Thanks to my friends, Juin Pay and Valerie, I really had a good time in Sg. May, 2008.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Hi, Singapore.
Thanks to my friends, Juin Pay and Valerie, I really had a good time in Sg. May, 2008.
Black Coral
The beauty of nature just blew me away . Every moment when I splashed the crystal clear green water, I felt cleaned and refreshed. All my hard time in Malaysia was being washed off little by little.
I would forget the great comfort of nature and fresh freedom in nature.
I would forget the great comfort of nature and fresh freedom in nature.
Being stuck on a ridiculously freezing bus for 8 hours, I finally arrived at KT. I really hated buses, streets, freezing air conditioner here. It wasn't the end of my journey to Redang Island. The tour staff picked me up at the bus terminal and took to their office. Then I had breakfast at some local market with other tourists. They all spoke Chinese. I was like .....some alien. Ah.....I ate paper which was sticking under the Mandu. Honestly, I didn't know what I was eating. All other Malaysian tourists were looking at me and whispering at each other. How embarrassing.
However, I didn't give up my hope that I will have a blast eventually, and I was very right.
We took another bus to a jetty and took a boat for one hour. The far the boat went away from the jetty the beautiful the colour of the ocean changed. Can nature really survive with human in it? Or, can people live on earth without eating up natural nature.
Anyway, I didn't want to bother my vacation with these troubling thoughts. I wanted to capture all beautiful images in my eye camera and tell people again and again and again.
It was a dreamlike moment. If so beautiful is here, down under the sky, how wonderful the Heaven would be?...I just can't imagine how the Heaven looks like.
Um... for two nights and three days, I went snorkeling three times and went swimming in the sky-blue ocean. The resort boat took us to the best and safe snorkeling spots even though it was still wavy. And I came to be aquatinted with one of the tour staff. He was quite young and funny. While I was snorkeling, he swam up to me and said “Did you see black coral?" I said," maybe".
"Hey, I will show you and follow me" I followed him. "Miss, I will go down the water and point the black coral with my finger. You just look at it." I don't know what will come next and looked down. My eyes chased his finger from other colour corals, his leg, hip, chest, .. up to there. Black coral in his armpit. Pu..hah... Oh..I love boys...
I had a blast. I don't think I would come back there but I definitely will go somewhere like here.
Somewhere many people don't know. Somewhere little touched...
Thank you, God for your generous gift and your creative craft for us.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Anyway it takes time.
I'm not sensitive, but sometimes the feelings bring me something especially the bad news.
I had a bad feeling all day so I was waiting for a call.
Instead of a call, the message arrived and said, "I'm sorry everything..."
I knew that something must have happened.
It just broke my heart and the promise and my trust.
I need time..
We have a lot to get through.
I had a bad feeling all day so I was waiting for a call.
Instead of a call, the message arrived and said, "I'm sorry everything..."
I knew that something must have happened.
It just broke my heart and the promise and my trust.
I need time..
We have a lot to get through.
Friday, April 04, 2008
Sunday, May 27, 2007
A short film, an work of poem
Last week was one of the memorable times in my life. I did volunteering work for The Busan Asian Short Film Festival as an interpreter 4 days. While working, I was lucky enough to watch many short films, around 36 ones, with audience and some directors.
I hadn’t had a chance to watch any short film before, so the last week was so priceless. Not only that, but it was great to work as an interpreter again. From the movies I enjoyed, I established my own ideas about the short film.
A short film is an art work running from 5 min to 30 min, which mirrors the unique point of view of the film’s director. I remembered some interesting films among 36 movies I watched, which are The Structure of Goliath (documentary), CATCH-22 (fiction), 731: Two versions of Hell (documentary), Syran Syran(fiction), Other People (animation), Jai-hee’s Eiffel Tower (fiction), She was my brother’s ex-girlfriend, Anti-sex (fiction), Fruit of Olive Tree (fiction), The Bicycle Thief (fiction), You will know (fiction), Twins (fiction), Three important components for Rock’n Roll (documentary) and A wake (fiction).
First of all, a short film should express and deliver the director’s perspective, idea, or experience to audience, every scene has very abundant implication. The scene is made up for background, colour, costumes, acting, characters, manner of talking, lines, and they are all linked to each other so closely. Every single element plays a major roll in the scene. That makes me find the movie more interesting and meaningful after learning it from the director.
Secondly, if a long film is regarded as a long novel, I think the short film can be a short story or a poem at times. Especially a poetic short film, which has plentiful metaphors, symbols, could give a totally different subject to the audience beyond the director’s anticipation. Sometimes it also makes me come up with a different ending which the director didn’t intend. That’s because the director set many devices in the movies on purpose to let audience think freely and imagine all their own endings such as Jai-hee’s Eiffel Tower.
Thirdly, don’t jump to the conclusion that all short films are boring, serious and hard to follow. The movies such as ‘She was my brother’s ex-girlfriend’, ‘Twins’ and ‘The Bicycle Thief’ were much more funny, unique and hilarious than ordinary comedies, and even has brilliant turning over , for example ‘The Bicycle Thief. ’
Finally, long films have long-running time like 90 minutes. I saw the movie ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, and it was about 160 minutes. When I talked about the movie with my friends afterward, however, I didn’t have a lot to talk about more than the 5 mints at the longest. Even I enjoyed the movie a lot. On the other hand, although all exclusive short films I liked have only 10-to 30 minutes showing time, I might need a half minute to talk about the movie like which scene was the most impressive, how I think about the ending, ambience, background, metaphors, symbols and etc. Especially about ‘Syran Syran’, ‘Other People’, and ‘Jai-hee’s Eiffel Tower.’
I still love to go to the cinema and watch long romantic movies or comedy whatever. I just compare the features of two different genres.
Three important components for Rock’n Roll The Bicycle Thief
Syran Syran Other People
Jai-hee’s Eiffel Tower Anti-sex
I hadn’t had a chance to watch any short film before, so the last week was so priceless. Not only that, but it was great to work as an interpreter again. From the movies I enjoyed, I established my own ideas about the short film.
A short film is an art work running from 5 min to 30 min, which mirrors the unique point of view of the film’s director. I remembered some interesting films among 36 movies I watched, which are The Structure of Goliath (documentary), CATCH-22 (fiction), 731: Two versions of Hell (documentary), Syran Syran(fiction), Other People (animation), Jai-hee’s Eiffel Tower (fiction), She was my brother’s ex-girlfriend, Anti-sex (fiction), Fruit of Olive Tree (fiction), The Bicycle Thief (fiction), You will know (fiction), Twins (fiction), Three important components for Rock’n Roll (documentary) and A wake (fiction).
First of all, a short film should express and deliver the director’s perspective, idea, or experience to audience, every scene has very abundant implication. The scene is made up for background, colour, costumes, acting, characters, manner of talking, lines, and they are all linked to each other so closely. Every single element plays a major roll in the scene. That makes me find the movie more interesting and meaningful after learning it from the director.
Secondly, if a long film is regarded as a long novel, I think the short film can be a short story or a poem at times. Especially a poetic short film, which has plentiful metaphors, symbols, could give a totally different subject to the audience beyond the director’s anticipation. Sometimes it also makes me come up with a different ending which the director didn’t intend. That’s because the director set many devices in the movies on purpose to let audience think freely and imagine all their own endings such as Jai-hee’s Eiffel Tower.
Thirdly, don’t jump to the conclusion that all short films are boring, serious and hard to follow. The movies such as ‘She was my brother’s ex-girlfriend’, ‘Twins’ and ‘The Bicycle Thief’ were much more funny, unique and hilarious than ordinary comedies, and even has brilliant turning over , for example ‘The Bicycle Thief. ’
Finally, long films have long-running time like 90 minutes. I saw the movie ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, and it was about 160 minutes. When I talked about the movie with my friends afterward, however, I didn’t have a lot to talk about more than the 5 mints at the longest. Even I enjoyed the movie a lot. On the other hand, although all exclusive short films I liked have only 10-to 30 minutes showing time, I might need a half minute to talk about the movie like which scene was the most impressive, how I think about the ending, ambience, background, metaphors, symbols and etc. Especially about ‘Syran Syran’, ‘Other People’, and ‘Jai-hee’s Eiffel Tower.’
I still love to go to the cinema and watch long romantic movies or comedy whatever. I just compare the features of two different genres.
Three important components for Rock’n Roll The Bicycle Thief
Syran Syran Other People
Jai-hee’s Eiffel Tower Anti-sex
Friday, May 25, 2007
다시 시작
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끝이 있어야 시작이 있다.
나는 이미 시작하고 벌써 달리고 있는 데
이미 떠나 버린 출발점을 계속 돌아본다.
조금만 더 늦게 시작하면
더 잘할 수 있는데
조금만 더 기다리다 보면
내 대신 누가 대신 달려줄텐데
조금만 더 힘든 모습을 보이면
지난 사람들이 나를 돌아봐 줄텐데
그렇게 조금만 조금만....1년..2년...그리고 3년
출발점에서 제자리 걸음만 하다..
준비라는 외침에 일어서서
한숨도 셔보고
심호흡도 크게 하고
달려간다. 아직은..아직은이 아니라
이제는 달려간다...총소리가 터졌다.
이미 시작됬다....
출발선에 있는 너는 이제 뒤에서 나를
응원해야 한다. 더 이상 네 옆에 있지 않는다.
나는 달린다.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
The Busan Asian Short Film Festival
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우리 통역팀과 제레미 감독
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대상을 받은 태국감독과. 너무 발랄한 감독
I did volunteering work for the film festival four days. My job was interpretng.^^
공식적으로는 처음으로 봉사활동을 했다. 봉사하는 마음에서 시작한 일은 아니었다. 영어를 쓰고 싶었고 앞으로 내가 취직을 하거나 다른 봉사활동을 하는데도 영화제에서의 활동이 큰 도움이 될꺼라 생각했기 때문이다. 더구나 내가 지원했던 것은 통역. 그래서 그런지 내가 가진 능력을 써보고 외국인을 만난다는 생각만 가지고 있었지 그 외 정말 다른 힘든 일을 할줄은 생각지도 못했다.
첫날, 7시에 하는 개막식을 앞두고 봉사팀들 모두는 아침 9시에 모였다. 통역팀은 어디 할 일이 있겠나...그래서 시간도 너무 안가고 하는 일 없이 피곤하다가.. 나중에 자봉팀장님한테 꾸지람 아닌 꾸지람을 받고 일을 시작했다. 많이 뛰어 다니고 뷔페에서는 서빙과 테이블을 치우는 일까지 했다....솔직히 내가 여기서 뭐하나??라는 생각이 들었다...생각지도 않은일을 하게 되어 당황했다고나 할까...
두번째 날, 미처 녹음하지 못한 멘트 때문에 하루종일 16편의 영화를 보고 상영관에 꼭 박혀있었다. 감독과 관객과의 대화를 알리는 멘트를 영화시작하기전마다 했어야 했는데. 마이크를 잡고 사람들 앞에서 말을 하는데 처음에는 얼마나 떨리던지 한글 읽는 순간에도 떨렸다. 영어는 오히려 편했다하면 믿을까? 그렇게 하루종일 영화를 보고....영화인의 밤에 참석했다가 집으로 왔다.
세번째 날, 전날과 별 다르지 않았다. 단지, 저녁에 엄마가 영화를 보러 오는 바람에 다른 사람보다 집에 일찍 갔다는 거? 너무 피곤했지만 내일이 마지막 날이라는 생각에 아쉬운 맘이 들었다.
마지막 날, 세상에 믿기지가 않았다. 오늘이 마지막 날이라니..아직 사람들이랑도 많이 안친해졌고, 친해지고 싶은 사람들한테 말도 많이 못 걸어봤는데, 어쩌라고~~ 하지만,,,솔직히 이런 생각할 시간이 없었다. 더욱이 폐막식전까지 우리 영어통역팀은 폐막식 번역을 하느라고 정말 두시간을 정신없이 사무실에서 보냈다. 사무실의 탁하고 답답한 공기에 얼굴과 몸에 열이 나고, 갑작스럽고 너무나 촉박한 시간에 쫓긴 나는 머리에 열이 나는 거 같았다. 영어번역외에 다른것은 생각도 못했다. 그래도 마지막 문장을 끝낸 그 순간의 희열감이란...정말 잊을수가 없을꺼 같다.
그렇게 폐막식을 하고....나는 다른 팀과 뷔페에서 정말 맛있는 뷔페를 먹었다....
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내가 본 영화 얘기만 해도 ...정말 끝이 없을꺼 같다...
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감독들과 얘기했던 순간도 정말 좋았다. 다른 생각을 가지고 기발한 아이디어를 추구하면서도 편한 친구같았던 제레미 감독...다시 한국에 온다면 많은 걸 보여주고 싶기도 하다..
공식적으로는 처음으로 봉사활동을 했다. 봉사하는 마음에서 시작한 일은 아니었다. 영어를 쓰고 싶었고 앞으로 내가 취직을 하거나 다른 봉사활동을 하는데도 영화제에서의 활동이 큰 도움이 될꺼라 생각했기 때문이다. 더구나 내가 지원했던 것은 통역. 그래서 그런지 내가 가진 능력을 써보고 외국인을 만난다는 생각만 가지고 있었지 그 외 정말 다른 힘든 일을 할줄은 생각지도 못했다.
첫날, 7시에 하는 개막식을 앞두고 봉사팀들 모두는 아침 9시에 모였다. 통역팀은 어디 할 일이 있겠나...그래서 시간도 너무 안가고 하는 일 없이 피곤하다가.. 나중에 자봉팀장님한테 꾸지람 아닌 꾸지람을 받고 일을 시작했다. 많이 뛰어 다니고 뷔페에서는 서빙과 테이블을 치우는 일까지 했다....솔직히 내가 여기서 뭐하나??라는 생각이 들었다...생각지도 않은일을 하게 되어 당황했다고나 할까...
두번째 날, 미처 녹음하지 못한 멘트 때문에 하루종일 16편의 영화를 보고 상영관에 꼭 박혀있었다. 감독과 관객과의 대화를 알리는 멘트를 영화시작하기전마다 했어야 했는데. 마이크를 잡고 사람들 앞에서 말을 하는데 처음에는 얼마나 떨리던지 한글 읽는 순간에도 떨렸다. 영어는 오히려 편했다하면 믿을까? 그렇게 하루종일 영화를 보고....영화인의 밤에 참석했다가 집으로 왔다.
세번째 날, 전날과 별 다르지 않았다. 단지, 저녁에 엄마가 영화를 보러 오는 바람에 다른 사람보다 집에 일찍 갔다는 거? 너무 피곤했지만 내일이 마지막 날이라는 생각에 아쉬운 맘이 들었다.
마지막 날, 세상에 믿기지가 않았다. 오늘이 마지막 날이라니..아직 사람들이랑도 많이 안친해졌고, 친해지고 싶은 사람들한테 말도 많이 못 걸어봤는데, 어쩌라고~~ 하지만,,,솔직히 이런 생각할 시간이 없었다. 더욱이 폐막식전까지 우리 영어통역팀은 폐막식 번역을 하느라고 정말 두시간을 정신없이 사무실에서 보냈다. 사무실의 탁하고 답답한 공기에 얼굴과 몸에 열이 나고, 갑작스럽고 너무나 촉박한 시간에 쫓긴 나는 머리에 열이 나는 거 같았다. 영어번역외에 다른것은 생각도 못했다. 그래도 마지막 문장을 끝낸 그 순간의 희열감이란...정말 잊을수가 없을꺼 같다.
그렇게 폐막식을 하고....나는 다른 팀과 뷔페에서 정말 맛있는 뷔페를 먹었다....
.
.
내가 본 영화 얘기만 해도 ...정말 끝이 없을꺼 같다...
.
감독들과 얘기했던 순간도 정말 좋았다. 다른 생각을 가지고 기발한 아이디어를 추구하면서도 편한 친구같았던 제레미 감독...다시 한국에 온다면 많은 걸 보여주고 싶기도 하다..
처음으로 해 본 봉사활동은 나에게 새로운 길을 열어주면서도 나의 한계를
더욱 분명해주는 기회였다. 어떤 곳이든 시간이든 사람과의 만남과 소통이
이루어지는 건 때로운 긴장감, 귀찮음 하지만 사람이기에 더한 축복이지 않을까..?
Monday, January 22, 2007
Everything like the one-night dream
It has been about four weeks since I came back home. I had had so much to tell about to my friends and family. I thought I had changed a lot and I would be very positive and eager to do what I had dreamt of. Actually, I haven't changed a lot and I'm stay who I was a year ago.
Am I wrong?
Do I have to brainwash myself that I'm satisfied with just having new experience and friends?
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