Hyunyong's Blog

 I remember when I first tried truffle oil. I remember my best friends in my kindergarten. I remember when I first visited my friend's house. I remember my first "Shake Shack" burger. I remember my first vacation in Busan.  I remember the day in Busan was very hot; the sand at the beach absorbed the heat from the blazing sun which made many people dove into the ocean. I remember I also dipped my feet; my mother and I were jumping over the waves near the shore; I was only five years old at that time; by the way, one time, I accidentally jumped too low, and I could feel what is the 100% ocean. I remember I tripped over the wave and fell flat directly to the ground; it was incredibly salty and I felt like I swallowed some sand; after that moment, it didn't carve me a trauma, but I absolutely eluded going close to the beach for a while. I like the ocean now. I love to go to see the ocean if I don't have to get in. I imprinted the intense taste of the ocean that makes ...

  This really perplexed you. You are the naïve high schooler senior who is curious about being an adult. Because you are living in a dormitory for 2 years, you don’t know well how to interact with other people when you go out into society. By the way, you receive an opportunity to try an internship program for two weeks. You are excited but worried because your superiors might treat you badly, so you prepare to seem polite in your workplace: make sure the clothes are ironed, check your materials, and set the alarm to wake up early. In the morning, you wake up very early to get in time. You feel excited when you leave home, but you confront an unexpected tragedy. Since you lived in a dormitory for more than two years, you haven’t experienced the transportation system in Seoul. You have to go to Yeouido; the transfer at the express bus terminal was absolutely pandemonium. The row to ride the subway is from every single entrance to the wall, and it isn’t certain that you can ride ...

  Cat Person, by Kristen Roupenian   The book cover of the story was disgusting, and I couldn’t find any relationship with the “cat,” so the first impression wasn’t really good. However, after reading the story, I liked it because the story was so realistic. I empathize with both characters, Margot and Robert. From Margot’s perspective, she can stop her relationship with Robert because he was below her expectation. So far, it is reasonable, but I couldn’t understand her when she ghosted Robert. I think she should’ve explained to him sincerely so that he can accept her emotion; hence I can understand why he sent the message “whore” to her finally. We don’t know if Robert had bad intentions for Margot, he is reasonable to be upset because he never knows why she doesn’t reply to him. I’ve seen some incidents like them; girls don’t reply and boys wait for replies. I kind of like the story because it was a chance to know that in what points girls can hate dating boys. Rating - ...

    Afternoon in Linen, by Shirley Jackson   Children’s talents, hobbies, or interests can always be their parents’ source of pride. Like in “Afternoon in Linen,” I also experienced what Harriet and Howard had done, so I really sympathized with Harriet. I’d also thought about making my hobbies look more specialized by exaggerating, which I didn’t because I was timid.   It was shocking that Harriet just exposed that she copied the poem from the book. I simply thought she really copied it, but after hearing our class discussion, I started wondering if perhaps she truly wrote it by herself but she was shy. It was reasonable to infer she lied because she doesn’t want to perform in front of Mrs. Kator and Mrs. Lennon: “I don’t know any,” which is what she responded when her grandmother asked her to perform music. I liked the story because it made me conjecture the writer’s intention.   Rating – 8/10