hit was around 1550 won since the currency fluctuation took place.  It used to hang around 1000 won before the crisis. Nowadays, I hesitate what to buy and try to buy things that I really need.
Due to the risen cost of imported goods, majority of the companies revenue is going down, which leads to a lesser number of customers.

Audi R8 is a mid engined sports car produced by Audi, a German automaker company. Audi is one of the most famous car brand and recognized by everyone around the world. The Audi R8 is made based on the Audi Space Frame and displays an image of a future auto vehicle.  In addition, its car is famous for relatively light weight than other Audi cars. In September 2006, Audi R8 was officially launched at the Paris Motor Show. The reason that I am writing about this car is because Audi R8 is one of my future car. Since last year, I have researched and scrapped photos of Audi R8. I was gradually fascinated by its simple design and inner structure. I wish to become one of Audi R8 driver in the future and drive through Seoul city.    

I was coming home from my friend’s house one day and I was entering the subway station. I came across a grandma that had difficulty walking due to her limp in one of her legs. She asked me if I would be able to take her down the stairs. In Korea, it is very difficult for people to help others because everyone is in a hurry and don’t have much time to spare to help others who are in need. The grandma was very happy that I was able to offer her assistance. She thanked me when we went down the stairs and wanted me to go about my way.

I was very happy to make a smile on her face. It made me very sad when she told me that someone has stolen her crutches when she was at the hospital getting an examination. In today’s society, everyone is so busy with their lives that we don’t have a chance to help the people that are in need. Helping the grandma with her need made me feel happy and gave me inspiration that I was able to give a hand. I have realized that in life, we need to learn to help others who are in need because there is a wonderful way to show how much you care for others.

Physical appearance has always been of great importance for human beings. People worry so much about their physical appearance nowdays because majority of people mainly look at their outer beauty. While outer beauty may seem pretty, their inner beauty is covered with evilness. When people only care about their physical appearance, sometimes you can’t control your heart. Even the way how people dress reveals our personality and taste. During the days of the gold rush in mid 1800s, many prospectors were deceived by what was called “fool’s gold.” It glittered like gold on the outside, but there was nothing but a useless rock inside.
Overall, I consider inner beauty is essential. Inner beauty achieved knowledge, emotions, and kindness while outer beauty didn’t. We are attracted to things that look nice: Nice cars, nice homes, nice churches, nice schools, nice stores, nice people. There is nothing wrong with this. However, we must be cautious about accepting something just because it appears to be “nice.”

“Beauty is only skin deep” can be very crucial quote to some people. Those quotes are all based on how they are viewed by other people. Outer beauty is considered easier to look at then the inner beauty. You may not believe in them but other might believe strongly in them.
It all depends on what type of person you are. Judging a person by their outer appearance can be expressed in many ways by people. If you are not one of those beautiful people in this world then to some people you mean nothing. For example, people who express themselves by wearing darker clothes or people who wear trendy clothes. A person who decorate themselves may allure people, however they may have kindness in their deep heart.