Indeed. Today I finished last exam, from 5 I had: c++, accounting, Korean language (2 exams) and AutoCAD.
A lot of people asked me what-the-fuck am I doing here, so let's talk about this. And by this I mean my typical week during the first semester.
First the shit ones do everyday:
- wake up: 7-8 in the morning - that's because you need to take shower and eat, right? I wont do a hack without shower.
- sleep: about midnight usually. At least for me the less I sleep, the better I sleep. If I go sleep like 11, I will wake up every hour. I would prefer to go sleep like 3 o'clock to have the sleep like one should have, but here, ain't a crap to do.
To school I can go by bus (8.30, 8.45) or walk like 15 minutes. From school I have to walk.
Monday
10-12 classes of Korean Culture. Teacher ain't speaking English. In the begging of semester every class she gave us tons of words to learn. Later she gave up,because we said to the right person how she explain us "Korean culture", so she started to play some documents about Korea. Guess what? In Korean language. Yes, time well spend. Last few weeks of semester she found out that there's such a thing as subtitles. Too late, but still - plus point.
12-1 and 1-6 E-ZONE - place where Korean students can come and talk to you in English - yes, they come, no, they mostly do not speak English.
7-9 another class of Korean language. Teacher speaks English, cool like pizza with beer, but.. but we are tired like hell - so the most of people don't care. Once again the way they do it is wrong.
Tuesday
9-11 c++ classes. Easy like ... too easy. They are primary schools where they teach kids to code. We go way slower than them. Total waste of time. Even for people that never had any coding classes, because what we learned in here is like one hour of payed programming course anywhere on this planet, maybe less.
11-1 AutoCAD.
2-6 E-ZONE.
Wednesday
9-12 Korean language with same teacher like Korean culture. No use for me, I don't understand her, so would be better for me to just stay home and try to study by myself. I need to do it anyway, so this class is just another 3 hours well wasted.
12-1 then 2-6 E-ZONE.
7-9 Korean class again.
Thursday
10-12 Accounting.
12-1 then 2-6 E-ZONE.
Friday
9-1 Korean class with 3th teacher, she is the same cool and speaking English. But having 4 hours of Korean language in a row is just another nonsense, from a lot nonsense I've seen in here.
2-6 E-ZONE.
Weekend
Bored (or tired) like hell. The most of weekends I can remember was a waste of time. Usually there's nothing interesting going on: you can go see something around or go see some concert (and I really mean see- sober, sitting, watching). Your best chance is to go get some beer, if you are not tired of seeing the same people.
Well, not positive post at all, but that's how I see it.
Get drunk if you can ;]
Showing posts with label Asia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asia. Show all posts
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Friday, October 26, 2012
In EDUCATION we trust!
And let me tell you that I do not mean my homeland - Slovak Republic, but the country where I actually am - South Korea.
It's not secret that people (and I mean young and kids) spend unhealthy time at school: from morning to evening. It's not anything unusual to see kids and youngsters go from school at 9-10-11 pm. Crazy, ha?
Well, this seems unhealthy to me, because in beautiful lands of Slovakia, I've been used to came back from school 11-12am-1-2pm depending whether it was primary or secondary (high) school.
And University? Well, you know, one does not simply have so much free time as while being at University. (Slovak ones)
Kids in here have normal school, I guess, and then do some random-whatever-after-school shit. Study or that kind of things, you proly know it. They parents are probably still at work, so need to be home-alone (judging by what I've seen while working for Korean company in Slovakia).
Not a single idea, what does those youngsters think about spending all time at school (even Saturdays in some cases!)...
But few ideas what older kids (18-30y) think about it - as I am in college (seems like something between University and secondary school, kinda more practically oriented, taking like 2 years of ones life).
They like it. They believe education is the most important for them. They wanna study and be successful. Once we asked one student: "What do you thing is the best thing you got from your parents?". And answer? "Study hard!".
I really can't understand that kind of thinking (one should not just accept whatever society puts into ones head, but do critical overview of general ideas and then decide whether wanna follow mass-population principles. I say it because they seems to me they ain't got idea why they say so), but I see sense in there: teach your kids to have no free time, and they wont know what to do in case they have some, so they will do whatever they been doing just a second ago, in this case some school stuff. You won't need to worry about good workers later, they will be used to the fact, they they never spend they time home, they parents don't spend time home, they don't need either, let's just work some more hours.
It's nicely closed circle. I see similar situation with elder people in Slovakia: they are used to always do something and they can't just do nothing (watch TV, read book, or some random philosophy-thinking-wasting-of-time). Kids will spend all time in school, when they grow up at work, when dead in cemetery. Eventually.
Good for economy, ha?
Will you try to abuse our Slovak shitty social welfare system, if you can't just stay home and do nothing? Nope, you will go and find job, make some business or do some volunteering.
Don't believe? Change the following charts to be able to see more years and believe.
Source: tradingeconomics.com
Source: tradingeconomics.com
They (Koreans) know what are they doing. And they do it well.
I am not gonna make analysis of how much are we (in Slovakia) investing into education and research and compare it to Korea, because everyone know how it would end up. The Korean education system is one of the best in the world.
But back to business: poor kids (and adults). From my point of view I can't imagine my kids having this way of studying. And in general, people in here are expected to be the best in everything. Sometimes they want them to be perfect too much, and some can't work it out. Korea leads the suicide rates worldwide.
Difficult topic, not so simple as I presented. but anyway, life is not that easy in Korea.
From my point of view, not for Koreans thought, they have never seen any other way of living (at least the most of them).
It's not secret that people (and I mean young and kids) spend unhealthy time at school: from morning to evening. It's not anything unusual to see kids and youngsters go from school at 9-10-11 pm. Crazy, ha?
Well, this seems unhealthy to me, because in beautiful lands of Slovakia, I've been used to came back from school 11-12am-1-2pm depending whether it was primary or secondary (high) school.
And University? Well, you know, one does not simply have so much free time as while being at University. (Slovak ones)
Kids in here have normal school, I guess, and then do some random-whatever-after-school shit. Study or that kind of things, you proly know it. They parents are probably still at work, so need to be home-alone (judging by what I've seen while working for Korean company in Slovakia).
Not a single idea, what does those youngsters think about spending all time at school (even Saturdays in some cases!)...
But few ideas what older kids (18-30y) think about it - as I am in college (seems like something between University and secondary school, kinda more practically oriented, taking like 2 years of ones life).
They like it. They believe education is the most important for them. They wanna study and be successful. Once we asked one student: "What do you thing is the best thing you got from your parents?". And answer? "Study hard!".
I really can't understand that kind of thinking (one should not just accept whatever society puts into ones head, but do critical overview of general ideas and then decide whether wanna follow mass-population principles. I say it because they seems to me they ain't got idea why they say so), but I see sense in there: teach your kids to have no free time, and they wont know what to do in case they have some, so they will do whatever they been doing just a second ago, in this case some school stuff. You won't need to worry about good workers later, they will be used to the fact, they they never spend they time home, they parents don't spend time home, they don't need either, let's just work some more hours.
It's nicely closed circle. I see similar situation with elder people in Slovakia: they are used to always do something and they can't just do nothing (watch TV, read book, or some random philosophy-thinking-wasting-of-time). Kids will spend all time in school, when they grow up at work, when dead in cemetery. Eventually.
Good for economy, ha?
Will you try to abuse our Slovak shitty social welfare system, if you can't just stay home and do nothing? Nope, you will go and find job, make some business or do some volunteering.
Don't believe? Change the following charts to be able to see more years and believe.
Source: tradingeconomics.com
Source: tradingeconomics.com
They (Koreans) know what are they doing. And they do it well.
I am not gonna make analysis of how much are we (in Slovakia) investing into education and research and compare it to Korea, because everyone know how it would end up. The Korean education system is one of the best in the world.
But back to business: poor kids (and adults). From my point of view I can't imagine my kids having this way of studying. And in general, people in here are expected to be the best in everything. Sometimes they want them to be perfect too much, and some can't work it out. Korea leads the suicide rates worldwide.
Difficult topic, not so simple as I presented. but anyway, life is not that easy in Korea.
From my point of view, not for Koreans thought, they have never seen any other way of living (at least the most of them).
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Man, she's humid!
When you travel, you need to expect some kind of troubles. At least when I am, and it's what will make you remember the trip.
Being here for 3-4 days [kinda hard to say], I have to admit that going to Korea was mostly trouble-less: starting with meeting at Presov, ending with arrival to Daegu.
Budapest: no problem, only a bit of worrying about baggage. And letting them do "Last call" for us. It's funny when you hear them trying to pronounce your last name. One need good hearing to catch he/she's about to miss the flight.
Warsaw: I think nothing interesting happened in there. Let me know if I'm wrong.
Beijing: got more interesting in here. When we got off plane, there was a girl [airport stuff] with some 3 numbers [it was Zuzana, Martin and myself traveling together] waiting for some 3 people. So Marting asked her about who is she waiting for, that we are going to Korea. But she kinda said: not you. So we went on. But like after 3 minutes she came to us and asked us for our tickets. And asked us like we were not talking to her some minute ago: "why didn't you talked to me before, I was waiting for you". Then she was like crazy about getting us to our gate asap, because we are so for sure gonna be late. So we skipped everyone in lines and took airport car to get to our flight. And then waited more than hour inside the airplane. But our gate was pretty much far away, so good that we didn't need to walk. The airport stuff also checked my hand-luggage, they didn't like something they've seen with scanner, but no big troubles about it.
Being here for 3-4 days [kinda hard to say], I have to admit that going to Korea was mostly trouble-less: starting with meeting at Presov, ending with arrival to Daegu.
Budapest: no problem, only a bit of worrying about baggage. And letting them do "Last call" for us. It's funny when you hear them trying to pronounce your last name. One need good hearing to catch he/she's about to miss the flight.
Warsaw: I think nothing interesting happened in there. Let me know if I'm wrong.
Beijing: got more interesting in here. When we got off plane, there was a girl [airport stuff] with some 3 numbers [it was Zuzana, Martin and myself traveling together] waiting for some 3 people. So Marting asked her about who is she waiting for, that we are going to Korea. But she kinda said: not you. So we went on. But like after 3 minutes she came to us and asked us for our tickets. And asked us like we were not talking to her some minute ago: "why didn't you talked to me before, I was waiting for you". Then she was like crazy about getting us to our gate asap, because we are so for sure gonna be late. So we skipped everyone in lines and took airport car to get to our flight. And then waited more than hour inside the airplane. But our gate was pretty much far away, so good that we didn't need to walk. The airport stuff also checked my hand-luggage, they didn't like something they've seen with scanner, but no big troubles about it.
And that's how we got to Asia. Little disappointment about not experiencing anything interesting, but... Better no troubles than being sent back home for sth stupid, right?
And my first opinion/feeling/whatever?
Man, she's humid!
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
What's up with Asia? Pt. 1
Here it comes, my journey to Asia starts! ... soon ;]
After many not successful tries to get to Asia, here comes the successful one.
And guess what, when they say "you can get it, if you really want", they are totally right: you must try, try and try and try and...
First time I tried to get to Asia like 4 years ago?! I don't remember exactly, but it was Taiwan. There was some TW Gov scholarship to go and study there. And let's be honest: studying in Slovakia is not kind of fun you are looking for, except you keep drinking all time, or spent your time with international students.
Oh, Taiwan, how many times I tried? Well, I would say 4 times. And that-damned-4th-time I was so close!
[
It was calm night (not so calm after some beers and wine), close to KD International Dorms, Doswell, VA, USA - I guess like August, 20th - and I received call from some WTF-is-this-number-from? number.
"Is sounds-like-my-surname there?"
"Yes?"
"This is that Miss from that school, that you applied for. Your application was successful, you are to be given scholarship. Will you join our University? Check your email! "
Yea, you guess my heartbeat raised - I was like - fuck that shit, I am going to Asia <3 !
Or something close enough to that.... And yea again, You bet I did check my email. But my happiness was not longing very long. Damn, I hate realizations of something being fucked up. And I tell you I realized there are some troubles about it right away: I got like 2 weeks to be actually located in TW and I need visa and shit (tickets and so).
And what does one need for Visa? X-rays, HIV test and stuff.
And how expensive is that? USA - expensive, Slovakia - kinda cheap.
So I wrote to both TW embassies in Slovakia and USA, and I had to decide: go back home, or make stuff here?
I counted my money (after getting sober) and I found out I ain't got enough for neither option (visa stuff, tickets, and (the mostly important) like 3 years of fun in TW) - so I was like - fuck that shit, I am not going to Asia </3 !
At the end, maybe I was not so-damned-close.
Anyway, the moral of this short story is : Money sucks.**
]
So how about other times? Money again (I am poor student, right?), they didn't pick me, or I somehow changed my mind (Erasmus first, baby!).
But anyway, look here: every-time I was closer and closer, so next time it's gonna work, right?
Yes.
But I decided I wont try TW anymore. It's like: dude, you tried, it wasn't working, give up. On TW, not on Asia of course ;] Didn't matter what country anyway. It's just I had some experience with TW people and I really like them. You know, being with people with different culture is (the most of time) fun.
In the end, it's just like with any other life-related-crap: do not make plans, they ain't working. Well, I was not exactly making plans, but I wanted to go Asia for quite some time. And I did stuff to achieve it. But sometimes is better just let it go and let troubles solve by themselves. I don't know how to express myself, so I'll say: just not giving a fuck.
What I mean? The day*** I stopped trying to get to Asia, opportunity showed up by itself, I only needed to grab it!
** actually, I do suck: knowing that I can go TW 3 months earlier, I could save money, just by not drinking so much beer ;] but what else can one do at KD dorms?
*** yep, it was some weeks/months, but day sounds pretty dramatic ;] we love drama
After many not successful tries to get to Asia, here comes the successful one.
And guess what, when they say "you can get it, if you really want", they are totally right: you must try, try and try and try and...
First time I tried to get to Asia like 4 years ago?! I don't remember exactly, but it was Taiwan. There was some TW Gov scholarship to go and study there. And let's be honest: studying in Slovakia is not kind of fun you are looking for, except you keep drinking all time, or spent your time with international students.
Oh, Taiwan, how many times I tried? Well, I would say 4 times. And that-damned-4th-time I was so close!
[
It was calm night (not so calm after some beers and wine), close to KD International Dorms, Doswell, VA, USA - I guess like August, 20th - and I received call from some WTF-is-this-number-from? number.
"Is sounds-like-my-surname there?"
"Yes?"
"This is that Miss from that school, that you applied for. Your application was successful, you are to be given scholarship. Will you join our University? Check your email! "
Yea, you guess my heartbeat raised - I was like - fuck that shit, I am going to Asia <3 !
Or something close enough to that.... And yea again, You bet I did check my email. But my happiness was not longing very long. Damn, I hate realizations of something being fucked up. And I tell you I realized there are some troubles about it right away: I got like 2 weeks to be actually located in TW and I need visa and shit (tickets and so).
And what does one need for Visa? X-rays, HIV test and stuff.
And how expensive is that? USA - expensive, Slovakia - kinda cheap.
So I wrote to both TW embassies in Slovakia and USA, and I had to decide: go back home, or make stuff here?
I counted my money (after getting sober) and I found out I ain't got enough for neither option (visa stuff, tickets, and (the mostly important) like 3 years of fun in TW) - so I was like - fuck that shit, I am not going to Asia </3 !
At the end, maybe I was not so-damned-close.
Anyway, the moral of this short story is : Money sucks.**
]
So how about other times? Money again (I am poor student, right?), they didn't pick me, or I somehow changed my mind (Erasmus first, baby!).
But anyway, look here: every-time I was closer and closer, so next time it's gonna work, right?
Yes.
But I decided I wont try TW anymore. It's like: dude, you tried, it wasn't working, give up. On TW, not on Asia of course ;] Didn't matter what country anyway. It's just I had some experience with TW people and I really like them. You know, being with people with different culture is (the most of time) fun.
In the end, it's just like with any other life-related-crap: do not make plans, they ain't working. Well, I was not exactly making plans, but I wanted to go Asia for quite some time. And I did stuff to achieve it. But sometimes is better just let it go and let troubles solve by themselves. I don't know how to express myself, so I'll say: just not giving a fuck.
What I mean? The day*** I stopped trying to get to Asia, opportunity showed up by itself, I only needed to grab it!
** actually, I do suck: knowing that I can go TW 3 months earlier, I could save money, just by not drinking so much beer ;] but what else can one do at KD dorms?
*** yep, it was some weeks/months, but day sounds pretty dramatic ;] we love drama
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Hello World!
So after very long thinking I've decided to start a blog:
I finished University, quit my job, moved out and I am going to ... Asia ;]
Blog is (gonna be) in English, pretending to improve my English-writing-skills.
Or maybe not. (Sem tam aj Slovenčina abo dáky iný jazyk)
So, I'll be so happy if I get some comments! (Ones like fuck you! are welcome too, I really don't mind ;] I guess you know that already.) Or let me know when my grammar gets to much ridiculous.
So, what's up with Asia?
I love Asia! I mean: Wait for next post, I need to go get some beer right now!
čonta
I finished University, quit my job, moved out and I am going to ... Asia ;]
Blog is (gonna be) in English, pretending to improve my English-writing-skills.
Or maybe not. (Sem tam aj Slovenčina abo dáky iný jazyk)
So, I'll be so happy if I get some comments! (Ones like fuck you! are welcome too, I really don't mind ;] I guess you know that already.) Or let me know when my grammar gets to much ridiculous.
So, what's up with Asia?
I love Asia! I mean: Wait for next post, I need to go get some beer right now!
čonta
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