Merry Christmas

Hey there,

I've been some time away, but I promise to change that next year =)

Anyway, it is Christmas time and I hope Santa Claus was very kind to you all.

That's it, see you in 2010!!

CS101 Fiasco, KAIST Propaganda & The Killers

It seems that this blog has officially been abandoned? That is why I am back to bring it back to life once more... since there is NO ONE ELSE that comes to post anything. ¬¬ either way... on to the STUFF!~

starting with the whole CS101 course fiasco. Oh yeaah~ do you guys remember how I had said that they were changing the CS101 course from Java to Python next semester? Well, it seems that it was not really approved and they didn't let the CS department change it to Python, and wanted them to change it to C/C++ instead... BUT after some time fighting back saying that they had already hired the professors and all that jazz, the CS department finally got what they want: CS101 course will teach Python. This doesn't really matter for me since I'm already killing myself with Java this semester, but lots of people were getting confused with the constant change... but it seems now that Python will really be the computer language that you will be learning if you come to KAIST in the upcoming semesters. (at least that is what's decided for now...)

now on to KAIST PROPAGANDA! woot!

why KAIST propaganda you are probably thinking... well... last week was the week when they put all the freshies to show their amazing FRESHMAN DESIGN projects to the public through the Poster Fair. What propaganda has to with the poster fair? heh!~ On the last day KBS decided to show up together with KAIST's president 서남표 (Suh NamPyo) to check out the projects. Actually... their main focus was actually on the foreigners that took the course this semester. Oh yeah~ they just had to advertize how there is a good number of foreigners at KAIST and blah blah blah to bring KAIST's image up, right? Being honest, I don't really know where i'm getting at from talking about this... but ANYWAAAY~ yeah... KBS... and 서남표... at the Freshman Design Poster Fair. Being honest, it was actually quite interesting I must say. People usually have this fascination with cameras, you know? Many were following the cameras around. lol~ from what i've heard, the program will be aired on Jan. 7th.. which KBS channel? I don't know... and I also don't know the time. so yaah.

THE KILLERS!
they are COMING TO KOREA! 아싸!!

I swear... that if this concert had also turned up to be set on a date when I wouldn't be here, I would've gone crazy! I mean... I already have no chance to go watch MUSE or GREEN DAY! if I had to miss THE KILLERS also, I would become miserable. Really! So yeeeah~ The Killers is coming to Korea also and they are having their concert on Feb. 6th 2010!! (booyaah! I'm so going!)~ tickets are on sale at interpark.com and they are 77,000 & 99,000~ (kinda pricey, but oh well.)

Ok. I think this is all, folks!
yep... I'M OUT!
-Nat

그냥... STUFF

hmm... it seems no one has updated the blog in a while.

either way, I'M BACK with the purpose of not letting this blog die. 'Cause it seems I'm the one who posts the most here anyway. XD"

soooo~ what's up in Korea right now? well... it seems a Korean model committed suicide recently. her name was Daul Kim. (yeah I know it is not such great news, but it is still news.)~ From what I read, she was quite well known internationally... honestly, I never heard of her before, but oh well. may she rest in peace. :)

oh right!
adding to the list of upcoming CONCERTS...

from what i've seen at interpark.com, MUSE is coming over to have a concert here in Korea! when? January 7th, 2010.(prices vary from 55,000 to 99,000 won)~ and that is when I ask... WHY... just... WHY are so many good concerts happening when i'm NOT in Korea? Lucky are those who will be here... i'll just inform now of how jealous of those that will be able to go watch Muse live. *sigh*~ life is so unfair...

I... really feel sad for all the KAIST Kara fans...

it seems that Nicole (oh yeah... the one that was theorically supposed to come to KAIST) has started her studies at Kunkook University. and the program has been aired too! Honestly speaking, she should've just come to KAIST. u_u~ poor girl! she has to go through lectures in KOREAN! (that must suck...)~ If you don't know, Nicole actually spend a good amount of her life in the US and only came back to Korea to try to become a singer... but either way, making things short... her korean isn't so great. tsk! so unfair! I was going to have so much fun seeing all the fanboys going after her! *sigh*

here is a small clip from the program that was aired some days ago I believe... it is quite entertaining, I must say... hehe


going on to other random stuff..
swine flu is still going around...
WINTER is here! seriously... IT IS SO COLD!
and other than this, I think there is nothing else. so basically I have run out of stuff so say, which means... I'M OFF!

tootles!~
-Nat

Disappointed Fanboys, Swine Flu and Other Babbles

It seems that the dreams of all Kara-lovers at KAIST of seeing the so-called "sexy butt dance" in person has been shattered into pieces. I recently read the news that Kara's Nicole is NOT coming to KAIST. I'm sorry guys, but if you want to see Nicole from up close you will have to go hang around in the Kunkook University campus in Seoul...

Moving on to other stuff...
it seems that the swine flu (H1N1) has been propagating around the KAIST campus! I've heard about many people that have gotten it, and many that have been sent away for quarantine because their roommate got it. It feel like things are getting pretty bad. I don't know what will happen from now on... but for now all I know is that in my dorm's corridor where my room is at many people have been infected so I'm quite worried. T_T~ either way... everyone should take good care of themsleves so that they don't get the flu.


OH RIGHT!
it seems that KAIST has decided to change some of the rules... and guess what! anyone who entered on the year 2009 or will be entering KAIST in the years to come will not be able to drop courses in the middle of it. ¬¬ great huh? not really. and hmm... there is also the fact that they are changing the CS101 course that has been Java until now to Python starting next semester. And yes, it is mandatory. If you were okay with Java and were thinking you were going to take it on your freshman year in KAIST, I'm sorry to say that it won't happen. I just wish good luck for whoever will be taking Python starting next semester. Since it is a new course, we never know what to expect, so GOOD LUCK!

Winter is pratically here...
the trees' leaves are basically gone. and it is getting COLD! last week was extra cold too, for some strange reason. And I was not very prepared for that, so i froze for 3 days in a row. 8D~ then it got a little bit warmer~ lol. I feel this winter will be pretty hardcore... so make sure to pack some good coats if you are coming to Korea during winter. ;)


well... I believe this is all.
so I'M OUT!
-Nat~

How many times would you take the driver's license exam?

A Korean woman tried 950^th times to pass the driver’s license test, can you believe? This is what Cha Sa-soon a 68 years old Korean woman did. She was trying to pass the test during the last 4 years without success, but after all she achieved the minimum score of 60 points and soon she will have her driver’s license. Isn't that amazing?

The original news paper’s link:

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/11/204_54979.html

GREEN DAY to hold a CONCERT in KOREA

The title says it all...
Green Day will have their FIRST concert in Korea!!!!
If you are a Green Day fan and you are in Korea, this is your chance!
The concert will take place on January 18th, 2010.
I don't know where the tickets will be sold yet or how much they will be, though. I got the info from a friend's post on Facebook and I researched a little about when it was going to be and I found the information o lastfm.com about their tour. (I seems they will also be having concerts in many cities in Japan too.)

sucks that I won't be here to go to the concert... *sigh*
but for whoever is interested and will be around Korea in January... GO GO GO! :D

this is all, folks!!
-Nat~ ♥

and now presenting... Mnet's 3rd season of the program "KAIST"

It seems that having Jewelry's 서인영 (Seo InYoung) as a KAIST student in 2008 was not enough! This time, Mnet's "KAIST" program is bringing 카라(Kara)'s Nicole to become a KAIST student on its 3rd season. (2nd season was with Mc Mong, but it seems he didn't actually come to KAIST... I don't really have many details.)

If you don't know Kara... I shall introduce now! 카라 is a Korean female idol group... and well, right now they are a big hit because of their song MISTER. What's so good about the song? heh... Basically, it has a catchy-brainwashing melody (don't worry if you catch yourself singing the "lalalala"s during the day). But actually, it is the choreography that seems to please the audience the most(well... at least the male audience!). WHY? Well... some people call it the "sexy butt dance". If it is really sexy or not, that is for you to decide. I would rather keep my opinions to myself. lol~ But here is a video in case you are curious:

(by the way... Nicole is the one that has short hair.)

So I'm guessing we will be seeing some cameras and crazy fanboys around the campus next semester? Maybe a dose of the so-called "sexy butt dance" during the '10 Spring Semester opening ceremony? (I have no idea how the ceremony works, actually. They didn't have one for the Fall semester. ¬¬)~ either way, I guess we will have to wait and see, huh?



and now I'll stop ditching my Java & Bio books and go back to studying~ lol
and I'M OUT~
-Nat~ ♥

Comics

This post is dedicated to show two awesome comics’ websites: PhD comics and Roketship. The fist one illustrates the life of a grad student, with a delightful sense of humor the strips take you into the grad student’s world and all the challenges and happiness that exists in it.

These are just random samples that I took from the website:

You can visit it at www.phdcomics.com, but be careful because as the website warns you “reading the entire archive can be hazardous to your research. Proceed with caution and use only in moderation.”

The second comics’ website is the Roketship. Luke Martin is an English teacher that is working for a long time in Korea, through his comics he shows how life in Korea is interesting and awkward sometimes. The last 3 months he didn’t publish any new strips, but I checked the website now and he is back. The latest strips are awesome and you can take a look at www.roketship.com, if you lived or are living in Korea you will understand and laugh a minute.

Updates, Babbles and Concerts

first things first...

I finally took some time to edit the layout of our blog a little. (Although I only messed around with the colors to make it look more like... soju? hahah)~ Either way... it's probably not going to stay like this forever. Hopefully I'll find a way to make the layout nicer soon. :)

on to other stuff...
Right now it's actually midterm week in KAIST! woohoo!! fun, right?! well... not really.It is killing me. And it seems that all the Koreans simply lock themselves in their rooms for the whole day and don't even go out to eat (yay for instant food?)... I've tried that before and trust me, it is not so pleasant! The undergraduate library seems to be really full lately too, though I haven't been there... but it's what people have been telling me.

Although I'm only taking 3 exams this time (Math, Bio and Java), it feels like way more! I should warn everyone that is coming to KAIST in the next semesters to NEVER take Java, Bio and Freshman Design all at once. It eats up all your energies! The work load is amazingly huge and if you put it together with another design course things get pretty crazy!(yeah, I was crazy enough to put all the time-consuming subjects together all at once. heh)~ And you see... when you are a foreigner things seem to build up on you even more. Why? Well... simply because your ENGLISH is better. But nothing is impossible... :)~ but it sure is stressful sometimes.

soo... riight!!
I was actually looking at korean ticket-selling websites(auction.co.kr & interpark.com) today to see if there might be anything interesting... and I indeed found something that might spark an interest in those who are in Korea. It seems MIKA is going to have his first concert in Korea on November 28th! Ticket sale starts on the 27th of this month, it costs 99,000 won and you can buy it at auction.co.kr~ Honestly, I don't really know much about MIKA, but I have seen some of his music videos and his music is quite interesting. :)

Also, like Bruno said on the last post, there will be a Guns 'n' Roses concert in Korea too! The ticket sales already started and the price varies from 110,000 to 132,000 won and you can buy it at interpark.com~ and yeah... for concerts this is all that is coming up!

I'll end this post with an interesting picture that I took 2 weeks ago at a huge mall that opened up at Youngdeungpo, Seoul:

Oh yes...
There was actually a line in front of the Louis Vuitton shop! Usually you would think that with these type of shops something such as this would never happen, but guess what: IT DOES! At least in Korea it does... haha.

By the way... the mall itself is really nice too! (and it is also western-style)~ the name is Times Square, I believe... its from the 신세계(Shinsegae) branch. :)~ The movie theater there is awesome too. the advertisement says it has the largest screen in the world!~ If you want to go drop by to take a look, the he subway station it is close to is called Youngdeungpo Station (영등포역).




this is all, folks!
-Nat~ ♥

ACDC in Brazil and Guns in Korea!!!

Few weeks ago Koji said “AC/DC is coming to Sao Paulo”, right at that moment we both decided “we are going”. They started selling the tickets 3 weeks ago, it was midnight and we were waiting the website start selling it, but guess what? The website went down. Millions were accessing the website at the same time and it could not support. While the website was down me and Koji were clicking “refresh” every second and when tired clicking we started pressing F5. Finally around 3AM Koji did it, he bought two tickets for the show. Now we have to wait until the end of November, it will be great I am sure. Unfortunately tickets are sold out, but for the Brazilians interested to go to the show they might try the show in Buenos Aires.

The good news for those in Korea that like old and classic rock n roll is that Guns n’ Roses will be in Korea on December, 13. If you have the chance you can’t lose this opportunity. Nat showed me this link where you can buy the ticket for the show:

http://ticket.interpark.com/Ticket/Goods/GoodsInfo.asp?GoodsCode=09007147

Rock and Roll is never gonna die =)

firsts

hey hey!
Nat's on too!!

I seriously don't have much to say or know what to say, so I'll keep this short and simple.
this is a good beginning!!! (i think...)

hopefully I'll get some time soon and make our page a little more... EXCITING.
that is... if my skills allow me to~ heh.

well. I guess this is it for now~
so..
I'M OUT!


-Nat~ ♥

First Second Post

Alright, Kemper online now!

Just testing the post system and my ID. And by the way, I will be writing in portuguese as well on my other blog: www.facildelembrar.blogspot.com (still no new posts since 2007, but I will write soon)

Later folks!

First Post

This first post is just to test how blogspot works and to create an incentive to Paulo and Nathalia to start blogging too, I didn't talk to Koji yet about this idea, right now he is getting drunk in Peruada.

We still have to find a nice layout and the best font format, but I won't waste too much on time on that now, because Nat is the most indicated person to do that.

This is a "communitary" blog, where we will share our experiences with the intent to help people that are coming to Korea (especially to KAIST) and to tell a little bit about what we doing in this side of the world.

This is just the beginning, let it rock and stick with us =)

Posted by Bruno